Annual Report 2006

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 ANNUAL REPORT 2006 ...... 1 MISSION STATEMENT AND OBJECTIVES ...... 3 Mission Statement...... 3 Year 2 in Review ...... 4 Structure and Management ...... 5 ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY ARCNN...... 8 International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2006...... 11 ARCNN Survey ...... 20 NOVA TOPIC ON NANOTECHNOLOGY...... 24 NANOTECHNOLOGY FACT SHEETS...... 24 ARCNN NANOFORUM...... 24 NANOTECHNOLOGY FACILITIES AND CAPABILITIES REGISTER...... 24 DISTINGUISHED LECTURER TOURS ...... 25 Professor Richard Kaner...... 25 Professor Sir Michael Pepper...... 26 Professor Henry Smith...... 27 Professor Heinrich Hofmann ...... 28 Professor Pallab Bhattacharya ...... 29 SPECIAL LECTURES ...... 30 Special Lecture – Dr. Murali Sastry ...... 30 Special Lecture - Prof Ratnesh Lal ...... 31 Special Lecture - Prof Renugopalakrishnan ...... 32 Special Lecture - Mr. Mike Treder ...... 33 Special Lecture – Prof C Jagadish ...... 34 INTERNATIONAL VISITS BY NETWORK MEMBERS...... 36 Prof Greg Tegart’s report...... 36 SHORT TERM VISITS...... 39 Mr. Joshua Toomey – visit to the Australian National University ...... 39 Mr. Devin Ramdutt – visit to the University of Queensland ...... 40 Dr Richard Sewell – Visit to Latrobe University...... 42 OVERSEAS TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS...... 44 Ms Christina Cortez – visit to the University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France...... 44 Mr. Dane McCamey – visit to the Technical University of Munich, Germany...... 45 Mr. Jasek Jasieniak – visit to the University of Padua, Italy...... 48 Mr. Toby Hopf – visit to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA...... 50 Dr Wenrong Yang – visit to Hokkaido University, Japan...... 51 Mr. Thomas Rufford – visit to the National Institute of Advances Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan...... 52 Mr. Michael Fraser – Stanford University, USA...... 55

Mr. Greg Jolley – Centre for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos – USA...... 55 Mr. Kane O’Donnell – University of Cambridge, UK...... 55 YOUNG NANOTECHNOLOGY AMBASSADOR AWARDS ...... 56 Mr. Satya Barik (Australian National University)...... 56 Ms Brianna Thompson and Ms Jenny Halldorsson (University of Wollongong) ...... 56 Ms Katharina Porazik (University of Queensland)...... 60 Ms Kelly Bailey (CSIRO)...... 62 Ms Amanda Aloia (CSIRO)...... 64 Ms Ann Gooding and Ms Carolina Novo (University of Melbourne)...... 66 Mr. David Piper (La Trobe University) ...... 66 Ms Neerushana Jehanathan (University of Western Australia)...... 68 TRAVEL FUNDS FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS AND POST GRADUATE STUDENTS ...... 70 Travel Grant – Mr. Aloysius Soon ARCNN Summer School...... 71 Travel Grant – Mr. Elvis Shoko - ARCNN Summer School...... 72 WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND EVENTS ...... 73 The Oliphant Frontiers of Science Conference on Quantum Nanoscience...... 73 Electromaterials Science Symposium- The role of nanostructure...... 75 International Workshop on Advances in Nanocomposites...... 78 Asia Pacific Conference on Plasma, Science and Technology...... 79 International Conference on Optical & Opto Electronic Materials & Applications...... 80 Ethics and Regulation in Nanotechnology Workshops ...... 82 Smart Materials and Nano-and Micro-Smart Systems ...... 84 Materials and Complexity IV Workshop...... 86 Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices 2006 ...... 88 ARCNN Summer School: Modelling Molecular Material for Nanotechnology...... 89 WEBSITE ...... 91 NEWSLETTER ...... 91 PLANNED 2007 ACTIVITIES...... 92 FINANCIAL STATEMENT ...... 93 Appendix A – List of Plenary and Invited Speakers at ICONN2006...... 97 Appendix B –NOVA Topic - Nanotechnology – taking it to the people...... 99 Appendix C – Nanotechnology Fact Sheet – Building Carbon Nanotubes...... 100 Appendix D – ARCNN Nanoforum on the website ...... 102 Appendix E – An example of a facility that is on the Nanotechnology Facilities and Capabilities Register ...... 103 Appendix F - ARCNN Members by State ...... 104 Appendix G – Demographic list of ARCNN Website Hits ...... 130 Appendix H - ARCNN News. Edition 9, August 2006 ...... 132 Appendix I - List of ARCNN Friends...... 136

MISSION STATEMENT AND OBJECTIVES

Mission Statement The Mission statement of the Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network is to enhance Australia’s Research in Nanotechnology and related areas, by effectively promoting and drawing together collaborations in this field.

Objectives The Nanotechnology field is one of the fastest growing areas of research and technology. The Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) is dedicated to substantially enhancing Australia’s research outcomes in this important field by promoting effective collaborations, exposing researchers to alternative and complementary approaches from other fields, encouraging forums for postgraduate students and early career researchers, increasing nanotechnology infrastructure, enhancing awareness of existing infrastructure, and promoting international links. The ARCNN will achieve these goals through its dedication to bringing together all the various groups working in the field of Nanotechnology and related areas within Australia. This innovative new network was created by four seed funding networks joining together in order to cover the broader areas and to create a larger more effective network.

The Network aims to: 1. bring together key groups working in this area to communicate, innovate, share and exploit mutual strengths and facilities to make a major impact internationally 2. identify new areas of research 3. highlight the infrastructure that is available in Australia and promote use and sharing of these facilities 4. identify infrastructure needs to strengthen research 5. leverage off and interact with other networks for mutual benefit 6. develop industry and international links 7. interact with the wider community 8. encourage postgraduate students and early career researchers to enhance their skill base and training 9. become a national resource for industry, research and educational institutions, government and policy developers

Year 2 in Review

During 2006 ARCNN focused on continuing its Website development – http://www.ausnano.net, its first International Conference and following up on funding events related to Nanotechnology.

Membership of 662 members which include post graduate students and Early Career Researchers. More than 127 research groups are participating in the Network.

Over 442,000 Website hits

Cash Income of $ 455,352

In Kind Contributions of $ 153,603

Organised its first International Conference – International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2006 (ICONN2006)

ARCNN Survey

Nova Topic on Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology Fact Sheets

Launched a member Forum – ARCNN Nanoforum

Developed a Nanotechnology Facilities and Capabilities Register

Hosted 5 International Distinguished Lecturer tours

Hosted 4 Special Lectures

3 Short Term Visits

9 Overseas Travel Fellowships

10 Young Nanoscience Ambassador Awards

4 PhD students and 3ECRs received Travel Grants

10 Events Sponsored by ARCNN

Structure and Management The Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network is managed by a Management Committee which met 5 times during the 2006 year. The first Board meeting for 2006 was held at the Department of Physics at Macquarie University on the 22nd of February 2006. Other meetings held during 2006 were in May at Melbourne Airport, in July during the ICONN2006 Conference in Brisbane, in September at the Ian Wark Institute at the University of South Australia and at the University of Western Australia in December. This management board represents the wider membership and is chaired by an independent chair. The committee determines the priorities for each activity and allocates the budget for the network. A Network Manager manages the day to day administrative tasks under the Guidance of the Network Convenor.

Management Committee Chair The duties of the Chair are to chair Management committee meetings, provide advice to the Network, confirm meeting minutes for circulation to Management committee members, represent the network at important meetings and provide general guidance to the network management.

Convenor The convenor has overall responsibility for the Network operations and for meeting ARC requirements and guidelines. Represent the network at key Nanotechnology meetings in Australia and key International network meetings. Supervise Network staff and provide overall direction to the network activities.

Management Committee Members The management committee members participate in committee meetings. They serve on the Working Group sub committees, represent the Network and publicise network activities, organise and actively participate in the management of network activities, act as ambassadors for the Network and provide advice to the network members about network programs.

Working Groups Committee members form into working groups that assess funding applications and other issues prior to the matter going to the full Management committee for voting.

There are four working groups and their areas comprise Events Working Group – evaluates all applications for sponsorship funding for Conferences, Workshops, Summer and Winter Schools and Short Courses. Visits Working Group – evaluates all applications for Short and Long Term Visits and Overseas Travel Fellowships. Outreach Working Group – evaluates outreach proposals such as Public Lectures, Distinguished Lecturers visits, outreach and Webpage. Education Working Group – evaluates applications for student, ECR and Entrepreneur Forums and educational activities.

5 The Convenor fills in if a working group member is unavailable or is one of the applicants (when there is a conflict of interest).

The Management Committee (MC) comprises of the following members, representing 6 States, students and early career researchers and chaired by an Independent chair. The MC has representatives from ANSTO, CSIRO, DSTO and industry.

Management Committee meeting in Melbourne, May 2006

Management Committee meeting at the Ian Wark Institute, University Of South Australia in September 2006

The Management Committee in 2006 comprised of:

Chairman- Emeritus Professor Neville H. Fletcher - Australian National University

Convenor- Prof Chennupati Jagadish - Australian National University

Events Working Group Prof. Laurie Faraone –The University of Western Australia Prof. Paul Mulvaney –The University of Melbourne Dr Alan Wilson – Defence Science and Technology Organisation Prof. Peter Majewski –University of South Australia

Visits Working Group Dr Adam Micolich – University of New South Wales Prof. Deb Kane – Macquarie University Prof Gordon Wallace – University of Wollongong

Outreach Working Group Dr Adam Micolich – University of New South Wales Prof. Deb Kane – Macquarie University Mr Thomas Rufford –University of Queensland

Education Working Group Prof. Max Lu – University of Queensland Dr Terry Turney – Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Mr Thomas Rufford – University of Queensland

Dr Steve Duvall – INTEL Dr John Bartlett – Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Dr Calum Drummond – Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Ms Liz Micallef – Network Manager Ms Ilonka Krolikowska – Network Administrator

ARCNN Structure

ARCNN Management Board Finance and Audit (Independent Chair and Membership Committee representing the wider community)

Network Convenor Network Manager and Network Administrato r

Events Working Visits Working Outreach Working Education Group Group Group Working Group 7

ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY ARCNN

List of Activities funded by ARCNN

International Conference International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2006 (ICONN2006) – Brisbane

ARCNN Survey

NOVA Science Topic

Nanotechnology Fact Sheets

ARCNN Nanoforum

Nanotechnology Facilities and Capabilities Register

Distinguished Lecturers • Distinguished Lecturer – Professor Richard Kaner from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) – 20/02/2006-27/02//2006 – Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart and Brisbane. • Distinguished Lecturer – Prof Sir Michael Pepper the University of Cambridge, UK – 26/06/06-29/06/2006 – Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne • Distinguished Lecturer – Prof Henry Smith – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. – 26/06/2006-19/07/2006 – Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. • Distinguished Lecturer – Prof Heinrich Hofmann – Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne, Switzerland –11/07/2006-13/07/2006 – Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide. • Distinguished Lecturer – Prof Pallab Bhattacharya – The University of Michigan, USA – 11/12/2006-15/12/2006 – Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney.

Special Lectures organised by ARCNN • Dr Murali Sastry from Tata Chemicals Innovations Centre, India - 18/4/06 • Professor Ratnesh Lal from the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA- 3/5/2006 • Prof Renugopalakrishnan from Harvard Medical School, USA - 23/06/2006 • Mr. Mike Treder from the Centre for Responsible Nanotechnology, USA- 20/9/06

Short Term Visits • Mr. Joshua Toomey (Macquarie University) – The Australian National University • Mr. Devin Ramdutt (Australian National University – University of Queensland • Dr. Richard Sewell (University of Western Australia) – Latrobe University

Overseas Travel Fellowships • Mr. Dane McCamey (University of New South Wales) – Technical University of Munich, Germany. • Ms Christina Cortez (University of Melbourne) – University of Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France. • Mr. Jasek Jasieniak (University of Melbourne) – University of Padua, Italy. • Mr. Michael Fraser (Australian National University) – Stanford University, USA. • Mr. Toby Hopf (University of Melbourne) – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA. • Dr Wenrong Yang (University of New South Wales) – Hokkaido University, Japan. • Mr. Kane O’Donnell (University of Newcastle) – University of Cambridge, UK. • Mr. Greg Jolley (Australian National University) – Centre for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos, USA. • Mr. Thomas Rufford (University of Queensland) – National Institute of Advances Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan.

Young Nanotechnology Ambassador Awards • Australian Capital Territory Mr.Satya Barik (Australian National University) – Narrabundah, Copland, Lake Ginninderra, Dickson and Canberra colleges • New South Wales Ms Brianna Thompson and Miss Jenny Halldorsson (University of Wollongong) – Shellharbour Anglican, Illawarra Senior Colleges and Illawarra Sports, Warilla, Oak Flats and Keira Technology High Schools. • Queensland Mr. Melvin Lim (University of Queensland) – Whitsunday Anglican School, Robina State High School, Moresby & Mission Beach State Schools, Indooroopilly State High School Ms Katharina Porazik (University of Queensland) – Brigidine College, Trinity Anglican High and Junior College, Burdekin High School • South Australia Ms Kelly Bailey (CSIRO) – Mary McKillop and Cardijn Colleges, Adelaide and Aberfoyle Park High Schools, Mt Compass Area and Tatachilla Lutheran Schools. Ms Amanda Aloia (CSIRO) – Cardijn College, Yankallila Area, Wilunga and Christies Beach High Schools. • Victoria Ms Ann Gooding and Ms Carolina Novo (University of Melbourne) – Lilydale and Healseville High Schools, McKinnon, Lakes Entrance, Brunswick and Croydon Secondary High Schools Mr. David Piper (La Trobe University) – Mill Park, St. Helenas, Whittleseas, Warrambool Secondary School, Eltham College and Northcote High School. • West Australia Miss Neerushana Jehanathan (University of Western Australia) – All Saints College, Presbyterian Ladies College, Perth College and Bunbury Senior High School. 9

Travel Funds for Early Career Researchers and Postgraduate Students • 4 PhD students and 3ECRs received travel funds

Workshops and Events Sponsored by ARCNN • The Oliphant Frontiers of Science Conference on Quantum Nanoscience 22/01/2006 - 26/01/2006 – Noosa

• Electromaterials Science Symposium- The role of nanostructures 13/02/2006 - 17/02/2006 – University of Wollongong

• International Workshop on Advances in Nanocomposites 14/07/ 2006 – University of New South Wales

• Asia Pacific Conference on Plasma, Science and Technology 2/7/2006 – 5/7/2006 –Cairns

• International Conference on Optical & Opto Electronic Materials & Applications (ICOOPMA 2006) 17/7/2006 – 21/7/2006 Darwin

• Ethics and Regulation in Nanotechnology Workshops 23/08/2006 and 30/08/2006 – Wollongong and Melbourne

• SPIE - Smart Materials and Nano-and Micro-Smart Systems 10/12/2006 – 13/12/2006 – University of Adelaide

• Materials and Complexity IV” Workshop 14/11/2006 – 17/11/2006 – Kioloa - ANU Campus

• Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices 2006 (COMMAD 06) 6/12/2006 – 8/12/2006 – The University of Western Australia

• ARCNN Summer School: Modelling Molecular Materials for Nanotechnology 11/12/2006 – 15/12/2006 – North Strabroke Island Research Centre

International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2006 The Following is an adapted copy of an article written by Prof Fletcher, Chairman of the ARCNN, for “Materials Australia “39-(5), 10-11(2006) Nanotechnology in its various forms is a rapidly growing field around the world, and Australia has had several National Conferences on various aspects of the subject over the past few years. With its first International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, ICONN 2006, held in Brisbane over the week July 3–6, the local scene has become international. The conference was co-chaired by C. Jagadish (ANU) and Max Lu (UQ). The conference was organised by the Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network, which was established in 2004 with funding from the Australian Research Council to promote collaboration between Australian researchers in the field and to provide links to the international scene. The Network now has more than 620 members, and the high level of interest in the subject is shown by the fact that the Conference attracted 442 participants from 21 countries, presenting a total of more than 200 oral papers and 100 posters. The two poster sessions were lively and 6 poster prizes were awarded. During the conference dinner, in addition to poster prizes, overseas travel fellowship awards were presented to 4 winners.

