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WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

The Science Foundation for Physics

In 1954 Professor Harry Messel established the Science To further these aims the Foundation will undertake the Foundation for Physics as the Nuclear Research Foundation.The following activities: first of its kind not only within the University of Sydney but also raise funds from fees, donations, bequests, sponsorships and within the British Commonwealth, the Foundation was formed the like as a voluntary philanthropic association of individuals and build a strong financial position to ensure than it can public and private organisations dedicated to the pursuit of continue to meet its aims in the long term excellence in science education and research. provide funding to support appointments in the School of Physics Although there have been minor changes, today’s aims are provide grants to the School for the purchase of plant, consistent with the overall objectives of the Foundation from equipment, and materials to support the work of the School its inception.The aims are: of Physics to promote, foster, develop and assist the teaching and promote seminars, courses and workshops in the field research work of the School of Physics within the University of Physics to co-operate with the School of Physics to promote the assist the University to acquire and turn to account patents, significance of science and develop an understanding of its patent rights or inventions, copyright designs, trade-marks or importance, both within Australia and internationally. secret processes encourage senior secondary students to consider science as an exciting and rewarding choice through the Professor Harry Messel International Science Schools support the work of high school physics teachers in NSW and the ACT through regular in-service training. President’s Report

As we enter the International Year in student numbers, and constant re-assessment of courses on of Physics, it is with pleasure that I offer and the relevance of courses to the needs of present the Annual Report for the contemporary society. year 2004. Sadly, we said goodbye to Dr Jenny Nicholls, who resigned her It was a year of great significance position as Executive Officer in September to further her career. as it marked the fiftieth anniversary Jenny served the foundation with absolute distinction for nine of the establishment of the Science years and will long be remembered for her outstanding Foundation for Physics by Professor contribution.We were very fortunate to gain the services of Harry Messel in March 1954.This Dr Chris Stewart who has very ably taken over the role of Patrick Donovan AM anniversary was recognised with a Executive Officer, and Ms Alex Viglienzone who has joined us as celebratory dinner in the Great Hall of the University in the Administrative Officer. Fundraising and Alumni Co-ordinator presence of many distinguished guests, including the Governor Ms Alison Thorn has served the Messel Endowment Campaign of NSW, Her Excellency, Prof. Marie Bashir AC.The proceedings of Committee with distinction and has also focused on the the night included the official launch of the Messel Endowment, alumni activities of the Foundation. income from which will support future Harry Messel International Science Schools. A highlight of the evening was the Dr Emery Severin, the Deputy President of the Foundation, was commitment from Mulpha Australia Limited for $1million promoted by his employer, Boral Ltd, to the position of towards the Endowment. It was indeed a memorable evening, President of their U.S. operations, and accordingly he was and thanks to all concerned for a job well done. obliged to resign from the Council.We wish him well in his new appointment.The Council appointed Mrs Louise Davis of Mr John Hooke CBE undertook the chairmanship of the Messel IBM Australia to the position of Deputy President, a role that Endowment Capital Campaign, and he and his committee have she has carried out most capably. worked very hard and very successfully.With help from Alicia Watson, of What’s On Consulting Pty Ltd, they are well down The committee system of management has again worked the path of raising $4.5 million needed to support the effectively. Members of the Finance Committee, chaired by Jim International Science Schools in perpetuity.Their endeavours O’Connor, have closely monitored the finances and continue to have been greatly assisted by prominent Sydney businessman provide valuable advice to Council.The Development Mr Albert Wong.The Foundation Council were pleased to Committee, chaired initially by Dr Emery Severin and then by recognise Albert’s efforts by conferring him Life Governorship. Emeritus Professor Richard Collins, have addressed the question of closer and more effective relations with members of the Later in the year, the Federal Government gave the Messel School as well as other issues pertinent to the future growth Endowment its generous support, with the Minister for and relevance of the Foundation. Richard Collins also chaired Education, Science and Technology, Dr Brendan Nelson MHR the Constitution Committee and, although the new presenting the Endowment with a cheque for $1 million. constitution for the Foundation has been a long time coming, Discussions with the State Government regarding a similar it is hoped to be finalised shortly.The excellent work of John contribution are ongoing. Hooke and the MECC has been mentioned previously. As we still have a way to go in raising the balance of funds I exhort Dr Jenny Nicholls, the Foundation’s Executive Officer, once all Governors to do their utmost in supporting John and again organised another successful Science Teachers Workshop. his committee. This activity was extremely well supported and feedback from a record number of attendees indicates that this activity fulfills a In conclusion, may I thank all Governors for their participation real need in the promotion and teaching of Physics. and wise counsel, the Director and support staff, the Head of School, and all who contributed to making 2004 another On the personnel side, Associate Professor Robert Hewitt has successful year for the Foundation.The challenges for 2005 are carried out the duties of Director of the Foundation with skill many and varied, but working together will enable us to and enthusiasm, having overcome the hurdle of a broken leg. achieve the desired outcomes. The Foundation has also been ably supported by Head of School, Associate Professor Brian James, who continues to work closely in advancing the role of Physics in the community.The Patrick R. Donovan AM RFD ED efforts of Brian and his staff have resulted in continued growth President

1 The Foundation

Past Presidents Governors Emeritus Professor Max Brennan, AO (initial year of Presidency shown) Cochlear Limited Emeritus Professor Richard Collins Dr Richard GC Parry-Okeden (1954) Boral Limited Professor Lawrence Cram Sir James N Kirby, CBE (1957) Griffith Hack Mrs Louise Davis Sir Frank Packer, KBE (1960) Venture Corporation of Australia Pty Ltd Mr Graham Hall Sir Noel Foley, CBE (1963) Mr John Hooke, CBE Sir Walter Leonard, DFC (1966) Life Members Dr Peter Jones Sir Robert Norman (1969) Alcatel Australia Mr Raymond Kirby, AO Mr James A Macpherson (1972) Commonwealth Bank of Australia Emeritus Professor Dame Leonie Kramer, Sir Walter Leonard, DFC (1973) CSR Limited AC DBE Mr J Keith Campbell, CBE (1975) Huntsman Chemicals Australia Limited Dr Allen Lowe Mr Herman D Huyer, AO OON (1978) James Hardie Industries Limited Emeritus Professor Harry Messel, CBE Mr Raymond J Kirby, AO (1982) Mr Ian McCloy Mr Jim O’Connor Mr John R Slade (1986) National Australia Bank Limited Mr John Paterson Mr Peter Douglas (1989) Pacific Dunlop Limited Dr Jim Patrick Dr Peter Jones (1993) The Australian Gas Light Company Mr John Slade Mr Paul Slade (1996) The Shell Company of Australia Limited Mr Paul Slade Mr Graham Hall (1999) Woolworths Limited Mr Raymond Walton Mr Geoff Whitford Past Directors Honorary Governors Mr Albert Wong (initial year of Directorship shown) Mr Tony Aveling Emeritus Professor Harry Messel, CBE Mr John Boettcher, OAM Ex Officio Members (1954) Emeritus Professor Max Brennan, AO Hon Justice Kim Santow OAM Emeritus Professor Maxwell Brennan, AO Emeritus Professor Richard Collins Emeritus Professor Ann Sefton, AO (1987) Professor Lawrence Cram Professor Gavin Brown Professor Lawrence Cram (1991) Mr Graham Hall Professor Beryl Hesketh Emeritus Professor Richard Collins (1997) Dr Peter Jones Associate Professor Merlin Crossley Professor Bernard Pailthorpe (2002) Emeritus Professor Dame Leonie Kramer, Associate Professor Robert Hewitt AC DBE Associate Professor Brian James Foundation Mr Raymond Kirby, AO Members Emeritus Professor Harry Messel, CBE Foundation Staff Life Governors Mr John Slade Director AMCOR Limited Associate Professor Robert Hewitt AMPOL Limited Ex Officio Members Australian Business Limited The Chancellor Executive Officer Australian Consolidated Press Limited The Deputy Chancellor Dr Jennifer Nicholls British Aerospace The Vice-Chancellor and Principal (until September 2004) Clyde Industries The Pro-Vice-Chancellor, College of Dr Chris Stewart Esso Australia Limited Sciences and Technology IBM Australia Limited The Dean of the Faculty of Science Fundraising & Alumni Co-ordinator Mayfair Hams and Bacon Company The Head of the School of Physics Ms Alison Thorn MIM Holdings Limited Director of the Foundation Pacific Power Administration Officer Philips Industries Holdings Limited Foundation Ms Alex Viglienzone Rheem Australia Council 2oo4 The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Elected Members Limited Mr Patrick R Donovan, AM, RFD, ED, The James N. Kirby Foundation President The Nell and Hermon Slade Trust Dr Emery Severin, Deputy President Westpac Banking Corporation Mr Tony Aveling Mr Albert Wong Mr John Boettcher, OAM

