Achievements & Impact

Awards and Honours 2023

International

Anita Ho-Baillie, Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers, 2023

Anita Ho-Baillie, Election as Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023

Dane McCamey, Sir Paul Callaghan Medal, 2023

Engin Akinoglu, Best reviewer of the Optica/OSA publishing group, 2023

Samantha Zaman, Graeme Clark Institute (GCI) Women in STEM Student Award, 2023

Timothy Schmidt, Election as Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023

Wenxin Mao, Newton International Fellowships, 2023

Local

Andrew Christofferson, Established Researcher Award, RMIT University, September 2023

Brooke Nati, Service Excellence Awards, RMIT University, December 2023

Carol Hua, CrystEngComm – Early Career Presenter Award, RACI, August 2023

Carol Hua, RACI Alan Sargeson Lectureship, RACI, August 2023

Carol Hua, Women in Science Emerging Research (WISER) Award, University of Melbourne, September 2023

Ella Walsh, Best Speaker of KOALA 2023, Industry, November 2023

Engin Akinoglu, Graem Clark Institute travel award, University of Melbourne, September 2023

Engin Akinoglu, Research Development Unit Initiative Grant, University of Melbourne, September
2023

Engin Akinoglu, T.W. Healy Award, University of Melbourne, May 2023

Girish Lakhwani, Appointment to Australian Research Council College of Experts, Australian Research Council, June 2023

Girish Lakhwani, Promotion to Associate Dean for Strategic Partnerships & External Engagement, University of Sydney, June 2023

Heyou Zhang, Chancellor’s Prize 2023 for Science and Engineering, University of Melbourne, August 2023

Jacek Jasieniak, Eureka Awards Finalist, Australian Museum, August 2023

James Hutchison, Study Melbourne Certificate of Achievement, State Government, February 2023

Nastaran Meftahi, School of Science Early Career Researcher Award, RMIT University, October 2023

Nicholas Kirkwood, Joshua Ezackial, Eliza Rokhsat, Yixiong Ji, Angela Keyte, CSIRO ON Prime Bonus, CSIRO, June 2023

Yahui Tang, Research Grant from The Core Research Facilities User Access Scheme, University of Sydney, September 2023


Collaborations and Partnerships

New International Collaborations

IISER Mohali and Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), December 2023
Members: Trevor Smith
Collaborators: Jino George, IISER Mohali and Arijit De, IISER Mohali

Foshan Xianhu Laboratory, April 2023
Members: Yixiong Ji
Collaborators: Yi-bing Cheng, Wuhan University of Technology

Hong Kong Baptist University, December 2023
Members: Wallace Wong
Collaborators: Shu Kong So, Hong Kong Baptist University

Singlet Fission Project, August 2023
Members: Timothy Schmidt
Collaborators: Minh-Huong Ha-Thi, Paris-Saclay University

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, November 2023
Members: Shi Tang
Collaborators: Jinqing Zhao, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Institute of Science and Technology Austria, July 2023
Members: Zifei Chen
Collaborators: Maria Ibanez, Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, July 2023
Members: Zifei Chen
Collaborators:  Vanessa Wood, ETH Zurich; David Norris, ETH Zurich and Nuri Yazdani, ETH Zurich

Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden, July 2023
Members: Zifei Chen
Collaborators: Andreas Frey, IPF and Tobias König, IPF

Collaboration for development of ultrafast reflective display devices
Members: Jialu Li
Collaborators: Hao Wu, Chongqing Insitute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Continuing International Partnerships

Continuous collaboration between University of Melbourne and University of Bayreuth, March 2023
Members: Rohan Hudson, Paul Mulvaney, Trevor Smith
Collaborators: Anna Köhler, Jürgen Köhler

Continuous collaboration between University of Melbourne and Indian Institute of Science Education Research, Thiruvananthapuram March 2023
Members: Merin Vanghese, Paul Mulvaney, Alison Funston
Collaborators: George Thomas

Continuous collaboration on LSC materials between University of Melbourne and CAS Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry
Members: Wallace Wong
Collaborators: Bolong Zhang

Continuous collaboration in photocatalysis between University of Melbourne and National Taiwan University
Members: Wallace Wong
Collaborators: Yuying Lai

Continuous collaboration between UNSW Sydney and Helmoltz Zentrum Berlin
Members: Damon de Clercq

