Otago Optics Chapter

💥Fluorescence!!💥 Any idea what might be in each of the 3 bottles that fluoresces under UV light? And what on EARTH is that black stuff??? #STEMoutreach #physicsisphun #OutreachInKuching #energylevels #quantumleaps @SPIEtweets @otago @marmitenz1

Hypervelocity star! 💫 Explained by our very own AProf Daniel Zucker. Awesome work team! @Macquarie_Uni @MQSciEng @MacAstronomy @fse101MQ @MQ_MUPAS

Erwin Schrödinger: the only physicist to dress like Harry Potter AND young Dumbledore.

#BREAKING: Dunedin has turned a brighter shade of green with the election of Green Party councillor Aaron Hawkins as the city's next mayor. ift.tt/2nAbcJs

Ready for the #NobelPrize announcements? The underrepresentation of female Nobel laureates over the years is just another indicator of the slow progress on gender equality and why we need #GenerationEquality.

We've been out and about over the last few weeks visiting schools. We started off in Central Otago, visiting Hawea Flat School, KingsView School, The Terrace School-Alexandra, Glenorchy School, Holy Family Catholic... facebook.com/OpticsOtago/po…

Ultra-sharp laser beams make it possible to cut or drill holes in various materials extremely precisely – even in living matter. Millions of eye operations are performed every year with the sharpest of laser beams. #NobelPrize

BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the #NobelPrize in Physics 2018 “for groundbreaking inventions in the field of laser physics” with one half to Arthur Ashkin and the other half jointly to Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland.

Lights, camera, action! NZ’s Dodd-Walls Centre @doddwalls is calling for entries to the Quantum Shorts film festival. It is free to enter, open to amateur and professional film-makers who want to tell stories that draw inspiration from quantum physics. otago.ac.nz/dodd-walls/new…

Anyone interested in my views on parental leave or the lack of thereof in NZ as well affordable childcare, please have a look here sciblogs.co.nz/suffrage-125/2…

Jocelyn Bell timeline 1967 Key role in discovery of pulsars 1974 Misses out on the Nobel because of her gender 2018 Wins far more lucrative US$3M Breakthrough Prize 2018 Donates winnings to a scholarship to counter unconscious bias. Think about that. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

I'm going to miss this view!! @otago #officeviews #primelocation #physicsotago #dunnerstunner #movingtosydney #almostspring #cmonblossomtreesyoucandoit @ University of Otago instagram.com/p/BnFNbsGhy-n/…

Woop! Abstract submission is open for #ionskoala2018 ionskoala.osahost.org at Macquarie Uni. Aside from excellent physics, company, food, & drink, this year attendance has an added bonus: the ability to visit ME!! #movingtosydney 😍👋☀️🍻🏡 @OpticsOtago @SpyOnSPIE @DoddWalls

We were so busy visiting schools in Malaysia we completely forgot to update you all! We had an amazing time visiting SMK Muara Tuang, SMK Sebuyau and SMK Lundu. We are waiting to board our flight back home, feeling... facebook.com/OpticsOtago/po…

The #chemotago team has just finished up teaching in Malaysia for this year. The phenomenal 🌟@antymrenu (MSc)🌟 talks through some of the highlights, lowlights, and lessons of the team's busy week. youtu.be/EcBkg8jcWtQ #chemotago @otago @OpticsOtago #RSCDiversity

Teaching at SMK Lundu was the perfect way to cap off our Outreach trip in Malaysia this year. The school exemplifies everything we love about Malaysia- the happiness, the colour, and the amazing people! #chemotago #RSCDiversity @otago @OpticsOtago @odtnews @rnz_news

Sending juicy thoughts from SMK Lundu! 🍉🍉🍉 #chemotago

We were lucky enough to spend the morning with kids from SK Batu Lintang primary school in Malaysia! Sam McIntyre and local students give their rundown of the day here>>> youtu.be/uApiY0Z7fn4 👩‍🔬👩‍🔬👩‍🔬 #chemotago #RSCDiversity @OpticsOtago @otago @RadioNZ_Otago @odtnews

Last night Anis from Sarawak IPG hosted us for dinner at her place. Had the most amazing feed, and got to play with here amazing cats! 😻🥘🍍#chemotago

🌈Colourful times at Sarawak IPG bringing a science-for-supper session to the parents of Kuching! #chemotago @OpticsOtago #RSCDiversity #ACSchemistry

The #chemotago team regularly holds "science for supper" at home in Dunedin to show off fun science for kids and parents alike. Dave Warren and Geoff Weal talk about bringing science for supper to Malaysia youtu.be/NoGstSY5Dn8 @otago @odtnews @radionz @RoySocChem #RSCDiversity