Grammar Gazette- Issue 1, 2019

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RESEARCH AT GIRLS GRAMMAR: IN SEARCH OF NEW KNOWLEDGE

with former Head of Chemistry, Dr Keith Treschman, captured a confirmation image of this discovery and submitted it to ASASSN to support the project. Those who contribute confirmation images are credited in the Astronomer’s Telegram, an Internet service used to efficiently disseminate information about transient astronomical events. Brisbane Girls Grammar School’s Dorothy Hill Observatory is acknowledged in this telegram. The ASASSN have indicated they would like to maintain a partnership with Girls Grammar. This would allow students to contribute to global astronomical research as early as this year, as they continue to expand on their use of this exceptional learning resource.

Research underpins knowledge acquisition, strengthens understanding of issues and informs change for the betterment of society.

Brisbane Girls Grammar School collaborates with many professional organisations on research projects, and seeks opportunities to connect students, parents, alumnae and other members of the community to research of impact and benefit. Cognisant of our position as a leader in exceptional scholarship, the School’s research partnerships aim to inform educational reform, contribute to knowledge, develop the expertise of staff and provide students opportunities to support real-world research. DOROTHY HILL OBSERVATORY Since its inception, the Dorothy Hill Observatory was designed to be a platform for Grammar girls to contribute to professional astronomy research. Already, the Observatory has supported the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae project (ASASSN). Based at Ohio State University, this project uses a global network of survey telescopes to search for supernovae. The project leaders rely on collaborating astronomers to confirm their discoveries. After detecting Supernova ASASSN-17oc in Hawaii on 2 November 2017, Girls Grammar parent, Dr David Trappett,

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