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Michigan Prize honors helicon plasma pioneer Professor Rod Boswell
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Michigan Prize honors helicon plasma pioneer Professor Rod Boswell

Professor Rod Boswell has been honoured for his invention of the helicon plasma source and more than five decades of innovation, winning the 2026 University of Michigan Prize for Excellence in Plasma Science and Engineering. Professor Boswell is an emeritus professor in the Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications. The citation recognises him "for inventing high-density helicon plasmas and demonstrating...

Professor Rod Boswell has been honoured for his invention of the helicon plasma source and more than five decades of innovation, winning the 2026...

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Dr Sophie Zhao to give the AIP 2027 Marie Curie lectures
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Dr Sophie Zhao to give the AIP 2027 Marie Curie lectures

Dr Sophie (Jie) Zhao will tour Australia in 2027 as the Women in Physics Medallist, sharing her research on quantum technologies enabled by correlated...

Professor Susan Scott awarded prestigious Harrie Massey Medal
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Professor Susan Scott awarded prestigious Harrie Massey Medal

The Australian Institute of Physics (AIP)’s highest accolade, the Harrie Massey Medal has been awarded to Distinguished Professor Susan...

3D imaging yields drastic improvement in hernia surgery outcomes
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3D imaging yields drastic improvement in hernia surgery outcomes

For a surgical procedure to result in patients being universally pain free, with zero recurrence of the ailment seems impossible - but that’s...

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