2 Science Foundation for Physics | Annual Report 2oo4 Head of School and Director's Report

2004 was another exciting year for to the building.The aim is to the School of Physics. Undergraduate preserve the building’s heritage and postgraduate student numbers aspects and, where these have are growing, our researchers are been compromised, to recover attracting significant funding grants them as much as possible in any and awards and our staff continue future modifications. to build on a long tradition of teaching excellence. During the year the School made two new appointments to The number of students studying continuing staff. Dr Stephen Bartlett, Associate Prof. Brian James Physics remained strong in 2004 Associate Prof. Robert Hewitt from the University of Queensland, after about a 10% increase in 2003. will take up a position of lecturer at Of particular note, the numbers in our first-year advanced class the beginning of 2005. His research interests in quantum optics were, for the first time, too large to fit in one lecture theatre and are relevant to CUDOS and the School’s involvement with the we had to split the class into two streams. Postgraduate Centre for Quantum Computer Technology based at UNSW. Dr research student numbers hare continued to rise and are now Iver Cairns, currently an Australian Professorial Fellow in the around 85, with nearly all of these students undertaking PhDs. School with research interests in space physics, has been appointed as a senior lecturer. Iver has deferred taking up his During 2004 several staff received prestigious national and position until his Fellowship expires. international awards. Professor Ross McPhedran was awarded the Australian Optical Society Medal in recognition of his Four fixed term appointments have been made for periods of 3 sustained record of authority, enterprise and innovation in the or 3.5 years beginning January 2005.These are: Dr Nigel Marks field of optics in Australia.The Australian Academy of Science (senior lecturer) whose research area is molecular dynamics; Dr awarded the Pawsey Medal for research in Physics primarily Kevin Varvell (senior lecturer), currently a research associate, will conducted in Australia by a scientist under 40 to Professor continue to lead the School’s high energy physics group; Dr Marcela Bilek for her work on vacuum arc plasma physics. Zdenka Kuncic (lecturer) whose research area is space physics Professor Ben Eggleton received the 2004 Malcolm McIntosh and astrophysics; and Dr Nicholas Ekins-Daukes (lecturer) from Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year, one of the Prime the Toyota Institute in Japan where his research has been in Minister’s Science Prizes, and, too late for inclusion in last years semiconductor physics, particularly photovoltaics. report, Ben was awarded the 2003 International Commission for Optics Prize for a person under 40 who has made a note- In September Dr Jenny Nicholls resigned after 8 years as worthy contribution to optics. Staff also received recognition executive officer of the Science Foundation. Her contributions for excellence in teaching with Dr Manju Sharma and Dr Chris have been much appreciated by successive Heads of School Stewart receiving Faculty of Science Teaching Awards. and all members of the Foundation.We wish her well for the future. Since 1987 Cadbury-Schweppes has funded two scholarships for the two top students in each of Junior, Intermediate and At the close of 2004 we look forward to a very significant 2005: Senior Physics who continued with the study of Physics.These the International Year of Physics.This coincides with the scholarships were known as the Cadbury-Schweppes-Julius centenary of Einstein’s three seminal papers on Brownian Sumner Miller Scholarships in recognition of Professor Sumner motion, the photoelectric effect and special relativity, but also Miller’s association with the School and the ISS. Following a celebrates the major contribution of Physics to the modern reorganisation of the company, Cadbury-Schweppes decided world.The School is planning special activities.We wish you all to discontinue their support.The School has stepped in to a happy International Year of Physics. continue the funding and the scholarships have been renamed the School of Physics—Julius Sumner Miller Scholarships. Associate Professor Brian James Head, School of Physics During 2004 the University engaged a conservation architect to prepare a conservation management plan for the School. Associate Professor Robert Hewitt The plan, now in draft form, provides a fascinating historical Director, Science Foundation for Physics perspective of the Physics Building.The main purpose, however, is to establish guidelines for any future modifications

3 Structure and Management of the Science Foundation

Within the University are office holders of the University, a President and a Deputy- The Science Foundation for Physics was established in 1954 as President elected from the Governors and Honorary Governors, the Nuclear Research Foundation. It was the first foundation the Director and such Life Governors, Governors and Honorary set up within the University of Sydney, and indeed the whole Governors as are elected at the Annual General Meeting.The British Commonwealth. Currently there are over 40 active Development Committee suggests strategic initiatives to foundations within the University. As a University foundation, Council in order to best fulfill the Foundation’s aims.The the Science Foundation for Physics is responsible to the Finance Committee oversees the finances of the Science University Senate. Senior members of the University, essentially Foundation including budgets, investments and expenditure, one from every layer of the hierarchy above the School of subject to approval by the full Council. Other committees are Physics up to the Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor and set up as needs dictate.The Science Foundation manages its Principal, are ex-officio members of the Council of the funds to maintain and, if possible, increase the real value of its Science Foundation. capital, to ensure that its support of the School of Physics grows with time. Within the Science Foundation The major and strategic decisions regarding the Science Responsibility for day-to-day decisions rests with the Director, Foundation are made by the Council of the Science assisted by the Executive Officer, the Fundraising and Alumni Foundation. The Council consists of ex-officio members who Co-ordinator and the Administration Officer.

Dawn breaks on five of the 22m diameter dishes of the Australia Telescope at Narrabri. Inset: The mirrored reflectors of the Narrabri Stellar Interferometer, completed in 1963.

4 Science Foundation for Physics | Annual Report 2oo4 Support for the School of Physics

One of the principal objectives of the Science Foundation is to An unexpected outcome of the appointment procedure for support the academic work of the School of Physics. During the biological physics position was the appointment of Dr Clive 2004, as in previous years, several aspects of the School’s Baldock, a medical physicist. He has established an Institute for activities have benefited from this direct support. Medical Physics and the School began offering a new Masters in Medical Physics in 2004. For many years, the salaries of several members of academic and general staff in the School have been provided from Up to five Science Foundation Scholarships are provided for Science Foundation funds.The Science Foundation is outstanding achievement in Physics by undergraduate increasing this support in the short-term by assisting the students in each of Years 1 to 3 who proceeded to study School rebuild its academic staff following the recent Physics in the next academic year. Details of the recipients of restructure necessitated by funding issues. It is providing funds these Scholarships are given on page 7. for one half of the costs of two recent academic appointments in the School for three years, after which time they will move to The Science Foundation meets the costs of production, the School’s operating funds.Two appointments in 2003 printing and distribution of the two issues of the School’s enabled the School to expand its research interests in new Alumni News each year, and the Foundation contributes to the areas and this support continued in 2004. Dr Nigel Marks was Julius Sumner Miller Fellowship, held by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, appointed to a Lectureship in computational science and Dr who attracts many students to study science at the University, Serdar Kuyucak is now a Senior Lecturer in biological physics. and promotes physics in particular.

Research Successes in 2oo4

Collaboration featured strongly in research grant successes for the School, announced late in 2004. The ARC LIEF program funds infrastructure and equipment and requires collaboration between institutions. Among the successes was Dr Gordon Robertson’s national project worth almost $1.5M to fund Australia’s Dr Clive Baldock, Institute of Medical Physics involvement in the International Opposite: 3-D X-ray Gemini telescope project. computerised tomography image of a human skull, one $900,000 went to a project using a of the imaging techniques variety of innovative techniques for used by researchers in the Imaging of Cells,Tissues and other Institute for Medical Physics (see p.15) Materials, shared between several universities. Sydney participants were Prof. Peter Lay from Chemistry with Prof. David McKenzie and Prof. Ben Eggleton from Physics. As part of the School’s rapidly increasing interests in Medical Physics, Dr Clive Baldock (Physics), Steve Meikle (Health Sciences) and Roger Fulton (Royal Prince Alfred Hospital) received $200,000 from the NSW Cancer Council to develop motion compensation techniques in PET imaging for improved cancer diagnosis and treatment. Around $2M more, spread over several years, was awarded in various other research grants to members of the School.

5 Honours to School Members

Research in the School of Physics usually involves collaboration highlight excellence in research. between university academics and research organizations Prof. Eggleton’s research with the throughout Australia and across the world. One successful Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth product of this collaboration is the Optical Fibre Technology Devices for Optical Systems Centre (OFTC), formed in 1989 as an interdisciplinary research (CUDOS) aims to design and group of the University. Many School staff and several PhD develop ‘photonic chips’,the next students work closely with the OFTC on theoretical and applied generation of communications optical fibre research. devices that use light instead of electricity to carry and process At the prestigious Eureka Prize ceremony in August, a group information. from OFTC won the Australian Computer Society Eureka Prize Prof. Ben Eggleton for Information and Communication Technology Innovation. Dr Laszlo Kiss has been awarded a The list of ten participants included three School of Physics University of Sydney Postdoctoral Research position, one of PhD students: Nader Issa, Alex Arygros and Steve Manos.The only 12 from 243 applicants, for his work on pulsations in Red Prize also named two Honorary Associates of the School, Giant stars. Several other research-only staff—Dr Justin Blows Maryanne Large and Martijn van Eijkelenborg, as well as Leon from CUDOS, Dr Zdenka Kuncic from the Centre for Wave Poladian, currently based in the School of Mathematics and Physics, and Dr Qinghuan Luo from the Centre for Theoretical Statistics but with long-standing research connections to the Astrophysics—have been promoted in recognition of their work. School of Physics. At the 22nd International Conference on Nuclear Tracks in Solids, the High Energy Physics Robert M.Walker medal was awarded to Dr Reza Hashemi-Nezhad. The medal is announced bi-annually to honour an individual or group of scientists who have made an outstanding contribution to ‘track science’ in high energy physics.

Dr Geraint Lewis received the University’s Selby Research Award, given to assist an outstanding academic within five years of their first appointment at the university, to establish his or her research career. Dr Lewis received the award to assist Eureka winners from the OFTC from left to right: Richard Lwin, Geoff Barton, Nader Issa, Maryanne Large, Martijn van Eijkelenborg, Edward Mandla with his research on galactic archaeology: unravelling the (National President, Australian Computer Society), Simon Fleming, Leon history of our galaxy by looking at the astronomical structures Poladian and Geoffrey Henry. Team members not in the photo are Barry Reed, and PhD students Steven Manos and Alex Argyros. that surround us in space.

