Sponsors
Excluding national research funding bodies (ARC, ANSTO, CSIRO, DEST), the School collaborates with a diverse group of industry partners , public institutions and individuals who enhance the teaching and research efforts of the School through sponsorship of prizes, scholarships, postgraduate stipends; provision of seed funding for special projects, facilities, equipment; and through collaborations via research projects, contracts and consultancies. We thank our current sponsors for their continued support. They include:
Funding for Research and Consultancies
- FCT ACTech P/L for collaborative research in silicon detector technology
- Herma P/L for collaborative research in projection screen technology
- Hewlett Packard (US) for collaborative research in diamond quantum information science
- HREM Research Inc for collaborative research in electron microscope software development
- Haasz Family Trust for research support in astrophysics
More detail on the School’s research strengths, equipment & facilities and industry & commercialisation links can be found under Research.
Funding for Community, Projects and Facilities
- Australian Institute of Physics for support of public programs and outreach
- Colonial Foundation for support of Physics Outreach
- Ian Potter Foundation for support of display cases in the Physics Museum
- Miegunyah Trust for support of conservation and treatment work in the Physics Museum
- Pierce Bequest for support in research facilities
- Melbourne University Cultural Collections Committee for support of exhibit presentation and display in the Physics Museum.
Awards, Prizes and Scholarships
- CiSRA for support of the CiSRA prize in Physics and consultancy
- Klein, Emeritus Professor Anthony and family for support of the Klein Prize in Physics
- Lyle, Sir Thomas for support of the Lyle Fellowship
- Portland House Foundation for support of postgraduate scholarship in econophysics
- Ramm, Emeritus Professor Colin and family for support of Ramm prizes in Physics
- Smorgon family for support of the Victoria Prize received by Federation Fellow, Professor Keith Nugent
- Ward, Emeritus Professor JF and family for support of JF and E Ward prize in Physics
Additional information on the awards, prizes and scholarships open to students of the School of Physics is available. Please contact Finance & Resources Manager, Mr Russell Walsh, for further information on creation of prizes and scholarships at the School of Physics.