Delegates attending a plenary session Prof Jagadish addressing the delegates Brisbane in July was an excellent place and time to hold the Conference and the weather was delightful, allowing pleasant lunch-time strolls along the river parklands near the Convention Centre where it was held. The conference program included 8 plenary talks with distinguished overseas invited speakers and then was divided into 4 to 5 parallel sessions with 10 symposia covering everything from quantum computing through nano-photonics to nano-medicine. Panel discussions on topics covering safety, standards, ethics, social and environmental issues, patenting, commercialization, education, skills, etc were very well attended with lively discussion.

A list of Plenary and Invited speakers and their talk titles are given in appendix A

11 Prof Chunli Bai – Plenary Speaker Prof Fletcher presenting award to Kris Kilian The whole conference was preceded by a day on which four free short courses, aimed particularly at students and early-career researchers, were conducted in parallel pairs. The subjects covered were bio-nanotechnology, nano-electronics, nano-fabrication and nano- characterisation. These proved to be very popular and each attracted 100 to 160 participants. It is difficult to summarise the content of a large conference covering so many different aspects of a large subject. The impression gained, however, is that nanoscience and nanotechnology now pervade and even underpin much current scientific research and technological development in a very wide range of fields. Part of this is simply a different way of looking at things and a focus on detail that is perhaps 10 times smaller than we have been accustomed to consider, but this tends to unify approaches in what were previously considered to be almost unrelated fields. At this level, biologists can talk to physicists and both can understand the nature of the problems that are being faced. By working together there is better chance of finding solutions to old problems or of discovering exciting new possibilities. Because the aim of the Nanotechnology Network is to promote collaborations among Australian researchers in the field, and particularly to encourage early-career researchers and graduate students, free registration was provided for those Australian ECRs and students presenting papers. This proved to be a very popular move and the conference attracted 138 PhD students and 69 other ECRs. In addition to funding from the Nanotechnology Network, the Conference was supported by the Australian Government Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, by the Australian solar-cell company Dyesol, the Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (University of Queensland), and Watermark patent attorneys. Several Australian scientific and engineering societies were technical co-sponsors. These were the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Electronic Devices Society, Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, IEEE Nanotechnology Council, Australian Institute of Physics, Materials Australia, Australian Research Network for Advanced Materials, and the Nano Research Society. In all there were 16 exhibition booths maintained during the conference.

12 A detailed listing of the topics covered by the conference symposia, together with reproductions of the six prize-winning posters and a photograph of the conference participants on the steps of the Convention Centre can be seen on the website www.ausnano.net which also gives more information about the Network and its membership. The next conference in the series, ICONN2008 will be held in two years time in Melbourne on the 25-29th of February at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre. We all look forward to making it even more exciting and successful than ICONN 2006 has been. ICONN 2008 will feature an industry stream examining industrial developments in the field. . Prof Max Lu presenting certificate to Overseas Travel Fellowship awardee Miss Ann Gooding

ICONN 2006 Delegates ICONN Facilitated the interaction between Industry and Early Career researchers which has led to increased employment opportunities which otherwise would have been very difficult. Thanks to this interaction one such researcher who attended the conference is now employed with one of the industry organizations who participated at the conference.

Refereed Conference proceedings were published by IEEE Publishing Co; Piscataway, NJ (USA). A copy of the Proceedings CD is enclosed.

13 Subsequent to ICONN 2006 a few reports have appeared in Science Magazines. Following is a representative copy from “Australian Physics” 43-(3), 7-8 (2006). President’s Column – Prof David Jamieson.

14 Copy from the Chemistry in Australia 73(9) 10 (2006) - Interview : Professor Chennupati Jagadish

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Copy from the Chemistry in Australia 73-(10), 11(2006) – Retrospective ICONN

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19 ARCNN Survey Two Surveys were conducted during ICONN2006 and the following is a summary of the responses received for the questionnaires.

ARCNN QUESTIONNAIRE Results There were 400 questionnaires distributed and 43 questionnaires handed in. Are you a graduate student (GS), an early-career researcher 23 GS 11 ECR 9 ER (ECR) or an established researcher (ES) Have you found the network helpful in your research? 30 Yes 11??? 2 No Are you aware of ARCNN assistance for conference and 32 Yes 2 ??? 9 No workshop attendance Have you applied for assistance in conference attendance 10 Yes 3 ??? 30 No (other than ICONN-06) Are you aware of ARCNN assistance for laboratory visits? 16 Yes 1??? 26 No Have you applied for assistance to visit another laboratory to 2 Yes ??? 30 No use research equipment? Would you find a directory of Australian research facilities 39 Yes 2 ??? 2 No (equipment etc) helpful? Are you aware of the ARCNN Young Science Ambassadors 13 Yes 1??? 29No program? Is the ARCNN Website easy to use and does it provide 27 Yes 13??? 2 No useful information

What other programs would you like to see included in the network funding? Small Equipment grants, Professional ECR development Greater support for international conferences and short graduate schools Student conferences, Mentor scheme, Workshops for students, It is pretty good at the moment.

General Comments • Thank you guys for all your efforts and for setting up such a helpful network forum that I have attended. • A very good initiative to help graduate student to do research and life beyond research days. My heartiest thank you. • As a new member, I have heard of none of your services • I am not in a position to advise but the assistance of ARCNN is very helpful • I think awareness of what is possible for ECR/Student support is an issue, generally • Mentoring • More Job information

ICONN QUESTIONNAIRE Results There were 400 questionnaires distributed and 130 handed in.

Are you a graduate student (GS), and early-career 60 GS 21 ECR 31ER researcher (ECR) or an established researcher (ER), Under 4 UG 1 Lawyer Graduate (UG)? 1 Journalist 2 Sponsors Were you pleased with the conference? 125 Yes 4 ??? 1 No How many short courses did you attend? 37-0 69-1 24-2 Were the short courses helpful? 85Yes 25 ??? 3 No Were the plenary speakers up to expectations? 123Yes 5 ??? 2 No Were the oral presentations up to expectations? 111 Yes 15 ??? 4 No Were the poster sessions up to expectations? 105 Yes 24 ??? 3 No Were the meals (excluding the dinner) up to expectations? 96 Yes 19 ??? 14 No Was the Conference Dinner up to expectations? 103 Yes 17 ??? 5 No Was coming to the Brisbane convenient for you? 110Yes 13 ??? 15 No

What is your preferred location for ICONN-08?

Melbourne 29, Canberra 4, Darwin,3 Adelaide 11, Sydney 17, Cairns 4,

Perth15, Brisbane 7, Tasmania/Hobart 7, Alice Springs 1,

Gold Coast 1, Wollongong 2, Newcastle 1, Hawaii 2,

Paris 1, New Zealand 1, East Coast 1, Scandinavia 1, Great Barrier Reef,1

General Comments • Disadvantage of this conference too much wine less quality food • Try to make it more international by having a larger percentage of non-Australians. Currently ICONN 06 is more of a showcase of Australian Science with some guest speakers from outside. Given travel costs to Australia the conference registration is rather expensive. • Top shelf Conference • Fabulous Location fabulous people fabulous time fabulous science.Good Conference, well organised and run. Thoroughly pleased only comment I was hoping plenary speakers would give a more broad explanation for their field often too specific/In depth.

21 • Speakers were fantastic – food was fantastic • Advertise better outside Australia put non Australian talks not on the last day – introduction will be facilitated if talk is earlier for the “ minority” • All PhD students should be able to give an oral presentation • Could have had a stall from travel agent for local travel • Student concession discounts • More Workshops, more stalls science based/industry/corporate • Less NOISE, more industry focused workshops/presentations, where were the nanotech companies • ARCNN sponsored the students which is excellent, but I think for non students registration is quite expensive • Short courses to be extended for another day. Sessions to be split up according to bread topic of application For example, Energy Concession, Photonics, Electronics, Materials Sciences More or less such as of now • The Conference was very well organised and the catering exceeded expectations. Well done and thank you. • Perfect Conference! Great! • Great Job and Conference Perth would be an exciting venue for the next ICONN08 Cheers • The wifi system is not stable. I have some difficulties connecting to the server. • It would be great if the feedback on posters is provided to the delegates • More International Good quality presentations are expected. • The names of sections may be more specific! • Plenary Speakers: at least 2 of the talks were very similar to what was presented at the short courses which was perhaps overkill. Also surely we would have some Australian talent that could be used. • No particular comments all seems to be well organised • Short courses are a good idea, well organised. • Some of the invited lecturers clash with other invited lecturers that are on similar topics, so you have to miss a lecture that interests you-timetable good but not perfect. • For morning and afternoon tea, just one type of cake and a fruit platter instead of 5 types of cake. • Move political talk to special session-NOT in plenary session • Larger trade contribution • The student forum was very helpful and insightful, and definitely should be repeated in ICONN08. • Disappointed that ICONN didn’t attract many research companies other businesses, despite Symp K. Would like to see discussion sessions that explore cross-disciplinary collaboration between the different symposium streams. • Re attractiveness of Symp K, which is a non science stream that is one of four parallel steams- the other streams being sciences and is in smallest room P3.Therefore will Symp K attract significant interest amongst ICONN registrants? Will that interest increase over next two years and be reflected in a greater focus in ICONN08 – Matt Gredley –DITR MEGA Sponsor. • Providing WLAN was a very good idea- very good organisation- Excellent support for students.

22 • Really appreciated the student forum-thought it was a very valuable time and should definitely be repeated in future conferences!! Conference in general was very professional. • Have another student symposium as this was a fantastic opportunity to hear views from like-minded students from around Australia. • Food variable in quality, conference bag and inclusions relay cheapskate. Staff polite but always focused on their own work so they would kick us out of poster session or kick us off using high table for laptop just so they could get on with their food prep. Wireless good, Presentations great, should be more prizes. Need more lively music and a dance floor….. • We traveled from U.K – It was worth it! • The conference has been above world class standards- most impressive, particularly catering, technical support for speakers etc. Only suggestion would be smaller handbook (A5) for convenience. Organisation was magnificent including email notifications, confirmations. Very calm!, no dramas, plenty of help and support Well done and thank you • Bigger prize for poster session (say $1000) would get a more appreciable performance by students!! You must excite students more (with money). • 15 minute plenary speech for student winner of 2006? • The great thing about the band music at the dinner was the great relief when they stopped playing and went away! • It was very expensive. I would like to see the price come down ( although I am ECR I was not presenting – full fee) • Increase the time for each oral presentation, 15 minutes is definitely far less than enough. • Maybe a session where students can meet plenaries in small groups. • More sessions on development and commercialisation would help to focus researchers more on commercial outcomes and long term viability. • Free registration for students and ECRs is a very good idea. Excellent range of plenary and invited talks. Student talks well represented. • Have forum to engage industry with research institutes – even as simple as identifying specific aspects of interest on registration. • Thank you for well organising the conference. Thank you for the special diets, special meals. It would be better to provide the special ingredients of the refreshments provided for morning and afternoon tea. • Congratulations! Proceedings outstanding Venue magnificent • More student awards (best presentation etc) • Very well organised and excellent line up of invited speakers- Thank you • Experiences some difficulties with talks in similar top areas clashing at the same time in different symposia. Some what unhappy with magnitude of registration fee. • Coffee should be provided throughout the conference after refreshments also Food selection poor. • Excellent post grad ECR attendance, fantastic opportunity for post grad and ECRs – young content provided terrific atmosphere. • Change the plenary speech from morning to afternoon or some other times so that everyone can attend • Compliments to the great conference ambassadors • Targeted one day workshops with a focus (narrow) might be worth trying especially if a renowned international visitor can be involved. The focus would in any research area or more broadly other issues like media presence, ethics, political influence etc. 23

NOVA TOPIC ON NANOTECHNOLOGY The ARCNN Management Committee voted on sponsoring a NOVA Nanotechnology topic on the Academy of Science website www.science.org.au/nova . This topic went online in March 2006.

See Appendix B – Nanotechnology – taking it to the people

NANOTECHNOLOGY FACT SHEETS ARCNN has engaged a Science writer to develop a series of fact sheets in the form of flyers on nanotechnology with the help of the management committee for the general public and members. The first fact sheet has been a popular one with the Young Nanoscience Ambassador Program awardees. They distributed these flyers in the schools that were visited. These articles will be a regular feature on the website.

See Appendix C for a copy of the first article in the series titled ‘Building Carbon Nanotubes’

ARCNN NANOFORUM The ARCNN NanoForum was launched in December 2006 and it is still in its initial stages. We expect that this site will be a focal point for students and researchers alike to interact and discuss all topics in the nanotechnology field.

See Appendix D – ARCNN Nanoforum on the website

NANOTECHNOLOGY FACILITIES AND CAPABILITIES REGISTER In the last few months of 2006 ARCNN developed a Nanotechnology Facilities and Capabilities Register which is connected to the ARCNN website. The aim of this register is for members to be able to look for specific nanotechnology facilities and expertise that are available across Australia.

See Appendix E – An example of a facility that is on this register.

24 DISTINGUISHED LECTURER TOURS The aim of the Distinguished Lecturer Program is to bring international experts in the field to Australia and to give lectures in various institutions across the country. This also allows young scientists to interact with internationally renowned scientists in the field and allow Australian researchers to be aware of state of the art research overseas. These visitors will act as Ambassadors for Australian Science internationally. There were five Overseas Distinguished Lecturers invited to tour Australia and talk about their fields of research and expertise. CD Video recordings of these seminars have been distributed to members free of charge based on requests received. These CD’s are very popular and we are still receiving requests for free CD’s of Distinguished Lecturer seminars presented in 2005. Copies of 2006 Distinguished Lecturer seminars and special lecture CD’s are attached.

