From swyithe at unimelb.edu.au Mon Nov 24 11:22:51 2014 From: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au (Stuart Wyithe) Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:22:51 +0000 Subject: [ASA] Reminder: Call for new IAU membership applications Message-ID: Dear colleagues, This email is a reminder that the National Committee for Astronomy (NCA) is inviting applications from Australian astronomers who would like to become new individual members of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Applicants for IAU membership should generally be professional astronomers with at least three years postdoctoral experience and several publications in refereed journals. To apply, please fill out the membership application form at: http://www.iau.org/submissions/membershipapplication/wmrilk8at36o/ The above form may also be used for Australian astronomers who are not members of the IAU but would like an invitation to attend the 2015 IAU General Assembly. If you are not sure whether you are already an IAU member, please check your membership details in the IAU online directory at: http://www.iau.org/administration/membership/individual/ More information about the IAU and its activities can be found at http://www.iau.org/about/ ** The deadline for applications for IAU membership is 1 December 2014. ** Please note that this invitation is intended for astronomers applying for IAU membership via the NCA, and should not be distributed to others. Best regards, Stuart Wyithe ==================================== Professor Stuart Wyithe Australian Laureate Fellow Chair, National Committee for Astronomy School of Physics University of Melbourne Vic, Australia 3010 Phone: +61 3 8344 5083 Fax: +61 3 9347 4783 Email: swyithe at unimelb.edu.au science.org.au/natcoms/nc-astronomy.html ==================================== -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrew.hopkins at aao.gov.au Wed Nov 26 10:58:05 2014 From: andrew.hopkins at aao.gov.au (Andrew Hopkins) Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:58:05 +1100 Subject: [ASA] Awards to sociey members Message-ID: <5475178D.7030507@aao.gov.au> Dear ASA Members, As I'm sure many of you have heard already, among the awards announced earlier this week by the Australian Academy of Science were two to members of the ASA: Tamara Davis has been awarded the 2015 Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science and Naomi McClure Griffiths has been awarded the 2015 Pawsey Medal for research in physics On behalf of the ASA I extend congratulations to both Tamara and Naomi for these fantastic accomplishments! The full citations for the awards are reproduced below. The full list of awards can be found here: https://www.science.org.au/20162015-honorific-awards-scientific-excellence 2015 Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science Associate Professor Tamara Davis Associate Professor Tamara Davis School of Mathematics and Physics University of Queensland Associate Professor Davis uses astrophysics to test our fundamental laws of physics, and study the nature of dark energy and dark matter. She is one of the most highly cited astrophysicists in the world. Her contributions include testing advanced theories of gravity, measuring time-dilation of distant supernovae, using galaxies to measure the mass of the lightest massive particle in nature (the neutrino), and discovering that active galaxies fuelled by black holes can be used as standard candles. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2015 Pawsey Medal for research in physics Dr Naomi McClure-Griffiths Dr Naomi McClure-Griffiths Australia Telescope National Facility CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science Dr McClure-Griffiths is an internationally recognised radio astronomer, who has used "The Dish" at Parkes and other Australian telescopes to make stunning new discoveries about our home Galaxy, the Milky Way. Her research has provided unprecedented insights into how the Milky Way is structured, lives its life, and interacts with its neighbours. She has unravelled the complicated pinwheel-like structure of our home Galaxy and has helped explain how the Milky Way keeps finding fresh gas to make new stars. Andrew Hopkins President, ASA -- Prof. Andrew Hopkins, Head of Research and Outreach Australian Astronomical Observatory P.O. Box 915, North Ryde, NSW 1670, Australia ph: +61 2 9372 4849 fax: +61 2 9372 4880 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: associate-professor-tamara-davis.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 14651 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: dr-naomi-mcclure-griffiths.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 28795 bytes Desc: not available URL: From duncan.galloway at monash.edu Thu Nov 27 12:22:11 2014 From: duncan.galloway at monash.edu (Duncan K Galloway) Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2014 12:22:11 +1100 Subject: [ASA] Lecturer/Senior Lecturer position in astronomy or astrophysics at Monash Message-ID: <691EC1A7-0417-454C-93F8-A56B2995C9FD@monash.edu> Lecturer/Senior Lecturer position in astronomy or astrophysics at Monash http://jobs.monash.edu.au/jobDetails.asp?sJobIDs=528830 Applications are invited for a full time Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (level B/C) in astronomy or astrophysics, in the new School of Physics and Astronomy at Monash University. This is an opportunity to join a dynamic, successful and growing School, which encompasses one of the most diverse astrophysics research groups in Australia. The role demands a commitment to excellence, innovation and creativity in research. Applicants will be considered in any of the School?s current research areas in astronomy and astrophysics. However, exceptional applicants in other areas of astronomy and astrophysics are also encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to innovative teaching and learning in the School?s undergraduate astronomy and astrophysics programmes, including participating in our new "studio teaching" model through the Physics and Astronomy Collaborative-learning Environment (PACE). For more information about the School, visit http://www.physics.monash.edu.au. To apply for this position, and for additional information (including complete position description and selection criteria) visit the job listing at Monash: http://jobs.monash.edu.au/jobDetails.asp?sJobIDs=528830 Pre-application enquiries should be directed to Mrs Jean Pettigrew, Jean.Pettigrew at monash.edu, tel. 03 9905 3651. Closing date for applications is Sunday, 31 January 2015, 11:55pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time. -- Duncan Galloway, Senior Lecturer Monash Centre for Astrophysics (MoCA), School of Physics & School of Mathematical Sciences tel. +61 (0)3 99054422 | +61 (0)414 139763 http://users.monash.edu.au/~dgallow duncan.galloway at monash.edu