Sydney Nano
Monthly Newsletter - September
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Director's Message
Sydney Nano has completed it's 3-year review as a multidisciplinary institute, and I would like to thank everyone who participated in the process for their contribution and continuing support of Sydney Nano. The panel interviewed many stakeholders over three days and were very grateful for the perspectives and key insights provided. We look forward to seeing their report and recommendations in the near future, which will be shared with the broader Sydney Nano community.
We are planning a COVID-safe Sydney Nano 2020 Retreat that will inform our strategic goals and alignment with Faculties for 2021 to be held later this year. Please stay tuned for more information.
I would like to congratulate Prof Stephen Bartlett for being elected Fellow of the American Physical Society; Prof Hala Zreiqat for her successful NHMRC Equipment Grant; Professor Chiara Neto and the ACWA team for being selected as a finalist in the Bridge Hub 2020 Water Challenge; Dr John Bartholomew and Prof Mike Biercuk for their achievements in the Million Dollar International Quantum U Tech Accelerator; Dr Cornelius Hempel and Dr Zengxia Pei for being named as top researchers in their research fields by The Australian; and Dr Lining Arnold Ju, Associate Professor Alice Motion and my research team (Dr Eric Mägi, Dr Moritz Merklein, Dr Alvaro Casas Bedoya and Dr Yang Liu) for being named as Eureka Prize finalists. Well done everyone!
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Successful NHMRC Equipment Grant
Congratulations to Prof Hala Zreiqat, Dr Gurvinder Singh and Dr David Martinez Martin on their successful NHMRC Equipment Grant in the 2019/2020 round. Their application entitled "Magnetic Hyperthermia Facility- Magnetic Nanotechnology for Bioimaging and Therapeutic Applications" has been awarded $150,000 and would be a great asset for researchers working in the nano space.
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ACWA team made finalist of Bridge Hub 2020 Water Challenge The ACWA Sydney Nano Grand Challenge team has been selected as one of 8 finalists for the Bridge Hub 2020 Water Challenge.The team will participate in research workshops delivered by Bridge Hub in collaboration with Callaghan Innovations and the Canberra Innovation Network for further judging. Their proposal for Advanced Capture of Water from the Atmosphere (ACWA) is in contention for a share in $250,000 research funding. We wish Prof Chiara Neto, Prof Martijn de Sterke and their team the best of luck! Read finalists announcement here
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Million Dollar International Quantum U Tech Accelerator winners
We would like to congratulate Dr John Bartholomew and Prof Michael Biercuk for their recent success in the Million Dollar International Quantum U Tech Accelerator hosted by the Innovare Advancement Center and the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate.
Sydney Nano Member Dr John Bartholomew, Director of the Quantum Integration Laboratory, was one of 5 winners in the Quantum Communucations section. His live research pitch centred on a solution for connecting quantum computers through optical fibre networks, which now qualifies for a share of the US$1M+ in research funding.
Prof Michael Biercuk, founder and CEO of Q-CTRL, a University of Sydney spin off and resident in the Sydney Nanoscience Hub, received an award in the Quantum Sensing category partnering with ANU. Their project targets quantum enhanced inertial navigation.
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University and Health Infrastructure unveil emergency ventilator
The University of Sydney has joined with Health Infrastructure and Vestech Medical to celebrate the success of the NSW government's Ventilator Innovation Project and unveil the completed "CoVida", an emergency ventilator.
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Ben Eggleton, Cornelius Hempel and Zengxia Pei named as Australia's top researchers
The Australian recently listed Australia's top 40 researchers, measured by their performance over their career, in their Lifetime Achievers Leaderboard. Prof Ben Eggleton, whose research interests include optical communications technology, has been listed as one of the top 5 Researcher Superstars in life science and earth science.
Dr Cornelius Hempel has been named a Field Leader in Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors, one of the 17 fields in the Chemical and Material Sciences discipline. They are the researchers with the highest number of citations from papers published in the last five years in the 20 top journals in their field.
