David Coward

Associate Professor, BSc Murd., PhD W.Aust., Science Director Zadko Telescope

  • The University of Western Australia (M013), 35 Stirling Highway,

    6009 Perth

    Australia

  • M468
    35 Stirling Highway
    Crawley

    Australia

Accepting PhD and other Higher Degree by Research Students. View current PhD/HDR research project opportunities at https://researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/projects

PhD/HDR research projects available:

planetary defence - characterising hazardous asteroids using photometry

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Personal profile

Biography

His early work on gravitational waves focused on modelling and simulation of gravitational wave background noise. This work evolved in new directions, including the development of a new data analysis algorithm that uses records of the temporal and spatial pattern of rare events in data to predict the occurrence of even rarer events. The methods found novel applications well beyond their original focus, such as predicting the occurrence of very bright gamma ray bursts.

Coward has received a broad mentorship that reflects his refusal to be restricted to a single research niche.

From 2008 - 2015 Coward worked on gamma ray burst afterglows as a tool for probing the early Universe and subsequently published works major on selection effects (18 1st Austhor publications).

In addition Coward published research into joint GRB and gravitational wave observations and contributed to the LIGO Scientific Community.

Since 2015, Coward has been leading the UWA team, to operate an international space surveillance hub at the UWA Zadko Observatory site. This was first enabled by the appointment as CI (2015-2023) on the ARC Centre of Excellence OzGrav (CE170100004).

From 2015, Coward has focussed on building new collaborations in space surveillance, resulting in a collaboration with major space industry company ArianeGroup, which funded a research training scheme. Other partnerships located at the hub include Numerica Inc. (space surveillance), POLSA-1 and a new partnership with the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA). Coward has built an expert local team to support the operation of a suite of space surveillance detectors and maximise the R&D via joint projects.

Roles and responsibilities

Research leader:

 

Funding overview

Coward and has team has received over $1 Million in funding from the National and State Governments.

Current projects

Space Situational Awareness

The partnership with the Polish Space Agency has been recognised and supported by the Federal Government via an Australian Research Council Industry Linkage grant - Characterising satellites using un-resolved optical observations (LP210300698).

The SSA hub utilises state of the art space survey detectors to build a comprehensive catalogue of space object reflectance data, which includes parameters such as low-resolution spectra, colour-index, light-curve (time series), polarisation depth, solar phase angle, to name but a few. Importantly, any archive of GEO satellite (and debris) characteristics is longitude dependant, in terms of completeness. We will exploit our unique geographic location to obtain the most complete GEO satellite and debris photometric and spectroscopic survey at this longitude.

Planetary Defence

UWA is the western node of the Australian Consortium for Planetary Defence. The consortium consists of UNSW / CSIRO U. Tas. We track Near Earth asteroid close approaches and aim characetrise the asteroids with a focus on rotation identification.

Research interests

Teaching overview

2019 (upcoming)

Course co-ordinator: SCIE1122_SUM_CR

https://www.facebook.com/UWAstudents/videos/2215664298706036

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMGwejnDfuQ

2018

Course co-ordinator: SCIE1122 Our Solar System

2015 -2018:
Electricity (first year)
Special Relativity (first year)

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy

Research expertise keywords

  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Gamma ray bursts
  • Data analysis
  • Gravitational waves
  • Seismic studies

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  • Open Access
    30 Citations (Web of Science)
  • A Search Using GEO600 for Gravitational Waves Coincident with Fast Radio Bursts from SGR 1935+2154

