Vale Emeritus Prof Mark Ridgway

Over his career Mark made many significant contributions to semiconductor-materials research, most recently in relation to swift heavy ion irradiation of materials and synchrotron-based characterisation.  He was a great collaborator, with a broad network of national and international colleagues, many of whom have visited the ANU over the years.  He also supervised many students and postdocs who have gone on to make their own contributions to ion-beam and semiconductor research.  Above it all Mark was a great friend and colleague and will be sadly missed by all who knew him.

Mark’s funeral will be held at Norwood Park Crematorium, Canberra, Tuesday 15 December at 4.30pm.

In lieu of flowers Mark asked that donations be made to Clare Holland House.  A funeral notice will be published in the Saturday edition of the Canberra Times.

Collection envelopes will be available at the funeral.  Donations can be made to Clare Holland House or to Juile Arnold (EME DA). Cards can be sent to: Pat Ridgway, C/- RSPE, 60 Mills Rd, Acton ACT 2601

Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

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ARC 2016 Workshop and Briefing

All prospective ARC applicants are invited to attend a briefing and workshop on ARC strategies from 9.30-11am on Tuesday 15 December in the RSPE Seminar Room, comprising:

• 9.30-10am   Briefing from the 2015 round, new information on the 2016 round, new strategies for success
• 10-11am  Grant writing workshop, and pairing of ECRs/new grant writers in the writing process

RSPE peer assessment of our applications will be a key feature of the 2016 round – we will discuss this in the first session.

We look forward to seeing as many ARC applicants as possible on December 15th to improve your chances of ARC success.

Ken Baldwin, Deputy Director (Research)

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