Professor Richard Kaner Professor Richard Kaner is from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His current research focuses on novel synthetic routes to new materials including nanowires and nanofibres During his February visit to Australia, Professor Kaner gave a lecture on the topic Processable Polyaniline Nanofibres for Flash Welding, Sensors and Actuators at the following institutions: University of New South Wales, Sydney Macquarie University, Sydney The Australian National University, Canberra Monash University, Melbourne University of Tasmania, Hobart University of Queensland, Brisbane

Emeritus Prof Neville Fletcher, Prof Kaner and Prof Jagadish

Abstract By modifying the conventional chemical oxidation polymerization of aniline, we have developed two simple approaches to synthesize polyaniline nanofibres with diameters tunable from 30 to 120 nm. The key to producing pure nanofibres is to suppress secondary growth that results in agglomerated particles. Both interfacial polymerization and rapidly mixing aniline, oxidant and acid produce pure nanofibres. These processes are template-free and readily scalable. Stable and processable colloids are now available. Polyaniline nanofibres exhibit an exceptional photothermal effect in which they instantaneously melt and cross-link upon exposure to a camera flash. This novel flash welding technique can be used to form patterned nanofibre films, create polymer based nanocomposites and make asymmetric polymer membranes. These asymmetric structures can act as mechanical actuators (artificial muscles) when exposed to strong acids. Polyaniline nanofibres are useful in many applications such as resistive-type sensors where their high surface area enable very rapid response times often less than two seconds. Polyaniline nanofibres can be modified to respond to many different vapors including toxic agents such as hydrogen sulfide. The key is using a metal salt such as CuCl2 which reacts with H2S to produce CuS and HCl. This process converts a weak acid (H2S) into a strong acid (HCl), which in turn can be readily detected at very low concentrations.

25 Professor Sir Michael Pepper Prof Sir Pepper is the head of the Semiconductor Physics Group, Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University, UK. His area of research interest comprises of the following areas: Current and resistance quantisation phenomena, Measurement of electron charge, One- dimensional and zero dimensional electronic phenomena, Quantum transport in general Localisation and metal-insulator transitions, Properties of strongly interacting electron gases Bose-Einstein condensation in the solid state, Hybrid magnetic-semiconductor structures and Physics in medicine and biology

Before attending ICONN 2006 in Brisbane, he presented talks in various Australian cities. Prof Sir Pepper visited the following Universities during June: The University of New South Wales, Sydney The Australian National University, Canberra The University of Melbourne, Melbourne

Emeritus Prof Neville Fletcher, Prof Michael Pepper and Prof Jagadish

Abstract

Interaction Effects in Electron Transport in One-Dimensional Quantum Wires By means of varying the electrostatic confinement from patterned gates, electron transport in two dimensions can be converted into one, in particular the use of GaAs heterostructures has shown striking results due to the relative absence of electron scattering. Electron transport in one- dimensional ballistic quantum wires has been, by and large, described using the Landauer formula where the conductance is expressed in terms of transmission and reflection probabilities of electron waves. The overall conductance is given by T(2e2/h)n, where T is the transmission coefficient and n is the number of one-dimensional subbands occupied which can be changed by varying the confinement potential. This behaviour has been observed in very great detail and in the ballistic regime it is possible to observe wide plateaux of quantised resistance. A description beyond this non-interacting picture has now become necessary to understand some of the recent experimental observations. These include the 0.7 structure, a conductance structure at 0.7(2e2/h) in zero magnetic field, 0.7 analogue, very similar to the 0.7 structure in a high magnetic field when there is crossing of two spin levels and plateaux at 0.5 (2e2/h) observed occasionally and to which the 0.7 tends with decreasing carrier concentration. Detailed studies of the 0.7 structure suggest spontaneous lifting of the spin degeneracy as a cause, which is supported by a number of theoretical studies. Further evidence also comes from studies of thermopower, shot noise, and magnetic focusing. We will review some of these results, and present recent work on quantum wires fabricated by different techniques. 26 Professor Henry Smith

Prof Smith is the director of the NanoStructures Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. His areas of interest are nanofabrication, electronic and photonic devices, and novel applications of nanostructures

During his visit to Australia he gave talks on “Nanotechnology: Where is it headed? How to get there?” at the following Universities before travelling to Brisbane to run a short course and present a paper at ICONN 2006:

• University of New South Wales, Sydney • University of Melbourne, Melbourne • The Australian National University, Canberra

Emeritus Prof Neville Fletcher, Prof Henry Smith and Prof Jagadish

Abstract Living systems provide living proof of the importance of nanostructures, since all of their functions originate from nanoscale molecular assemblies (e.g., mitochondria, motor proteins, etc.). A living system, whether a bacterium or a human being, can be considered .information embodied in macromolecular assemblies.. The current interest in nanoscale science and engineering is aimed ultimately at achieving high functionality from molecular and nanoparticle assemblies. Such high functionality will be achieved only if we are able to introduce deterministic structural complexity i.e., information, into such assemblies. By using lithographically patterned surfaces to guide the self assembly of block copolymers, and to control the location of dislocations, we have taken the first tiny steps in the direction of putting information into nanoscale assemblies. I’ll discuss current research in nanopatterning and templated self-assembly, and extensions to greater complexity and high functionality.

Professor Heinrich Hofmann

Heinrich Hofmann is a Professor and Director of the Powder Technology Laboratory at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland.

His research areas include the synthesis of nanostructured materials based on nanoparticles and the modification of surfaces with nanoparticles using colloidal methods. The fields of application of such materials are medical and biological, (drug delivery, hyperthermia, cell separation, biosensors), electronics and sensors.

After presenting at ICONN 2006 in Brisbane, Prof Hofmann did a lecture tour in a number of Australian cities. During his stay in Canberra he also gave a talk on “Multidisciplinary Research and International Co-operation: a Challenging combination of tasks.” at the Forum for European- Australian Science and Technology Cooperation (FEAST) on the 10 July.

The Universities Prof Hofmann visited are:

• The Australian National University, Canberra • University of Melbourne, Melbourne • University of Adelaide, Adelaide

Abstract

Super magnetic particles for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Nanoparticles for biomedical applications such as target drug delivery, non-viral vectors for gene delivery, contrast agent for in vivo imaging (MRI) or in biosensors have to fulfil very different requirements simultaneously. From the biological point of view, the size plays also an important role regarding up take mechanism by cells or to control the colloidal behaviour in contact with blood. Recent results show that even more important are the nature of the biocompatible coating of the particles and properties like surface charge and zeta potential. In this presentation, methods for the synthesis of biocompatible particles with properties which fulfil the physical as well as the biological needs will be presented. The presentation will be focused on superparamagnetic particles for target drug delivery or for gene therapy. This type of nanoparticles systems, including an inorganic core and different organic molecules at the surface are difficult to synthesis, because the coatings of inorganic and/or organic nature are not always compatible regarding the colloidal stability. Additionally derivatisations with biological molecules, which are often larger then the core particle are needed. The colloidal stability of the suspension during fabrication and application is therefore one of the major challenges during synthesis of the particulate systems. In a second part a review of medical applications of such particles will be given. Especially the relationship between particle properties, including surface properties, and up-take capacity of these particles by cells will be discussed. Additionally to the particle properties, external magnetic field could have an interesting effect of transfection rate, drug targeting efficacy and the imaging process. Recent results regarding non-viral gene transfection using superparamagnetic particles and a dynamic magnetic field will be finally presented.

28 Professor Pallab Bhattacharya Prof Bhattacharya is from the Solid State Electronics Laboratory in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, at the University of Michigan. His research areas include Bacteriorhodopsin-Semiconductor Biophotonic Integrated Circuits, High Performance Quantum Dot Lasers, Lasers and Photonic Circuits on Si CMOS, Photonic Crystal Optical Microcavities, Quantum Dot Infrared Photodetectors and Imaging Arrays,Spin-Based Optoelectronics and ZnO Growth by Plasma-Assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy

During his visit to Australia, he gave talks at:

• The Australian National University • Macquarie University • The University of Melbourne

Abstract

Spin-Based Semiconductor Heterostructure Devices Semiconductor spintronics has been the subject of intensive experimental and theoretical investigations aimed at realizing devices which can outperform their charge-based counterparts, yet no commercial applications have been realized to date. To this end, we have studied the processes of spin injection, transport and detection of spin polarized carriers in compound semiconductor based devices consisting of magnetic – non-magnetic semiconductor heterostructures. Measurements on conventional spin-valves suffer from spurious contributions from anisotsopic magnetoresistance (AMR) and stray Hall voltages arising from the ferromagnetic contacts. We have studied the magnetoresistance of lateral spin-valves fabricated from an epitaxially grown MnAs/GaAs heterostructure and utilizing a Schottky tunnel barrier for efficient spin injection. A coercive field difference between the two ferromagnetic MnAs contacts is obtained by a difference in aspect ratio. Peak magnetoresistances of 3.6% at 10K and 1.1% at 125K are m channel length, which is indicative of diffusiveμmeasured for a 0.5 spin transport. The agnetoresistance increases with increasing bias and with decreasing temperature. Control experiments have been carried out with non-local spin valves and AMR devices to confirm the spin-valve effect. The spin-polarized vertical cavity surface-emitting laser (spin-VCSEL) promises a number of advantages over a conventional VCSEL – enhanced intensity and polarization stability as well as a reduced threshold current – and has potential applications in cryptographic communications and reconfigurable optical interconnects. We have recently reported the first electrically injected spin VCSEL and a reduction of threshold current in these devices through electrical injection of spin polarized electrons. An electroluminescence polarization of 23% and threshold current reduction of 11% are obtained in an electrically-pumped spin-polarized vertical-cavity surface- emitting laser. Electron spin injection is accomplished utilizing a regrown Fe/n+ Al0.1 Ga0.9 As Schottky tunnel barrier deposited around the base of the laser mesas. Negligible electroluminescence polarizations and threshold current reductions are measured for nonmagnetic and Fe-based control VCSELs, which provides convincing evidence of spin injection, transport, and detection in our spin-polarized laser. The properties of these spin-based devices will be described and discussed.

29 SPECIAL LECTURES

Special Lecture – Dr. Murali Sastry 18/4/2006

Dr Murali Sastry is the Chief Scientist at the Tata Chemicals Innovation Centre in Mumbai, India. His research interests is in the Self-assembly of nanomaterials: • Surface-modification strategies for nanoparticles with particular emphasis on bioconjugation. • Development of new synthesis processes for nanomaterials in solution, on surfaces and within designer templates • Interfacing inorganic-nanomaterials with biomacromolecules such as DNA, proteins/enzymes, whole cells etc. • New biomimetic strategies for the synthesis of minerals and nanoparticles

Prof Neville Fletcher, Dr Murali Sastry and Prof Jagadish.

ABSTRACT BIOLOGY INSPIRED NANOMATERIALS The study of the synthesis, exotic properties, assembly/packaging and potential commercial application of nanomaterials is an extremely important topic of research that is expected to have far-reaching global impact. The focus of my talk will be on an emerging branch of nanotechnology that derives its inspiration from biology. Recognizing that some of the most exquisite and highly functional nanomaterials are grown by biological systems (examples include silica by diatoms and magnetic nanoparticles by magnetotactic bacteria, many researchers have focused attention on understanding how inorganic materials are made by biological systems and attempting to replicate such processes in the lab. In my laboratory, we have investigated the use of plant organisms such as fungi in the synthesis of nanomaterials over a range of chemical compositions that include metals, metal sulfides and oxides. An exciting development is the use of plant extracts in nanoparticle synthesis wherein large concentrations of gold nanotriangles have been obtained that have potential application in cancer hyperthermia. Organisms such as fungi are not normally exposed to metal precursor stresses – that they should be capable of a broad range of biochemical transformations to negate these stresses is useful in materials chemistry and throws up exciting possibilities. Recently, we have also shown that bacteria may be ‘trained’ to synthesize magnetite when challenged with suitable iron complexes under aerobic conditions]. 30

Special Lecture - Prof Ratnesh Lal 3/5/2006 Prof Ratnesh Lal is from the Neuroscience Research Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His areas of research interest are neuroscience, nanoimaging and nanomechanics from single molecules to whole tissues.

Integrated nanoimaging systems and nanosensors for iointerfaces ”Biointerfaces, such as membrane and membrane macromolecules are nanoscale structures that define and govern complex biological systems and their physical and chemical properties. Simultaneous examination of nano-scale physical properties and functional activity and the underlying ultrastructural substrates is limited. Multi-dimensional scanning probe microscopy (MSPM) can map hysicochemical properties, including surface energy at atomic scale, interaction forces between single molecules, viscoelastic and thermal properties of complex biological specimens, and simultaneously image the underlying ultrastructure with nanometer resolution. Significantly, such studies can be performed on hydrated biological systems with online addition of physiological and pharmacological perturbations. We have used MSPM to examine physicochemical properties and direct structure-function correlation for a variety of biological systems ranging from nanometer to micrometer scale (e.g., purified biomacromolecules, cells, and tissues). Such multiscale structure-function studies have produced novel findings with direct relevance to sustenance of the biological systems. In this presentation we will discuss our results on two inter-related areas: i) how integrated muldimodal, multiscale and multidimensional AFM imaging of biological mcromoleclues (which includes ion channels and receptors) provides new understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying biological systems. ii) How AFM imaging, nanomanipulation and nanopatterning, and NanoMEMS can be used for biotechnology applications (e.g., biosensors, biomimetics).”

31 Special Lecture - Prof Renugopalakrishnan 23/6/2006 Professor Renugopalakrishnan is from the Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. His area of research is Bionanotechnology- Protein Based Memory Storage. He gave a talk on BIO MEMS at the Leonard Huxley Theatre at ANU on the 23rd of June.

Abstract: Protein-based biosensors combine the selectivity of proteins with the processing power of modern nanoelectronics and optoelectronics to offer new powerful analytical tools with major applications in technology and medical diagnostics. With the cytochrome family as a starting system, we have used two main approaches of protein engineering, rational design and combinatorial synthesis, to obtain efficient electron transfer systems for the fabrication of amperometric biosensor devices. Liposome encapsulation for immobilization would be used to make second generation biosensors, involving biomaterial mediators followed by third generation of directly coupled enzyme electrodes with no mediators on the surface of the material to facilitate cytochrome c based biosensors to improve signal/noise ratio and miniaturization. Our initial target analytes are nitric oxide and carbon monoxide, major contaminants in the atmosphere. The physical and nanostructural properties of immobilized cytochrome c and its mutants on the transducer surface have been investigated AFM) and cyclic voltammetry. These amperometric devices will be tested for their selectivity, sensitivity, accuracy, response time, recovery time and working lifetime. Our approach is unique in each step. The proprietary mutant design technology is to be used for the design of new proteins in terms of analyte specificity and amperometric redox potential. The nano scale arrangement of the biomaterial with a thin metal coating paves the way for high signal/noise ratio leading to mediatorless biosensors. A unique, cost-effective, integrated, high efficient, lab-on-a-chip device based on the technology of carbon nanotube is under development that will measure glucose, cholesterol, lipids from a single drop of blood on a single platform. When glucose oxidase, cholesterol oxidase, cholesterol esterase, lipase are coupled to carbon nanotubes (CNT), the full potential of proteins as sensors are realized to a much greater extent than protein-based biosensors. The nano-dimensions of single walled carbon nanotubes and their electronic properties make them an ideal substrate candidate for anchoring the proteins for biochemical sensing. Cholesterol composed of molecules of triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein, high- density lipoprotein, and glucose, is very important because of their crucial role in coronary heart disease and diabetes.

