The Pollock Memorial Lectureship
The Pollock Memorial Lectureship has been awarded approximately every four years since 1949 and is sponsored by the University of Sydney and the Society in memory of Professor J.A. Pollock, Professor of Physics at the University of Sydney (1899-1922) and a member of the Society for 35 years.
Nominations for the Pollock Memorial Lectureship close on 30 September of each year in which nominations are sought. The application procedure for this lectureship is described on the nomination form. Each application must comply with the conditions of the award and consist of a completed nomination form together with supporting documentation as specified on the form. Completed nominations should be sent to the email address listed on the nomination form.
Pollock Memorial Lectureship 2017
The Pollock Memorial Lectureship for 2017 was awarded to Professor Andrea Morello FAPS FRSN, the Professor of Quantum Nanosystems inthe School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW Sydney. Professor Morello is an internationally recognised leader in quantum science and technology who has invented and demonstrated all of the fundamental building blocks of a silicon quantum computer, thereby laying the foundations for its practical manufacture.
| Year & Lecturer | Year & Lecturer |
|---|---|
| 1949 T.M. Cherry 1952 H.S.W. Massey 1955 R. vd R. Woolley 1959 Sir Harold Jeffreys 1962 F. Hoyle 1965 F. Seitz 1969 A.R. Sandage 1972 L. Schwartz 1975 J.T. Wilson 1978 R.N. Bracewell |
1981 E.E. Salpeter 1984 R.S. Pease 1995 D. Mills 2001 M. Bilek 2006 B. Josephson 2009 B. Schmidt 2013 M. Simmons 2017 A. Morello |
