Published in the Research School of Physics Event Horizon
Vol45 Issue29 20–24 July 2020

Research

Information for all Departmental research and professional staff can be found in this section. We will be updating this link continuously with FAQs, the communications strategy, key contact people and support strategies.

Aim

We can use this time to be productive - work on manuscript drafts, thesis chapters, read things in-depth or learn something new.  Please stay in touch with your colleagues and your supervisor, and most importantly be positive and plan for the future.

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Updates

Congratulations to Kirill Koshelev, Yuri Kivshar (NLPC), Duk-Yong Choi (LPC), and our former PhD graduate, Alexander Solntsev (currently at UTS, Sydney) on their recent publication in Nano Letters. Their work entitled “Quasi-BIC Resonant Enhancement of Second-Harmonic Generation in WS2 Monolayers” demonstrates the way to boost the effective nonlinear susceptibility of a TMD monolayer by integrating it with a resonant dielectric metasurface that supports pronounced optical resonances with high quality factors: bound states in the continuum (BICs). The demonstrated several orders of magnitude enhancement of the TMD nonlinearity  due to a high-index dielectric metasurfaces can find applications in nonlinear microscopy, optoelectronics, and signal processing.

Read more here: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c01603?ref=pdf

CGA researchers, Associate Professor Jong Chow and his team (Mr Chathura Bandutunga, Mr Justin Wong and Dr Malcolm Gray), in partnership with industry will develop, design and manufacture the next-generation of optical gyroscopes for high-precision autonomous navigation in a new $8.7 million project. 

Read more here: https://cga.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/next-generation-navigation-technology-developed-australia 

Join Cat Karcher from the Research Funding & Development Office as she presents tips for streamlining data entry, short-comings and strengths of the system, and frank analysis of the various input methods available to applicants.

Time: Jul 29, 2020 12:00 AM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

https://anu.zoom.us/j/91968698607

Science and Technology Australia invites applications for its superstars of STEM. These support women scientists in participating in a two-year professional development programme consisting of five workshops and opportunities to practice new skills through media and speaking opportunities in schools and on high-profile stages.

A total of 60 places are available for the 2021-2022 program. At least 40 places are fee paying ($2,600 + GST), and up to 20 scholarships are available to cover the costs of professional development workshops, travel and accommodation, event registration fees and professional services related to media, communications and speaking engagement support. To apply for the scholarship, demonstration of financial need is required.

Eligibility - Applicants must identify as women, be Australian citizens or permanent residents, and be employed in STEM roles. They must either hold a PhD or higher, or have an undergraduate STEM degree and at least seven years’ experience working in technology, engineering, mathematics, agriculture, environmental science or geological sciences. Applications from indigenous Australians, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and LGBTQI people are strongly encouraged.

Open: Tuesday 4th August 2020  Closing: Monday 31st August 2020

 

Research Funding Opportunities - read here

Digest of past updates Research Updates @ 6 July