32 Special Lecture - Mr. Mike Treder 20/9/2006

Mr. Mike Treder is the Executive Director of the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology a non profit research and advocacy organization that promotes public awareness and education and works for the crafting of effective policy to maximize benefits and reduce dangers. He is also a professional writer, speaker and policy advocate with a background in technology and communications company management. He gave a lecture on the 20th of September at the Leonard Huxley Theatre which was jointly organized by the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the Australian National University.

Prof Neville Fletcher, Mike Treder, Prof Jagadish and Prof John Weckert

Abstract

Disruptive Abundance: Nanotechnology and Human Life Nanotechnology is the name given to a broad field of science and applications. At its most basic level— called molecular manufacturing—it involves the precise control of nanoscale structures to make shapes, devices, machines, and, ultimately, powerful products. It is not hyperbole to say that molecular manufacturing represents the next Industrial Revolution, a tool for radically transforming the world of the early 21st century. Whether that transformation is peaceful and beneficial or horrendously destructive is yet to be determined. Although advanced nanotechnology carries great promise, unwise or malicious use could seriously threaten the survival of the human race. The future of nanotechnology, once the stuff of science fiction, is rapidly approaching reality. We may be less than 15 years away from atomically precise, computer-controlled, inexpensive fabrication of complete products. The social, economic, and geopolitical implications of this technology are staggering. Rapid prototyping will allow product versions to be built and tested in hours. Nanoscale construction will provide direct access to biomedical function at the cellular level. One of the many possibilities is a system that could watch everyone, everywhere, all the time. Such an infrastructure could store, analyze, and index everything it observes and provide a godlike four-dimensional view to whoever controls the system. Like electricity or computers before it, nanotechnology will bring greatly improved efficiency and productivity in many areas of human endeavour. In its mature form, it will have significant impact on almost all industries and all parts of society. Personal nanofactories may offer better built, longer lasting, cleaner, safer, and smarter products for the home, for communications, for medicine, for transportation, for agriculture, and for industry in general. However, as a general-purpose technology, nanotech will be dual-use, meaning that in addition to its civilian applications; it will have military uses as well—making far more powerful weapons and tools of surveillance. Thus, it represents not only wonderful benefits for humanity, but also grave risks. Without some regulation, advanced nanotechnology could be extremely dangerous—but desirable to many people. In addition, manufacturing systems probably will be portable and easy to duplicate. This means it will be hard to control the use of the technology. However, overly restrictive policy will encourage uncontrolled release and a rampant black market. The challenges we face are similar to many not yet solved—but with higher stakes—and today there are many more questions than answers. Because the transformational impacts of molecular manufacturing could occur quickly and with little warning, obtaining a thorough understanding of these issues is essential and urgent.

33 Special Lecture – Prof C Jagadish Prof Jagadish was a keynote presenter in a public symposium “The Social Impact of Nanotechnology” held at the Australian National University. This symposium received a lot of press coverage and following is a copy from CSEM‘s Materials Australia Monthly September issue.

35 INTERNATIONAL VISITS BY NETWORK MEMBERS Prof Greg Tegart is an adjunct Professor at the Centre for Strategic Economic Studies at Victoria University in Melbourne. He presented a lecture titled “An Australian Viewpoint on Environmental Issues in Nanotechnologies at the Conference on Environmental Effects of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials in London in September 2006.

Prof Greg Tegart’s report

REPORT ON PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCE ON “ENVIRONMENTAL

EFFECTS OF NANOPARTICLES AND NANOMATERIALS”,

LONDON, 18/19 SEPTEMBER 2006

Background During preparations for a private trip to Europe in September/October 2006, I became aware of a conference on”Environmental Effects of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials” to be held in London at the time of my visit there. Given my recent role as Study Leader of the National Academies Forum report on “Environmental, Social, Legal and Ethical Aspects of the Development of Nanotechnologies in Australia”, this seemed an excellent opportunity to gain a view of relevant developments in the UK. I contacted one of the organizers, Dr Richard Handy of the University of Southampton and was invited to participate and give a lecture on the Australian view of the topic. About 80 people attended the conference which was held in the Linnean Society Meeting Room in Burlington House, Piccadilly. Most were from the UK but there were several from Europe and the US.

Format of the Conference There were four sessions covering: Exposure: Environmental Fate and Behavior of Engineered Nanoparticles; Hazard: Effects of Engineered Nanoparticles on Organisms in the Environment; Research Programmes and Opportunities; and Risk Management and Risk Communication. A program with abstracts of the presentations is held by the ARCNN office. Finally, there was a Plenary Session which attempted to draw out a set of conclusions and proposals for action. There was also a poster session which was limited by the available space to 12 posters from postgraduate students. Abstracts of these are given in the program. The main points emerging from each session were:

Session 1 The session dealt with the introduction of engineered nanoparticles into natural aquatic environments. The main point emphasized by several speakers was that there are already a wide variety of nanoparticles of different compositions and shapes in natural systems such as rivers, groundwater and seawater. Some of these arise from leaching of soils producing organic nanoparticles and biopolymers, others from runoff from surfaces through storm water (often containing metallic nanoparticles, e.g. from fuel combustion), some from mechanical breakdown of polymer packaging materials. 36 What happens when engineered nanoparticles are accidentally or deliberately introduced in these environments? As several speakers showed, there are complex interactions at the surfaces of the introduced particles which change their agglomeration behavior, particularly the range of pH in which this occurs. The role of humic acid is particularly important. This has major implications for the proposed use of engineered nanoparticles for remediation of groundwater and supports the strong stand taken in the Royal Society/Royal Academy of Engineering report on limiting such applications until more is understood. These surface interactions can also alter the size and shape of engineered nanoparticles in aqueous environments.

Session 2 The session dealt with the interaction of engineered nanoparticles with living organisms. Several dealt with aquatic species such as fish and mussels while others dealt with soil species such as soil bacteria and earthworms. The two striking results from the aquatic studies were firstly, the difficulty experienced in getting nanomaterials of different types dispersed in water, and secondly the largely negative results of toxicity from a variety of nanomaterials such as fullerenes, carbon nanotubes ,titania, cadmium selenide and polymer spheres. However there were some behavioural changes detected. The first result suggests that accidental escape of nanomaterials into water may be less of a problem than expected because they quickly aggregate and are hard to disperse again, even with ultrasonics. The second result suggests that the organic solvents used to keep nanoparticles in dispersion may have contributed to some of the earlier positive results as suggested by some researchers. Several of the speakers stated that the manufacturers give very little information on their products, making comparison of nominally similar materials difficult. There was little or no evidence of toxicity in the other species studied.

Session 3 The session dealt with activities on environmental studies of nanotechnologies in the US, UK and the EU (both through the Framework Program and in the Joint Research Centre). While there appears to be considerable bureaucratic activity, the money being spent on research in this area is still a small proportion of the total research effort. Many gaps in knowledge have been identified, as noted above, and there is considerable criticism by influential scientists and learned bodies, e.g. the recent two-year review by RS/RAE, of progress of Government actions in response to their report.

Session 4 The session dealt with risk management and risk communication. While the UK is active in trying to develop a “whole-of-government “approach with 5 Task Forces across Departments, they have only just instituted a voluntary reporting scheme for handling of nanomaterials. Again there is criticism that this is insufficient and there are serious gaps and inadequacies in existing regulations. There are fears that industry is moving too rapidly for the regulators. In the case of the EU there are attempts to map gaps in existing regulations from a life cycle perspective. The aim is to use existing regulations where possible and only amend as necessary. However it is clear that the issue of definition of nanomaterials is critical. The existing broad chemical definitions are inadequate and there is work in the US and Europe on categorizing nanomaterials in terms of shape and physical properties. This will be an essential input to the work of ISO/ TC 229 and to Standards Australia activities. I presented a paper on Australia’s activities on environmental aspects of nanotechnologies. The paper was well received and I have established a number of useful links. 37 Plenary Session Time was limited but a number of important topics were identified as: • Need for clear characterization of nanomaterials for research projects on toxicology • Need for manufacturers to be more open about their products, particularly solvents used to maintain dispersion • Are effects due to individual nanoparticles or agglomerations of nanoparticles? • Be prepared for surprises-nanoparticles may behave quite differently in the real world! Complex interactions with other chemicals, organic materials and bacteria can change surface activity and hence behavior. • Breakdown products of nanomaterials need to be considered in toxicity studies. • More research is needed on factors affecting water quality which could alter behavior of nanoparticles. • Food products need to be considered in uptake of nanoparticles –some work on vegetables in the US? • Databases on behavior of engineered nanomaterials may need to be tailored for particular applications. • Risk management needs to be considered more carefully, particularly the application of existing regulations to engineered nanomaterials.

Summing Up There is clearly a need for more work in this area and Australian researchers will need to keep in touch with their colleagues overseas. I distributed some copies of the NanoSafe newsletter to stimulate communication and also gave the website for the NAF report. Richard Handy will write a summary for journal publication. There was strong support for another conference in 2007 and Richard has just informed me that it will be held in London on September 25/26. I hope that Australia can be represented.

Report by Professor Greg Tegart Centre for Strategic Economic Studies Victoria University Melbourne

38 SHORT TERM VISITS

Mr. Joshua Toomey – visit to the Australian National University ARCNN provided support for Joshua Toomey from Macquarie University whose area of research is chaotic semi conductor lasers. He visited the department of Electronic Material Engineering at the Australian National University to observe and assist with fabrication and preliminary characterization of quantum dot laser devices.

Copy of report from Joshua Toomey Joshua Toomey Physics Department Macquarie University ~ Sydney

ARCNN Short Visit Report The funding provided by ARCNN was used for travel from Macquarie University (MQU) to the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra from 27th November to 1st December 2006. The money was spent on travel (petrol costs), accommodation at Ursula Hall at ANU and meals. Summary of benefits: • Established a positive collaboration with the group at ANU. • Knowledge gained from ANU personnel was very useful and has helped to enhance my understanding of nano-scale device manufacturing. • The use of specialised ANU equipment and facilities was extremely beneficial and would not have been possible at my home university. • The detailed characterisation of the laser devices developed will be mutually beneficial for both groups. The goal of this visit was to work with the Electronic Materials Engineering (EME) group at ANU in the fabrication and preliminary characterisation of quantum dot lasers to be used in my PhD project on nonlinear dynamics of semiconductor lasers. I worked primarily with PhD Student Sudha Mokkapati, who processed several devices and went through all the steps with me. Dr Hoe Tan also showed me the steps involved in metal organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) fabrication of the wafer from which the lasers were made. Preliminary characterisation of the devices was carried out while at ANU using standard methods involving measurements of threshold current density, slope efficiency and peak optical wavelength. This characterisation was performed on lasers of various lengths and also lasers with a passive waveguide regions. Several of the devices were then taken to Macquarie University for further high resolution optical frequency spectrum and RF noise characterisation. This has yet to be done as some mechanical workshop parts are required for implementation and some optics need to be sourced. These devices will be mounted appropriately so they may be operated CW and implemented in a feedback system to operate them chaotically. Such a system would have applications in optical secure communication systems. A detailed study of the nonlinear dynamics produced by the system will be performed and any differences which may be attributable to the different forms of the nanofabrication of the devices can be identified. It is likely that a publication will result from these investigations. Another short visit has already been approved for funding and is planned to occur during the first half of 2007. This second visit will be to follow up any issues that arise from further study of the devices back at MQU. It is planned that one goal is to coat the facets of the quantum dot lasers with reflective/anti- reflective coatings. The lasers with integrated passive waveguide section could have one end coating so as to form an integrated external cavity laser. This type of device operating chaotically may have applications in secure communication systems.

39 Mr. Devin Ramdutt – visit to the University of Queensland ARCNN provided support for Devin Ramdutt from the Australian National University whose area of research interest is sputter deposition, thin films, plasma polymers and biotechnological applications and fuel cells. He visited the Australian Institute for Bionanotechnology and Nanotechnology at the University of Queensland. Devin’s application was supported by his supervisor Prof Rod Boswell and Dr Andrew Dicks.

Copy of report from Devin Ramdutt.

ARC Nanotechnology Network funding report for lab visit to the Australian Institute for Biotechnology and Nanotechnology (AIBN) at the University of Queensland. As per the details in the grant proposal I, Devin Ramdutt, undertook a week-long trip to the University of Queensland to work with Dr Andre Dicks. The aim of the visit was to discuss several aspect of the collaborative fuel cell project our group has with Dr Dicks as well as begin several experiments on characterisation of different components of a PEM fuel cell. These experiments included proton conductivity measurements, a.c. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (a.c.EIS) and Cyclic Voltammetry (CV). As the lab in which the work was undertaken had only just been opened, many of the laboratory systems were not operational and much time was spent on setting up the experiment and appreciating the limitations of the new labs. This visit had a very positive effect on the lab, the students and post docs with which I worked as it meant new experiments were possible. I aided in the set up for the use of hydrogen and oxygen gas in the laboratory as well as providing solutions for dealing with the hydrogen exhaust. Hydrogen, oxygen and air humidification systems were also set up including heat baths to maximize water uptake of the gases. There were initial complications with the experiments however these were overcome once the gas humidification system was installed. Both a.c.EIS and CV experiments performed well, with reasonable results obtained, and more importantly, I gained the knowledge to be able to set up those experiments in our lab here in Canberra. Unfortunately the proton conductivity measurements did not go as planned as the results obtained did not correspond to the observed operation of the fuel cell. The issues relating to this may be investigated on a subsequent visit. An example of the measured current/voltage curve is shown below. The measured current for a given voltage was lower by factor of about 2 compared to the results obtained in our lab in Canberra. This is likely to be due to the fuel cell in Canberra being pressurized, giving a larger output power for a given quantity of fuel.

40 Examples of a.c.EIS are shown in the following two graphs. The first graphs shows spectroscopy data for a fuel cell running with a plasma sputtered anode produced in our lab and a commercial reference cathode. The decreasing semi-circle diameter of each spectra correlates with a decrease in the operational voltage. The diameter is a measure of the charge transfer resistance of the fuel cell indicating that as the operating voltage decreases and hence the current flow increase, the resistance to the flow of protons through the conducting membrane in the fuel cell decreases. The second graph is of a single spectrum obtained at 0.4 V for a fuel cell running a plasma sputtered anode and cathode. The main differences between this spectrum and the previous spectra are the large drop on the charge transfer resistance and the fact that the latter spectra crosses the Z′ axis twice. The fact that it crosses the axis at the higher value suggests there is a reduced capacitive effect in the fuel cell, however on the lower end, the spectra drops below zero suggesting a inductive effect. As yet no reason has been found for the marked reduction in the charge transfer resistance although it may have been an error with the data acquisition system as there were initial complications and the first graph was one of the first obtained.

This visit enabled me to discuss with Dr Dicks the future of our ARC funded research project as well as ideas for several papers that will be published in 2007. We were also able to discuss the organization of the World Hydrogen Energy Conference (WHEC) to be held in Brisbane in 2008 for which he is chair, as well as several workshops on hydrogen we wish to organise prior to this event so as to maximise Australia’s input to the conference. As far as I am aware the majority of the goals as set out in the grant proposal have been achieved and the funding has been used appropriately according to the rules of the ARC Nanotechnology Network. Devin Ramdutt

41 Dr Richard Sewell – Visit to Latrobe University ARCNN provided support for Dr Richard Sewell from the University of Western Australia whose area of research is Molecular Beam Epitaxy. He visited Latrobe University for the purposes of x-ray characterization of mercury cadmium telluride. Richard’s application was supported by his supervisor A/Prof John Dell and a/Prof Brian Usher from Latrobe University.

