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AUG
06

1173rd Ordinary General Meeting

"What will coral reefs look like in 2050?" Associate Professor Peter Ralph, Executive Director, Plant Functional Biology and Climate Change Cluster (C3), University of Technology, Sydney Wednesday 5 August 2009 at 7 pm Conference Room 1, Darlington Centre, University of Sydney Corals have existed for millions of years and survived in a wide range o...

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JUL
02

1172nd Ordinary General Meeting

"Accurate measurement: the vital backbone of Australian science & industry" Dr Laurie Besley, Chief Executive & Chief Metrologist, National Measurement Institute Wednesday 1 July 2009 at 7 pmConference Room 1, Darlington Centre, University of Sydney Measurement pervades all aspects of our society, from the sale of food by weight in the supe...

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JUN
04

1171st Ordinary General Meeting

"New environmentally friendly approaches to cooling buildings" Professor Geoff Smith, Department of Physics and Advanced Materials, University of Technology, Sydney Wednesday 3 June 2009 at 7 pmConference Room 1, Darlington Centre, University of Sydney The potential for energy savings in the cooling of buildings is very large and of growing importa...

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MAY
07

1170th Ordinary General Meeting

"A scientist vs. the law" Professor D. Brynn Hibbert Chair of Analytical Chemistry, University of New South Wales Wednesday 6 May 2009 at 7 pmConference Room 1, Darlington Centre, University of Sydney A largely anecdotal review of the author's work in the courts, including bogus health products, unsuccessful defences of murderers and racehorse trai...

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APR
30

Pollock Memorial Lecture 2009

"The universe from beginning to end" Dr Brian Schmidt, Federation Fellow, Mount Stromlo Observatory, ANUWednesday 29 April 2009 at 6.30 pmEastern Avenue Auditorium, University of Sydney The Pollock Memorial Lecture is presented jointly by the University of Sydney and the Royal Society of NSW. The Lectureship has been awarded about every four years ...

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FEB
26

The Four Societies Lecture 2009

Australian Nuclear Association, Nuclear Panel of Engineers Australia, Australian Institute of Energy and The Royal Society of NSW "An industry update on global nuclear power and the opportunities for Australia" Dr Selena Ng, Areva NC, AustraliaWednesday 25 February 2009 at 6 pm Engineers Australia Lecture Theatre, 8 Thomas St, Chatswood Countries w...

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JAN
28

Sydney Meetings - 2005

​Wednesday2nd February​Rev. W. B. Clarke - 19th Century Polymath and his Scientific CorrespondenceDr Ann Moyal AMTime: 7.00 pmVenue: Conference Room 1, Darlington Centre. Dr Moyal will speak on the topic of her book that was recently launched at the State Library: The Scientific Correspondence of the Rev. W B Clarke, Australia's Pioneer Geologist. ...

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MAR
08

The Four Societies Lecture 2012

Lecture delivered at the annual meeting of the Royal Society of NSW, the Australian Nuclear Association, the Nuclear Panel of Engineers Australia, and the Australian Institute of Energy. "Counting atoms for a living" Dr Andrew Smith, ANSTO Wednesday 7 March 2012 at 6 pm Hamilton Room, Trade & Investment Centre, Industry & Investment NSW, Le...

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APR
05

The Royal Society of NSW Forum 2012

"The influence of media on scientific research"Mark Scott AO, Managing Director of the ABC, and Professor Jill Trewhella FRSN, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of SydneyWednesday 4 April 2012 at 6.30 pm Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo Meeting report by Donald Hector The Society's second annual Forum was held on Wednesday 4 April at the...

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NOV
27

2010 Liversidge Lecture in Chemistry

"Belief in science" Professor John White CMG FAA FRS, Australian National University Friday 26 November 2010 at 5.30 pmLecture Theatre 1, Merewether Building, University of Sydney The achievements of science in the last 400 years have been of great benefit to humanity and are appreciated widely. Less well understood is how personal attributes of aw...

