ASC2018 - 11-15 Nov, Sydney

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ANSTO Tour

When: Thursday 15th November, 10:00am – 1:30pm
Where: ANSTO Discovery Centre, New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights

Come behind the scenes at ANSTO and see how nuclear-based science is helping to deliver benefits to all Australians

ANSTO is pleased to invite you to attend this special tour as a part of the 2018 ASC conference – places are limited so please register early

The ANSTO Lucas Heights campus employs over 500 scientists, engineers and technicians, answering significant questions relating to human health, the environment, nuclear fuel cycle and industry utilising nuclear techniques.

The tour will include a visit to some of Australia’s most critical scientific and medical infrastructure including the:

  • Open Pool Australian Light-water (OPAL) multi-purpose reactor, globally regarded as the most efficient reactor in the world;
  • Centre for Neutron Scattering, a suite of world-leading scientific instruments
  • Centre for Accelerator Science, one of the southern hemisphere’s largest environment research centres.
  • New Mo-99 Production Facility, which is dramatically increasing ANSTO’s production capacity of the most important nuclear medicine.

Along the way, we will share insights into the challenges and learnings of communicating the benefits of the misunderstood world of nuclear.

MUST BE WEARING ENCLOSED SHOES (that cover the whole foot) AND TROUSERS/PANTS

Maximum of 20 people.

Travel Methods
1) Meet at Central Train Station (Platform 25) at 8:40am to catch train to Sutherland Station (ANSTO will pick up and drop off the group at Sutherland Train Station)
2) Drive to ANSTO Discovery Centre – meet at 9:50am.

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Sydney Nanoscience Hub Tour

When: Thursday 15th November, 9:30am
Where: University of Sydney Nano Institute, Physics Road, Camperdown

The Sydney Nanoscience Hub is the flagship building of the University of Sydney Nano Institute. The $150m world-class research facility includes some of the best controlled research environments in the world to pursue and harness knowledge at the nanoscale.

ASC members are invited for a 45-minute tour of the building and its facilities, meeting some of the researchers (depending on availability) working on diverse topics. These include DNA origami and nanorobotic systems for surgery, quantum computing research, investigation of nanomaterials to extract water from the atmosphere, nanoscale-designed batteries to safely store solar energy, investigation into organic solar cells, biomedical engineering of human skeletal regrowth.

The building is home to the Sydney Microsoft Quantum Laboratory, the Sydney Quantum Control Laboratory, the University’s nanophotonic laboratories and is the HQ of Q-CTRL, Australia’s first venture-capital backed quantum technology company. The Microsoft Quantum Laboratory represents the largest single investment in quantum technology in Australia. The tour will include a look at world-class cleanrooms and nanoscale semiconductor foundry and the new transmission electron microscope with resolution of less than 0.06 nanometres, the best in the country.

The tour will be hosted by Marcus Strom and will feature Professor David Reilly from the Microsoft Quantum Lab.

Numbers are limited to 15 per group.

Travel Methods
1) 12min walk from Redfern Train Station
2) From Powerhouse Museum – 10min walk and 10min bus ride
3) 10min Taxi ride

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Sydney Opera House Tour

When: Sunday 11th November, 4:15pm – 5:15pm
Where: Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney
Meet Kimberly Cullen at the Sydney Opera House shop
Hashtag: #S2

The Sydney Opera House is one of the world’s most recognisable landmarks and this is your chance to truly get up-close. Run your hands over the world-famous shell tiles, take a seat in the elegant custom-made white birch timber chairs and marvel at the vaulted ceilings. Visit areas off-limits to the public and capture photographs from rare vantage points. Explore theatres and foyers where more than 1600 concerts, operas, dramas and ballets take place each year.

Be led through every aspect of the building’s 14-year creation and 58-year history. Delve into the stories behind Danish architect Jørn Utzon’s masterpiece. What inspired his revolutionary design? How did he solve its engineering challenges to realise his vision? You’ll find out on this very special one-hour guided tour.

At the end of the tour, you will have the opportunity to purchase a photo memento in an exclusive Sydney Opera House memory book. In this book, you will also be given access to unlimited digital copies of your exclusive tour photos.

Minimum of 12 people, $40 per person.

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