Continuous collaboration between UNSW Sydney and Bristol University
Members: Damon de Clercq
Collaborators: Michael Price

Continuous collaboration on perovskite-silicon tandem cells between UNSW Sydney and Oxford University
Members: Phoebe Pearce
Collaborators: Ruy Sebastian Bonilla, Anastasia Soeriyadi

Visits to International Laboratories

Cambridge University Cavendish lab, United Kingdom, June 2023
Members: Joshua Ezackial, Iain Strachan

Central South University, China, April 2023
Members: Yixiong Ji

Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, April 2023
Members: Yixiong Ji

Cornell University, United States, June 2023
Members: Alexandra Stuart

Cornell University, United States, June 2023
Members: Inseong Cho

ETH Zurich, Switzerland, July 2023
Members:  Zifei Chen

Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics (IAF), Germany, September 2023
Members: Jared Cole

HKUST, China, November 2023
Members: Shi Tang

Hokkaido University, Japan, July 2023
Members: James Hutchison

Hokkaido University, Japan, March 2023
Members: Trevor Smith

HQS Quantum Simulations, Germany, September 2023
Members: Jared Cole

IISER Mohali, India, December 2023
Members: Trevor Smith

Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland, November 2023
Members: Engin Akinoglu

Institute of Physics, United Kingdom, June 2023
Members: Phoebe Pearce

International Academy of Optoelectronics at Zhaoqing, SCNU, China, December 2023
Members: Engin Akinoglu

IST Austria, Austria, July 2023
Members:  Zifei Chen

KU Leuven, Germany, June 2023
Members: Joshua Ezackial, Iain Strachan

Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (IPF), Germany, July 2023
Members:  Zifei Chen

LongGi Central R&D institute, China, April 2023
Members: Yixiong Ji

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany, June 2023
Members: Joshua Ezackial, Iain Strachan

Ludwig Maximilians Universität(LMU), Germany, November 2023
Members:  Zifei Chen

MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, New Zealand, February 2023
Members: Jared Cole

Massey University, New Zealand, November 2023 
Members: Sam Brooke

Molecular Foundry, Berkeley Lab, United States, June 2023
Members: Jared Cole

National Renewable Energy Lab, United States, June 2023
Members: Asaph Widmer- Cooper

National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States, June 2023
Members: Udo Bach

ParisTech Chemistry - PSL University, France, June 2023
Members: Udo Bach

Technische University Dresden (TUD), Germany, July 2023
Members:  Zifei Chen

The Free University of Berlin, Germany, August 2023
Members: Rohan Hudson

The University of California San Diego, United States, June 2023
Members: Alexandra Stuart

The University of California San Diego, United States, June 2023
Members: Inseong Cho

Tokushima University, Japan, March 2023
Members: Trevor Smith

Technical University of Munich, Germany, August 2023
Members: Jared Cole

University of Auckland, New Zealand, July 2023
Members: Jared Cole

University of Bayreuth, Germany, Germany, July 2023
Members:  Zifei Chen

University of Bayreuth, Germany, Germany, August 2023
Members:  Rohan Hudson

University of Bayreuth, Germany, Germany, August 2023
Members: Daniel Kroh

University of Bristol, United Kingdom, September 2023
Members: Nicholas Sloane

University of California, Berkeley, United States, June 2023
Members: Asaph Widmer-Cooper

University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, September 2023
Members: Nicholas Sloane

University of Colorado Boulder, United States, June 2023
Members: Asaph Widmer- Cooper

University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, September 2023
Members: Nicholas Sloane

University of Oxford, United Kingdom, June 2023
Members: Phoebe Pearce

University of Oxford, United Kingdom, September 2023
Members: Nicholas Sloane

University of Oxford, United Kingdom, June 2023
Members: Nicholas (Ned) Ekins-Daukes

University of Rostock, Germany, June 2023
Members: Joshua Ezackial, Iain Strachan

University Of Science and Technology of China, China, November 2023
Members: Rugang Geng

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, December 2023
Members: Damon de Clercq

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, February 2023,
Members: Rohan Hudson, Jamie Laird, Trevor Smith, Christopher Hall

