Call For Applications The Boswell Technologies HDR Award For Space Exploration, Moon and Mars

Applications are being sought for the Boswell Technologies HDR Award for Space Exploration, Moon and Mars.

This award is intended to aid higher degree research students undertaking research in the area of space exploration and technology, Moon and Mars.

Funding is provided by the Boswell Technologies Endowment fund, established by Prof Roderick Boswell.

The award could be used towards travel, acquiring of equipment or collaboration activities.

The value of the award is up to $4000 that can be shared between more than one recipient.

Applications closing date: 
15 July 2024 - applications should be emailed to hdr.physics@anu.edu.au.

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Last week, Dr Zuzana Slavkovska (Postdoc, NPAA) talked to ABC Canberra, ABC Riverina, 2 GB NSW radio and the Channel 7 news, talking about the ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics Partner Schools Program. The program aims to nurture an interest in science among students at schools traditionally under-served by science education programs. Physicists and educators start by leading activities with Year 7 students and senior physics students in the first year. In the second year, the lessons expand to students in Year 8 in addition to new Year 7s, maintaining a consistent relationship with cohorts as they move through the school. The lessons provide students with access to physicists and physics educators, who will introduce students to dark matter-related physics including gravitation, galaxies and the Standard Model, as well as broader topics such as scientific enquiry, experimental investigations and the evolution of scientific understanding.

^{Photo: ANU physicist Zuzana Slavkovska talks to Kooringal High School students in Wagga Wagga}

Mahler Public Lecture: The Theory of Numbers, From Ancient Greece To The 21st Century

Date: Thurs 4 July 2024
Time: 5:30pm-6:30pm

Join MSI for a Mahler public lecture from Professor Matthew Emerton from the University of Chicago.

The lecture series commemorates Kurt Mahler, an eminent number theorist of the mid-twentieth century who was at ANU from 1963-68 and 1972-1988. It is a biennial tour of Australian Universities by a prominent International Mathematician, delivering public lectures, seminars and talks. The Australian Mathematical Society proudly organises and is supported by The Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute.

 Light refreshments will be served afterwards.

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ANFF-SA’s FREE four-day Microengineering School provides students, researchers, academics and industry with a fascinating introduction to the design and fabrication of microfluidic/electronic, MEMS, optical and sensing chips.

When: Tues 2 July - Friday 5 July 2024
Where: In-person & Online

Register

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The Science Comedy Program Is Coming To CANBERRA!

The Science Comedy program combines theory with practical concepts. The program culminates in a 10-minute talk that is 80% science and 20% humour in August ahead of Science Week.

This program is open to a wide range of disciplines including any form of academia, such as STEM, social sciences, finance and more. It is also available to those who work in government, industry or the non-profit sector. Medical professionals, engineers, consultants, tech specialists, psychologists, humanitarian workers and many more have featured in our talks.

If you’re interested in being shortlisted for the program, please fill out the EOI today. It only takes 60 seconds and is available here.

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3 Minute Thesis Competition

You are invited to test your communication and presentation skills at the 3 Minute Thesis competition which will be taking place in June and July.

3MT is an international competition for higher degree research candidates to showcase their research. Participants present to non-specialist audiences, giving insight into their research and its importance, in accessible and engaging language, for three short minutes, using only a single PowerPoint slide. 3MT is a hugely popular and thoroughly enjoyable annual event and we encourage our students to have a go!

There will be several heats of the 3 Minute Thesis:

• 18 June, 11.00am - RSPhys will be holding our local heat of the 3MT competition in the Physics Auditorium. All students who present at the RSPhys 3MT heat will be able to progress to the College of Science heat (dates to be confirmed, regardless of winning or not winning.
• 25 June - College of Science heat – further details (registration, time) to be confirmed. 
• 25 July -  ANU 3MT Final - the winners of the College round will progress to the ANU 3MT Final. 

If you are interested in participating in the RSPhys 3MT heat, please complete this form by 9 June 2024.

Everyone is invited to attend to support the presenters!

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The Heavy Ion Accelerator Symposia (HIAS) series has been organised at the ANU since 2012, and we look forward to bringing you its 8th edition in 2024. It is hosted by the Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications at the Research School of Physics together with the Heavy Ion Accelerators (HIA) project funded through the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS).

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The first Global School Series in Mathematical Aspects of Data Science will be held from Mon, Jun 24 2024 to Fri, Jun 28 2024 at the Darwin Convention Centre, in Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia. The aim of the series is to expose graduate students and early-career researchers to the beautiful and exciting mathematical theory that is needed in modern data science research.

Date & time
Mon, Jun 24 2024, 8am - Fri, Jun 28 2024, 12pm

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The ANU Centre for Gravitational Astrophysics is hosting its annual Winter Research Program at its HQ at The Australian National University for 5 weeks from 17 June until 19 July 2024. 

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Abstract submissions are now open for the 25th Congress of the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP 2024) to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia from 2 – 6 December 2024.

AIP themes will include:

• Astroparticle Physics
• Atomic and Molecular Physics
• Condensed Matter and Materials
• Nuclear and Particle Physics
• Physics Education
• Quantum Science and Technology
• Solar Terrestrial and Space Physics
• Theoretical Physics
• General Relativity and Gravitation

The abstract submission deadline is 7 June 2024

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College Hot Desking In Physics

Finance, HR & RM Teams
Thursday Mornings
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EVENTS

Departmental seminars

Ms Dana Jones - 29 May
Searching for gravitational waves from ultralight vector boson clouds
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A/Prof Cormac Corr - 5 June
Plasma technology: Assisting the energy transition
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Travel Grants Available - Annual Graduate School in Mathematical Aspects of Data Science

Multiple $500.00AUD Travel Grants are available to Australian citizens studying at Australian universities to attend the Annual Graduate School in Mathematical Aspects of Data Science in Darwin Australia from 24 Mon Jun 2024 to 28 Fri Jun 2024. 

Apply here

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