43 OVERSEAS TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS Opportunities for Five Overseas Travel Fellowships valued at up to $5,000 each are offered every 6 months. This is a mechanism whereby Australian students and early career researchers can visit overseas laboratories to gain new skills and training in this emerging field of research. These fellowships are also offered for attending International Summer Schools of minimum one week duration, or longer. Applications are ranked and Fellowships awarded to the top 5 ranked applications.

Ms Christina Cortez – visit to the University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France. ARCNN provided support for Miss Christina Cortez from the University of Melbourne to visit the University of Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France. Her area of research is Biofunctionalization of nano-and mircroparticles for biological applications, particularly cell targeting and sensing. Her application was supported by her supervisor Professor Frank Caruso and Professor Pierre Schaaf from the University of Louis Pasteur.

Copy of report from Christina Cortez.

ARCNN OVERSEAS TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP REPORT

CHRISTINA CORTEZ The University of Melbourne, VIC Host: Professor Pierre Schaaf, Institut Charles Sadron, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Louis Pasteur, 6 rue Boussingault, 67083 Strasbourg Cedex, France Date of visit: September 4, 2006 – November 27, 2006 The major purpose of the research visit at the Institute of Charles Sadron in Strasbourg was to apply the collaborating group’s expertise on biomaterials in the preparation of drug delivery capsules for cancer cell targeting. Faced with the many challenges that exist when working with biomaterials, I was able to draw on both the skills and expertise of my host group and our own experience to come to a workable system. I gained valuable knowledge in the manipulation of biodegradable systems and gained an insight into other related scientific areas from discussions with other students and scientists at the Institute. The international conference I attended during my visit was also an excellent way to showcase our work in Australia and develop ideas from the interesting science that was presented. In terms of career development, the overseas experience has made me adaptable not only in a different area of study but also in terms of the culture in other scientific institutions. While, scientific result-wise, I did not achieve all that I intended to while in Strasbourg, more importantly, the collaboration between the two groups is continuing with a research fellow from my host group in Strasbourg currently spending time in our lab in Melbourne to further develop this promising collaboration. This, I believe, achieves one of the main aims of this excellent program provided by the ARCNN. A scientific report of my work in Strasbourg is attached and it is anticipated that after further experiments in Melbourne, the report can be submitted as a full publication in a reputable journal. Again, I express my sincere gratitude to the ARCNN for awarding me with an Overseas Travel Fellowship to accomplish this invaluable and enjoyable experience.

Mr. Dane McCamey – visit to the Technical University of Munich, Germany. ARCNN provided support for Mr. Dane McCamey from the University of New South Wales to visit the Technical University of Munich in Germany. His area of research is experimental condensed matter physics- spin dependant transport in nanostructures. His application was supported by his supervisor Professor R.G Clark and Dr. Martin Brandt from the Walter Schottky Institute.

Copy of report from Dane McCamey

Aim of Visit The aim of this visit was to attempt to unambiguously measure electron spin resonance from as few as 10 phosphorus donors in silicon. To achieve this, a new generation of devices was fabricated. These devices have arsenic leads, which have resonant spectra different to that of P. This ensures that any P signal observed is due only to those P donors implanted into the sample region. Also, as the number of spins is so small, we hoped to resolve the spectra of individual donors, which will each have a slightly different resonant frequency due to the random distribution of Si in the material. This would be a major result in semiconductor spin resonance research. Samples were also fabricated on isotopically purified Si. These samples were hoped to show a much longer relaxation time than samples in natural Si, due to the reduction in inhomogeneous broadening of the resonant line, It was hoped this would help increase the sensitivity of the measurements, as well as increase our understanding of the effect of conduction electrons on the decoherence times of the system.

Scientific Benefits of Visit This visit allowed the novel combination of two difficult techniques, nanoscale fabrication by a combination of electron beam lithography and ion-implantation (UNSW/UMelb), and electrically detected magnetic resonance (WSI). A high level of expertise in the fabrication of nano-electronic devices via EBL and ion implantation exists at UNSW. Devices consisting of small implanted clusters of phosphorus in silicon are routinely fabricated, with dimensions as small as 50nm x50n,. The group also has the ability to detect the implantation of a single ion, which provides a pathway to future work on devices with single donors. The group at WSI is a world leader in electrical detection of magnetic resonance. The group possesses several ESR platforms that have been highly customized for EDMR experiments, and thus equipment is integral to the success of these experiments.

Scientific Conclusions The ability to electrically measure the spin resonance of 50 donors in the solid state has been demonstrated. This provides a strong indication that the EDMR method will allow the detection of single spins with the improvements to the sample architecture, particularly by further restricting the current path. EDMR has also been used as a metrology tool, allowing sensitive measurement of the background donor density in isotopic ally purified 28Si. The measurement of that currently

45 available 28Si needs improvement to allow large scale few spin experiments. It has also allowed us to confirm that the isotopic purity of the material is high.

Future Work The results of these experiments are promisiong for future work. By further restricting the current path (perhaps via etching of the sample) it is conceivable that the signal can be greatly increased. This will allow the study of single ions, which can be implanted with unitary control5. Also, it will be interesting to see if the samples used in these experiments are compatible with pulsed EDMR, which would allow the time domain observation of the quantum mechanical effects that underlie quantum information processing.

Other Activities During the visit, I was also fortunate to be invited to speak at the International Workshop in Solid State Based Quantum Information Processing. This 3 day workshop was held at Herrsching, Germany, and was attended by approximated 100 scientists and engineers. The talk I presented was titled “Spin and Charge properties of Si:P probed using ion implanted nanostructures’, and was well received. This was my first invited talk and provided great experience which will contribute to future presentation of my work.

Achievement of Fellowship Aims As well as experimental aims, this visit was intended to enhance the career development of the recipient. Below I outline the ways in which the fellowship aims have been fulfilled.

Career Development During this visit I learned new skills, which will no doubt enhance future career prospects. I will also be able to interact with a number of leaders in the field of few spin detection and isotopic control of semiconductor elements. This has contributed to my understanding of the global directions this research is taking, which will benefit me in career decisions. Also the ability to participate in a complex international collaboration at an early stage of my career has provided me with a good understanding of both the advantages and difficulties of such a venture, which will allow me to develop future similar activities independently.

Skills development and transfer of knowledge The ability to work with one of the worlds leading EDMR groups has added to my ability to perform difficult EDMR experiments, as well as improved my understanding of the underlying processes that contribute to the signal that is observed. This will allow me to improve the design of experiments, improving the likelihood of future achievements in this area. I also gained more insight into the materials problems associated with EDMR of nanostructures. This understanding will be critical for future development of this project towards the single spin element.

Publication It is envisaged that the work undertaken during this visit will be submitted for publication in a leading physics journal. It will also contribute a great deal to my PhD thesis. Initial measurements during this visit were used in a minor way in a submission to Applied Physics Letters, which is currently in the review process. It is my view that the fellowship aims have been fulfilled.

Comment of the fellowship Scheme I would like to make some personal comments on the worth of the Fellowship Scheme from the perspective of a recipient and student. This scheme provides the ability for early career researchers (which I consider myself as a PhD student to be) to benefit from the experience of research in a leading group; in another country. This opportunity, whilst not critical to the success of such a researcher, certainly provides the researcher with a distinct advantage. The ideas and results that arise during research visits tend to surpass those envisaged a t the outset of a collaborative research effort. The mixing of ideas and perspectives in a important component for the success of high quality research. The (comparatively) small community of nanotechnology researchers in Australia benefit greatly from such interactions. As a result, I believe that this scheme is extremely important as a contributor to the continued excellence of the nanotechnology effort in Australia. It is also important that the interaction of early career researchers with other ECR’s is appreciated and encouraged. The cohort supported by this scheme is the one which will provide the leaders of independent research groups in a decade, and the leaders of Australia science in two decade. It is important that these people be given every opportunity to interact with people who will hold similar positions globally. In providing opportunities for this type of interaction, the Fellowship scheme is providing an important service to the future of nanotechnology research in Australia.

Thanks and Acknowledgements I wish to thank the ARC Nanotechnology Network for Travel Fellowship, which enabled my visit to the WSI. I would like to thank Dr Martin Brandt for allowing me to visit and work in his group at the WSI, as well as providing great insight into the experimental work undertaken. I would also like to thank Hans Huebl, a PhD student in the group, for the time and effort he has contributed in teaching me the basics of EDMR measurements and to the subsequent analysis of the data, Thanks also to all the staff and students at the WSI who made the visit such a memorable scientific and social adventure. Thanks must also go to the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computer Technology, and my supervisor Professor Robert Clark for additional financial support, as well as the opportunity to participate in such a worthwhile collaboration.

Dane R McCamey July 2006

Mr. Jasek Jasieniak – visit to the University of Padua, Italy. ARCNN provided support for Mr Jasek Jasieniak from the University of Melbourne to visit the University of Padua in Italy. His area of research is synthesis of highly luminescent II_VI semiconductor nanocrystals and their surface properties. His application was supported by his supervisor Professor Paul Mulvaney and Professor Alessandro Martucci from the University of Padua.

Copy of report from Jasek Jasieniak. ARCNN Overseas Travel Report Period Spent at the University of Padova 9th April – 9th July

Background The rapid progression of knowledge in nanoparticle surface functionalization over the last ten years has led to a significant increase in the understanding of specific solvent-ligand and ligand- surface interactions. By carefully manipulating the surface chemistry of nanoparticles through the judicious use of selective bi-function ligands, solubility can now be afforded in almost any imaginable solvent. Only recently however, has this understanding been extended to the use of high-quality nanoparticles as ‘building-blocks’ in various solid-state host-matrices. Our own efforts have already shown that such systems can exhibit some truly unique properties, and in particular with regards to this project, extremely high yields of photoluminescence. For nanometer sized semiconductor nanoparticles the emission wavelength is strongly dependent on their radius. This means that the emission wavelength can be readily tuned; in the case of CdSe this tunability occurs over the entire visible spectrum.

Project Goals The main goal of this project was to combine engineered CdSe based nanocrystals and sol-gel matrices thereby creating highly luminescent inorganic composites. By combining the highest quality nanoparticles and the most appropriate sol-gel matrices we endeavoured to determine the factors that will contribute to photo-stability of both spontaneous emission, and amplified stimulated emission in such systems. The second branch of research was based on using the x-ray lithography facilities at Eletrra to pattern quantum dot doped sol-gel matrices for the purpose of advance composite waveguide generation. By using an appropriate mask we aimed to fabricate microscopic structures that were highly luminescent with potential use as optically active pillar waveguides.

Project Outcomes and Future Outlook By utilizing the facilities at a number of research institutions, significant progress was made with regards to the main objectives of this project. The three month project, funded in part through the ARCNN overseas travel fellowship, has pushed the materials beyond what was thought possible before the project was undertaken. It was determined that this matrix possesses both a high refractive index and is ‘compatible’ with CdSe based quantum dots. This selection of matrix also led to a high degree of photo-stability of the nanoparticles in air and at room

48 temperature. Furthermore near stable amplified stimulated emission was observed for nanocrystals in ZrO2 matrices. Lithographically patterning quantum dot composite structures was also highly successful. During the time allocated on the LILIT beamline, microscopic structures were etched into the composite material, resulting in highly luminescent and well defined structures. Linear ridge waveguide geometries were clearly achieved (see Figure 1), however the high aspect ratios required for the pillar structures caused for composite-substrate adhesion problems. X-ray beam time is the most vital ingredient for further progress, and it is hoped that the experience gained at Eletrra can be utilized when the new synchrotron is operational in Melbourne.

Figure 1: Etched structures of (a) green and (b) red QDs in an organically modified SiO2-ZrO2 composite. Acquired Skills: The main objective of my project is the development of quantum dot devices. While in Italy we managed to show the stable quantum dot ‘lasing’. In this process, skills were acquired in setting up femto-second lasers and the associated hands-on skills necessary to take lasing measurements. Since arriving back in Australia, I have managed to observe lasing here at the University of Melbourne, which is indeed an indication that the skills learnt overseas were beneficial for my project here. Additionally, I had experience in using the lithographic facilities at the Eletrra synchrotron. This provided me with a sound basis on what procedures are involved in lithographic process. While these skills are not essential to my project here in Melbourne, they may be in the future with a lithographic station being opening up here at the Melbourne synchrotron soon

General Comments The expertise in sol-gel chemistry provided by both my hosting supervisor and the Italian PhD students were invaluable. Establishing reproducible methodologies of incorporating nanoparticles into sol-gel matrices was a vital step for my PhD project and in this regard it has meant that a lot of progress has come quickly. Moreover the contacts that I made during the trip have created a lot of opportunities for me following my PhD candidature. I would like to personally thank the ARCNN and the ARC for offering me the overseas travel scholarship. The backing provided me with adequate funds to visit Eletrra twice, afford food and accommodation, not to mention piece of mind in a foreign country. Furthermore, I am delighted to inform the council that I will acknowledge the financial backing that I have received through the ARCNN overseas travel scholarship in two forthcoming publications. The trip was one of great success for me personally and academically. 49

Mr. Toby Hopf – visit to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA. ARCNN provided support for Mr Toby Hopf from the University of Melbourne to visit the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His area of research is creation of nanoscale devices fabricated by the counted implantation of single atoms, using a low-energy ion beam. His application was supported by his supervisor Professor David Jamieson and Professor Alessandro Martucci from the University of Padua.

