Scientific Management Committee Composition

This committee has been selected to span the research within IPAS, to grow research funding and capacity, to define and focus resources on research strengths and to create a visible front door for external engagement.

The role of this committee is to:

• Define the research priorities of IPAS
• Advise on mechanisms to deliver on these priorities
• Support the Director by growing research and delivering the KPIs of the Institute
• Communicate IPAS strategies and initiatives to the broader IPAS community
• Engage their research teams with the activity of IPAS

Committee Members:

Prof Andrew Abell Surface Chemistry, Protein and Peptide Synthesis	A/Prof Heike Ebendorff Glass science, Fibre Fabrication and Characterisation	Dr Peter Hoffmann Proteomics, Biomarker Discovery, Biological Sensors	A/Prof David Lancaster Fibre Lasers, Silica Glass and Fibre Fabrication
Prof Tanya Monro Optical fibres, Theoretical and Experimental Photonics, Optical Sensors	Dr Chris Sumby Synthetic Chemistry, Functional Organic Materials, Analytical Chemistry	Dr David Ottaway Solid State Lasers, LIDAR Sensors, Gravitational Wave Detection	Dr Gavin Rowell High Energy Astrophysics, Cosmic Ray Detection
Dr Nigel Spooner Luminescence, Radiation sensing, Optical Dating Technique Development

Key:

• AA: Andrew Abell
• HE: Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem
• PH: Peter Hoffman
• DL: David Lancaster
• TM: Tanya Monro
• HTM: Tilanka Munasinghe
• DO: David Ottaway
• GR: Gavin Rowell
• NS: Nigel Spooner
• CS: Chris Sumby