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PhD Research Topics
- The Centre for Stellar and Planetary Astrophysics CSPA is pleased to offer PhD schoalrships for suitably qualified candidates
- These scholarships are open to all people of all nationalities
- Research topics are described below and some general information about research at CSPA can be found here
- If a topic interests you then you should contact the potential supervisor to discuss your application
- Scholarship applications are due by October 31, 2007
- More information on the scholarships is available from the
Monash Research Graduate School webpages.
- Australian and New Zealand citizens and permanent residents must apply for a stipendiary scholarship only
- Foreign nationals must apply also for a fee-paying scholarship (or independently pay the associated tuition fees).
- Note that the one application form covers both scholarships
- Some further information is here
- Please note the Engligh language requirements

Monash University is situated in the suburbs of Melbourne, capital city in the southern state of Victoria, Australia.
The CSPA is housed at the Clayton Campus, which is the main campus of
Monash, Australia's largest University. Melbourne is a
large (population nearly 4 million) multi-cultural city, which is
ranked in the most livable cities in the world. It was recently ranked fifth in a list of the world's top University Cities.
Melbourne sits on Port Phillip Bay, home to many convenient beaches. It is surrounded
by top wine country and is close to ski-ing as well as many outdoor activities.

Listed below are staff from CSPA and available research topics.
If you find something of interest you should
contact the listed supervisor for further information
concerning the topic and your application.

Professor John Lattanzio:
Professor Paul Cally:
Dr Duncan Galloway:
Dr Rosemary Mardling:
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- Solar Physics
- Accretion Discs
- Active Galactic Nuclei
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- Formation of the Solar System
- Chemical and thermal properties of satellites
- The Kuiper Belt
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- Numerical hydrodynamics, especially SPH
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- Numerical General Relativity
- Spacetime Physics
- Raytracing in Special and General Relativity
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- Black Holes
- Relativistic Accretion Discs
- Solving Einstein's Equations
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