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The AIP runs a science-orientated events board for online and in-person events across Australia.  Please contact events@aip.org.au to get your event publicized today!

The AIP has two Zoom accounts, thanks to the generous sponsorship of AARNet. To book one of these accounts for your AIP event or meeting, please email aip@aip.org.au.

Upcoming events

    • 22 Mar 2024
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Concord Golf Club, 190 Majors Bay Road Concord

    Frontiers of Science Forum 2024

    “Exploring major discoveries and theories in physics, mathematics, biology,  and chemistry”

    Hon Prof Robert Booy, University of Sydney
    Dr Anna Romanov, UNSW Sydney
    Assoc Prof David Bishop, UTS
    Assoc Prof Susanna Guatelli, University of Wollongong

    A joint meeting of the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP),  the Teachers’ Guild of NSW (TGNSW),  the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI), and the Royal Society of NSW.   

    Date: Friday, 22 March 2024, 5.15 pm for 6.00pm
    Venue: Concord Golf Club, 190 Majors Bay Road, Concord (onsite parking is available)
    Entry: $25 (includes light refreshments from 5.15 pm)
    Enquiries: TGNSW Secretariat Phone: 0418 318 418
    Program flyer: Available shortly
    Registration: by Thursday, 21 March 2024

    REGISTER NOW

    Ever since the Copernican revolution in the 16th century, science has been progressing at an exponential rate. Major discoveries and theories in physics, mathematics, biology, and chemistry have shaped our existence and civilisation, and continue to grow at an exponential rate. The Frontiers of Science forum will have a group of international experts to give brief talks on the latest and future developments in their fields of knowledge.

    Schedule

    5:15pm - Registration and Refreshments
    6:00pm - Welcome – Dr Frederick Osman FAIP FTGN FRSN FACE
    6:10pm - Presentations (25-minutes each)
    8:20pm - Panel Discussion and Q/A with Ian Woolf (Diffusion Radio)
    9:00pm - Vote of Thanks and Close
    PRESENTERS AND ABSTRACTS: 

    Professor John Mattick AO FAA FTSE FAHMS FRSN HonFRCPA
    The misunderstanding of molecular biology
    It has been assumed for decades that genes mainly encode proteins and that the mechanisms controlling human development are the same as those that regulate microbial physiology. It was a shock to find that less than 2% of the human genome encodes proteins and that the number (about 20,000) and repertoire of human protein-coding genes are similar to a worm that only has 1,000 cells. While initially dismissed as ‘junk’, most of the human genome is in fact dynamically transcribed to produce large numbers of RNAs that do not encode proteins. These RNA are expressed from hundreds of thousands of enigmatic genetic loci called ‘enhancers’, which control the spatiotemporal patterns of gene expression using sophisticated mechanisms that involve liquid crystal physics and a plethora of feed-forward epigenetic modifications to direct the trillions of cell fate decisions that must be made with high precision between conception and adult

    Dr Renee Goreham
    Don’t Hold Your Breath: Revolutionising Disease Diagnosis through Nanotechnology
    The urgent need for early detection of diseases, particularly in cases like lung cancer where symptoms often manifest late, underscores the significance of robust diagnostic methods. Presently, there is no established screening process for lung cancer before symptoms emerge, leaving patients at a disadvantage. Our research introduces an innovative approach harnessing nanotechnology to detect lung cancer using the simple act of breathing. Our ground-breaking method focuses on identifying cancer-specific particles, naturally occurring nanoparticles found in breath, as diagnostic markers. We now aim to engineer a portable and cost-effective device. We have successfully published a proof of concept and are currently advancing towards developing a prototype. Envision a future where lung cancer diagnosis occurs earlier, even before symptoms manifest, by merely analysing one's breath. More exciting are the applications for this work in viral and bacteria detection.

