New Ph.D Projects
The School of Physics offers a range of research projects for qualified students who wish to undertake postgraduate research leading to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Masters by Research (MSc) or a Masters of Philosophy (MPhil) degree.
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Sunswift, the UNSW solar racing team, is back from the World Solar Challenge race from Darwin to Adelaide. They won the silicon class, came fourth overall (beating a number of gallium arsenide powered cars) and were the first Australian team. Race diary and pics here.
Nanotechnology gets a new light touch
Building the super-fast computers of the future has just become much easier thanks to an advance by Australian researchers that lets them grab hold of tiny electronics components and probe their inner structure using only a beam of light.
Dr Adam Micolich Secures ARC Future Fellowship

The School would like to congratulate Adam Micolich for being awarded an ARC Future Fellowship. These new, prestigious fellowships are awarded to outstanding young researchers for the promotion of research in areas of critical national importance. Adam will spend the next four years investigating the next-generation of nanoscale electronic devices which may one day power your PC. 

New courses at the School of Physics
PHYS1160 Introductory Astronomy
- a new, online only, first year course in astronomy. Suitable as an elective or as a General Studies subject for non-science students. Further information
PHYS1211 Energy and Environmental Physics - an introduction to the physics of energy use and the environment.  Suitable as an elective course in first year or as a General Studies subject for non-science students.  Further information

Also see the
First Year Physics website for contact details

Casual Laboratory Demonstrators - First Year Physics Teaching Laboratory
The School of Physics invites expressions of interest from enthusiastic, suitably qualified people to work as demonstrators in First Year Physics laboratory classes
New Postgraduate Assistantships, 2009

PhD scholarship in astronomy A PhD scholarship in astronomy is available to work with Professor Michael Burton investigating the earliest stages of massive star formation.

Ph.D. openings in Quantum Nanoelectronics for 2009 (pdf flyer) The Quantum Electronic Devices Group (Hamilton/Micolich) is looking to recruit Ph.D. students for 2009. Projects offered will be in the area of the spin properties of hole-based nanodevices. Full details of the groups research can be found at http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/QED
PhD scholarships available in music acoustics and voice acoustics
New PhD projects
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