Women In Physics Lecturer
The Australian Institute of Physics Women in Physics Lecture Tour celebrates the contribution of women to advances in physics. Under this scheme, a woman who has made a significant contribution in a field of physics will give lectures in venues arranged by each participating state branch of the AIP. Nominations will be sought in 2010 for the award of AIP WIP Lecturer for 2011. We will be seeking a woman working in Australia or overseas, who
- has made a significant contribution in a field of physics research
- has demonstrated public speaking ability
- is available to do a tour of Australia, covering Canberra and each of the six Australian State capital cities.
Presentations will include school lectures, public lectures and research colloquia, subject to negotiation with the various AIP state branches and their contacts. School and public lectures are expected to be of interest to non-specialist physics audiences, and to increase awareness among students and their families of the possibilities offered by continuing to study physics. University lectures will be presented at a level suitable for the individual audience (professional or graduate). Air travel within Australia and accommodation will be provided.
Previous AIP Women in Physics Lecturers
Relevant reports submitted by past WIP lecturers can be accessed via the Documents and Papers page
- 2011
Dr Tamara Davis, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Queensland - 2010
Professor Elizabeth Winstanley, Dept of Applied Mathematics, University of Sheffield - 2009
A/Prof. Christine Charles, Space Plasma, Power & Propulsion Group, Australian National University - 2007 - 2008
Prof. Tanya Monro, School of Chemistry and Physics, University of Adelaide. - 2006
Prof. Deb Kane, Physics Department, Macquarie University. - 2005
Prof. Helen Quinn, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA, USA - 2004
Dr. Nanda Dasgupta, Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University - 2003
Prof. Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, School of Physical Sciences, The University of Queensland - 2002
A/Prof. Lidia Morawska, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology - 2001
Dr. Gabriela Gonzalez, Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, USA - 2000
Dr. Michelle Simmons, School of Physics, University of New South Wales - 1999
Prof. Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Open University, UK - 1998
Dr. Christine Davies, Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Glasgow, UK - 1997
Dr. Rachel Webster, School of Physics, University of Melbourne
