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The Australian Institute of Physics Congress7 - 11 December 2026
| AIP Congress 2026
Date
Monday, 7 – Friday, 11 December 2026
Key Dates
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Plenary Speakers
Prof Andrea Blanco-Redondo
University of Central Florida
Optics
Jessie Christiansen
California Institute of Technology
Chief Scientist, NASA Exoplanet Science Institute, Astronomy, Exoplanets
Prof Julianne Dalcanton
Simons Foundation
Astrophysics
Prof Robert Mann
University of Waterloo
Theoretical Physics
Dr Sam McKagan
Program Lead for Thriving Departments
Physics Education
Prof Hitoshi Murayama
University of California (Berkley)
Theoretical Particle Physics
A Prof Jeff Thompson
Princeton University
Quantum Science and Technology
Prof Jun Ye
University of Colorado (Boulder)
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Prof Andrea Young
University of California (Santa Barbara)
Condensed Matter Experimental Physics
Who We Are
Australian Institute of Physics Members
Congress does not just happen. We have many talented AIP members who have come together to build the best conference experience possible for the benefit of the physics community. Leading our committees are the following:
A Prof John Bartholomew
Congress Chair
chair@congress.aip.edu.au
University of Sydney
Prof Archil Kobakhidze
Congress Program Chair
University of Sydney
Prof Sergio Leon-Saval
Sponsorship Chair
sponsorship@congress.aip.org.au
University of Sydney
Dr Moritz Merklein
ANZCOP2026, Vice President, ANZOS
University of Sydney
Dr Stuart Midgley
AIP President
Prof Rich Mildren
Program Chair, ANZCOP2026
Macquarie University
Dr Muhammad Rafat
Treasurer
Prof Susan Coppersmith
AIP Vice President
University of New South Wales
Program Committee
A Prof John Bartholomew
Congress Chair
chair@congress.aip.edu.au
University of Sydney
Prof Julian Berengut
University of New South Wales
Prof Nicole Bell
University of Melbourne
AIP Executive
A Prof Krzysztof Bolejko
University of Tasmania
Dr Manisha Caleb
The University of Sydney
Prof Susan Coppersmith
AIP Vice President
University of New South Wales
Dr Thomas Dixon
University of New South Wales
Dr Theresa Fruth
University of Sydney
A Prof Jacinda Ginges
The University of Queensland
Prof Archil Kobakhidze
Congress Program Chair
University of Sydney
Dr Moritz Merklein
ANZCOP2026, Vice President, ANZOS
University of Sydney
Prof Rich Mildren
Program Chair, ANZCOP2026
Macquarie University
Dr Benjamin Roberts
University of Queensland
Dr Dipan Sengupta
University of New South Wales
Dr Behnam Tonekaboni
Infleqtion Australia
A Prof Oleg Tretiakov
University of New South Wales
Organising Committee
A Prof John Bartholomew
University of Sydney
Congress Chair
Dr Maja Cassidy
University of New South Wales
AIP Executive
Gabrielle Green
University of New South Wales
Australian Institute of Physics
Dr Larrissa Huston
CSIRO
Prof Archil Kobakhidze
University of Sydney
Congress Program Chair
Prof Sergio Leon-Saval
University of Sydney
Sponsorship Chair
A Prof Karen Livesey
University of Wollongong
Chair, AIP NSW Branch
Dr Moritz Merklein
ANZCOP2026, Vice President, ANZOS
University of Sydney
Dr Muhammad Rafat
University of Sydney
Silvana Santucci
University of Adelaide
Prof Manjula Devi Sharma
University of Sydney
Dr Dehong Yu
ANSTO
ANZOS
The Australian and New Zealand Optical Society (ANZOS) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing optics in Australia and New Zealand. The society was founded as the Australian Optical Society (AOS) in 1983 for this purpose. In recognition of the strong and long-standing links between Australian and New Zealand optics and photonics, the Society formally changed its name in 2020. ANZOS has over 200 members throughout Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the wider world.
The Society is a professional organisation that embraces anyone contributing to or interested in optics in the widest sense.
Learn more on ANZOS
The School of Physics at the University of Sydney is one of the leading physics department in the country, with outstanding staff and students undertaking world-leading teaching and research. With access to supercomputers, modern laboratory facilities and observatories, locally, nationally and internationally, we conduct research across a vast range of interests from quantum science to clusters of galaxies.
Corporate Team, University of Sydney
The Electron Tree
Digital Photography by Joerg Lehmann, Researcher, Institute of Medical Physics, 2023
The AIP would like to thank these artists for their contribution to the AIP Congress logo. These enchanting images were created by high-energy electrons colliding with a block of Perspex.
The electrons were produced by a linear accelerator, once used to treat cancer.
These images represent the instantaneous discharge of electric current, producing an intricate fusion of primary and secondary electrons.
They provide a visual representation of the mathematical models we build to accurately predict the radiation dose we deliver to our patients.
Further information: Physics art project – The University of Sydney