Annual Report 2009.pdf - School of Physics - University of Melbourne

outreach programsInservice 2009The School of Physics annuallyorganises an In-Service Day in Physicsfor VCE Physics teachers.The 2009 program was held on Friday, 13thNovember, with over 100 teachers attending. Theprogram included the following speakers:Dr. Andrew Melatos School of Physics, University of Melbourne Einstein’s RelativityBen Keneally Better Place Electric Power and climate changeDr Nigel Kirby Australian Synchrotron The Australian synchrotronExpert panelVCE Physics teachers focus groupStandard responses to answers I physics exams or inclassA/Prof Michelle LivettAssociate Dean of Undergraduate Studies,Faculty of Science, University of MelbourneThe Melbourne ModelNick NicolaUndergraduate Laboratory Manager, Schoolof Physics, University of MelbourneLecture demonstrations 101: Physics from the dark sideJuly Lectures2009 Theme: International Year ofAstronomyThis very popular series of free public lectures hasa long and enviable history in the school. Presentedby the School’s teaching and research staff, they areaimed at giving an insight into fundamental questionsin physics, and advances in current research.Friday3-JulyProfessor David JamiesonHead of Department, School ofSchool of Physics, University ofMelbourneGalileo’s invention of the astronomical telescope andhis remarkable discoveries: moons, stars and a newplanetFriday10-JulyProfessor Jeremy MouldAstrophysics group, University ofMelbourneThe Hubble Space Telescope and the HubbleConstantFriday17-JulyProfessor Michael BrownLecturer, Monash UniversityThe Giant Magellan Telescope - 400+10 years afterGalileoFriday24-JulyProfessor Reinhard GenzelMax-Planck Institute forExtraterrestrial Physics, Germany& Dept of Physics, University ofCalifornia, USAThe supermassive black hole at the centre of theGalaxyFriday31-JulyProfessor Brian BoyleDirector, CSIRO Australia TelescopeNational FacilityThe Square Kilometre Arraywww.physics.unimelb.edu.au 53