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Celebrate the International Year of Quantum at The Australian National University with the ANU quantum open day! 🎉 @scienceanu.bsky.social
Expect talks, snacks, games, experiments, a quantum questions desk, and tours of labs at ANU doing cutting edge quantum science 🔬
@anff.org.au @aip.org.au
Expect talks, snacks, games, experiments, a quantum questions desk, and tours of labs at ANU doing cutting edge quantum science 🔬
@anff.org.au @aip.org.au
How can particle accelerators help us see dark matter? 👀
Researchers at the ANU are using accelerator mass spectrometry to test the purity of crystals. These will be used to detect dark matter 1km deep underground in a gold mine in Stawell Victoria.
Read More: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Researchers at the ANU are using accelerator mass spectrometry to test the purity of crystals. These will be used to detect dark matter 1km deep underground in a gold mine in Stawell Victoria.
Read More: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
How can particle accelerators help us see dark matter? 👀
Researchers at the ANU are using accelerator mass spectrometry to test the purity of crystals. These will be used to detect dark matter 1km deep underground in a gold mine in Stawell Victoria.
Read More: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Researchers at the ANU are using accelerator mass spectrometry to test the purity of crystals. These will be used to detect dark matter 1km deep underground in a gold mine in Stawell Victoria.
Read More: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
HIA had a busy week in Melbourne last week attending both the Quantum Sensing Science Conference #QSSC2025 of which HIA was a sponsor, and the Australian Space Research Conference #ASRC2025
Both conferences demonstrated impressive cutting-edge research from Australian scientists ⚛️🚀🦘
Both conferences demonstrated impressive cutting-edge research from Australian scientists ⚛️🚀🦘
December 4, 2025 at 4:42 AM
We were pleased to support the Research School of Physics in delivering the ANU Quantum Open Day. It was a great success: over 300 visitors attended talks by researchers, visited labs, engaged with our experiments, games, demonstrations, and plenty of N₂ ice cream 🍦 and holographic chocolate 🍫 !
December 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
We were pleased to support the Research School of Physics in delivering the ANU Quantum Open Day. It was a great success: over 300 visitors attended talks by researchers, visited labs, engaged with our experiments, games, demonstrations, and plenty of N₂ ice cream 🍦 and holographic chocolate 🍫 !
Watch the latest Megavolts episode below to see some of the groundbreaking work coming from #HIAF's Space Irradiation Beamline 🚀
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact #HIA
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact #HIA
Megavolts Ep14: There's a small sliver of outer space here in #Canberra, in @hia-accelerates.bsky.social playing a crucial role in getting Australia's technology off the ground, literally.
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@aip.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social @supersubatomic.bsky.social
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@aip.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social @supersubatomic.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Watch the latest Megavolts episode below to see some of the groundbreaking work coming from #HIAF's Space Irradiation Beamline 🚀
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact #HIA
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact #HIA
Quantum measurement of crashing black holes and neutron stars: A journey of the tiny ⚛️, the enormous 🌌, and in between 🚶
📅 ANU Quantum Open Day, Saturday 29 Nov
🕐 2:30 pm
🎙️ Dr Sheon Chua from ANU CGA
📘 Full program of talks & activities: physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
📅 ANU Quantum Open Day, Saturday 29 Nov
🕐 2:30 pm
🎙️ Dr Sheon Chua from ANU CGA
📘 Full program of talks & activities: physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Quantum measurement of crashing black holes and neutron stars: A journey of the tiny ⚛️, the enormous 🌌, and in between 🚶
📅 ANU Quantum Open Day, Saturday 29 Nov
🕐 2:30 pm
🎙️ Dr Sheon Chua from ANU CGA
📘 Full program of talks & activities: physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
📅 ANU Quantum Open Day, Saturday 29 Nov
🕐 2:30 pm
🎙️ Dr Sheon Chua from ANU CGA
📘 Full program of talks & activities: physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
🎤🐈⬛🎲 Quantum randomness explained! Catch Dr Jess Eastman & Dr Zain Mehdi this Sat 29 Nov @ 1:10 pm as they talk about Schrödinger’s cat, Einstein’s dice, and all things wonderfully weird in quantum physics! physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
🎤🐈⬛🎲 Quantum randomness explained! Catch Dr Jess Eastman & Dr Zain Mehdi this Sat 29 Nov @ 1:10 pm as they talk about Schrödinger’s cat, Einstein’s dice, and all things wonderfully weird in quantum physics! physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
ANU Quantum Open Day talks lineup 🎤
⚛️ A quantum world in the centre of the atom by Professor Cedric Simenel
12:20 pm at the School of Physics, ANU. After the talk, come and explore the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility! Book your tickets now before they’re gone! www.eventbrite.com/cc/anu-quant...
