Tracking Climate Changes by Space Gravity Measurements
Closing Date: 29 February 2024 Apply Now
PhD Scholarship
This is a research opportunity for PhD students who are interested in learning satellite tracking (radar and laser) technology, Earth's gravity field variations, and climate changes by hydrological extremes (flooding/droughts) and melting ice, as well as solid Earth deformation.
An exceptional PhD research opportunity funded by Australian Research Council Discovery Program. The appointed HDR student will work on the NASA's satellite mission, Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE FO), together with researchers from Newcastle, ANU, and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The student will get trained to work with real satellite measurements from the GRACE FO mission and to understand how climate changes alter global Earth gravity field and subsequently motions of satellites. The student also work with the state-of-the-art Earth system models to understand hydrological cycles/extremes from the gravity field measurements. Applications include quantification of floods and droughts we experience in Australia.
PhD Scholarship details
Funding: $32,192 per annum (2024 rate) indexed annually. For a PhD candidate, the living allowance scholarship is for 3.5 years and the tuition fee scholarship is for four years. Scholarships also include up to $1,500 relocation allowance. The scholarship will be offered to the successful candidate subject to the grant/funding being fully established.
Supervisor: Prof. Shin-Chan Han, A/Prof. In-Young Yeo, and Dr. Mehdi Khaki
Available to: Domestic students
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Eligibility Criteria
The applicant will need to meet the minimum eligibility criteria for admission.
Application Procedure
Interested applicants should send an email expressing their interest along with scanned copies of their academic transcripts, CV, a brief statement of their research interests and a proposal that specifically links them to the research project.
Please send the email expressing interest to Shin-Chan.Han@newcastle.edu.au by 5pm on 29 February 2024.
Applications Close 29 February 2024 Apply Now
| Contact | Prof Shin-Chan Han |
|---|---|
| Phone | +61 2 4921 5432 |
| Shin-Chan.Han@newcastle.edu.au |
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