Dr Raquel Salmeron


Dr Raquel Salmeron
NameDr Raquel Salmeron
Email Addressraquel.salmeron@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleLecturer (Pathways)
QualificationsBAeroEng IUPFAN, MBA IESA, PhD Sydney
DepartmentUniSQ College (Pathways)
AffiliationsCentre for Astrophysics
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1956-4493
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Biography

I am a Lecturer (Pathways, UniSQ College) and Adjunct Researcher (Centre for Astrophysics) at the University of Southern Queensland. I completed a Doctorate in Astrophysics, from the University of Sydney, focussed on the fundamental analysis and modelling of magnetically-driven turbulence in protostellar disks, a crucial mechanism to enable the formation of new stars. I have subsequently developed a significant research program focussed on the mathematical and computational modelling of key astrophysical systems, with strong contributions to fundamental understanding and modelling of gas dynamics processes. I have also convened and delivered mathematics and physics courses in tertiary education, significantly increasing student satisfaction and completion rates. I am currently leading innovative projects to enhance mathematics and science outcomes and have recent contributions to the field of Adult Numeracy, including collaboratively developing an Academic Numeracies Framework, designed to assist the Learning Advisors and academic staff to develop the students' academic numeracies and their confidence and competence to use mathematics at university level. I also have a degree in Aeronautical Engineering, and I have worked as an Analytics Manager in the aviation industry, leading analysis work to assess air traffic management performance, and identifying areas for improvement.

Expertise

Young stellar objects, magnetic activity of stars, protoplanetary disks, space weather, academic numeracy

Teaching

TPP0181 Elementary Mathematics

TPP0182 General Mathematics

DIP1003 Essential Mathematics

EAP0021 Mathematical and Computing Literacy

SCI8101 Science in Practice

SCI8102 Research Skills

Fields of Research

  • 390109. Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy
  • 390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy
  • 390303. Higher education
  • 390407. Inclusive education
  • 510109. Stellar astronomy and planetary systems

Professional Membership

Professional MembershipYear
Association for Academic Language and Learning (AALL)
Mathematics Advisors Special Interest Group, AALL
LANTITE Community of Practice
Adults Learning Mathematics (ALM) International Research Forum
National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA)
Generative Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group (NAEEA)
STEM Special Interest Group (NAEEA)
Enabling Assessment Special Interest Group (NAEEA)
BAeroEng
IUPFAN
1983
MBA
IESA
1988
PhD
Sydney
2005

Supervision Interests

Young Stellar Objects, Protostellar winds and outflows, Early Solar System, Planetary Magnestospheres, Academic Numeracy, Widening Participation

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
Mathematical Readiness of South Asian International Students Studying Degrees Dependent on Quantitative Reasoning: An Australian Case StudyAssociate SupervisorDoctoral2024

Completed Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCompleted
Outflows from Young Stellar Objects: The Case of DG TauriPrincipalDoctoral2014
Understanding Protostellar Jet Feedback on Disc and Cloud ScalesAssociateDoctoral2019
The Winds of Young SunsAssociateDoctoral2023
Project titleDetailsYear
Development of an interactive Academic Numeracies Framework Tool to facilitate the systematic embedding of numeracies into university curriculaThis grant is intended to support the development of an interactive and easy to use Academic Numeracies Framework tool (the Framework). This tool aims to inform and facilitate the systematic embedding of numeracies in courses, programs and study support initiatives in university curricula. The key aims are: 1. Professionally design, develop, and test the functionalities of an interactive intuitive version of the Academic Numeracies Framework, to inform and facilitate the systematic embedding of numeracies in courses, programs and learning development initiatives in tertiary institutions. 2. Professionally design, develop and test the functionalities of a student friendly, interactive version of the Framework to enable students to self-map their perceived numeracy levels and knowledge against the requirements of courses, programs and learning development initiatives. 3. Significantly enhance the effectiveness of the Framework, and promote its use, by providing an intuitive interface that steps users through its elements (mitigating the risk of ‘information overload’) as well as context-based guidance on its use. 4. Enable the efficient and reliable capture, aggregation and analysis of data, both to inform users and to mature the tool. 5. Foster transparency and inform conversations that incorporate the student voice in the mapping of numeracies to university curricula. 2024
The Formation of Stars and PlanetsARC Discovery Project DP120101792. This project builds on advanced theoretical and computational work to develop realistic, physics-based models of the dusty discs encircling young stars. These discs are the locations where planets form and are the launch points for dramatic outflows. This work provides a new paradigm solidly based upon theoretical analysis and simulations of magnetic phenomena in partially ionised gases.2012