It is worth noting that Steve and Alex first became involved in Two members of the School have been honoured for this research via a project in the Physics Talented Student excellence in teaching through the Faculty of Science Teaching Program. The TSP is a key part of the School and Faculty efforts Awards: Dr Manju Sharma, head of the Sydney University to attract and retain the very best students. Physics Education Research (SUPER) group, and Dr Chris Stewart, who joined the School as the Foundation’s Executive Also featured at the Eureka Prizes was Peter Tuthill, one of three Officer and lecturer in September. Dr Sharma and Dr Stewart’s finalists for the UNSW Eureka Prize for Scientific Research. research into how students learn physics in undergraduate Peter’s nomination was for innovative research that has classes is helping to improve the quality of teaching and pioneered a novel approach to high resolution astronomical learning within the School. imaging, revealing in exquisite detail a cosmic menagerie of stars and other phenomena at infrared wavelengths. Finally, with all the changes in the School in recent years and the emphasis on the academic performance of the School, it is Several individuals in the School had their work recognised a pleasure to acknowledge to contribution of three members recently. Most notably, Federation Fellow Prof. Ben Eggleton of the general staff who received long service awards from the received the Malcom McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the University: Barry Napthali and David Young for 15 years’ service, Year at a ceremony held at Parliament House in September.The and Phil Denniss for 25 years’ service. Prize is awarded to early-career scientists to honour and

6 Science Foundation for Physics | Annual Report 2oo4 Undergraduate Teaching 2oo4

The substantial increases in student numbers experienced in 2003 were sustained in 2004. For the first time, numbers in the Junior Physics advanced class topped 200, exceeding the capacity of the Slade lecture theatre and necessitating an extra lecture stream. In second semester we trialled a web-based tutorial Professor Dick Hunstead Undergraduate Coordinator and assignment scheme for the Junior Physics (Technological) Members of the 2004 Honours class (back row from left): Andrew Roberts, streams known as Mastering Physics. This scheme, offered by Theodora Papadimatos, Rebecca Johnston, Yang Shi, Anthony Waugh; (2nd Pearson Education in conjunction with their textbook, is used in row from left): Huiying Wu, Stewart Wilcox, Brendon Brewer, Paul Hancock; (front row from left): Jamil Lambert, Zoe Dind, Jess Broderick, Shakti Menon. many universities overseas and was generally well received by (Photograph includes students completing and starting mid-year. Shelley students.There are plans to adopt it more widely in 2005. Wickham & Akhter Hosain were absent.)

Having recently revised the Intermediate syllabus, further changes Program drew a strong response, with 46 students opting to do were needed to comply with the Academic Board’s requirement hands-on mini projects with researchers in, or associated with, that all courses of study be 6 credit points (CP). As a result the the School. existing 8CP units in each semester were reshuffled, under the guidance of the Intermediate Physics coordinator, Dr Gordon Nine students completed Honours during 2004, with four Robertson, so that there was one 6CP unit offered in first semester being awarded a University medal: Shelley Wickham, Stuart and two 6CP units offered in second. Corresponding changes will Wilcox, Jess Broderick and Brendon Brewer. Stuart topped the need to be made to the Senior Physics courses during 2005. Faculty in Honours, and he and Shelley shared the Shiroki Prize for the best research thesis. 2003 medallist Jock McOrist was Once again the research projects offered in second semester to awarded a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, which he has Junior and Intermediate students in the Talented Student taken up at the University of Chicago.

Postgraduate Teaching 2oo4

2004 has seen further growth in our 2004 Postgraduate Student Energy Awards, Paul Stienvurzel postgraduate cohort, with 84 winning the SPIE prize for the best student presentation at the students enrolled in MSc and PhD 2004 Australian Optical Society Meeting and Tom White being research degrees and a further 7 the joint winner of the Wanda Henry prize for best student students studying Medical Physics at presentation at the 2004 Australian Conference on Optical the Graduate Diploma or Masters Fibre Technology.Tom will also be receiving the 2005 level.Throughout the year, 15 PhD Australian Optical Society Postgraduate Prize for his students, and 3 Masters students outstanding PhD research. Other achievers include Mike were awarded their degrees, with a Ireland who obtained a Michelson Fellowship for study at further 8 completions due in early Caltech, Peter Ha who obtained an Australian Endeavor Dr Geraint Lewis, 2005. Due to a strong intake the Cheung Kong Award for six months study in Hong Kong, Postgraduate Coordinator postgraduate class will further Shoshanna Cole who was the only Australian student to expand into 2005, with the School of Physics continuing to offer attend the 2004 European School of High-Energy Physics and qualified students who did not obtain an Australian Postgraduate Jackie Chapman who was awarded the 2004 Editors Citation Award a scholarship of equal value. for Excellence in Refereeing of the Journal of Geophysical Research. Clearly, such awards and accolades demonstrate the Our postgraduate class also attracted numerous awards over strength of our postgraduate researchers. 2004, with Anne Gerd Imenes winning the gold prize at the

7 Scholarships and Prizes Awarded in 2oo4

The School of Physics awards over $27,000 in Prizes and Scholarships each year to the best of its students.The following students were awarded prizes or scholarships in 2004 based on their academic achievements in 2003. Scholarships are awarded subject to the students satisfying the conditions required for each of the individual scholarships. For more information see www.physics.usyd.edu.au/ugrad/prizes.html

Junior Physics Peter McNamara The Malcolm Turki Memorial The Levey Scholarship No. 1 for Physics Andrew Miller Scholarship Tom Griffin David Curtin shared Timothy Dalton Zoe Dind School of Physics—Julius Sumner Andrew Roberts Miller Scholarship No. 1 The Slade Prize for Practical Physics Alessandro Fois Alix Nulsen Physics Honours Christine Lindstrom Shiroki Prize The Geoffrey Builder—AWA Prize Jock McOrist Science Foundation for Physics James Roberts Scholarship No. 1 The Australian Institute for Physics Gerald Teng Senior Physics (NSW) Branch Prize Michael Lee Deas–Thomson Scholarship Jock McOrist James Henderson Stewart Wilcox Therese Au Daniel Yardley The Walter Burfitt Scholarship No. 2 for Physics Smith Prize in Experimental Physics Jess Broderick James Griffin School of Physics—Julius Sumner Sky and Space Prize for Astronomy Miller Scholarship No. 3 1. Christine Lindstrom, 2. Alessandro Fois, Christine Lindstrom Jess Broderick 3. Therese Au, 4. Gerald Teng, 5. Daniel Yardley, Brendon Brewer 6. Alix Nulsen, 7. Brenden Brewer, 8. Michael Lee, 9. James Roberts, 10. Peter McNamara, Intermediate Physics 11. Stewart Wilcox, 12. Yang Shi, 13. Tom Griffin, School of Physics—Julius Sumner Science Foundation for Physics 14. Andrew Phillips, 15. Mrs Jan King, 16. Zoe Miller Scholarship No. 2 Scholarship No. 3 Dind, 17. Jess Broderick, 18. Andrew Roberts, 19. Professor Richard Hunstead, Chair Academic Alix Nulsen Stewart Wilcox Programs Committee, 20. Timothy Dalton, James Roberts Yang Shi 21. David Curtin, 22. Associate Professor Brian James, Head School of Physics, 23. Andrew Miller, 24. James Henderson, 25. Mrs Louise Science Foundation for Physics The W.I.B. Smith Prize Davis, Deputy President Science Foundation for Physics, 26. James Griffin, 27. Associate Scholarship No. 2 Toby Holmes Professor Bob Hewitt, Director Science Andrew Phillips Foundation for Physics

8 Science Foundation for Physics | Annual Report 2oo4 The Julius Sumner Miller Fellow Dr Karl Kruszelnicki

This year Dr Karl continued his long run as the Foundation’s first —and only—Julius Sumner Miller Fellow. Karl and research assistant Caroline Pegram raised the profile of science through their many media appearances, numerous school visits and, of course, the infamous Sleek Geeks Week shows with Adam Spencer during National Science Week. Karl also finished another in his long line of popular science books, Great Myth Conceptions.

Towards the end of 2004, Karl made a visit to Queenwood Girls High School in Sydney, where he, as usual, captivated the students. Many of Dr Karl’s school visits are followed by letters of thanks and appreciation from the students and teachers— so, for this year's report, we thought we’d try something a little different and let you hear it, or in this case read it, straight from the horse's mouth!

JSM Fellow Dr Karl Kruszelnicki with Queenwood Girls HS Year 10 students, Hannah Alexander (left) and Sarah Wood.

The following article appeared in the assembly and act as assistants during his talk. He speech covered many areas of Science: Physics, Queenwood Chronicle: was in the drama rehearsal room, with his iBook on Biology, Chemistry—you name it, it was in there. It the bench. As soon as we walked in he stood up was a strange coincidence that Dr Karl was Dr Karl—a multi talented scientist and we could tell that this man had a lot of energy. speaking inspirationally about what can be done By Sarah Wood and Hannah Alexander He was very down to earth, not fazed by our with Science considering the recent article in the We have to admit that before Dr Karl Kruszelnicki question ‘How do you pronounce your name’ and Australian Financial Review titled ‘Students bored visited Queenwood last term we weren’t entirely taught us bit by bit; Krusel-knit-ski and even by science’. The researcher Terry Lyons said, familiar with his work. The purple clock shirt on the instructed us how to say it if we wanted ‘to be ‘Students’ experiences of science classes often ‘A Microsleep can kill in seconds’ freshened our really woggy’. discourage them from taking senior science memories, but nothing prepared us for Dr Karl. Dr Karl had two laptops for the presentation. He courses’ and ‘Students described the science taught Spending a couple of hours with him made us explained that two were necessary for two reasons: in school as boring, difficult, and irrelevant to the realise the unnatural amount of energy he has; he i) in case something happened to one of them and real world.’ Fortunately Dr Karl was able to correct makes Sarah-Marie’s bum dance look positively ii) so that he could have one computer a slide some of these misleading statements! He also had lethargic! How anybody could answer any ahead so that he knew where he was up to. We the audience in hysterics at times. question thrown at him (like ‘what are black holes were beginning to think is there anything this man When the assembly was over, a group of us and what do you know about them?’ which even hasn’t thought of! joined Dr Karl for lunch. We asked him if he had Stephen Hawkins couldn’t have explained in two We walked into the assembly with enthusiasm. had any idea what he wanted to do with his life minutes), and then have the answer be so, so Dr Karl’s two laptops were placed on the floor. As when he was our age, and if he had wanted to scientific is amazing! he was to be speaking to us for over an hour, the concentrate on science. He told us ‘no’,that he gave The weeks before Dr Karl’s arrival saw us doing show included lots of technological staging: videos, everything a try which meant he didn’t always have research into his intriguing life. We were amazed at slide shows, microphones etc. The IT guys were on money. He told us that he did a degree in surgery how many fields he had been involved in. He had hand but Dr Karl was very insistent that we both at 32 and other people often only did this because worked as a physicist, labourer, band roadie, car learn exactly what we needed to do. In fact he they had the marks. We felt this was very fitting, as mechanic, film maker, hospital scientific officer, made the IT guys put their hands in their pockets, was his comment,‘Do what you feel passionate biomedical engineer,TV weatherman, writer, claiming we should never let men explain these about’. television presenter, radio host and speaker at things to us because they will end up showing us! Dr Karl’s visit is an occasion we won’t forget. Next schools, universities and businesses. Puzzled at how We learnt how to change microphones, change time we watch the ad,‘A micro-sleep can kill in anybody could fit so much into their life we looked laptops and turn off the lights.We were now seconds’,we will know that there is a very human forward to meeting him. By Tuesday 21st of carrying a heavy burden; Dr Karl informed us that if side to such a scientific brain and we will have the September Queenwood was buzzing with anything was delayed it would mean ‘dead time’, claim to fame that we have seen one of Dr Karl’s anticipation of his arrival . . . and that the audience’s attention would be lost! famous Hawaiian shirts in the flesh! Our first encounter was to familiarise ourselves We introduced Dr Karl and then he got straight with Dr Karl as we were to introduce him to the into it; talking at a million miles per hour! His

