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Director's Message
Dear Colleagues,
To showcase the research in our School it's been suggested that we feature a publication in the Event Horizon each week. I think this is a wonderful idea so please send your hot-off-the-press publications to me via your Head of Department with one or two short sentences placing the work in context. Every publication represents so much hard work, and I look forward to hearing at least some of their stories.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Physics Education Centre planning day last Monday. We had excellent discussions about the future of physics education at ANU, particularly around our Masters programs. Thanks to the program convenors for their helpful summaries, and to Luda and Belinda for providing the data and organizing the catering.
It was fantastic to see MakerSpace featured in On Campus last week – congratulations to Rachael Hanrick and the whole team for such a positive story. Speaking of positive events, it was wonderful to welcome our new HDR students at the RSPhys HDR session on Friday, as part of HDR Induction week. The session included a presentation by our Associate Director HDR, Prof Vince Craig, along with introductions from WHS and our student representatives.
This week the School hosts the Heavy Ion Accelerator Symposium on Fundamental and Applied Science (HIAS), which provides a forum for researchers to discuss the uses and development of heavy ion accelerators. This year's theme is 'Nuclear Physics and it's Applications.' I hope it's a great meeting.
Finally, amid all the recent headlines about ANU, I want to take a moment to remind everyone of what we're doing right – Physics at ANU remains number one in Australia, and we continue our excellence in research and education. I was concerned to hear that some students assumed they couldn't get equipment because of budget constraints. We have funding for essentials, and students, teaching, and early and mid-career staff remain our priorities. While we need to be mindful of spending, research income from external grants remains very strong.
Jodie
PS And I know this is said all the time but if you are feeling overwhelmed with everything going on please do reach out to someone for a chat – a fellow staff member, student, supervisor, HoD, etc, or consider using the Employee Assistance Program (EAP): 1800 808 374 (24/7). It’s free for all ANU staff and families. I know it has really helped some people so is worth a try. |
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Windows 10 End of Life
Time is running out to have all Windows 10 machines updated or replaced before the end of security updates.
We may not be able to help you if you leave it till the last minute as there will be too many machines for us to deal with.
Machines still on Windows 10 when updates stop will be booted from the network, so please reach out to it.physics@anu.edu.au ASAP to work through the solution for your machine. |
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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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After-hours Access To RSPhys
RSPhys standard operating hours are: 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.
When providing swipe access to the school buildings and High-risk areas, by default you will only be provided access through the entrance doors between these hours.
If you require access to the building outside of the standard business hours, you will need to obtain authorisation from your supervisor using the 'School Office Work After-hours Safe Work Procedure'.
The completed form is then submitted to the School WHS Office - WHS.Physics@anu.edu.au
If you require access to labs after-hours, please discuss the work to be performed with the Lab Manager, they will be able to organise your access. |
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Tiny And Powerful – Metamaterial Lenses For Your Phones And Drones
A new approach to manufacturing multicolour lenses could inspire a new generation of tiny, cheap, and powerful optics for portable devices such as phones and drones.
The design uses layers of metamaterials to simultaneously focus a range of wavelengths from an unpolarised source and over a large diameter, overcoming a major limitation of metalenses, said the first author of the paper reporting the design, Mr Joshua Jordaan, from the Research School of Physics at the Australian National University and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS). » 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, being held on Thursday 25 September starting at 10am in the Auditorium (bldg 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).
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! » read more
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MSI | Exactly Solved Models and Beyond: Celebrating The Life and Achievements of Rodney James Baxter
This conference celebrates the life and achievements of Emeritus Professor Rodney James Baxter 1940-2025. It will highlight Professor Baxter's extraordinary career and pioneering contributions to exactly solved models in statistical mechanics, which continue to inspire profound developments in key areas of mathematics and physics.
Date: Mon 8 Sep 2025 - Thurs 11 Sep 2025
Time: 9am (Mon) -7pm (Thurs)
Location: Seminar Rooms 1.33 & 1.37, Hanna Neumann Bldg #145 » read more
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Physics Project Market Day 2025
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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 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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College Hot Desking In Physics
Finance, HR & RM Teams
Thursday Mornings
Lv2 Tearoom, Bldg 160 |
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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 History and Mystery Series
The ASA ECR Chapter, are excited to launch a new online talk series called "The History and Mystery Series". The series aims to explore aspects of astronomy (e.g., social, political, geographical, and historical perspectives) that are usually not covered in conventional scientific talks. The talks are open to all, please register here. » read more
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LGBTIQA+ Ally Training
Upcoming Ally Training
- 15 October
- 13 November
- 20 November » read more
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ANU Futures Workshop: Recent Progress of Harmonic Analysis in General Relativity & Quantum Information
A workshop introducing researchers with some background in harmonic analysis and dispersive partial differential equations to some open problems in general relativity and quantum information.
Date: Mon 17 Nov - Sat 22 Nov 2025
Time: 9am (Mon) -1pm (Sat)
Location: Seminar Rooms 1.33 & 1.37, Hanna Neumann Bldg #145 » read more
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