Sydney Nano
Monthly Newsletter
January 2023
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Message from the Interim DirectorAs we settle into the new year, I hope that you are feeling refreshed and reinvigorated for an exciting year ahead. I am looking forward to catching up with you all in person over the coming months. I extend my warmest congratulations to our members who have recently received funding for their research as well as those who have received promotions in 2022. You can read about the many achievements of our community below.
In February, I look forward to showcasing and celebrating science as part of Sydney WorldPride 2023 - you can see the many events that the University is hosting on campus here. Please feel particularly welcome to join us for any of the queer science events running throughout the festival, starting with the launch of CLOAK on Thursday 16 February. Finally, we are currently recruiting internally for a highly skilled and motivated Senior Research Officer to join our team. I encourage you to circulate this to any colleagues who may be interested in applying. Associate Professor Alice Motion
Interim Director, Sydney Nano
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Welcome Gaurav - our Senior Research Officer for NanoHealth! Dr Gaurav Singhai was born in the small town of Nowrozabad in central India. He completed his Bachelor's in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Master’s in Biotechnology from Rajiv Gandhi Technical University, India. Gaurav has extensive experience working in both academic and industry settings in India and Australia, where he moved to in 2011. He completed his PhD in DNA nanotechnology in 2021 at the Flinders Institute for Nanoscale Science & Technology. Gaurav loves travelling and learning from his surroundings. His journey from working in life sciences to molecular sciences to nanoscience and learning from his peers has fortified his original passion for new knowledge and his quest for translational research, from lab to the people. Welcome Gaurav!
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Job opening: Senior Research Officer for Sydney Nano Sydney Nano is currently recruiting internally for a highly skilled and motivated Senior Research Officer to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity to support pan-University Sydney Nano initiatives specifically with a science and engineering focus. Applications close Sunday 5 February 2023. Read more and apply here.
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RACI Global Women's BreakfastHeld in conjunction with the UN Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) is hosting the IUPAC Global Women's Breakfast on Friday 10 February 9am-11am at the Sibyl Centre, The Women's College, The University of Sydney. Listen to guest speakers Prof Xiaojing Hao and Dr Emma Camp as they explore the theme "Breaking Barriers in Science." All are welcome to attend. More information and register here.
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Sydney Nano Taste of Research awardeesCongratulations to the Sydney Nano Taste of Research awardees for early 2023! This award provides high calibre undergraduate students the opportunity to develop research skills, gain experience, and contribute to finding real-world solutions through a six-week period of research with leading academics who are Members of Sydney Nano. Congratulations to:
- Sofia Balingit, Faculty of Science. Supervisor: A/Prof Markus Muellner
- Hongbin Luo, Faculty of Engineering. Supervisor: Dr Xianghai An
- Gweneth Masonsong, Faculty of Engineering. Supervisor: Dr Daniele Vigolo
- Joel Sved, Faculty of Engineering. Supervisor: Prof Xiaoke Yi
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Prof Anita Ho-Baillie awarded $2.78 million to develop perovskite-silicon solar cells Congratulations to Prof Anita Ho-Baillie for securing research funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to develop perovskite-silicon solar cells. These tandem solar cells have a higher theoretical efficiency than silicon solar cells, making them a promising candidate for commercial solar cells. This funding will enable Anita and her team to improve the durability of perovskite-silicon solar cells under thermal and light stress. Congratulations Anita! Read more here.
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NHMRC Ideas Grant SuccessCongratulations to three Sydney Nano Members who received NHMRC Ideas Grants:
- A/Prof Stefano Palomba ($1,500,000):
'Universal neurophotonic interface: a revolution in medical bionics'
- Prof Margaret Sunde ($750,000):
'Firing up oncolytic vectors: viral based strategies to repurpose necroptosis'
- Dr Ling Zhu ($920,000): 'High-throughput ex vivo screening of human retinal cell specific delivery nanoparticles for gene therapy'
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Prof Fariba Dehghani and A/Prof Craig Jin receive funding for Tech Central researchTwo University of Sydney projects have received funding from the NSW Government's Tech Central Research and Innovation Infrastructure Fund to advance R&D infrastructure at Tech Central. Prof Fariba Dehghani, co-lead of the Alternative Protein Application Centre (APAC), received $2.2 million to develop technology that supports the manufacturing and processing of alternative proteins to meet the increasing global demand for protein in the food industry. A/Prof Craig Jin will lead the Human Augmentation Laboratory (HAL), which has been granted $1.4 million for the development of state-of-the-art research translation infrastructure for augmented reality, artificial intelligence and robotics. Congratulations Fariba and Craig! Read more here.
