Advances in physics are at the very heart of technological developments that will influence the way we live in the 21st century. At Swinburne, we run courses and conduct cutting cutting-edge research that’s leading the way.   

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Swinburne ranks in the top 100 universities worldwide for physics research and above world standard for our research in astronomical and space sciences. 

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Physics Honours students can choose from a range of research projects in 2023, available through the Optical Sciences Centre (OSC), the Centre for Quantum Technology Theory (CQTT) and the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing (CAS).

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Academic staff

Name
Position
Contact
Dr Rebecca Allen
Senior Lecturer

+61 3 9214 5846 

rebeccaallen@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Matthew Bailes
Laureate Fellow 

+61 3 9214 8782 

mbailes@swinburne.edu.au

Chris Blake
Professor 

+61 3 9214 8624 

cblake@swinburne.edu.au

Associate Professor James Chon
Associate Professor 

+61 3 9214 4326 

jchon@swinburne.edu.au

Associate Professor Jeff Cooke
ARC Future Fellow 

+61 3 9214 5392 

jeffreycooke@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Darren Croton
Professor 

+61 3 9214 5537 

dcroton@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Bryan Dalton
Professor 

+61 3 9214 8187 

bdalton@swinburne.edu.au

Lap Dao
Professorial Fellow 

+61 3 9214 4317

dvlap@swinburne.edu.au

Jeffrey Davis
Associate Professor, ARC Future Fellow 

+61 3 9214 4308 

jdavis@swinburne.edu.au

Distinguished Professor Peter Drummond
Professor and Science Director, CQOS 

+61 3 9214 8043 

pdrummond@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Christopher Fluke
Professor 

+61 3 9214 5828 

cfluke@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Duncan Forbes
Professor 

+61 3 9214 4392 

dforbes@swinburne.edu.au

Xiaosong Gan
Associate Professor 

+61 3 9214 8675 

xgan@swinburne.edu.au

Distinguished Professor Karl Glazebrook
Director, Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing 

+61 3 9214 4384 

kglazebrook@swinburne.edu.au

Dr Anthony Greaves
Lecturer (Teaching Intensive) 
agreaves@swinburne.edu.au
Dr Brenton Hall
Department Chair Physics and Astronomy 

+61 3 9214 4310 

brhall@swinburne.edu.au

Distinguished Professor Peter Hannaford
Professor Emeritus 

+61 3 9214 5164 

phannaford@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Damien Hicks
Group Leader, Complex Systems 

+61 3 9214 4712 

dghicks@swinburne.edu.au

Dr Sascha Hoinka
Postdoctoral Research Fellow 

+61 3 9214 4724 

shoinka@swinburne.edu.au

Associate Professor Hui Hu
Associate Professor 

+61 3 9214 8156 

hhu@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Jarrod Hurley
Supercomputing Manager 

+61 3 9214 5787 

jhurley@swinburne.edu.au

Dr Smitha Jose
Lecturer (Teaching Intensive) 

+61 3 9214 4325 

smithajose@swinburne.edu.au

Associate Professor Glenn Kacprzak
ARC Future Fellow 

+61 3 9214 5439 

gkacprzak@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Virginia Kilborn
Chief Scientist

+61 3 9214 4380 

vkilborn@swinburne.edu.au

Associate Professor Ivo Labbe
Senior Research Fellow 
ilabbe@swinburne.edu.au
Professor Xiaji Liu
Professor, ARC Future Fellow 

+61 3 9214 8166 

xiajiliu@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Sarah Maddison

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic Innovation & Change) 

Professor of Astrophysics 

+61 3 9214 5971 

smaddison@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Russell McLean
Professorial Fellow, CQOS 

+61 3 9214 8555 

rmclean@swinburne.edu.au

Jeremy Mould
Professor of Astrophysics 

+61 3 9214 4921

jmould@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Michael Murphy
Professor, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing 

+61 3 9214 5818

mmurphy@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Margaret Reid
Professor 

+61 3 9214 8287 

mdreid@swinburne.edu.au

Wayne Rowlands
Senior Lecturer 

+61 3 9214 8142 

wrowlands@swinburne.edu.au

Associate Professor Emma Ryan-Weber
Astrophysicist 

+61 3 9214 4746 

eryanweber@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Andrei Sidorov
Professorial Fellow 

+61 3 9214 4325

asidorov@swinburne.edu.au

Associate Professor Tapio Simula
ARC Future Fellow 

+61 3 9214 5920 

tsimula@swinburne.edu.au

Professor Christopher Vale
Professor 

+61 3 9214 8026 

cvale@swinburne.edu.au

Dr Jiayang Wu
Senior Research Fellow 

+61 3 9214 4314

jiayangwu@swinburne.edu.au

Associate Professor Jeremy Brown  Assoiate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy jmbrown@swinburne.edu.au
Jielai Zhang Postdoctoral Research Fellow jielaizhang@swinburne.edu.au

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