Academic Numeracies Framework in the GenAI Era

Howarth, Debi, Salmeron, Raquel and Galligan, Linda. 2024. "Academic Numeracies Framework in the GenAI Era." 2024 Learning and Teaching Symposium . Online 18 - 18 Oct 2024 Australia.

True encounters with the fictional university: collectively rewriting the script of filmic dark academia from the academic margins

Hopkins, Susan, Balloo, Kieran, Ramos, Fabiane, Salmeron, Raquel, Singh, Niharika and Wilson, Victoria E.. 2024. "True encounters with the fictional university: collectively rewriting the script of filmic dark academia from the academic margins ." Culture and Organization. https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551.2024.2394461

Academic Numeracies Framework – A tool to facilitate the systematic embedding of numeracies in university

Salmeron, Raquel, Galligan, Linda, Howarth, Debi and Raj, Nawin. 2024. "Academic Numeracies Framework – A tool to facilitate the systematic embedding of numeracies in university." 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-15). Sydney, Australia 07 - 14 Jul 2024 Australia.

Academic Numeracies Framework

Salmeron, Raquel, Galligan, Linda and Howarth, Debi. 2024. Academic Numeracies Framework.

The Academic Numeracy Framework: A tool to embed numeracy in tertiary courses, programs and study-support initiatives

Salmeron, Raquel, Galligan, Linda, Howarth, Debi and Raj, Nawin. 2023. "The Academic Numeracy Framework: A tool to embed numeracy in tertiary courses, programs and study-support initiatives." 8th Students Transitions Achievement Retention & Success Conference (STARS 2023). Brisbane, Australia 03 - 05 Jul 2023 Australia.

The winds of young Solar-type stars in the Pleiades, AB Doradus, Columba, and β Pictoris

Evensberget, D, Marsden, S C, Carter, B D, Salmeron, R, Vidotto, A A, Folsom, C P, Kavanagh, R D, Pineda, J S, Driessen, F A and Strickert, K M. 2023. "The winds of young Solar-type stars in the Pleiades, AB Doradus, Columba, and β Pictoris ." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 524 (2), pp. 2042-2063. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad1650

How to do science: A guide to researching human physiology

Lexis, Louise, Julien, Brianna, Bliss, Edward, Derrington, Kate, Dooley, Leanne, Kauter, Kate, McGregor, Rowena, Myer, Sarah, Salmeron, Raquel, Suraweera, Samanthi, Whiteside, Eliza and Windus, Louisa. 2022. How to do science: A guide to researching human physiology. Australia. University of Southern Queensland.

The winds of young Solar-type stars in Coma Berenices and Hercules-Lyra

Evensberget, D., Carter, B. D., Marsden, S. C., Brookshaw, L., Folsom, C. P. and Salmeron, R.. 2022. "The winds of young Solar-type stars in Coma Berenices and Hercules-Lyra." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 510 (4), pp. 5226-5245. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab3557

Creating space to quell the ‘I can’t do maths’ factor through piloting an applied numeracy framework within course content and advising

Howarth, Debi, Salmeron, Raquel and Frederiks, Anita. 2021. "Creating space to quell the ‘I can’t do maths’ factor through piloting an applied numeracy framework within course content and advising." 15th Biennial Association for Academic Language and Learning Conference (AALL 2021). Darwin, Australia 17 - 19 Nov 2021 Australia.

