The Aust ralian Nat ional University Weekly Bulletin Research School of Physical Sciences & Engineeering Volume 34 Number 32 15 – 21 August 2008 2. Undergraduate optics program. 3. Coursework masters programs. SCHOOL SEMINARS 4. Honours program. FLUIDS / PLASMA SEMINAR 5. Strategic directions for physical sciences Wednesday 20 August 2008 education. 11.00am 6. Any other business. “Gravity wave turbulence: laboratory studies” RSPhysSE Link Bldg Seminar Room. by Dr Sergei Lukaschuk, University of Hull, UK STAFF MOVEMENTS Link Building Seminar Room Professor Steve Buckman and Dr James Sullivan Australian Institute of Physics ACT Branch (CAMS/AMPL) will present Invited talks at the Meeting – August ACT: 24th Summer School on the Physics of Ionized Wednesday 20 August 2008 Gases in Novi Sad, Serbia, (25-29 August) and the 6.30-7.30pm Second International Workshop on Non- American Institute of Aeronautics and Equilibrium Processes in Belgrade (23-24 August). Astronautics Both will then undertake collaborative research “Pushing the envelope – the science of flight activities with colleagues in Madrid and testing” Heidelberg respectively, until 6 September. by Antonio Di Pietro, former naval aviator and experimental test pilot. CAMS NEW STAFF The Finkel Lecture Theatre, New John Curtin School of Medical Research Building, Building CAMS/AMPL would like to welcome Dr Colin #131 Garran Rd, Australian National University Taylor who is commencing his appointment as Chief Operations Officer of CAMS from 18 Antonio will provide insight into the science of August. He will initially be located in Room flight testing that will draw upon his experiences C4.10. Please make him welcome. testing over 68 different flying machines, including fighter jets and helicopters. VISITORS For more information, contact Michael West Professor Sang-Hoon Kim from the Mokpo [email protected] Maritime University, South Korea has joined Theoretical Physics as a Visiting Fellow under the PHYSICS DISCIPLINE SUB-COMMITTEE agreement of the Australian Academy of Science AGENDA and Korean Science and Engineeting Foundation. Professor Kim will be in the School until 22 Thursday 21 August 2008 August, working on Bose-Einstein Condensation 1.00-3.00pm with Professor Mukunda Das. Education is an important part of ANU's national FROM THE ACTING FACILITIES & leadership role in the physical sciences. This SERVICES MANAGER meeting is the place to input your ideas for developing our education program. Major changes Road Closure this Saturday must be approved by this committee. All welcome. The section of Garran Road from the West of 1. Summary of our current position and future Ward Road down to the first bend (out the front of plans. JSMCR) is scheduled for repair on Saturday 16 August. Traffic measures will be in place, but consist of two or more researchers, with at least delays will occur. Please try to use other entrances one having completed graduate studies. Research to the area if possible. must be in the field of Canadian Studies, which An area outside the Store at the West End of the can include work of a comparative nature in which Cockcroft Building will be repaired at the same Canada represents a substantial part. The time, so please do not park in this area. maximum value of the award is C$10,000. Smaller grants may be made. Fire Trip Testing this Saturday Deadline(s): 23/11/2008 This Saturday morning, 16 August, we are having DEADLINE NOTE a test of the fire evacuation system to ensure that Applicants from Australia or New Zealand are all external doors open correctly in-case of an strongly recommended to submit their proposals to emergency. This testing will be performed by the Association for Canadian Studies in Australia ANU Security and our external contractor, TAC. and New Zealand (ACSANZ) for pre-selection and This work will take a couple of hours to complete, endorsement. The deadline for applications via and we may have alarms sound and internal fire ACSANZ is November 23rd. doors will close. Please ensure you are carrying Link to full program description: http://australia.infoed.org/spin/spin_prog.asp?22397 your ID card, for identification purposes, as sections of the complex will be unlocked, and Australian Academy of Science security staff will be in attendance. Program Number: 22863 Title: Selby Travelling Fellowship GRANTS AND AWARDS E-mail: [email protected] Sigma Xi Web Site: http://www.science.org.au/ Program Number: 02055 Program URL: Title: Grants-in-Aid of Research http://www.science.org.au/awards/selby.htm E-mail: [email protected] Nominations are invited for the Selby Fellowship. Web Site: http://www.sigmaxi.org Fellowships are awarded to distinguished overseas Program URL: scientists to visit Australia for public http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/giar/index.shtml lecture/seminar tours and to visit scientific centres Graduate and undergraduate student grants-in-aid in Australia. Fellowships are tenable for visits of are offered for scientific investigation in any field. between two weeks and three months. Overseas Awards are for a maximum of $1,000, except in and