REPORT ON OUTCOMES OF OVERSEAS TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP I spent approximately eight weeks at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the period of September – October 2006, undertaking research utilizing a highly-charged ion beam in Dr. Thomas Schenkel’s group. The major aim of this research was to see whether highly-charged ions could be used to facilitate the detection of single ions implanted into a silicon substrate. In Melbourne we have developed and optimized a technique for the detection of single low-energy phosphorus ions implanted into silicon, that uses the impact of 31P+ ions to generate an ionization signal in the substrate, which is then collected to verify the implantation of a single ion. It was hoped that the use of higher charge states – with their higher associated potential energy – would lead to an increase in this ionization signal, and so be a useful improvement to the single ion detection technique. In order to perform these experiments, a number of detectors that had been fabricated in Melbourne were brought up to the Lawrence Berkeley Lab. These detectors first had to be integrated into the ion beam chamber there, which required significant modifications to the sample holder stage, and then the electronic noise of this system had to reduced to an acceptable level, which also required further changes. This work occupied the first four weeks of my time at the lab. The last four weeks were taken up with doing the actual experiments. The main focus of the work was to do a series of implants with ions of an equal kinetic energy but with differing charge states (and hence potential energies) to see the effect this had on the total ionization generated by the ions. It was found, counter-intuitively, that for both argon and xenon ions the total ionization obtained actually decreased as the charge state of the ions increased. These unexpected results can be explained as a combination of two effects. Firstly, the highly-charged ions are completely neutralized within the 5 nm surface oxide layer that lies on top of the detector substrate, and hence deposit all of their excess potential energy in this oxide layer. Since the mean free path of carriers generated in the oxide will be extremely low (less than 1 nm), very few of these will actually be able to make it to the silicon detection area, and so will not be able to contribute to the ionization signal. This first effect explains why there is no increase seen in ionization signals for highly-charged ions, but it does not explain the actual decrease in the signal. To justify this, one must look to the 1993 paper of J.P. Biersack (Nucl. Inst. & Meth. B, 80 (1993) 12-15), who showed that the nuclear stopping power in silicon dioxide is greatly increased by an increase in the charge state of the incident ion. For this reason, highly- charged ions traversing the 5 nm oxide surface layer will experience an increased rate of stopping, losing more of their energy within this region, and hence enter the silicon with a lower energy than an ion with a lower charge state. This effect can explain the decrease in the ionization signal with increasing charge state that was observed in our experiments. After returning from Berkeley, this work has subsequently been presented as a poster at the Australian Institute of Physics 17th National Congress in Brisbane, and we are currently working to turn it into a paper to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Dr Wenrong Yang – visit to Hokkaido University, Japan.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY Dr. Wenrong Yang SYDNEY 2052 AUSTRALIA

February 12, 2007

In this report, I summarized my scientific visit to Prof. Shen Ye’s group at Hokkaido University in Japan, the research project we have been working is Exploiting Electron Transfer Properties of Norbornylogous Bridges for Advanced Electronics Materials. Self-assmbly of monolayers of Norbornylogous bridges covalently bound to gold electrodes has been studied in situ FT-IR with electrochemistry. We have clearly demonstrated a relatively straightforward method for measuring spatial orientation between the redox molecules (Fc) on the end of the bridges and the surface. The knowledge gained will be exploited in the development of novel biosensors for environmental and health monitoring and new highly efficient solar cells for energy conversion. I have learned some of the important skills in surface vibration spectroscopy and preparation technique of gold single crystals through this visit. Based on this visit, I have established a close contact with Prof. Shen Ye about our research, and we have been working on the details of the project. Following manuscripts are preparing for publication at high quality international journals. • Monitoring Electron Transfer in Norbornylogous Bridges Self-Assembled Monolayer by in Situ Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy

Further, this visit undoubtedly gave me a great opportunity to establish a long-term collaboration with Prof. Shen Ye’s group at Hokkaido University in Japan. Through this visit, it would be greatly helpful for my future research.

Dr. Wenrong Yang

Mr. Thomas Rufford – visit to the National Institute of Advances Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan.

Scope of Report This report describes a research visit by Thomas Rufford, a PhD student in the ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials at the University of Queensland, to the Energy Storage Materials Group of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan. The visit was supported financially by an Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network Overseas Travel Fellowship.

Host Institute Background My visit at AIST was to the Energy Technology Research Institute (ETRI) in Tsukuba. My collaboration in the ETRI was with the Energy Storage Materials Group led by Dr Hiroaki Hatori. Dr Hatori’s group studies the preparation and properties of carbon materials for applications such as capacitors, carbon electrodes and hydrogen storage.

Scientific Background Hydrogen is considered one of the best alternatives energy carriers to fossil-fuels as it can be utilised cleanly in a fuel cell. However, a key technical challenge to the wide spread use of hydrogen in mobile applications is the development of effective hydrogen storage technologies. The conventional methods of storing hydrogen as a cryogenic liquid or a high-pressure compressed gas are restricted by the high energy cost of the liquefaction and compression processes, and by their low volumetric hydrogen densities. Metal hydrides and high surface area materials, such as carbon, are alternatives to the conventional hydrogen storage technologies. My current research concerns production of magnesium – carbon nanomaterials for hydrogen storage from a “bottom-up-approach” rather than the “top-down” milling approach abundant in the literature.

Visit Objectives The scientific objectives of the visit, as stated in the fellowship application, were:

• To design a method for synthesising magnesium hydride (MgH2) nanoparticles within the pores of the carbon structure, and • To evaluate the carbon-magnesium hydride materials for use as hydrogen storage materials.

This study involved the synthesis of magnesium loaded activated carbon fibre (Mg loaded ACF), investigation of the thermal decomposition of the magnesium precursors on the ACF by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and temperature programmed desorption (TPD), and finally measurement of the H2 adsorption capacity of the Mg loaded ACF.

Scientific Conclusions In this work we have identified a set of conditions required for the synthesis of Mg loaded carbon. We found that under N2 and H2 it was possible to reduce MgCl2 impregnated on ACF as observed by TGA. However the nature of the Mg on the ACF surface has not yet been confirmed by any compositional analysis. TPD-MS measurement confirmed that MgCl2 did not have a catalytic effect on the gasification of the carbon support under H2 gas flow.

52 SEM images of MgCl2 loaded ACF treated under Argon and later exposed to air show a thin layer, approximately 1 μm thickness, of a non-conductive MgO on the surface of the ACF.

At 300ºC and an initial pressure of 2.25 MPa the overall H2 uptake on the Mg loaded ACF material prepared from MgCl2 was just 0.4%wt after 1200 minutes. Whilst the overall uptake on the Mg loaded ACF material is well below the required capacity for a practical H2 storage material, when considered on the basis of H2 uptake on the Mg, only the Mg loaded on ACF exhibits improved H2 uptake and kinetics compared to the powder Mg material.

Future Work The research completed during the visit to AIST has helped to identify a synthesis route for Mg loaded carbon. However, several key questions are still to be addressed in this work. For example, compositional analysis of the Mg loaded ACF after heat treatment is required to confirm the state of the Mg on the carbon surface. The transfer of Mg containing samples between synthesis apparatus and characterisation instruments without exposure to air, or moisture, remains a challenge and we are continuing to investigate appropriate techniques for this analysis. During the three month visit it was not possible to complete all planned TPD experiments and we chose to focus on the MgCl2 loaded ACF whilst I was in Japan. The TPD analysis of Mg(NO3)2 loaded ACF remains of interest for the study of high surface area carbon materials, a product of the thermal decomposition NO2 being a known carbon activating agent. Dr Takagi will continue these TPD experiments from April 2007. I will continue to work on Mg loaded carbon materials for my PhD research. The next phase of my project will focus on increasing the Mg loading on the carbon support, including the use of carbon materials with mesoporous structure. Further H2 storage measurements will be conducted at the University of Queensland during 2007.

Other Activities Other activities completed during my stay in Japan included: • A seminar on the work conducted during the visit presented to members of the Energy Storage Materials Group. • A one day visit to the Suzuki Shokan Gas Equipment factory for inspection and training in use of a high-pressure H2 adsorption instrument recently purchased by UQ. This instrument was installed at the ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials at UQ in January 2007. • Attendance at the 2007 Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology Exhibition held in Kitakyushuu. Highlights of the exhibition included a ride in a Toyota Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle (HFCV), a demonstration hydrogen refuelling bowser, discussions with several researchers in the field of hydrogen storage technology and a tour of the All Nippon Steel Company’s hydrogen production plant and paper recycling plant.

Achievement of Fellowship Aims

Career Development Access to the equipment at AIST during my visit allowed the collection of a large amount of data on the process of magnesium – carbon nanostructure synthesis. This has allowed me to progress my PhD research more quickly than I could have at the University of Queensland facilities. At this stage of my research career submitting a quality PhD thesis within an acceptable time frame is my highest priority career goal. 53 The ARCNN Overseas Fellowship has allowed me to be involved in an international collaboration project at an early stage of my research career. Through this project I have gained a better understanding of key factors required to make international collaborations a success, such as the need for detailed planning of experiments in advance, assigning clear responsibilities between the parties involved and maintaining effective communication throughout the life of the project. In regards to more general career development, living in Tsukuba provided the opportunity for interaction with researchers from a wide range of scientific fields and from many different countries. High quality nanoscience and nanotechnology research is being conducted at a number of institutes in Tsukuba. During informal interactions with other scientists I learnt about interesting research currently occurring not just in Japan but in other parts of the world. The network of friendships formed will be very useful when considering future employment opportunities.

Skills Development Key skills developed during this scientific visit included: • Rotary evaporation technique for impregnation of metals on high surface area materials. • Extensive use of thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). While I had previously used this technique at UQ whilst I was at AIST I was the only researcher using the TGA in the lab and thus was able to learn a great deal about the limitations of the technique and maintenance of the instrument. • Temperature programmed desorption coupled with mass spectrometry. Under the supervision of Dr Takagi I developed skills in designing experiments, carrying out measurements and analysing data from the TPD-MS instrument. • Handling of materials under an inert atmosphere in glove-box. • Basic Japanese language skills, as well as an increased understanding of the Japanese cultural and scientific working environments.

Knowledge Transfer Dr Hatori’s group at AIST are experts in the field of nanostructured carbon materials and during this visit I gained knowledge on various carbon synthesis techniques, characterisation methods and property testing. Outside of my own project area, I was able to learn from the other group members about electrochemical testing of carbon materials for application of capacitors. I brought to the Energy Storage Materials Group knowledge of the use of metal hydrides as hydrogen storage materials and also knowledge of different industrial processes from my previous experience as an oil refinery engineer. I was able to discuss my experiences with various hydrocarbon catalyst processes with the researchers at AIST.

Publishing Plans We expect to be able to publish at least one paper on the decomposition of Mg salts on carbon materials. However, as previously mentioned there are several questions that need to be addressed in this work before finalisation of a paper. There is the possibility of a second paper on the hydrogen storage properties of the Mg loaded ACF following completion of the hydrogen storage measurements at UQ later in 2007.

Scope for future collaborations

54 My visit to AIST built on an existing link between the Energy Storage Materials Group at AIST and the ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials at UQ. Dr Takagi and I still have further work to complete on the Mg loaded carbon project and we will both be continuing this work in 2007. Dr Takagi and I have discussed the possibility of working together on this project and possibly other carbon nanomaterial projects in the future. The collaboration between AIST and UQ will continue with another student from UQ planning a visit to the Energy Storage Materials Group to work with Dr Takagi in late 2007.

Acknowledgements I would like to acknowledge the ARC Nanotechnology Network for the financial support of this visit to the AIST Japan. I am extremely grateful to the host researchers Dr Hideyuki Takagi and group leader Dr Hiaroki Hatori for facilitating my visit to AIST and for their scientific guidance during my stay. I also wish to acknowledge the assistance provided by the other members of the Energy Storage Materials Group laboratory. Thank-you to the ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials at the University of Queensland and my PhD supervisors Professor Max Lu and Dr John Zhu for additional financial support. Thanks also to Sharon Mathiesen for her ongoing administration support. Finally I wish to thank all those in Tsukuba who helped make my visit productive and enjoyable, and taught me about many aspects of Japanese culture. In particular I wish to thank the staff of the JST Ninomiya House for their friendly assistance during my stay. I can recommend Ninomiya House as a convenient and comfortable place to live for foreign researchers visiting Tsukuba.

Mr. Michael Fraser – Stanford University, USA. Michael Fraser is still away in Stanford at the time of writing this report.

Mr. Greg Jolley – Centre for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos – USA. Mr Greg Jolley will be traveling to the USA in May 2007.

Mr. Kane O’Donnell – University of Cambridge, UK. Mr Kane O’Donnell is at present visiting Cambridge University

YOUNG NANOTECHNOLOGY AMBASSADOR AWARDS

The Young Nanotechnology Ambassador Awards were set up to promote science and science education in state and territory schools. Two awards are provided per state/territory and each award is valued up to $2000.

The young nanotechnology ambassadors are required to visit a minimum of four schools (preferably at least one regional school) to inspire students about nanotechnology, and more broadly science education. It is up to the ambassadors to decide which schools they visit and to arrange these visits with the schools. The ambassadors are encouraged to present a talk which could include visual demonstrations or simple experiments, slide shows or other multimedia presentations.

The following are the Young Nanoscience Ambassadors for 2006. • Australian Capital Territory

Mr. Satya Barik (Australian National University) Narrabundah, Copland, Lake Ginninderra, Dickson and Canberra colleges At the time of writing this report Satya Barik was visiting the Schools and giving talks. • New South Wales Ms Brianna Thompson and Ms Jenny Halldorsson (University of Wollongong) gave talks at the Shellharbour Anglican, Illawarra Senior Colleges and Illawarra Sports, Warilla, Oak Flats and Keira Technology High Schools. Following is their report:

• Queensland

Mr. Melvin Lim (University of Queensland) –Whitsunday Anglican School, Robina State High School,Moresby & Mission Beach State Schools ,Indooroopilly State High School

Young Nanotechnology Ambassador – Melvin Lim (ARCCFN, UQ)

Report on recently completed schools’ visits, Sep – Nov 2006 In September/October 2006, a good mix of Australian schools (primary and secondary) were contacted to gauge the level of interest present in organizing potential visits to their schools, as part of the initiative under the Young Nanotechnology Ambassador Award scheme. These proposed visits presented a twin-fold objective. Firstly, it was of the intention to introduce nanotechnology at a fundamental level to students and teachers of science. Secondly, it was sought to encourage spontaneity in the targeted audience in developing an interest in nanotechnology, and develop an understanding of the critical issues underlying it. The Principals or Heads-of-Departments of schools were a first point of contact in organizing the proposed visits. Preliminary discussions regarding these visits were met with good overall enthusiasm from staff members of the schools. The actual visits, which lasted between 2-4 hours, generally included a basic presentation serving as an introduction to nanotechnology, various experiment demonstrations or the viewing of videos to illustrate certain processes or concepts used in the field of nanotechnology, and audience-presenter discussion sessions. The schools visited included: Whitsunday Anglican School (Mackay, 40 students Yrs. 8-10) Robina State High School (Gold Coast, 60 students Yrs. 11-12) Indooroopilly State High School (Brisbane, 45 students, Yrs.11-12) Moresby & Mission Beach State Schools (Innisfail, 25 students, Yrs. 3-7)

During the combined visit to Moresby/Mission Beach State Schools, an exciting challenge was presented – the audience, made up of young minds ranging from the ages of 9 to 12, were simultaneously preparing to enter the First Lego League (an annual competition which is organized globally, and based on the themes of nanotechnology and robotics). The students were keen to learn more about tiny entities, and this was echoed in them applying their newfound ideas (and freedom) to using Lego bricks as building blocks for their project. This visit also drew the attention of the local newspaper (Innisfail Advocate), and exposed the importance of nanotechnology further to the local community. The concluding discussion sessions in visits were deemed to be particularly important to judge the success of the visits. In fact, in most schools, frequent and thought-provoking questions emerged from both staff and students, and it is of the opinion that the general involved audience not only followed or assimilated the ideas and concepts of nanotechnology that were presented, but were eager to contribute their afterthoughts. In conclusion, the visits to the schools were very well-received, based on the level of interest generated in the audiences. Accolades were also received from staff members, many of whom were keen to have the next batch of Young Nanotechnology Ambassadors visit their schools again.

59 • Queensland

Ms Katharina Porazik (University of Queensland)

61 • South Australia

Ms Kelly Bailey (CSIRO) – Mary McKillop and Cardijn Colleges, Adelaide and Aberfoyle Park High Schools, Mt Compass Area and Tatachilla Lutheran Schools.

63 • South Australia Ms Amanda Aloia (CSIRO) – Cardijn College, Yankallila Area, Wilunga and Christies Beach High Schools.

