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6 month full time position available BRISBANE

Lynelle Ross — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:20:27 +0000

Marketing and Communications Officer – HEW Level 6 – St Lucia

SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS

The School of Mathematics and Physics is part of the Faculty of Science. Through its disciplines, the School aims to provide a stimulating and rewarding environment in which staff can teach creatively and students can learn successfully. The School hosts a number of research centres and is also an active partner in many multidisciplinary research groups both within, and external to the University.

The role The successful appointee will design, develop and implement marketing communications strategies, organise events and be responsible for print and web publications.

The person Applicants should possess a degree in marketing, communications or a related discipline plus at least 2-3 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of experience and/or education/training. The appointee must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Remuneration The remuneration package will be in the range $59,464 – $64,077 p.a., plus employer superannuation contributions of 17% (total package will be in the range $69,572 – $74,970 p.a.). This is a full- time, fixed term appointment until 31 December 2010 at HEW level 6.

Contact Obtain the position description and selection criteria online . To discuss the role contact Mr Chris Shannon telephone 07-3365 3272 or email email hidden; JavaScript is required

Send applications to Ms Joanne Ryan, School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld 4072, or email email hidden; JavaScript is required

Applications close 9 July 2010

Reference No 3011346

Lynelle Ross Phone: (07) 3346 9935 | Fax: (07) 3365 3328 | Email: email hidden; JavaScript is required

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From -1 to 2 raised to the power of infinity 14 December 2009

Lynelle Ross — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:53:36 +0000

Monday 14 December, 2009 Numbers: From -1 to 2 raised to the power of infinity Presented by Dr Daryl Cooper, University of California, Santa Barbara

One cornerstone of mathematics is the concept of number. We learn in primary school that when you multiply two negative numbers the answer is positive. A few years back a prominent columnist claimed that this was wrong and that the answer is really negative. We will start by explaining why the answer is indeed positive. This explanation illustrates a key stepping stone for tonight‚Äôs lecture: all numbers are abstractions. From here we will explain exactly what infinity is, how to do basic arithmetic with infinity, why there are different sizes of infinity, and why 2 raised to the power infinity is always bigger than the infinity you first thought of!

Two lessons come from this. First one must have a very precise understanding of a concept before trying to reason about it. Second, and perhaps most importantly: advanced mathematics is full of amazingly beautiful and intriguing ideas, some of which are far crazier than the weirdest science fiction, or the most bizarre hallucinations. However these ideas are as real and certain as that 2+2=4.

* Time: 6:30pm to 7:30pm (Doors open at 6pm) * Venue: Ithaca Auditorium, Brisbane City Hall * Refreshments: There will be complimentary drinks and nibblies following the talk, and Daryl will be available to answer any questions. * Questions? Contact Lynelle (email hidden; JavaScript is required)

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Opening the Doors to Science 30 November 2009

Lynelle Ross — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:00:34 +0000

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS AT THE STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND

A bookend Brisbane Writers Festival event in partnership with BrisScience proudly presents

OPENNING THE DOORS TO SCIENCE Presented by UK Author, Len Fisher

IgNobel Prize winning physicist, Len Fisher, has captured the public imagination with his personal approach to popular science writing. Topics range from the physics of biscuit dunking to the use of the mathematics of co-operation to help resolve resource depletion and global warming. Len Fisher is author of Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life; How to Dunk a Doughnut: The Science of Everyday Life; Weighing the Soul: The Evolution of Scientific Ideas; and, The Perfect Swarm: The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life.

WHEN: 6.30 pm ‚Äì 7.30 pm (Doors open at 6 pm) WHERE: State Library of Queensland, Auditorium 1 Questions? Contact Lynelle Ross (email hidden; JavaScript is required)

====================================================== UPCOMING BRISSCIENCE TALKS visit www.BrisScience.org for further details.