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Sydney Nano Academic Promotions 2022Congratulations to all our members who received academic promotions in 2022!
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Grant success for Dr Natalie HolmesCongratulations to Dr Natalie Holmes from the Faculty of Engineering for receiving the following grants:
- Faculty of Engineering Linkage Project Seed grant with the Australian Museum in partnership with Prof Julie Cairney and Dr Matthew McCurry (Australian Museum). Project title: 'An Atomic Scale View of Prehistoric Life'.
- International Synchrotron Access Grant from ANSTO in partnership with Dr Xiaoxue Helen Xu (UTS). This grant will enable them to visit the Advanced Light Source, Berkeley, for the project ‘Smart Nano-Engineering Strategies for Bioelectronics and Solar Cells’.
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Upcoming Events - Thurs 2 Feb - Sat 4 Feb | Microfluidics Consortium in San Francisco | Free registration for Sydney Nano Members (select MF14 members ticket)
- Fri 3 Feb 3pm - 4pm | Seminar by Prof Richard B. Kaner (UCLA) - "Preventing Bacterial Adhesion on Medical Grade Polymers using Hydrophilic Zwitterionic Polymer Coatings” | Hosted by the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | More information
- Tues 7 Feb 2pm - 3pm | Seminar by Dr Alexandr Simonov (Monash University) - "Sustainable electrosynthesis of hydrogen and ammonia" | Hosted by the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | More information
Grant Information Sessions
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Award & Grant Opportunities
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Media Highlights
- ABC Adelaide interviewed the lab director of the Indoor Environmental Quality Lab, Professor Richard De Dear, from the School of Architecture, Design and Planning, about air-conditioning and whether it is the most effective way to cool down indoors.
- PV Magazine interviewed Professor Anita Ho-Baillie from the Faculty of Science about her research project that seeks to improve the commercial viability of perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells.
- ABC News interviewed Associate Professor Alice Motion from the Faculty of Science about science news.
- ABC Online interviewed Professor Yuan Chen from the Faculty of Engineering about using carbon materials to reduce the cost of hydrogen fuel cells.
- 10 News First interviewed Professor Lina Markauskaite from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences about the educational challenges and opportunities of AI writing software such as ChatGPT.
- Cosmos interviewed Professor Deanna D’Alessandro from the Faculty of Engineering about developing technology to remove CO2 from the atmosphere.
- ABC Radio Perth interviewed Dr Mike Seymour from the Business School about digital humans and AI.
- Sydney Morning Herald (syndicated) quoted Sydney Museum and heritage studies director Dr Chiara O’Reilly from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences after Jackson Pollock’s Blue poles was assessed to be worth half a billion dollars.
- Sydney Morning Herald quoted Associate Professor Justin Beardsley, from the Faculty of Medicine and Health, mentioning his contribution to a WHO report on fungal pathogens.
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Member Publications- Ali, R., Balamurali, M., & Varamini, P. (2022). Deep Learning-Based Artificial Intelligence to Investigate Targeted Nanoparticles’ Uptake in TNBC Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(24), 16070.
- Almora, O., Baran, D., Bazan, G. C., Cabrera, C. I., Erten‐Ela, S., Forberich, K., Guo, F., Hauch, J., Ho‐Baillie, A. W. Y., Jacobsson, T. J., Janssen, R. A. J., Kirchartz, T., Kopidakis, N., Loi, M. A., Lunt, R. R., Mathew, X., McGehee, M. D., Min, J., Mitzi, D. B., … Brabec, C. J. (2023). Device Performance of Emerging Photovoltaic Materials (Version 3). Advanced Energy Materials, 13(1), 2203313.
- Berkman, I. R., Lyasota, A., de Boo, G. G., Bartholomew, J. G., Johnson, B. C., McCallum, J. C., Xu, B.-B., Xie, S., Ahlefeldt, R. L., Sellars, M. J., Yin, C., & Rogge, S. (2023). Observing Er3+ Sites in Si with an In Situ Single-Photon Detector. Physical Review Applied, 19(1), 014037.
- Blayney, E.-L., Chennath, M., Cranfield, C. G., & Clarke, R. J. (2022). Bioinformatic Analysis of Na+, K+-ATPase Regulation through Phosphorylation of the Alpha-Subunit N-Terminus. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(1), 67.
