AINSE

The Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) facilitates access to the special facilities at Lucas Heights by universities and other tertiary institutions and provides a focus for cooperation in the nuclear scientific and engineering fields.'The Institute' arranges for the training of scientific research workers and the award of scientific research studentships in matters associated with nuclear science and engineering.

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AINSE Winter School 2008 at ANSTO / AINSE 5th - 9th July, 2008
The Winter School is a scholarship to each of AINSE's member universities to enable a nominated student to attend the Winter School on Applications of Nuclear Techniques. The Winter School involves a mixture of lectures, experimental sessions and demonstrations including hands-on experience in experiments in neutron scattering (instruments on the OPAL nuclear research reactor), ion beam accelerators and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) (techniques of ion beam analysis of materials and applications to environmental analysis) , gamma irradiation (chemical and biological effects of ionizing radiation and radiation processing), the use of nuclear techniques in environmental studies in soil and ground water (nuclear probes for metals in soils, radioactive tracers in flow studies, pollution) and radiation safety (dose measurement, principles of radiation protection and decontamination). ANSTO provides for the costs of the experiments and ANSTO staff involvement, and AINSE pays for travel, accommodation, all meals and social activities during the program.

Award of inaugural John M Ferris Memorial Scholarship

The AINSE Executive Committee recently considered 58 applications for AINSE Postgraduate top-up scholarships. 15 were chosen, the list of successful applicants is here. In the picture, Jamie Howarth from the University of Otago is being presented with his notification by AINSE Executive Secretary Dr Dennis Mather. Jamie is the winner of the John Ferris Memorial scholarship. Jamie had the highest ranked application in the area of Environmental Science.

Successful applicants for AINSE 2008 Post Graduate Research Awards
Due to the very high standards of the 2008 PGRA applications, AINSE has chosen to award a record 15 Post Graduate Research Awards in the current round. Awards have been made to students from 11 universities in Australia and New Zealand. More information

The Inaugural Australasian Crystallography School will be held in Melbourne in July 2008. The School will be an intensive course in crystallography covering theoretical and applied aspects for protein and small molecule crystallographers. More information

NOBUGS 2008 - The seventh NOBUGS conference will be held November 3-5, 2008 in Sydney, Australia at the Rydges Cronulla Beach Hotel near the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) facilities. AINSE offers travel support to students from AINSE member universities who are presenting a paper or poster. More information

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