    Professor Katrina (Kate) Jolliffe
    Taking inspiration from Nature: Design and applications of selective anion receptors
    Prof Kate Jolliffe’s research is focussed on the design and development of novel molecular structures capable of selectively binding, sensing, extracting and transporting negatively charged species (anions). These systems have numerous applications in areas as diverse as the environment and medicine. Most of these applications require anion recognition to occur in a competitive aqueous environment, but the design of receptors capable of selective binding to anions in water is fundamentally difficult to achieve. We take inspiration from the anion binding proteins in Nature to design synthetic anion receptors that range in structure from small peptides to large macrocycles and combine both natural and non-natural binding motifs. We then exploit their selectivity in a range of applications.

    Associate Professor Richard Garner
    Computer games and games for computing
    It is a well-known caricature, and one firmly rooted in fact, that mathematicians like playing games. Typically, this is taken to mean something wholesome like backgammon rather than, say, World of Warcraft, but this raises the question: does mathematics have anything to say about computer games? In this talk I will fail to answer this question, but say quite a bit about a related one, by explaining how mathematical games have quite a lot to say about computing. Rather than just a bit of fun, this kind of thing turns out to be extremely important for things like verification of robustness and security of mission-critical code.

    BIOGRAPHIES: 

    Professor John Mattick is the Professor of RNA Biology at UNSW Sydney. He was previously the Foundation Director of the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at the University of Queensland, Foundation Director of the Australian Genome Research Facility, Director of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, and Chief Executive of Genomics England, where he developed the 2019-2023 UK National Vision and Plan for Genomic Healthcare. Professor Mattick is best known for showing that most of the human genome is not junk, as previously thought, but rather is devoted to controlling human development. He has published over 300 scientific articles, which have been cited over 98,000 times. His honours and awards include the Australian Government Centenary Medal, the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Medal, the University of Texas Bertner Award for Distinguished Contributions to Cancer Research, and the Human Genome Organisation Chen Medal for Distinguished Achievement in Human Genetics and Genomic Research.

    Dr Renee Goreham is a Senior Lecturer in physics at the University of Newcastle, is a leading expert in NanoBiotechnology. Having earned her PhD in 2014 from the University of South Australia, she has since held notable post-doctoral positions at Flinders University, the University of South Australia, and Victoria University of Wellington. In 2019, Dr Goreham joined the University of Newcastle, where her outstanding contributions were acknowledged with the Women in Research Fellowship in 2020. Her research deeply rooted in NanoBiotechnology allows for multidisciplinary research teams to form. In 2023, she was awarded the AIP NSW Community Outreach Award in Physics for her contributions to disseminating science to the community.

    Professor Katrina (Kate) Jolliffe is a supramolecular chemist received her BSc (1993) and PhD (1997) from the University of New South Wales. She held positions at Twente University, The Netherlands; the University of Nottingham, UK and the Australian National University before moving to the University of Sydney in 2002 as an Australian Research Council QEII fellow. She currently holds the position of Payne-Scott Professor at The University of Sydney, is the Associate Dean (Research) for the Faculty of Science and the NSW Node Leader for the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide and Protein Science (CIPPS). She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and has been awarded the Beckwith (2004), Biota (2006), Birch (2017), H. G. Smith (2018) and Margaret Sheil (2021) medals of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and the Royal Society of Chemistry Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry award (2023). 

    Associate Professor Richard Garner is an Associate Professor in Mathematics at Macquarie University, Sydney. He grew up in the UK, received his PhD in 2006 from the University of Cambridge, and spent some time on the postdoctoral circuit in Europe before joining Macquarie in 2011. He still says "whilst" rather than "while" but has at least learned to use the word "heaps" heaps. His research is in the mathematical area of category theory, which looks for patterns appearing across different areas of mathematics, theoretical physics, and computer science, and creates new languages for studying them. This research has been recognised, by among other things, his award of the Medal of the Australian Mathematical Society in 2017. He is also a keen teacher, and has tremendous fun explaining discrete mathematics and calculus to first- and second-year computing and engineering students; last year this was recognised through his receipt of a Vice-Chancellor's Student-Nominated teaching award.


