Brief outlines of several possible projects are provided in the linked pages. For further information, or possible alternatives in the same general subject area, please contact the indicated supervisor at the Armagh Observatory. A basic requirement for all projects is a good background in physics, mathematics and computing. All projects involve some computation of numerical models; several also involve the acquisition and reduction of astronomical observations.
| Title | Supervisor |
| Polarimetry of the objects of our solar system and beyond | Stefano Bagnulo |
| Modelling of stellar magnetic fields | Stefano Bagnulo |
| Data-Mining of the Armagh Observatory Meteor Database | Tolis Christou |
| Transient radio sources: Input to the SKA | Gerry Doyle &
Gavin Ramsay |
| How the solar atmosphere is energized? | Gerry Doyle &
Maria Madjarska |
| Asteroseismology and the evolutionary origin of hot subdwarfs | Simon Jeffery |
| The evolution of stellar remnants | Simon Jeffery |
| Fast and slow solar wind origins from the quiet Sun and coronal holes |
Maria Madjarska &
Gerry Doyle |
| Time Domain Astrophysics | Gavin Ramsay |
| Theory: Mass loss and Death of the first stars in the Universe | Jorick Vink |
| Finding disks around the most luminous stars | Jorick Vink |
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