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Director's Message
Dear Colleagues,
While many of our staff and students are still enjoying their summer holidays, the campus is slowly beginning to stir back to life. Nice to catch up with a few more people who returned from leave this week. Our school manager James Irwin will be on leave from 13-Jan-2025 to 20-Jan-2025 inclusive and Liudmila Mangos will be acting in the role.
Just two short items for this week's update.
2025 has been designated the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. Our School will be actively participating in events throughout Australia, joining this global celebration of quantum science. The Australian Institute of Physics is maintaining a central calendar of events at quantum2025.org.au/events which is worth bookmarking.
Once again the school had the pleasure of welcoming the National Youth Science Forum last week. As always, the students' enthusiasm was clear, and it was wonderful to see them all enjoying the experience. Thank you to Tim and all our volunteers who helped out.
Above an image of Photonic crystals that can be used to provide a tuneable environment for light matter interactions, which is a key ingredient for many emerging quantum technologies. The same physics also provides the iridescent colours found in an abalone shell on the South Coast.
Have a great week,
Ben Buchler
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Oliphant Bldg. Meeting Rooms - Closed
All Oliphant (Bldg. #60) Meeting rooms will be closed from 12/12/24.
- Fishbowl - Closed
- Private Room - Closed
- Lv4 Conference Room - Closed
- Oliphant Tearoom - Closing TBC |
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Teaching Opportunity - Get Involved And Be An "Academic of the Week" In The PHYS1101 Labs
We are seeking expressions of interest for the role of "Academic of the Week" for our foundational first-year course, PHYS1101. This involves leading one (or two!) labs, where you will introduce students to the practical aspects of physics, contextualize the lab's relevance, and explain foundational concepts. The commitment includes a short talk at the beginning of the lab and staying on for the first 30 to 60 minutes of each session, with the option to remain throughout the full 3-hour duration. Labs are generally scheduled across Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings, with an additional afternoon session so the week you would be scheduled will be quite busy! This role offers a wonderful chance to engage with our undergraduate students and experience teaching at ANU firsthand. For the students they get to meet additional academics for undergrad student research project opportunities and to hear about the cool stuff they do as physicists at ANU. 🙂 Previous participants include Tim Senden, Shankar Dutt, Andrey Sukhorukov, and Jodie Bradby. If you are interested or have further questions, please contact Jodie Bradby as soon as possible. We look forward to your participation in enriching our students' learning experience. |
2025 Birch Lecture | Feb 10 |
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'Spins in Molecules: A Versatile Platform for Quantum Technologies'
Professor Roberta Sessoli
Date: February 10, 2025
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Venue: Ian Wark Theatre, The Shine Dome
A reception will be held immediately after the lecture, with drinks and canapes provided.
Register here » read more
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College Hot Desking In Physics
Finance, HR & RM Teams
Thursday Mornings
Lv2 Tearoom, Bldg 160 |
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Know your administrators...
Julie Arnold, Nikki Azzopardi, Belinda Barbour & Petra Rickman » read more
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Know your student admin...
Liudmila (Luda) Mangos -
Higher Degree Research admin
C3.02C, Cockcroft bldg (Mon-Fri 9:30-5pm) hdr.physics@anu.edu.au
Siobhan Ryman -
Physics Education Centre admin and HDR
1.05, Bldg 38A (Tues 8.30-4pm) C3.02C, Cockcroft bldg (Mon,Thurs-Fri 8.30-4pm) pec.physics@anu.edu.au |
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Know your HDR Convenors...
A/Prof Vanessa Robins
A/Prof James Sullivan
Dr Michaela Froehlich
HDR Convenors
Prof Vince Craig
Associate Director HDR |
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Know your Student Reps...
Aditya Babu, Victoria Bashu, Jessica Wierbik, Hendrik Heimes & Elizaveta Melik-Gaykazyan
hdrsreps.physics@anu.edu.au |
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