IPAS Research 2025 Showcase: A Vision for Collaboration and Impact
On Friday, 14th March, the National Wine Centre buzzed with innovation as IPAS members gathered for the IPAS Research Showcase. This annual event served as a platform to celebrate groundbreaking research, foster collaboration and set the course for the future.
Interim Director Professor Mark Hutchinson opened the event by outlining a bold vision for IPAS, emphasising collaboration and real-world impact. With a renewed focus on advocacy, resource sharing, leadership, and innovation, IPAS is set to implement a new executive structure driving these priorities forward.
One of the event's highlights was the presentations by twenty research group leaders, each showcasing their top three projects for 2025. These presentations underscored the diversity and impact of IPAS’ transdisciplinary research landscape, spanning many fields such as physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, biology, and medicine.
- A/Prof Abel Santos – Nano Engineering Systems Group
- Prof Andrew Abell – Abell Group
- Prof Andre Luiten – Precision Measurement Group
- A/Prof Andreas Boes – Photonics Integrated Circuits Group
- Prof Withawat Withayachumnankul – Terahertz Engineering Laboratory
- Dr Danny Wilson – Malaria and Parasite Biology Lab
- Prof David Ottaway – ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav)
- Prof Gavin Rowell – High Energy Astrophysics Group
- Prof Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem – Photonics Materials & Optical Fibres Group
- A/Prof John B. Bruning – Bruning Structural Lab
- A/Prof Jiawen Li & Prof Robert McLaughlin – Bioengineering Imaging Group
- A/Prof Kylie Dunning – Reproductive Bioengineering Group
- Prof Kishan Dholakia – Centre of Light for Life
- Prof Glenn Solomon – Quantum Nanophotonics Group & ARC Training Centre for Current and Emergent Quantum Technologies
- A/Prof Katharina Richter – Richter Lab
- Prof Tara Pukala – Pukala Research Group
- Prof Nigel A. Spooner – Prescott Environmental Luminescence Laboratory & Centre for Radiation Research, Education and Innovation
- A/Prof Tony Hooker – Centre for Radiation Research, Education and Innovation
- A/Prof Steven Wiederman – Visual Physiology & Neurobotics Labs
The showcase reinforced IPAS’ mission to bring together experts from diverse fields to address complex real-world challenges that no single discipline can tackle alone. Whether through fundamental research, applied problem-solving, or the development of innovative technologies, IPAS members are at the forefront of scientific discovery and translation.
The event also provided a unique opportunity for attendees to engage with peers, explore collaborative opportunities, and gain insights into cutting-edge advancements shaping the future of photonics, quantum photonics, and sensing technologies.ÌýWith a clear vision and a commitment to excellence, IPAS is poised to make 2025 a year of innovation, collaboration, and impact.