Dr. Israel Vaughn

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Biography

Israel Vaughn is an Instrument Scientist at the Australian National University working within the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics. He specializes in optical instrumentation, optics in space, and polarimetric remote sensing. Vaughn has contributed significantly to the development of both ground and space optical systems, including optical payloads for the UNSW M2 mission, the Veloce planet finding spectrograph, and the MAVIS calibration unit, as well as laser tomographic adaptive optics systems for the Giant Magellan Telescope. His research has established a theoretical framework for treating polarimetric imaging systems in channeled communications systems. He is passionate about novel optical techniques for space astronomy and is currently focused on research areas such as Engineering Instrumentation, Electromagnetics, Astronomical Instrumentation, Nonlinear Optics, Spectroscopy, Space Instrumentation, and Classical Physical Optics. Vaughn has also engaged in student supervision and is active in various collaborative projects in the field.

Research Interests

Requirements for Australian National University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:18
Reading
Required:18
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:80
PTE
Listening
Required:55
Reading
Required:55
Writing
Required:55
Speaking
Required:55
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or international equivalent Cognate discipline for some specializations
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across most Master of Science and Arts programs within the College of Science and College of Arts & Social Sciences.