14 December – Numbers: From -1 to 2 raised to the power of infinity Presented by Dr Daryl Cooper, University of California, Santa Barbara One cornerstone of mathematics is the concept of number. We learn in primary school that when you multiply two negative numbers the answer is positive. A few years back a prominent columnist claimed that this was wrong and that the answer is really negative. We will start by explaining why the answer is indeed positive. This explanation illustrates a key stepping stone for tonight‚Äôs lecture: all numbers are abstractions. From here we will explain exactly what infinity is, how to do basic arithmetic with infinity, why there are different sizes of infinity, and why 2 raised to the power infinity is always bigger than the infinity you first thought of!

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Opening the Doors to Science 30 November 2009

Lynelle Ross — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:15:01 +0000

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS AT THE STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND

A bookend Brisbane Writers Festival event in partnership with BrisScience proudly presents

OPENNING THE DOORS TO SCIENCE Presented by UK Author, Len Fisher

WHEN: 6.30 pm – 7.30 pm (Doors open at 6 pm) WHERE: State Library of Queensland, Auditorium 1 Questions? Contact Lynelle Ross (email hidden; JavaScript is required)

====================================================== UPCOMING BRISSCIENCE TALKS visit www.BrisScience.org for further details.

14 December – Numbers: From -1 to 2 raised to the power of infinity Presented by Dr Daryl Cooper, University of California, Santa Barbara One cornerstone of mathematics is the concept of number. We learn in primary school that when you multiply two negative numbers the answer is positive. A few years back a prominent columnist claimed that this was wrong and that the answer is really negative. We will start by explaining why the answer is indeed positive. This explanation illustrates a key stepping stone for tonight’s lecture: all numbers are abstractions. From here we will explain exactly what infinity is, how to do basic arithmetic with infinity, why there are different sizes of infinity, and why 2 raised to the power infinity is always bigger than the infinity you first thought of!

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the research powering the energy debate

Lynelle Ross — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:21:56 +0000

Plugging into our Future: the research powering the energy debate PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS ON TUESDAY 17 NOVEMBER

BrisScience in partnership with the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) on the occasion of ATSE’s 32nd National Symposium – Future-proofing Australia: Rising to the Challenge of Climate Change Australia’s energy requirements are growing every year, with Queensland’s consumption increasing more quickly than anywhere else. But what will feed this growth over the next ten or fifty years? With climate change at crisis point, low emission technologies and renewable energy will be essential for Australia’s energy future. There is healthy debate, however, amongst environmentalists, engineers, governments, and residents as to what those technologies should be. Should we be building wind generators, installing solar panels or investing in carbon capture and storage? Will geothermal and wave power be viable? What about nuclear energy? Most importantly, what are the costs, benefits and risks of the upcoming technologies, and how will they affect you, the consumer? Join Dr Joel Gilmore and a team of expert panelists as they discuss the merits and implications of a range of current and future technologies – from wind to solar to clean coal, and more – in this special BrisScience session in partnership with ATSE. Panelists include: * John Loughhead, Executive Director, UK Energy Research Centre * Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg – Director, Global Change Institute, UQ * Professor Kelly Thambimuthu, FTSE – Director, Centre for Coal Energy Technology (CCETech), UQ * Peter Meurs – Managing Director, Worley Parsons * Dr Adrian Williams, Australian Representative, International Partnership for Geothermal Technology

Venue: State Library of Queensland, Auditorium 1 Date: Tuesday 17 November, 2009 @ 6.30 pm (Doors open at 6 pm) Questions? Contact Lynelle (email hidden; JavaScript is required)

====================================================== UPCOMING BRISSCIENCE TALKS visit www.BrisScience.org for further details.

