It's fantastic to see so many NZ #physics educators, practitioners and students at the 2023 NZIP Conference, as we kick off 3 days of presentations, workshops and long-awaited catchups with colleagues Massey University #nzip2023

Just about ready to give a keynote at the New Zealand Institute of Physics conference. Looks like it will be a wonderful meeting!

Our President Prof. Joachim Brand has intro remarks - it's a very busy time for physics in NZ; from NCEA refresh to squeezed universities and potential losses of academic jobs, there is a LOT for us to talk about. #NZIP2023

Joachim: New this year for #NZIP2023 are topical symposia on focused physics topics. Examples are matauranga Māori, advances in light/matter interactions, space physics research and pedagogy in Aotearoa. Let us know if you like this and it might end up a permanent fixture!

At the end of his intro Joachim gave us a physics puzzle to discuss! Now imagine 100+ physicists talking loudly to their neighbours about whether the mass of an hourglass is the same with sand falling as when it is still. #NZIP2023

Welcome to the first keynote speaker of #NZIP2023 Prof Jodie Bradby to talk about Shear-Induced Diamond Formation.

.Prof Jodie Bradby does experiments at high pressures - up to 100 GPa - using diamond anvil cells that are pressed together tightly enough to create the sorts of pressures you get in nature only deep inside the Earth. #NZIP2023

Matt McGovern telling us about the rate of change of physics teachers in NZ. Scotland (similar pop. to NZ) has a target of training 60 physics teachers per year and is managing half that. How is NZ doing (see photo)...? Find his full slides here kiwiphysics.wordpress.com #NZIP2023

Everyone having a terrific time at the #NZIP2023 conference dinner, at the excellent Markovina Vineyard Estate. #physics #nzscience

Apparently stipulating that young school students should learn about atoms is a "a purist, siloed approach." Scientists horrified by new draft science curriculum rnz.co.nz/news/national/…

I am KEEN for this session at New Zealand Institute of Physics conference! I have always been passionate about helping our students see #HiddenPhysicist career pathways & highlighting jobs where #PhysicsGotMeHere. I am pretty proud of the @ausphysicscareer profiles (See next tweet).

Heard in the #NZIP2023 session on Careers in #Physics - (paraphrasing) the physicist is the last person you fire as it's hard to find another one. In the (US) stats there is no change in unemployed physicists, even through recessions. So physicists are highly un-unemployable!

.Natalie Plank , i.e. "the new Geoff Willmott " is giving perhaps her first talk as @MacDiarmidInsti Deputy Director Commercialisation and Industry Engagement at #NZIP2023 on where the Institute's graduates go. Almost 10% to startups!

As we all head home from #NZIP2023 to various parts of NZ, the New Zealand Institute of Physics Council wishes everyone safe travels. It has been a terrific conference and a wonderful time seeing you all. We'll do it all again in 2 years at #NZIP2025 !

Congratulations to Professor David Wiltshire of University of Canterbury on winning the New Zealand Institute of Physics Dan Walls medal 👏 Prof Wiltshire's predictions about cosmology's biggest mystery: 'dark energy' will be tested by European Space Agency's recently-launched #Euclid mission. Read more 👇 canterbury.ac.nz/news/2023/phys…