Understanding Reionization with the Murchison Widefield Array

This project exploits the Australian Muchison Widefield Array (MWA) telescope and Australian supercomputing expertise to measure the influence the first galaxies on hydrogen in the Universe. This will enable analysis methods for Square Kilometre Array measurements of how stars transformed the Universe by heating cosmic gas. By utilising computer simulations to model the physics of the infant universe and how this will manifest in Square Kilometre Array data, this program will deliver unprecedented insights into how properties of stars transform galaxies over time, shedding light on one of the oldest and most basic questions asked by humanity since the beginning of time: 'where did we come from?'. The answers we obtain will be of broad interest to the public, and the process of obtaining them will equip fundamental research techniques that will prepare students for careers in a wide range of private- and public-sector professions that rely on technical skills where demand is