The Australian Institute of Physics

🍄 From nanomagnets to glowing mushrooms, physics is everywhere. Hear AIP NSW Chair A/Prof Karen Livesey explore everyday science, physics careers and Ghost Fungus Tours on the Citizen Science Show. 🎧 Listen: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/i...

For parents and teachers: Encourage Year 10 girls across Australia to apply for an AMSI Specialist Maths Scholarship worth $6,000 over Years 11–12! Get financial support, mentoring and opportunities to explore maths careers. Applications extended to 11 November 2026. Find out more: amsi.org.au

Congratulations Prof Mahananda Dasgupta & Prof @Lan Fu, elected Fellows of Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering (ATSE) recognising their contributions to nuclear physics & materials science. physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @aip.org.au @anff.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social

How can physicists shape policy and strengthen Australia’s national capability? Join the 2026 AIP Physics in Industry Forum: Physics in Government, featuring Dr Cathy Foley AM. 📅 12 Nov | CSIRO Lindfield Register: www.aip.org.au/event-6803747

From the world’s first silicon qubits to Diraq’s goal of billions on one chip, Prof Andrew Dzurak is scaling quantum computing. The 2026 AIP Walter Boas Medallist delivers the #Congress2026 opening plenary in Sydney, 7–11 Dec. Register by 20 Nov: aip.org.au/congress/reg...

Congrats to our materials team & @anff.org.au: 3 years in the lab developing & applying the most perfect coatings to 2 beamsplitters for @ligo.org to help detect gravitational waves with greater sensitivity than ever before physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @aip.org.au @scienceanu.bsky.social

Women in physics and engineering: inspire the next generation! Apply to speak at a 2027 Girls in Physics Breakfast in Melbourne, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Wodonga, Mildura or Morwell. Paid engagement, with travel covered. Apply by 6 Nov: www.vicphysics.org/events/girls...

From Spain to Sydney, Professor Andrea Blanco-Redondo is advancing quantum optics, silicon photonics and topological photonics. Discover her groundbreaking research and hear from her alongside leading international physicists at ANZCOP 2026. 7–11 Dec. Register: aip.org.au/congress/reg...

🔬 Starting your physics career or recruiting physics talent? Join the free Australian Physics Career Fair to meet employers and candidates. Thanks to @psiquantum.bsky.social & Sydney Quantum Academy. 📅 11 Dec, 1–4pm 📍 University of Sydney Register or exhibit: www.aip.org.au/congress/car...

🏅 Congratulations to @uwmadison.bsky.social Prof. Francis Halzen, sole recipient of the 2026 @nobelprize.org in Physics. The first unshared physics prize since 1992: for his leadership of IceCube and the discovery of high-energy cosmic neutrinos. www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physi...

✏️ Only 20% of Wikipedia biographies are about women. Help change that at the AIP Physics Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in Sydney. Work with fellow physicists to improve pages about Australian women physicists. @wikipedia.org 📅 9 Nov, University of Sydney 💻 Bring a laptop Register: aip.org.au/event-6844945

From black holes and cosmology to quantum physics, Professor Robert Mann explores some of the Universe’s biggest questions. Hear the international plenary speaker at AIP Congress 2026, 7–11 December, at the University of Sydney. Register by 20 November: aip.org.au/congress/register/

📸 Two days to go! Show us what physics looks like through your lens. Enter the AIP ACT Branch 2026 Photography Competition. Free entry, open Australia-wide, with prizes up to $250. 📅 Closes 30 September. Enter: www.aip.org.au/event-6751326 #Physics #Photography

Could this be a glimpse of dark matter? The LUX-ZEPLIN detector has found an intriguing event. “It’s also kind of scary to think, ‘Oh, this could be it,’” says Dr Theresa Fruth. Prof @nicolefbell.bsky.social says if it is dark matter, more events should follow. www.abc.net.au/news/science...

From Sydney to NASA – and back for AIP Congress 2026. Hear Dr Jessie Christiansen, Chief Scientist at the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute, share her search for worlds beyond our Solar System. 7–11 Dec, Sydney. Register: aip.org.au/congress/reg...

