All competitions are open to students enrolled in a research degree at an Australian University. Students must be engaged in Honours or Postgraduate research on a topic in Physics. They may be enrolled in a Physics Department, however it is possible that students entering these competitions may come from other departments. Students entering the Industry Day poster competition must be able to show how their work is linked to industry.

Poster prizes will be awarded on the basis of the quality and individual contribution to the work, clarity and presentation. Judges will be circulating throughout the Congress during the poster session to assess the posters. Students will need to be available during those times to answer questions from the judging panel that are relevant to the work presented.

Physics in Industry Day Poster Competition

Students will be required to demonstrate the commercial applicability of their work as well as their understanding of the fundamental and applied physics involved. Up to three prizes will be awarded to the posters that most aptly meet the judges' criteria based on presentation, physics content and commercial possibilities of the project. Prizes for this competition are sponsored by the CSIRO.
1st Prize: $1000.00
2nd Prize: $500.00
3rd Prize: $250.00

General Poster Competition

During the poster sessions scheduled for Monday/Tuesday and Wednesday/Thursday there will be prizes for up to the three best student posters in each session.
1st Prize: $500.00
2nd Prize: $200.00
3rd Prize: $100.00