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Director's Message
Dear Colleagues,
Save the date! Founders Day 2025 will be held on Friday, October 24th. More details to follow, but mark your calendars now for what's always a lovely day to celebrate all things Physics ANU.
This Wednesday, August 20th at 10am, we're delighted to welcome Professor Mahmoud Mostafavi from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Monash University for a Distinguished Lecture on "The Use of Artificial Intelligence Across Length Scales in Materials Modelling." If you would like to meet with Prof. Mostafavi please let me know.
Last Friday the school hosted our annual WHS audit with early reports suggesting it went very well. My thanks to our excellent WHS team of Rick and Huma, and to Shankar Dutt and Sam Legge who volunteered to be interviewed as part of the process. Safety is at the heart of everything we do in our labs and facilities, and it was great to see the commitment to best practice recognized throughout the school during the day.
Also, the school is looking to restart our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee - an important body that plays a vital role in promoting a culture where everyone feels respected, valued, and has equal opportunities to succeed. If you'd like to contribute, please let me know.
Finally, I'd like to draw your attention to the item from one of our student representatives regarding concerns about the impact of the Change Proposal 'Residential Experience Division' on students living at Graduate House and Toad Hall. I've provided my feedback here on behalf of our students, and I encourage others to consider doing the same. This affects approximately 20 students in physics.
Jodie
Please contact me using director.physics@anu.edu.au and for meeting invites please use the Jodie.Bradby calendar. |
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From Our HDR Reps...
A significant portion of HDR students, particularly international students, reside at Graduate House and Toad Hall, including several Physics students. Under the Renew ANU plan, these ANU-managed residences are proposed to be merged and transitioned into a hybrid model administered by UniLodge, similar to undergraduate housing.
Currently, these residences provide an exclusive and engaging community for HDR students, offering accessible academic and mental health support, and any changes should preserve their established character and HDR-focused nature. It is also important that contracts reflect the flexible nature of HDR timelines, accommodating non-traditional start and finish dates and extended research travel, and that the number of residential scholarship roles is not reduced, as these positions provide valuable supplementary income amid the growing gap between PhD stipends and the cost of living. The consultation process, open until Wednesday 12pm, welcomes feedback from staff and students (students can select “other” when responding), and supervisors are encouraged to contribute suggestions on behalf of their students.
Feedback can be provided for the proposal for the Residential Experience Division here. |
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New University Travel Training Sessions
- When booking travel for any type of University business, it is mandatory to use ATPI -
In response to the roll-out of the new travel approval and booking systems, a series of training sessions have been scheduled to support staff in navigating the new tools and updated travel policy and handbook.
Whether you’re a self-booker, travel arranger (organise travel for self + others), or delegate/approver, the training sessions are tailored to meet your specific needs.
Please 'read more' to register for a session. » read more
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John Carver Seminar Series 2025
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You are warmly invited to participate in the John Carver Seminar Series 2025, an annual event aimed at showcasing the amazing research done by our HDR students and celebrating the wealth of talent in our School.
The John Carver Seminar Series 2025 will be held on Thursday 25 September starting at 10 am in the new Auditorium (building 160).
Participants will need to present a 15-minute talk on their research to the audience of fellow students and RSPhys colleagues. The talks are not followed by questions.
The talks are judged by a panel of three judges (two academics and a student). For competition rules and the judging criteria please see here.
Prizes:
Seminar presenters will be considered for one of the following prizes
- The John Carver Prize ($750)
- The Dean’s Prize ($500)
- The Director’s Prize ($500)
- There will also be a vote for the People’s Choice award ($200).
The winner of the John Carver Prize will be also invited to present their talk at an equivalent competition run by the NSW branch of the Australian Institute of Physics - Postgraduate Awards event on 3 December 2025 in Sydney.
Please register your interest by 10 September 2025 via this link.
Everyone is invited to attend and support your colleagues as this is a fantastic opportunity to learn about the incredible research undertaken by our students! |
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MSI MDSC seminar
Boris Buchmann, ANU
'Weak subordination of multivariate Lévy processes'
Date: Mon 18 Aug 2025
Time: 1-2pm
Location: Seminar room 1.33 Bldg 145 Hanna Neumann » read more
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ANU Consulting Society Business Luncheon 2025 | EoI
Join us for the ANU Consulting Society’s flagship Business Luncheon, an exclusive opportunity to network with professionals from top consulting firms including MBB, Big 4, and leading Canberra boutiques.