Dr Zengxia Pei has been named as a Rising Star for materials engineering. He is amongst one of Australia's top 40 researchers who are less than 10 years into their careers.
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Stephen Bartlett elected Fellow of the American Physical Society
For his contribution to quantum information theory, APS Physics, the de facto professional organisation for the world's physicists, has elected Stephen Bartlett to become one of its fellows. Read more
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Eureka Prize finalists announced
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Upcoming Events
- Getting Published with Dr David Pile & Dr Esther Levy (Moderator: Prof Anita Ho-Baillie)
Demystifying the high impact research journal editorial processes
Date & Time: Wednesday 7 October 2020 11am - 12pm AEST
Register here - EMCR Citizen Science Conference - Half-Day Symposium
Date & Time: Wednesday 7 Oct 2020 1pm - 5:30 pm AEST (Register here)
- Lunchbox Science with Professor Anita Ho-Baillie
From sun to cell: the evolution of shrinking solar cells to the nanoscale
Date & Time: Wednesday 14 October 2020 12 – 12:45pm AEST
Cost: Free. Registration essential - Public Lecture Part 1. Future Foods & Part 2. Nano Foods with Professor Daivd Julian McClements
Part 1 Date & Time: Friday 30 Oct 2020 9am - 11am AEST (Register here)
Part 2 Date & Time: Friday 30 Nov 2020 9am - 11am AEST (Register here)
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Author(s):Li, H. | Liu, Y. | Liu, Y. | Wang, L. | Tang, R. | Deng, P. | Xu, Z. | Haynes, B. | Sun, C. | Huang, J.
Journal: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental Read more
Author(s):Mattison, R.L. | Bowyer, A.A. | New, E.J.
Journal: Coordination Chemistry Reviews Read more
Author(s):Hadden, M. | Mittal, A. | Samra, J. | Zreiqat, H. | Sahni, S. | Ramaswamy, Y.
Journal: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Reviews on Cancer Read more
Author(s):Khan, N.A. | Akhavan, B. | Zhou, C. | Zhou, H. | Chang, L. | Wang, Y. | Liu, Y. | Bilek, M.M. | Liu, Z.
Journal: Surface and Coatings Technology Read more
Author(s):Kaur, A. | New, E.J. | Sunde, M.
Journal: ACS sensors Read more
Author(s):Tuniz, A. | Palomba, S. | De Sterke, C.M.
Journal: Applied Physics Letters Read more
Author(s):Bryant, S.J. | Atkin, R. | Gradzielski, M. | Warr, G.G.
Journal: The journal of physical chemistry letters Read more
Author(s):Sabatini, R.P. | Maasoumi, F. | Prasad, S.K.K. | Zhang, B. | Clark, C. | Schmidt, T.W. | Wong, W.W.H. | Lakhwani, G.
Journal: Applied Physics Letter Read more
Author(s):Trinh, N. | Jolliffe, K.A. | New, E.J.
Journal: Angewandte Chemie - International Edition Read more
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Media Highlights
- ABC News interviewed Associate Professor Dries Verstraete from the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering about Japan's plans to develop flying cars within three years. The interview was aired nationally and was also reported by MSN.com.
- TechWire cited the University of Sydney Nano Institute and the School of Physics quantum research program in its wrap of quantum computing research.
- Associate Professor Alice Motion from the School of Chemistry appeared on a regular segment exploring science on ABC TV Weekend Breakfast.
- Space Daily quoted Professor Peter Tuthill from the Sydney Institute for Astronomy and the School of Physics about research into Wolf-Rayet star system WR-112.
- Yahoo!News interviewed Professor Ali Abbas from the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering about Lego's announcement that it intends to phase-out plastic from its toy range by 2030.
- The Economist interviewed Professor Michael Biercuk from the School of Physics for an article about prospects for the commercialisation of quantum computing.
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In case you missed it...
At this fireside chat, Prof Hala Zreiqat and Prof Marcela Bilek shared their stories about lessons learned from their failures, and how they built on their success.
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