Sydney Nano
Monthly Newsletter - March 2021
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Message from the DirectorDuring March it has been really wonderful to welcome students back to campus and see an essence of normal life returning. I have hosted our first external visitors for the year, including the U.S. Embassy Charge d’Affaires, Michael Goldman on a tour of the Sydney Nanoscience Hub and Dr Katerina Agostino, Chief of Aerospace Division, Defence Science and Technology Group and look forward to hosting more engagements each week. I am very excited to announce our new Sydney Nano Kickstarter NanoEnergised led by A Prof Ali Abbas, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering which links to our strategic initiative in Smart Sustainable Buildings with additional potential in the medical space. Also announcing the inaugural Sydney Nano ECR Development Nodes, a program for ECRs to develop their academic and leadership skills by building and leading a multi-disciplinary research team. The EoI is open now and you can join a Zoom Q&A session with our Deputy Director A Prof Alice Motion on April 6. You are invited to join us tomorrow for the Sydney Nano Meet the Author: A conversation with Dr. Nicholas Hunt, and more events coming up throughout April. Don’t forget you can always catch up on past events on our YouTube channel. I wish you a restful and reenergising Easter break. Professor Ben Eggleton
Director Sydney Nano
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New Kickstarter: NanoEnergised
Announcing the new Sydney Nano Kickstarter NanoEnergised led by A Prof Ali Abbas, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering which links to our strategic initiative in Smart Sustainable Building with additional potential in the medical space.
The NanoEnergised Kickstarter aims at development of novel nano phase change materials (nano-PCMs) for energy harvesting and storage of low and ultra-low temperature heat. These nano-PCMs have the potential to form a platform technology for a myriad of applications and becoming the ‘secret sauce’ in numerous new technology creations. This project will specifically focus on a high-efficiency heat battery device for nanoenergised applications in solar roof structures and biomedical wearable technology.
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Inaugural Sydney Nano ECR Development NodesSydney Nano is now offering a new program for the development and training of our Early Career Researchers (ECRs). The program aims to provide ECRs with the opportunity to build and lead a multi-disciplinary research team to gain practical experience in leadership and academic skills combined with mentorship and training from senior colleagues. The duration of a node is 12-months and will receive significant support but not funding from Sydney Nano. More details here. If you have any questions or to receive an invitation to join a Zoom Q&A session with our Deputy Director A Prof Alice Motion on April 6 at 3.30pm please email sydneynano.admin. Submission deadline is Sunday May 2, 2021 at 23.59pm.
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Visit by U.S. Embassy to Sydney NanoSydney Nano hosted a visit from the U.S. Embassy to the Sydney Nanoscience Hub. The delegation included US Embassy Charge d’Affaires Michael Goldman, Charge d’Affaires, Sharon Hudson-Dean, U.S. Consul General in Sydney and Donald Maynard, Head of Public Affairs, United States Consulate General, Sydney
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Sydney Nano Meet the Author: A conversation with Dr. Nicholas HuntJoin us for a conversation with Dr Nicholas Hunt on Tuesday 30th March 2021, 10:00 AM - 11:00AM. In this third "Meet the author" event we will be talking about Nick's recent work, followed by an informal chat on all things nano and health. Audience questions welcome!
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Visit by Dr Katerina Agostino, Chief Aerospace Division DSTSydney Nano Director hosted a visit from Dr Katerina Agostino, Chief of Aerospace Division, Defence Science and Technology Group at Sydney Nano highlighting the exciting research of the Jericho Smart Sensing Lab and the Eggleton Research Group.
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Particpant Members
Members are encouraged to have their PhDs and PostDocs registered as Sydney Nano Participants to enjoy our institution’s benefits.
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Grant Opportunities
- The NSW Node of SmartSat, in conjunction with NSW Government, is issuing this Open Call for projects’ Expressions of Interest (EOI) to foster the creation and commercialisation of space-related research and innovation in NSW. The Call aims at empowering the space-related industry ecosystem of NSW, creating State-based opportunities for industry-led R&D with SmartSat CRC’s current partner base and beyond. More detail here.
- United States Department of Defense: Topic 9: (ARO) Bio-architected Responsive Materials with 3D Nanoscale Order (AUSMURI topic); Please express your interest in pursuing this research funding opportunity to Amber Ahuja.
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA): Generating RF with Photonic Oscillators for Low Noise (GRYPHON). Proposers Day: April, 8, 2021 Registration Deadline: 1 April, 2021; Registration Website.
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Sydney Nano YouTube
New recordings include:
Sydney Nano Distinguished Lecture: Victor Zhirnov - Decadal Plan for Semi-Conductors
Fireside Chat -Collaborations that multiply
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Upcoming Events- Sydney Nano Meet the Author - A Conversation with Dr. Nicholas HuntTargeted hepatic drug delivery using nanotechnology for metabolic and age-associated conditions. Presenter Dr Nicholas J. Hunt.