    The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, and the KAGRA Collaboration, Abac, A. G., Abbott, R., Abouelfettouh, I., Acernese, F., Ackley, K., Adhicary, S., Adhikari, N., Adhikari, R. X., Adkins, V. K., Agarwal, D., Agathos, M., Aghaei Abchouyeh, M., Aguiar, O. D., Aguilar, I., Aiello, L., Ain, A., Ajith, P., Akutsu, T. & Albanesi, S. & 231 others, Alfaidi, R. A., Al-Jodah, A., Alléné, C., Allocca, A., Al-Shammari, S., Altin, P. A., Alvarez-Lopez, S., Amato, A., Amez-Droz, L., Amorosi, A., Amra, C., Ananyeva, A., Anderson, S. B., Anderson, W. G., Andia, M., Ando, M., Andrade, T., Andres, N., Andrés-Carcasona, M., Andrić, T., Anglin, J., Ansoldi, S., Antelis, J. M., Antier, S., Aoumi, M., Appavuravther, E. Z., Appert, S., Apple, S. K., Arai, K., Araya, A., Araya, M. C., Areeda, J. S., Argianas, L., Aritomi, N., Armato, F., Arnaud, N., Arogeti, M., Aronson, S. M., Ashton, G., Aso, Y., Assiduo, M., Assis de Souza Melo, S., Aston, S. M., Astone, P., Attadio, F., Aubin, F., AultONeal, K., Avallone, G., Azrad, D., Babak, S., Badaracco, F., Badger, C., Bae, S., Bagnasco, S., Bagui, E., Baier, J. G., Baiotti, L., Bajpai, R., Baka, T., Ball, M., Ballardin, G., Ballmer, S. W., Banagiri, S., Banerjee, B., Bankar, D., Baral, P., Barayoga, J. C., Barish, B. C., Barker, D., Barneo, P., Barone, F., Barr, B., Barsotti, L., Barsuglia, M., Barta, D., Bartoletti, A. M., Barton, M. A., Bartos, I., Basak, S., Basalaev, A., Bassiri, R., Basti, A., Bates, D. E., Bawaj, M., Baxi, P., Bayley, J. C., Baylor, A. C., Baynard, P. A., Bazzan, M., Bedakihale, V. M., Beirnaert, F., Bejger, M., Belardinelli, D., Bell, A. S., Benedetto, V., Benoit, W., Bentley, J. D., Ben Yaala, M., Bera, S., Berbel, M., Bergamin, F., Berger, B. K., Bernuzzi, S., Beroiz, M., Bersanetti, D., Bertolini, A., Betzwieser, J., Beveridge, D., Bevins, N., Bhandare, R., Bhardwaj, U., Bhatt, R., Bhattacharjee, D., Bhaumik, S., Bhowmick, S., Bianchi, A., Bilenko, I. A., Billingsley, G., Binetti, A., Bini, S., Birnholtz, O., Biscoveanu, S., Bisht, A., Bitossi, M., Bizouard, M. A., Blackburn, J. K., Blagg, L. A., Blair, C. D., Blair, D. G., Bobba, F., Bode, N., Boileau, G., Boldrini, M., Bolingbroke, G. N., Bolliand, A., Bonavena, L. D., Bondarescu, R., Bondu, F., Bonilla, E., Bonilla, M. S., Bonino, A., Bonnand, R., Booker, P., Borchers, A., Boschi, V., Bose, S., Bossilkov, V., Boudart, V., Boudon, A., Bozzi, A., Bradaschia, C., Brady, P. R., Braglia, M., Branch, A., Branchesi, M., Brandt, J., Braun, I., Breschi, M., Briant, T., Brillet, A., Brinkmann, M., Brockill, P., Brockmueller, E., Brooks, A. F., Brown, B. C., Brown, D. D., Brozzetti, M. L., Brunett, S., Bruno, G., Bruntz, R., Bryant, J., Bucci, F., Buchanan, J., Bulashenko, O., Bulik, T., Bulten, H. J., Buonanno, A., Burtnyk, K., Buscicchio, R., Buskulic, D., Buy, C., Byer, R. L., Davies, G. S. C., Cabras, G., Cabrita, R., Cáceres-Barbosa, V., Cadonati, L., Cagnoli, G., Cahillane, C., Calderón Bustillo, J., Callister, T. A., Calloni, E., Camp, J. B., Canepa, M., Caneva Santoro, G., Cannon, K. C., Cao, H., Capistran, L. A., Capocasa, E., Capote, E., Carapella, G., Carbognani, F., Carlassara, M., Carlin, J. B., Carpinelli, M., Carrillo, G., Chatterjee, C., Chen, Y., Choudhary, S., Coward, D. M., Danilishin, S., Degallaix, J., Di Fronzo, C., Gould, D. W., Howell, E. J., JaberianHamedan, V., Ju, L., Kovalam, M., Liu, J., McLeod, A., Page, M. A., Pan, J., Panther, F. H., Satari, H., Slaven-Blair, T. J., van Heijningen, J. V., Veitch, P. J., Wen, L., Winterflood, J., Zhao, C. & Zhu, X. J., 1 Dec 2024, In: Astrophysical Journal. 977, 2, 20.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    Open Access
  • 173 Citations (Scopus)
  • Observation of Gravitational Waves from the Coalescence of a 2.5–4.5Me Compact Object and a Neutron Star

    LIGO Scientific Collaboration, Virgo Collaboration, KAGRA Collaboration, Beveridge, D., Blair, C. D., Blair, D. G., Chatterjee, C., Choudhary, S., Coward, D. M., Di Fronzo, C., Goodwin-Jones, A. W., Gould, D. W., Guo, W., Howell, E. J., Ju, L., Liu, J., McLeod, A., Pan, J., Panther, F. H. & Slaven-Blair, T. J. & 3 others, Wen, L., Winterflood, J. & Zhao, C., 1 Aug 2024, In: Astrophysical Journal Letters. 970, 2, 39 p., L34.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    Open Access
    29 Citations (Scopus)
  • Search for Eccentric Black Hole Coalescences during the Third Observing Run of LIGO and Virgo

