Australian Institute of Physics, Victorian Branch

AIP Victoria

Branch information :

Branch meetings for 2009
AIP Victoria Branch Committee 2009
VicPhysics An online resource for physics teachers in Victoria by the Education Committee of AIP-Vic.
www.VicPhysics.blogspot.com A photo competition for physics photos
Conference support for students Up to $250 per student is available!
The Laby Medal
Women in Physics Networking, retreats, career support.
Branch Archives (previous meetings, committees and annual reports)
Contact Us

AIP information :

AIP Home Page
AIP Awards and Services
AIP Membership
Update your AIP membership details (via email to AIP secretariat)

Additional :

Science Teachers Association of Victoria
Australian Science Teachers Association
Scientists in Schools
Physics Conferences in Australia
Physics employment
FASTS
CSIRO Australia Home Page

The Australian Institute of Physics, promoting the role of physics in industry, education, research and the community by:


Dr Angus Johnston, Dr Nicoletta Dragomir, and Dr Chris Ticknor with Branch Chair Assoc Prof Andrew Peele. After the talks the presenters were given a bottle of wine and certificates in thanks of their efforts.

representing and promoting the physics community to government and other legislative or policy making bodies;

organising meetings and conferences on research and professional topics;

promoting and supporting physics teaching and education in schools, colleges and universities;

encouraging investment in government and industrial research;

setting and supporting professional standards and qualifications in physics;

identifying and supporting the needs of physicists in all sectors of employment;

increasing public awareness and understanding of physics and the role of physicists;

recognising distinguished contributions to physics.

The Victorian Branch of the AIP has an active membership who promote physics through a variety of programs.

These include:

monthly meetings in which invited speakers talk about their work in physics

providing sponsorship for student members to attend AIP sponsored conferences

promoting Women In Physics.

taking an active role on issues in physics and science education.

If you are interested in physics and would like to join the Australian Institute of Physics, please obtain an application form from the membership section of The Australian Institute of Physics internet site.

Branch meetings for 2009

Please click on the links below for more detail.

2009 Women in Physics Public Lecture
To planets or just to the shops: Plasmas pave the path,
Assoc. Prof. Christine Charles
Research School of Physical Sciences & Engineering
The Australian National University

Thursday 20th August, 6.00pm,
David Caro (Hercus) Lecture Theatre,
The University of Melbourne.
[Talk Flyer].

Plasmonic diffractive optics,
Prof. Byoungho Lee
OSA Fellow, SPIE Fellow
School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University
Wednesday 24th June, 6.00pm,
David Caro (Hercus) Lecture Theatre,
The University of Melbourne.
[Talk Flyer].

NUCLEAR ENERGY THE PERSPECTIVE IN 2009,
Dr Ziggy Switkowski,
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation.
Thursday 11th June, 6.30pm,
The Royal Society of Victoria, 8 La Trobe Street, Melbourne.
Refreshments available from 6.30pm for $20.
RSVP Essential by June 19th, 2009 to rsv@sciencevictoria.org.au.
[Talk Flyer].

Showcasing early Career Research Talent..

Thursday 21st May, 6.30pm,
Room EN103, Ground Floor, EN Building,
Hawthorn Campus (See flyer for Map), Swinburne University of Technology
[Talk Flyer].

Dr Marcus J Kitchen
Determination of lung morphology from X-ray phase contrast radiographs
School of Physics
Monash University

Dr Guangyong Zhou
Nonlinear photonic crystal fabrication in a high refractive index lithium niobate crystal
Centre for Micro-Photonics
Swinburne University of Technology

Dr Michael Mark
Fermionic superfluidity in lower dimensional quantum gases
Centre for Atom Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Swinburne University of Technology

[Talk Flyer].

Surface Acoustic Waves: A New Paradigm for Driving Ultrafast Microfluidics.
Dr Leslie Yeo
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Monash University
Thursday 16th April, 6.30pm,
David Caro (Hercus) Lecture Theatre,
The University of Melbourne.
[Talk Flyer].

Past, Present & Future Trends in Organic Solar Cells.
Dr Jacek Jasieniak
CSIRO, Molecular and Health Technologies.
Thursday 19th March, 6.30pm,
David Caro (Hercus) Lecture Theatre,
The University of Melbourne.
[Talk Flyer].

The First Galaxies.
Associate Professor Stuart Wyithe,
QE II Fellow, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne.
Thursday 12th February, 6.30pm,
David Caro (Hercus) Lecture Theatre,
The University of Melbourne.
[Talk Flyer].

Monthly branch meetings are advertised here throughout the year, as soon as details are confirmed. Links to talk abstracts / flyers are updated when they become available.

Meetings are open to the public unless otherwise stated. If you are not an AIP member, please register your interest for each meeting you would like to attend by sending an email to scott.wade "at" eng.monash.edu.au This will be used to gauge expected audience size and provide a means of contact should the venue change at short notice.