Monash Centre for Astrophysics - Monash University

The Monash Centre for Astrophysics was formally established in 2011, comprising researchers and students from the Schools of Physics and Mathematical Sciences at Monash University, Australia. Formerly the Centre for Stellar and Planetary Astrophysics (CSPA), the centre was intended to serve as a national focus for theoretical astrophysics in the areas of stellar and planetary science. Since the CSPA’s inception in 2001, the breadth of astrophysics research at Monash has widened significantly. Current research within MoCA can be divided into seven active areas: stellar nucleosynthesis, star and planet formation, solar physics, galaxy evolution, high-energy astrophysics, smoothed-particle hydrodynamics, stellar and planetary dynamics, and general relativity. MoCA is one of the most diverse astrophysical research groups in the country, and we plan to maintain our leading role in theory while building further on our observational research strengths.