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The International Year of Astronomy - IYA2009
In 2009 it will be 400 years since Galileo turned a telescope to the heavens. The International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009), a global celebration of astronomy and its contributions to society and culture, marks this event. The School of Physics and the University of Sydney are making plans, so stay tuned here for more information over coming months. Also see the Australian IYA web site for more information.
See the IYA Advertising Trailer on YouTube or download higher resolution versions from the IYA Trailer page.
- 14 August 2008, 6.30pm (light refreshments from 6pm)
Pocket Nanotech: The 2007 Nobel Prize for Physics
Public talk - Slade Lecture Theatre, School of Physics, The University of Sydney.
Presented by Professor David McKenzie, University of Sydney, this talk explains Giant Magnetoresistance, the principle that allows a hard-drive to read the tiny bits of magnetic data from disk; without it, iPods and computers could not have advanced to today’s level.
COST: Free
RSVP: Ring 9351 3472 with your name and number of seats required. - 7 August 2008, 6.30pm (light refreshments from 6pm)
The Aurora - Nature's Lightshow in the Sky
Public talk - Slade Lecture Theatre, School of Physics, The University of Sydney.
Presented by Professor Craig Kletzing, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Iowa, USA.
Dept. of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Iowa, USA. In the style of the great Julius Sumner Miller, this talk includes live demonstrations to illustrate some of the basic physics ideas using equipment from the School of Physics. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity for audience members of all ages to speak to Dr Kletzing and see the equipment up close.
COST: Free, with booking.
- 4 August 2008
John O'Byrne, Manju Sharma and Joe Khachan have been awarded an ALTC citation for their long-standing commitment to student learning and innovative teaching ... more - Wagga Wagga - 22 and 23 July 2008
Dubbo - 25 July 2008
Armidale - 28 and 29 July 2008
Regional Science Teachers' Workshop
Modified versions of the Sydney workshop. The regional workshops are also run in conjunction with the HSC Physics Kickstart Workshops for HSC Physics students. - 21 July 2008
Dennis Stello and Hans Bruntt in team that discovers the heartbeat of Polaris, the North star,
has reversed a century of decline ... more - 12 and 13 June 2008
Science Teachers' Workshop
Teachers, take a chance to improve your understanding of physics, share classroom tips and tricks and learn new ways to get your students excited. - 6 June 2008, ABC1 TV
Dr Karl displays physics equipment on 'Collectors'
Why is it so? Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow takes a tour of some of the School's collection of historical equipment. - 28 May 2008
ARC Federation Fellow, Professor Joss Bland-Hawthorn, recently won the Muhlmann Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) along with fellow astronomer, Dr Karl Glazebrook.... more - 15 May 2008, 6.30pm
Getting inside the Aurora
Public talk - Slade Lecture Theatre, School of Physics, The University of Sydney.
Presented by Professor James Labelle, University of Sydney International Visiting Research Fellow and Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA.
Come to this fully illustrated public lecture and find out what the Aurora is all about from a scientist who flies rockets loaded with scientific instruments through the ionosphere as it glows and shimmers with Auroral activity.
COST: Free, with booking.
RSVP: 9351 3383 or outreach@physics.usyd.edu.au with name and number of seats required.
18 April 2008
Christopher Hales, a student here at the School of Physics, has been awarded the 2008 Bok Prize ... more
Thursday 27 March 2008
The Universe at Light Speed
Joss Bland-Hawthorn, Ben Eggleton and Bryan Gaensler will present new areas of breakthrough research and discuss the exciting technological future that these discoveries can deliver. Their presentation will be followed by the Physics Alumni Dinner at 8pm. See the Invitation for more details and return the Response Form.- 3 March 2008
Beautiful death-star could threaten Earth... more - 20 February 2008
IoA team discovers that the Milky Way is twice the size we thought it was... more - 12 February 2008, 6.30 pm
Gold, Gold, Gold for Physics
Public talk - Slade Lecture Theatre, School of Physics, The University of Sydney.
Presented by Professor Shuyan Xu, Denison Distinguished Visitor in the School of Physics and Professor of Physics, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Kings, Presidents, foreign secretaries and Nobel Prize laureates, satellite news link-ups, and 800 delegates from 85 countries. A meeting of the UN? No, it's the Physics Olympiad and the delegates are 16 year old students solving theoretical and practical physics problems, and loving it.
Light refreshments will be served at 6.15pm.