9 STW2oo4: The New HSC Physics Syllabus Further up the Learning Curve

In the datalogger session run by Paul Wacher, a teacher at Queenwood School for Girls.

On 17 and 18 June 2004, 120 senior high school physics The response to the Workshop was very positive, with one of teachers attended the 11th biennial Science Teachers’ the attendees remarking in an email later, “It was without Workshop (STW).The NSW High School Certificate Physics doubt the most valuable professional development activity I syllabus was radically changed a few years ago and this STW, have been involved with for several years.” On an evaluation like the previous two, focussed on the new syllabus. form at the end of the Workshop, an apparently satisfied customer responded to the question “What should have been The STW aimed to present left out”with a “No way!” teachers with content and resources of immediate use The School and Foundation are sincerely grateful to all the in their classrooms. presenters who gave so freely of their time and experience to Attendees were also given a make this Workshop a success.The only disappointment from copy of the 2003 Professor the organisers’ point of view was that the Workshop was not Harry Messel International taken to regional centres, as happened in 2002. Given the Science School book, From positive response from teachers in regional NSW to the Zero to Infinity, and a copy of ‘travelling STW’ two years ago, this is something to aim for the write-ups of each of the in 2006! Dr Joe Khachan and Owen Shepherd leading the sessions for future reference. very popular session on Ideas to Implementation. The two days were filled with lectures and small group sessions, with plenty of time for networking in between. Presenters were urged to provide practical ideas and resources that teachers could implement in the classroom to help them teach more effectively.

On the Thursday evening, all participants gathered at The Women’s College on campus for a celebratory dinner. Emeritus Professor Jak Kelly entertained the participants as the after dinner speaker with anecdotes from his life as a research physicist. Professor Kelly has a long and distinguished research Teachers experimenting with the photonics career in ion-beam physics, with several hundred papers and a equipment in the session run by Dr Justin Blows series of patented beam technologies and devices to his name. of CUDOS.

1o Science Foundation for Physics | Annual Report 2oo4 Plasma Physics and ITER Fusion: the future of world energy production Dr Matthew Hole The success of this meeting prompted Dr Matthew Hole, formerly a postdoctoral fellow with the School and now at the Research School of Physical Sciences & Engineering at ANU, to arrange the Australian ITER Forum, a vehicle for developing a policy and plan of action for Australian participation in ITER. Two such meetings were held in 2004, with presentations from Australian plasma physics community (The Universities of Sydney, and Western Sydney, ANU, UNSW, and Flinders University), Prof. Max Brennan (former Head of School), Dr George Collins (Director of Materials and Engineering Science, ANSTO), Dr John How of the ITER Design team, and Sydney Alumni Dr Doug Bartlett, Dr Doug Campbell, and Dr Barry Green, who now have senior roles in the European Commission Directorate for Research. More recently, Prof. R. Goldston, Director of the U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratories attended an ITER Forum meeting held at the 2005 Australian Institute of Physics Congress.

The Forum’s objective is to promote Australian involvement in Schematic diagram of the ITER experiment, cut away to show the magnetic confinement area in which the fusion occurs. From www.iter.org. the ITER project and beyond, and to facilitate the development of an Australian policy for the exploitation of fusion energy.

ITER (Latin for “The Way”) is an international fusion energy The tokamak is the most studied magnetic confinement device experiment supported by the EU, Japan, the USA, South Korea, for fusion plasmas.Three decades of experiments in tokamaks, China and Russia.The Plasma Physics group in the School of including research in the School of Physics, have produced steady Physics is galvanizing Australian support for this important progress.The US$10 billion ITER experiment is designed to explore global research project. the “burning plasma regime”in which the energy produced by the hydrogen fusion reactions is sufficient to maintain the plasma.The Fusion, the process that powers the sun and the stars, offers a image above shows a schematic of the experiment. solution to the world’s long-term energy needs, providing large scale energy production with near zero greenhouse gas One of the worlds most ambitious and important scientific emissions, very short-lived radio-active waste compared to projects, ITER is about to become reality. A detailed physics and nuclear fission, and a virtually limitless supply of fuel.The fusion design program has produced blueprints for ITER, while the energy obtained from one kilogram of hydrogen fuel (a mix of the consortium of six nations has shortlisted two candidate sites in heavy isotopes deuterium and tritium) is equivalent to the Japan and France, with a decision set for early in 2005.The combustion of over 10,000 tons of pure anthracite coal. recent commitment by the U.S. Department of Energy to give it Deuterium is abundant in water (about 20 grams in each ton of the highest funding research priority across all the physical water)—the world’s oceans contain sufficient deuterium to sciences emphasizes the importance of research in this field. provide energy for the entire planet for millions of years.While the tritium isotope does not occur naturally, it can be manufactured The ITER project presents the scientific challenge of exploring easily from lithium, an element common in the Earth’s crust. the plasma régime relevant to the exploitation of fusion as an energy source, offers technological innovation goals and In September 2004 the Prime Minister, John Howard, opened the opportunities for Australian companies, and is the next step in 19th World Energy Conference, held at the Sydney Convention realizing this energy source of the future.The plasma group in Centre. Representing fusion energy was Prof. Ming Tran, head of the School of Physics hopes to lead Australia’s exploration in the European Fusion Development Association (EFDA), together this exciting field. with a delegation of staff from various European fusion research laboratories. As part of their visit, the plasma physics group in For further details visit the Australian ITER Forum web page: the School of Physics arranged a colloquium titled “Physics of http://prl.anu.edu.au/ITER_Forum. ITER: the next step magnetic confinement experiment”,attended More information about the School’s Plasma group can be by over 80 staff and students. found at http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/plasma/

11 Institute of Astronomy Extragalactic Radio Provides History Lesson By Ilana Klamer Gas clouds provide both the fuel and site for new star formation in young galaxies.These clouds are mostly hydrogen, which is not easily observable at radio wavelengths. But carbon monoxide, CO, is more easily detected and young, star-forming galaxies are Infrared image of the most abundant in these CO-rich gas clouds. distant radio galaxy known to date from the Keck 10-metre telescope in Hawaii, overlaid with Klamer and her colleagues recently used the Australia radio contours from the Very Telescope Compact Array in Narrabri, NSW, to discover Large Array in New Mexico. 100 billion solar masses of molecular gas in the most Astronomers believe they have caught this galaxy in its formative distant radio galaxy known to date: the galaxy known stages and it will evolve to a as TN J0924-2201, located about 12.5 billion light years massive elliptical galaxy, like the nearby M87 shown below. away. Observing the galaxy at the lowest characteristic You may not expect to find historians in the School of radio frequency of CO gas, they finally detected a signal Physics, but a team of physicists from the School and after 35 hours.To make sure they had really seen CSIRO are unearthing the history of the largest galaxies carbon monoxide, a month later they returned to look in our universe. for a second frequency of CO radio emissions - and found the signal after observing for another 40 hours. PhD candidate Ilana Klamer, Prof. Dick Hunstead and Prof. Elaine Sadler from the School of Physics’ Institute These observations were amongst the first of the of Astronomy, and Federation Fellow Prof. Ron Ekers scientific programs to use the Australia Telescope’s new from CSIRO’s Australia Telescope National Facility, are millimetre receivers, funded mostly by the ambitiously searching for the answers to the question Commonwealth Government’s Major National of galaxy evolution by scrutinising the most distant Research Facilities program.This detection is the first of radio galaxies in the universe for signs of molecular its kind in Australia and one of only a handful of gas emissions. successful detections of CO in extremely distant galaxies worldwide. Why radio galaxies? First, radio galaxies are also the Optical image of elliptical galaxy most massive galaxies around. Second, present-day The large amount of CO discovered by the team adds a M87, just 50 million light years away, from the 3.9m Anglo- radio galaxies are always giant elliptical galaxies, and so twist to the story. In the aftermath of the Big Bang, Australian Telescope in astronomers infer that the earliest, most distant radio Hydrogen and Helium were created in copious Coonabarabran, NSW. galaxies are probably the progenitors of the nearby quantities, but very little of the heavier elements were elliptical galaxies.Third, radio emission is not absorbed produced. Elements like Carbon and Oxygen could by dust, which is a by-product of star formation. So, only have formed via nuclear fusion at the centres of while young, massive, star-forming galaxies would be stars. So the massive reservoir of carbon monoxide difficult to see with other methods, they’re easily detected in TN J0924-2201 means that a generation of spotted with radio telescopes. stars must have existed earlier than 12.5 billion years ago, when the Universe itself was just 1 billion years old. A big question in modern astrophysics concerns how and when the first galaxies formed: did the oldest, most Which means there wouldn’t have been time for small massive galaxies we see around us today assemble as galaxies to form and collide together to produce the smaller galaxies merged over time, or did they form as giant TN J0924-2201—so Klamer and her colleagues’ single massive entities very early on in the history of discovery strongly suggests that massive galaxies form the Universe and evolve passively thereafter? very early in the history of the Universe, and quietly evolve for ever more. One way to look for an answer is to look at molecular gas clouds in the most distant observed galaxies.These For more information about research in the galaxies are located over 12 billion light years away Institute of Astronomy, visit their web site at Reference: Klamer, I.J., Ekers, R.D., which, thanks to the finite speed of light, also means www.physics.usyd.edu.au/ioa Sadler, E.M.,Weiss, A., Hunstead, R.W., De Breuck, C. 2005 Astrophysical we observe them on Earth as they were 12 billion years Journal Letters, in press. ago—just 1.5 billion years or so after the Big Bang.