⚛️ A quantum world in the centre of the atom by Professor Cedric Simenel
12:20 pm at the School of Physics, ANU. After the talk, come and explore the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility! Book your tickets now before they’re gone! www.eventbrite.com/cc/anu-quant...
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
ANU Quantum Open Day talks lineup 🎤
⚛️ A quantum world in the centre of the atom by Professor Cedric Simenel
12:20 pm at the School of Physics, ANU. After the talk, come and explore the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility! Book your tickets now before they’re gone! www.eventbrite.com/cc/anu-quant...
⚛️ A quantum world in the centre of the atom by Professor Cedric Simenel
12:20 pm at the School of Physics, ANU. After the talk, come and explore the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility! Book your tickets now before they’re gone! www.eventbrite.com/cc/anu-quant...
ANU Quantum Open Day talks lineup 🎤
🌊💻 Harnessing the wave-like personality of electrons and nuclei to build quantum computers by Dr Danielle Holmes whose visit is supported by @optica-opn.org
Sign up for a tour of one of the many quantum science labs at ANU www.eventbrite.com/cc/anu-quant...
🌊💻 Harnessing the wave-like personality of electrons and nuclei to build quantum computers by Dr Danielle Holmes whose visit is supported by @optica-opn.org
Sign up for a tour of one of the many quantum science labs at ANU www.eventbrite.com/cc/anu-quant...
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
ANU Quantum Open Day talks lineup 🎤
🌊💻 Harnessing the wave-like personality of electrons and nuclei to build quantum computers by Dr Danielle Holmes whose visit is supported by @optica-opn.org
Sign up for a tour of one of the many quantum science labs at ANU www.eventbrite.com/cc/anu-quant...
🌊💻 Harnessing the wave-like personality of electrons and nuclei to build quantum computers by Dr Danielle Holmes whose visit is supported by @optica-opn.org
Sign up for a tour of one of the many quantum science labs at ANU www.eventbrite.com/cc/anu-quant...
Our Melbourne node hosted the #NCRIS Comms Network Forum this week. Its been 2 yrs since our last in-person meeting! It was great to reconnect with old and new colleagues, exploring shared challenges and opportunities, and generating plenty of ideas for professional development and collaboration.
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Our Melbourne node hosted the #NCRIS Comms Network Forum this week. Its been 2 yrs since our last in-person meeting! It was great to reconnect with old and new colleagues, exploring shared challenges and opportunities, and generating plenty of ideas for professional development and collaboration.
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MegaVolts 13 Asteroid strikes, ancient glaciers, landslides! UNSW Prof Tim Barrows uses HIAF’s AMS to reveal history of earth: scraped by glaciers, crumbled in landslides & pounded by asteroids
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@aip.org.au @hia-accelerates.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social
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@aip.org.au @hia-accelerates.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
MegaVolts 13 Asteroid strikes, ancient glaciers, landslides! UNSW Prof Tim Barrows uses HIAF’s AMS to reveal history of earth: scraped by glaciers, crumbled in landslides & pounded by asteroids
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@aip.org.au @hia-accelerates.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
@aip.org.au @hia-accelerates.bsky.social @scienceanu.bsky.social
ANU Quantum Open Day talks lineup 🎤
💎 Diamond Quantum Technology – from spins to sensors by Dr Marcus Doherty, CSM
You can catch his talk from 11:10-11:40 am on Nov 29 at the Research School of Physics
Register for the event and a tour of Quantum Brilliance here: www.eventbrite.com/e/tour-5-qua...
💎 Diamond Quantum Technology – from spins to sensors by Dr Marcus Doherty, CSM
You can catch his talk from 11:10-11:40 am on Nov 29 at the Research School of Physics
Register for the event and a tour of Quantum Brilliance here: www.eventbrite.com/e/tour-5-qua...
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
ANU Quantum Open Day talks lineup 🎤
💎 Diamond Quantum Technology – from spins to sensors by Dr Marcus Doherty, CSM
You can catch his talk from 11:10-11:40 am on Nov 29 at the Research School of Physics
Register for the event and a tour of Quantum Brilliance here: www.eventbrite.com/e/tour-5-qua...
💎 Diamond Quantum Technology – from spins to sensors by Dr Marcus Doherty, CSM
You can catch his talk from 11:10-11:40 am on Nov 29 at the Research School of Physics
Register for the event and a tour of Quantum Brilliance here: www.eventbrite.com/e/tour-5-qua...
'Melbourne’s particle accelerators have been the hidden engines driving research for almost a century.'
The Secret History of Melbourne's Particle Accelerators by Dr Adam Steinberg tells 80 years of history and physics at Melbourne: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the...
The Secret History of Melbourne's Particle Accelerators by Dr Adam Steinberg tells 80 years of history and physics at Melbourne: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the...
