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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,
University of Sydney,
Sydney

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
Lecture by Dr Stephen Bosi at 6:30pm.
​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,
25 Bent St (cnr Bent and Phillip Sts),
Sydney

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

"Outsmarting superbugs"

Speaker: Professor Liz Harry

Venue: Union Universities & Schools Club,
25 Bent St (cnr Bent and Phillip Sts),
Sydney

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,
25 Bent St (cnr Bent and Phillip Sts),
Sydney

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,
25 Bent St (cnr Bent and Phillip Sts),
Sydney

Time: 6:30pm.
​​Thursday 19 July
2012

The Dirac Lecture

"The accelerating universe"

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

View the 2012 Dirac Lecture.
​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,
25 Bent St (cnr Bent and Phillip Sts),
Sydney

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
www.transitofvenus.com.au
​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
Technology Sydney.

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:
impact and influences"


How is science presented to the general public and is the
community at large well served? The rapid expansion of digital media has meant for the average consumer more and more choice, but is there a temptation to simply gravitate to those outlets that reinforce your own world view? Are your horizons expanding or shrinking?

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,
19 Martin Place, Sydney.

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.

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