30 November – Len Fisher, UK Author of Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life, How to Dunk a Doughnut: The Science of Everyday Life, Weighing the Soul: The Evolution of Scientific Ideas, and The Perfect Swarm: The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life. In partnership with the Brisbane Writers Festival, BrisScience proudly presents Opening the Door to Science IgNobel Prize winning physicist, Len Fisher, has captured the public imagination with his personal approach to popular science writing. Topics range from the physics of biscuit dunking to the use of the mathematics of co-operation to help resolve resource depletion and global warming. WHEN: 6 pm – 7 pm WHERE: State Library of Queensland, Auditorium 1 Questions? Contact Lynelle Ross

14 December – Dr Daryl Cooper, University of California, Santa Barbara

====================================================== OTHER SCIENCE RELATED EVENTS ATSE 32nd National Symposium – Future-proofing Australia: Rising to the Challenge of Climate Change Visit www.atse.org.au/index.php?sectionid=1019 for more information

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Australian Institute of Physics International Year of Astronomy Series Professor Brian Boyle will discuss his work on the The Square Kilometre Array. Thursday 12 November 2009, Winterford Room, Regatta Hotel, Coronation Drive @ 6.30 pm Stretching over a continent and comprised of over 5000 antennas, the Square Kilometre Array is proposed to be the world’s largest radio telescope and one of the most ambitious pieces of scientific infrastructure ever built. It will address some of the key questions of 21st century astronomy and physics and act as an scientific icon for generations to come. I will outline the international project which aims to build this telescope by the end of next decade, and describe some of the transformational scientific projects that will be done with the telescope. I will also describe current SKA activities in Australia developments, including construction of the Australian SKA Pathfinder telescope at the Murchison Radioastronomy Observatory in Western Australia over the coming four years. With Southern Africa, Australia is currently one of two countries short-listed to host this $2.5b telescope. ~~~

===================================================== From your friendly BrisScience Co-ordinators, Joel and Lynelle c/o School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane Australia, 4072 ======================================================

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BrisScience – Plugging into our future: the research powering the energy debate

Lynelle Ross — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:43:27 +0000

Nov ’09

6:30 pm

Change Australia’s energy requirements are growing every year, with Queensland’s consumption increasing more quickly than anywhere else. But what will feed this growth over the next ten or fifty years? With climate change at crisis point, low emission technologies and renewable energy will be essential for Australia’s energy future.

There is healthy debate, however, amongst environmentalists, engineers, governments, and residents as to what those technologies should be. Should we be building wind generators, installing solar panels or investing in carbon capture and storage? Will geothermal and wave power be viable? What about nuclear energy? Most importantly, what are the costs, benefits and risks of the upcoming technologies, and how will they affect you, the consumer?

Join Dr Joel Gilmore and a team of expert panelists as they discuss the merits and implications of a range of current and future technologies – from wind to solar to clean coal, and more – in this special BrisScience session in partnership with ATSE.

Panelists include:

John Loughhead, Executive Director, UK Energy Research Centre
Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg – Director, Global Change Institute, UQ
Professor Kelly Thambimuthu, FTSE – Director, Centre for Coal Energy Technology (CCETech), UQ
Peter Meurs – Managing Director, Worley Parsons

Venue: State Library of Queensland, Auditorium 1
Date: Tuesday 17 November, 2009 @ 6.30 pm (Doors open at 6 pm)
Questions? Contact Lynelle (email hidden; JavaScript is required)

the research powering the energy debate

Lynelle Ross — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:41:08 +0000

PLUGGING INTO OUR FUTURE: THE RESEARCH POWERING THE ENERGY DEBATE BrisScience in partnership with the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) on the occasion of ATSE’s 32nd National Symposium – Future-proofing Australia: Rising to the Challenge of Climate Change Australia’s energy requirements are growing every year, with Queensland’s consumption increasing more quickly than anywhere else. But what will feed this growth over the next ten or fifty years? With climate change at crisis point, low emission technologies and renewable energy will be essential for Australia’s energy future. There is healthy debate, however, amongst environmentalists, engineers, governments, and residents as to what those technologies should be. Should we be building wind generators, installing solar panels or investing in carbon capture and storage? Will geothermal and wave power be viable? What about nuclear energy? Most importantly, what are the costs, benefits and risks of the upcoming technologies, and how will they affect you, the consumer? Join Dr Joel Gilmore and a team of expert panelists as they discuss the merits and implications of a range of current and future technologies – from wind to solar to clean coal, and more – in this special BrisScience session in partnership with ATSE. Panelists include: * John Loughhead, Executive Director, UK Energy Research Centre * Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg – Director, Global Change Institute, UQ * Professor Kelly Thambimuthu, FTSE – Director, Centre for Coal Energy Technology (CCETech), UQ * Peter Meurs – Managing Director, Worley Parsons

Venue: State Library of Queensland, Auditorium 1 Date: Tuesday 17 November, 2009 @ 6.30 pm (Doors open at 6 pm) Questions? Contact Lynelle (email hidden; JavaScript is required)

====================================================== UPCOMING BRISSCIENCE TALKS visit www.BrisScience.org for further details.

