2025 AIP Physics in Industry Forum
Future Space Technologies
Wednesday 3rd December 2025
In 2025 - integrated with the AIP Summer Meeting
The University of Wollongong - Main Campus
Our Topic in 2025 - Future Space Technologies
Space and space industries are a growing industrial segment in Australia. The nation possesses increasing numbers of companies with "space heritage" (launched something!) and with globally competitive technology. Space is an industry that instantly captures the imagination, but is also provides practical, inexpensive, routine benefits that we all use (potentially unknowingly) every single day. Our topic has been chosen especially to align with local strengths in space technologies to attract delegates from further afield.
This forum is co-organised with the CSIRO and sponsored by iAccelerate
Session 1: Succeeding in Space
We'll hear from people and organisations who have succeeded in translating a great idea into space - be it a physical item or a service. What have been their challenges, celebrations and lessons learned? How can people get support in new space ventures?
Session 2: Microelectronics for Space
This session will focus on the local expertise of UoW and ANSTO on the effects of radiation in space - on materials, people and microelectronics. Several local teams are characterising the Single Event Effects of cosmic radiation and particles on microelectronics, for example.
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.
Registration (essential, but FREE!): 2025 AIP Physics in Industry Forum: Future Space Technologies - CSIRO
Time | Program |
1:30 - 2:00 | Arrival, registration |
2:02 |
Welcome and introduction by Scott Martin |
2:15 - 3:30 |
Session 1: Succeeding in Space Invited Speakers: 1. Craig Ingram - CSIRO Space Optics Team 2. Prof Anne Moore - Director, ANU Institute for Space 3. Check back soon! Q&A panel |
3:30 - 4:00 | Afternoon tea |
4:00 - 5:30 |
Session 2: Microelectronics for Space Invited Speakers: 1. Dr Stefania Peracchi, Irradiations Team Lead, ANSTO 2. Senior Prof Michael Lerch, Centre for Medical Radiation Physics, University of Wollongong 3. Check back soon! Q&A panel |
15:30 | Program concludes. |
Contact Details
The Industry Days are organised by Scott Martin. We gratefully welcome recommendations for future topics or offers of participation as a speaker, panellist, sponsor or exhibitor.