Thanks @aip.org.au for the nice write-up about my career outside of academia! If you are wondering where a #Physics degree could take you, check their #PhysicsGotMeHere page for many inspiring stories of physicists making a difference 🌏

Congratulations to Dr Sophie Jie Zhao, 2027 @aip.org.au Women in Physics Medallist, touring her research on quantum technology enabled by correlated light. Dr Zhao is a CI in Centre for Quantum Computing Performance and Integration physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social

"My favourite thing was I spent lots of time at both ends of the theoretical-applied spectrum, dipping my toes in both abstract quantum field theory & experimental work." James Monro, winner @aip.org.au Laby medal best hons thesis Congrats! physics.anu.edu.au/news_events/... @scienceanu.bsky.social

The Marie Curie Lecture Tour comes home to Tas! Join astrophysicist Dr Karelle Siellez in Hobart on 1 Oct for the final stop of her tour and presentation of her Women in Physics Lecturer award. UTAS media release: www.utas.edu.au/about/news-a... 🎟️ Free + livestreamed: aip.org.au/Women-in-Phy...

🌌 Launceston, you’re next! Then onto Hobart! Join astrophysicist Dr Karelle Siellez for the final two stops of her national Marie Curie Lecture tour. 📍 Launceston: 26 Sept 📍 Hobart + online: 1 Oct 🔭 Painting the Universe aip.org.au/Women-in-Phy...

Bring new physics ideas into your classroom at Australian Physics Teachers’ Day. Join us at the University of Sydney on 11 December for talks, hands-on workshops, lab tours and networking. Open to physics specialists and out-of-field teachers. aip.org.au/congress/tea...

🎓 Heading to #AIPCongress2026 in Sydney? AIP Student Travel Awards are available for eligible student members presenting at Congress, 7–11 Dec. 📅 Applications close 31 Oct 2026. Apply: aip.org.au/News/13685066

🌏 Calling Australia’s theoretical physics community! APCTP is seeking proposals for its 2027 program, including conferences, workshops, schools and research programs. 📅 Closes 30 Sept, 6pm KST. Find out more and apply: aip.org.au/event-6801383

One final journey through the Universe, and a homecoming! Dr Karelle Siellez returns to Tasmania for the finale of Painting the Universe, exploring gravitational waves, kilonovae, art & music. 📅 1 Oct | UTAS 📍 Attend in person or online aip.org.au/event-6754144

Where could physics take you? Join the AIP & IPAS-QT Physics Careers Night in Adelaide to meet physicists and employers, explore career pathways and discover where studying physics can lead. 📅 8 Sept, 6–8.30pm 📍 Adelaide University Register: events.humanitix.com/aip-and-ipas...

🏅 Celebrating excellence in Australian physics! Congratulations to the 2026 AIP Award recipients, recognised for achievements spanning quantum computing, gravitational waves, dark matter, leadership, education and science communication. Meet the recipients: aip.org.au/News/13677673

🌏 What a National #ScienceWeek for physics! Sell-out Marie Curie Lectures reaching 1,600+, the Einstein Lecture asking ‘Does God play dice?’ and 140+ packing Physics in the Pub. Thanks to everyone who joined us across Australia! More AIP events: aip.org.au/EVENTS-BOARD

📣 Albury-Wodonga maths/STEM teachers & careers advisers: join AMSI's FREE Industry Day for Teachers. 🗓 10 Sept | La Trobe University 💰 $500 CRT/travel bursaries available 🎓 Explore maths study & STEM career pathways for your students. Register: amsi.org.au/amsi-industry-day-for-teachers/

🌌 The cosmos has a soundtrack! Dr Karelle Siellez brings Painting the Universe to Newcastle, Adelaide & Brisbane, turning gravitational waves and cosmic explosions into art and music. 💻 Livestreams available nationwide. #ScienceWeek 🎟️ aip.org.au/Women-in-Phy...

🍎 Every year, millions of tonnes of edible fruit are wasted. @dan-pelliccia.bsky.social is using physics to help change that. His #PhysicsGotMeHere story explores how optical physics, spectroscopy and AI are helping growers reduce food waste. Read more: aip.org.au/PGMH_Daniel_...

📸 Can you capture physics in a single frame? The AIP Beauty of Physics Photo Competition is open Australia-wide to photographers, scientists and students. 🏆 Prizes for Grand, University & School winners 📅 Closes 30 Sept Enter: aip.org.au/event-6751326

📕 From shining stars to migrating birds and quantum computers, Dr Danielle Holmes explores the quantum world shaping our Universe and future technologies in her new book, Wonders of the Quantum World. ⚛️ Out now: www.simonandschuster.com.au/books/Wonder...