Solar System Physics for Exoplanet Research

Horner, J., Kane, S. R., Marshall, J. P., Dalba, P. A., Holt, T. R., Wood, J., Maynard-Casely, H. E., Wittenmyer, R., Lykawka, P. S., Hill, M., Salmeron, R., Bailey, J., Lohne, T., Agnew, M., Carter, B. D. and Tylor, C. C. E.. 2020. "Solar System Physics for Exoplanet Research." Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 132 (1016), pp. 1-115. https://doi.org/10.1088/1538-3873/ab8eb9

Centrifugally driven winds from protostellar accretion discs – I. Formulation and initial results

Nolan, C. A., Salmeron, R., Federrath, C., Bicknell, G. V. and Sutherland, R. S.. 2017. "Centrifugally driven winds from protostellar accretion discs – I. Formulation and initial results." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 471 (2), pp. 1488-1505. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stx1642

Isotopic and chemical fractionations caused by disk winds in the protoplanetary disk

Ireland, T. R., Salmeron, R. and Wardle, M.. 2016. "Isotopic and chemical fractionations caused by disk winds in the protoplanetary disk." 79th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society. Berlin, Germany 07 - 12 Aug 2016 United States. John Wiley & Sons.

Turbulent mixing layers in supersonic protostellar outflows, with application to DG Tauri

White, M. C., Bicknell, G. V., Sutherland, R. S., Salmeron, R. and McGregor, P. J.. 2016. "Turbulent mixing layers in supersonic protostellar outflows, with application to DG Tauri." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 455 (2), pp. 2042-2057. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv2317

Tables of phase functions, opacities, albedos, equilibrium temperatures, and radiative accelerations of dust grains in exoplanets

Budaj, J., Kocifaj, M., Salmeron, R. and Hubeny, I.. 2015. "Tables of phase functions, opacities, albedos, equilibrium temperatures, and radiative accelerations of dust grains in exoplanets." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 454 (1), pp. 2-27. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1711

Multi-epoch subarcsecond [Fe II] spectroimaging of the DG Tau outflows with NIFS – II. On the nature of the bipolar outflow asymmetry

White, M. C., Bicknell, G. V., McGregor, P. J. and Salmeron, R. 2014. "Multi-epoch subarcsecond [Fe II] spectroimaging of the DG Tau outflows with NIFS – II. On the nature of the bipolar outflow asymmetry." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 442 (1), pp. 28-42. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu788

Multi-epoch sub-arcsecond [Fe II] spectroimaging of the DG Tau outflows with NIFS – I. First data epoch

White, M. C., McGregor, P. J, Bicknell, G. V., Salmeron, R. and Beck, T. L.. 2014. "Multi-epoch sub-arcsecond [Fe II] spectroimaging of the DG Tau outflows with NIFS – I. First data epoch." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 441 (2), pp. 1681-1707. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stu654

Magnetocentrifugal jets and chondrule formation in protostellar disks

Salmeron, Raquel and Ireland, Trevor. 2014. "Magnetocentrifugal jets and chondrule formation in protostellar disks." Booth, Mark, Matthews, Brenda C. and Graham, James R. (ed.) 2013 IAU Symposium: Exploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems. Victoria, Canada 02 - 07 Jun 2013 United States. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921313008442

The role of protostellar jets in star formation and the evolution of the early solar system: Astrophysical and meteoritical perspectives

Salmeron, Raquel and Ireland, Trevor. 2012. "The role of protostellar jets in star formation and the evolution of the early solar system: Astrophysical and meteoritical perspectives." Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 47 (12), pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.12029

Hall diffusion and the magnetorotational instability in protoplanetary discs

Wardle, Mark and Salmeron, Raquel. 2012. "Hall diffusion and the magnetorotational instability in protoplanetary discs." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 422 (4), pp. 2737-2755. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.20022.x