- Chen, R., Ma, H., Ma, X., Ai, T., Chai, Y., Zhang, H., Li, F., Wang, X., Li, C., Ji, J., & Xue, M. (2023). Polymer crystallization regulation in liquid phase enables wearable full-featured thermoplastic-based smart Janus film. Chemical Engineering Journal, 457, 141163.
- Choi, J. W., Sohn, B.-U., Sahin, E., Chen, G. F. R., Xing, P., Ng, D. K. T., Eggleton, B. J., & Tan, D. T. H. (2023). Gap solitons on an integrated CMOS chip. Nanophotonics.
- Coffi Dit Gleize, K., Tran, C. T. H., Waterhouse, A., Bilek, M. M. M., & Wickham, S. F. J. (2023). Plasma Activation of Microplates Optimized for One-Step Reagent-Free Immobilization of DNA and Protein. Langmuir, 39(1), 343–356.
- Duong, T., Nguyen, T., Huang, K., Pham, H., Adhikari, S. G., Khan, M. R., Duan, L., Liang, W., Fong, K. C., Shen, H., Bui, A. D., Mayon, A. O., Truong, T., Tabi, G., Ahmad, V., Surve, S., Tong, J., Kho, T., Tran‐Phu, T., … Catchpole, K. (2023). Bulk Incorporation with 4‐Methylphenethylammonium Chloride for Efficient and Stable Methylammonium‐Free Perovskite and Perovskite‐Silicon Tandem Solar Cells. Advanced Energy Materials, 2203607.
- Eggleton, B. J., & VanDenburgh, K. L. (2022). Announcing the 2023 Early Career Editorial Advisory Board appointees. APL Photonics, 7(12), 120401.
- Freeman, J. S., Mamme, M. H., Ustarroz, J., Warr, G. G., Li, H., & Atkin, R. (2023). Molecular Resolution Nanostructure and Dynamics of the Deep Eutectic Solvent—Graphite Interface as a Function of Potential. Small, 2204993.
- Garrett, M., Merklein, M., Liu, Y., Bui, C. T., Lai, C. K., Casas-Bedoya, A., Eggleton, B. J., Choi, D.-Y., & Madden, S. J. (2022). Heterogeneous integration of Brillouin devices with active silicon photonic circuits. 2022 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), 1–2.
- Goulden, L., Kiewiet, M., Liu, Y., Lai, C. K., Choi, D.-Y., Madden, S. J., Eggleton, B. J., & Merklein, M. (2022). On-Chip Quasi-Light Storage for Long Optical Delays. 2022 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), 1–2.
- Jeong, G. U., Kwon, H.-J., Ng, W. H., Liu, X., Moon, H. W., Yoon, G. Y., Shin, H. J., Lee, I.-C., Ling, Z. L., Spiteri, A. G., King, N. J. C., Taylor, A., Chae, J. S., Kim, C., Ahn, D.-G., Kim, K.-D., Ryu, Y. B., Kim, S.-J., Mahalingam, S., & Kwon, Y.-C. (2022). Ocular tropism of SARS-CoV-2 in animal models with retinal inflammation via neuronal invasion following intranasal inoculation. Nature Communications, 13(1), 7675.
- Kang, L., Zhang, Y., Gong, Q., Das, C. M., Shao, H., Poenar, D. P., Coquet, P., & Yong, K.-T. (2022). Label-free plasmonic-based biosensing using a gold nanohole array chip coated with a wafer-scale deposited WS2 monolayer. RSC Advances, 12(51), 33284–33292.
- Lee, A., Farajikhah, S., Crago, M., Mosse, L., Fletcher, D. F., Dehghani, F., Winlaw, D. S., & Naficy, S. (2023). From Scan to Simulation—A Novel Workflow for Developing Bioinspired Heart Valves. Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 145(5).
- Li, Y., & Lakhwani, G. (2023). Distributed feedback lasers up to the 400th Bragg order with an organic active layer. Applied Physics Letters, 122(2), 021108.
- Li, Y., & Lakhwani, G. (2022). Active waveguide Bragg lasers via conformal contact PDMS stamps. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 22189.
- Liang, W., Wang, X., Yang, W., Zhao, S., Wiley, D., Haynes, B. S., Jiang, Y., Liu, P., & Huang, J. (2023). Tailoring and Identifying Brønsted Acid Sites on Metal Oxo-Clusters of Metal–Organic Frameworks for Catalytic Transformation. ACS Central Science, 9(1), 27–35.