    Complimentary Parking:
    Concord Golf Club grounds. 190 Majors Bay Road, Concord



    • 8 Apr 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    • Western Sydney University Parramatta South Campus, Janice Reid Pavillion (EEa)

    Physics Research Poster Presentation Event!!

    DATE: Monday 8 April 2024

    TIME: 12:00PM-3:00PM

    VENUE: Western Sydney University Parramatta South Campus, Janice Reid Pavillion (EEa)

     

    REGISTRATION:

    Student Registration: $10.00pp

    AIP Members and Non-Members Registration: $20.00pp

     

    Everyone is welcome to attend and support the HDR poster presentations. There is no limit on the number of HDR poster presentations at this event! Registrations are essential to present or attend event. Refreshments will be provided during the timeframe of the network event.

     

    REGISTER HERE:

    https://events.humanitix.com/2024-physics-research-poster-presentation-network-event

     

    EVENT DETAILS:

    The aim of the NSW Australian Institute of Physics Research Poster Presentation Network Event is to provide all NSW HDR students (Honours, Masters and PhD) researchers an opportunity:

     

    To present a formal, research-based presentation of their HDR work.

    To present HDR students research to a learned audience in the friendly environment of a University setting.

    To promote research opportunities and achievements.

    To develop physics interaction with researchers, academics, supervisors, students, employers and visitors during the event.

    To award best research poster presentation prizes recognizing the scientific merit exhibited in the Poster Presentation displays.

     

    PRIZES:

    $500 Honours Research Poster Prize sponsored by Diraq

    $1000 Masters Research Poster Prize sponsored by Boson Engineering

    $1000 PhD Research Poster Prize sponsored by Archer

     

    The Physics Research Poster Presentation Network Event will provide opportunities for HDR (Honours, Masters and PhD) students to present their research posters during the three-hour time-frame. Presenters can outline plans for research (thesis proposal) or can use this opportunity to display their research area, topic, present a working research paper, journal publication, conference publication, seminar notes or chapters in the thesis as a poster presentation display. Posters will be judged during the event with monetary prizes presented for each best poster award category. All students presenting need to refer to the criteria for the Poster Format in the attachment or in the registration link.

    For more information please contact:

    Dr Danica Solina (Danica.Solina@uts.edu.au) or

    Dr Frederick Osman (fosman@bu.edu) 


    • 18 Jun 2024
    • 6:30 PM
    • Lucas Heights


    • 9 Aug 2024
    • 6:00 PM
    • Concord Golf Club


    • 19 Aug 2024
    • Venue TBC


    • 27 Aug 2024
    • 6:00 PM
    • Abercrombie Hotel Chippendale


    • 30 Sep 2024
    • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • Novotel Parramatta


    • 7 Nov 2024
    • 9:00 AM
    • CSIRO Lindfield


    • 12 Nov 2024
    • 10:00 AM
    • Concord Golf Club

    2024 AIPNSW Postgraduate Awards Information

    The NSW AIP Branch will hold its 2024 Annual Postgraduate Awards Day on Tuesday 12 November 2024 at the Concord Golf Club, 190 Majors Bay Road Concord. Each University is invited to nominate one student to compete for the $500 prize and Postgraduate medal on that day. The Royal Society of NSW will also award the Jak Kelly Scholarship prize of $500 as a separate award category for this event. These awards have been created to encourage excellence in postgraduate work, and all nominees who participate in the Postgraduate Awards Day will receive a special certificate recognising the nominee’s high standing. Students are asked to make a 20-minute presentation on their postgraduate research in Physics, and the presentation will be judged on the criteria (1) content and scientific quality, (2) clarity and (3) presentation skills.