Date: 14th August (Week 4)
Location: QT Canberra
Estimated Cost: $25 (includes 2-course lunch)
Open to students from all disciplines with an interest in consulting
Please note: Submitting this Expression of Interest does not guarantee a seat. Due to limited capacity, participants will be selected based on responses and event criteria. Selected students will be notified via email with ticketing details. » read more
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Physics Project Market Day 2025
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Dear Colleagues,
To enable our undergraduate students to have the opportunity to engage more with research conducted within the school, Physics Project Market Day will take place on Thursday 18th September from 12pm to 2pm in the foyer of the new building (160) – poster boards can be setup from 11am. The event is an opportunity to interact directly with undergraduate students by sharing/discussing your research and potential projects with them by presenting a poster.
What you need to do:
- By Monday 1st September, update your projects online so that they can be included in a booklet that is distributed to undergraduate students.
To update (or add) projects, follow the following steps:
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- To edit your available student projects visit here
- Click the “Bump 2025” button for any projects you want to roll over
- Edit, delete or add any other projects
If you are a co-supervisor on any projects owned by someone else, please prompt them to update the project for inclusion in this year’s Project Day booklet.
- By Friday 12th September, if you would like to participate in this event, can you please sign up in the participant list
- On Thursday 18th September, bring a poster to the foyer from 11am onwards (get there early to have your choice of poster board) and interact with students from 12pm to 2pm.
A booklet for 2025 will be printed with all recently updated projects (Reminders to do this were sent out in June/July).
Contact Cormac Corr if you have any questions. |
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2025 Early Career Researcher Conference
The 2025 Early Career Researcher Conference will be held at the University of Wollongong from November 4th - 6th November 2025.
Early career researchers and academics from all Australian institutions are invited to register and/or submit an abstract for the conference.
The conference is committed to championing and elevating the next generation of academics and researchers. It recognises outstanding research contributions, offers a space for cutting edge discussions and researcher development through expert-led workshops, mentorship, and collaborative opportunities with peers, senior academics, and industry professionals.
Please do not hesitate to contact annual-ecc@uow.edu.au for any questions or queries. » read more
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The Defence Industry Internship Program (DIIP)
The Defence Industry Internship Program (DIIP) provides Engineering and Technology university (undergraduate) students with direct connections to the Defence Industry by facilitating a 12-week (450 hour) paid internship in small to medium defence industry businesses across Australia.
These internships provide students with the opportunity to work with industry leaders on complex projects, using advanced technologies and support the development of valuable employability skills.
Applications close 31 August 2025 » read more
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College Hot Desking In Physics
Finance, HR & RM Teams
Thursday Mornings
Lv2 Tearoom, Bldg 160 |
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Distinguished Lecture - 20 August
Use of artificial intelligence across length scales in materials modelling - Professor Mahmoud Mostafavi » read more
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Departmental seminars
Associate Professor Deep Jariwala - 19 August
Strong and Tunable Light-Matter Interactions in Excitonic Materials and Devices
» read more
Dr Richard Henley - 20 August
Life, the Universe and.... Iron Ore; exploring the complex history of a natural material
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Miss Luyao Wang - 22 August
Tunable Metasurfaces for Active Light Control
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Mr Fedor Kovalev - 27 August
Dynamic Metasurfaces: From Tunability to Parametric Modulation
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Professor Hiroshi Katsumata - 27 August
Engineering Thin Films for Future Optoelectronics with Eco-Friendly Semiconductors: Light Emission, Detection, and Energy Harvesting
» read more
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Know your administrators...
Nikki Azzopardi, Belinda Barbour & Petra Rickman » read more
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Know your HDR Convenors...
A/Prof Vanessa Robins
Dr Michaela Froehlich
HDR Convenors
Prof Vince Craig
Associate Director HDR |
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Know your Student Reps...
Aditya Babu, Victoria Bashu, Jessica Wierbik, Hendrik Heimes & Elizaveta Melik-Gaykazyan
hdrsreps.physics@anu.edu.au |
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The ANZCOP 2025 | Call For Papers is Now Open!
The conference will be held at the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, from 8th to 11th December 2025.
Submission Deadline: 25th August 2025 » read more
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LGBTIQA+ Ally Training
Upcoming Ally Training
- 4 September
- 15 October
- 13 November
- 20 November » read more
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MSI | Topological Methods For Time-varying Data: Theory And Applications (Top Time) Workshop
Topological Data Analysis (TDA) is a research area at the intersection of Algebra, Topology, Geometry, Statistics and Machine Learning.
Date: Mon 27-Fri 31 Oct 2025
Time: Mon 9am-Fri 5pm
Venue: Seminar Rooms 1.33 & 1.37, Hanna Neumann Building 145
Register » read more
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