COST: Free, with booking
RSVP: 9351 3472 or outreach@physics.usyd.edu.au with name and number of seats required. - 24 January 2008
Nano-Fabrication pioneer Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov awarded Academy of Science Pawsey Medal ... more
- 7 December 2007
Russian Politics meets Quantum Field Theory
Public talk - Slade Lecture Theatre, School of Physics, The University of Sydney.
Presented by Professor Anatoly Shabad, Denison Distinguished Visitor in the School of Physics and Professor at the P.N.Lebedev Institute of Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
What happens when a quantum field theorist enters the volatile arena of Russian politics in the 1990s? To find out, join Professor Shabad as he recounts, as both witness and participant, the fall of the Soviet empire and the subsequent Russian revolution of the nineties.
Transcript of Russian Politics meets Quantum Field Theory
4 December 2007
School of Physics Newsletter No.3 (local users only)
1 November 2007
School of Physics Newsletter No.2 (local users only)
- 3 October 2007, 6.00 pm
Music & the Cosmos
Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Macquarie Street (cnr Bridge St), Sydney
With special guest compere Robyn Williams, leading astronomers from the University of Sydney - Tim Bedding, Peter Tuthill and Geraint Lewis - will give a special lecture on the birth of the universe. They will be introduced by Imré Pallo conducting the Sydney Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra .... more
Tickets $25 adults/$18 concession includes complimentary wine courtesy of Roberts Estate Wines.
Bookings: City Recital Hall, Angel Place, Sydney or 02 8256 2222 or www.cityrecitalhall.com
See the University News report ... Spaced out scientists tune in to cosmic music - 26 September 2007
Ben Eggleton named among top young scientists ... more - 18 September 2007
School of Physics Newsletter No.1 (local users only) - 28 August 2007
Sydney graduate Ilana Feain (nee Klamer) awarded awarded L’Oréal Women in Science fellowship ... more - 16 August 2007, 6.30 pm
The Quark to the Cosmos - The 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics
Public talk - Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre, (Upstairs) Eastern Avenue, The University of Sydney.
Known as the "Afterglow of Creation", the discovery of the Cosmic Microwave Background in 1965 was hailed as outstanding evidence of the Hot Big Bang picture of the early universe, and won Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson the 1978 Nobel Prize.... more
Free. Email to reserve your spot.
- 12 July 2007, 1pm
Manipulating Genetics: Threat or Promise?
Public talk - Slade Lecture Theatre, School of Physics, The University of Sydney.
presented by Professor Lord Robert Winston, best known as presenter of many BBC TV series, including The Human Body. Seating is limited, so see the Invitation and book early to avoid disappointment.
RSVP: email rsvp@usyd.edu.au, phone (02) 9036 9278, or fax (02) 9351 6868.
Presented as part of ISS2007: ecoscience - the 34th Professor Harry Messel International Science School - 1-14 July 2007
ISS2007: ecoscience - the 34th Professor Harry Messel International Science School
2 weeks, 140 students, 9 countries, 12 guest lecturers - exploring the frontiers of ecoscience. - 22 May 2007
New Federation Fellowship in Astrophotonics - 21 May 2007
Maximizing your survival time in a black hole
Juliana Kwan and Geraint Lewis have recently had a paper accepted entitled "No Way Back: Maximizing your survival time below the Schwarzschild event horizon". You need to read about this in case it happens to you! ... more. - 5 April 2007
Pawsey Medal awarded to Prof. Ben Eggleton ... more
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Red Square nebula revealed ( 13 April 2007 )
A team led by Sydney astronomer Peter Tuthill has announced the discovery of a new member in the pantheon of exotically beautiful celestial objects - the Red Square....more |
- 5 April 2007, 12.00 noon
BEYOND LIGHT SABRES, Modern Lasers and their Applications
Public talk - Slade Lecture Theatre, School of Physics, The University of Sydney.
Lasers are around us every day, in laser pointers, DVD players and our
doctor’s surgeries ... more
Bookings are essential. - 6 March 2007, 6.00pm
UNDER THE RADAR, The Life and Times of Ruby Payne Scott, pioneer female radio astronomer
Public Talk - Slade Lecture Theatre, School of Physics, The University of Sydney.
A fascinating insight into one of Australia's pioneering radio astronomers ...more
Bookings are essential. - 15 February 2007
New Head for School of Physics
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Astronomers Celebrate as Comet breaks records ( 15 January 2007 )
The McNaught comet hanging in the western skies of Sydney this week has surprised Astronomers by becoming the brightest comet in 80 years...more |