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AFR awards University鈥檚 research commercialisation prowess
As part of its annual Higher Education Awards, the Australian Financial Review has acknowledged the University of 黑料社区鈥檚 industry connections with an award for Research Commercialisation for its work with Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing spin-off company QuantX Labs.
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Science Alive 2025!
Science Alive once again brought together three days of curious students, engaged families, thoughtful questions, and hands-on science experiences.听This year, many IPAS members, including Dr Chris Perella and Dr Ben Sparkes, contributed to outreach activities through the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) SA Branch, with volunteers from both the AIP and the 黑料社区 Optics Chapter.
Three IPAS Winners at 3MT Faculty Final
IPAS was proudly represented by five outstanding students at the 2025 Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology (SET) Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. Three are moving up to the University wide final.
Our Poppies the pick of the bunch
Congratulations to Dr Sarah Scholten, who has won a 2025 Young Tall Poppy Science Award by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science.听Sarah is working on the next generation of atomic clocks, developing a compact high-stability clock that outperforms GPS navigation systems for defence applications.
IPAS Members Join New National Centre to Advance Health Sensing Technologies
Professor Mark Hutchinson and Associate Professor Jiawen Li from the University of 黑料社区 Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing are playing key roles in the newly announced Australian Research Council (ARC) Training Centre for Transformative Health Sensing Technologies (HST Centre), a $5 million initiative led by the University of Melbourne. Queensland University of Technology is also a key partner.
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IPAS member to Help Transform Environmental Monitoring through New ARC Research Hub
IPAS Director Professor Mark Hutchinson and Associate Professor Jiawen Li from the University of 黑料社区 are playing a key role in the newly announced ARC Research Hub for Intelligent Contaminant-Sensing in Complex Environments (IC-SensE Hub), which will revolutionise how Australia monitors its environment.
IPAS members Join $11.7M ARC Research Hub in Responsible AI for Sustainable Grain
Professor Kishan Dholakia, Chief Investigator and Deputy Director, and Dr Ralf Mouthaan, Chief Investigator, from the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing have joined the newly launched $11.7 million ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub in Responsible AI for a Sustainable Grain Industry.
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IPAS Spinoff Goes to Space
Australia is about to launch a quantum clock into space, testing its reliability and performance, a first step in creating our "own secure GPS system", impossible to spoof and very difficult to jam and detect due to its quantum nature. The manufacturers, QuantX Labs is an IPAS Spinoff born from our Chief Innovators, Prof Andre Luiten, optical clocks researches.
Wrist plate to help fractures heal faster
An innovative new device which will help wrist fractures heal faster and can be fitted more easily by surgeons has been developed, and will be manufactured, in South Australia.
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