The secret history of Melbourne’s particle accelerators
With names like the Neutron Howitzer, MUVEC, and the Pelletron, the University of Melbourne’s particle accelerators have been the hidden engines driving research for almost a century
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November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
'Melbourne’s particle accelerators have been the hidden engines driving research for almost a century.'
The Secret History of Melbourne's Particle Accelerators by Dr Adam Steinberg tells 80 years of history and physics at Melbourne: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the...
The Secret History of Melbourne's Particle Accelerators by Dr Adam Steinberg tells 80 years of history and physics at Melbourne: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the...
Celebrate the International Year of Quantum at The Australian National University with the ANU quantum open day! 🎉 @scienceanu.bsky.social
Expect talks, snacks, games, experiments, a quantum questions desk, and tours of labs at ANU doing cutting edge quantum science 🔬
@anff.org.au @aip.org.au
Expect talks, snacks, games, experiments, a quantum questions desk, and tours of labs at ANU doing cutting edge quantum science 🔬
@anff.org.au @aip.org.au
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Celebrate the International Year of Quantum at The Australian National University with the ANU quantum open day! 🎉 @scienceanu.bsky.social
Expect talks, snacks, games, experiments, a quantum questions desk, and tours of labs at ANU doing cutting edge quantum science 🔬
@anff.org.au @aip.org.au
Expect talks, snacks, games, experiments, a quantum questions desk, and tours of labs at ANU doing cutting edge quantum science 🔬
@anff.org.au @aip.org.au
Congratulations to the RadInnovate team on a successful launch of their new ARC Training Centre! 🎉⚛️ #HIA looks forward to supporting students of the training centre and offering our capabilities to the next generation of Australian nuclear scientists and policymakers
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
November 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Congratulations to the RadInnovate team on a successful launch of their new ARC Training Centre! 🎉⚛️ #HIA looks forward to supporting students of the training centre and offering our capabilities to the next generation of Australian nuclear scientists and policymakers
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
www.arc.gov.au/news-publica...
Extra! Extra! Read all about the latest from #HIA in our newest quarterly newsletter! 📰
In this edition we celebrate the Melbourne Pelletron's 50th, the success of HIAS2025 (proceedings open), and a few of our new and old users and staff. 🎉
Read it here: mailchi.mp/81b03126cc50...
#NCRIS #IYQ2025
In this edition we celebrate the Melbourne Pelletron's 50th, the success of HIAS2025 (proceedings open), and a few of our new and old users and staff. 🎉
Read it here: mailchi.mp/81b03126cc50...
#NCRIS #IYQ2025
Heavy Ion Accelerators (HIA) Newsletter - September 2025
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October 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Extra! Extra! Read all about the latest from #HIA in our newest quarterly newsletter! 📰
In this edition we celebrate the Melbourne Pelletron's 50th, the success of HIAS2025 (proceedings open), and a few of our new and old users and staff. 🎉
Read it here: mailchi.mp/81b03126cc50...
#NCRIS #IYQ2025
In this edition we celebrate the Melbourne Pelletron's 50th, the success of HIAS2025 (proceedings open), and a few of our new and old users and staff. 🎉
Read it here: mailchi.mp/81b03126cc50...
#NCRIS #IYQ2025
If you missed the highly engaging public lecture by Dr Adam Steinberg last month, grab some popcorn 🍿 and get ready for an hour of entertainment as he explores the past and present of Melbourne’s accelerators and the science behind them.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYjm...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYjm...
The science and stories of Melbourne's particle accelerators with Dr Adam Steinberg
YouTube video by Science at Melbourne
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September 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
If you missed the highly engaging public lecture by Dr Adam Steinberg last month, grab some popcorn 🍿 and get ready for an hour of entertainment as he explores the past and present of Melbourne’s accelerators and the science behind them.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYjm...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYjm...
A huge thank you to everyone who attended the 9th Heavy Ion Accelerator Symposium!
We were joined by over 100 interstate and international attendees from 16 countries with 70 talks delivered by researchers and students from a variety of fields within nuclear and accelerator physics.
#HIAS2025
We were joined by over 100 interstate and international attendees from 16 countries with 70 talks delivered by researchers and students from a variety of fields within nuclear and accelerator physics.
#HIAS2025
September 17, 2025 at 4:54 AM
A huge thank you to everyone who attended the 9th Heavy Ion Accelerator Symposium!
We were joined by over 100 interstate and international attendees from 16 countries with 70 talks delivered by researchers and students from a variety of fields within nuclear and accelerator physics.
#HIAS2025
We were joined by over 100 interstate and international attendees from 16 countries with 70 talks delivered by researchers and students from a variety of fields within nuclear and accelerator physics.
#HIAS2025
Congratulations to Dr Daniel Bennett for his new appointment as a Radiation Effects Specialist at #HIA with the Space Irradiation Beamline!