12 Science Foundation for Physics | Annual Report 2oo4 CUDOS More CUDOS for Photonics Researchers

The Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Optical The unifying focus of CUDOS research is on optical science Systems (CUDOS) was first mentioned in last year’s Foundation leading to a “photonic chip”,a concept analogous to the report.The Centre spans five Universities and involves over microelectronic chip except that photons, not electrons, are eighty researchers and students.The School of Physics is the controlled, amplified and switched.This is exciting frontier ‘nerve centre’ of CUDOS - about half the total effort is located science requiring a deep understanding of nonlinear optics as here and Professor Benjamin Eggleton, a Federation Fellow in well as the ability to produce optical materials and structures in the School, is the Centre’s Research Director. Ben, Professors which nonlinear effects can both occur and be observed. Martijn de Sterke and Ross McPhedran and Dr Justin Blows are Over the past year CUDOS researchers in the School have taken Chief Investigators in CUDOS. several steps along this long and difficult path. For example, how might one couple light in and out from a photonic chip? Professors de Sterke and McPhedran lead well-established One approach could be to bring light into the chip along an programs in theoretical optics that are tightly coupled with the optical fibre and taper it so that the optical mode field inside experimental programs of Professor Eggleton and Dr Blows. the fibre will be well-matched to that inside the photonic chip. During 2003-4 Prof Eggleton has established a major new Dr Eric Magi (Senior Research Fellow in the School) has built a laboratory for conducting experimental research in photonics fibre tapering system to do exactly that.Working with Professor that is unique in Australia and puts the School at the forefront Eggleton he has tapered optical fibres with microstructured of international research capabilities in this field. Facilities cores so that infrared light travels with almost no loss along includes ultrashort pulse laser systems for studying the effects of fibres with mode sizes of less than 1 micrometre in diameter. optical pulse propagation in nonlinear materials, a holography This development has led to a flourishing study of “nanowires”, laboratory for fabricating Bragg gratings, a clean room fibres less than a micrometer in diameter that can successfully laboratory for assembling nano-photonic systems, and a bit error carry optical waves. rate test system (BERT) operating at 40 Gigabytes per second. Microstructured optical fibres have hollow capillaries that CUDOS researchers have also been assiduous in building links change the way in which light travels along the fibre. Professor with international collaborators to extend the capabilities of Eggleton has shown that these changes can be accentuated by the Centre, with partner investigators in the US and France and introducing fluids into these capillaries. He has now won a strong collaborative links with Bell Laboratories in the USA. Discovery grant commencing in 2005 to extend this work. He During 2004 Dr David Moss, a Principal Research Fellow at the will study the dynamics of fluid flow in micro-capillaries and to School, has established a strong collaboration with the explore optical applications in areas related to the ‘Lab on a Canadian Photonics Research Centre, a $40M facility that has chip’ concept that has revolutionized biotechnology. been purpose-built for providing leading-edge devices to photonics researchers. The group has ambitious plans for 2005 that include the demonstration of “slow”light in photonic bandgap structures - a scientific target of interest across the full spectrum of physics - and further work on photonic nanowires for optical “circuitry”. More information on CUDOS is available at www.physics.usyd.edu.au/cudos

Prof. Eggleton shows the Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson, Minister for Education, Science and Training (left), around the CUDOS labs. Dr Nelson visited the School and the CUDOS labs during the presentation of DEST’s 13 $1 million contribution to the Messel Endowment, see page 16. Physicists Under Pressure Education Research in the School of Physics

Monash University, Sharma and Mendez coordinate a large team of physicists and education researchers examining how teaching in physics has changed in response to other changes in the discipline.

What sort of changes? According to Sharma, the landscape of physics in universities has shifted greatly in recent years.The discipline has become more interdisciplinary, with new collaborations across many fields of research such as medical physics and materials science. New technologies bring new challenges and opportunities for research. Employment for physicists has changed also, with new career paths opening while others close. Industry is playing a greater role in physics research and, increasingly, education.Traditional avenues of service teaching for disciplines like engineering and the Some of the project team, from left to right: Susan Feteris (Monash), Alberto Mendez (project officer, U.Syd.), Geoff Swan (Edith Cowan), biosciences have been lost, putting greater financial pressure Kate Wilson (ANU), David Mills (Monash), Michelle Livett (U.Melb.), on physics departments. Numbers of teaching staff have Judith Pollard (Adelaide), David Low (ADFA, UNSW), Manju Sharma (U.Syd.), Mario Zadnick (Curtin) decreased in general, leading to greater teaching loads, and students’ backgrounds and expectations are not as uniform and predictable as they once were.

All of these, says Sharma, could lead to differences in the ways The average university physics lecturer is coping with higher physicists teach their subject.The project team set out to numbers of students, greater workloads and more courses than indentify some of these changes through a nation-wide survey before—no wonder they’re feeling the pressure, says Dr Manju of tertiary physics educators in 2004 - in total, they received Sharma from the School’s Physics Education Research Group. data from 34 groups across the country, including academic departments, student focus groups and employment advisors. The School of Physics has a reputation for the highest standards of physics research excellence. Over the years, Amongst their findings, one thing in particular became evident dedicated staff have also set high standards of teaching and to Sharma and her colleagues: physics educators in Australia learning in the School, often leading the way for other feel they are under a lot of pressure. Pressure to cope with disciplines in the Faculty of Science. One group in the School greater workloads, more course offerings and higher student- combines research excellence with leading educational to-staff ratios - not to mention the need to progress their practice: SUPER, the Sydney University Physics Education research. Physics educators want to teach well, but struggle to Research group. satisfy all of these demands at once.

The SUPER group was formed in 1992 by members of the Fortunately, the big picture isn’t so bleak: in general physics School of Physics to coordinate efforts towards understanding departments value quality teaching and learning and try hard more about the processes of teaching and learning in physics. to support staff, through training and fostering new teaching Since that time, old SUPER members have retired and new initiatives.The research team is working on building cases of academics have joined the group, several PhD students have best practice in physics teaching and showcasing these in the completed their degrees in physics education research and next stage of the project. Recently the research team received many collaborations have been forged within and outside continued funding from the AUTC, and Sharma is excited about the university. carrying the momentum built in 2004 forward into Stage Two of the project in 2005, when the team will explore further how These days the group is led by Dr Manju Sharma, senior lecturer physics students feel about employment, and links between in the School of Physics. Sharma’s biggest challenge lately has the design of physics courses and the satisfaction of graduates been leading a national project on Learning Outcomes and and their employers. Curriculum Development in Physics, funded by the Australian Universities Teaching Committee (AUTC). Project Officer Alberto For more information about the Sydney University Physics Mendez is also based in the School.With Dr David Mills from Education Group, see www.physics.usyd.edu.au/super