local air fares (economy) and a daily the fields of astronomy and eye or vision research, allowance are provided. where special funds allow for awards up to a Deadline(s): 30/09/2008 maximum of $5,000. Deadline(s): 15/10/2008 Link to full program description: 15/03/2009 http://australia.infoed.org/spin/spin_prog.asp?22863 Link to full program description: Australian Academy of Science http://australia.infoed.org/spin/spin_prog.asp?02055 Program Number: 61284 \Canadian High Commission Title: Pawsey Medal Program Number: 22397 E-mail: [email protected] Title: Program for International Research Linkages Web Site: http://www.science.org.au/ (PIRL) Program URL: E-mail: [email protected] http://www.science.org.au/awards/pawsey.htm Web Site: http://www.acsanz.org.au/funding.html#pirl The Pawsey Medal recognises outstanding Program URL: research in physics by scientists under 40 years of http://www.acsanz.org.au/forms/irl_guidelines.pdf age. The award is made annually and is restricted The sponsor offers awards of up to CDN$10,000 to to candidates who are normally resident in promote and facilitate international collaborative Australia and for research conducted mainly in research between research teams from Canada and Australia. one or more countries where Canadian Studies are Deadline(s): 30/08/2008 represented. Project proposals must be submitted Link to full program description: on behalf of two research teams (one in Canada http://australia.infoed.org/spin/spin_prog.asp?61284 and one elsewhere) and each research team must Sigma Xi Web Site: http://www.science.org.au Program Number: 75239 Program URL: http://www.science.org.au/awards/lyle.htm Title: William Procter Prize for Scientific The purpose of the medal is to recognise Achievement outstanding achievement by a scientist in Australia E-mail: [email protected] for research in mathematics or physics. Program URL: Deadline(s): 30/08/2008 http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/prizes/procter.shtml DEADLINE NOTE The sponsor awards an annual prize to a scientist The award is normally made every two years. who has made an outstanding contribution to Link to full program description: scientific research and has demonstrated an ability http://australia.infoed.org/spin/spin_prog.asp?89471 to communicate the significance of this research to scientists in other disciplines. Australian Academy of Science Deadline(s): 01/10/2008 Program Number: 89472 Link to full program description: Title: Jaeger Medal http://australia.infoed.org/spin/spin_prog.asp?75239 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.science.org.au Sigma Xi Program URL: Program Number: 75241 http://www.science.org.au/awards/jaeger.htm Title: John P. McGovern Science and Society The award is made to a scientist for investigations Award of a high order into the solid Earth or its oceans E-mail: [email protected] carried out in Australia or having some connection Program URL: with Australian Earth science. http://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/prizes/mcgovern.shtml Deadline(s): 30/08/2008 The sponsor awards a prize to a researcher who has DEADLINE NOTE made an outstanding contribution to science and The award is normally made every two years. society. The recipient presents the annual John P. Link to full program description: McGovern Science and Society Lecture at the http://australia.infoed.org/spin/spin_prog.asp?89472 sponsor's annual meeting. Deadline(s): 01/10/2008 Australian Academy of Science Link to full program description: Program Number: 89475 http://australia.infoed.org/spin/spin_prog.asp?75241 Title: Haddon King Medal E-mail: [email protected] Australian Academy of Science Program URL: Program Number: 89259 http://www.science.org.au/awards/haddon.htm Title: Moran Medal The Haddon King Medal recognises the E-mail: [email protected] contributions of the late Haddon King to the Web Site: http://www.science.org.au application of the geological and related sciences Program URL: to the search for mineral deposits in Australia. http://www.science.org.au/awards/moran.htm Deadline(s): 30/08/2008 The sponsor provides an award to recognise DEADLINE NOTE outstanding research by scientists 40 years and The award is normally made every two years. under, except in the case of significant Link to full program description: interruptions to a research career, in one or more of http://australia.infoed.org/spin/spin_prog.asp?89475 the fields of applied probability, biometrics, mathematical genetics, psychometrics and American Society for Mass Spectrometry statistics. Deadline(s): 30/08/2008 Program Number: 68751 DEADLINE NOTE Title: Biemann Medal The award is normally made every two years. E-mail: [email protected] Link to full program description: Web Site: http://www.asms.org http://australia.infoed.org/spin/spin_prog.asp?89259 Program URL: http://www.asms.org/Default.aspx?tabid=91 Australian Academy of Science The Biemann Medal is awarded to an individual Program Number: 89471 early in his or her career in recognition of Title: Lyle Medal significant achievement in basic or applied mass E-mail: [email protected] spectrometry.