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IPAS members at Science Alive!

Dr Scholten, Sparkes, Perrella at Science Alive

We are thrilled to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the members of the (AIP), Optofab Adelaide and the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of AdelaideÌý for their outstanding involvement in Science Alive! Invited for another year by the South ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Science Teachers Association, your dedication and enthusiasm made a significant impact on the event’s success.

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Dr Sarah Scholten Secures AEA Seed Grant for Next-Generation Optical Atomic Clocks in Space

Portrait of post doctoral researcher Dr Sarah Scholten

, a rising star with IPAS, has succeeded in the final round of AEA Seed Grants with her innovative project, "Sovereign Portable Atomic Clock for a Global Positioning System 2.0," in collaboration with . The project has been awarded $474,794 in funding.

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Milestone Achieved: Richter Lab’s Create Plasma-Activated Water

Plasma Activated Water

The Richter Lab teamÌýhas achieved a major milestone by successfully creating plasma-activated water.ÌýThe plasma-activated water effectively neutralises harmful microorganisms, leaving only water, offering a powerful and environmentally friendly disinfectant. This advancement promises to significantly reduce food contamination and enhance wound healing with minimal infection risk.

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Dr Danny Wilson Awarded ARC Future Fellowship

Dr Danny Wilson

Dr Danny WilsonÌýwas awardedÌý$1,061,015Ìýto look into Apicomplexan parasites of humans and livestock – including malaria – which survive by infecting and reproducing in host cells.

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Kylie Dunning Awarded ARC Future Fellowship

Kylie Dunning

Dr Kylie Dunning has been awarded an ARC Future Fellowship, receiving $1,061,521 for her pioneering research into enhancing fertility through an innovative method of growing ovarian follicles in the laboratory using sound suspension technology.

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IPAS Interim Director Professor Mark Hutchinson – Finalist in the 2024 ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlogn Museum Eureka Prizes

Professor Mark Hutchinson

Congratulations to IPAS Interim Director, Professor Mark Hutchinson,ÌýFinalist in the 2024 Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science!
Professor Mark Hutchinson is an innovative science leader whose work in advancing entrepreneurship, creating startups, and influencing government policy has made a significant impact on ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog’s science and technology landscape.

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Avinash Upadhya awardedÌýone of the Robinson Research Institute Step Research Funding

Dr Avinash Upadhya has received a Robinson Research Institute Step Research Funding grant for his project on non-invasive optical imaging to assess oocyte and embryo quality related to advanced maternal age. His team includes Darren Chow and Tiffany Tan, and they aim to develop a multimodal label-free imaging approach.

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COMBS Workshop Success

Kishan Dholakia COMBS

Last week, we were pleased to host the inaugural Microcomb-enabled Spectroscopy and Microscopy theme meeting for the . The common goal is to miniaturise the world’s most accurate measurement tool into a chip the size of a fingernail. To achieve this, the research teams are combining their expertise in hyperspectral imaging and structured light with Microcombs technology.

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CLL advancing the frontier of speckle metrology

Speckle Pattern

We are thrilled to highlight the recent publication of an "Expert Recommendation" in Nature Reviews Physics, showcasing exceptional work from the ×îÐÂÌÇÐÄVlog of St Andrews and the Centre of Light for Life team. This recommendation is set to advance the field of speckle metrology.

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Nominated in the prestigious Land Forces 2024 Innovation Awards

Dr Ben Sparkes

We're thrilled to announce that DSTG (SA) has been nominated as an Emerging Technology Finalist at the 2024 Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition Innovation Awards!ÌýTheir innovative project, led by Scientist , offers a groundbreaking alternative to GPS for navigation, timing, and synchronisation.

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