14 Science Foundation for Physics | Annual Report 2oo4 Masters of Medical Physics Institute of Medical Physics

Medical Physics is the field in which physical scientists Institute of Medical Physics apply their knowledge and training in many different The Institute of Medical Physics within the School of areas of medicine including the treatment of cancer, Physics was formed in September 2003 under the medical imaging, physiological monitoring and direction of Dr Clive Baldock.The Institute acts as an medical electronics. umbrella organization for the Schools medical physics activities including research, postgraduate The medical physics profession grew out of the area of supervision and teaching.The Institute provides a radiation science with the use of x-rays for imaging and focus for activities within the School that are related diagnosis, and radiation therapy for cancer treatment. to medical physics including collaborations in this Medical physics now embraces clinical applications of area with other departments of the University and ultrasound, light, infrared and radiofrequency radiation, other institutions allowing these activities to be and measurements of pressure, temperature and flow in presented beyond the University in a coherent way. the human body. Recent Developments In the application of the physical sciences to the treatment Following developments in relation to the training of cancer, the aim is to develop new and more effective of NSW medical physicists by the Australasian methods for administering radiotherapy and to assist College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in radiation oncologists in studying the medical impact of Medicine (ACPSEM), the Institute of Medical new radiotherapy technology.To this end, medical Physics established an accredited Masters of physicists calculate, measure and verify radiation dose (the Medical Physics (M.Med.Phys.) degree, with its first amount of energy deposited per unit mass of tissue) to intake of seven students in first semester, 2004.The ensure that an accurate amount is delivered to a well- masters program was developed in consultation defined treatment volume.The fundamental physical laws Medical imaging techniques with the ACPSEM and hospital medical physics have also been applied to of external electron, photon and proton radiation beams archaeology to investigate departments within NSW to directly meet the are explored to research treatment techniques, treatment Egyptian mummies using 3- educational and research needs of the medical apparatuses, radiation measurement devices, quality D x-ray computerised physics profession. A number of senior medical tomography. With this new assurance methods, dose calculation methods, and tool, archaeologists can physicists throughout NSW currently teach in the methods of predicting the effects of radiation on tissue. learn about life, diseases, M.Med.Phys. degree.To further support this, in death and burial without damaging the mummy’s 2004 the School appointed 4 Adjunct Associate In medical imaging applications, medical physicists apply ornately painted case or the Professors: Dr. Lyn Oliver from the Royal North their skills to the development of instrumentation (for inner linen wrappings. Shore Hospital, Dr. Roger Fulton and Dr. Natalka imaging x-rays, gamma rays and non-ionising radiation), Suchowerska from the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital image reconstruction algorithms, models of photon and Dr Rob Wilkins, previously of Westmead Hospital. It is anticipated that transport and detection, and models of underlying further adjunct appoints will be made in 2005. physiological processes.The broad aim of this field is to improve the resolution, signal-to-noise ratio and Current research projects being undertaking in associated with the Institute quantitative accuracy of non-invasive imaging of Medical Physics include: Radiation dosimetry; applications of positron techniques, within the constraints of radiation dose to the emission tomography, single photon emission tomography and computer subject and duration of the procedure.This area of tomography in medical imaging, radiotherapy; motion correction in medical medical physics is undergoing rapid growth as functional imaging and radiotherapy; dose verification; and radiobiology. imaging techniques such as magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography become increasingly At the time of writing, over 20 postgraduate students have enrolled in the used as a tool for basic biomedical research as well as for School through the Institute of Medical Physics including a number of routine clinical procedures. practising medical physicists in NSW medical physics departments who are undertaking part-time PhDs. It is encouraging to note that they are not all Medical physicists often work with patients and other from University of Sydney affiliated hospitals, but include medical physicists scientific, technical, medical and administrative staff, and from other university hospitals. with equipment manufacturers.They keep abreast of scientific and medical research in their own field as In 2004, individuals associated with the Institute of Medical Physics were well as develop laboratory, computational and successful in obtaining competitive grants from bodies such as the Cancer management skills. Council New South Wales and the Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundations.

15 The Messel Endowment

2004 was an exceptionally busy and successful year for the Dr Nelson also stated,“I commend Professor Messel for his Messel Endowment.The Science Foundation for Physics visionary creation and for his tireless enthusiasm for science. For established the Messel Endowment in 1999 to honour over five decades he has inspired many thousands of science Professor Harry Messel CBE and ensure the continuation in students...his legacy will continue for many future generations.” perpetuity of the Professor Harry Messel International Science School (ISS), which he established for high school students In September 2004 the Chairman announced a $75,000 pledge in 1962. from One Steel initiated through Executive Director and CEO, Dr Robert Every. On 5 October 2004 Mr Kenneth Allen, the The Messel Endowment Capital Campaign (MECC) was Australian Consul General in New York, hosted a dinner in his launched officially at the Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Dinner private residence to honour Professor Messel.Twenty guests on 5 March 2004. At the dinner Professor Messel made the attended the dinner including former ISS Alumni such as surprise announcement that Mr Lee Ming Tee had pledged Professor Greg McRae, professor of Chemical Engineering at $1million to kick-start the Campaign. Mr Lee, an engineering MIT, and Judge Ellen Gesmer of the Civil Court of New York. student in the 1960s, frequently used the computer SILLIAC Representatives from corporations and philanthropic that was housed in the School of Physics. During this time his foundations also attended. Professor and Mrs Messel attended friendship with Professor Messel developed and has endured the dinner with Mr Albert Wong representing the MECC for over forty years. Committee.The dinner was deemed very successful and has potentially opened opportunities for raising funds in the Mr Lee’s son, Mr Lee Seng Huang, Chairman, Mulpha Australia United States. Limited, was so impressed by the ISS he agreed that Mulpha would support the vision of his father by taking over the pledge. In November 2004 Mr Albert Wong was honoured with Life Governorship of the Science Foundation for Physics in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the Messel Endowment Capital Campaign as a member of the MECC Committee.

Funds in the Messel Endowment, including pledges, have now grown to approximately $2.8million. Each and every contribution to the MECC is greatly appreciated, and all donors are acknowledged on the Messel Endowment Honour Board.

Mr Lee Seng Huang, Chairman, Mulpha Australia Limited, The MECC Committee met regularly throughout the year and is presents the first instalment committed to raising the remaining $1.7million required to of the donation to Vice Chancellor Prof. Gavin Brown. meet the Campaign’s $4.5million target.The Chairman and Committee members volunteer their time—a very generous On 29 April 2004 Mr Lee Seng Huang presented the first of four contribution.Without their dedicated support the MECC would instalments, a $250,000 cheque, to the Vice Chancellor, not have been so successful. Professor Gavin Brown FAA, in the Slade Lecture Theatre, School of Physics. In his speech at the handover, Mr John Hooke CBE, Ms Alicia Watson, Fundraising Consultant, What’s On Consulting, Chairman, MECC, said that it “certainly does fill one with guided the MECC throughout 2004 and her support is warmly confidence that there are generous benefactors who under- acknowledged. Ms Watson left the MECC in December 2004 stand the importance and value of science within our society.” and the Foundation wishes her success with future campaigns.

On 16 August 2004 another one million dollars was given to Gifts to the Endowment are tax deductible and will help to the MECC.The Hon. Dr Brendan Nelson MP,Federal Minister for ensure that the ISS succeeds in encouraging future generations Education, Science and Training (DEST) initiated the grant from of students to realise their full scientific potential. If you would the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and like to make a donation to the Messel Endowment please Training. Part of the grant is to be used to encourage the contact Alison Thorn, Fundraising and Alumni Coordinator, participation of indigenous students in the ISS.The Foundation Science Foundation for Physics directly on +612 9036 5194, had indigenous participation on its agenda for the School and email [email protected] or visit this grant has enabled the initiative to proceed in the 2005. http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/messel.

16 Science Foundation for Physics | Annual Report 2oo4 Messel Endowment Honour Board

Extra Galactic Dr Emery Severin and Mrs Sharman Severin Ms Julie K Ellinas Dr Brian J O’Brien Ms Belinda H Allen Donors Mr Nicholas Manettas Mrs Chrissie Athis (greater than $1 million) through Nick’s Seafood Bar & Grill Mr Julian J Dryden Department of Education Science & Training Mr Raymond Walton & Mrs Margit Walton Mr John W L Rawson Mulpha Australia Limited Ms Valma G Steward Mr John Paterson Mrs Kathy Manettas Mr George Athis Mrs Georgina Donaldson Mr Gavin M Thomson Galactic Donors Lahili Pty Limited Mr Arthur J Buchan ($1oo,ooo to $999,ooo) Emeritus Professor John Davis Mr Allan F Rainbird Science Foundation for Physics Mr Steven K Eckowitz Mrs Helen Bell Hermon Slade Foundation Ms Danielle M Landy Mr Thomas M F Yim on behalf of Jerome Yim Nell & Hermon Slade Foundation Mr Thomas M F Yim on behalf of Alex Yim Emeritus Professor Louis C Birch Dr Bruce McAdam & Mrs Janice McAdam Dr Jennifer J Turner Dr Joseph A Beunen Mr Tim M Smyth Stellar Donors Mr John A Vipond Dr David R V Wood ($1o,ooo to $99,999) Professor Lawrence E Cram Mrs June Papadopoulos Mr Peter Manettas Mr Frank Papadopoulos OneSteel Limited Mr Graham H Hall Toni R Kesby Pty Ltd Australian Business Limited Mr Christopher C Vonwiller Professor David R Fraser Cecil & Ida Green Foundation Kenneth Coles Foundation Ms Jennifer H F Wanless Macquarie Charitable Foundation Limited Dr Stephen D Segal Mrs R Lambert Cochlear Limited Dr Robin B Fitzsimons Mrs Mary Moore Mr Robert Arnott Dr Robert L Every Mr Spiro J Pandelakis The James N Kirby Foundation Pty Limited Dr David Malin Mr Robert R B Murphy Mr John A L Hooke, CBE Mr David C Davidson Mr Peter C Perry Mr Michael Messel through David C Davidson Pty Limited Mr Ian G Dennis USA Foundation ASA ITF Foundation for the Advancement Mr Ian A Dyson Mr Terrey P Arcus of Astronomy Mr Harry J Pemble Emeritus Professor Richard Collins & Mr Geoffrey D Pople Mrs Marilyn Collins Asteroidal Donors Mr Alan K Milston, OAM Emeritus Professor Maxwell H Brennan, AO & Dr Xian Zhou Mrs Ionie M Brennan (up to $999) Dr Kevin C Allman The Hon. Dr Brendan Associate Professor Robert G Hewitt & Mrs Iona S Dougherty Dr David Z Robinson Nelson, Minister for Mrs Helen Hewitt Professor Roger V Short Dr Christopher J E Phillips Education, Science and Ms Yvonne Pitsikas Associate Professor Donald D Millar Training, presents the Planetary Donors Mrs Irene P Gibson Dr David G Blair big cheque to Prof. Mr Wen W Ma Ms Tomoko Kikuchi Harry Messel. From ($1,ooo to $9,999) Mr John H Valder Mr Steven Kambouris left: Mr Albert Wong; Southcorp Limited Mr Enrico Piccioli Mr Jeff Close Mr John Hooke CBE; Mr Reginald J Lamble, AO Mr Arun Abey Fr Mervyn J F Ziesing Vice Chancellor Prof. Mr Jim O’Connor Dr P E Rolan Dr Hugh S Murdoch Gavin Brown; Mr Anthony M Johnston Barker College Dr Claire E Cupitt Dr Brendan Nelson; IBM Australia Limited The Australian Association of Phi Beta Kappa Ms Anne Woods Prof. Harry Messel; Mr Trevor E Danos Dr Robert H Masterman Ms Elana Bont Foundation President Mr David B Herrman Dr George F Brand Mr George Papadopoulos Mr Pat Donovan AM. Dr Jenny A Nicholls Sir Walter Bodmer Mr Basil Sellers AM through Sellers Pty Ltd Ms Margaret A Desgrand

