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Many of the challenges we face as a society can only be solved by pursuing a transdisciplinary approach to science. The Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) has been created to bring together experimental physicists, chemists, material scientists, biologists, experimentally driven theoretical scientists and medical researchers to create new sensing and measurement technologies.
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IPAS Deputy Director selected as a 2024 SA Scientist of the Year Finalist
Congratulations Prof Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem who was successfully selected as a 2024 South Australian Scientist of the Year finalist. Heike, Deputy Director of the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS), is a world-renowned researcher and leader in optical glass and fibre with multiple of international recognitions and awards. As a 2023 ARC Industry Laureate, Heike is leading the transformative development of ZBLAN Space Fibre, an innovation with potential to revolutionise global internet connectivity and data transfer rates at the School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Science, the University of Adelaide.
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30 Sep
Commercialising the Real-Time Identification of Minerals, Materials and Chemicals
Defence Trailblazer, the University of Adelaide and Loughan Technology Group have signed a research project agreement to advance the development and commercialisation of Novel Fluorescence technology. The groundbreaking project aims to address significant challenges in the real-time field detection of hazardous materials, minerals, and chemicals.