You are invited to join the Australian Academy of Science in exploring the remarkable work of Professor Sir Mark Oliphant AC KBE FAA FTSE FRS—one of the most influential physicists of the 20th century and the Academy’s founding President.
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The Dome has been a much-loved feature of the Canberra landscape since its award-winning construction in 1959, and was National Heritage listed in 2005. Its modernist fittings and furnishings are timeless and elegant, and its spaces airy and retro-futuristic.
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Celebrating our nation’s remarkable scientific talent
Science at the Shine Dome is the Australian Academy of Science’s flagship event. Australia’s science community gathers at the Shine Dome in Canberra to celebrate science and to honour outstanding achievements in science. It is also a valuable networking opportunity for Academy Fellows, early- and mid-career researchers, government representatives, politicians, media, science associated organisations, and the science-interested general public.
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Atmospheric dynamics is all about understanding the physical processes which bring us our daily weather and determine the global structure of the atmosphere. Possibly more than any other field in climate science, atmospheric dynamics has the power to explain the evolution of weather and climate extremes across a range of scales, as it is the dynamics that determine when, where and why an event becomes extreme.
Dr Jacob Martin is the winner of the ninth Falling Walls Lab Australia event, hosted by the Australian Academy of Science on 30 August 2024. Jacob spoke about ‘breaking the wall’ of green graphite.
The Australian Academy of Science in collaboration with the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex invites you to a powerful evening with three leaders of space exploration from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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