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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
Astronomy Australian Ltd. Optical Telescope Advisory Committee, Australia Astronomy Limited
2017 → 2018
Member of International Space Science Institute International Team
2017
Elected Council Member, Astronomical Society of Australia
1 Jul 2013 → 29 Jun 2017
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Projects
- 14 Finished
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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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MQAAAstro: Macquarie University Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astrophotonics Research Centre
De Marco, O. (Primary Chief Investigator), McDermid, R. (Centre Deputy Director), Casali, M. (Centre Member), Wardle, M. (Centre Member), de Grijs, R. (Centre Member), Hopkins, A. (Centre Member), Coutts, D. W. (Centre Member), Withford, M. (Centre Member), Zucker, D. (Centre Member), Spitler, L. (Centre Member), Owers, M. (Centre Member), Dawson, J. (Centre Member), Kotachery, D. (Centre Member), Purcell, C. (Centre Member), Schwab, C. (Centre Member), Sealey, K. (Centre Member), O'Toole, S. (Centre Member), Lorente, N. (Centre Member), Ellis, S. (Centre Member), Lopez Sanchez, A. R. (Centre Member), De Silva, G. (Centre Member), Zafar, T. (Centre Member), Ryder, S. (Centre Member), Mulligan, J. (Centre Member), Feger, T. (Centre Member), Choudhury, S. (Centre Member) & Lawrence, J. (Centre Member)
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Other
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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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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: 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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An optical daytime astronomy pathfinder for the Huntsman Telescope
Caddy, S. E., Spitler, L. R. & Ellis, S. C., 2024, In: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 41, p. 1-16 16 p., e056.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multiple emission lines of hα emitters at z∼2.3 from the broad- and medium-band photometry in the ZFOURGE survey
Chen, N., Motohara, K., Spitler, L., Nakajima, K., Momose, R., Kodama, T., Konishi, M., Takahashi, H., Kushibiki, K., Kono, Y. & Terao, Y., 20 Mar 2024, In: Astrophysical Journal. 964, 1, p. 1-19 19 p., 5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)59 Downloads (Pure)
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 for Teaching
Spitler, L. (Recipient) & Spence, N. (Recipient), 2020
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Macquarie Research Excellence Prize for Early Career Researcher of the Year
Spitler, L. (Recipient), 2015
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