On Monday 27 November 2017, IPAS was delighted to host the IPAS Laser Labs tour for a group of high achieving science students from Thebarton Senior College. The students were welcomed and guided to the Quantum Atom Fibre and Sensing and Spectroscopy Labs by Dr Ben Sparkes and Sarah Scholten.The students were inspired and amazed with different demonstrations of next generation light transmission and novel gas sensing methods. All the best for our science students and looking forward to welcome you to the IPAS community in the future!
On Friday 24 November 2017, IPAS was delighted to welcome an esteemed contingent from the Shandong Academy of Sciences. This visit has strengthen the collaboration between the University of Adelaide and the Shandong Academy of Sciences. We hope to welcome many visiting academics working with IPAS in the near future.
Congratulations Prof Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem on being selected to be included in this month’s addition of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE)’s Focus magazine.
This edition of ATSE Focus contains a selection of profiles of recipients of the first round of Global Connections Fund Priming Grants, which demonstrate the diversity of projects and partnerships being supported by the program.
Prof Ebendorff-Heidepriem was successfully awarded a 2017 Global Connections Fund – Bridging Grant , in collaboration with international partner IRflex, with the project entitled “Extruded Hollow-Core Fibre for High-Power Mid-IR Laser”.
For the online article, please click here.
On Thursday 16 November, IPAS was very proud to host the Hon Richard Marles MP, Shadow Minister of Defence, to our member’s High Power Laser and Sapphire Clock Labs. The Shadow Minister, accompanied by Professor Michael Webb, Director of Defence and Security, and Professor Michael Liebelt, Interim Executive Dean Faculty of Sciences, had first hand experience of the world class Sapphire Clock, followed by a demonstration of the IPAS schools #LaserRadio project, which is contributing to the promotion of STEM education in Australia.
IPAS was honored to host the Shadow Minister during his defence collaboration tour at the University of Adelaide, which highlighted our outstanding research and invaluable contribution to the Australian defence industry.
On Wednesday 8th November 2017, IPAS was honored to welcome the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, Minister for Defence Industry, to visit our Sapphire Clock and High Power Laser Labs. Accompanying the Minster, were Dr Alex Zelinsky, Chief Defence Scientist and head of the Defence Science & Technology (DST) group, Prof Michael Brooks, Interim Vice-Chancellor and President and Rear Admiral the Hon Kevin Scarce AC CSC RAN-Rtd and Chancellor. The Minister was extremely impressed by the amazing work of the Sapphire Clock and High – Power Laser teams and fascinated by the demonstration of IPAS innovative Laser Radio project contributing to the promotion of STEM education in Australia. Following the lab tour, the Minister launched the new University of Adelaide Defence Research and Innovation Network, which will strengthen the University and DST Group partnership.
Click here for more information on the University partnership with DST Group.
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