Mike has a research background in microfluidic design and micro / nano fabrication and extensive experience in manufacturing and product development. Focusing on the development of the multiplex biosensing method, Mike received his PhD in Engineering in 2014, from University of South Australia. He joined ANFF-SA in 2015 as a Nanofabrication Technologist and is experienced […]
Bernie is responsible for the management of the technical engineering teams and as the Quality Manager oversees MCN’s regulatory compliance for ISO9001 certification.
For the past 3 years, Billy has adapted his skills from large scale, high volume manufacturing to micro scale prototyping specialising in skin cell collecting micro biopsy devices at UniSA. Billy joined ANFF in 2021 with a focus on assisting with expanding the micro injection moulding capability.
Liguo has more than 20 years’ R&D, engineering, and production experience in photonics. His expertise is in photonics devices including fibre Bragg gratings (FBGs), planar lightwave circuits, and fibre lasers. He worked extensively on engineering processes for high performance and high quality FBG devices. As a senior process engineer, he is responsible for setting up
Mr Kai-Yu Liu received his Master’s degree in Microelectronics Engineering in 2000 from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) of Singapore. After graduation, he continued working in the same school at NTU, where he was a Senior Engineer and Team Leader of the Nanyang Nanofabrication Centre in NTU and was in charge of process integration, device characterisation
Luis has worked in commercial research and development for over 30 years and has spent over half of that time in various management roles, including intellectual property. He is named as an inventor in over 65 international patents including 8 United States patents. Luis is currently the facility manager of the Optofab Adelaide Hub of
Sergio is Associate Academic Director of the Advanced FBG Facility. He is the Director of the Sydney Astrophotonics Instrumentation Laboratory and his background is in the field of specialty optical fibres, astrophotonics and optical instrumentation systems.
Daniel Lawrence, formerly a Design Engineer with the ANFF-supported Translational Research Initiative for Cell Engineering and Printing (TRICEP), brings extensive engineering experience to the leadership team. With expertise spanning medical, aerospace, nuclear physics and regenerative medicine, he has consistently delivered engineering solutions that advance scientific research and enhance market potential.
Sean is the General Manager of the MCN & Victorian node. Sean completed his Bachelors degrees in Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2005. He also holds a masters (2007) and a PhD (2010) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. During his graduate
Ben completed the Bachelor of Technology in Optoelectronics with Honours at Macquarie University in 2004, and completed his PhD in optical physics, also from Macquarie in 2008. He has been involved in laser micromachining projects for both academic and commercial purposes since 2002. Ben currently manages the Optofab node and operates the nano and femto-second
Working with medical practitioners, researchers and allied health she has developed many technology solutions incorporating sensing, electronics, software, data analysis and wireless communications. Jodie has been involved across all stages of the research and development process from literature review and project scoping, through design and development, to assembly and user trials. She enjoys the challenge
Dylan manages the operations of the Deakin Hub of ANFF VIC. He operates and maintains a suite of fibre production and characterisation equipment including Melt-, Electro-, and Wet-spinning at the Institute of Frontier Materials (IFM)
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