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Many of the challenges we face as a society can only be solved by pursuing a transdisciplinary approach to science. The Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) has been created to bring together experimental physicists, chemists, material scientists, biologists, experimentally driven theoretical scientists and medical researchers to create new sensing and measurement technologies.
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IPAS Celebrates Two Finalists for 2025 South Australian Scientist of the Year
Two of the three finalists for the 2025 South Australian Scientist of the Year are members of our Institute. The finalists were nominated by the Chief Scientist for South Australia, reflecting the strength and breadth of research undertaken at the University of Adelaide.
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13 Jul
Professor Withawat Withayachumnankul Named Finalist for 2025 STEMM Educator of the Year
We are delighted to share that Professor Withawat Withayachumnankul from the University of Adelaide has been named a finalist for the 2025 STEMM Educator of the Year – University category.