    Nominations Open: 1st of August of every year

    Nominations Close: 12th of October 2024


Past events

23 Feb 2024 Victorian Physics Teachers’ Conference 2024
19 Feb 2024 How to use a time machine to study atomic physics
8 Feb 2024 Ticket for Halocell visit at 46th CMM conference
6 Feb 2024 The 46th Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting, Wagga 2024
30 Jan 2024 61st Annual General Meeting of the Australian Institute of Physics
11 Dec 2023 8th CYGNUS Workshop on Directional Recoil Detection
4 Dec 2023 International Conference on Quantum Energy 2023
3 Dec 2023 ANZCOP-AIP Summer Meeting 2023
2 Dec 2023 AIP (WA) Annual AGM & Dinner (2023)
26 Nov 2023 Asia-Pacific Condensed Matter Physics Conference 2023 (AC2MP 2023)
23 Nov 2023 Quantum Quest: Journeying into microscopic marvels and controversies
21 Nov 2023 NSW Branch - Annual General Meeting
20 Nov 2023 Gordon Godfrey Workshop on Spins, Topology and Strong Electron Correlations
17 Nov 2023 Australian Institute of Physics WA student conference
16 Nov 2023 AIP SA AGM and Annual Dinner
6 Nov 2023 Asia Pacific Physics Week 2023
2 Nov 2023 2023 AIP Physics in Industry Day - The Future of Semiconductors
1 Nov 2023 60th Anniversary Lecture Tour - Most of the Universe is missing
29 Oct 2023 Australasian Radiation Protection Society Conference (2023 ARPS Conference) Expanding The Scope of Radiation Protection
25 Oct 2023 Women in Physics National Lecture Tour | Dr Karen Livesey
16 Oct 2023 9th Symposium on Frequency Standards and Metrology
12 Oct 2023 Public Lecture | Women in Physics National Lecture Tour | Dr Karen Livesey
11 Oct 2023 PUBLIC LECTURE: Most of our universe is missing! by Geraint Lewis
9 Oct 2023 ANA2023 Conference - Choices in Nuclear
6 Oct 2023 2023 ANNUAL AIP + RACI PRESIDENTS' DINNER
26 Sep 2023 AIP/IPAS Physics Industry Night 2023
22 Sep 2023 Public Lecture - Women in Physics - Magnetic Nanoparticles for the 21st Century
19 Sep 2023 Chemistry in the Pub
14 Sep 2023 Public Lecture: Magnetic nanoparticles – new materials to address biomedical and technological problems
14 Sep 2023 Physics Careers Night
13 Sep 2023 Women in Physics National Lecture Tour - "Magnetic Nanoparticles for the 21st Century"
11 Sep 2023 Public Lecture: Nano-magnets for biomedicine
11 Sep 2023 ANU Director's Colloquium - Analytic theories for magnetic skyrmions
6 Sep 2023 Claire Corani Memorial Public Lecture - Women in Physics Lecture Tour
25 Aug 2023 Exploding stars, wombat poos and the zombie apocalypse: Physics in the Pub
21 Aug 2023 LASERS: MAKING LIGHT WORK 2023 EINSTEIN LECTURE
17 Aug 2023 Public lecture - The scattering of gravitational waves: a geometric perspective, Joerg Frauendiener (Otago)
9 Aug 2023 Adelaide Public Lecture: Dark Matter in the Sky and on the Earth
21 Jul 2023 Girls in Physics Breakfast - Nano-Magnets: New Materials to Address Biomedical and Technological Problems
20 Jul 2023 Nano-magnets: new materials to address biomedical and technological problems
20 Jul 2023 Public lecture by Dr Suzie Sheehy and Prof Alan Duffy on How to Discover a Universe
28 Jun 2023 AIP Women in Physics Lecture Tour - Dr Karen Livesey
28 Jun 2023 Magnetic Nanoparticles for the 21st Century
4 May 2023 Lecture - Distinguished Professor Peter Hannaford AC: Crystallizing Time with Lasers
3 May 2023 Public Lecture: Most of our universe is missing! Adventures in the dark side of the cosmos
3 Apr 2023 AIPNSW - 2023 Physics Research Poster Presentation Network Event