64 65 • Victoria

Ms Ann Gooding and Ms Carolina Novo (University of Melbourne) – Lilydale and Healseville High Schools, McKinnon, Lakes Entrance, Brunswick and Croydon Secondary High Schools At the time of writing this report Ann Gooding and Carolina Novo were visiting the schools. Mr. David Piper (La Trobe University) – Mill Park, St. Helenas, Whittleseas,Warrambool Secondary School, Eltham College and Northcote High School.

Interim Report to ARCNN in regards to 2006/2007 Young Ambassador (VIC) Program. Using the resources provided by La Trobe University and the ARCNN, a nanotechnology workshop has been designed and delivered to various schools around Victoria. The schools visited so far are, Mill Park Secondary College, St Helena Secondary College, Eltham College. Northcote High School is to be visited in the coming weeks. So far over 120 students have attended the workshop with approximately another 75 scheduled to participate shortly. The program consists of a presentation on nanotechnology followed by two short experimental activities. The presentation discusses; • What nanotechnology is; • the principles behind it; • its applications and • potential nanotechnology career paths.

The two experimental activities were designed to introduce the students some of the various methods of manufacture and analysis associated with nanoscience. The two activities where as follows; • The first activity involved the students synthesising gold nanoparticles and investigating some of their properties optical. • The second activity involved the use laser diffraction to determine the diameter of the student’s hair.

Further information regarding the specifics of the activities can be found in the attached documentation. All aspects of the workshop have been well received by both the staff and students of the schools.

School Specific Info: Mill Park: Two sessions were, delivered to two Year 11 physics classes. The presentation was given and hair diffraction experiment was run. As it was a physics class the teacher requested that the gold colloid activity was not undertaken. St Helena: Two sessions were undertaken with the Year 11 chemistry classes. All activities were preformed. At the request of the Science co-ordinator, Daniel Langley a 2nd Year Nanotech student who participated in the La Trobe University Into Science Peer Mentoring program, assisted in the demonstrations. As the school was developing they’re own nanotechnology unit the workshop was well received. Eltham College: Two sessions were run with the Year 11 chemistry classes (see attached images). Greg Barbante assisted with the session. The gold colloid method was modified to remove the need for stirring of the solution, this produced a lower (but still acceptable) grade of colloidal gold. It was also realised that the quality of water used is of utmost importance, with normal deionised water resulting in larger particle size. Using dense salt water bilayers of gold colloids were produced by the students as shown in image 2. Northcote High School: Two sessions to cover three classes have been organised and are due to be run shortly. Other schools are have been invited to undertake the program however as yet have organised a date to undertake the session.

Image 1: The running of the presentation (a) and colloidal gold (b) activity at Eltham College.

Image 2: Colloidal Gold Bilayer. Chloride stabilised particles sit in the denser salt solution at the bottom while the citrate stabilised gold particles sit on top.

67 • West Australia Ms Neerushana Jehanathan (University of Western Australia) – All Saints College, Presbyterian Ladies College, Perth College and Bunbury Senior High School.

TRAVEL FUNDS FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS AND POST GRADUATE STUDENTS

The following ECR’s and PhD Students were sponsored to attend the ARCNN Summer School- “Modelling Molecular Materials for Nanotechnology” on the 10-15 December 2006

Student/ECR Name Surname University

ECR Allan Godsk Larsen University of Sydney

ECR Shwei Yin University of Sydney

ECR Deanna D’ Alessandro University of Sydney

Student Aloysius Soon University of Sydney

Student Alexandru Fechete RMIT

Student Elvis Shoko University of Sydney

Student Yiing Leong Chin University of Sydney

70 Travel Grant – Mr. Aloysius Soon ARCNN Summer School

71 Travel Grant – Mr. Elvis Shoko - ARCNN Summer School

SUMMARY OF OUTCOMES My PhD thesis aims to advance our fundamental understanding of the electronic structure of cerium oxides with reference to their application as catalytic materials in high-temperature solid- oxide fuel cells. The key challenge in developing an accurate and unified theory of the catalytic physics and chemistry of cerium oxides lies in the problem of finding an accurate description of the ‘f’ electrons in these systems. The ‘f’ electrons in especially the more reduced forms of cerium oxides apparently exhibit somewhat intractable ‘many-body’ effects which therefore require advanced many-body theory for an accurate description. My main goal in attending the ARCNN Summer School was to learn some state-of-the-art theoretical tools from advanced many-body theory for possible application to the cerium systems I am studying. I summarise, below, the main outcomes from this Summer School for me relative to this goal.

THEORETICAL TOOLS The three key results are: 1. The Tight-binding Model: The development of the tight-binding approximation starting from the elementary Heitler-London approach for the H2 molecule to extended crystalline solids provided me with some new intuitive insights into the electronic structures of crystalline solids. I am right now developing tight-binding model descriptions of my cerium systems and finding the process incredibly rewarding as I am beginning to ‘see’ the many-body interactions which are crucial for an accurate electronic structure description of these materials. 2. The Hubbard Model: Although this model is a very simplified view of the actual electronic physics of real materials, its conceptual elegance provides a fruitful framework for understanding the physics of strongly-correlated electron systems. I had good practice from the many tutorial questions prepared for the Summer School to now sufficiently understand the model in a ‘hands-on’ manner. I will be using concepts from the Hubbard model to develop a ‘minimal model Hamiltonian’ approach to the cerium systems – see below. 3. The Minimal Model Hamiltonian Approach: This is an approach which seeks to capture the essential physics relevant to a particular problem. The approach can be used together with the standard Density Functional Theory (DFT) methods to get a more accurate description of the electronic physics of strongly-correlated systems. This tool will form the backbone of my thesis and this Summer School was invaluable in helping me acquire the fundamentals of this method. More work still needs to be done but the Summer School offered the opportunity for a great start.

COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES I met a crystallographer from the University of Sydney whom I am now interacting with for a better understanding of some crystal topologies of the cerium systems.

OTHER I had the opportunity to present a poster of my work to date to an audience who had good knowledge of my area of research. I got some useful suggestions from the poster session. Report Prepared for ARCNN by: Elvis Shoko,Department of Physics,University of Queensland

WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND EVENTS The purpose of the workshops, Conferences and Events is to take stock of the status of the field nationally and internationally, identify emerging areas of research and exchange information and to identify opportunities for collaboration and training.

The Oliphant Frontiers of Science Conference on Quantum Nanoscience.

Report to the ARC Nanotechnology Network Summary: The ARC Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) provided key support for this conference directed towards the participation of early career scientists. The grant of $6,000 was used to support 10 people, of whom 5 were PhD students, and 5 early career postdoctoral researchers. Of the 10 people supported, 7 were Australian based researchers and 3 were overseas. The details are listed below.

PhD students. Lap hong Ho UNSW Joel Gilmore University of Queensland Oleh Klochan UNSW Neil Oxtoby Griffith University Matt Wooley ANU

Postdoctoral researchers Sean Barrett Imperial College John Fajerstadt University of Queensland Charles Hill University of Liverpool Matt Lahaye Caltech Steven Schoefield University of Newcastle

1. The Conference. The conference was organised jointly The University of Queensland and the Canadian-based Pacific Institute for Theoretical Physics with extensive support offered by the Sir Mark Oilphant Conferences International Fronteirs of Science and Technology. Financial support was provided by: • Pacific Institute for Theoretical Physics, Vancouver. • The Australian Academy of Science • Australian Academies of Technological Sciences and Engineering • Engineers Australia • Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network • Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Quantum Computer Technology 73 The conference was held at ‘Noosa Blue’ resort, 100 km north of Brisbane, from Jan 22-26, 2006. There were 43 invited talks from 18 Australian speakers and 25 International Speakers.

Themes addressed included: • spintronics, spin qubits, low-dimensional spin systems • superconducting devices, qubits, and circuit QED • molecular electronics • quantum dot-based devices • nanoscopic quantum probes (STM, etc). • quantum electromechanical systems, and transducers • new quantum materials for quantum devices • new chemistry in quantum nanoscience • quantum control, quantum information processing • quantum effects in biological systems • large-scale quantum phenomena • phase and entanglement phenomena at the nanoscale • decoherence mechanisms

A panel discussion on both the scientific questions, and larger issues of public policy was also held during the conference. During the conference a number of interviews with world leaders in the field were recorded. The interviews, audiotape talks and pictures of the conference as well as the 7.30 Report broadcast by ABC, are now available on the conference web site (http://pitp.physics.ubc.ca/upcoming/noosa/) Publicity. The pre-conference publicity was largely facilitated by Julian Cribb. Professor Cribb prepared a conference communication plan and a number of media releases before and during the conference The media Office of The University of Queensland, coordinated by Ms Jan King, was also involved in conference publicity, including redirecting questions form journalists to the conference organizers and facilitating the ABC Television 7.30 Report story on the Conference. The Pacific Institute of Theoretical Physics contracted their own science writer (Ms Judy Maxwell) to attend the conference and undertake a number of recorded interviews with the key scientific participants. These are available on the conference web site (http://pitp.physics.ubc.ca/upcoming/noosa/) A number of major Australian newspapers published news articles on the Conference: Quantum leaps to unravel frontiers; Tess Livingstonei The Courier - Mail. Brisbane, Qld.: Jan 25, 2006. pg. 36 Artificial atom set to do our bidding; Tess Livingstone. The Courier - Mail. Brisbane, Qld.: Jan 23, 2006. pg. 6 Scientists to take quantum leaps with new computers; Tess Livingstone. The Courier - Mail. Brisbane, Qld.: Jan 25, 2006. pg. 4 All hail invisible machines; Dorothy Illing. The Australian. Canberra, A.C.T.: Jan 25, 2006. pg. 24

Electromaterials Science Symposium- The role of nanostructure

Purpose The ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) hosted the first national symposium on electromaterials science in February 2006; an event consisting of a 2 day symposium and 2 day training workshop. Introduction of the world’s strongest artificial muscles, the announcement of a patent involving a new sensor that will have special environmental implications and the latest wearable solar cells and fibre batteries on clothing was among highlights at the first international symposium on electromaterials science Researchers from the world’s leading scientific institutions including Germany,Italy, France, USA, Canada, The Netherlands, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand participated in the symposium, as well as industrial colleagues from a variety of disciplines. Topics were selected that probed the enormous potential of nano (ultra minute) technology at the interface of science and engineering.

Outcomes of the symposium: The symposium program consisted on 17 oral presentations and 56 posters, covering such topics as the synthesis of conducting polymers, carbon nanotubes, other nanomaterials, nanofibres, and ionic liquids; and their applications in areas as diverse as solar cells, batteries, biofuel cells, thermoelectrochemical cells, actuators, sensors, and bionics. Described below are some of the highlights from the research presented: o An extraordinary finding that has implications in the development of stronger artificial muscles and even wearable energy storage (fibre battery structures). The addition of just small amounts of carbon nanotubes (large macromolecules that are unique for their size, shape and remarkable physical properties) increases both the mechanical and electrical properties of conducting polymer fibres. This finding along with work on the use of textile coated materials as battery components brings the area of wearable electronics closer to reality. During the symposium, Professor Danilo deRossi from Italy presented the latest work on e-textiles for biomedicine.

75 o A range of polymers that can respond to small electrical stimuli to release active molecules (such as drugs or growth factors) have been developed. It is envisaged that these new controlled release systems will play an important role in the bionics program within the ARC Centre of Excellence. o The latest developments with research into improving the performance of bionic ear implants with a presentation from the inventor of the Bionic Ear, Professor Graeme Clark sparked significant interest. o Five undergraduate students who won summer research fellowships to undertake projects within the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute presented the results of their studies at the symposium. The summer fellowship holders have been working on projects spanning the use of nanotechnology in thermoelectrochemical cells (harvesting energy from waste heat), to nanotube electrodes for biofuel cells and harvesting energy from biological systems. o An ethics workshop chaired by Associate Professor Susan Dodds raised basic awareness of the social and ethical issues that arise from developments in nanoscience and nanotechnology, and the workshop encouraged critical discussion about the implications. o Industrial participation was encouraged, with a number of industrial representatives attending the symposium. During various networking sessions, Centre staff raised the concept of associate membership, and discussions are ongoing as to how to formalise relationships between individual companies and the Centre.

Outcomes of the training workshop: As a precursor to the symposium, ACES conducted a 2½ day workshop program, with a specific focus on the training of young researchers within the Centre. The workshops were attended by 30 - 40 students and staff. Training was carried out by a team of eminent researchers who are international experts in their field – the program and topics are contained within Schedule 1.

The workshops covered topics on mechanical properties of polymers, modelling of polymer systems, and electrochemical methods. These topics provided: (i) an introduction to the mechanical behaviour of polymers and approaches to modelling materials properties and systems, with a particular focus on the nanoscale; and (ii) introduced/reinforced electrochemistry basics and advanced use of equipment to achieve characterization of nanostructured electromaterials and optimisation of nanomaterial properties. Techniques discussed for characterisation and optimisation were ESR/E-chem Raman spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Techniques and Electrochemical Mapping and Impedence Spectroscopy. Participants were also given the opportunity to hear about electrochemical surface engineering for production & characterisation of novel coatings, preparation and properties of nanoparticle composite coatings, photoelectrochemical cells and thermoelectrochemical cells.

