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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Associate Professor Brenton Hall
Associate Professor Brenton Hall
Department ChairDepartment of Physics and Astronomy
Academic staff
| Name |
Position |
Contact |
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| Dr Rebecca Allen |
Senior Lecturer |
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| Professor Matthew Bailes |
Distinguished Professor | |
| Professor Chris Blake |
Professor |
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| Associate Professor Jeremy Brown | Assoiate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy | jmbrown@swinburne.edu.au |
| Associate Professor James Chon |
Associate Professor |
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| Associate Professor Jeff Cooke |
ARC Future Fellow |
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| Professor Darren Croton |
Professor |
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| Professor Bryan Dalton |
Professor |
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| Dr Rebecca Davies | ARC DECRA Fellow | rdavies@swinburne.edu.au |
| Jeffrey Davis |
Associate Professor, ARC Future Fellow |
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| Distinguished Professor Peter Drummond |
Distinguished Professor |
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| Professor Christopher Fluke |
Professor |
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| Professor Duncan Forbes |
Professor |
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| Distinguished Professor Karl Glazebrook |
Director, Centre for Astrophysics & Supercomputing |
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| Dr Anthony Greaves |
Education Specialist |
agreaves@swinburne.edu.au |
| Dr Brenton Hall |
Department Chair Physics and Astronomy |
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| Distinguished Professor Peter Hannaford |
Professor Emeritus |
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| Professor Damien Hicks |
Professor | |
| Dr Sascha Hoinka |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
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| Associate Professor Hui Hu |
Associate Professor |
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| Professor Jarrod Hurley |
Professor | |
| Dr Smitha Jose |
Lecturer (Teaching Intensive) |
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| Associate Professor Glenn Kacprzak |
ARC Future Fellow |
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| Professor Virginia Kilborn |
Chief Scientist | |
| Associate Professor Ivo Labbe |
Senior Research Fellow |
ilabbe@swinburne.edu.au |
| Professor Xiaji Liu |
Professor, ARC Future Fellow |
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| Professor Russell McLean |
Professorial Fellow, CQOS |
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| Dr Toby Mitchell | Postdoctoral Research Associate | tjmitchell@swinburne.edu.au |
| Dr Jeremy Mould |
Professor of Astrophysics |
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| Professor Michael Murphy |
Professor, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing |
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| Professor Margaret Reid |
Professor |
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| Dr Wayne Rowlands |
Senior Lecturer |
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| Associate Professor Emma Ryan-Weber |
Astrophysicist |
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| Syed Shah | Research Fellow | smshah@swinburne.edu.au |
| Professor Andrei Sidorov |
Adjunct Professor |
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| Associate Professor Tapio Simula |
ARC Future Fellow |
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| Yang Sun | Research Fellow | yangsun@swinburne.edu.au |
| Dr Jiayang Wu |
Senior Research Fellow |
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| Nadia Zatsepin | Associate Professor | nzatsepin@swinburne.edu.au |
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Friday 18 November 2022 -
Swinburne’s space stars on show at Parliament House
- Astronomy
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Swinburne University of Technology hosted a three-day exhibition at Queens Hall in Victoria’s Parliament House . The showcase highlighted the innovative work being done at Swinburne to support the burgeoning space science sector.
Friday 30 May 2025 -
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- Education
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For general enquiries, call 1300 794 628 to speak with our friendly team. You can also email us at Dean-SchoolofSCET@swinburne.edu.au.