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Spotlighting ARC physics
Spreading the news about ARC funded research within the Australian physics community
FLEET pushed out the boundary of online talks, collaborating with the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) to co-host a series of monthly public seminars highlighting Australian physics research.
The new series throws the spotlight on a different ARC Centre of Excellence each month, with AIP members and others in the physics community joining over Zoom to hear about leading Australian research.
To date, almost 300 audience members have heard from six researchers, each spotlighting physics innovation from their own ARC Centre of Excellence (COE).
FLEET Partner Investigator Kirrily Rule (ANSTO) opened the series in May with the use of neutron scattering in developing novel materials for low-energy electronics. Her talk was followed by presentations from EQUS, the ARC COE for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav), CQC2T, the ARC COE in Exciton Science and the ARC COE for Climate Extremes (CLEX).
This series will continue in 2021, with three presentations already lined up from the ARC COE for All Sky Astrophysics in 3 Dimensions (Astro 3D), the new ARC COE for Dark Matter Particle Physics and the ARC COE for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS).
As the reality of COVID lockdowns became apparent in early 2020, and as FLEET quickly adopted the online format for internal and external webinars, it occured to us: why not invite other ARC Centres of Excellence to showcase the work carried out in their centres, and open up these talks to a wider community? The resulting talks have revealed the rich breadth and depth of world-leading research being carried out across Australia, and given a platform to COEs to connect and share their work with the broader physics community. All speakers have been passionate and engaging and truly inspirational. From a personal note, I have made connections with physicists in fields far removed from my own research – with possible collaboration ideas blossoming!
FLEET Partner Investigator
Dr Kirrily Rule (ANSTO, Australian Institute of Physics)
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