2012 Sydney Lecture Series
Meetings are held at various venues in Sydney (be sure to check the web-site a few days before the event for final venue details). Unless indicated, booking is not necessary. All welcome. Entry is free for RSNSW members. There is a charge of $7 for non-members. Meetings usually commence at 6:00 pm for 6:30pm.
| Wednesday 5 December 2012 |
1206th Ordinary General Meeting & Christmas Party
Venue: St Paul’s College, Time: 6:30pm. |
| Tuesday 20 November 2012 |
The Jak Kelly Award In conjunction with with the Australian Institute of Physics Venue: Slade Theatre, University of Sydney Time: Student presentations from 2:30pm to 5:00pm |
| Monday 19 November 2012 |
The Liversidge Lecture in Chemistry
“Low carbon technologies: from brown coal and biomass to solar hydrogen” Professor Thomas Maschmeyer FAA FTSE FRACI CChem ARC Future Fellow Venue: New Law Lecture Theatre 101, New Law Building, Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney. Time: 5:45 for 6:00pm, followed by a reception at 7:00pm. See Liversidge for further details regarding Prof Maschmeyer and an abstract of the lecture. |
| Wednesday 7 November 2012 |
1205th Ordinary General Meeting
“The unexpected nuclear renaissance: nuclear techniques benefiting mankind” Speaker: Dr Adi Patterson Venue: Union Universities & Schools Club, Please note dress code: jacket and tie. Time: 6:30pm. Enjoy a welcome drink from 6:00pm. |
| Wednesday 3 October 2012 |
1204th Ordinary General Meeting
Speaker: Professor Liz Harry Venue: Union Universities & Schools Club, Please note dress code: jacket and tie. Time: 6:30pm. Enjoy a welcome drink from 6:00pm. |
| Wednesday 5 September 2012 |
1203rd Ordinary General Meeting “Climate change, regional drought and forest mortality: are we seeing a new global phenomenon?” Speaker: Professor Derek Eamus Venue: Union Universities & Schools Club, Please note dress code: jacket and tie. Time: 6:30pm. Enjoy a welcome drink from 6:00pm. |
| Wednesday 1 August 2012 |
1202nd Ordinary General Meeting
“Photonic circuits for the new information age: faster, smaller, smarter and greener” Speaker: Prof. Benjamin Eggleton Venue: Union Universities & Schools Club, Time: 6:30pm. |
| Thursday 19 July 2012 |
The Dirac Lecture
Speaker: Professor Brian Schmidt, 2011 Nobel Laureate for Physics Presented in conjunction with the University of New South Wales and the Australian Institute of Physics. Venue: Tyree Room, Scientia Building, University of New South Wales Time: 2:00pm |
| Wednesday 4 July 2012 |
1201st Ordinary General Meeting “Autoimmune diseases: obesity, nutrition, exercise and eating disorders” Speaker: Prof. Ian Caterson AM Venue: Union Universities & Schools Club, Time: 6:30pm. |
| Wednesday 6 June 2012 |
1200th Ordinary General Meeting
“Transit of Venus 2012 – what we and others saw.” Speaker: Dr. Andrew Jacob Venue: Sydney Observatory, Observatory Hill Time: 6:30pm (doors open at 6:20pm) Click here for the flyer. (Please be advised that parking is not provided.) Our thanks to the Powerhouse Museum for hosting this meeting. For more information on this rare and important astronomical event, see |
| Wednesday 2 May 2012 |
1199th Ordinary General Meeting
Topic: “Understanding multidrug-resistant cancer and how to treat it” Speaker: A/Prof Mary Bebawy, Associate Professor of Pharmacy at the Graduate School of Health, The University of Venue: LT024, New Law Building, Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney Time: 6:30pm. |
| Wednesday 4 April |
The Royal Society Forum 2012
Topic: “The media and scientific research: How is science presented to the general public and is the What does this new media environment mean for the communication and dissemination of science? MarkScott AO, Managing Director of the ABC and Professor Jill Trewhella FRSN, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Sydney University, will discuss the influence of the media on research. Moderated by the ABC’s Robyn Williams AM. Venue: The Powerhouse Museum Time: 6:30pm. Click here for the flyer. The Forum was broadcast on ABC Radio National’s BigIdeas on Thursday 17 May 2012: click broadcast to download the programme. |
| Wednesday 4 April |
Annual General Meeting
Venue: The Powerhouse Museum Time: 5:00pm to 5:30pm |
| Wednesday 7 March |
The Four Societies Lecture
Hosted by the Royal Society of NSW, the Australian Nuclear Association, the Nuclear Panel of Engineers Australia, and the Australian Institute of Energy. Topic: “Counting atoms for a living – tales of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry”. Speaker: Dr Andrew Smith, Senior Principal Research Scientist , ANSTO. Venue: Hamilton-Parkes Room, NSW Trade & Investment Centre, Industry & Investment, Level 47, MLC Centre, Time: 6:00pm Proudly sponsored by NSW Trade & Investment and ANSTO. Click here for the flyer |
| Friday 24 February |
Annual Dinner
Guest of honour: the Chief Scientist and Engineer of NSW, Professor Mary O’Kane. Several of the Society’s awards were presented on this occasion. |
31 December 2025
Various face-to-face and online venues 
