Director's Message

Dear Colleagues,

Time to celebrate the winter graduations. This morning we congratulated our most recent graduands with the traditional morning tea. My thanks to our wonderful HDR team, Luda Mangos, Siobhan Ryman, Prof Vince Craig (AD(HDR), MP), A/Prof Vanessa Robins (FTP), A/Prof Vladmir Mangazeev (FTP), A/Prof James Sullivan (NPAA) and Dr Michaela Froehlich (NPAA). And to the many committed supervisors in our School, a heartfelt thank you for your dedication.

Graduating Students
Yiyi Zhong (PhD, Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications)
Samuel Thompson (MPhil, Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications)
Bryte Hagan (PhD, Fundamental and Theoretical Physics)
Campbell Strachan (PhD, Materials Physics)
Sungyeon Hong (PhD, Materials Physics)
Alexander Kiy (PhD, Materials Physics)
Logan Davis (PhD, Materials Physics/Centre for Gravitational Astrophysics)
Disha Kapasi (PhD, Centre for Gravitational Astrophysics)
Joshua Soo (PhD, Electronic Materials Engineering)
Chenyue Gu (MPhil, Quantum Science and Technology)
Lorcan Conlon (PhD, Quantum Science and Technology)
Zain Mehdi (PhD, Quantum Science and Technology)
Anthony Leung (PhD, Quantum Science and Technology)
Shuyao Qiu (Master of Science in Precision Instrumentation)
Jiajun Cao (Master of Science in Quantum Technology)
Christopher Rothery (Master of Science in Nuclear Science)
Belinda Brown (Master of Science in Nuclear Science)
Ryan Leonard (Graduate Certificate of Nuclear Technology Regulation)
Andrew Montgomery (Graduate Certificate of Nuclear Technology Regulation)
Katherine Richards (Graduate Certificate of Nuclear Technology Regulation)
Raiden Lemon (PhB)

My thanks to all those engaged in the Fujitsu event last week, and specifically Dr Rose Ahlefeldt (QST), A/Profs Matt Sellars (QST) and James Sullivan (NPAA) for their hosting our guests. I was pleased to hear the level of interest from colleagues across chemistry, engineering and computing. I am grateful to James for initiating this engagement and his leadership in coordinating the next steps. If you have an interest in developing this partnership for your research or teaching interests please reach out to James. Also seen below, our DVC(RI), Prof Lachlan Blackhall, signs the Memorandum of Understanding with Fujitsu Chief Executive Officer for Oceania, Graeme Beardsell (left) seen together with the Global Chief Technology Officer, Dr Vivek Mahajan and A/Prof James Sullivan (right) (photo credit: Jamie Kidson, ANU).

Have a good week.
Tim

TMOS and the RSPhys Equity and Diversity Committee are excited to announce an enriching event!

ANU's Respectful Relationships Unit have been invited to conduct a special training session on LGBTQIA+ Ally Training here in Physics.

Date: 10th July
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, followed by an afternoon tea celebrating NAIDOC week to Keep the Fire Burning!
Location: Conference Room, Level 4, New Physics Building B160

Registration here.

Everyone is welcome to the afternoon tea to celebrate NAIDOC week between 7-14 July 2024.

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College of Science Brooke Bushfire Research Fund Support 2024 - Call For Applications

In memory of Peter Brabazon Brooke, who died in the 2003 Canberra bushfires, and all the victims of bushfires in Australia, the ANU College of Science Brooke Bushfire Research Fund is generously offering a number of research grants to support bushfire research.

The purpose of this fund is to provide a broad scope of support to grow and broaden the impact of bushfire research at the University. This includes but is not limited to any related activities which support or enable bushfire research.

Applications from all areas of the University are encouraged.

For further information, please refer to the Brooke Bushfire Research Fund found here.

Applications close:  Sunday, 11 August 2024

For any enquiries, please contact Kylie Barnes at eo.cos@anu.edu.au 

2024 Women in Physics NSW Lecture Tour coming to Wollongong in National Science Week! | 12 Aug | Science Space, 60 Squires Way North Wollongong

Presentation by Prof Susan Coppersmith, Chair UNSW and Fellow Australian Academy Science on “What do theoretical physicists do?” 

Register here

Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) 2025 - Applications Now Open

The ANU has been invited to participate in the prestigious Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) 2025 to being held in Singapore, January 6-10 2025.

Applications are now open for HDR students, Early Career Researchers and exceptional coursework students* to apply.

Closing date for applications to be sent to GRO is 2 August 2024. 

The GYSS is aimed mainly at scientists but some cross-disciplinary applications have been successful in the past. 

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Physicists have seen the only known example of a sixth-order electromagnetic decay process in nature, emitted as a gamma ray from an excited state in iron-53 nuclei.  

The team from the Department of Nuclear Physics and Applications believe it is evidence for an extremely rare and complex multi-particle process that may never be fully understood.

“In the universe, this is the only known E6 transition,” said lead researcher from NPAA, Dr AJ Mitchell.

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Quantum Brilliance Are Hiring...

Are you a Quantum Physicist? Then Quantum Brilliance is looking for you!

If you are a recently graduated MSc, PhD, or an early career postdoc, and are interested in a career in quantum computing, then 'read more' for a current job opportunity.

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Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Workshop

The Research School of Physics Equity and Diversity Committee are excited to announce an enriching event! 

We are offering free Aboriginal Cultural Awareness workshop with Dave Widders, a proud Anaiwan man from Armidale NSW. Dave is driven by a passion to make a difference for Aboriginal people and towards a positive reconciliation across the wider community.

Date: Tuesday 30th July 2024
Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM 
Location: Physics Auditorium (B160, Research School of Physics, R3.56)

Space is limited, so please remember to register early.

Registration here

HIAF Open Day - 10 August

As part of the National Science Week, Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility (HIAF) will open its doors again this year on Saturday 10 August. Come along and bring your family and friends to taste a liquid nitrogen ice-cream, hear about a natural radioactivity and take part in other demonstrations, as well as get on a tour to hear about a unique facility which enables world-leading research for over 50 years!

Get a free ticket now to guarantee your place.

Paid Research Internship With ACCESS-NRI

The team at ACCESS-NRI have developed 3 research internship positions for MPhil or PhD candidates to get involved in:

1. Research Software Engineer in Climate Modelling
2. Research Software Engineer in High Performance Data
3. Climate Modelling Science Communicator 

All positions are for a 3 month (FTE) engagement, based at ACCESS-NRI’s facilities on the ANU Acton campus.

Intrigued? Please read this document for more details and how to apply.

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College Hot Desking In Physics

Finance, HR & RM Teams
Thursday Mornings
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EVENTS

Departmental seminars

Mr Ngee-Wein Lau - 8 July
An improved description of nuclear fission with the time-dependent generator coordinate method
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Graduation Morning Tea - 10 July

Bldg. 160 Foyer, 11am