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The Australian Institute of Physics supports professional physicists and promotes physics in the community.
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The physicist who warned us COVID was mainly airborne; the quantum scientist protecting global businesses; the teacher getting girls into physics.

The AIP congratulates Prof Lidia Morawska, Dr Vikram Sharma, Matt Dodds - winners of 2025 PM’s Prizes for Science.

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November 4, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Showcase your research & network with industry partners, academics & students at the WA Student Conference, 14 Nov @ UWA. HDR students are invited to present a 3 minute thesis, short talk or poster. Undergraduates are invited to present a poster.

Abstracts close 31 Oct: www.aip.org.au/event-6312377
October 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Don’t miss out, Earlybird registration ends today

Join us for the AIP Summer Meeting, 1–5 Dec 2025 at the
University of Wollongong.

A week of connection, collaboration & cutting-edge science.

Register: tinyurl.com/4cywukk2

#Physics #AIPSummer #STEM
October 16, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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JOB: Radio Astronomy Spectrum Manager, CSIRO. Expertise in radio astronomy, radiocomms system design or radio frequency interference management? Develop software and build on research to influence how telescopes and satellites coexist.

$114-123k + 15.4% super
Apply by 31 Oct: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
October 15, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Earlybird registrations close 17 Oct.

Join us for the AIP Summer Meeting, 1–5 Dec 2025, hosted by the University of Wollongong.

The AIP Summer Meeting will showcase the work of Australia’s vibrant physics community.

Register now and secure the Earlybird rate: tinyurl.com/4cywukk2
October 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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JOB: Senior/Research Associate with @ozgrav.bsky.social at Uni of Adelaide.

Develop new instrumentation and techniques that ensure quantum enhancements of the world's most sensitive detectors (including LIGO) realise their full potential.

$102-136k + 17% super. Apply by 27 Oct: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
October 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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JOB: Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, UNSW Canberra.

Design curriculum & course delivery, build a vibrant research portfolio, share your expertise through high-quality publications.

$155k – $204k, closes 2 Oct: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
September 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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AIP NSW celebrated achievements at the 2025 Awards. Winners: Community Outreach: Dr Danielle Holmes/UNSW; Bragg PhD: Claudia Reyes/UNSW, David Sweeney & Fang Zeng/ @sydney.edu.au; Laby: Marko Beocanin/UNSW, Anna Carpenter/Uni_Newcastle, Rhys Mackintosh/ @sydney.edu.au
September 17, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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AI is transforming how we work, create & learn. Hear leading AI expert & author Scientia Professor @tobywalsh.bsky.social
explore its impact on science at the AIP Summer Meeting. Free public lecture, 1 Dec, Wollongong. Register: aip.org.au/event-6288185
September 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Call for Year 12 Physics submissions! The AIP will publish 1–2 outstanding student articles in the Oct–Dec 2025 Australian Physics Magazine. Deadline: 19 Sept. Need inspiration? Read Jeslyn Tan's (Barker College) 2024 piece. Pg 13: aip.org.au/page-18272. Email editors@aip.org.au.
September 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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The 2025 Year 12 Physics Participation Report Card, released today by AMSI and the AIP, reveals a decline in high school physics enrolments across Australia, and persistent gender gaps.

Media release: www.aip.org.au/resources/Do...

Full report: www.aip.org.au/resources/Do...
September 2, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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Congrats Dr Karelle Siellez, the 2026 Women in Physics lecturer. Karelle is an accomplished astrophysicist at @utas.edu.au and has communicated her research through public talks, music, painting & more. We will feature her work in the October bulletin. Subscribe here: www.aip.org.au/News
August 31, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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JOB: Lecturer in Applied Plasma Physics and Biointerface Engineering at @sydney.edu.au. Establish an ambitious research program in plasma science & biomed tech with SMART CRC, Soft Electronics Alliance & Plasma Hub Aus.

