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Kishan Dholakia awarded the South Australian Scientist of the Year 2025
Professor Kishan Dholakia, Director of the University of Adelaide’s Centre of Light for Life, has been awarded South Australia’s Scientist of the Year 2025 for his internationally recognised contributions to photonics.
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Ané Kritzinger Wins University and People’s Choice in 3MT 2025
The Centre of Light for Life is proud to announce that Centre PhD student Ané Kritzinger has been awarded both the University Winner and People’s Choice Award at this year’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition.
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Kishan Dholakia finalist for 2025 SA Scientist of the Year
Centre Director Kishan Dholakia is one of three finalists of prestigious the SA Scientist of the Year award 2025, together with Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem and Matthew Gilliham.
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Centre resesearchers at Science Alive! 2025
Centre researchers participated in the 2025 Science Alive! event, with postdoc Dr Chris Perrella, representing the Australian Institute of Physics, and PhD students Gabriel Britto Monteiro and Zane Peterkovic, representing the Adelaide Optica Chapter.
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Ane Kritzinger finalist for 3 Minute Thesis Competition
Centre PhD student Ané Kritzinger was chosen as one of the finalists in the 3 Minute Thesis Competition, and will go on as one of the representives for the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering, and Technology at the University of Adelaide.
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Structured Light Reveals New Insights Into Radiation Pressure
Researchers from the Centre of Light for life have published a new article titled “Radiation pressure revisited: historical context and the role of structured light,” in the Journal of Optics.
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Public Lecture by Prof Shanti Bhattacharya
The Centre hosted Prof Shanti Bhattacharya from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM) for an insightful public lecture titled "Lights, Camera, Action!".
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Biology of Reproduction front cover
The Centre's recent work published in Biology of Reproduction shares the front cover of a special issue with Prof Irina Larina - whose groundbreaking work sheds light on never before seen developmental processes live and in vivo.
Centre of Light for Life Biophotonics Symposium
The Centre of Light for Life hosted its inaugural Biophotonics Symposium at the National Wine Centre, bringing together a diverse lineup of experts in the field, featuring both international and local speakers.
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Prof Eric Potma visit to the Centre
The Centre hosted Prof Eric Potma from the University of California, Irvine for his first international visit to Adelaide, where he gave an invited seminar and lead an ECR session.
