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Harrie Massey Medal for 2010 Awarded to Hans Bachor Alan AustPhys_475 20/04/11 11:45 PM Page OFCi Volume 47, Number 5, September/October 2010 Harrie Massey Medal for 2010 awarded to Hans Bachor Alan Walsh Medal for 2010 – Commercialising Laboratory Lasers Walter Boas Medal for 2010 – Plasma Nanoscience Bonsai Black Hole in Our Backyard AustPhys_475 20/04/11 11:45 PM Page OFCii AustPhys_475 20/04/11 11:45 PM Page 97 )*)& -+.," /-+)"/"-.*! +)&*"! )* +*#+ (30+-". "* ".1./"). /+)& +- "& -+. +,". **&*$0**"(&*$& -+. +,". )* .1./"). *+)& -+. ("*./-0)"*/"!*!"*//&+* *+)& -+) -+ -/ %.1./"). ((,&*+*&.'&$%"),"-/0-"*+ 00)-&+(+$1.1./"). * *!* **+,-/& ("!",+.&/&+* .1./"). ((" /+)& 1"-",+.&/&+* /%&*4() !",+.&/&+*.1./"). +* +*/ //%&*4())".0-")"*/+# +,/& ( +/&*$. *)/+ 2) AustPhys_475 20/04/11 11:46 PM Page 98 A Publication of the Australian Institute of Physics Promoting the role of physics in research, education, industry and the community. Editor Peter Robertson [email protected] Editorial Walter Boas Medal for 2010 100 Introducing the new editor of Australian 114 Ken Ostrikov describes how plasma Assistant Editor nanoscience is able to control complex Dr Akin Budi Physics organisations of atomic matter at sub- [email protected] President’s Column nanometre to microscopic scales Book Reviews Editor 101 Incoming AIP President, Marc Duldig, Dr John Macfarlane discusses the importance to our How Much Free Will Do We Have? [email protected] profession of ‘scientific volunteerism’ 119 The work of the ANU’s Michael Hall on the Bell inequalities is previewed by Tim Samplings Editor News & Comment Wetherall Don Price 102 Tanya Monro named South Australian of [email protected] the Year for 2011 Book Reviews 121 John Macfarlane on ‘The Cold Wars: A Editorial Board CERN Director-General announces new History of Superconductivity’ by Jean A/Prof Brian James (Chair) Australian centre Matricon and Georges Waysand Dr M. A. 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[email protected] Australia Telescope National Facility, Sydney] 98 Australian Physics Volume 47, Number 5, September/October 2010 AustPhys_475 20/04/11 11:46 PM Page 99 AustPhys_475 20/04/11 11:46 PM Page 100 Australian Institute of Physics AIP website: www.aip.org.au Editorial AIP Executive Challenges President Dr Marc Duldig [email protected] Vice President Dr Robert Robinson Ahead [email protected] Secretary Dr Andrew Greentree It is an honour to be asked to be the next [email protected] editor of Australian Physics, a magazine I’ve Treasurer Dr Judith Pollard [email protected] been reading for over thirty years. Some of Registrar A/Prof Bob Loss you may remember me as the editor of the [email protected] Australian Journal of Physics, formerly pub- Immediate Past President A/Prof Brian James lished by CSIRO and the Australian Acad- [email protected] emy of Science. During my time as editor Special Projects Officers (1980 to 2001), I looked on Australian Dr John Humble [email protected] Physics as the ‘sister’ to Aust. J. Phys. and Dr Olivia Samardzic there was always a close relationship be- [email protected] tween the two publications. Publishing a magazine though is quite AIP ACT Branch different to a research journal and so I’ll be Chair Dr Anna Wilson on a steep learning curve over the next few (Ken) Ostrikov (CSIRO) for his work on [email protected] months. As you know, the magazine is plasma nanoscience. Secretary Joe Hope [email protected] running over six months late and so the We also have a profile on Hans Bachor major challenge will be to get the publica- (Australian National University) who was AIP NSW Branch tion schedule back on track. This can only awarded the Harrie Massey Medal by the Chair Dr Graeme Melville [email protected] happen if we have a stream of quality ma- AIP and the UK IOP for his research in Secretary Dr Frederick Osman terial coming our way. So I strongly en- quantum optics. An article by Hans de- [email protected] courage you to think about preparing a scribing the development of quantum op- feature article on your research or any other tics in Australia will appear in our next AIP QLD Branch Chair Dr Joel Corney area of physics that interests you. If you issue. Similarly, we plan to publish an arti- [email protected] have an idea for an article, contact me and cle by Joe Wolfe (University of NSW) who Secretary Dr Till Weinhold we can discuss how to develop the idea. was awarded the AIP Education Medal [email protected] At the highly successful Congress in during the Congress. Melbourne last December the AIP awarded Lastly, I can mention that we have AIP SA Branch a number of prizes and medals. In this formed a very talented editorial team and Chair Dr Scott Foster [email protected] issue we bring you two articles based on over the next few issues I will be introduc- Secretary Dr Laurence Campbell these presentations: the award of the Sir ing them to you. The team will be working [email protected] Alan Walsh Medal to Robert Scholten hard this year to help get Australian Physics (University of Melbourne) for his commer- back on schedule. AIP TAS Branch cialisation of a laboratory laser and the Chair Dr Elizabeth Chelkowska award of the Walter Boas Medal to Kostya Peter Robertson [email protected] Secretary Dr Stephen Newbury [email protected] AIP VIC Branch Letter So the publicised estimates in microsieverts Chair Dr Andrew Stevenson or millisieverts left me in the dark. 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