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| John W. V. Storey
B.Sc. LaT., Ph.D. Monash
Professor of Physics
Department and Research Groups
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Research Interests
Antarctic astronomy. The high Antarctic plateau contains the best observing sites on earth for optical, infrared and sub-millimetre astronomy. We are currently conducting site testing at Concordia Station, Dome C, with an automated observatory called the AASTINO. In future years we will explore remote, uninhabited sites higher on the plateau. Following the success of the SPIREX/Abu experiment (a 60cm near-IR telescope and camera in which UNSW collaborated with major groups in the US), we are now proposing the construction of a 2 metre IR telescope called PILOT (Pathfinder for an International Large Optical Telescope).
Infrared and Millimeter astronomy. My astronomical interests include star formation and extrasolar planets. I am particularly interested in the development of innovative instrumentation to facilitate studies of these objects.
Energy efficient vehicles. Although I am not currently offering postgraduate research projects in this area, I maintain an active interest in efficient and environmentally friendly transportation. I have been technical scrutineer for the past six World Solar Challenge events.
Selected Publications
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Speed of Light - the 1996 World Solar Challenge, D. Roche, A.E.T. Schinckel, J.W.V. Storey, C. Humphris and M. Guelden, 1997, Photovoltaics Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney.
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Antarctica: the potential for interferometry, Storey, J.W.V., 2004 . Proc SPIE , 5491, 169
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Auroral contribution to sky brightness for optical astronomy on the Antarctic Plateau, J.T. Dempsey, M.A. Phillips & J.W.V. Storey, 2005, Pub. of the Astronomical Society of Australia, 22, 91.
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A remote, autonomous laboratory for Antarctica with hybrid power generation, J.S. Lawrence, M.C.B. Ashley & J.W.V. Storey, 2005, Aust. Journal. Elec. & Electronic Engineering, 2, 1.
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First measurements of the infrared sky brightness at Dome C, Antarctica, Walden, V.P, Town, M.S., Halter, B. & Storey, J.W.V., 2005. Pub. Ast. Soc. Pacific, 117, 300.
Contact Details
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School of Physics
The University of New South Wales
SYDNEY 2052
Australia
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