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Tanya Monro elected Chair of the Optical Fibre Group of the Optical Society of America
September 25, 2012
Congratulations to Tanya for being elected Chair of the Fiber Optics Technology Technical Group in the Photonics and Opto-Electronics Division of the OSA !
The Photonics and Opto-Electronics Division encompasses the development of many of the devices used by the optics community. It oversees the development of new device technologies, integration of optical components to perform various functions, development of active optical system/subsystem technologies including hardware, propagation considerations, and beam manipulation techniques.
Tanya will preside over the Fiber Optics Technology group which focuses on all fiber developments. This role entails developing a sense of community among those with similar interests and organising OSA technical meetings and workshops.
Tree Topping Ceremony - illumin8 officially named "The Braggs"
June 18, 2012
On Wednesday we celebrated our new HQ Buildin reaching full height. The building has been named 'The Braggs' after father and son joint 1915 Nobel Laureates, Sir William Henry Bragg and his son, Sir William Lawrence Bragg.
University of Adelaide Vice-Chancellor and President Professor James McWha was joined by Senator the Honourable Don Farrell, and Tanya, in placing a Banksia tree at the top of the building in the traditional topping out ritual symbolising growth and good luck.
Read full media release and check some more pictures on our Facebook page.
Read full media release and check some more pictures on our Facebook page.
IPAS' research team featured in OptoIQ - A more sensitive sensor for ions in solution
May 4, 2012
A research team from the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, and the School of Chemistry and Physics, the University of Adelaide, South Australia has combined suspended-core microstructured optical fibers (MOFs) with photoinduced electron transfer (PET) to demonstrate a new type of fluorescent optical fiber-dip sensor for small volume ion detection... Read the full article form OptoIQ
IPAS Six Research Themes
Apr 20, 2012
$1 million fellowship supports new physics chair
Apr 5, 2012
Professor Andre Luiten will relocate from Western Australia to take up the Chair of Experimental Physics at the University of Adelaide in February 2013 and bring with him a high-calibre team of researchers to establish a suite of world-leading facilities for precision measurement. Based in the University's School of Chemistry and Physics, Professor Luiten will conduct research within the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS). Find out more and check out the official announcement at http://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/news51841.html 
Tanya Monro elected to the Australian Academy of Science
Mar 26, 2012
Congratulations to Tanya for being among the new Fellows to be admitted to the Australian Academy of Science ! Representing Australia’s leading research scientists, the Australian Academy of Science annually honours a small number of Australian scientists for their outstanding contributions to science by election to the Academy. Tanya has been acknowledged for her internationally significant achievements in "Developing nanophotonics for nonlinear optics and sensing, resulting in novel solutions to diverse measurement problems."
PhD's Awarded!
Mar 22, 2012
Warmest congratulations to Erik Schartner and Wenqi Zhang on recently being awarded their PhD degree !
University Medals for two IPAS PhD graduates of Physics
Mar 16, 2012
Congratulations to Shaghik Attakaramians and Stephen Warren-Smith for being awarded the prestigious University Doctoral Research medals for 2011.
Check here for a real-time view of the building's current progress
Mar 16, 2012
As well as time lapse images of the last day or week : http://illumin8or.services.adelaide.edu.au/ Very exciting !!
$50k won for Mineral Exploration Sensing
Mar 16, 2012
Congratulations to Tanya Monro and Stephen Warren-Smith for their successful application to the Deep Exploration Technologies CRC. They will receive $50k to work in collaboration with the School of Earth & Environmental Sciences on optical fibre sensors to measure trace metallic elements within drilling fluids.
IPAS New Year Celebration, 25 January 2012
Feb 24, 2012
Thank to all who attended this yearʼs IPAS New Year Celebration at Middlebrook Estate.
A good time was had by all with great food and wine served.
Thank you to all the students who gave a talk at the IPAS Student Prizepresentations: Witold Bloch, Jillian Moffat, Kelly Keeling, Damian Rankine, Karina Martin, Chris Kalnins, Ori Henderson-Sapir, Roman Kostecki, Ashok Pehere and Daniel Stubing.
Tanya Monro along with Merry, benefactor of the Merry Wickes Transdiciplinary Prize, awarded the student prizes for best transdisciplinary and disciplinary presentations.
Winner for the Merry Wickes Transdisciplinary Prize : Karina Martin "Biology Ovarian cancer biomarker discovery"
Highly Commended for the Merry Wickes Transdisciplinary Prize : Chris Kalnins "Radiation dosimetry using optically stimulated luminescence in fluoride phosphate glass optical fibres"
Winner of the IPAS Disciplinary Prize:" Witold Bloch "Soft materials: Breathing in a 3-D porous coordination polymer"
Highly Commended of the IPAS Disciplinary Prize: Ori Henderson-Sapir "Development of a mid-IR fibre laser"
