Information for Applicants

The Australian Institute of Physics has several awards for excellence in some aspect of Physics. They are usually based on the research contributions of the individual or group concerned.

There are many individuals within the AIP who give great amounts of time and effort to the furtherance of Physics as a discipline. While some of these would also be contenders for one or other of the more research oriented awards, others would not. They tend to be quiet achievers, sometimes more devoted to teaching and its development than to research.

The AIP inaugurated an award for Outstanding Service to Physics in Australia in 1996. The Award will be open to members of the AIP. Nominations may be made by a Branch Committee or by three members of the AIP. There will be no more than three awards nationwide in any one year and the Selection Committee, which will be appointed by the Executive, will reserve the right to make no awards in any one year.

The AIP Award for Outstanding Service to Physics will recognise an exceptional contribution on the part of an individual. Nominations should be accompanied by a clear one or two page citation describing the outstanding service given by the nominee.

Nominations for the Award will be called for in May or June of each year. The results of the decision of the judging panel will be announced in November of each year.

Previous winners have been:

• 1996 Professor Rod Jory, ANU (among many other achievements, Prof Jory has organised the Australian Physics Olympiads teams)
• 2001 Professor Mike Gore, ANU (for development of Questacon Interactive Science Centre, now the National Science Centre in Canberra)
• 2002 Mr Dan O’Keeffe, Camberwell Grammar school ( for work on Physics education, at the national level, especially the Switched on to Physics program)
• 2003 Ms Moira Welch (for her outstanding service to the AIP, including her role as NSW Branch Chair and AIP Honorary Secretary)
• 2003 Prof. J. Prescott (for many years of service, particularly in employment surveys and physics job advertisements)

Further information and application submission

A call for nominations will be made in Australian Physics each year but further information about this award can be obtained from the AIP Special Projects Officer at the email address given below.

Applications and nominations should be sent by email or mail to:

AIP Special Projects Officer,

Olivia Samardzic,

205 Labs, EWRD,

DSTO,

P.O. Box 1500,

Edinburgh, SA 5111.

Email: Special Projects Officer