17 5oth Anniversary Dinner Science Foundation For Physics 1954 – 2oo4

The Science Foundation for Physics The Dinner performed double duty as the official launch of the celebrated its 50th year in grand Foundation’s Messel Endowment Capital Campaign by style on Friday 5 March 2004. Campaign Chairman Mr John Hooke CBE.The Endowment Taking its cue from the Inaugural seeks to raise $4.5 million dollars to ensure the Professor Harry Dinner held in the University’s Messel International Science Schools (ISS) continue in Great Hall in March 1954, the 50th perpetuity (see The Messel Endowment Report p16 for more Anniversary Dinner was held in the information).To kick start the campaign, in true Messel style the same grand venue, and delighted Professor made a surprise announcement to an elated audience all as a very elegant and of a $1,000,000 pledge from Mulpha Australia Limited. entertaining black tie event. The Dinner also provided an opportunity for International HE Professor Marie Bashir AC, Governor of New South Wales Science School and School of Physics Alumni to enjoy catching and Patron of the International Science School, was in up with old friends and lecturers. Around 350 guests attended attendance as were other high profile guests, including the the dinner making it a record-breaking attendance, not just for University’s Chancellor, Justice Kim Santow OAM, Vice a Foundation Dinner but also for The Great Hall as a venue. Chancellor, Professor Gavin Brown FAA and the NSW State Around $25,000 in donations towards the Messel Endowment Government’s Minister for Science and Health,The Hon. Frank Capital Campaign was also raised. Sartor MP. Foundation President Pat Donovan AM and members of the The ABC’s Karina Kelly, the MC for the event, added grace to the Foundation Council were delighted at the turnout and the evening while the Foundation’s Julius Sumner Miller Fellow, Dr positive feedback from guests. At the end of a very successful Karl Kruszelnicki, and fellow Sleek-Geek Adam Spencer regaled evening it was certain that one popular myth had been the audience with their uncanny blend of scientific facts, exploded—physicists can actually wear ties! humour and tall tales.

Emeritus Professor Harry Messel CBE, the Foundation’s Founder, was honoured on the occasion of his 82nd birthday and presented with a unique framed poster highlighting his crocodile tracking and river mapping excursions into the Northern Territory during the 1970s.

Above: Prof. Harry Messel addressing the crowd at the 50th Anniversary Dinner.

The ABC's Karina Kelly and Prof. Harry Messel with the framed poster of Harry's crocodile tracking days, presented in celebration of his 82nd birthday.

18 Science Foundation for Physics | Annual Report 2oo4 1st row: MC Karina Kelly; The Hon Frank Sartor MP; Her Excellency, Prof. Marie Bashir AC, Governor of NSW, with Prof. Harry Messel; The Chancellor of the University of Sydney, the Hon Justice Kim Santow OAM 2nd row: Sleek Geek 1, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki; Sleek Geek 2, Adam Spencer; Mr Lee Ming Tee and Prof. Gavin Brown, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Sydney 3rd Row: Mr John Hooke CBE, Chair of the Messel Endowment Capital Campaign Committee; Dame Leonie Kramer 4th row: Mr Pat Donovan AM, President of the Foundation; (standing)Professor Ben Eggleton, Federation Fellow; Mrs Susan Eggleton; Ms Julia Vargui; (seated): Professor Cathy Stampfl, Federation Fellow; Professor Ross McPhedran, SoP staff member; Mr Keith Woodford; Ms Eileen Malloy, Consul-General for the USA; Mrs Louise Davis, IBM representative on the Science Foundation Council. 5th Row: (standing) Mr Larry Barron; Mrs Jane Barron; Mrs Di Mattes; Mr Chris Edye; Mrs Alison Edye; (seated): Mr Graham Urquhart; Mrs Pip Smith; Mr Dick Smith; Mrs Chris Anne Urquhart; Neil Mattes.

19 Lots of Scars: The Life of a Scientist Book launch for Emeritus Professor Dick Collins

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and Dick Collins at the official launch of Lots of Scars.

On 3 June 2004, the Science Foundation hosted a very special Dick recalls his curiosity about the world as a young child and event: the launch of Lots of Scars, the life and times of Emeritus the way that this developed under the guidance of his Professor Dick Collins. teachers. He discusses his love affair with his students and how they kept him young. He writes movingly about the challenges Many Alumni, particularly those who graduated over the past faced by his young family when he was an impoverished 25 years, know Emeritus Professor Dick Collins, himself an graduate student in New York. He exposes a few of his alumnus of the School of Physics. Dick was Professor of Applied idiosyncrasies—experimental cook, experienced handyman, Physics from 1980 until his retirement at the end of 2000. For expert cabinet maker, non-expert musician, failed the last four of those years, he was Head of School and Director photographer, suicidal sailor, self mutilator, card sharp and some of the Science Foundation for Physics. time poet. And he talks about his passions for maintaining friendships around the world, and for his greatest love—his During his 40-year career, Dick published over 100 research own family. papers and several dozen patents. He has also chaired several Australian Government bodies, including ANSTO. He received an Dick will donate all of the proceeds from his book to the Messel Award for Excellence in Teaching from the University in 1994. Endowment.You can obtain a copy of Lots of Scars (autographed by Dick if you wish) and help this worthy cause Dick has not slowed down in his retirement. Amongst many by contacting the Science Foundation on +61 2 9351 3622 or other activities, in 2004 he completed Lots of Scars, which is [email protected] partly about his professional life, but mostly about other things.

2o Science Foundation for Physics | Annual Report 2oo4 USSS: University of Sydney Solar Science becomes Universal Solar and Selective Surfaces Pty Ltd

Universal Solar and Selective Surfaces Pty Ltd (USSS) grew out of the from licensing arrangements in place with Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) and Nawaf Funds,originally managed by the Science Foundation for Shandong Himin in China. Physics,with the aim of providing a vehicle for the commercialization of solar technologies.In 2003-04 the Nawaf Funds were closed and During 2004 the company has continued to be supported by the Business Liaison the remaining funds transferred to USSS to be used as share capital. Office in terms of office space and facilities and management services New shares have been issued equally to both the Solar Science (accounting, legal and company secretarial). It is intended that during the early Corporation (SSC) and the University.The use of the company’s funds part of 2005 USSS will become self sufficient from an operational point of view, will now be directed by its commercial needs and marketing objectives. including moving to its own office facilities.

The following is a summary of some of the highlights for the year Commercial Partners for USSS, provided by Mr Mark Bennett, Manager of the New During 2004 USSS was able to establish a strong working relationship with NSG in Ventures Unit of the University’s Business Liaison Office. Japan.This has lead to the successful renegotiation of new and more lucrative Licensing Agreement (vacuum glazing technology) between USSS and NSG while During 2004 the company USSS (formally known as University of Sydney Solar maintaining a strong link and research collaboration between NSG and the Science Pty Ltd) made considerable progress in further developing its business and University. positioning itself for further capital investment and operational self-sufficiency.

2005 will bring stronger commercial ties between USSS and Shandong Himin in Research Activities China in relation to the use of our selective surface technologies for domestic hot Under the Research Agreement between the University and USSS a total of water systems. $453,518 was expended by USSS on research activities within the Physics

Department of the University. USSS expanded its commercial interests to include Share Holding in USSS not just solar science but also plasma physics and surface science in general. There has been no change to the capital structure or shareholding in USSS Eight programs were sponsored by USSS during the year relating to: during the 2004 year. Both the University and Solar Science Corporation Ltd Large Area, Controlled Plasma Deposition Technology remain equal shareholders. At the end of 2004 Dr Claire Baxter resigned as one of Advanced, Low Temperature Passivation Technology for Silicon Cells two Directors the University had appointed to the Board of USSS. Mr Mark Air Stable, Low Temperature Selective Surfaces Bennett has now replaced Dr Baxter. Professor Beryl Hesketh remains the other Air Stable, High Temperature Selective Surfaces appointee. Advanced Cooling Technology for Concentrating Solar Cells

Beam Slitter Design Capital Raising Radiative Cooling Components and Systems USSS is still reliant on the Nawaf Funds, used to capitalize the company, and on The Surface Science of Vacuum Glazing. income from Japan and China from its licensing arrangements. During 2005 USSS will apply for an AusIndustry Commercial Ready grant, which will assist to The results of these research activities were reviewed at the end of 2004 and the leverage the funds it has also committed to ongoing R&D. It is expected that programs redefined for 2005. USSS has committed to fund further R&D within the USSS will also act as a supporting industry partner under an ARC Linkage Physics Department during 2006 to the value of $519,000. program during 2005 to allow the University to expand its research into biomimetic photovoltaic cells.This program is likely to provide collaborative Operations opportunities between the Chemistry and Physics Departments within the During the early part of 2004 the company was fortunate to secure the services University. It will also expand USSS’s commercial interests into new but of Dr Bruce Godfrey on a part time basis as the company’s first Chief Executive complimentary areas and so enhance its future appeal to investors. Officer.That appointment has been renewed for 2005. At the end of 2004 Dr Richard Lauder was employed on a full time basis as USSS’s Chief Technology USSS retains a strong financial position in the short term. However it is intended Officer. One of Richard’s primary functions will be project management of USSS that during 2005 it will seek to raise equity funding in the order of $10m to research and product development programs. He will have responsibility for enable it to expand its business and research activities. liaising with the research team in the Physics Department.