The environment and physics of the early solar system

Salmeron, R.. 2012. "The environment and physics of the early solar system." Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 59 (2), pp. 237-252. https://doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2012.652669

Formation of chondrules in magnetic winds blowing through the proto-asteroid belt

Salmeron, Raquel and Ireland, Trevor R.. 2012. "Formation of chondrules in magnetic winds blowing through the proto-asteroid belt." Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 327-328, pp. 61-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2012.01.033

Formation of stars and planets: the role of magnetic fields

Salmeron, R.. 2011. "Formation of stars and planets: the role of magnetic fields." Astrophysics and Space Science: an international journal of astronomy, astrophysics and space science. 335 (2), pp. 353-371. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-011-0783-x

The effects of large-scale magnetic fields on disk formation and evolution

Konigl, Arieh and Salmeron, Raquel. 2011. "The effects of large-scale magnetic fields on disk formation and evolution." Garcia, Paulo J. V. (ed.) Physical Processes in Circumstellar Disks around Young Stars. Chicago, United States. University of Chicago Press. pp. 283-354

Wind-driving protostellar accretion discs – II. Numerical method and illustrative solutions

Salmeron, Raquel, Konigl, Arieh and Wardle, Mark. 2011. "Wind-driving protostellar accretion discs – II. Numerical method and illustrative solutions." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 412 (2), pp. 1162-1180. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17974.x

Wind-driving protostellar accretion discs – I. Formulation and parameter constraints

Konigl, Arieh, Salmeron, Raquel and Wardle, Mark. 2009. "Wind-driving protostellar accretion discs – I. Formulation and parameter constraints." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 401 (1), pp. 479-499. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.15664.x

Enhanced MHD Transport in Astrophysical Accretion Flows: Turbulence, Winds and Jets

Dobbie, Peter B., Kuncic, Zdenka, Bicknell, Geoffrey V. and Salmeron, Raquel. 2009. "Enhanced MHD Transport in Astrophysical Accretion Flows: Turbulence, Winds and Jets." Plasma and Fusion Research. 4, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1585/pfr.4.017

MRI and Outflows: Angular Momentum Transport in Protoplanetary Disks

Salmeron, Raquel. 2009. "MRI and Outflows: Angular Momentum Transport in Protoplanetary Disks ." Astrophysics and Space Science. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00576-3_92

Magnetorotational instability in protoplanetary discs: the effect of dust grains

Salmeron, Raquel and Wardle, Mark. 2008. "Magnetorotational instability in protoplanetary discs: the effect of dust grains." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 388 (3), pp. 1223-1238. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13430.x

Radial and vertical angular momentum transport in protostellar discs

Salmeron, Raquel, Konigl, Arieh and Wardle, Mark. 2007. "Radial and vertical angular momentum transport in protostellar discs." Astrophysics and Space Science: an international journal of astronomy, astrophysics and space science. 311 (1-3), pp. 81-85. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-007-9563-z

Angular momentum transport in protostellar discs

Salmeron, Raquel, Konigl, Arieh and Wardle, Mark. 2007. "Angular momentum transport in protostellar discs." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 375 (1), pp. 177-183. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.11277.x

Magnetorotational instability in protoplanetary discs

Salmeron, Raquel and Wardle, Mark. 2005. "Magnetorotational instability in protoplanetary discs." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 361 (1), pp. 45-69. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.09060.x

Magnetorotational Instability in weakly ionised, stratified accretion discs

Salmeron, Raquel and Wardle, Mark. 2004. "Magnetorotational Instability in weakly ionised, stratified accretion discs." Astrophysics and Space Science: an international journal of astronomy, astrophysics and space science. 292 (1-4), pp. 451-456. https://doi.org/10.1023/B:ASTR.0000045049.76937.48

Magnetorotational instability in stratified, weakly ionized accretion discs

Salmeron, Raquel and Wardle, Mark. 2003. "Magnetorotational instability in stratified, weakly ionized accretion discs." Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 345 (3), pp. 992-1008. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.07024.x