Full-time, ongoing. $127,436 - $207,069 pa
Apply by 21 Sep: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
August 27, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Accelerating science with AI: Laureate Fellow & AI author, @tobywalsh.bsky.social, is giving the public lecture for the Summer Meeting, presenting on the impact AI will have on research.

Abstract deadline extended to 1 Sep.
Early bird discount extended until 24 Sep.

www.aip-summer-meeting.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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JOB: Lecturer, Applied Maths @murdoch.edu.au
>>Teach undergraduate, honours & postgraduate
>>Supervise honours, Masters & HDR students
>>Make an independent contribution to research in Applied Maths
Full-time, ongoing. $111,026 – $131,518 p.a. + 17% super.
Apply by 23 September: www.aip.org.au/Jobs
August 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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High school physics teachers: gain practical strategies to apply in the classroom & learn the vital role of maths in healthcare, government, community services, and labs.

AMSI Industry Days are free PD events.

28 Aug Mildura: amsi.org.au/events/event...

9 Sep Bendigo: amsi.org.au/events/event...
August 12, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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Congrats to our Marie Curie Lecturers @spintronicmum.bsky.social and Danielle Holmes, who were presented with their Women in Physics Lecturer medals by past WiP Lecturer Susanna Guatelli at the University of Wollongong

Next stops: Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane! Get tickets at: bit.ly/MarieCurieLe...
Susanna Guatelli, Danielle Holmes, Sol H. Jacobsen
August 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Congrats to Prof Yuerui Lu, Dr Claudia Reyes, Dr Sam Scholten, and Josh Green for being recognised with AIP Awards for outstanding accomplishments in research.

Read about awardees: www.aip.org.au/News/13528317

These will be presented at the AIP Summer Meeting in Dec: www.aip-summer-meeting.com
August 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Marie Curie Lectures sneak preview: Listen to Sol H. Jacobsen aka @spintronicmum.bsky.social talk about investigating quantum phenomena as part of her new project, SuperFlex, on ABC Hobart Afternoons. ab.co/4l4k40E

Book your tickets here: bit.ly/MarieCurieLe...
August 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Dr Sol H. Jacobsen has kicked off her national tour with her first Marie Curie Lecture at her alma mater, @utas.edu.au

Next stops for Sol are Canberra (5 August), Wollongong (7 August), Adelaide (11 August) and Brisbane (14 August).

Book your tickets here: bit.ly/MarieCurieLe...
Dr Sol H. Jacobsen presents her lecture, Your Quantum Future
August 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Dr Danielle Holmes unlocks the universe’s secrets with quantum physics. Her next Marie Curie Lecture is 5 Aug @ Newcastle Museum: aip.org.au/event-6206308

@spintronicmum.bsky.social tells how physicists use electron spin to create a new tech revolution. 5 August @ ANU: aip.org.au/event-6234700
July 29, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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Also on 30 July, Dr Danielle Holmes is showing us why stars shine and how migratory birds navigate in her lecture "The quantum century: Unlocking the universe’s secrets and shaping our future" at @sydney.edu.au. @sydneyideas.bsky.social
aip.org.au/event-6189783
July 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Electrons power our daily life, but we only use one quantum property of electrons: their charge. Learn how physicists are advancing a new tech revolution by harnessing their “spin” at @spintronicmum.bsky.social's lecture "Your quantum future" on 30 July at @utas.edu.au
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July 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Why do stars shine? How do migratory birds navigate? Danielle Holmes talks on the quantum century 6pm tomorrow at University of Melbourne, kicking off the 2025 Marie Curie Lectures.

After, meet Danielle & other physicists at a reception in the Ed Muirhead Museum.

Register: aip.org.au/event-6166667
July 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Neutron reflectometry is used to study the boundaries of phases like antibiotics interacting with cells or surfactants adsorbing onto a solid surface.

Join @ansto.bsky.social's Neutron Reflectometry School
4-5 Nov
Lucas Heights

Expressions of interest close 24 July www.ansto.gov.au/whats-on/nrs...
July 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM