Associate Professor Blakey is a group leader at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology at the University of Queensland. He is a polymer physical chemist with over 20 years of experience leading research projects associated with lithography and nanotechnology applications, including those involving plasma etching, nanopatterning, sequential infiltration synthesis, photoresist design, nanoparticle assembly and […]
Khoi graduated with a double degree in Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) and Exercise Science from the University of Wollongong (UOW). Now serving as an Additive Fabrication Engineer at the ANFF Materials Node, Khoi leverages his extensive knowledge of advanced manufacturing to assist researchers, students, and industry partners in bringing complex, cutting-edge designs to life. His high-level
Alex is responsible for MIES and NICISS facilities. He has a background in engineering materials and solid state physics and is a member of the high-vacuum team at Flinders.
Sarmad is a skilled professional in the field of fibres & textiles, with a PhD that underscores a deep understanding coupled with hands-on industry experience. Through a career that bridges both academia and industrial sector, he has collaborated on cutting edge projects, bringing innovation to produce textile products with enhanced aesthetics and performance, reduced cost
Gurpreet Singh Gill received his B.Tech. and M.Tech. degrees in electronics and communication engineering. He completed his Ph.D. in micro-electronics within the Microelectronics Research Group at The University of Western Australia (UWA) in 2022. He is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Associate within the same group. Before commencing his Ph.D. at the UWA, he
Deon joined ANFF OptoFab ACT in September 2023 as an Optomechanical Engineer. He graduated from the Australian National University in 2019 with a BSc (Honours) in Physics and Astronomy. Before joining ANFF he worked in OzGrav as a research technician developing Newtonian Noise sensors for gravitational wave detection. He is responsible for the Ion Beam
Zaw Htoo (Ethan) Aung bring 27+ years of extensive international experience including 16+ years in the semiconductor manufacturing sector combined with 8 years in senior operational and commercial management and leadership positions across various industries and regions across Asia and Australia. During his 16+ years in the semiconductor manufacturing sector, Ethan has worked in various
Dr Siqi Deng joined the MCN in April 2024 as a Process Engineer within the Etch/Litho team. Siqi earned both his Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Materials Science and Engineering and his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Monash University. His doctoral research centred on the fabrication of back-contact electrodes for perovskite solar cells. Siqi possesses a
Victor is an expert in a multidisciplinary domain spanning nanotechnology, polymer manufacturing, surface engineering, micro/nano-systems development and biological systems. He is the Deputy Director and a Technology Ambassador of the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication (ANFF-Vic), Associate Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University and co-founder and CSO of Proton Intelligence. He is one
Rob Elliman is an Emeritus Professor of Physics in the Research School of Physics at the Australian National University (ANU) and Director of the ANU ion-implantation Laboratory (iiLab), a node of the NCRIS Heavy Ion Accelerator Capability. His fields of research include: nanotechnology; semiconductor materials science, oxide-based electronics, memristive-switching in transition-metal oxides, ion-implantation and ion-beam
Chenglong Xu has 10+ years of experience in atomic force microscopy (AFM) and other metrology instruments. He is managing metrology and wave-matter interaction labs in RMIT, and working on AFM, NanoFTIR, Raman/Photoluminescence, 3D optical profiler, Ellipsometer, etc.
Dr Xiaoming Sun joined ANFF-Qld in 2022 as a Senior Principal Scientist. She provides consultation, training, and technical support on atomic force microscopy (AFM) and confocal microscopy analysis. Her expertise areas are in the design and advanced characterizations of structured nanomaterials, particularly in the electrochemistry and energy-related fields. She obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering in
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