24 Mar 2023 Frontiers of Science Forum
17 Mar 2023 Climate Classrooms
24 Feb 2023 PHYSCON 2023 - Victorian Physics Teachers' Conference
7 Feb 2023 The 45th Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting, Wagga 2023
2 Feb 2023 60th Annual General Meeting of the Australian Institute of Physics
11 Dec 2022 AIP 2022 Congress
7 Dec 2022 Frew Fellowship Public Lecture - Generating High-Intensity, Ultrashort Optical Pulses
5 Dec 2022 International Conference on Physics Education
2 Dec 2022 AIP WA Annual Dinner and AGM
1 Dec 2022 (CHANGE OF DATE) AIP Women in Physics 2022: Impacts! Rocks from space colliding with planets - Curtin University
24 Nov 2022 2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TAS BRANCH
21 Nov 2022 1st Circular on Asia-Pacific Conference on Condensed Matter Physics 2022
21 Nov 2022 Gordon Godfrey Workshop
13 Nov 2022 Engineering & Physical Sciences in Medicine Conference
8 Nov 2022 2nd International Symposium on Trans-Scale Quantum Science
27 Oct 2022 AIP Theoretical Physics Seminar - Spin transfer torques and spin-Hall effect due to the bulk states of topological insulators
3 Oct 2022 Walter Boas Lecture - University of Melbourne
30 Sep 2022 AIP Women in Physics 2022: Impacts! Rocks from space colliding with planets - University of Queensland
29 Sep 2022 AIP Women in Physics 2022: Impacts! Rocks from space colliding with planets - Queensland University of Technology
28 Sep 2022 AIP Women in Physics 2022: Impacts! Rocks from space colliding with planets - Newcastle University
28 Sep 2022 Early career women in STEMM paper and grant writing workshop
28 Sep 2022 2022 STEM Education and Industry Forum
21 Sep 2022 UWA Wallal Expedition Centenary
20 Sep 2022 AIP WA Sundowner: Submarines – why are they so expensive?
6 Sep 2022 AIP Women in Physics 2022: Impacts! Rocks from space colliding with planets - Adelaide University
21 Aug 2022 The 15th Asia Pacific Physics Conference (APPC15)
18 Aug 2022 AIP Theoretical Physics Webinar - Shayan Majidy, Noncommuting charges: Bridging theory to experiment
12 Aug 2022 2022 Annual President's Dinner
9 Aug 2022 AIP Women in Physics 2022: Impacts! Rocks from space colliding with planets - UTAS
1 Aug 2022 IUPAP Conference on Computational Physics
27 Jul 2022 AIP Women in Physics 2022: Impacts! Rocks from space colliding with planets - RMIT
22 Jul 2022 Girls in Physics Breakfasts
20 Jul 2022 Lecture - What’s Happening with the Ozone Hole?
20 Jul 2022 (CANCELLED) AIP Women in Physics 2022: Impacts! Rocks from space colliding with planets - QUT
12 Jul 2022 First Asia-Pacific IUPAP event on IUPAP 100 anniversary
11 Jul 2022 IUPAP CENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM
30 Jun 2022 Theoretical Physics Seminar: Searching for Dark Matter Scattering, on Earth and in the Stars
26 Jun 2022 International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors (ICPS 2022)
9 Jun 2022 AIP Theoretical Physics Seminar: Nigel Goldenfeld, The Life and Death of Turbulence
2 Jun 2022 AIP Women in Physics Lecture: UNSW Canberra
2 Jun 2022 AIP Women in Physics Lecture: ANU (& Online)
1 Jun 2022 AIP Women in Physics Lecture: Wollongong University
31 May 2022 AIP Women in Physics Lecture: Macquarie University
19 May 2022 AIP Theoretical Physics Seminar: Realization of a Discrete Time Crystal on IBM's Quantum Computer
11 Apr 2022 Mathēmatica Sōlis et Terrae: An Australian Academy of Science - Elizabeth and Frederick White Research Conference