14 December – Dr Daryl Cooper, University of California, Santa Barbara

IMPORTANT BRISSCIENCE ANNOUNCEMENT Brisbane City Hall will be closing their doors at the end of 2009 due to refurbishment. BrisScience is currently looking at alternative venues for next years series and would like you, our audience, to indicate your preference for a new home for BrisScience. Please take 1 minute to let us know your preference for a new venue. Visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=qLeGK01_2fjxBV78vqnpOGHA_3d_3d . There is only one question to answer and by doing so you are helping to continue BrisScience’s success. Thank you in advance.

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BrisScience: The Science of Sustaining our Urban Landscapes

Lynelle Ross — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:36:57 +0000

Aug ’09

6:30 pm

The 10th International Congress of Ecology (www.intecol10.org/) is to be held in Brisbane from 16 – 21 August 2009. In conjunction with INTECOL we will be hosting a Public lecture & panel discussion focused on Urban Ecology, sustainable urban planning and development and the responsibility of ecologists in securing our future.

Speakers include:

Dr Mark McDonnell – Director, Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology
Dr Darryl Jones – Director, Centre for Innovation Conservation Strategies, Griffith University
Prof. Cliff Dorse, City of Cape Town, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Prof. Hugh Possingham – Director, The Ecology Centre, The University of Queensland as MC

Please note the given the style of this event, we will expect to run until 8 pm.

Time: 6:30pm to 8:00 pm (Doors open at 6pm).
Venue: Ithaca Auditorium, Brisbane City Hall
Refreshments: There will be complimentary drinks and nibblies following the talk, and speakers will be available to answer any questions.
Questions? Contact Lynelle (l.ross [at] smp.uq.edu.au)

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From Mars to Earth: a journey fostered by Science, Technology and Fascination

Lynelle Ross — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:26:58 +0000

Jul ’09

6:30 pm

An International Year of Astronomy Event proudly presented by Australian Institute of Physics (AIP), Astronomical Society of Australia and the School of Mathematics and Physics at The University of Queensland.

You are invited to join Dr Paulo de Souza and Dr Joel Gilmore for an evening of discovery and discussion.

WHEN: Thursday 23 July from 6.30 pm

WHERE: Regatta Hotel – Winterford Room (Upstairs), Coronation Drive, Toowong

How does the Earth and Mars share a common past? What does their shared future hold? How have some of the incredible technological developments for the Martian missions already been applied on Earth in industry, the environment, and even archaeology. The night will involve lots of images and fresh scientific results, especially those obtained by scientists working with the NASA’s Mars Exploration Rovers mission.

Come along, bring your questions about the NASA’s Mars Exploration Rovers mission, and join in the discussion with Dr de Souza and Dr Joel Gilmore. Guests are welcome to purchase drinks at the bar throughout the evening.

Dr Paulo de Souza from CSIRO ICT Centre, Tasmania. Dr. Paulo de Souza is the Research Director at the CSIRO’s Tasmanian ICT Centre and a collaborator scientist of the Mars Exploration Rover Project from NASA/JPL/Cornell.

These events are suitable for students accompanied by an adult.

COMING SOON

17 September

Dr Charley Lineweaver will discuss the possibility of more than one Universe.

Dr Lineweaver is from Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics/Research School of Earth Science, ANU

12 November

Professor Brian Boyle will explain the Square Kilometer Array, the world’s largest proposed radio telescope, and Australia’s involvement in this ambitious project.

Professor Boyle is from the Australia Telescope National Facility, CSIRO