People

The Satellite Positioning for Atmosphere, Climate and Environment (SPACE) Centre is comprised of academics and candidates who work on the centre’s projects.

Professor Suelynn Choy

Director

Dr Brett Carter

Deputy Director

Adjuncts, affiliates and external members

  • Dr Yuntian Brian Bai - Affiliate Member
  • Honorary Associate Professor Donald Grant - Honorary Associate Professor
  • Emeritus Professor John Handmer - Emeritus Professor
  • Dr Ken Harima - External
  • Adjunct Professor Allison Kealy - Adjunct Professor
  • Dr Emma Kerr
  • Adjunt Professor Yuriy Kuleshov - Adjunct Professor
  • Adjunct Professor John Le Marshall - Adjunct Professor
  • Professor Fred Menk - Professor, External (University of Newcastle)
  • Dr Yang Yang - External
  • Honorary Professor Kefei Zhang - Honorary Professor

Advisory Board (TBA)

Research students

Currently enrolled

Ara Cate
Project title: Innovative GNSS techniques for improving weather prediction and climate monitoring

Jenni Tomkinson
Project title: Global Navigation Satellite System antenna modelling for mobile phones

Haobo Li
Project title: Nowcasting and very short-range forecasting of severe weather events using GNSS-derived atmospheric products

Isabella Aitkenhead
Project title:  Application of disaster risk analyses for indicating disaster risk and informing resilient risk management in Pacific Island countries

Jessica Bhardwaj
Project title:  Multi-hazard early warning systems for disaster risk reduction in Pacific Island countries

Zhi-Weng Chua
Project title: An open-source and modular approach to blending satellite and gauge data over Australia.

Sai Krishna Reddy Vallapureddy
Project title: A machine learning-based solution for space situational awareness and space sustainability

Cameron Do
Project title: TBC

Enkhtuvshin Boldbaatar
Project title: TBC

Smrati Purwar
Project title: TBC

 

Completed

Andong Hu
Project title: Towards a new Australian GNSS RO atmospheric retrieval system

Andoh (Michael) Afful
Project title: Enhancing Space Debris Object Characterisation for Reliable Orbit Determination and Prediction

Changyong He
Project title: Precise thermospheric density modelling for robust orbit determination and prediction of low-Earth-orbit objects

Han Cai
Project title: Tracklet Correlation and Multi-target Tracking Of Space Debris Initial Orbit Determination for Enhanced Catalogue Maintenance and Conjunction Analysis

Samantha Le May
Project title: Modelling the future evolution of the orbital debris population

Viet Tuan Duong
Project title: Precise Point Positioning with Ambiguity Resolution Using Multi-Frequency Multi-constellation GNSS Measurements

Luis Elsner
Project title: User expectations of a national, high-accuracy GNSS positioning service for professional applications: an Australian context

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.