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NSW Awards and Prizes

The New South Wales Branch has a number of awards each year as follows:

  • Honours prize or equivalent -  best graduating student as judged by the physics department.
  • Bragg Medal - best PhD thesis. Each university can submit their student's best PhD theses to their state branch only. The best two from NSW will be sent to be judged nationally. 
  • Jak Kelly Award - this award was created in honour of Professor Jak Kelly (1928-2012), who was the Head of Physics at The University of New South Wales from 1985 to 1989, was made an Honorary Professor of University of Sydney in 2004, and was President of the Royal Society of NSW in 2005 and 2006. Past winners.
  • NSW Community Outreach Physics Award - the Award will be awarded to individuals that seek to achieve activities that engage our community and contribute to public engagement within physics. The Award is open to everyone in NSW and will consist of a $1000 monetary award, and a framed certificate citing the achievements of the individual. Past winners.
  • These Awards are proudly supported by Laboratories Credit Union (LCU).
  • See prize winners from 2021
  • 13 Mar 2023 11:03 AM | Anonymous

    The Australian Institute of Physics in New South Wales has instituted this annual award as a means to recognise the work of individuals for community outreach to the discipline of physics. This Award now in its 10th year, seeks to acknowledge an individual, with a clearly notable record of work in contributing to outreach, physics education, and has demonstrated passion for the study of physics in New South Wales. 

    The NSW Community Outreach to Physics Award will be presented each year following a selection from the list of those nominated for the Award. The Award will be awarded to individuals that seek to achieve activities that engage our community and contribute to public engagement within physics. The Award is open to everyone in NSW and will consist of a $1000 monetary award, and a framed certificate citing the achievements of the individual.

    These Awards are proudly supported by Laboratories Credit Union (LCU) www.lcu.com.au.


    Eligibility and Criteria 

    The nomination should show that the individual being nominated for the Award is engaged within physics and has: 

    • Worked to engage the academic community to physics or academic pursuits. 
    • Effectively developed community events for the public, or other activities that engage our physics community. 
    • Increased awareness, knowledge and experiential learning opportunities for students in relation to physics community development and grassroots work. 

    Nominations for this award will close on 7th October 2023.

    A statement of up to 500 words outlining the work for which the nomination seeks recognition should be lodged on the nomination form by email to: 

    Dr Frederick Osman,

    NSW Branch Secretary, Australian Institute of Physics.

    fosman@bu.edu 

    For further details, please refer to the attached nomination form


  • 24 Nov 2022 11:03 AM | Anonymous

    Congratulations to all recipients of the NSW AIP Awards for their outstanding achievements in physics outreach, postgraduate and graduate studies, and K-12 science.

    • Dr Devika Kamath from Macquarie University (pictured) received the AIP NSW Community Outreach to Physics Award. This award is in its ninth year and is presented to an individual that engages our community and contributes to public engagement within physics. 
    • Yuanming Wang, University of Sydney, School of Physics received the AIP NSW Postgraduate Physics Award.
    • Shankar Dutt, Australian National University, Research School of Physics received the AIP NSW Postgraduate: Royal Society of NSW Jak Kelly Award.

    AIP NSW Annual Postgraduate Awards in Physics are open to nominated postgraduate individuals to compete for the AIP NSW Postgraduate Medal and the Royal Society of NSW Jak Kelly prize. These awards have been created to encourage excellence in postgraduate physics research.

    Receiving AIP NSW Postgraduate Excellence Certificates were:

    • Saurabh Bhardwaj, Macquarie University, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
    • Giovanni Pierobon, University of New South Wales, School of Physics
    • Ivan Zhigulin, University of Technology Sydney, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences 
    • Levi Madden, University of Wollongong, School of Physics 
    The NSW Best Graduating Student Prizes acknowledge individuals nominated by each Physics Institution, with superior performance in their studies. Winners were:
    • Armando Perri, University of New South Wales, School of Physics
    • Jay Archer, University of Wollongong, School of Physics
    • Adrien Di Lonardo, University of Technology Sydney, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.

    AIP NSW Most Outstanding Physics K-12 prizes with the Science Teachers Association of NSW Young Scientist Awards

    The branch committee assessed and awarded prizes to the top three projects in the theme “Drones, Droids and Robots”,  which were:

    • First prize: TARS (Year 11-12 project)
    • Second prize: Timmy The Bushfire Rover (Year 5-6 project)
    • Third prize: Robot Hand (Year 3-4 project)

    The Australian Institute of Physics NSW Branch congratulates all recipients for their incredible achievements.


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