The ANFF 2020 Casebook is now available for download via the ANFF website.
This edition, titled “Enabled by ANFF”, provides a snapshot of some of the most exciting R&D to have been carried out by our Community in the past year.
The stories have been split into three sections, covering fundamental research, commercialisation, and industry-changing projects.
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Congratulations to UNSW Scientia Associate Professor Xiaojing Hao, who has been named the winner of the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year for her pioneering work in thin-film photovoltaics, a field focused on the direct conversion of sunlight into electric power.
Her line of research at UNSW into solar cells made from ‘sulphide kesterite’. This emerging, earth-abundant and non-toxic thin-film material is changing the way people think about producing renewable solar energy.
Being an active user of ANFF-NSW, UNSW site, Professor Hao (Jeana) had acknowledged us and said “The advanced facilities and outstanding staff at UNSW ANFF facilitated our fancy ideas for thin film solar cells into reality.”
<a href=”https://www.inside.unsw.edu.au/academic-excellence/unsw-solar-pioneer-named-physical-scientist-the-year”>UNSW media release link:</a>
<a href=”https://www.industry.gov.au/data-and-publications/prime-ministers-prizes-for-science-2020/2020-malcolm-mcintosh-prize-for-physical-scientist-of-the-year”>Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources link:</a>
<a href=”https://anff.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6120d5d0d50125b7cccd76244&id=8f9deda1f0&e=507f350265″><strong>As published by 7 News,</strong></a> Vaxxas has signed an agreement with the Queensland government to produce enough needle-free vaccine kits to deliver 300 million doses each year.
<a href=”https://anff.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6120d5d0d50125b7cccd76244&id=f1f133c4bc&e=507f350265″><strong>Vaxxas</strong></a> formed in 2011 and has been harnessing the NCRIS-funded networks of ANFF and Microscopy Australia ever since.
On the announcement, Dr Ian Griffiths, ANFF CEO, said: “We at ANFF are especially proud that the Vaxxas technology is now moving into manufacturing here in Australia, as it was born of ANFF equipment and engineering.
“This is an excellent demonstration of how ANFF has, and will continue to support the rebooting of the Australian economy. We believe this is one of the many ANFF enabled technologies that will start to form a new era of advanced manufacturing in Australia.
“Congratulations to Vaxxas, and to all of those involved in taking what started as outstanding fundamental research, and has been pulled through to become a fantastic platform that will soon be changing lives and creating new jobs.”
Please use this <a href=”https://anff.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6120d5d0d50125b7cccd76244&id=58e23ffbfc&e=507f350265”>link</a> for more details
The Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) has made a number of recent investments in world class infrastructure and engineering to support key industry sectors outlined by Scott Morrison during yesterday’s pre-budget address.
The Prime Minister’s announcement today has outlined an innovative budget focused on advanced manufacturing that will lay foundations for new technologies, jobs, and businesses to flourish in Australia.
Please use this <a href=”https://www.anff.org.au/news/anffs-investments-aligned-with-national-approach-to-advanced-manufacturing”>link</a> for more details
UNSW Sydney has introduced the world’s first undergraduate degree in quantum engineering, in response to a growing need for a workforce that can help Australia share in a multi-billion dollar industry.
The Bachelor of Quantum Engineering (Honours) will train students in advanced electronics and telecommunication engineering, specialising in how to design and control complex quantum systems. The degree will cover nanoelectronics, microwave engineering and quantum technologies for advanced sensors, secure communications and computing.
The program has its earliest origins in the quantum devices and quantum communications courses first developed by Andrea Morello and Rob Malaney around 12 years ago, but expansion of this curriculum in more recent years (and in years to come) and revision to make content accessible to undergraduate students, along with strong support form the School’s education team, has paved the way to grow it into its current form.