Dr Dean Alle has also been appointed on a part time basis as the company’s Conclusion Intellectual Property Manager. It is now intended that responsibility for The restructuring of the USSS business and capital base is now complete.The management of the extensive USSS IP portfolio will progressively shift to USSS company is well positioned for further investment. with the Business Liaison Office maintaining an oversight. Mark Bennett, Manager USSS are continuing to meet all costs associated with the prosecution and New Ventures Unit, Business Liaison Office defense of all IP. This is partly being offset by income being generated by USSS 22nd March 2005

21 The University of Sydney The Science Foundation for Physics Statement of Income & Expenditure for the year ended 31 December 2oo4

Budget Budget 2005 2004 2004 2003 $ $ $ $ INCOME - 85,000 Grants 87,982 85,150 390,000 214,000 Scholarships/Donations/Bequests 427,460 126,635 684,000 467,000 Business & Investment Income 669,760 696,979 38,000 63,000 Fees and Charges 87,741 22,411 - - Department of Education Contribution 1,000,000 - 103,000 16,200 Internal Income 12,357 28,270 1,215,000 845,200 2,285,301 959,444

EXPENDITURE 367,000 338,600 Salaries & Associated Costs 331,338 211,878 2,000 1,600 Consumables 1,546 1,025 1,000 1,000 Equipment and Repairs/Maintenance 11,034 2,254 24,000 8,000 Services/Utilities 49,675 5,568 252,000 5,000 Travel/Conferences 12,705 206,108 - 20,500 Entertainment 1,490 14,706 427,000 266,000 General Expenses 272,783 268,844 - - Internal Transfers 50,000 62,846 1,073,000 640,700 730,573 773,229

142,000 204,500 Surplus/(Deficit) for the period 1,554,728 186,215 11,550,419 9,995,691 Accumulated Funds as at 1 January 9,995,691 9,809,477 11,692,419 10,200,191 ACCUMULATED FUNDS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 11,550,419 9,995,691

Ian Ford College Administration Manager College of Sciences and Technology 10 March 2005

22 Science Foundation for Physics | Annual Report 2oo4 The University of Sydney The Science Foundation for Physics Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2oo4

2004 2003 $ $ Current Assets Funds Earning University Pool Interest5 7,300,419 5,995,691 Total Current Assets 7,300,419 5,995,691

Non-Current Assets University Growth Fund Investment6 4,250,000 4,000,000 Total Non-Current Assets 4,250,000 4,000,000 TOTAL ASSETS 11,550,419 9,995,691

NET ASSETS 11,550,419 9,995,691

Equity Accumulated Funds 11,550,419 9,995,691 TOTAL EQUITY 11,550,419 9,995,691

NOTES TO THE 2004 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. The Financial Statements have been prepared on a modified accrual accounting basis. 2. All fixed assets are expensed in the year of purchase and amounts above a purchase price of $5,000 are recorded as assets in the University's consolidated Statement of Financial Position. Property at Molonglo was purchased with funds from The Science Foundation for Physics. 3. Income Tax is not applicable to the activities of The Science Foundation for Physics. 4. Employee entitlement for Long Service Leave is held centrally in the University's accounts. 5. Accumulated funds include $1,814,495 of the Messel Endowment ($475,990 in 2003) managed by the Science Foundation for Physics to retain its real value in accordance with the commitments made by the Science Foundation for Physics when the Endowment was established. 6. The market value of the University Growth Fund Investments as at 31 December 2004 was$4,250,000 ($4,000,000 in 2003).The book value of the University Growth Fund Investments as at 31 December 2004 was$4,789,365 ($3,855,834 in 2003).

Ian Ford College Administration Manager College of Sciences and Technology 10 March 2005

23 Bequests

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Please contact Associate Professor Robert Hewitt Director The Science Foundation for Physics The School of Physics (A28) University of Sydney NSW 2006 Telephone +61 2 9351 3622 Facsimile +61 2 9351 7726 Email [email protected]

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24 Science Foundation for Physics | Annual Report 2oo4 School of Physics Staff List 2oo4

Head of the School of Physics Dr Lucyna KEZIORA-CHUDCZER, Postdoctoral Prof Catherine STAMPFL, Professor A/Prof. Brian JAMES Fellow Dr Richard TARRANT, Research Fellow Dr Joe KHACHAN, Senior Lecturer Ms Eve TERAN, Student Support Officer Staff Dr Laszlo KISS, Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Peter TUTHILL, Research Fellow Ms Hyacinth ALFONSO, Personnel Assistant Dr Boris KUHLMEY, Senior Research Associate Dr Kevin VARVELL, Senior Research Fellow Dr Clive BALDOCK, Senior Lecturer Dr Zdenka KUNCIC, Research Fellow Dr Sergei VLADIMIROV, Senior Research Dr Peter BARNES, Senior Lecturer Dr Serdar KUYUCAK, Senior Lecturer Associate Mr John BARRY,Technical Officer Dr Dixon KWOK, Research Fellow Dr Mark WALKER, Senior Research Fellow A/Prof. Tim BEDDING, Associate Professor Dr Manfred LENZEN, Senior Research Fellow Dr Chris WALSH, Chief Operations Officer Prof. Marcela BILEK, Professor Dr Geraint LEWIS, Senior Lecturer Dr Nina WANG, Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Justin BLOWS, Research Fellow Dr Bo LI, Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Jeannette WEISE, Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Jeremy BOLGER, Laboratory Manager Ms Nelly LIEW, Finance Officer Dr Michael WHEATLAND, Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Stephen BOSI, Research Fellow Dr Ian LITTLER, Senior Research Fellow Mr Michael WHITE, Senior Project Technician Dr Dominic BRADY, Research Associate Mr Robert LUCAS, Senior Technical Officer Dr Andrew WILLES, Research Fellow Dr Julia BRYANT, Research Associate (part-time) Dr Qinghuan LUO, Research Fellow Mr Myo WIN,Technical Officer Mr Damien BUIE, Post Doctoral Fellow Dr Eric MAGI, Senior Research Fellow Dr Yongbai YIN, Research Fellow A/Prof. Iver CAIRNS, Associate Professor Dr Natalia MALCOVA, Senior Research Associate Mr David YOUNG, Administrative Assistant Mr Duncan CAMPBELL-WILSON, Manager, Mr Graham MANNES, Principal Mechanical Dr Chengmin ZHANG, Postdoctoral Fellow Molonglo Radio Observatory Technician Dr Qi-Chu Zhang, Senior Research Fellow Mr Ian Cooper, Lecturer Dr Nigel MARKS, Lecturer Ms Natalie LAZOR, Administration Assistant Prof Lawrence CRAM, Professor Dr Alberto MENDEZ,Tutorial and Laboratory Ms Chindy PRASEUTHSOUK, Personnel Officer Dr Neil CRAMER, Senior Lecturer Developer Dr Xiangyan CUI, Research Associate Prof. David McKENZIE, Professor Dr Robert DALL, Research Associate Prof. Ross McPHEDRAN, Professor Science Foundation for Dr Kerrie DAVIES, Post Doctoral Fellow Prof. Don MELROSE, Professor Physics Mr Robert DAVIES, Senior Technical Officer Dr David MILLS, Principal Research Fellow A/Prof. Robert HEWITT,Director Dr Yohan DÉSIÈRES, Research Associate Dr Tony MONGER, Computer Infrastructure Dr Karl KRUZELNICKI, Julius Sumner Miller Fellow Mr Phillip DENNISS, Senior Technical Officer Manager Dr Jenny NICHOLLS, Executive Officer (part time, Dr Carlos DE BREUCK, Postdoctoral Fellow Miss Vicki MOORE, Librarian to 09/04) Prof Martijn DE STERKE, Professor Mr Barry NAPTHALI, Senior Technical Officer Ms Caroline PEGRAM, Research Assistant Dr Christopher DEY, Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Nelson NG, Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Chris STEWART, Executive Officer (part time, Mr Marek DOLLEISER, Senior Technical Officer Dr Jennifer NICHOLLS, Senior Research Fellow from 09/04) Ms Emma DUPAL, Student Support Officer (to 09/04) Ms Alison THORN, Fundraising and Alumni Prof Ben EGGLETON, Professor Dr Andrew NORTON, Postdoctoral Fellow Coordinator Mr Paul FERGUSON, Senior Technical Officer Dr John O’BYRNE, Senior Lecturer Ms Alex VIGLIENZONE, Administration Officer Dr Naoiki FUJISAWA, Research Fellow Dr Kostyantyn OSTRIKOV, Postdoctoral Fellow (part time, from 11/04) Dr Blanca GALLEGO, Postdoctoral Fellow Mr Michael PATERSON, Senior Technical Officer Dr Bee Kwan GAN, Postdoctoral Fellow Mr Terry PFEIFFER,Technical Officer Dr Anne GREEN, Senior Lecturer (part-time) Ms Barbara PIESTRZYNSKI,Technical Officer Dr Christian GRILLET, Research Associate (part-time) Mr Paul HARBON, Administration Manager Dr Alon RETTER, Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Reza HASHEMI-NEZHAD, Lecturer Dr Gordon ROBERTSON, Senior Lecturer Dr Matthew HOLE, Postdoctoral Research Fellow Prof Peter ROBINSON, Professor Dr Peifang HU, Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Maitreyee ROY, Research Fellow Prof. Richard Hunstead, Professor Ms Anne RYAN, Personnel & Administrative Officer Dr Alexey IVANOV, Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Elaine SADLER, Senior Research Fellow Dr Helen JOHNSTON, Research Fellow Dr Alex SAMARIAN, Research Fellow Dr Simon Johnston, Senior Research Fellow Dr Guoliang (George) SHAN, Computer Systems Dr Sebastian JURASZEK, Unix Network Manager Officer (from 04/03) Ms Hannah JURD, Student Support Assistant Dr Manjula SHARMA, Lecturer Dr Aris KARASTERGIOU, Postdoctoral Research Mr Owen SHEPHERD, Outreach Officer Fellow Ms Lai Chun (Cat) SO,Technical Officer

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