MonashPhysicsAndAstronomy Courses

ACES: The Nearby Evolved Stars Survey - Recent Results and Ongoing Challenges

Explore groundbreaking research on evolved stars within 3 kpc of the Sun, examining dust and gas return patterns through advanced instrumentation and data analysis techniques.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Polluted Stars as Tracers of Binarity and Nucleosynthesis

Explore the latest findings on polluted binary star systems, focusing on mass transfer from AGB stars to companions and the implications for stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis through observational data.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stellar Surfaces Through the Looking Glass - Understanding Stellar Convection

Explore stellar convection patterns and their role in astrophysical processes, from solar observations to recent findings about evolved stars and Red Supergiants using high-resolution imaging techniques.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Modern Red Supergiant Mass-Loss Rates and Their Impact on Massive Binary Stellar Evolution

Explore modern red supergiant mass-loss rates and their effects on binary star systems, black hole formation, and gravitational wave sources detected by LIGO and Virgo.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Carbon-Deficient Red Giants: Discovery of a Stellar Merger Population

Explore groundbreaking research on carbon-deficient red giants, revealing new insights about stellar mergers, luminosity patterns, and their connection to Li-rich giants through asteroseismology.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ACES Evolved-Star Mass Loss in the Era of Statistical Astronomy

Explore how large-scale astronomical surveys revolutionize our understanding of evolved stars' mass loss, using statistical samples to improve stellar models and research methods.

• YouTube
• 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Infrared Period-Luminosity Relations of Galactic Miras Based on Multi-Epoch Photometry and Gaia Parallax Precision

Explore period-luminosity relationships of Galactic Miras through multi-epoch infrared observations, combining COBE/DIRBE and WISE data with AAVSO light curves to assess Gaia parallax precision.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Medical Accelerator Research: Advanced Accelerator Technologies for Future Needs

Explore groundbreaking developments in particle accelerator technology, focusing on medical applications, compact designs, and innovative solutions for radiation therapy and proton beam delivery systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Using Interferometry to Model the Winds in Red Supergiants

Explore advanced interferometry techniques for modeling stellar winds in red supergiants, focusing on VLTI observations and atmospheric modeling to understand mass loss in evolved massive stars.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

3D Binary Physics in Stellar Mass Loss Predictions for Giant Stars

Explore groundbreaking research on binary star systems and their impact on stellar mass loss predictions, focusing on new 3D modeling approaches for more accurate evolutionary forecasts.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Inferring from the Death of AGB Stars to the Death of Red Supergiant Stars

Explore the fascinating connections between post-AGB stars, planetary nebulae, and supernova remnants, revealing key insights into stellar evolution and explosion mechanisms.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ACES Post-AGB Stars as Tracers of Stellar Evolution

Explore the fascinating world of post-AGB stars, their chemical composition, and role in binary systems while uncovering key insights into the final stages of stellar evolution.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Astrochemistry of AGB Stars: Chemical Processes in Circumstellar Envelopes

Explore the chemical mysteries of AGB star envelopes, from equilibrium processes at stellar surfaces to unexpected molecular discoveries challenging current models and observations from ALMA.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ACES MACE - A Machine Learning Approach to Chemistry Emulation for AGB Outflows

Discover how MACE uses machine learning to efficiently model 3D chemical processes in AGB star outflows, enabling faster simulations of complex astronomical phenomena through innovative dimensionality reduction.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ACES Modeling the Outflows of Cool, Evolved Stars

Explore hydrodynamic simulations and observations revealing the complex structures of stellar outflows, from symbiotic binaries to supernova explosions and their implications for astrophysics.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video