Dr Rebecca McElroy
Leads the Close AGN Reference Survey (CARS) investigating the physics of nearby active galaxies. Co-chair of the LSST AGN Science Collaboration’s Watchlist and Follow-up Working Groups, and member of the HECTOR team - an Australian next-generation integral-field spectrograph for galaxy evolution studies.
Thomas Dunn
Combining archival photographic plates with contemporary multi-wavelength observations to build a century-long light curve of the changing-look active galaxies Mrk 1018. His work bridges historical datasets with modern time-domain astronomy to trace accretion-rate evolution over decades.
Nicole Jenkins
Exploring how galaxy interactions influence star formation using the SAMI Galaxy Survey. Her research looks at the spatial distribution of star formation in paired and isolated galaxies to quantify merger-driven triggers and quenching.
Joshua Bardwell
Investigating the stellar populations and host-galaxy environments of nearby AGN observed in the Close AGN Reference Survey. Combining MUSE and KOALA integral-field spectroscopy to disentangle AGN ionization, star-formation histories, and feedback signatures.