In his new role, he will lead engagement with users on the space irradiation beamline and work to improve current and future test capabilities.
In his new role, he will lead engagement with users on the space irradiation beamline and work to improve current and future test capabilities.
August 27, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Congratulations to Dr Daniel Bennett for his new appointment as a Radiation Effects Specialist at #HIA with the Space Irradiation Beamline!
In his new role, he will lead engagement with users on the space irradiation beamline and work to improve current and future test capabilities.
In his new role, he will lead engagement with users on the space irradiation beamline and work to improve current and future test capabilities.
Come to HIAS to explore the products and services of our exhibitor sponsors. You can meet them Monday to Friday 8-12 Sep in the foyer of the Physics Building, 160 Mills Rd, Acton 2601.
Radiation Saunders radsaunders.com
Device Technologies www.device.com.au
Scitek scitek.com.au
#HIA #ANU #HIAS
Radiation Saunders radsaunders.com
Device Technologies www.device.com.au
Scitek scitek.com.au
#HIA #ANU #HIAS
August 22, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Come to HIAS to explore the products and services of our exhibitor sponsors. You can meet them Monday to Friday 8-12 Sep in the foyer of the Physics Building, 160 Mills Rd, Acton 2601.
Radiation Saunders radsaunders.com
Device Technologies www.device.com.au
Scitek scitek.com.au
#HIA #ANU #HIAS
Radiation Saunders radsaunders.com
Device Technologies www.device.com.au
Scitek scitek.com.au
#HIA #ANU #HIAS
HIAF’s Space Irradiation Beamline (SIBL) team were delighted to host Dr Steven Hobbs and Dr Jon Clarke from Mars Society Australia last month.
The RPi cameras they tested will be used to develop hyperspec cameras for cubesats and rovers, and in MAS's science outreach programs.
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact
The RPi cameras they tested will be used to develop hyperspec cameras for cubesats and rovers, and in MAS's science outreach programs.
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact
August 20, 2025 at 4:08 AM
HIAF’s Space Irradiation Beamline (SIBL) team were delighted to host Dr Steven Hobbs and Dr Jon Clarke from Mars Society Australia last month.
The RPi cameras they tested will be used to develop hyperspec cameras for cubesats and rovers, and in MAS's science outreach programs.
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact
The RPi cameras they tested will be used to develop hyperspec cameras for cubesats and rovers, and in MAS's science outreach programs.
#NCRIS #NCRISImpact
We continue to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the University of Melbourne's Pelletron this year. For Dr Vera Hansper a physics PhD with the Pelletron took her around the world 🌏 working with hot stars ☀️ to cold cryostats ❄️ at @bluefors.com!
Read more: accelerators.org.au/from-stars-t...
Read more: accelerators.org.au/from-stars-t...
August 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
We continue to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the University of Melbourne's Pelletron this year. For Dr Vera Hansper a physics PhD with the Pelletron took her around the world 🌏 working with hot stars ☀️ to cold cryostats ❄️ at @bluefors.com!
Read more: accelerators.org.au/from-stars-t...
Read more: accelerators.org.au/from-stars-t...
We are hiring at our University of Melbourne node! Manage world class accelerator facilities and support groundbreaking research programs as our next Accelerator Facilities Officer.
Apply now: unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UoM_Ex...
#HIA #Hiring #UniMelb
Apply now: unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UoM_Ex...
#HIA #Hiring #UniMelb
August 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
We are hiring at our University of Melbourne node! Manage world class accelerator facilities and support groundbreaking research programs as our next Accelerator Facilities Officer.
Apply now: unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UoM_Ex...
#HIA #Hiring #UniMelb
Apply now: unimelb.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UoM_Ex...
#HIA #Hiring #UniMelb
Congratulations, Ed from everyone at #HIA!
You can read more about Ed's fundamental research on nuclear fusion and this well deserved achievement in the article below.
You can read more about Ed's fundamental research on nuclear fusion and this well deserved achievement in the article below.
Congratulations to @supersubatomic.bsky.social awarded a Future Fellowship to study forgetful nuclear reactions: one of the most important, supporting real-world applications & helping develop a generation of Australian experts
physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/...
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@aip.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Congratulations, Ed from everyone at #HIA!
You can read more about Ed's fundamental research on nuclear fusion and this well deserved achievement in the article below.
You can read more about Ed's fundamental research on nuclear fusion and this well deserved achievement in the article below.
Last week alumni and friends gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Pelletron accelerator at #HIA’s University of Melbourne node. Thanks to alumni, friends & speakers who joined us to share memories, reconnect, and look to the future of the Pelletron.
#HIA #NCRIS #UniMelb
#HIA #NCRIS #UniMelb
August 6, 2025 at 5:03 AM