8 Apr 2022 Australian Nuclear Association (ANA2022) Conference
25 Mar 2022 Frontiers of Science Forum
24 Mar 2022 AIP theoretical physics seminar: Howard Wiseman
7 Mar 2022 ARPS 2022 Conference
3 Mar 2022 Composite quantum particles at the interface with gravity - foundations and new insights
1 Mar 2022 A Flying Photon
23 Feb 2022 Quantum Australia
11 Feb 2022 CQC2T/AIP Webinar - Quantum Information and Quantum Foundations with Donors in Silicon
2 Feb 2022 From Black-Hole Singularities to Cyclic Cosmology
1 Feb 2022 The 45th Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting, Wagga 2022
10 Dec 2021 CQC2T/AIP Webinar - Machine learning for quantum technology
6 Dec 2021 AIP Summer Meeting
2 Dec 2021 MATHĒMATICA SŌLIS ET TERRAE: AN AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE - ELIZABETH AND FREDERICK WHITE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
1 Dec 2021 1st Asia-Pacific Conference on Condensed Matter Physics
26 Nov 2021 AIP WA - AGM Dinner and Seminar
24 Nov 2021 2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TAS BRANCH
23 Nov 2021 Asia Pacific Physical Societies' Forum
18 Nov 2021 ANZCOP21 Online
18 Nov 2021 Dynamical control of a non-Hermitian superconducting qubit
17 Nov 2021 Atomic-scale insight for global-scale impact: How ANSTO’s nuclear science tools are helping to answer big questions in research and innovation
16 Nov 2021 AIP NSW Branch AGM
15 Nov 2021 THE 12TH APCTP WORKSHOP ON MULTIFERROICS
15 Nov 2021 Environmental Research 2021
4 Nov 2021 Ceri Brenner FLEET-ANSTO CAS seminar
27 Oct 2021 Where Physics Ends and Metaphysics Begins
25 Oct 2021 Space for Planet Earth Challenge
19 Oct 2021 Sundowner Series - Fiona Stanley Radiation Lab Tour
15 Oct 2021 Spyplanes, Enzymes & Alpha Centauri: AIP Physics in the Pub
11 Oct 2021 International conference on Materials Science and Engineering
7 Oct 2021 2021 AAPPS-APCTP C.N. Yang Award Ceremony
6 Oct 2021 Virtual Vacuum Congress 2021
1 Oct 2021 Physics Education Group AGM
1 Oct 2021 Physics Education Group Discipline Workshop
23 Sep 2021 AIP Theoretical Physics Seminar Series - Quantum Measurement and Control with Massive Mechanical Oscillators
20 Sep 2021 Early Career Women in STEMM Paper & Grant Writing Workshop
14 Sep 2021 Review & Revision of the System of Radiological Protection
9 Sep 2021 Quantum Nature of Gravity in the Lab: Assumptions, Implementation and Applications on the Way
7 Sep 2021 15th International Conference on Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS-15)
6 Sep 2021 GREEN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
31 Aug 2021 Mission to Mars with Susanna Guatelli
26 Aug 2021 AIP Theoretical Physics Seminar: Carl Bender, PT Symmetry
25 Aug 2021 zOOM into Physics 5: The Dark Side of the Universe
24 Aug 2021 The 2021 Around-the-Clock Around-the-Globe Magnetics Conference
18 Aug 2021 Life on Mars (with cosmic radiation) held by ANSTO
17 Aug 2021 2021 AIP Women in Physics Hobart Lecture
12 Aug 2021 The Thermodynamics of Clocks
29 Jul 2021 62nd Hybrid LIYSF 2021 STEM Programme
27 Jul 2021 AIP / IPAS Physics Industry Night
22 Jul 2021 Quantum stochastic resonance of individual Fe atoms
19 Jul 2021 14th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves (Amaldi14)
11 Jul 2021 IUPAP 7th Conference on Women in Physics
26 Nov 2020 WA AGM Dinner & Speaker: Dark Matter, Super Cooled Helium 3 near Absolute Zero and deals with Russian Nuclear Reactors

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