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Biography
I am a Lecturer and astronomer at the Australian Astronomical Optics. I work on studying dust, gas and metals in the interstellar media of distant galaxies. I also work on collaborating with the astronomical community to work on defining the exciting the science for the upcoming instruments on telescopes around the world.
Education/Academic qualification
Astronomy, PhD, Spectroscopy of high redshift sightlines, Univ Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen, Niels Bohr Institute, Niels Bohr Inst
Award Date: 14 Apr 2011
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Projects
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MQRIS S 2022: A broad-band light source for the development of world-leading astronomical instruments
Ellis, S., Lawrence, J., Zafar, T., Zheng, J., Schwab, C., Owers, M., Kotachery, D., Zucker, D. & Gross, S.
1/01/22 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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A Spectrograph for KMTNet
Lawrence, J., Waller, L., Farrell, T., Zhelem, R., Mohanan, M., Zafar, T., Zheng, J., Hwang, H. S. & Kim, J.
10/12/21 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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MQAAAstro: Macquarie University Astronomy, Astrophysics and Astrophotonics Research Centre
De Marco, O., McDermid, R., Casali, M., Wardle, M., de Grijs, R., Hopkins, A., Coutts, D. W., Withford, M., Zucker, D., Spitler, L., Owers, M., Dawson, J., Kotachery, D., Purcell, C., Schwab, C., Sealey, K., O'Toole, S., Lorente, N., Ellis, S., Lopez Sanchez, A. R., De Silva, G., Zafar, T., Ryder, S., Mulligan, J., Feger, T., Choudhury, S. & Lawrence, J.
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Other
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K-band testing and progressing to conceptual design phase of the Subaru/ULTIMATE multiple integral field unit instrument
1/01/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Other
Research Outputs
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EMU/GAMA: A technique for detecting active galactic nuclei in low mass systems
Prathap, J., Hopkins, A. M., Robotham, A. S. G., Bellstedt, S., Afonso, J., Ahmed, U. T., Bilicki, M., Bremer, M. N., Brough, S., Brown, M. J. I., Gordon, Y., Holwerda, B. W., Leahy, D., López-Sánchez, Á. R., Marvil, J. R., Mukherjee, T., Prandoni, I., Shabala, S. S., Vernstrom, T. & Zafar, T., 21 Feb 2024, In: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 41, p. 1-14 14 p., e016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing astronomical exploration with the GMT/MANIFEST
Zafar, T., Ahmed, U. T., Goodwin, M., Ji, A., Croom, S., Martell, S., Finkelstein, S. L., Mailvaganam, A., Mukherjee, T., Lawrence, J., Zheng, J., Neves-Hartmann, V., Santos-Silva, T., Oh, S., Carrillo Martinez, J. L., Colless, M., Hopkins, A. M., Arnaboldi, M., Péroux, C., Brown, W. R., & 1 others, 2024, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy X. Bryant, J. J., Motohara, K. & Vernet, J. R. D. (eds.). Bellingham, Washington: SPIE, p. 1309610-1-1309610-14 14 p. 1309610. (Proceedings of SPIE; vol. 13096).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review
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Evolutionary Map of the Universe (EMU): a pilot search for diffuse, non-thermal radio emission in galaxy clusters with the Australian SKA Pathfinder
Duchesne, S. W., Botteon, A., Koribalski, B. S., Loi, F., Rajpurohit, K., Riseley, C. J., Rudnick, L., Vernstrom, T., Andernach, H., Hopkins, A. M., Kapinska, A. D., Norris, R. P. & Zafar, T., 1 Apr 2024, In: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia. 41, p. 1-41 41 p., e026.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Galaxy Spectra neural Network (GaSNet). II. Using deep learning for spectral classification and redshift predictions
Zhong, F., Napolitano, N. R., Heneka, C., Li, R., Bauer, F. E., Bouche, N., Comparat, J., Kim, Y. L., Krogager, J-K., Longhetti, M., Loveday, J., Roukema, B. F., Rouse, B. L., Salvato, M., Tortora, C., Assef, R. J., Cassarà, L. P., Costantin, L., Croom, S. M., Davies, L. J. M., & 8 others, 1 Jul 2024, In: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 532, 1, p. 643-665 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimization of multi-object observations with GMT-MANIFEST: a case for the G-CLEF exposure time calculator
May, D., Zafar, T., Neves-Hartmann, V., Silva, T., Lopez, A., Mendes-Oliveira, C., Lacombe, C., Szentgyorgyi, A. & Onyuksel, C., 2024, Software and Cyberinfrastructure for Astronomy VIII. Ibsen, J. & Chiozzi, G. (eds.). Bellingham, Washington: SPIE, p. 1310149-1-1310149-7 7 p. 1310149. (Proceedings of SPIE; vol. 13101).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)