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First Australian-Built Hyperspectral Imager in Orbit, crafted in the Braggs Building!
![CyanoSat Payload](/ipas/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-12/cyanosat.jpg?h=2085de5b&itok=iX51m7A_)
In 18 months, CSIRO and the University of Adelaide, including Craig Ingram, Joshua Pease, Eugene McNearney, Ass Prof Martin O'Connor, and Jared Waterman, designed and built CyanoSat, a compact hyperspectral imager in low-Earth orbit. Analyzing a broad spectrum, it identifies cyanobacteria for vital water quality assessment. The payload successfully generated its first image.
Getting IPAS ready for KOALA Conference
![Sarah presenting during IPAS Koala 2023 practice session](/ipas/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-11/koala.jpg?h=5dc9785f&itok=UP3OeIzb)
KOALA, the student-only Conference on Optics, Atoms, and Laser Applications in Australia and New Zealand, witnessed a fantastic turnout of IPAS members for the organised practice session this last week.
High-power fibre lasers emerge as a pioneering technology
![Shuen working on high power from fibre lasers](/ipas/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2024-02/shuen.jpg?h=fbf4b26c&itok=x4m8R6Yl)
Optical scientists have found a new way to significantly increase the power of fibre lasers while maintaining their beam quality, making them a future key defence technology against low-cost drones and for use in other applications such as remote sensing.
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Portable Atomic Clock Team wins Outstanding Achievement Award in Excellence in Research
![Portable Atomic Clocks Teams with Award](/ipas/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-11/pacteam.jpg?h=fbf4b26c&itok=aqRkRyWr)
The Portable Atomic Clock team won the University of Adelaide Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Excellence in Research: Team Category.
Dr Sarah Scholten Recognised for her Outstanding Work at this Year’s Women in Innovation Awards
![Sarah Sholten receiving the Science award at WINN2023 award ceremony](/ipas/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-11/winn_ss.jpg?h=fbf4b26c&itok=dh03JNTZ)
Congratulations to Dr Sarah Scholten for winning the Women in Innovation SA prize for Science at Woman In Innovation 2023.
ARC LIEF Scheme 2024
Congratulations to the following IPAS Members awarded ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities schemes for 2024
ARC Discovery Projects 2024
Congratulations to the following IPAS Members awarded ARC Discovery Projects for 2024
Ingenuity 2023
![Ingenuity participant at IPAS booth](/ipas/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-11/ingenuity2023_0.jpg?h=fbf4b26c&itok=eq0hjUOt)
IPAS was delighted to be invited to take part in the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology Ingenuity 2023 Event on November 1st.
Many thanks to the 5 teams; Whiskey Sensing, Advanced Manufacturing, Novel Fluorescence, ATTA and Laser Radio who took time out of their busy schedules to provide interesting and interactive displays for nearly 3,600 attendees of all ages.
Hybrid Imaging Catheter Wins Best New Invention
![Aisha Sirop, Dr Jiawen Li and Francois Duvenage with KCA award](/ipas/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-11/kca-award-jiawen-li.jpeg?h=4521fff0&itok=_TD_yUyA)
The University of Adelaide was awarded Best New Invention by Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia (KCA) during the 2023 KCA Australasian Research Commercialisation Awards for work commercialising a Hybrid Imaging Catheter developed by Dr Jiawen Li.
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Australian Economic Accelerator Seed Grant
![Danielle Questiaux Portrait](/ipas/sites/default/files/styles/ua_landscape/public/media/images/2023-11/daniele-questiaux.jpg?h=69189783&itok=lezuJ6Td)
IPAS member, Danielle Questiaux has been awarded a $196,248 Australian Economic Seed Tranche Two Grant for her resources project "Rapid development of new medical treatment compounds from radioactive mine waste". Danielle and her team will be working with industry partner Reforme Group.
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