- Luo, M., Ozden, A., Wang, Z., Li, F., Erick Huang, J., Hung, S., Wang, Y., Li, J., Nam, D., Li, Y. C., Xu, Y., Lu, R., Zhang, S., Lum, Y., Ren, Y., Fan, L., Wang, F., Li, H., Appadoo, D., … Sargent, E. H. (2023). Coordination Polymer Electrocatalysts Enable Efficient CO‐to‐Acetate Conversion. Advanced Materials, 2209567.
- MacDermott-Opeskin, H., Clarke, C., Wu, X., Roseblade, A., York, E., Pacchini, E., Roy, R., Cranfield, C., Gale, P. A., O’Mara, M. L., Murray, M., & Rawling, T. (2023). Protonophoric and mitochondrial uncoupling activity of aryl-carbamate substituted fatty acids. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 21(1), 132–139.
Merklein, M., Kabakova, I. V., Zarifi, A., & Eggleton, B. J. (2022). 100 years of Brillouin scattering: Historical and future perspectives. Applied Physics Reviews, 9(4), 041306. - Mohd Isa, N. S., El Kadri, H., Vigolo, D., & Gkatzionis, K. (2022). The Effect of Bacteria on the Stability of Microfluidic-Generated Water-in-Oil Droplet. Micromachines, 13(12), 2067.
Razavi Bazaz, S., Zhand, S., Salomon, R., Beheshti, E. H., Jin, D., & Warkiani, M. E. (2023). ImmunoInertial microfluidics: A novel strategy for isolation of small EV subpopulations. Applied Materials Today, 30, 101730. - Spiteri, A. G., & King, N. J. C. (2023). Putting PLX5622 into perspective: microglia in central nervous system viral infection. Neural Regeneration Research, 18(6), 1269.
- Tuniz, A., Song, A. Y., Della Valle, G., & de Sterke, C. M. (2022). Plasmonic Sensors beyond the Phase Matching Condition: A Simplified Approach. Sensors, 22(24), 9994.
- Wang, C., Kong, X., Huang, J., Yang, Y., Zheng, H., Wang, H., Dai, S., Zhang, S., Liang, Y., Geng, Z., Li, F., & Zeng, J. (2022). Promoting electrocatalytic CO2 methanation using a molecular modifier on Cu surfaces. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 10(48), 25725–25729.
- Wang, Z., Jeong, H., Gan, Y., Pereira, J.-M., Gu, Y., & Sauret, E. (2022). Pore-scale modeling of multiphase flow in porous media using a conditional generative adversarial network (cGAN). Physics of Fluids, 34(12), 123325.
- Wei, F., Mu, Y., Tan, R. P., Wise, S. G., Bilek, M. M., Zhou, Y., & Xiao, Y. (2023). Osteo-Immunomodulatory Role of Interleukin-4-Immobilized Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation Membranes for Bone Regeneration. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15(2), 2590–2601.
- Wishart, C. L., Spiteri, A. G., Locatelli, G., & King, N. J. C. (2022). Integrating transcriptomic datasets across neurological disease identifies unique myeloid subpopulations driving disease‐specific signatures. Glia.
Xia, T., Yang, Y., Song, Q., Luo, M., Xue, M., Ostrikov, K. (Ken), Zhao, Y., & Li, F. (2023). In situ characterisation for nanoscale structure–performance studies in electrocatalysis. Nanoscale Horizons, 8(2), 146–157. - Zhang, J., Khanal, D., & Banaszak Holl, M. M. (2023). Applications of AFM-IR for drug delivery vector characterization: infrared, thermal, and mechanical characterization at the nanoscale. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 192, 114646.
- Zhao, H., Zheng, Z., Akhavan, B., Tsoutas, K., Sun, L., Zhou, H., Bilek, M. M., & Liu, Z. (2023). The fabrication and growth mechanism of AlCrFeCoNiCu0.5 HEA thin films by substrate-biased cathodic arc deposition. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 198.
- Zhao, Y. C., Zhang, Y., Jiang, F., Wu, C., Wan, B., Syeda, R., Li, Q., Shen, B., & Ju, L. A. (2023). A Novel Computational Biomechanics Framework to Model Vascular Mechanopropagation in Deep Bone Marrow. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2201830.
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