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• 2024 Women in Physics Lecture in Sydney, NSW

  • When
    17 Oct 2024
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    5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Location
    UNSW Sydney Council Chambers, The Chancellery, Gate 9 High Street Kensington, NSW 2052

  

  Physics is important because of its intellectual depth and beauty. Understanding physics leads to new technologies that can greatly enhance your life. But how does physics work and what is it like to be a physicist?

  Join Professor Susan Coppersmith, Head of the School of Physics at UNSW and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, for this talk about quantum mechanics. Ages 10 and over, all welcome!

  Light refreshments will be served starting at 5:30 PM, with the lecture commencing at 6:00 PM.

  This talk is sponsored by the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) and marks the conclusion of the AIP Women in Physics (WIP) Lecture Tour. The WIP celebrates the remarkable contributions of women to advancements in physics and annually honors a woman who has made a significant impact in the field. This year, the WIP lecturer has traveled across New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia.

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  This is a free event but tickets are essential.

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• Asia Pacific Physics Week 2024

  • Start
    4 Nov 2024
  • End
    8 Nov 2024
  • Location
    Online only

  Asia Pacific Physics Week 2024 will feature online only plenary talks by members from each of the Association of Asia Pacific Physics Societies.

  
  

  The sessions will be open to anyone without any registration fee, and will run from approximately 2pm to 5pm Seoul time (4pm to 6pm AEDT, 1pm - 4pm AWST ) each day from 4-8 November.
  

  
  

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• AIPNSW Industry Day

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

  Our Topic in 2024 - The Future of Power

  We all have a keen interest in power - now and into the future. Our access to (relatively) affordable, reliable and secure power is fundamental to modern existence - be it for our homes, our places of work or all of the infrastructure we rely upon (manufacturing, agriculture, transport, finance, entertainment.....). There is very little that would not be severely impacted by the sudden absence of power infrastructure. As is all too apparent, though, provision of power is only half the story - we are keenly aware of the urgent need to migrate to sources of power that do not damage the environment - or at least (for the time being) are less damaging.

  About the Physics in Industry Day:

  The annual Physics in Industry Days has been an initiative to bring together researchers, industry, service providers, decision makers, educators and the general public to connect and learn around a chosen topic - either an industry sector or an area of science with significant industrial or national impact in the future. It is intended to be an informal gathering with interesting and informative speakers pitched at a level to engage with an informed general audience. Hosted at CSIRO at Lindfield, the program for the day builds in time to network as well as engage in a site tour to experience first-hand some of the research and development conducted on site by CSIRO, the National Measurement Institute (NMI) or on of the high-tech companies co-located at the Lindfield Collaboration Hub (LCH).

  Registration (required, but free) on the CSIRO event system: CLICK!

  Further event information including program and list of speakers: https://www.aip.org.au/PID2024

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• AIPNSW Postgraduate Day

  • When
    12 Nov 2024
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    10:00 AM
  • Location
    Boston University Sydney, 15-25 Regent Street Chippendale

  The NSW AIP Branch will hold its 2024 Annual Postgraduate Awards Day on Tuesday 12 November 2024 at the Boston University Sydney, 15-25 Regent Street Chippendale. 

  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. Please refer to the judges’ criteria.

  Event Schedule:

  Student presentations on Tuesday 12th November at the Boston University Sydney, 15-25 Regent Street Chippendale from – 10.00am

  Presentation of Awards and Prizes from – 1.00pm

  Each University is invited to nominate one student to compete for the $500 prize and Postgraduate medal on that day.

  This event is proudly sponsored by the Australian Institute of Physics NSW Branch, The Royal Australian Chemical Institute and The Royal Society of New South Wales.

  Nominations strictly close by Saturday 12th October 2024.

  Please email the title and abstract of your nominated student presentation in nomination form to Dr Frederick Osman by Saturday 12th October 2024 on fosman@bu.edu

  
  

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• WA AIP Student Conference

  • When
    13 Nov 2024
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    8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Ross Lecture Theatre, The University of Western Australia, G41/25 Fairway, Crawley WA 6009

  We are happy to announce this year’s Australian Institute of Physics WA Student Conference, which is to be held on the 13th of November 2024 at the University of Western Australia. Each year the conference brings together young researchers from around Western Australia, providing them with the opportunity to present their research in a stimulating and friendly atmosphere. Come along to enjoy a day of networking with industry professionals and talented researchers!

