6 Australian Institute of Physics 2024 awards by Murray Batchelor
The following members of the Australian Institute of Physics have been recognized with AIP Awards for outstanding accomplishments in research, leadership, communication, and industry. The awards will be presented at the AIP Congress to be held in Melbourne during December 2–6.
Professor Michael Tobar (University of Western Australia) has been awarded the Harrie Massey Medal and Prize. This award is a gift of the Institute of Physics (UK) to the AIP. Michael created and undertook numerous new precision measurement techniques and experiments in the field of time and frequency, and low-temperature quantum physics, with the goal of solving some of the biggest questions in fundamental physics. These led to several translational outcomes.
Professor Joanne Etheridge (Monash University) has been awarded the Walter Boas Medal for Excellence in Research, recognizing her “development of electron scattering methods to determine the structure of condensed matter at the atomic scale and the application of these methods to understand structure–property relationships in functional materials.”
Associate Professor David Simpson (University of Melbourne) has been awarded the Alan Walsh Medal for Service to Industry. A/Prof Simpson’s award recognizes his work in the “industry translation and commercialisation of diamond quantum sensor technology.”
Dr Judith Pollard (University of Adelaide) has been awarded the Award for Outstanding Service to Physics in Australia, recognizing her “outstanding work as the Australian Institute of Physics Honorary Treasurer and for services to Australian physics”.
Professor Jodie Bradby (Australian National University) has been awarded the Women in Leadership Medal, recognizing her “leadership at the Australian Institute of Physics including strategic advocacy and community building at the national level and for her long-standing work in gender equity.”
Associate Professor Suzie Sheehy (University of Melbourne) has been awarded the Physics Communication Award, recognizing her “narrative-based, human-centric approach to engage millions of readers, viewers and listeners throughout her career-long commitment to physics communication, raising the profile of physics with audiences of a diverse range of ages and backgrounds in Australia and internationally.”
Dr Cullan Howlett (University of Queensland) has been awarded Ruby Payne-Scott Award for Excellence in Early-Career Research, recognizing “his development, leadership, and analysis of the largest galaxy surveys in the world, leading to new insights into the fundamental ingredients and forces that make up our Universe.”
Dr Matthew Berrington (Australian National University) has been awarded the Bragg Gold Medal for Excellence in Physics, recognizing the most outstanding PhD thesis in physics or its applications by a student from an Australian University, for the thesis titled:“Optical studies of magnetically ordered erbium crystals.”
Sophie A. Young (University of Tasmania) has been awarded the Thomas H Laby Medal, recognizing the most outstanding Honours or Masters thesis in physics by a student from an Australian University, for the thesis titled: “Free-Free Absorption in Young Radio Galaxies”.
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