Previous Meetings
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Our best future grid – Options for nuclear
Speaker: Dr Adi Paterson FIEAust CPEng, Founder Siyeva Consulting and former CEO of ANSTO Date: 6 pm AEST Wed 31 July 2024 In Person: Engineers Australia Sydney Office, Mezzanine Floor, 44 Market Street, Sydney Cost: $10 for EA members, students and ANA Members (ANA Members email ANA@nuclearaustralia.org.au and request code to use code on last page when registering). $40 for…
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Microscopy at the atomic-scale to address materials challenges for future fission and fusion reactors
Speaker: Dr Michael Moody, Director of Materials for Nuclear Research and Technology Group, ANSTO. Venue: AINSE Theatre, ANSTO, New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234 12 noon AEST, Wednesday 12 June 2024 Click here to see video of Michael Moody’s presentation Abstract Increasingly, the microscopy technique atom probe tomography (APT) is underpinning materials research across different stages in the nuclear…
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Fusion Energy – the current state of play and the future of energy
Speaker: Alex Borovskis, Co-founder, Helixos. Hosted by the Nuclear Engineering Panel, Sydney Branch, Engineers Australia. 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm AEST Wednesday 29 May 2024. Webinar only Cost free to EA, ANA and students, $30 for others. ANA members contact ANA@nuclearaustralia.org.au for code for free registration. To register go to https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/event/2022/05/fusion-energy-current-state-play-and-future-energy-5ac4bbb1 Abstract Since the discovery of the atom, fusion energy…
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UNSW Short Course “Learning by Doing and Excellence in Nuclear Engineering”
Tuesday 14 May 2024, 8.00 am – 5.00 pm AEST Colombo Theatres, Colombo House (B16), High St, UNSW, Kensington NSW 2033 The Course is hosted by the UNSW Nuclear Innovation Centre and the Australian Graduate School of Engineering (AGSE). Note: This Course is on the day after the Navigating Nuclear Workshop on the Monday. Join established speakers from MIT and…
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Navigating Nuclear – Everything you need to know
Monday 13 May, Sydney: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM AEST in Leighton Hall, University of NSW, Kensington, NSW. Nuclear energy is frequently debated with a deep passion. This workshop provides participants with an opportunity to learn everything they need to know about nuclear energy and what it means for Australia’s future, so that they can engage with and lead more…
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Understanding Fusion: Grand Aims, Setbacks, and Miraculous Engineering
Speaker: Dr Nicholas Ranson, ANSTO Venue and Webinar: AINSE Theatre, ANSTO, New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234 12 noon AEST, Wednesday 17 April 2024 Video of Nico’s presentation is at https://youtu.be/WAzlr-2ZoDM Abstract The promise of clean, limitless fusion energy has always been on the horizon but forever just out of reach. How close are we really? This talk reviewed…
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Resilience before Readiness — “… for the want of a horseshoe nail”
Speaker: Vince Di Pietro AM CSC FRSN, Independent Consultant, a former Commodore, Royal Australian Navy and a former CEO of Lockheed Martin Australia 6 pm EADT Wednesday 21 February 2024 Hosted by the Royal Society of NSW A joint meeting of the Australian Institute of Energy, the Australian Nuclear Association, the Sydney Division of Engineers Australia, and the Royal Society…
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Applying best practice to managing radioactive waste
Speaker: Lubi Dimitrovski, Private Consultant. Hosted by the Nuclear Engineering Panel, Sydney Branch, Engineers Australia. 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm AEST Tuesday 25 July 2023. Hybrid Event: In-person at: Engineers Australia Sydney Division, 44 Market Street, Sydney, NSW. Cost free to EA, ANA and students, $30 for others. ANA members contact ANA@nuclearaustralia.org.au for code for free registration. To register go…
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Fusion Future: the journey to date and the road ahead including Australian proton-boron fusion
Presenter: Dr Adi Paterson, Advisor and Board Member, HB11 Energy. A hybrid event (webinar and in-person meeting in Sydney). 12:30 pm AEST Wednesday 12 July 2023. Venue: AINSE Theatre, ANSTO, New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW 2233 and online webinar. Cost free. Video of Adi Paterson’s presentation is available at https://youtu.be/qiZhi_CTQtU Abstract The two major approaches to Fusion: magnetic and inertial confinement…
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AUKUS implications for the engineering profession
Presenters: Jane MacMaster, Chief Engineer, Engineers Australia Peter Bullard, Member, Nuclear Engineering Panel, Retired Royal Navy Submarine Engineer A hybrid event (webinar and in-person meeting in Sydney) hosted by the Nuclear Engineering Panel of Sydney Branch of Engineers Australia. 6 pm to 7:30 pm AEST Tuesday 22 May 2023. Venue: Engineers Australia Sydney Division, 44 Market Street, Sydney, NSW. Cost…
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