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Biography
I am now heading space-related projects at the Australian Astronomical Optics, an market-facing business unit within Macquarie University. We are putting custom optics on the Moon in collaboration with Advanced Navigation, and we delivered a thermal imaging payload to Gilmour Space Technologies.
I am the principal investigator of the Huntsman Telescope, which uses off-the-shelf Canon telephoto lenses along with cameras that incorporate the same technology found in mobile phones. We are adapting this system to provide unprecedented information about satellites orbiting the Earth during both day and night.
External positions
Industry Engagement Advisory Committee, Astronomy Australia Limited
2024 → …
Astronomy-Space Coordinating Committee, Astronomy Australia Limited
2024 → …
Optical Telescope Advisory Committee, Astronomy Australia Limited
2017 → 2018
Elected Council Member, Astronomical Society of Australia
1 Jul 2013 → 29 Jun 2017
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Projects
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Multi-Modal Satellite Observing System
Spitler, L. (Primary Chief Investigator), Girgis, R. (Chief Investigator), Bateman, T. (Partner Investigator) & Smart, K. W. (Partner Investigator)
26/07/25 → 25/07/26
Project: Research
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Project LUNA (Laser measurement Unit for Navigation Assistance)
Spitler, L. (Primary Chief Investigator), Lawrence, J. (Chief Investigator), Ellis, S. (Chief Investigator), Zheng, J. (Chief Investigator), Kripak, Y. (Chief Investigator), McGregor, H. (Chief Investigator), Roberts, L. (Partner Investigator), Spollard, J. (Partner Investigator), Wang, T. (Other) & Casali, M. (Other)
25/09/23 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Thermal imaging payload for Gilmour
Spitler, L. (Primary Chief Investigator), Smedley, S. (Investigator), Zheng, J. (Chief Investigator), Casali, M. (Chief Investigator), Waller, L. (Chief Investigator), McGregor, H. (Chief Investigator) & Kripak, Y. (Chief Investigator)
4/11/22 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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CAP2020: NSW Chief Scientist Conference Grant: Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2020 (CAP2020)
de Grijs, R. (Primary Chief Investigator), Spitler, L. (Associate Investigator) & De Marco, O. (Associate Investigator)
6/01/20 → 31/10/20
Project: Research
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CubeSat Platform
Cetin, E. (Primary Chief Investigator), O'Neill, C. J. (Chief Investigator), Lawrence, J. (Chief Investigator), Spitler, L. (Chief Investigator), Reisenfeld, S. (Chief Investigator) & Hashmi, R. (Chief Investigator)
1/01/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Other
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MQ-Zero: ultracompact detector controller for in-vacuum FPA readout
Guzman, D., Kunwar, N., Linden, J., Mali, S., Brown, C., Boers, M., Shojaii, J., Casali, M., Zafar, T., Pope, B. & Spitler, L., 19 Aug 2026, X-Ray, Optical, and Infrared Detectors for Astronomy XII. Minoglou, K. & Stefanov, K. D. (eds.). Bellingham, Washington: SPIE, p. 1415724-1-1415724-11 11 p. 1415724. (Proceedings of SPIE; vol. 14157).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review
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An optically led search for kilonovae to z∼0.3 with the Kilonova and Transients Programme (KNTraP)
Van Bemmel, N., Zhang, J., Cooke, J., Rest, A., Möller, A., Andreoni, I., Auchettl, K., Dobie, D., Gendre, B., Goode, S., Freeburn, J., Jones, D. O., Kilpatrick, C. D., Lien, A., Rau, A., Spitler, L., Suhr, M. & Valdes, F., Mar 2025, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 537, 4, p. 3332-3348 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Compact [O III] emission-line regions ("Green Seeds") in Hα emitters at Cosmic Noon from JWST observations
Chen, N., Motohara, K., Spitler, L. & Malkan, M. A., 1 Mar 2025, In: The Astrophysical Journal. 981, 1, p. 1-24 24 p., 96.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Daytime photometry of Starlink satellites with the Huntsman Telescope Pathfinder
Caddy, S. E. & Spitler, L. R., Jun 2025, In: Journal of the Astronautical Sciences. 72, 3, p. 1-36 36 p., 25.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Engineering excellence on optical head system development: a leap for lunar landings
Spitler, L., Cai, Z., Kripak, Y., Syed, S., Wang, Y. & Zheng, J., 2025, IAC 2025: Proceedings of the 76th International Astronautical Congress: IAF Astrodynamics Symposium. Sydney: International Astronautical Federation, IAF, p. 1434-1440 7 p. x99239. (Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC; vol. 2-F219391).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review
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Prizes
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Faculty Excellence Award
Daczko, N. (Recipient), Spence, N. (Recipient), Bishop, M. (Recipient), Di Bona, R. (Recipient), Jamie, J. (Recipient), Karunaratne, P. (Recipient), Kosnik, M. (Recipient), Owers, M. (Recipient), Rodger, A. (Recipient), Spitler, L. (Recipient), Valckenborgh, F. (Recipient) & Westaway, K. (Recipient), 10 Dec 2021
Prize: Teaching award
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Faculty of Science and Engineering Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award
McDermid, R. (Recipient), Cronin, L. (Recipient), Sawyer, B. (Recipient), Zucker, D. (Recipient), Wagner, E. (Recipient), Hastings, E. (Recipient), Dawes, J. (Recipient), Spitler, L. (Recipient), Steel, M. (Recipient), Schmidt, M. (Recipient), Caddy, S. (Recipient), Volz, T. (Recipient) & Dunch, T. (Recipient), 14 Dec 2021
Prize
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Faculty of Science and Engineering Excellence Award 2025
Syed, S. (Recipient), Spitler, L. (Recipient), Wang, T. (Recipient), Kripak, Y. (Recipient), Zheng, J. (Recipient) & Cai, Z. (Recipient), 4 Dec 2025
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Faculty of Science and Engineering Excellence Award for Teaching
Spitler, L. (Recipient) & Spence, N. (Recipient), 2020
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