David Pile

Australian physicist. Was a researcher at Tokushima & Berkeley. Senior Editor @NaturePhotonics, San Francisco. Physics & optics enthusiast. Views are my own.

[Rachel Won @rachelpcwon]

My first task, as a Chief Editor of @NatRevElectrEng, is to hire an Associate/Senior Editor. Would you be interested in joining me to help shape the journal? Apply by 1 Jul 2025.
Pls DM me if you have any questions 🤗
@NaturePortfolio @SpringerNature

https://t.co/1Rc8Y9ymnW

[Rachel Won @rachelpcwon]

Celebrating my 19 years with @NaturePhotonics today,I'd like to share that I'll be the ChiefEditor of @NatRevElectrEng from 1Jul🥳It's been an incredible journey w Oliver @DavidPile1 @NoriakiHoriuch1 @giampypit &the amazing photonics community.Your ongoing support is much needed.

[David Pile @DavidPile1]

Thank you @UNSW for having us give a 'Nature Masterclass on Scientific Writing and Publishing' this week.

[Nature Physics @NaturePhysics]

Nature Physics is hiring a new editor to handle our optics and photonics content.

Locations are in the US and Germany, and the application deadline is Aug 23rd.

Please reach out to @David_Abergel if you have questions.

https://t.co/FvWLZhBRGg

[Nature Electronics @NatureElectron]

We are hiring. We are currently looking to recruit an editor with a physics, materials science, nanotechnology or electrical/electronic engineering research background. Deadline for applications 29 July 2024. Details here: https://t.co/O9xv4tsIKy

[Nature Materials @NatureMaterials]

We're hiring!

We're looking for a new Chief Editor for the journal

Job ad:
https://t.co/HuD3u0pZXw

https://t.co/2cXDrGMN54

RTs appreciated

[Nature Photonics @NaturePhotonics]

New Q&A online: @DavidPile1 spoke to LCLS X-ray free-electron laser Director, Mike Dunne, about LCLS-II commissioning & future upgrades including: High Energy, Low Emittance Injector & the big one, LCLS-X. https://t.co/6uOZjbg84R Image: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

[Nature Nanotechnology @NatureNano]

We're hiring!
If you love science and are ready to move away from the bench, then join us! We're looking for someone fun with lots of ideas (and a PhD) to develop the representation of energy-related research in the journal.
Associate or Senior Editor https://t.co/RVDtvDBE8l

[David Pile @DavidPile1]

Always a pleasure to visit @SydneyNano - Here I am with Institute member Alex Song, who was previously at Stanford with Shanhui Fan and Princeton with Claire Gmachl. I learned that I use to live just a few blocks from Alex when I lived on the San Francisco Peninsula!

[Nature Physics @NaturePhysics]

Our friends over at @natcomms are hiring a new editor to look after their AMO and plasma physics brief. Could this be you or someone you know? Applications close 13th February. More details in the job ad below. 👇
https://t.co/86UBi4D8xZ

[David Pile @DavidPile1]

Associate or Senior Editor (atomic, molecular and optical physics) position open @NatureComms

Location: Shanghai, Beijing, Jersey, New York, Nanjing, Washington, or Philadelphia.

https://t.co/GwByLMZieN

[David Pile @DavidPile1]

Bumped into @ausphysics president @ProfNicoleBell (1st pic) on walk to ANZCOP-AIP Summer Meeting venue; then co-chairs @DNeshev (2nd pic) & @JodieBradby making everyone feel welcome at the registration area.

Thrilled to reconnect with Aus. physics community after 20 yrs abroad.

[David Pile @DavidPile1]

ANZCOP-AIP Summer Meeting has kicked off; incredible atmosphere. ~524 attendees thrilled to see Prof. Jelena Vuckovic's plenary talk. @StanfordPhoton1

Thanks to @JodieBradby @DNeshev & all organizers for the already clearly successful conf.
@OpticsAUNZ
@ausphysics

[David Pile @DavidPile1]

Great opening plenary! Here are a couple more pics for you.

[Dragomir Neshev @DNeshev]

@JodieBradby @cosmicpinot Great start of the ANZCOP-AIP Summer Meeting today. Thanks to @JodieBradby for co-chairing. A great opportunity for Physics&Optics networking. A great plenary by Pro. Jelena Vuckovic! @OpticsAUNZ @ausphysics

[Alexandra Boltasseva @ABoltasseva]

Remembering Vladimir E. Zakharov - a beautiful mind, #poet and remarkable #scientist @NaturePhotonics

[GiampaoloPitruzzello @giampypit]

Photonics research bags two Nobel Prizes this year! Read the latest Editorial in the November issue of @NaturePhotonics

https://t.co/ce3v7mYcls

[David Pile @DavidPile1]

Also congratulations to Yuerui (Larry) Lu from @ourANU for winning the 2023 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year in Australia. Larry works in a range of topics from NEMS to solar cells at ANU

[David Pile @DavidPile1]

Congratulations to 2018 Australian of the Year Michelle Simmons for receiving the 2023 Prime Minister's Prize for Science.

[ScienceGovAu @ScienceGovAu]

🏆 Congratulations Professor Michelle Simmons AO of @UNSW Sydney for receiving the 2023 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science

#PMPrizes @QuantumC2T

[David Pile @DavidPile1]

Congratulations to @KirillLKoshelev - The Bragg Gold Medal is awarded each year to only one excellent PhD thesis writer in Australia.

[Australian Institute of Physics @ausphysics]

Trapping light for smaller, faster technology: @KirillLKoshelev from the Australian National University receives the 2023 Bragg Gold Medal for his PhD thesis, which opens the door to new nanodevices capable of computational signal processing using light.
https://t.co/y8MPZSJPOp

[David Pile @DavidPile1]

Thanks to everyone at @Sydney_Uni who joined in for my talk today at @SydneyNano. Was nice to meet people not only from Physics, but also from EE and Chemistry too.

Pic with @mp2research and @sgleonsaval (the later sends their regards to @rachelpcwon)