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

mediaScience OutreachMUPPETSMembers of the Schoolof Physics wereregularly featured inthe media during 20092009 astro Media CommentarySally Langford: Earthshine reflects Earth’s oceansand continents from the dark side of the moon, Apr-7, ASTROBIOLOGY; Celestial mirror, 9-Apr, SYDNEYMORNING HERALD; Shedding light on exoplanethunt, Apr, BBC NEWS; Spotting Distant Worlds fromthe Backyard, Apr-19, TIME HEALTH & SCIENCE;Astronomer takes shine to planets, 29-Apr, THEAUSTRALIAN.Prof Jeremy Mould: Aussie astronomer wins formeasuring universe, 4-Jun, AAP NEWSWIRE;Aussie’s out of this world, 4-Jun, MX; Astronomera star, 5-Jun, DAILY TELEGRAPH; Astronomicalaward, 5-Jun, CANBERRA TIMES; Cosmic awardwinner, 5-Jun, ADELAIDE ADVERTISER; Aussiewho measure space honoured, 5-Jun, HOBARTMERCURY; Astronomer who found the universe’snumber, 8-Jun, THE AUSTRALIAN; Prestigious pricefor Melbourne astronomer, 9-Jun, THE AGE; GruberFoundation, 9-Jun, CYBER ED, COURIER MAIL.Prof Rachel Webster: 400 Years of AstronomicalTelescopes, Episode 67, Jun, UP CLOSE PODCAST,UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE; First Impressions:Rachel Webster, 27-Jun, THE AUSTRALIAN;Adelaide Festival of Ideas panel discussion, 3-Aug,LATE NIGHT LIVE - RADIO NATIONAL SYDNEY;Get science on to emissions, not taxes, 25-Jul,GEELONG ADVERTISERS;A/Prof Stuart Wyithe: The First Galaxies, Jan/Feb, AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE; Pushing the limits ofLady Luck, Jul, THE AUSTRALIAN; Latrobe ValleyGeothermal Energy, 3-Jul, ABC GIPPSLAND;2009 EPP Media CommentaryA/Prof Martin Sevior: Nuclear Power, 24-Jul,ABC2 NEWS BREAKFAST; Nuclear Power, 26-Aug,BREAKFAST - 2CC CANBERRA; Wind power,13-Oct, STATEWIDE DRIVE - ABC VICTORIASTATEWIDE.Prof Geoff Taylor: Lotto Draw, 30-Jun, CHANNEL7, TODAY TONIGHT; Hadron Collider, 5-Aug, DRIVE -ABC 891 ADELAIDE; Large Hadron Collider, 19-Oct,DRIVE - ABC 936 HOBART; Large Hadron Collider,25-Nov, DRIVE - ABC 774 MELBOURNE2009 MARC Media CommentaryProf David Jamieson: Joining dots on Galileo’s‘discovery’ of Neptune, Jul, THE AGE; Galileo’snotebooks, 6-Jul, BREAKFAST with RED SYMONS,ABC 774 Melbourne; Galileo’s notebooks may revealsecrets of new planet, 9-Jul, THE MELBOURNENEWS ROOM, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE;Galileo may have been the first to discover planetNeptune, Aug-Sep, APS PHYSICS2009 OPTICS Media CommentaryMOGLabs Laser Diode Controller named in ‘Smart100’ Index, 14-Apr, AUSTRALIAN ANTHILL.Prof Tony Klein: Giant steps are what they took(for man), walking on the moon, 11-Jul, THE AGE;Apollo expert recalls ‘15 minutes of moon fame,24-Jul, AUSTRALIAN JEWISH NEWS; Education isvital, 27-Aug, THE AGE; One small step for mankind,20-Sep, THE AGE.Mr James Richmond: Atheism, 28-Oct, THE AGE2009 TCMP Media CommentaryProf Lloyd Hollenberg: The big picutre in miniature,5-Sep, WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN.2009 TPP Media CommentaryProf Tony Gherghetta: In Search of a 5thDimension, May, AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE.Prof Fulvio Melia: Cracking the Einstein Code.Prof Ray Volkas: Angels and Demons, Jun,UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE REVIEW.56www.physics.unimelb.edu.au