ASTRAL MilliPheDe Program
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3-week duration starting 4th January.
4th January - 22nd January
Best for students wanting to gain real STEM experience.
ABOUT
This 3-week summer internship allows students the paid opportunity to participate in active research in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), focusing on accomplishing a focused astrophysics project.
The name is derived from “milli-PhD”, meaning that through this program, we aim to give students the opportunity to experience real research, just like a PhD student for the duration of the 3 weeks.
We want students to walk away with each of the learning outcomes outlined above, with specific technical skills in scientific research, data science, programming and outreach.
We hope that through this program, students can share their passion with the broader Swinburne and OzGrav community to significantly contribute to research and outreach, whether it be astrophysics research or outreach content using Swinburne's Virtual Universe.
ASTRAL STREAMS
Our ASTRAL MilliPheDe Program consists of three streams:
The RDA Stream will develop students’ research capabilities in the digital and astrophysics space. Through Swinburne’s supercomputer system and expansive research network, students will complete their own research project through the MilliPheDe Program and learn essential skills in scientific writing, programming, data analysis, and supercomputing!
Image: The movement of particles around a special type of neutron star called a pulsar.
Student Reviews
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Across the program, students value ASTRAL for its engaging, hands-on projects, the practical skills they develop. See our student review below.
Student
Review
Rudra Sekhri
2024
Evie Spilias
2024
Daniel Rosina
2025
Nandini Vyas
2025
Fatimah Adnan
2026
ASTRAL is out of this world (literally)! The ASTRAL program allowed myself to learn what it really feels like to do research, especially in an amazing team environment. It was fun, engaging, and through this program, I was able to fully realise why I love astronomy. It's fun, challenging and very rewarding!
“ASTRAL was such a beneficial experiences for me. Space has always fascinated me yet I came into the program with little knowledge of how astrophysics works. I learnt about supercomputers, leadership, coding and the science behind the constellations we see every night. ASTRAL is an experience I will always remember and I am very grateful for it.”