Xidian University, China, April 2023 Members: Yixiong Ji

International Visitors

Aditi Kumar, Victoria University of Wellington, June 2023
Aitor Gutierrez Valero, University of Edinburgh, November 2023
Akira Yamamoto, Tokushima University, November 2023
Alexander Colsmann, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), September 2023
Alfred Tok, Nanyang Technological University, November 2023
Anna Köhler, University Bayreuth, February 2023
Asa Nakano, Kyoto University, February 2023
Asha Sweety Thomas, Indian Institute of Science, November 2023
Bolong Zhang, Xinjiang Technical Institute Of Physics And Chemistry, November 2023
Chiara Taticchi, University of Bologna, November 2023
Chun-Guey Wu, National Central University, November 2023
Daiki Ashizawa, Hokkaido University, November 2023
Daisuke Yoshioka, Ritsumeikan University, November 2023
Devika Rajan, IISER Thiruvananthapuram, November 2023
Douglas Bock. Advemto Ltd, November 2023
Edwin Yeow, Nanyang Technological University, November 2023
Ena Yun, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, November 2023
Gabriela Schlau-cohen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, November 2023
Guo Xudong, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, November 2023
Guoqiang Yang, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, November 2023
Hajime Shigemitsu, Osaka University, November 2023
Hikaru Sotome, Osaka University, November 2023
Hiroshi Arai, Japanese Ministry of Education, March 2023
Hua Tang, King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology, November 2023
Isabel Erhard, University Bayreuth, January 2023
Jaehong Park Ewha Womans University, November 2023
Jaibir Singh, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Centre, November 2023
Jiro Abe, Aoyama Gakuin University, November 2023
Juen-kai Wang, National Taiwan University/Center for Condensed Matter Sciences, November 2023
Jyoti Rohilla, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, November 2023
Ka Lai Wong, Hong Kong Baptist University, November 2023
Kevin Webb, Purdue University, July 2023
Klaus Boldt, University of Rostock, August 2023
Kosei Ueno, Hokkaido University, November 2023
Lara Browne, Victoria University of Wellington, November 2023
Lars-Erik Maurer, Justus-Liebig-Universität-Gießen, May 2023
Lu Wei, California Institute of Technology, November 2023
Luc Sels, KU Leuven, October 2023
Maarten Roeffaers, KU Leuven, November 2023
Martin Vacha, Tokyo Institute of Technology, November 2023
Merin Varghese, IISER, September 2023
Moeko Tajima, Chuo University, November 2023
Mohammad Rahman, King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology, November 2023
Pengjun Zhao, Xinjiang Technical Institute Of Physics & Chemistry, November 2023
Pradyut Roy, Iiser Pune, November 2023
Riko Ataka, Ritsumeikan University, November 2023
Ron Steer, University of Saskatchewan, February 2023
Sakura Yamamoto, Osaka University, November 2023
Sangwoon Yoon, Chung-Ang University, November 2023
Sanjay Guleria, Sher-e-Kashmir University, November 2023
Santanu Bhattacharya, Director IISER Tirupati, November 2023
Satish Patil, Indian Institute of Science, November 2023
Shinsuke Takagi, Tokyo Metropolitan University, November 2023
Shiori Yagi, Aoyama Gakuin University, November 2023
Simon Biberger, University Bayreuth, September 2023
Susan Quinn, University College Dublin, January
Syed Ali Abbas Abedi, Singapore University of Technology and Design, November 2023
Tae-Hyuk Kwon, Dean of Science at Ulsan National Institute of Technology, Septemebr 2023
Tahei Tahara, Chief Scientist, Director of Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory RIKEN, November 2023
Taiha Joo, POSTECH, November 2023
Vasudevanpillai Biju, Hokkaido University, November 2023
Vivek Tiwari, Indian Institute Of Science, November 2023
Xingzhan Wei, Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, November 2023
Yi Zeng, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, November 2023
Yi-Bing Cheng, Wuhan University of Technology, November 2023
Yugo Tsuji, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, November 2023
Yuzo Arima, Ritsumeikan University, November 2023

Inter-node Visits

Collaboration on LSC electronics at University of Melbourne, January 2023
Members: Nicholas Kirkwood, Joshua Ezackial, Trent Ralph

Collaboration for determining Young's modulus for membranes using atomic force microscope at University of Melbourne, October 2023
Members: Tian Zheng, Jialu Li