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NOV
04

1186th General Meeting

"Powering the US grid from solar and wind" Dr David Mills, co-founder of Ausra, Inc. Wednesday 3 November 2010 at 7 pmConference Room 1, Darlington Centre, University of Sydney Solar and wind are our two largest energy resources and are well distributed globally. In these respects, they are ideal to re-power humanity with little climate or politica...

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JUN
07

1200th Ordinary General Meeting

"Transit of Venus 2012 - what we and others saw" Dr. Andrew Jacob, Assistant Curator, Sydney Observatory Wednesday 6 June 2012 at 6.30 pm Sydney Observatory, Observatory Hill, Sydney Meeting report by Donald Hector Early in the 17th century, Johannes Kepler predicted that every 120 years or so Venus would pass between the Earth and the Sun and on e...

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OCT
07

1185th General Meeting

"Is the climate right for nuclear power?" Dr Ziggy Switkowski, Chair of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization Wednesday 6 October 2010 at 7 pmConference Room 1, Darlington Centre, University of Sydney The world is experiencing a strong warming trend believed to be driven by greenhouse gas emissions associated with the burning o...

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DEC
31

RSN Fellow & Medallist win NSW Scientist of Year Awards

Scientia Professor Michelle Simmons from UNSW was elected Fellow of the Society in 2010 and was presented with her award by our Patron, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir, at our 2011 Annual Dinner. Professor Simmons was named the 2011 NSW Scientist of the Year and winner of the Mathematics, Earth Sciences, Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy categ...

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JUL
05

1201st Ordinary General Meeting

"Autoimmune diseases: obesity, nutrition, exercise and eating disorders: what shape are Australians in?" Professor Ian Caterson AM, Boden Professor of Human Nutrition, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney Wednesday 4 July 2012 at 6.30 pm Union, University and Schools Club, 25 Bent Street, Sydney Meeting report by Donald Hector At 1201st Ordi...

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SEP
02

1184th General Meeting

"Long-term changes in solar activity – including the current Grand Minimum" Ken McCracken, Jellore Technologies and Senior Research Associate, University of Maryland Wednesday 1 September 2010 at 7 pmConference Room 1, Darlington Centre, University of Sydney The sunspot record since Galileo's time, and the cosmogenic nuclides 10Be (in ice cores) an...

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JUL
20

The Dirac Lecture 2012

"The accelerating universe"Professor Brian SchmidtThursday 19 July 2012 In conjunction with the University of New South Wales and with the Australian Institute of Physics, the Society proudly presented the 2012 Dirac Lecture on Thursday, 19 July 2012. This year's lecture was delivered by Professor Brian Schmidt, 2011 Nobel Laureate for Physics. Pro...

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AUG
05

1183rd General Meeting

"The dynamic brain: modeling sleep, wake, and activity in the working brain" Professor Peter Robinson, University of Sydney Wednesday 4 August 2010 at 7 pmConference Room 1, Darlington Centre, University of Sydney The brain's activity varies around the clock in response to stimuli, light inputs, and the buildup and clearance of sleep-promoting chem...

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JUL
08

1182nd General Meeting

"Pluto and the uber-nerds"Fred Watson, Anglo-Australian Observatory at Coonabarabran Wednesday 7 July 2010 at 7 pmConference Room 1, Darlington Centre, University of Sydney When is a planet not a planet? When it's a dwarf-planet, perhaps? So what's the difference? In 2006, astronomy's governing body, the International Astronomical Union, wrestled w...

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AUG
02

1202nd Ordinary General Meeting

"Photonic circuits for the new information age: faster, smaller, smarter and greener" Ben Eggleton, Professor of Physics, ARC Federation Fellow, Director of the Centre of Excellence for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) and Director of the Institute of Photonics and Optical Science (IPOS)Wednesday 1 August 2012 at 6.30 pm Unio...

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