    The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration, and the KAGRA Collaboration, Abac, A. G., Abbott, R., Abe, H., Acernese, F., Ackley, K., Adamcewicz, C., Adhicary, S., Adhikari, N., Adhikari, R. X., Adkins, V. K., Adya, V. B., Affeldt, C., Agarwal, D., Agathos, M., Aguiar, O. D., Aguilar, I., Aiello, L., Ain, A. & Ajith, P. & 231 others, Akutsu, T., Albanesi, S., Alfaidi, R. A., Al-Jodah, A., Alléné, C., Allocca, A., Almualla, M., Altin, P. A., Álvarez-López, S., Amato, A., Amez-Droz, L., Amorosi, A., Anand, S., Ananyeva, A., Andersen, R., Anderson, S. B., Anderson, W. G., Andia, M., Ando, M., Andrade, T., Andres, N., Andrés-Carcasona, M., Andrić, T., Ansoldi, S., Antelis, J. M., Antier, S., Aoumi, M., Apostolatos, T., Appavuravther, E. Z., Appert, S., Apple, S. K., Arai, K., Araya, A., Araya, M. C., Areeda, J. S., Aritomi, N., Armato, F., Arnaud, N., Arogeti, M., Aronson, S. M., Arun, K. G., Ashton, G., Aso, Y., Assiduo, M., de Souza Melo, S. A., Aston, S. M., Astone, P., Aubin, F., Ault O'Neal, K., Babak, S., Badalyan, A., Badaracco, F., Badger, C., Bae, S., Bagnasco, S., Bai, Y., Baier, J. G., Bajpai, R., Baka, T., Ball, M., Ballardin, G., Ballmer, S. W., Baltus, G., Banagiri, S., Banerjee, B., Bankar, D., Baral, P., Barayoga, J. C., Barber, J., Barish, B. C., Barker, D., Barneo, P., Barone, F., Barr, B., Barsotti, L., Barsuglia, M., Barta, D., Barthelmy, S. D., Barton, M. A., Bartos, I., Basak, S., Basalaev, A., Bassiri, R., Basti, A., Bawaj, M., Baxi, P., Bayley, J. C., Baylor, A. C., Bazzan, M., Bécsy, B., Bedakihale, V. M., Beirnaert, F., Bejger, M., Bell, A. S., Benedetto, V., Beniwal, D., Benoit, W., Bentley, J. D., Ben Yaala, M., Bera, S., Berbel, M., Bergamin, F., Berger, B. K., Bernuzzi, S., Beroiz, M., Berry, C. P. L., Bersanetti, D., Bertolini, A., Betzwieser, J., Beveridge, D., Bevins, N., Bhandare, R., Bhandari, A. V., Bhardwaj, U., Bhatt, R., Bhattacharjee, D., Bhaumik, S., Bianchi, A., Bilenko, I. A., Bilicki, M., Billingsley, G., Binetti, A., Bini, S., Birnholtz, O., Biscans, S., Bischi, M., Biscoveanu, S., Bisht, A., Bitossi, M., Bizouard, M. A., Blackburn, J. K., Blair, C. D., Blair, D. G., Bobba, F., Bode, N., Boër, M., Bogaert, G., Boileau, G., Boldrini, M., Bolingbroke, G. N., Bonavena, L. D., Bondarescu, R., Bondu, F., Bonilla, E., Bonilla, G. S., Bonnand, R., Booker, P., Boschi, V., Bose, S., Bossilkov, V., Boudart, V., Bozzi, A., Bradaschia, C., Brady, P. R., Braglia, M., Branch, A., Branchesi, M., Breschi, M., Briant, T., Brillet, A., Brinkmann, M., Brockill, P., Brooks, A. F., Brown, D. D., Brozzetti, M. L., Brunett, S., Bruno, G., Bruntz, R., Bryant, J., Bucci, F., Buchanan, J., Bulashenko, O., Bulik, T., Bulten, H. J., Buonanno, A., Burtnyk, K., Buscicchio, R., Buskulic, D., Buy, C., Davies, G. S. C., Cabras, G., Cabrita, R., Cadonati, L., Cagnoli, G., Cahillane, C., Cain, H. W., Bustillo, J. C., Callaghan, J. D., Callister, T. A., Calloni, E., Camp, J. B., Canepa, M., Santoro, G. C., Cannavacciuolo, M., Cannon, K. C., Cao, H., Cao, Z., Capistran, L. A., Capocasa, E., Capote, E., Carapella, G., Carbognani, F., Carlassara, M., Carlin, J. B., Carpinelli, M., Carter, J. J., Carullo, G., Chen, Y., Choudhary, S., Coward, D. M., Danilishin, S., Degallaix, J., Diamond, P. Z., Di Fronzo, C., Gould, D. W., Howell, E. J., JaberianHamedan, V., Ju, L., Kaur, T., Kovalam, M., Liu, J., McLeod, A., Neil, B. F., Page, M. A., Panther, F. H., Satari, H., Slaven-Blair, T. J., van Heijningen, J. V., Veitch, P. J., Wen, L. & Zhao, C., 1 Oct 2024, In: Astrophysical Journal. 973, 2, ad65ce.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    Open Access
    5 Citations (Scopus)