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Welcome to the Western Australia (WA) branch of the AIP. 

The WA Branch holds a number of events throughout the year. The large annual events include the Marie Curie lecture, generally held in August, as well as the AIP WA Student Conference and the WA AIP Annual Dinner and AGM, both generally held in November. You can find details of upcoming and past events below or on the AIP Events page

Upcoming events

    • 14 Nov 2025
    • 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    • Ross Lecture Theatre, The University of Western Australia, Fairway, G41/25 Fairway, Crawley WA 6009
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    "Few days left  to register for the Conference".  

    The 2025 WA Student Conference is open to undergraduate, honours, masters and PhD students undertaking courses in physics from universities across WA. The conference offers opportunities to showcase your research, and network with industry partners, peers and academic experts in the field.  We are open for registrations with a week left for registrations. 

    Register to win exciting prizes across various presentation categories. The best 10 min Talks, 3MT and Posters Presentations would win:

    • First Talk $150
    • Second Talk $100
    • Runner up Talk $ 50
    • Best 3MT $100
    • Runner 3MT $ 50
    • Best Poster $100
    • Runner up poster $50

    This is a Fully Catered event with Food and Drinks freely available for the whole day session with Networking opportunities and Peer Support. 

    More information

    Download the conference flyer

    Registration is required for this event and places are limited. Three ticket types are available to students:

    1. FREE registration for students presenting a talk or poster
    2. FREE registration for financial AIP members
    3. Registration for non-members*^ - $50

    Students wishing to give a presentation must register, including submitting a 1 page abstract (pdf), by 10 November  (extended deadline). Students will be notified by 11 November if their abstract has been accepted.

    Register Now

    *We strongly encourage students to become financial members of the AIP.  Fees for full-time students for 2025 are only $30! From 1 November students can join for membership to the end of 2026 for only $50. More information on how to join is available here

    ^Cancellations made at least 3 days before the event are eligible for a refund of fees paid less a $10 processing fee. Cancellations after this date are not eligible for a refund.

    **Please refer to the folder for the sample LaTeX and Word abstract files to compile your abstract(if needed).

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/197jyiVWFjXMH3xd8uj1yKCz-sgQv7VJx

    Contact us at studentconference@wa.aip.org.au


    • 27 Nov 2025
    • 6:00 PM
    • Seminar Room 1 & Terrace, University Club, University of Western Australia, Hackett Drive, Crawley
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    All members of the WA Branch are warmly invited to attend the WA Branch Annual General Meeting.

    6pm Thursday, 27th November 2025
    UWA University Club

    The AGM will be followed by our Annual Dinner and Guest Speaker.

    Guest Speaker: Professor Michael Tobar

    Title: Superconducting Quantum Technology to enable the discovery of New Physics

    Ticket Sales close Sunday 23 November - See the Early-Bird Offer below.

    Please note that AIP members must log in to their member profile to access member discounted rates.

    PROGRAMME
    6:00 pm Canapes, Drinks & Networking (on the Terrace)
    6:30 pm AGM
    7:00 pm Dinner & Drinks
    8:30 pm Talk
    9:15 pm Desserts / Coffee
    10:00 pm Close

    EARLY-BIRD PRICES

    There are a LIMITED number of tickets available at Early Bird prices.

    The Early-Bird offer ends when either the LIMITED number of tickets is sold or for tickets purchased from Monday 17 Nov 2025:

    Early Bird - Member $55.00
    Early Bird - Non-Member $70.00
    Early Bird - Member + Non-Member Package $120.00
    Early Bird - Student - Member $20.00
    Early Bird - Student - Non-Member $55.00
    STANDARD PRICES

    Purchases made after the Early-Bird Offer has ended up until Sunday 23 November:

    Member $85.00
    Non-Member $120.00
    Member + Non-Member Package $180.00
    Student - Member $40.00
    Student - Non-Member $85.00

    We look forward to seeing you there.

    Please note: Cancellations received by 20 November will be offered a refund or credit, minus a $10 processing fee. No refunds will be issued after this date.

    NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2026 COMMITTEE

    We are looking for nominations for the following Committee positions:

    • Chair
    • Vice Chair
    • Treasurer
    • Secretary
    • Physics Education Group (PEG) Representative
    • Ordinary Committee Members
    • Student Conference Coordinator

    We are encouraging all nominations, and we are welcoming the younger generation (students and early career physicists) to join us.

    Please send any nominations to secretary@wa.aip.org.au

    Thank you and kind regards,

    The AIP WA Branch Committee

WA AIP Committee

Click the button below for more details on the current and past WA AIP branch committee members. 

Committee

To contact the committee please send an email to secretary@wa.aip.org.au

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