ANFF is an Awards Sponsor for Frontiers in Bio-Nano Science (FBNS), a Convergent Bio-Nano Science & Technology conference to be held on 19th Feb 2021.
FBNS is for the next generation of pro-active scientists and innovators to discuss ideas, share their skills and grow their careers. For bio-nanoscience to succeed as a research tool, and to produce real industry innovation in Australia, integration of ideas and expertise from all CBNS disciplines is required. More information can be found on their website [link]
Emeritus Professor Christopher Fell (Chair of the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) and Prof. Bill Charman (Chair of the ANFF-Vic Council) have both been recognized in the 2020 Australia Day Honours lists as Officers of the Order of Australia (AO). ANFF-NSW would like to wholeheartedly congratulate Prof. Fells and Prof. Charman for their well-deserved recognition in the Honours List and the highly valued contributions they have made to ANFF.
Prof. Fell is a former Dean of Engineering and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and International) at UNSW (Sydney), who was instrumental in the establishment of the ANFF in 2007. He was our first National Director and subsequently in 2011 took over the role of National Chair of ANFF. Prof. Fell received the Order of Australia for distinguished service to science and engineering, particularly to nanotechnology research and fabrication, and to professional networks.
Prof Charman is Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Monash Uni with a distinguished career in pharmaceutical R&D including co-funding Acrux Ltd to commercialise drug delivery technology. Among his many other roles, Prof. Charman has held the Chair of the ANFF-Vic Council since last year, which coordinates the seven universities that contribute to ANFF-Vic node. Prof. Charman received the Order of Australia for distinguished service to tertiary education, particularly to the pharmaceutical sciences, and to professional organisations.
<p class=”xmsonormal”>UNSW Professor François Ladouceur has been successful in securing $732K from the NHMRC Ideas Grant scheme for a project – “Re-engineering the Future of Electrophysiological Measurements and Brain-Machine Interfaces Using a Novel Multi-Optrode Array” led by Prof. Nigel Lovell.</p>
<p class=”xmsonormal”>Our process engineer Dr Josiah Firth will be fabricating devices for this project using facilities at ANFF-NSW.</p>
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.
Click <a href=”_wp_link_placeholder” data-wplink-edit=”true”>here</a> to view or download the Casebook PDF
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>