Nearly 800 abstracts and a record number of Focus Sessions! AIP Congress 2026 is shaping up to be a huge five days of physics. ⏰ Early Bird registration closes 28 August. Join us this December at the University of Sydney. Register: aip.org.au/congress

🎨🎵 What does the Universe sound like? Join astrophysicist Dr Karelle Siellez for Painting the Universe - a captivating blend of gravitational waves, astronomy, art and music. Public lectures across Australia this National Science Week. Register: aip.org.au/Women-in-Phy... #ScienceWeek

Congratulations to Prof Chennupati Jagadish AC on receiving an AIP Honorary Fellowship, our highest honour. Recognised for his pioneering research, global leadership and outstanding service to physics. www.aip.org.au/News/13660952 @physicsanu.bsky.social @science.org.au

🎲 Does God play dice? Join renowned cosmologist Dr Luke Barnes for the 2026 Einstein Lecture exploring randomness, cosmology and the nature of reality. 📍Sydney 4 Aug www.mq.edu.au/faculty-of-s... 📍Hunter 5 Aug www.lakemac.com.au/Events-direc.... Free, bookings are essential. #Physics #ScienceWeek

🌌 More than 700 people attended the Victorian leg of the Marie Curie Lecture Series with Dr Karelle Siellez! The tour continues during National Science Week with events across Australia and livestreams from selected locations. 🎟️ Register: aip.org.au/Women-in-Phy... #ScienceWeek

Congratulations to the 2026 Astronomical Society of Australia Award winners, recognised for work spanning ghost galaxies, cosmic pulses, AI and JWST software. www.scienceinpublic.com.au/asa2026/ Plus, 3 physics & teaching awards are open for nominations. aip.org.au/.../z_2026_7...

Help shape the future of physics in Australia. Nominations are open for the AIP National Executive (2027–2028). Eligible voting members are encouraged to nominate. 📅 Closes 21 Aug 2026 🔗 aip.org.au/News/13648184

🌌 Missed out on Melbourne? The Marie Curie Public Lecture is heading around Australia this August with astrophysicist Dr Karelle Siellez. 🎥 Livestream options are available in August, and during National #scienceweek.📍 CBR, Wollongong, SYD, Newcastle, ADL & BNE. 🔗 aip.org.au/Women-in-Phy...

From nanophotonics to teacher education, Dr Kristy Osborne's physics journey shows the many careers a physics degree can unlock. "My physics training changed the way I understand the world around me." Read her #PhysicsGotMeHere story: aip.org.au/PGMH-Kristy-...

🇦🇺 Congratulations to Australia's 2026 International Physics Olympiad team! Ahead of the Australian Olympiad Teams Announcement, AIP President Dr Stuart Midgley encouraged students to value friendships as much as competition. asi.edu.au/team-austral...

🌏 Where will your research take you? Join 1,000+ physicists from around the world at AIP Congress 2026 in Sydney. ⏳ Last chance to submit your abstract — closes 3 July! 📅 7–11 Dec 2026 🔗 indico.global/event/16926/ #AIPCongress2026 #Physics #Research #STEM #Sydney

📢 Congress speaker announcement! Quantum physicist Associate Professor Jeff Thompson (Princeton University) will speak at the AIP Congress 2026. Join Australia's largest physics gathering in Sydney this December. ⏳ Abstracts close 3 July. 🔗 indico.global/event/16926/

📊 New AIP data shows undergraduate physics enrolments in Australia have remained stable, with ~14,000 students studying first-year physics each year. However, women continue to make up just 21–23% of physics majors. Read the report: aip.org.au/News/13648101

🍻 Calling all physicists, students and science communicators! The call for presenters for #PhysicsInThePub is now open. You have 8 minutes to entertain, surprise and inspire a Canberra pub crowd. 📅 14 July, 6.45pm 📍 Smith's Alternative. FREE thanks to the AIP. Apply now! aip.org.au/event-6719928

🏅 Know a physicist whose work has advanced our understanding of the world? Nominate them for the Dirac Medal for the Advancement of Physics, awarded by UNSW and the AIP and sponsored by Diraq. Recognising excellence in physics research and public engagement. 📅 Nominations close 6 July 2026

🌌 The AIP's 2026 Marie Curie Lecture Series kicks off in Perth on 23–24 June with astrophysicist Dr Karelle Siellez (UTAS). Explore gravitational waves, cosmic collisions and the Universe through science and storytelling. aip.org.au/Women-in-Phy...