Contact

Email

r.webster@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Professor
School of Physics
Education
PhD
University of Cambridge
Masters (Coursework)
University of Sussex
Bachelors Degree
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0002-5325-2709

Prof Rachel Webster

Professor
School of Physics
402 Scholarly works
37 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Strong long-term variability in active galactic nuclei affects virial black hole mass measurements
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-69166-w
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Spatially resolved broad-line region in a quasar at z = 4 Dynamical black hole mass and prominent outflow
    DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202557285
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Thermal infrared characterization of spatially unresolved resident space objects: Prospects from analytical two-component modeling
    DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2025.11.071
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Luminosity Distance Dispersion in Swiss-cheese Cosmology as a Function of the Hole Size Distribution
    DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ae0c11
  • 2023

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Latrobe Valley Smart Geothermal Industrial Loop \2013 Phase 2 \2013 Business Case
  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Space-Based Surveillance and Monitoring of Satellites
  • 2017

    Research Grant

    Arc Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3d (Astro 3d)
Rachel Webster

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2020
2018
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
2016
University of Melbourne
2010
Victorian Honour Roll of Women

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2023

    Research Grant

    Australian Participation in the Legacy Survey of Space and Time
  • 2023

    Internal Research Grant

    Australian Participation in the Legacy Survey of Space and Time