Dear {Contact_First_Name},
We recently reviewed the requirements
for AIP Membership and streamlined the application process. The new wording makes it clear that anyone
with an undergraduate physics degree is eligible, regardless of whether that
degree was obtained in Australia or overseas.
We have
also revised the criteria for election to the grade of AIP Fellow (FAIP) to
provide clearer guidance on the expected standard for this honour. Please
consider nominating eligible colleagues for fellowship. Newly elected Fellows will be recognised at
the AIP Congress in December.
Membership
and Fellowship application information can be found here.
Nominations
are open for the 2025 AIP National Executive.
Planning
for Quantum Year is progressing. Last week we met in Canberra with 30
representatives of embassies, academies, government, universities and others.
Over the next two weeks we have briefings in Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart, and
online, with more to follow. Event details below.
Do you have a great physics-related photo or image? The ACT Branch photography competition is open
to photographers across Australia. Details below.
Success
at the AIP’s first National Careers Fair in May 2024! RMIT undergraduate
student Jarrod Zanardo, studying a BSc Space Science, received an internship
with Cylite Optics and will be working with them for 3 months this year.
Finally,
a reminder that early bird registrations for Congress close 29 August.
Best wishes,
Nicole Bell
President, Australian Institute of Physics
president@aip.org.au
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Be a part of the AIP National Executive
Nominations are open for positions on the AIP National Executive
Help lead Australia’s premier society for the promotion of physics in research, education, industry, and the community by joining the AIP National Executive team.
Every two years the AIP elects a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Registrar. Any financial Member, Fellow, or Honorary Fellow can be nominated for these positions.
The nominations put forward by the current Executive are listed here.
Further nominations are open until 21 August. Read more for details of the nomination process.
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Quantum Year briefings: Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart, online
The AIP invites cultural, political, business, and industry organisations to consider how you might use Quantum Year as you plan your activities for 2025.
We’re holding informal briefings in Melbourne, Sydney, Hobart, and online. Other cities to follow.
Find out how your organisation can be involved, and help us create conversations across Australia about the impact of quantum science and technology, past, present, and future, on every aspect of society including science, culture, politics, industry, philosophy, even sport.
Read more.
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Photo comp: capture the beauty of physics
Photographers from around Australia are invited to submit images to the AIP ACT Branch photography competition.
Let your lens bring the captivating world of physics to life.
Submit by 31 August for a chance to win one of three cash prizes:
$100 Grand Prize
$50 School Student Prize
$50 University Student Prize
More info.
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Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting: AIP represented
AIP member, Sarah Lau, reflects on the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting of 2024 at Lake Constance, Germany.
With a focus on physics, 600 young scientists and 30 Laureates discussed topics from quantum optics to oceanography.
They also witnessed the signing of the 2024 Mainau Declaration on Nuclear Weapons.
Read more.
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Attending the 2024 AIP Congress? Discount rates for members!
If you are a financial member of the AIP, you will get a discount to AIP events including the 2024 AIP Congress.
You will also have access to numerous benefits including financial support for students and our quarterly magazine Australian Physics.
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News and opportunities
Congratulations to A/Prof Gail Iles, AIP Fellow and
VIC Branch Chair, who has been named Female
Space Leader of the Year – Enterprise 2024. This award recognises a
female leader in space who most effectively shaped their business’ success
while supporting the strengthening, diversity, and growth of Australia’s space
industry.
The ABC is exploring the dark night sky and the
impact of light pollution on science, creatures, and culture. During National Science Week:
vote for your favourite night sky object or experience; learn and contribute to
research; and listen and stargaze during ABC RN’s national 1 hour Night Sky
LIVE stargazing event. More
info.
The 2024 AIPNSW Postgraduate Awards Day is on Tuesday
12 November 2024 in Sydney. Nominations open 1 August and close 12 October.
Read more information about the
awards and the event.
The Paul Ehrenfest Best Paper Award for the most significant
publication in quantum foundations research was awarded to AIP members Prof
Howard Wiseman and Prof Geoff Pryde. Their research was published in Nature Physics
in 2020. AIP QLD Branch committee member, Dr Sergei Slussarenko, was also
acknowledged for his supervision and technical assistance throughout this
research.
Dr Laura Dreissen, an astronomer searching for radio
stars using the Australian SKA Pathfinder telescope, was selected for the 2024
ABC Top 5 Media Residency Program.
Technical article
submissions wanted for Australian Physics magazine. All members
of the physics community are welcome to contribute, especially early-career
physicists. Australian Physics publishes work that has been peer-reviewed.
Contact the editors: editors@aip.org.au.
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Australian physics in the news
Two meteor showers are lighting up Australian skies (The
Guardian)
The Holy Grail of physics: The quest to find quantum gravity
(ABC
News)
Video: Cleaning Sydney Harbour Bridge with robotic lasers (The Canberra Times)
Science Week at the ABC: The amazing night sky and the
impact of light pollution (ABC
News)
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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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