10/09/2008 - Dr Michael Smith, University of Queensland - The 2007 Nobel Prize in Physics: Discovery of giant magnetoresistance
Physics Lecture Theatre 1, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay
Giant magnetoresistance, discopvered by Albert Fert and Peter Grünberg in 1988, is a property of nanostructured stacks of magnetic metal layers. The electrical resistance of these systems undergoes a large (giant) change when subjected to a magnetic

19/08/2008 - Dr Anya Reading - Imaging the Interior of the Earth
Physics Lecture Theatre 1, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay
The talk will outline some of the many ways by which the structure of the Earth's mantle and core.

26/06/2008 - Professor Bob Vincent - Atmospheric Waves and Climate Change
Physics Lecture Theatre 1, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay
The lecture will discuss how the atmosphere works, why there are differences between the northen and southern hemispheres (such as why there is an ozone hole in the south) and will present recent measurements made from stratospheric balloons.

21/05/2008 - Dr K G McCracken - Tales of a Foot-loose Physicist.
Physics Lecture Theatre 1, Sandy Bay
A description of a very varied and highly successful career based on a sound physics background

29/04/2008 - Professor Don Melrose - Electron Cyclotron Masers in Astrophysical and Space Plasmas
Physics Lecture Theatre 1, Sandy Bay
The talk will review the development of the theory of ECME in the astrophysical and space literature, and then discuss the unsolved problems that remain.

01/11/2007 - Dr Cathy Foley - AGM & Public Lecture
Physics Theatre 3 (AGM); Theatre 1 (Lecture); University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay
Lecture Title: "Superconductivity: Has it changed or touched your life?"

09/10/2007 - Professor Tanya Monro, University of Adelaide - Public Lecture - New optical fibres for applications beyond data transmission
Physics Lecture Theatre 1, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay
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27/09/2007 - Professor John Dickey, University of Tasmania - Public Lecture - Why do we need Cosmology?
Physics Lecture Theatre 1, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay
The 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded jointly to John C Mather and George F Smoot for their discovery of the black-body form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation.

16/08/2007 - Dr Ian Allison, Antarctic Ecosystems and Climate CRC, University of Tasmania - Science Plans for the International Polar Year
Physics Lecture Theatre 1, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay
The International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008 is the largest internationally coordinated polar research effort in the past 50 years. It will include research and observations in both the Arctic and Antarctic and will explore the strong links these re

10/05/2007 - Dr John Greenhill, University of Tasmania - Searching for extra-solar planets
Physics Lecture Theatre 1, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay
Over 200 extra-solar planets have been discovered in the last 10 years. The current situation and future prospects in the field will be reviewed, with special emphasis on the gravitational microlensing method.

19/04/2007 - Prof Bill Erickson, University of Maryland - The Early Years of Radio Astronomy: A Personal Perspective
Physics Lecture Theatre 1, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay
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