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Physics professors in Australia

· 30 professors · 9 universities

30 physics professors in Australia, at 9 universities. The most represented are The University of Melbourne, Australian National University and Monash University.

The list is built from open publication data (OpenAlex and ORCID), the same data ProfScout uses in the app: actively publishing faculty at the largest research universities in Australia whose recent work sits in physics. Retired, trainee and staff-scientist records are filtered out where the public record identifies them. It is not a prestige ranking: professors are listed by how prominently physics figures in their published work. Reply-fit scores, which weigh how likely each professor is to answer a student's email, are computed for your own profile inside ProfScout. Updated September 2026; the list is rebuilt from the open record a few times a year.

  1. Peter Z. Skands
    Monash University
    Physics and Astronomy · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
  2. Martin E. Sevior
    The University of Melbourne
    Physics and Astronomy · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research
  3. German Valencia
    Monash University
    Physics and Astronomy · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research
  4. E. L. Barberio
    The University of Melbourne
    Physics and Astronomy · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchParticle Detector Development and Performance
    Recent: Calibration of the jet energy scale and resolution of small-radius jets using semileptonic $$t\bar{t}$$ events with the ATLAS detector (2026)
  5. P. Urquijo
    The University of Melbourne
    Physics and Astronomy · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesDark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research
    Recent: Review of Particle Physics * (2026)
  6. U. Egede
    Monash University
    Physics and Astronomy · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research
  7. F. C. Ungaro
    The University of Melbourne
    Physics and Astronomy · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesParticle Detector Development and Performance
    Recent: Search for high-mass resonances in final states with a τ -lepton and missing transverse momentum with the ATLAS detector (2024)
  8. Karl Glazebrook
    Swinburne University of Technology
    Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Astronomy and Astrophysical ResearchGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaStellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  9. S. Shojaii
    Macquarie University
    Physics and Astronomy · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchParticle Detector Development and Performance
  10. F. Nuti
    The University of Melbourne
    Physics and Astronomy · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchParticle Detector Development and Performance
  11. S. Goldfarb
    The University of Melbourne
    Physics and Astronomy · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
  12. N. Davidson
    The University of Melbourne
    Physics and Astronomy · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchParticle Detector Development and Performance
  13. S. Behar Harpaz
    UNSW Sydney
    Physics and Astronomy · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchParticle Detector Development and Performance
  14. Federico Scutti
    Swinburne University of Technology
    Physics and Astronomy · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchParticle Detector Development and Performance
  15. Barry William Ninham
    Australian National University
    Physics and Astronomy · Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
    Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesElectrostatics and Colloid InteractionsSurfactants and Colloidal Systems
  16. P. C. McNamara
    The University of Melbourne
    Physics and Astronomy · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchParticle Detector Development and Performance
  17. Daniel Huber
    The University of Sydney
    Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchAstro and Planetary Science
  18. G. Lynch
    Monash University
    Physics and Astronomy · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle InteractionsHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research
  19. Dennis Stello
    The University of Sydney
    Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  20. Lisa J. Kewley
    Australian National University
    Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchStellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  21. A. Petridis
    The University of Adelaide
    Physics and Astronomy · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchParticle Detector Development and Performance
  22. Joss Bland‐Hawthorn
    The University of Sydney
    Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Astronomy and Astrophysical ResearchStellar, planetary, and galactic studiesGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  23. W. J. Couch
    Swinburne University of Technology
    Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Astronomy and Astrophysical ResearchGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaStellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  24. K. C. Freeman
    Australian National University
    Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  25. Simon P. Driver
    The University of Western Australia
    Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchStellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  26. Matthew Colless
    Australian National University
    Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Astronomy and Astrophysical ResearchGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaStellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  27. Lars Goerigk
    The University of Melbourne
    Physics and Astronomy · Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
    Advanced Chemical Physics StudiesSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesMachine Learning in Materials Science
  28. M. A. Dopita
    Australian National University
    Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Stellar, planetary, and galactic studiesAstrophysics and Star Formation StudiesAstronomy and Astrophysical Research
  29. Lister Staveley‐Smith
    The University of Western Australia
    Physics and Astronomy · Astronomy and Astrophysics
    Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, PhenomenaAstronomy and Astrophysical ResearchStellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  30. E. Nebot
    The University of Sydney
    Physics and Astronomy · Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesHigh-Energy Particle Collisions ResearchParticle Detector Development and Performance

Universities on this list: The University of Melbourne (9) · Australian National University (5) · Monash University (4) · The University of Sydney (4) · Swinburne University of Technology (3) · The University of Western Australia (2) · Macquarie University (1) · The University of Adelaide (1) · UNSW Sydney (1)

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