Director's Message

Dear Colleagues,

The inaugural Physics team for the Vinnies Sleepout is preparing for Thursday night. I’m so pleased that Profs Hoe Tan, Jodie Bradby, Lan Fu, and John Close will be joining me in the Garden of Australian Dreams, National Museum of Australia for a very chilly night sleeping rough, sadly as many of our fellow Canberrans do each night. Please dig deep and support this very worthy cause. Prof Patrick Kluth will be joining in spirit as he has a prior commitment. Our team goal is $24k, but we’re only 25% there with four days left. We need your help to bring comfort to our City’s most needy.

Donate here. 

On Friday afternoon our auditorium will host the final pitch session for Kinetic, an open search for game-changing new ideas. This has been a great partnership with the MakerSpace and the Compton School, drawing in ANU staff and students at all stages from across ANU. After two rounds of voting and specialised pitch training, the initial field of 26 teams is now down to 8 teams. Get your Eventbrite tickets here (Zoom also). See all the team projects here.

My thanks to Dr AJ Mitchell (NPAA) for organising a very special Equity & Diversity Committee event last Thursday as Dave Widders, an Anaiwan man from Armidale NSW took the group through a wonderful First Nations cultural training session (see below, photo John Close). BTW, I can highly recommend Professor Tom Calma’s talk on Thursday (see below).

Have a good week,
Tim

Professor Tom Calma AO
Date: Thurs 22 June
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Venue: Llewellyn Hall, ANU School of Music Bldg #100

We are proud to announce the ANU Reconciliation Lecture 2023, in partnership with the University of Canberra, will be delivered by Professor Tom Calma AO, a Kungarakan Elder, a member of the Iwaidja people, 2023 Senior Australian of the Year and the Chancellor of the University of Canberra.

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Bogong 1.1 Launched

SP3 has successfully launched its second Bogong thruster. Bogong 1.1 was launched into orbit on Monday morning, 12th June 2023, following the first successful launch in January this year.

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Two national teaching programs will "revolutionise" science education in Australian schools and generate the next generation of Aussie Einsteins, quantum gurus, and our future science and technology workforce.

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Prof Xi-Wen Guan (FTP) has been appointed as the Executive Board Editor of Journal of Physics A. He was granted the Outstanding Talent Award by the Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, CAS (see picture). The citation of the award is for his pioneering research in analytical results of universal thermodynamics laws and critical behaviour of exactly solvable models, as well as for his promotion of the experimental observations of super Tonks gas, Wilson ratio, Luttinger liquid and spin-charge separation in experiments. 

Ever wondered how to decide whether you are a good candidate for a position? Or maybe you have been asking yourself how to transform your CV to apply for jobs outside academia. Looking for a job or just happy to share a moment with the W*iPAE community, there is room for you at our next morning tea to discuss 'All you ever wanted to know about job applications'.

This event is a women* only event (*everyone who identifies as a woman) organised by Women* in Physics, Astro and Engineering (RSPhys, RSAA, CECC).

Please register here

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There are some shocking statistics in this UN report on gender bias. The survey draws from data sets spanning 2010-2014 and 2017–2022 from countries and territories covering 85% of the global population. Whilst women in many countries are more educated than men, the gender pay gap remains large and violence against women is still condoned by a significant proportion of the world’s population.

Westpac Research Fellowship 2024 - Calling For EOIs

The Westpac Scholars Trust is partnering with Australia’s leading research universities to offer up to two Westpac Research Fellowships. These Fellowships offer early career researchers a unique opportunity to support their ground-breaking research, provide access to networks, open career pathways and provide global experiences. Fellowship recipients will be exceptional people, chosen for their intellectual ability, leadership qualities, and commitment to the community. Successful Fellows will be undertaking research that has the ability to make a difference to Australia’s future in one of the Trust’s priority areas.

Please notify College Research Office by Wednesday 12 July, with written confirmation of support of your School Director, if you wish to apply for this funding opportunity.

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CoS & CHM 3MT Final - June 27

The College of Science and College of Health and Medicine are hosting a College 3MT Final on Tuesday 27 June @ 10.30am – also in the Physics Auditorium.

Any eligible RSPhys student is welcome to participate in the College 3MT Final, regardless of participation in the School 3MT.

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DIN Roadshow - ACT Region Showcase

The roadshow brings together Defence relevant industries, government, and education, to engage around upcoming opportunities for collaboration in the Region and beyond.

Date: Monday, 17 July 2023 
Time: 9.30-15.00
Location: Physics Auditorium, New Physics Building, #160, 58 Mills Road

In-person event, please register here (registration closes 10 July 2023)

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2023 Wall Planners

College Hot Desking In Physics

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Finance & RM Teams
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EVENTS

Departmental seminars

Mr Alexander Kiy - 21 June
Asymmetric Nanopores in Amorphous SiO? Membranes for Nanofluidic Applications
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Dr Paul Fraser - 18 July
Predicting stellar nuclear reaction rates with a multi-channel scattering formalism
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Dr Jayden Newstead - 26 July
Searching for dark matter in beam dumps with inelastic scattering
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