Tuesday 30 March 2021 10:00 AM-11:00 AM AEDT - Sydney Nano Distinguished Lecture - RNA editing "A-to-I RNA editing—immune protector and transcriptome diversified" Speaker Professor Erez Levanon from Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
Monday 26 April 2021 3:00 PM-4:00 PM AEST - Sydney Nano Fireside Chat - What makes a good DECRA candidate? Presenter Prof Elizabeth New
Wednesday 28 April 1:00 PM-2:00 PM AEST - Sydney Nano Scientific Seminar - Can we exploit microfluidics to engineer biology? Speaker Dr Daniele Vigolo.
Wednesday 5 May 16:00 PM-17:00 PM AEST
For information about these events or to receive an invitation please email sydneynano.admin
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Members Publications- Balzer, D., Smolders, T.J.A.M., Blyth, D., Hood, S.N., Kassal, I. Delocalised kinetic Monte Carlo for simulating delocalisation-enhanced charge and exciton transport in disordered materials (2021) Chemical Science, 12(6), pp. 2276-2285.
- Gomes, A.D., Zhao, J.T., Tuniz, A., Schmidt, M.A. Direct observation of modal hybridization in nanofluidic fiber [Invited] (2021) Optical Materials Express, 11(2), pp. 559-568.
- Moaied, M., Ostrikov, K., Palomba, S. Non-local Quantum Plasmon Resonance in Ultra-small Silver Nanoparticles (2021) Plasmonics.
- Lau, K., Waterhouse, A., Akhavan, B., (...), Lord, M.S., Rnjak-Kovacina, J. Biomimetic silk biomaterials: Perlecan-functionalized silk fibroin for use in blood-contacting devices (2021) Acta Biomaterialia.
- Granados, L., Morena, R., Takamure, N., (...), McKenzie, D.R., Ho-Baillie, A. Silicate glass-to-glass hermetic bonding for encapsulation of next-generation optoelectronics: A review (2021) Materials Today.
- Brunner, M., Imberti, S., Simmons, B.A., Warr, G.G., Atkin, R. Liquid Nanostructure of Cholinium Argininate Biomass Solvents (2021) ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering.
- Zhao, L., Xu, F., Zhang, C., (...), Sun, L., Liu, Z. Enhanced hydrogen storage of alanates: Recent progress and future perspectives (2021) Progress in Natural Science: Materials International.
- Craiciu, I., Lei, M., Rochman, J., Bartholomew, J.G., Faraon, A. Multifunctional on-chip storage at telecommunication wavelength for quantum networks (2021) Optica, 8(1), pp. 114-121.
- Cho, Y., Kim, H.D., Zheng, J., (...), Ohkita, H., Ho-Baillie, A.W.Y. Elucidating Mechanisms behind Ambient Storage-Induced Efficiency Improvements in Perovskite Solar Cells (2021) ACS Energy Letters, pp. 925-933.
- Lei, Q., Phan, T.H., Le Thi, P., (...), Park, K.D., Chrzanowski, W HydroGEV: Extracellular Vesicle-Laden Hydrogel for Wound Healing Applications (2021) IFMBE Proceedings, 79, pp. 81-89.
- Koutsakos, M., Rowntree, L.C., Hensen, L., (...), Cheng, A.C., Kedzierska, K. Integrated immune dynamics define correlates of COVID-19 severity and antibody responses (2021) Cell Reports Medicine, art. no. 100208.
- Williams, G.T., Haynes, C.J.E., Fares, M., (...), Hiscock, J.R., Gale, P.A. Advances in applied supramolecular technologies (2021) Chemical Society Reviews, 50(4), pp. 2737-2763.
- Mitchell, L., Shen, C., Timmins, H.C., Park, S.B., New, E.J. A Versatile Fluorescent Sensor Array for Platinum Anticancer Drug Detection in Biological Fluids (2021) ACS Sensors.
- Wong, K.U., Zhang, A., Akhavan, B., Bilek, M.M., Yeo, G.C. Biomimetic Culture Strategies for the Clinical Expansion of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (2021) ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering.
- Liu, Y., Widmer-Cooper, A. A dissipative particle dynamics model for studying dynamic phenomena in colloidal rod suspensions (2021) Journal of Chemical Physics, 154(10), art. no. 0041285.
- Suo, S., Gan, Y. A dissipative particle dynamics model for studying dynamic phenomena in colloidal rod suspensions (2021) Journal of Chemical Physics, 154(10), art. no. 0041285.
- Guo, X., Liu, Y., Yin, T., (...), Casas-Bedoya, A., Marpaung, D Versatile silicon microwave photonic spectral shaper (2021) APL Photonics, 6(3), art. no. 036106.
- Liu, Y., Choudhary, A., Ren, G., (...), Marpaung, D., Eggleton, B.J. Circulator-Free Brillouin Photonic Planar Circuit (2021) Laser and Photonics Reviews.
- Tang, R., Zhou, S., Zhang, Z., Zheng, R., Huang, J. Engineering Nanostructure–Interface of Photoanode Materials Toward Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation (2021) Advanced Materials.
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Media Highlights- Optics & Photonics published a Q&A interview with Professor Ben Eggleton from Sydney Nano about COVID-19 research priorities
- ACS Chemistry for Life interviewed Professor Jun Huang, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Sydney Nano, titled Chemical Engineering, a Key Player in Sustainable Development
- ABC Radio National All in the Mind interviewed Associate Professor Alice Motion
School of Chemistry and Sydney Nano, about Mood and the magic ion
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