Dear {Contact_First_Name},
Later this month, I’ll be heading to Canberra for Science meets Parliament. The AIP will also be represented by NSW branch Vice-Chair Dr Danica Solina and VIC branch Chair A/Prof Gail Iles.
The ARC has been in the news, with the ARC Amendment (Review Response) Bill debated in parliament in February. The AIP strongly supports the recommendations of the Review of the ARC Act, led by Prof Margaret Sheil, including the pre-eminence of peer review in the evaluation of research grants. Read more.
The Women in Physics lecture tour kicks off soon, with Prof Susan Coppersmith speaking on "From Grains of Sand to Quantum Computers". To make the talks accessible to a wider audience, the AIP and VicPhysics will be live-streaming the talk on the 9th May – details below.
Many AIP awards are currently open for nomination. The Walter Boas, Harrie Massey, Alan Walsh, Ruby Payne-Scott, Women in Leadership, Education and Physics Communication awards all close on 1 April. Nominate a colleague now!
Best wishes,
Nicole Bell
President, Australian Institute of Physics
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AIP strongly supports ARC Review recommendationsThe AIP strongly supports the recommendations of the Review of the Australian Research Council Act, led by Prof Margaret Sheil. As highlighted in our submission to the Review, the AIP strongly endorses the role of expert assessment by the research community in the evaluation of research grant applications.
This is in line with international best practice.
Read more about the AIP’s advocacy here.
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Sand and quantum computers: Susan Coppersmith's first public lecture
The 2024 Women in Physics
Lecture series kicks off in Melbourne 9 May with Prof Susan Coppersmith FAA FAIP presenting on the physical properties of matter: from grains of sand to
quantum computers.
This event will be livestreamed.
Read more here.
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Last chance to nominate for an AIP award
This is your last chance to nominate yourself or someone you know for the AIP awards closing 1 April.
If you have recently completed postgraduate research, are a woman in leadership, are furthering physics education, or have made outstanding contributions to physics in other ways, consider nominating for the 2024 AIP Awards.
See the list of AIP awards closing 1 April.
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UNSW researchers perform four quantum control methods in one atom
Quantum computing engineers at UNSW Sydney have shown they can encode quantum information – the special data in a quantum computer – in four unique ways within a single atom, inside a silicon chip.
The feat could alleviate some of the challenges in operating tens of millions of quantum computing units in just a few square millimetres of a silicon quantum computer chip.
In a paper published recently in Nature Communications the engineers described how they used the sixteen quantum ‘states’ of an antimony atom to encode quantum information. Read more.
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Did you renew your AIP membership?
AIP membership renewals were due on 6 Feb, but it’s not to late to renew your membership to continue receiving the benefits of a financial AIP member.
Financial members of the AIP have access to numerous benefits including financial support for students, our quarterly magazine Australian Physics, and discounts to AIP events.
If you do not renew your membership by 31 March, your membership will become unfinancial, as per the constitution.
For any questions
email aip@aip.org.au.
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News and opportunitiesThe AIP NSW’s Community Outreach to Physics award ($1,000)
is now open. Nominations close 5 Jul. Nominate here.
AIP NSW’s Best Graduating Student award is also open
for nominations. Closes on 12 Oct. Read more about these awards
and nominate.
Submissions to the quantum physics special issue of the American
Journal of Physics close on 31 Mar. Learn
how to make a submission here.
The First Australian Quantum Communications Forum
will be held at the Shine Dome, Australian Academy of Science on 21 Mar. Convened
by CSIRO’s Quantum Technologies Future Science Platform, this event will bring
industry, research, and government stakeholders together to advance a national
ecosystem for the advancement of quantum communications technologies. Read
more and register.
Nominations for IUPAP C20 Early Career Scientist Prize on
Computational Physics close 31 March. A €1000 prize and medal will be
presented at IUPAP CCP2024 in
Greece. Apply
for the award here.
The European Southern Observatory are looking for an
Astronomical Data Scientist, in Garching, Germany. The deadline to apply is 23
March 2024. Click here for more details.
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From Neutron stars to machine learning algorithmsI lead
Sintelix’s research and development efforts in the field of natural language
processing, extracting and visualising information from massive volumes of data”,
says Hrayr Matevosyan.
“Previously,
I worked on nuclear interactions of neutron stars and the quark-gluon structure
of hadrons at the Thomas Jefferson National Laboratory, USA.”
“I enjoy
performing experiments with my two daughters. It is a fun and interactive way
of teaching them science. We are still perfecting our experimental skills,
though, after painting a part of the kitchen ceiling pink and chasing a rogue
leaf blower on wheels down the street!”
Read
more about Hrayr’s physics journey.
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Do you know someone with training in #physics who has followed an interesting career path outside of academia? We would love to profile them for our #PhysicsGotMeHere career profiles, which explore all the places your physics training can take you. Get in touch. |
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Australian physics in the news
ANU researchers developed new way to detect underground
nuclear bomb testing (Cosmos
Magazine)
International experts join forces to examine impact of
radiation on electronics in space (University
of Wollongong)
More precise quantum chip manufacturing (CQC2T)
A Time Crystal Survived a Whopping 40 Minutes (Gizmodo)
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Electron and Ion Scattering Spectroscopy Facility Manager,
Flinders Microscopy and Microanalysis (FMMA),
Flinders University
Flinders University is seeking a diligent Electron and Ion Scattering Spectroscopy Facility Manager, to be responsible for the Metastable Induced Electron Spectroscopy (MIES) and Neutral Impact Collision Ion Scattering Spectroscopy (NICISS) instruments at Flinders Microscopy and Microanalysis (FMMA). Full-time, fixed term, Higher Education Level Officer 7, $94,206 - $104,282 p.a. Read more.
Each year, Physics World publishes Physics World Careers, a guide aimed at helping those with a physics background make informed decisions about their career path. Download a copy of Physics World Careers 2023 .
We can provide a free link to your physics-related job or PhD opportunity. If you would like to advertise your job, we can feature more details and a picture for a small cost. Email Michael Schmidt for more information.
Need help? Contact aip@aip.org.au.
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