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My research interests centres on high energy astrophysics and astronomy with gamma-ray telescopes at around TeV (10^12 eV) energies and above.
Complementary studies in other wavebands is also a key interest.

Research Interests (see this link for more info)

- High energy astrophysics and astronomy
- Analysis methods in gamma-ray astronomy
- Unidentified gamma-ray sources
- Molecular Clouds
- Supernova remnants
- X-ray binaries and microquasars
- Stellar clusters and OB associations
- Multiwavelength studies (millimetre and X-ray especially) of TeV gamma-ray sources
- Design of new gamma-ray telescopes
- Optical monitoring of high energy sources

Research Collaborations

- HESS
- NANTEN/NANTEN2 (via Y. Fukui)
- UniNSW (via M. Burton)
- ROTSE
- HEGRA IACT-System (precursor to HESS)

Ongoing Projects

- TenTen (design of multi-TeV gamma-ray telescopes -- see our Adelaide workshop link)
- Studies of high energy sources with H.E.S.S. (TeV gamma-rays)
- Millimetre studies of TeV gamma-ray sources with NANTEN/NANTEN2 and MOPRA (with UNSW)

Teaching/Outreach

- Honours astrophysics (gamma-ray and cosmic-ray detection)
- First year Physics: Physics, Principles and Applications (Thermal Physics)
- Students (2009): PhD - (Victor Stamatescu, Jarrad Denman, Brent Nicholas, Nigel Maxted, Chris Hudson), MSc (Tristan Sudholz), Hons (Phoebe DeWilt)

Other TeV Gamma-Ray Facilities & Telescopes

- VERITAS, MAGIC, MILAGRO, CANGAROO