ProfessorAnya M. Reading

Development of units with student learning objectives to gain knowledge, understanding and practical skills that will serve graduate applied mathematicians, physicists and geophysicists in either industry or research. Student learning using open-source and industry-relevant software. A strengthened learning trajectory for students considering a higher degree by research. Peer-support and mentoring opportunities for a large cohort of teaching staff through the Teaching Mentoring Coop for the School of Natural Sciences.

Teaching responsibility:
KYA101/102 Physics 1A/1B
KYA211 Waves and Kinetic Theory (Unit Coordinator, Waves component lecturer)
KYA305 Stellar Astrophysics and Planetary Physics (Planetary+Earth System Physics component lecturer)
KYA321 Quantum Mechanics (Computational Physics Laboratories component lecturer)
KYA407 Experimental Astrophysics, Geophysics and Geodesy (geophysics/data visualisation component lecturer)

Research Supervision:
Supervisor of PhD student researchers, since 1998, on topics with a focus on computational geophysics, including machine learning, informatics and seismology. Projects may include opportunities to undertake fieldwork and/or marine voyages, and may be tailored to career pathways in fundamental science or industry-relevant applied science. Students in the Compute Antarctic Group are encouraged to be thoughtful and original researchers, and to develop skills in data visualisation, scientific writing and oral presentation at an early stage. All research within this group includes a significant proportion of computing, using programming languages such as Python, and/or GIS environments. Outreach science activities are encouraged and suppotive. A strong mathematics, computing or physics background is appropriate, together with some Earth Sciences knowledge or demonstrated interest.

Enquiries are welcome from prospective Australian and New Zealand students with a BSc Honours Degree (First Class), or International students with a Masters qualification including a substantial thesis or dissertation written in English. The current financial situation for Australian universities means that scholarship places for PhD research are highly competitive.