Director's Message

Dear Colleagues,

We’ve had a great week for seminars and I hope you had a chance to see them. Firstly, Prof Susan Coppersmith provided an insightful look at stochastic resonance, and then nine inspiring talks from a selection of our PhD students for the John Carver Seminar series. My congratulations go to all the presenters. They were all excellent presentations as well as excellent research. I am grateful to Drs Ivan Toftul and Rocio Camacho Morales for joining me on the judging panel. It was a particularly difficult job this year.  

• The John Carver Prize: Callum Sambridge (CGA)
• Dean’s Prize: Bryan Teo (MP)
• Director's Prize: Navneet Krishnan (FTP)
• Peoples’ Choice: Daniel Lee (NPAA) & Callum Sambridge (CGA)

Thanks as always to Luda Mangos for arranging everything so beautifully, seen below feeding the masses with a celebratory lunch.

There are a couple of articles to point you towards. The latest news story on quantum dots as lego for photonic components is up on our website. Also, on the ANU Reporter website Peter Rigg is interviewed about the complexities of time.

Have a great weekend,
Tim

Grassy woodlands are a threatened ecosystem, and we are lucky to have here on campus a relatively well-preserved example. Dominated by eucalypts, grassy woodlands have an open canopy with shrubs and a diverse groundcover. Located below 1000 metres on fertile lowlands after fires ground orchids and lilies emerge, the regeneration an important part of the lifecycle of these plants. 

Join us for a walk through this important habitat, learn about the threatened and protected species that can be found here, and how we manage and conserve them with Mick Kelly our Landscape & Conservation Manager.

During the walk, keep an eye out for the Hoary sunray, an endangered everlasting daisy species that can be found.

Bring your hat, some comfortable shoes and a bottle of water.

Date: Wednesday 9th October (Will be rescheduled if weather is bad)
Time: 1:00-2:30pm
Location: meet at the front entrance gate to Old Canberra House on Lennox Crossing

Register your interest here - Grassy Woodlands Walk Registration

Defence Innovation Network Forum On Nuclear-Powered Submarines

ANU will host the Defence Innovation Network Forum on Nuclear-Powered Submarines – For further information and registration details 'read more'.

Date: Thursday, 17 October 2024
Time: 11.00-14.30
Location: Physics Auditorium, ANU

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CGA 2024-2025 Summer Research Program

The ANU Centre for Gravitational Astrophysics is accepting applications for its 2024-2025 Summer Research Program. The program runs over 10 weeks from 25 Nov 2024 until 31 Jan 2025 and best suits third-year and Honours students in Physics, Astrophysics and Engineering. For more information, and to apply please visit here.

Scientists have created materials with surprising optical properties, from arrays of lego-like cubes, made of caesium lead tri-bromide.

Caesium lead tri-bromide is in a class of material known as perovskites, and, as cubic nanocrystals of size ten nanometres, acts as a quantum dot.

By assembling the cubes like Lego into ordered spheres, or supercrystals, an international team, including researchers from the Research School of Physics were able to manipulate the wavelength and brightness of the light emitted from the structures.

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Post PhD Opportunity: Quantitative Researcher with SIG (Sydney, AU)

SIG/Susquehanna is looking for accomplished researchers who are interested in growing their career in the field of quantitative finance. Our Quantitative Researchers apply mathematics, statistics, and programming to solve complex problems found in our trading environment.

Find out more about this opportunity and how to apply here.

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Are you interested in working with a partner in the not-for-profit, private, or government sector on an industry-specific problem?

Contact Higher Degree Research Industry Engagement to chat about industry PhDs and research interships.

Research Fest 2024: Enhancing Research Impact

December 3 to December 5, Copland Theatre and other venues

Research Fest 2024 will offer valuable insights for researchers at all career stages, from early career to established academics and research leaders, who are interested in exploring strategies for improving their research impact and engaging with industry.

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Staff Movements

Prof Andrew Stuchbery will be away 6/9/24 - 2/10/24
^{Prof Greg Lane will be Acting HoD in this period}

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College Hot Desking In Physics

Finance, HR & RM Teams
Thursday Mornings
^{Lv2 Tearoom, Bldg 160}

EVENTS

Director's Colloquium - 24 September

Quantum stochastic resonance of individual Fe atoms - Professor Susan N Coppersmith

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Founder's Day 2024 - 18 October

Founder's Day 2024 - 75 Years of Physics

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