What we’re about
UPDATE: due to the recent 78% price increase imposed by Meetup, we will be migrating to alternate platforms effective January 2025. More information to follow.
If you have any ideas/suggestions/preferrences please contact scott@australianphysics.org
Promoting the role of Physics in research, education, industry and the community by: - Representing and promoting the physics community to government and other legislative or policy-making bodies - Organising meetings and conferences on research and professional topics; - Promoting and supporting physics teaching and education in schools, colleges and universities; - Encouraging investment in government and industrial research; - Setting and supporting professional standards and qualifications in physics; - Identifying and supporting the needs of physicists in all sectors of employment; - Recognising distinguished contributions to physics.
Find loads more PHYSICS EVENTS here: https://www.aip.org.au/NSW-Branch
More information at the AIP website: HERE
Registration (required but free) HERE
Our Topic in 2024 - The Future of Power
We all have a keen interest in power - now and in the future. Our access to (relatively) affordable, reliable and secure power is fundamental to modern existence - be it for our homes, our places of work or all of the infrastructure we rely apon (manufacturing, agriculture, transport, finance, entertainment.....). There is very little that would not be severely impacted by the sudden absence of power infrastructure. As is all too aparent, though, provision of power is only half the story - we are keenly aware of the urgent need to migrate to sources of power that do not damage the environment - or at least (for the time being) are less damaging.
How will the 2024 AIP Physics in Industry Day contribute something new to this overcrowded topic?
Firstly, we will set the scene with invited experts describing the situation as it currently stands. We'll ask what are the contraints and trade-offs imposed by meeting current demands with the systems we have - and how these influence our options in the near and medium terms. We will ask what needs to be done and by when to achieve Net Zero - and what does that involve when liquid fuels for transport and manufacturing are factored in.
Secondly, emerging and/or under-respresented sources of genertion will be presented by industry and key researchers. Learn the potential of new technology and the capacity to improve current sources before running into the limits of the laws of physics.
Thirdly, we will turn the discussion around to lowering demand - and challenge the prevailing presumption that technology will somehow allow us to maintain our power consumption behaviour by solving the environmental damage problem. Does it not make much more sense to temper our consumption until clean sources come on line? What options are being proposed around the world and how would they work in Australia?
About the Physics in Industry Day:
The annual Physics in Industry Days has been an initiative to bring together researchers, industry, service providers, decision makers, educators and the general public to connect and learn around a chosen topic - either an industry sector or an area of science with significant industrial or national impact in the future. It is intended to be an informal gathering with interesting and informative speakers pitched at a level to engage with an informed general audience. Hosted at CSIRO at Lindfield, the program for the day builds in time to network as well as engage in a site tour to experience first-hand some of the research and development conducted on site by CSIRO, the National Measurement Institute (NMI) or on of the high-tech companies co-located at the Lindfield Collaboration Hub (LCH).
Upcoming events (2)
See all- 2024 Physics in Industry Day - The Future of PowerCSIRO Lindfield , Lindfield
More information at the AIP website: HERE
Registration (required but free) HEREOur Topic in 2024 - The Future of Power
We all have a keen interest in power - now and in the future. Our access to (relatively) affordable, reliable and secure power is fundamental to modern existence - be it for our homes, our places of work or all of the infrastructure we rely apon (manufacturing, agriculture, transport, finance, entertainment.....). There is very little that would not be severely impacted by the sudden absence of power infrastructure. As is all too aparent, though, provision of power is only half the story - we are keenly aware of the urgent need to migrate to sources of power that do not damage the environment - or at least (for the time being) are less damaging.How will the 2024 AIP Physics in Industry Day contribute something new to this overcrowded topic?
Firstly, we will set the scene with invited experts describing the situation as it currently stands. We'll ask what are the contraints and trade-offs imposed by meeting current demands with the systems we have - and how these influence our options in the near and medium terms. We will ask what needs to be done and by when to achieve Net Zero - and what does that involve when liquid fuels for transport and manufacturing are factored in.
Secondly, emerging and/or under-respresented sources of genertion will be presented by industry and key researchers. Learn the potential of new technology and the capacity to improve current sources before running into the limits of the laws of physics.
Thirdly, we will turn the discussion around to lowering demand - and challenge the prevailing presumption that technology will somehow allow us to maintain our power consumption behaviour by solving the environmental damage problem. Does it not make much more sense to temper our consumption until clean sources come on line? What options are being proposed around the world and how would they work in Australia?About the Physics in Industry Day:
The annual Physics in Industry Days has been an initiative to bring together researchers, industry, service providers, decision makers, educators and the general public to connect and learn around a chosen topic - either an industry sector or an area of science with significant industrial or national impact in the future. It is intended to be an informal gathering with interesting and informative speakers pitched at a level to engage with an informed general audience. Hosted at CSIRO at Lindfield, the program for the day builds in time to network as well as engage in a site tour to experience first-hand some of the research and development conducted on site by CSIRO, the National Measurement Institute (NMI) or on of the high-tech companies co-located at the Lindfield Collaboration Hub (LCH).
