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It’s well and
truly spring and I hope you made the most of the recent public holidays to
refresh yourself for the last quarter of the year.
Congratulations
to the nine DECRAs, ten Future and four Laureate Fellows in the physical
sciences as well as the physicists successful in other fields. Commiserations
to those that missed out. Rest assured that we are still working with the ARC
to improve the process for all applicants. You can read more about our advocacy
efforts here.
In other good
news, the discounted early bird registration for the AIP Congress in Adelaide
has been extended to 14 Oct. Register here.
Cathy Foley, Australia’s
Chief Scientist and past president of
the AIP, recently released a paper on Australia’s success in quantum technologies and the lessons that may help scale up
other sectors. It is good to see the physical sciences being an exemplar; but,
as stated in the paper, only 1 in 5 professionals in physics, astronomy and
related fields is a woman. This drops to 1 in 10 for senior leadership
positions. Barriers for their success still exist.
Lastly, we are
sad to hear of the recent
passing of Michael Brunger FAIP.
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Hit
discovery: NASA’s InSight ‘hears’ Mars impacts for first time
New paper co-authored by 2022 Women in Physics
lecturer
NASA
InSight has detected four impacts from meteroids that crashed on Mars, using
seismic and sound waves. It’s the first time that impacts have been detected on
Mars using this type of information.
Read more.
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In memoriam: Professor Michael Brunger FAIP
Flinders University pays tribute
Prof
Michael Brunger passed away last month. We, his friends, colleagues and the
College of Science and Engineering at Flinders University, received this news
with great sadness. Vale Michael.
Read more.
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Are we living in The Matrix?
Walter Boas Lecture on 3 Oct
What do quantum experiments reveal about the world and our
powers in it? Professor Howard Wiseman (Griffith University) explains how
quantum physicists can transcend the normal rules of physics, like agents in
The Matrix.
Read more.
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Tonga volcanic eruption, 100 years of IUPAP, cryptography & moreRead the Jul-Sep edition of Australian
Physics
What caused the
explosive volcanic eruption on an uninhabited Tongan island earlier this year, looking
back at 100 years of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, how
to secure information with cryptography in the advent of quantum computers, and
more in the latest edition of our magazine. Read more.
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More news
- You can still submit an abstract for the 45th Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting, Wagga 2023. Email your abstract to secure your place. Deadline extended to 17 Oct.
- Calling for presenters for the Victorian Physics Teachers’ Conference (PHYSCON 2023) on 24 Feb 2023. The hybrid-format conference will be held in Melbourne and organised by the Vicphysics Teachers' Network in association with the Swinburne University of Technology. Keynote speakers are Professor Jean Brodie (Swinburne University) and Dr Suzie Sheehy (University of Melbourne). The call for presenters is still open with registrations to open mid-Oct.
- Photonics students and early career researchers: you can win a cash prize when you give a 3 min talk on your research at the Workshop on 3D-printing of Photonics Materials, part of the 2022 AIP Congress. Submit the title of your talk by 31 Oct.
- Do research in Japan: apply for postdoctoral fellowship from the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science. The fellowship award includes travel and settling-in costs and a generous monthly maintenance allowance. Closes 12 Dec.
- Gravitational waves are the last great prediction of Einstein’s general theory of relativity. Watch a recording from the recent 2022 Einstein Lecture: Ripples in Space and Time, jointly presented by Professors Geraint Lewis and Tara Murphy last month, available here.
- Is quantum mechanics really an incomplete theory? Professor Margaret Reid re-examines this and addresses how macroscopic Bell tests can be compatible with macroscopic realism. Re-watch the AIP Theoretical Physics webinar here.
- Do you have a great image of physics in action? We’re looking for images for our next AIP banner to be featured on our website’s homepage and used as an email header for 2023. Your image will be linked to a description and credited. The current banner of a ‘light fountain’ is by Ben Sparkes from the Defence Science and Technology group. Submit your images here.
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Mathematical modelling of stocks
Dr Robert Hannah
“Physics is very multidisciplinary: a powerful combination involving coding, statistics, modelling, math, and theoretical understanding. Your skills will always be in high demand.”
Robert is using his training in modelling the natural world with physics to find the true price of financial assets. Read Robert's profile here.
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Early bird registration for AIP Congress extended
Register by Fri 14 Oct for a discount
It's not too late to take advantage of the early bird registration discount for the Congress in Adelaide on 11–16 Sep. AIP members enjoy a further discount upon registration. If you’re a student and unsure about how to qualify for discounts, more information available here.
Registration for the Congress here.
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Australian physics in the news
- Meet the woman at the forefront of the global quantum race (Forbes)
- Giant meteorites could be responsible for Earth’s continents (Physics Today)
- ‘They made history’: NASA’s mission successfully strikes an asteroid (The Age)
- The review on women in STEM: a physicist’s perspective (COSMOS) – featuring our Immediate Past President Professor Jodie Bradby
- This Aussie scientist discovers new planets for NASA & her day-to-day is out of this world (Pedestrian.tv)
- Around the QIST: Quantum charts a course for Aussie STEM success (Innovation Aus)
- How are our universities preparing for AUKUS? (COSMOS)
- Ed Husic sets out plan for Australia’s quantum leap in technology and industry (The Australian)
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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Solar
& Stellar Flare Statistics |
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Help improve our ability to predict solar and stellar flares
by performing data analysis and developing theoretical and numerical models.
This position is based at the School of Physics, University of Sydney. Note this is a women-only position.
More info here.
Closes 19 Oct.
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Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - Gravitational waves |
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Develop optical instrumentation for precision interferometry
with the aim of detecting gravitational waves. Female-identifying applicants
are encouraged to apply for this full-time, tenure-track position with the
Australian National University Centre for Gravitational Astrophysics (CGA).
More info here.
Closes 27 Oct.
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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Galactic archaeology |
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Investigate a new window on the Milky Way galaxy when you join
the Galactic Archaeology (GALAH) survey team and the ASTRO-3D Centre of Excellence.
This position is based at the Sydney Institute for Astronomy in the School of Physics,
University of Sydney. Note this is a women-only position.
More info here.
Closes 31 Oct.
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Other opportunities
See here for a list of selected physics-related jobs, including ANSTO
Year in Industry intern (Sydney), CSIRO atmospheric modeller (multiple locations),
Research Associate in Nanophotonics (Canberra), and more.
Each year, Physics World publishes Physics World Careers, a guide aimed at helping those with a physics background make informed decisions about their career path. Download a copy of Physics World Careers 2022 here.
We can provide a free link to your physics-related job or PhD opportunity. If you would like to advertise your job, we can feature more details and a picture for a small cost. Email Kirrily Rule for more information.
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