Dear {Contact_First_Name},
I am excited to announce the first of
the 2025 AIP Awards. Congratulations to Prof Yuerui Lu, Dr Claudia Reyes, Dr
Sam Scholten, and Josh Green, who have been recognised for their excellent
contributions to Australian physics. Read below for details of their research accomplishments.
On behalf of the AIP and 235,000
scientists, engineers, and technologists around Australia, Science
& Technology Australia is calling for the upcoming Productivity
Roundtable to “focus on the big picture of driving growth through research and
innovation, rather than getting lost in the weeds of tax tinkering”. The
Roundtable will be held in Canberra in August, and we will be keeping an eye on
the outcome.
The Australian Academy of Sciences
released their 10-year
plan for Australian astronomy. Priorities include full membership of the
European Southern Observatory (ESO) to access their giant optical telescopes in
Chile, building connections with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
astronomy, and promoting dark and radio-quiet skies.
National Science Week begins 9 August.
There are a multitude of quantum and physics events around the country. Find
events near you on the Science Week
website.
Highlights include:
- the National Quantum and Dark Matter Road Trip from
Broome to Perth and then from Adelaide to Sydney
- The Quantum Experience at the University of
Newcastle
- And the Marie Curie Lectures continue in
Newcastle Canberra, Wollongong, Adelaide, Perth, and Brisbane, with Dr Danielle
Holmes talking about why stars shine and how birds navigate, and Dr Sol H
Jacobsen talking about electron spin. Read more.
Congratulations to Prof Naomi
McClure-Griffiths, ANU, for being appointed as the first chief
scientist of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO).
Congratulations also
to the recipients of the Astronomical
Society of Australia Awards: Li Yusen, Dr Matt Miles, Dr Rebecca Davies, A/Prof
Claudia Lagos, Dr Joshua Pritchard, and Prof Naomi McClure-Griffiths.
Stu Midgley
President, Australian Institute of Physics
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Announcing the 2025 AIP Awards
Congratulations to the following members who have been recognised with AIP Awards for outstanding accomplishments in research.
- Prof Yuerui Lu (ANU) has been awarded the Walter Boas Medal for his research of optoelectronic and quantum photonic devices.
- Dr Claudia Reyes (UNSW) has been awarded the Bragg Gold Medal for an outstanding PhD thesis on the asteroseismology of giant stars.
- Dr Sam Scholten (The University of Melbourne) has been awarded the Bragg Gold Medal for an outstanding PhD thesis on defect microscopy with electron spins.
- Josh Green (The University of Western Australia) has been awarded the Thomas H Laby Medal for an outstanding Honours thesis on efficient quantum state preparation.
Read more about the awardees here. These awards will be presented at the AIP Summer Meeting in Wollongong in December.
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The success of the National Quantum Tour with Prof Donna Strickland
At every stop of the quantum tour, students lined up with questions,
excitement, and selfie requests, eager to connect with Prof Donna Strickland’s
research and inspiring story.
The tour visited Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, and Sydney.
UNSW has published
a fascinating overview of her conversation with the ABC’s Tegan Taylor.
Read our
web story for a collection of highlights and pictures from the tour.
This tour was made
possible by the support of our National Tour Partner, Defence Science and
Technology Group (DSTG), and the dedication of our organising partners in each
state.
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Photo competition: 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
30 September for a chance to win one of four cash prizes:
$150 Grand Prize
$100 Best Quantum Themed Photo
$100 School Student Prize
$100 University Student Prize
Winners of the 2024
competition and descriptions of the physics behind each image are here.
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Support for undergraduates to attend the Summer Meeting
The AIP is offering a limited number
of Undergraduate Student Awards to cover the registration fee for the 2025 AIP
Summer Meeting. This includes access to all scientific lessons, morning and
afternoon teas, and lunches.Applications close 1 September.
Our thanks to Swinburne University of Technology for their generous sponsorship
of this initiative.
All AIP full
student members can receive discounted registration costs on all AIP
conferences. Join today.
Each university may
nominate one student to compete for the AIP NSW Branch 2025 Annual Postgraduate
Awards, including two $500 prizes. Nominate
by 11 October. The awards day will be held at the Summer Meeting.
Abstract submissions close 15 August. Early
bird registrations close 16 September.
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News and opportunities
Dr Danielle Holmes, UNSW, has been awarded the AIP NSW Branch’s
2025 Community Outreach to Physics award for her exceptional contribution
to physics communication. Her award will be presented at the NSW Branch’s awards night on 12 September.
The National Industry PhD Program fosters
university-industry collaboration. Applications
close 15 August.
The 16th Asia Pacific Physics Conference
brings together physicists from across the region to discuss cutting edge
research and education in all areas of physics. Abstract submissions close 15
August and early bird registration closes 15 September. Read more.
The University of Adelaide’s Adelaide Optics Chapter are
running a science photography competition for National Science Week. Open
to anyone in South Australia, submit
by 8 August for a chance to win one of 16 $50 awards.
IUPAP are running a Quantum Year photo competition
with six prizes of up to €1,250. Apply
by 31 August.
Applications for the Enrico Fermi Fellowships (EFF)
are open. The Fellowships support exceptional graduate students interested in
working across theoretical and experimental approaches. For up to €105,000 per
year, apply by 19 October.
The AIP is offering free back issues of Australian
Physics magazine for schoolteachers who wish to recognise and reward
students excelling in or passionate about physics. Read more.
Contribute a technical article to our quarterly magazine Australian
Physics by emailing editors@aip.org.au.
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Physics in the news
Physicists disagree wildly on what quantum mechanics says
about reality, Nature survey shows (nature)
Quantum AI used in world-first semiconductor fabrication (Cosmos
Magazine)
Starlink satellites disrupting astronomy radio quiet zone,
study finds (ABC
News)
Biggest ever merger of two massive black holes (The
Guardian)
Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are
in the Universe. But phones and wifi are blocking the view (The
Conversation)
Quantum leaps: seven recent breakthroughs from CSIRO (CSIRO)
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Physics World Careers is an annual guide aimed at helping those with a physics background make informed decisions about their career path. Download a copy of Physics World / APS Careers 2025.
If you have a physics-related job or PhD opportunity, let us know and we can provide a free link. For a small fee, we can advertise your job as a feature with more details and a picture. Email Michael Schmidt for more information. Need help? Contact aip@aip.org.au.
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