Collaboration for the characterisation of luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) at University of Melbourne, May 2023
Members: Qingrui Kong, Di Yan, James Bullock, Paul Mulvaney

Collaboration visits to University of Sydney and University of Melbourne, May 2023
Members: Girish Lakhwani, Trevor Smith

Collaboration for characterisation of 2D perovskite with Monash University and University of Melbourne, July 2023
Members: Wenxin Mao, Jialu Li, Udo Bach, Paul Mulvaney

Collaboration for morphology and photoluminescent characterisation of environmentally friendly thin films for solar cells with Monash University and University of Melbourne
Members: Wenqi Yan, Jialu Li, Udo Bach, Paul Mulvaney

Colloidal Synthesis of Carbon Dot-ZnSe Nanoplatelet van der Waals Heterostructures for Photocatalytic Generation of Methanol-Storable Hydrogen at University of Melbourne, January 2023
Members: Trevor Smith, Rohan Hudson

From light to hydrogen: the complete life cycle of free charges in organic photocatalytic nanoparticles at University of Melbourne, January 2023
Members: Trevor Smith, Rohan Hudson

Melbourne Safety Glass Visit, June 2023
Members: Nicholas Kirkwood, Kate McGeoch, Paul Mulvaney, Ken Ghiggino, Timothy Warner, Qingrui Kong

Platform 2.2 Research Collaboration Meeting at Monash University, January 2023
Members: Alison M. Funston, Joanne Etheridge

Platform 2.2 Research Collaboration Meeting with Monash University and University of Sydney, February 2023
Members: Alison M. Funston, Asaph Widmer-Cooper, Sheikh Imamul Hossain

Platform 2.2 Research Collaboration Meeting with Monash university and University of Melbourne, July 2023
Members: Alison M. Funston, Paul Mulvaney

Research Collaboration Meeting for Live-Cell SOFI Correlation with SMLM and AFM Imaging at Monash University, March 2023
Members: Alison M. Funston, Jared Cole

Research Collaboration Meeting for the IRTG Program, February 2023
Members: Alison M. Funston, Anna Köhler

UoM/CSIRO Platform 1.1. Collaboration visit, April 2023
Members: Ken Ghiggino, Timothy Warner, Nicholas Kirkwood


New Australian Collaborations

Better Futures Innovation Challenge
Members: Nicholas Kirkwood, Kate McGeoch, Joshua Ezackial
Collaborators: Myles Tehan (Hack Days Australia), Pentalym, DuluxGroup, UNSW Founders, Cruxes Innovation, TNG Technology Consulting, S3B, HAL Systems, ARC CoE in Future Low-Energy Technologies, ARC CoE for Engineered Quantum Systems, ARC CoE for Gravitational Wave Discovery, ARC CoE for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems.

Collaboration on printing LSC
Members: Ken Ghiggino, Timothy Warner, Nicholas Kirkwood
Collaborators: Doojin Vak, Mei Gao, CSIRO

Melbourne Safety Glass Visit
Members: Nicholas Kirkwood, Kate McGeoch, Paul Mulvaney, Ken Ghiggino, Timothy Warner, Qingrui Kong
Collaborators: Melbourne Safety Glass

Colloidal Synthesis of Carbon Dot-ZnSe Nanoplatelet van der Waals Heterostructures for Photocatalytic Generation of Methanol-Storable Hydrogen
Members: Trevor Smith, Rohan Hudson
Collaborators: Qin Li, Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University

Tri-Tech Visit
Members: Paul Mulvaney, Nicholas Kirkwood, Kate McGeoch
Collaborators: Tri-Tech Chemical Company

FPGA lock-in amplifier application
Members: Shi Tang
Collaborators: Nandi Wu, Liquid Instruments

IR imaging Collaboration
Members: Shi Tang
Collaborators: Mengran Li, School of Chemical Engineering Melbourne Uni

Collaboration on dielectric properties of coordination polymers
Members: Jialu Li, James Hutchison
Collaborators: Brendan Abrahams, Peter Tregloan, Richard Robson, School of Chemistry University of Melbourne

GreenShield
Members: Udo Bach, Kalim Kashif
Collaborators: Defence related

Casey Tech School
Members: Joshua Ezackial
Collaborators: Casey Tech School