  
  

  You can find more information about this conference by clicking the link below!

  2024 WA AIP Student Conference
  

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• AIP WA Annual General Meeting

  • When
    13 Nov 2024
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    6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
  • Location
    UWA

  AIP WA Annual General Meeting

  Date: Wednesday 13th Nov 2024 

  Time: 6:00 PM Location: UWA 

  The meeting will be followed by our Annual Dinner.

  Dinner: Dinner details will be sent out separately - stay tuned.

  Annual General Meeting (AGM)

  Members of the AIP will meet to discuss the upcoming year. In addition to members, we would like to encourage students to join the meeting and learn more about what the AIP has to offer.

  Agenda

  1. Apologies and Recording of Proxies
  2. Minutes of the previous AGM
  3. Chair’s Annual Report
  4. Portfolio Reports
  5. Election of Officers
     
  6. General Business
  7. Close of Meeting

  We are looking forward to seeing you there.

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• AIP Congress 2024

  • Start
    2 Dec 2024
  • End
    5 Dec 2024
  • Location
    Melbourne

  The AIP Congress 2024 is in Melbourne in the first week of December from Monday 2 December to Thursday 5 December.
  

  See the AIP Congress 2024 website https://aipcongress2024.com/ for further details.
  

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• STAWA Future Science Conference

  • When
    2 Dec 2024
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    8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Social Sciences Lecture Room 352.G130 University of Western Australia

  Future Science returns for 2024 to showcase the latest innovations in STEM teaching and research from WA's teaching experts that will enhance your classroom practices. UWA is hosting this year's conference on Monday, 02 December 2024. 

  An exciting programme, packed with concurrent sessions and workshops, is available for you to select from. Between sessions, you can explore the trade expo to discover new teaching resources and specialist equipment.

  The Keynote address will be delivered by Dr Neil Robinson, recipient of the 2024 Premier's Science Prize in the 'Early Career Scientist of the Year' category. In May 2022, Neil took up a prestigious three-year Forrest Research Foundation Fellowship, where he will focus on the design, synthesis, characterisation and application of novel spin coversion materials for applications in hydrogen liquefaction and beyond.

  If you would like to facilitate a session or workshop, you can submit an application directly to STAWA by clicking the link below.

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• Gordon Godfrey Workshop on Astroparticle Physics

  • Start
    9 Dec 2024
  • End
    13 Dec 2024
  • Location
    UNSW Sydney

  The International Joint Workshop on the Standard Model and Beyond 2024/3rd Gordon Godfrey Workshop on Astroparticle Physics takes place on 9-13 Dec 2024 at The University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, hosted by the Sydney Consortium for Particle Physics and Cosmology.  It will bring together theorists to discuss current ideas on models of the dark sector of the Universe and to relate them to discuss recent developments in particle physics, cosmology and astroparticle physics in the context of testing the Standard Model (SM) and searches for new physics beyond the SM (BSM). The joint workshop will provide opportunities for collaboration between researchers from different institutes, and help young researchers better promote themselves in the community.

  The meeting will feature invited plenary talks covering topics of recent interest, as well as a number of parallel sessions to provide an opportunity for junior scientists to present their work.

  For further details see https://indico.cern.ch/event/1318443/.
  

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• The 47th Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting, Wagga 2023

  • Start
    4 Feb 2025
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    2:00 PM
  • End
    7 Feb 2025
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    University of Queensland

  
  

  The 47^th Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting has been scheduled for 4-7th February 2025, in Brisbane, QLD.
  

  The "Wagga 2025" Conference Organising Committee are pleased to announce that the 47^th Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting will hit the road and be held at the University of Queensland on Tuesday 4^th – Friday 7^th February 2025.

  The organising committee is Ben Powell (chair, UQ), Carla Verdi (UQ), Peter Jacobson (UQ), and Jennifer McLeod (QUT).

  The organising committee may be contacted via powell@physics.uq.edu.au.    Contributed papers are encouraged in all areas of condensed matter and materials research.  Students are particularly encouraged to submit abstracts for oral presentations.

  For all information, visit the webpage: https://aip.org.au/CMM-Conference.

  
  

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  Abstracts submission opens	30th August 2024
  Registration opens	tbd
  Abstracts close	30th November 2024
  Notification of presentation type	15th December 2024
  Registration* closes (early bird)	15th December 2024

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