Director's Message

Dear Colleagues,

My apologies, I was too slow to make the Monday press. All for the better as it turns out and I can now share some more news.

First of all, a reminder (see below) that the Women* in Physics Group at ANU are delighted to host two Nobel Laureates in physics Dr Donna Strickland and Professor Brian Schmidt for a discussion on "Inspiring Leadership" in Auditorium of the new Physics building. There will be a chance for the audience to ask questions, and following the discussion there will be a morning tea. Register on EventBrite.

Last Tuesday we hosted the Defence Industry Council annual tour. My deep gratitude to the Honourable A/Professor Kate Lundy for orchestrating a truly excellent engagement with 35 of Australia’s top Defence companies. Those gathered in the foyer witnessed a “speed briefing”  in which our NCRIS capabilities, MakerSpace and Centres of Excellence joined our spin-off companies, as well as significant Canberra deep tech companies in a brilliant (and speedy) summary of an incredible regional capability. This social event gave many research groups easy access to potential new partners. It was huge fun and a great success, we will definitely be running this style of event again.

All academic staff are invited to join the convocation, the stage precession for graduation, led by the Chancellor, the Honourable Prof Julie Bishop and our VC, Prof Brian Schmidt. It’s a great way to celebrate our students’ achievements. I can highly recommend the experience. Registration for the Academic Procession. A schedule for each ceremony is included on the registration form. Registration will close on Friday 9th December at 5pm.

Finally, the ANU AUKUS steering group and working party met for an end of year celebration on the terrace after an intensive year. It has been a pure joy to see this five-College endeavour work so productively and certainly has made me very proud to be at ANU.

Don’t forget the School morning tea on Wednesday at 1030 in the new foyer. I will be thanking some of our long-serving colleagues, and of course be announcing the Director’s awards.

Best regards,
Tim

Join the Australian Academy of Science for a public lecture by Frew Fellow and Nobel Laureate, Prof Donna Strickland.

Date: Wednesday 7 December 2022
Time: 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm
Venue: The Shine Dome, 15 Gordon St, Acton ACT

Book to attend this event

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We are excited to welcome a very special guest to the school next week - Nobel Laureate Prof Donna Strickland.

Save the dates for these two events:

Dec 7th - Afternoon Tea - Q&A Meet and Greet with Nobel Laureate Prof Donna Strickland - Student Only Event -

Dec 8th - Panel Discussion and Morning Tea with Prof Brian Schmidt and Prof Donna Strickland

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It’s one of Einstein’s defining moments, when his new theory of general relativity solved a longstanding puzzle, a discrepancy in Mercury’s orbit compared with Newtonian mechanics.

But Einstein calculated it the hard way, Dr Michael Hall has shown, in the American Journal of Physics.

With a simple approximation, Dr Hall, from the Department of Fundamental and Theoretical Physics has reduced the calculation of Mercury’s orbit to the same level as Newtonian calculations, that students routinely learn. 

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Physics North is in need of more First Aid Officers. If you are a first aider, or would like to be, please contact Christian Notthoff for more information.

Australia Awards Fellowships Application - Now Open

Please note that applications for the Australia Awards Fellowships are now open, closing 22nd of January 2023. The maximum amount available per fellow is $30,000. ANU can submit 5 applications, with each application having a maximum of 15 fellowships. 

Fellowships can be for short-term study/training, professional development and related activities, with a minimum duration of 2 weeks (up to 52 weeks) and 70% of the activities taking place in Australia. Priority areas are Climate change and resilience (including green energy transition), Health and health security, Gender equality and social inclusion, Digital economy (including cyber and critical technology engagement), Maritime and the blue economy, and, Infrastructure and connectivity.  

See here for further details.

If you have any interest in applying for this round please contact the Research Management team a soon as possible as application limits apply. 

Please reach out to science.jaeger.rm@anu.edu.au if you have any queries. 

College Hot Desking In Physics

EVERY TUESDAY
Mornings (10-12) - HR Team
Afternoons - Finance Team

EVERY THURSDAY
Mornings - RM Team

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EVENTS

Director's Awards Morning Tea - 7 December

10:30am - Bldg. 160 Foyer

School Seminar Program - 8 December

Nonreciprocal control of light with nanotechnology - Dr Sergey Kruk

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Panel Discussion & Morning Tea - 8 December

with Prof Brian Schmidt and Prof Donna Strickland -

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Departmental seminars

Mr John Holmes - 8 December
Mesoscale deformation and damage characterisation of woven fibre-reinforced composites
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Andrew Papworth Prize Endowment - Open for Donations

If you wish to make a donation either by cashing out long service or annual leave or in cash you can do so now by contacting Kellie Takenaka. If you have any questions or would like to know more please contact Vince Craig.

From Previous Weeks...

Mandatory Training Courses for School Induction and Building Access - All Persons