> —— Forwarded Message > From: Judith Dawes > Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:55:59 +1000 > To: Phil Dooley

> Subject: Re: promotion for Hans Bachor Lecture on Wednesday 8 September for > Laser Fest? > > WHEN Wednesday 8th September > TIME 6:30 PM > PLACE Lecture Theatre W5A T2 Macquarie University >   > We all use and rely on lasers when we communicate, watch a video, drive a car > or need medical help. 100 years ago these possibilities were unheard of – just > ideas in the mind of a visionary. 50 years ago > the first laser sent out the first pulse of light and now it is one of the > underlying technologies used today. > > Lecture: 50 years of Lasers and a Brilliant Future > € How does a laser actually work? > € Why is it so powerful? > € What might the future bring? > Speaker: Hans Bachor is a Professor at the Australian National University, > Director of the ARC > Centre of Excellence for Quantum-Atom Optics, and an internationally > recognised scientist and > educator. In 2009, he was awarded the Australian Institute of Physics Award > for outstanding > services to physics in Australia. > Laser Activities: Navigate a Laser Maze and create your own Laser Graffiti > from: > 6 – 6.30 pm and 7.30 – 8 pm > Parking: Free parking is available from 6 pm without a ticket in W4 and X3 car > parks only > (see S13 and S14 on campus map over page), however, you must park in the white > marked > bays or grass car park only. > For more INFO Full details can be found at > http://www.physics.mq.edu.au/laserfestsydney/events/bachor/