Seminars 2021

Date Speaker Title Institution Presence

8-Nov

Dr. James Lourembam

Engineering spin-orbit interactions for next-generation electronics

University of Manchester

Virtual

22-Oct

Prof. Timothy Schmidt

Manipulating light with molecular excitons

University of New South Wales

Virtual

19-Oct

Prof. Dewei Chu

Bio-inspired electronic materials for Information and energy-related

University of New South Wales

Virtual

17-Sep

Prof. Nagarajan Valanoor

Ferroelectric bubble domain and ferroelectric topology

University of New South Wales

Virtual

10-Sep

Prof. Saulius Juodkazis

3D laser printing: Moore’s law

Swinburne University of Technology

Virtual

25-Aug

Dr. Jingwei Hou

Metal-organic framework separation membranes and beyond – A material world from macro to quantum

University of Queensland

Physical

20-Aug

Prof. Bayden Wood

Spectroscopy goes viral: application of portable based infrared spectroscopic devices for point-of-site disease diagnosis

Monash University

Virtual

30-Jul

Dr. Vini Gautam

Developing optoelectronic biointerfaces
for stimulating neuronal cells

University of Melbourne

Virtual

20-Jul

Dr. Agustin Schiffrin

Towards 2D Organic Quantum Electronic Nanomaterials

Monash University

Virtual

22-Jun

Prof. Katrina A. Jolliffe

Novel molecular receptors for the recognition, sensing and transport of anions

The University of Sydney

Virtual

18-Jun

Prof. Feng Wang

Accelerating Material Design by Intelligent Computing

Swinburne University of Technology

Virtual

14-Jun

Prof. Yun Liu

Chemical and structural analysis of functional materials: complexity and challenges

Australian National University

Virtual

11-Jun

Prof. Michelle Spencer

Using density functional theory to develop materials for Batteries, Sensors and Electronic

RMIT University

Virtual

25-May

Prof. Richard Payne

New synthetic and semi-synthetic technologies to access modified peptides and proteins

University of Sydney

Virtual

18-May

Prof. Heather Maynard

Responsive peptides, polymers conjugates, and  nanogels for drug delivery

University of California

Virtual

14-May

Prof. Brian Abbey

Spatially and temporally resolved materials characterization across the length scales

La Trobe University

Virtual

7-May

A/Prof. Jason Scott

Light as a tool for boosting heterogeneous catalyst performance

University of New South Wales

Virtual

30-Apr

Dr. Torben Daeneke

Liquid metal chemistry for the synthesis of functional 2D materials

RMIT University

Physical

20-Apr

Dr. Jessica Allen

Making sustainable materials – manipulating and growing carbon structures

University of Newcastle

Virtual

14-Apr

Prof. Paul Dalton

Development of a high-resolution 3D printing technology for advanced biomaterials

University of Oregon

Virtual

9-Apr

Prof. Garret Miyake

Chemistry and light: light-Driven synthesis and light-reflective materials

Colorado State University

Virtual

30-Mar

Prof. Lim Chwee Teck

Microfluidic tools for disease diagnosis and precision therapy

National University of Singapore

Virtual

10-Mar

Prof. Michelle Coote

Electrochemical and electrostatic catalysis of chemical reactions

Australian National University

Virtual

9-Feb

Prof. Huanting Wang

Metal-organic frameworks for ion separation and desalination

Monash University

Virtual