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Young Australian scientists learn from Nobel Laureates at 73rd Lindau Meeting

July 28, 2024
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Australian delegates waiting to board the boat on Lake Constance for the Baden-W眉rttemberg trip to Mainau Island.

Eleven of Australia鈥檚 brightest early-career scientists have attended the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, this year dedicated to physics.

The event, held from 30 June to 5 July in Germany, is a highly prestigious annual gathering of Nobel Laureates and approximately 600 young scientists from around the world.

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It provides a unique opportunity for the young scientists to share their research, experiences and ideas, and gain inspiration from fellow emerging scientists and Nobel Laureates.

As well as meeting their heroes, the Australian delegates held their own at the event. Grace Tabi from the Australian National University (ANU) presented her research on perovskite solar cells, while Claire Yung, also from ANU, gave a presentation on turbulent fluid dynamics in Antarctic ice shelf melt predictions.

Posting about their experiences via Academy communication channels, the delegates shared in their final : 鈥淩eflecting on the experience, #LINO24 was truly enriching. We carry with us new ideas and perspectives, empowered by the shared knowledge of Nobel Laureates and fellow young scientists. Together, we will use these insights to shape a brighter future!鈥

Research innovation tour

As part of the group鈥檚 travel, the Academy organised a research innovation tour in Berlin in the lead-up to the Lindau meeting.

The tour enabled the young scientists to visit a range of prestigious research institutes connected to their fields of studies, including:

  • Humboldt University鈥檚 Fraunhofer Institut  
  • Ferdinand Braun Institut 
  • AIP Observatory 
  • Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics 
  • Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt 
  • IGB Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries.  

They met the Australian Ambassador, Ms Natasha Smith, at the Australian Embassy in Berlin and learnt about the role of science in Australia and Germany鈥檚 bilateral relationship.

Dr Barnali Das of CSIRO said the Lindau meeting filled her with a new sense of responsibility to society and strengthened her love for physics.

鈥淥verall, the whole trip, including the Berlin Innovation tour, has provided me with a positivity that, I hope, will stay with me forever."

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The delegates visiting the physics department at Humboldt University鈥檚 Fraunhofer Institut.

About the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

The Australian delegation鈥痺as led by astrophysicist and Academy Fellow鈥疨rofessor Elaine Sadler and supported by optical physicist and Academy Fellow Professor Hans Bachor.

Participation in the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings is proudly supported by the鈥疭cience and Industry Endowment Fund (SIEF)鈥痑nd administered by the鈥悠.

Next year鈥檚 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, which is dedicated to the discipline of chemistry, will be held from 29 June to 4 July 2025.

Applications for the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting will open in August 2024.

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