The following Centre students were subsidised in full for their attendance at training workshops (Feb 13- 15) and annual symposia (Feb 16-17). Student registrations: $220 ECR Registrations: $440

First Title Surname Email Institution Poster title - presented at symposium Name University of Formation and Characterisation of Carbon 1 Ms Brianna Thompson [email protected] Wollongong Nanotube-Biomolecule Films [email protected] University of Fluid control in microfluidic devices using 2 Ms Jenny Causley Wollongong polypyrrole Dechakiatkr University of Synthesis and Characterization of Titanium 3 Ms Chonlada [email protected] ai Wollongong Dioxide Nanoparticles Masdarolom University of -Novel Nanocomposite of Polyaniline/ 4 Ms Fatemeh [email protected] oor Wollongong Poly(2-methoxy-aniline 5-sulfonic acid) [email protected] University of 5 Mr Yanzhe Wu Polypyrrole Mechanical Sensors Wollongong Effect of Carbon Source as Additive in University of 6 Mr See How Ng [email protected] Spray-Pyrolyzed PbO as Anode for Li-Ion Wollongong Batteries Electrochemical properties of Si thin film University of 7 Mr MS Park [email protected] prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition for Wollongong lithium ion micro-batteries [email protected] Mixing ionic liquids to engineer desired 8 Mr Gary Annat Monash University .au properties Brimblecom [email protected] 9 Mr Rob Monash University - be ash. edu.au [email protected]. Synthesis of New Metal Complex – 10 Mr Gilles Gasser edu.a u Monash University Biomolecule hybrids as Redox Sensors for Specific Nucleobases Novel Ruthenium (II) Complexes [email protected] 11 Mr Nickita Rajoo Monash University Incorporating Monocarboxylate Bipyridine .au Ligands Measuring Shear Modulus of Polypyrrole Bahrami University of 12 Mr Mehrdad during Actuation Using Quart Crystal Samani Wollongong [email protected] Microbalance University of Ink-jet Printed Conducting Polymer 13 Ms Orawan Ngamna [email protected] Wollongong Modified Electrodes Culturing L929 Cell on Electrospun Fibers University of 14 Mr Yong Liu from Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes and Wollongong [email protected] SIBS blends [email protected] 15 Mr Andrew Nattestad nash. edu.au Monash University - University of Ionic liquid as Electrolyte for 16 Dr BinBin Xi [email protected] Wollongong Polythiophene Electrochemical Actuators A novel all-polymer battery composed of a University of 17 Dr Caiyun Wang [email protected] functionalized polythiophene anode and Wollongong polypyrrole cathode Utilisation of Indium Tin Oxide and University of 19 Dr George Tsekouras [email protected] Platinum Inverse Opal Nanostructured Wollongong Electrodes in Photoelectrochemical Cells University of Controlled Synthesis of Aligned Multi-Wall 20 Dr Jun Chen [email protected] Wollongong Carbon Nanotubes

77 International Workshop on Advances in Nanocomposites

ARCNN Grant Acquittal for ACUN-5 International Nanocomposites Workshop 1 /2 14/07/2006 ARCNN Grant, $10K, Acquittal ACUN-5 Nanocomposites Workshop, Funding support given to Invited Speakers

Name Inst /Country Mahesh Patel ShayoNano India S Anandhan Malaysia Asian Inst Janis Matisons Flinders/ Australia K Friedrich IVW/ Germany MI Baraton CNRS, France A Vaseastha Marshall University USA

Raman Singh Monash University

Y W Mai U Sydney,

Greg Heness UTS

NR Bandyopadhya y Bengal Eng Sci Uni, India

A.Yu UNSW,

Martin Green UNSW Chris Sorrell UNSW, TOTAL for invited / speakers ARCNN Grant Acquittal for ACUN-5 International Nanocomposites Workshop 2 /2 STUDENT SUPPORT V Vishwanathan UCF / USA

Leonard Hall UNSW Australia

Arfat Anis IIT Kharagpur India

Kunal Pal IIT Kharagpur India

N Satpathy IIT Kharagpur

Aisha Bishop SUNY USA Rajnish Singh UNSW Saritha Samudrala Aravindaraj Govindaraj Kanan UNISA Australia

Sabri Mrayed UNSW, Australia

John Rider UNSW, Australia

Akhmad Zaeni UNSW, Australia Anneliese Hauptstein UNSW Australia Total -students GRAND TOTAL FROM ARCNN FUND Grant received from ARCNN : $10K Grant spent according to Contract : $10K Result : Fund Acquitted as on 10 Oct 2006 Thank you, Regards- Sri Bandyopadhyay [ACUN-5 Conference Chair] Janis Matisons Nanocomposites Co-Chair

Asia Pacific Conference on Plasma, Science and Technology

Report on APCPST2006 The 8th Asia-Pacific Conference on Plasma Science and Technology (APCPST) took place in the Novotel Palm Cove Resort in Cairns during the first week of July 2006 (2-5th July 2006). It was organized by the Space Plasma Power and Propulsion group of the Australian National University. The conference started on Sunday evening (2nd July) by the welcome reception. The presentations were on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The banquet dinner took place on Tuesday evening. APCPST8 started off rather slowly. In fact, by the time of the first registration deadline in April 2006, we had a grand sum total of two (2)!!! Considering it judicious to extend the deadline, we proceeded into a sequence of extensions until there were at least 100 full registrations. Three weeks before the conference itself there were around 150 attending and we then ordered the conference bags, programmes, T shirts and wine. We actually over ordered for 180 so there would be a surplus. On the day we started the conference there were about 174 registered but to our surprise another 35 or so registered at the conference so the grand total was a tad over 210 attendees (as far as we can estimate). Initially we intended to have Tuesday afternoon for an excursion but with the increase in attendance this was not possible; the conference was also extended by ½ hour in the mornings and evenings. This conference the best APCPST we have had in Australia. The 4 poster sessions were very well attended and many new collaborations started. Around 150 researchers presented posters at their request which was surprising at first. However, having watched the dynamic of the group it became clear that the majority of the presenters were students and ECRs from China, Korea and Japan. They felt that it was much easier to present their work in an environment containing a few people who could ask questions. Given their different cultural and language backgrounds posters were a much better choice than oral presentations. This is opposite to the general feeling of European based societies. The general theme was materials and thin films fabricated by plasma techniques with a large number of presentations focusing on nano-scale depositions. The students and ECRs made up about 75% of the conference attendance and it is due to these people that the conference was a great success. Full details of the presentations and programme can be found at: http://wwwrsphysse.anu.edu.au/~mdl112/apcpst/ In 2008 we will be in China and Prof Wu is the conference chair. APCPST8 wish him all the best! Here is the list. Wendy distributed the money equally between the flights and rego up to the maximum of $5k. The ARCNN was a welcome contribution to these costs.

Cheers, Rod

ARCNN sponsorship - $5000 Rego and flights - Cormac Corr ECR Ane Aanesland ECR Albert Meige Student Boris Legradic Student Devin Ramdutt Student Nicolas Balcon Student

International Conference on Optical & Opto Electronic Materials & Applications

ARCNN Sponsorship for ICOOPMA2006

Report The first International Conference on Optical and Optoelectronic Properties of Materials and Applications, ICOOPMA2006, was held in Darwin, during 16-20 July 2006. The ARCNN Management Committee had kindly supported the conference with a sponsorship of $5000.00. ICOOPMA2006 had attracted 126 delegates from 23 countries. The conference started with the registration, 1500 -1700 hrs on 16 July 2006 (Sunday), and academic sessions started from Monday morning. There was one plenary session with two plenary speakers, 11 sessions were devoted to the oral presentations including invited ones and two poster sessions. There were 35 invited speakers, including the plenary ones. There were two parallel sessions covering a very wide range of optoelectronic materials, from photovoltaic materials to organics for displays. ICOOPMA2006 was sponsored by the Charles Darwin University, ARC Nanotechnology Network, Springer, Wiley, OzOptics (Canada), and Perkin Elmer. One of the main aims of the conference was to bring together researchers in this field from all over the world to exchange new ideas, and present their results in a congenial atmosphere and at an attractive location that entices people to visit. Papers presented were regarded to be of high quality in a wide variety of fields in optics and optoelectronics. All papers presented at the ICOOPMA2006 and submitted for inclusion in the conference proceedings will be refereed and accepted ones will be published in a special volume of the Journal Materials Science: Materials in Electronics published by Springer. It is expected that the refereeing process of the submitted manuscript will be completed before the end of 2006 and the proceedings will be published by mid 2007. ARCNN sponsorship was used to support the registration fee for two Australian graduate students and 11 invited speakers. The spreadsheet of the disbursement of funds is attached. I would like to thank the ARCNN Management Committee for the sponsorship.

Professor Jai Singh, Chair ICOOPMA2006

First Title Last Name Name Prof. Baranovski Sergei Prof. Blaikie Richard Dr. Boehme Christoph Dr. Bozsoki Peter Prof Chan Che-Ting Student Cooke David Dr. Ferrari Andrea Prof. Frumar Miloslav Prof. Glosser Robert Prof. Green Martin Dr. Henini Mohamed Prof. Heo Jong Prof. Hess Peter Prof. Hosono Hideo Prof. Hvam Jorn Prof. Jha Animesh Prof. Kherani Nazir Prof Koshida Nobuyoshi Prof. Krolikowski Wieslaw Prof. Kugler Sandor Prof Kuzyk Mark Prof Lucas Jacques Prof Martins Rodrigo Prof Mori Nobuya Prof. Naito Hiroyoshi Prof. Ploog Klaus H. Prof. Seddon Angela

Dr. Sweeney Stephen

Dr. Tan Hoc

Prof. Tanabe Setsuhisa

Prof. Tanaka Keiji

Director Tanioka Kenkichi

Prof Tanner Peter A. Prof. Tominaga Jungi Von Prof. Seggern Heinz Prof. Wong Kam Sing Dr. Yamada Noboru Prof. Zhang Chao Mr Morrison Steven Mr Fischer Robert

Ethics and Regulation in Nanotechnology Workshops Report on workshops on Ethics and Regulations in Nanotechnology undertaken by the ARC Centre for Electromaterials Science (ACES) with sponsorship by ARCNN. The Ethics and Regulation Workshops were two half-day events (at Monash University and at theUniversity of Wollongong), supported through ACES and ARCNN for early career researchers and HDRcandidates working in nanotechnology. The Workshops provided participants with an introduction to some emerging ethical and regulatory issues in nanoscience and nanotechnology; an opportunity to develop skills in identifying and articulating responses to ethical and regulatory issues through case studies; and an opportunity to meet, debate and hear the views of some key Australian researchers and practitioners in the areas of nanoethics and nanoregulation. The workshops on ethics and regulation in nanotechnology were held in August 2006 at two venues, Wollongong and Monash. The events were hosted by ACES and partly sponsored by the ARC Nanotechnology Network.These two workshops were well-attended (approximately 35 participants at Wollongong and 18 atMonash) and well-received. Prof. Susan Dodds developed the case studies and facilitated the workshops. There were four invited speakers and support from Prof. William Price (Wollongong) and Prof. Maria Forsyth (Monash) as well as other ACES staff. Each invited speaker presented their overview of the key issues for regulators and ethicists as these technologies emerge. At Wollongong the presenters were Prof John Weckert (Information Technology, Charles Sturt University and ARC Key Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics); Ms Diana Bowman (Law, Monash University) and Dr Peter Binks (NanoVic). At Monash Dr Rob Sparrow (Philosophy and Bioethics, Monash University) replaced Prof Weckert; Diana Bowman and Peter Binks presented at both workshops. Participants were encouraged to read the 2006 UNESCO Publication The Ethics and Politics of Nanotechnology prior to the workshops. At both workshops, participants were given the opportunity to work through some of the ethical and regulatory issues of nanotechnology through two cases. In the first, participants were asked to develop criteria for research assessors who were to set priorities in research funding based on the “national benefit” of nanotechnology research. This required participants to identify the different kinds of “goods” that nanoscience/ nanotechnology could generate, their relative importance for a society like Australia, the relative likelihood of different benefits being achieved in the foreseeable future and the significance of allocating public funding to different research areas. The second case asked participants to identify what for that group were considered to be the key factors of nanotechnologies that required some form of regulatory response; to explain why those factors were significant; and to explain what kind of regulatory structure would be appropriate for those concerns. All presenters offered commentary on the group discussion findings. There were difficulties in advertising to interested participants external to the Centre given a short timeframe. It is anticipated that the workshops will be run again next year with the prospect of attracting larger numbers of delegates external to ACES.

Yours sincerely William Price, Department of Chemistry, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave., Wollongong, NSW 2522, AUSTRALIA. Tel: +61 (02) 42 213529, FAX: +61 (02) 42 214287, E-Mail: [email protected]

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PHOTOS FROM WORKSHOP AT UOW

Discussing Ethical view points !

Speakers and Organisers:

Left to Right: Dr. Peter Binks (NanoVic); Prof. William Price (UoW); Prof. John Weckart (CSU);

Prof. Susan Dodds (UoW); Ms. Dianne Bowman (Monash)

Smart Materials and Nano-and Micro-Smart Systems

Report on the 2006 SPIE Conference on “Smart Materials and Nano- and Micro-Smart Systems Held at the University of Adelaide, December 10-13, 2006

Conference Chairman: Assoc. Prof. J. Shapter, Flinders University Conference Co-chair: Prof. Derek Abbot, University of Adelaide

The conference attracted 203 delegates from 28 countries. The conference consisted of two plenary presentations each morning followed by five parallel streams during the rest of the days. The logos of all sponsors were included in the printed material for the conference and will also be included in the proceedings which are currently being prepared. The proceedings will be forwarded as agreed when they are available. We anticipate that this will be some time in mid- February.

The plenary talks were:

Monday

Brownian Motion Reigning Manipulation and Transport on the Nanoscale by Prof. Peter Hänggi, University of Augsburg, Germany Microphotonics for Signal Processing, Microfluidics and Sensing Applications by Prof. Benjamin J. Eggleton, University of Sydney, Australia

Tuesday Spontaneous Organisation of Adsorbed Molecules by Professor Peter Beton, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Micro-fluidic Analytical Systems for High Throughput Multiplexed Bio-assays by Prof. Hywel Morgan, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Wednesday The role of nanotechnology and engineering in monitoring and control of cardiovascular diseases and neurological disorders by Prof. Vijay K. Varadan, University of Arkansas, United States All-optical Processing for Advanced Communications Systems by Prof. Barry Luther-Davies, Australian National University, Australia

84 I would like to highlight the quality of the plenary talks and the speakers who gave them. The science described in the presentations was world leading and at times I would suggest breath taking. The speakers further added to the conference with their full involvement in various sessions, as chairs and interested audience members and through many informal discussions. The sponsorship provided for the conference made it possible to invite such world class speakers and the impact on the conference as a whole cannot be understated.

The five parallel sessions examined the following themes: Smart Materials Smart Structures, Devices and Systems Nano- and Microtechnology: Materials, Processes, Packaging and Systems Biomedical Applications of Micro- and Nanoengineering Complex and Nonlinear Dynamics

In total about 230 papers were presented at the conference and the publications of the proceedings is well in hand and expected to be completed by mid February.

Amount of Sponsorship:$ 5,000.00

The sponsorship was used to support early career researchers to come to the meeting. Grants of were provided to graduate students and to post doctoral fellows. These amounts basically offset the registration costs of the conference. The early career researchers were supported through this scheme: Ben Flavel Flinders University Jingxian Yu Flinders University Andrew Hook Flinders University Alec Deslandes Flinders University Deepak Dhawan RMIT Sharath Sriram RMIT Madhu Bhaskaran RMIT Martin Cole UniSA Mahaveer Kurkuri Flinders University Yours,

Joe Shapter Conference Chair

85 Materials and Complexity IV Workshop Report on the Workshop on “Materials and Complexity IV” held at Kioloa 14-17 November, 2006.

Kioloa workshop participants of Materials and Complexity IV. Picture taken on the warmer last day. This annual workshop, which has now been held for six consecutive years, took place from 14- 18 November at the ANU’s Kioloa campus, a relaxed venue on the NSW south coast, offering an ideal environment to stimulate scientific discussions. For the last four years the workshop centered on the theme “Materials and Complexity”. It is held by the Dept. of Applied Mathematics at RSPhysSE, ANU, and this year was organized by Dr. C. H. Arns. Despite the unseasonably cold weather (nightly temperatures approaching 5 degrees, daily maximum temperatures well below 20 degrees) it was a great success, with 60 scientists participating, among them 26 students and ECR’s. The participants came from 5 different Australian Universities, CSIRO, and 10 different countries. The aim of the workshop was to bring together researchers and students working across a wide range of topics from the forefront of materials science research, spanning several orders of magnitude in length scales and connecting the morphology of materials with their physical properties. The focus was on computational, theoretical, and experimental work that spans these fields. Conference topics included: • Networks and porous media • Theory and properties of crystalline frameworks • Granular matter • Soft matter and self assembly • Dynamic Surface Interactions and Surface Forces

The program followed an established and successful recipe to engage young scientists in discussions with their senior counterparts by having a good mix of overview talks given by senior scientists at the beginning of each session, followed by a series of presentations by students and ECR’s. The event was sponsored by the ARC Australian Advanced Materials network (ARNAM), the ARC Australian Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN), the Complex Open System Research

86 Network (COSNet), and the CRC Smartprint. This co-funded the costs of transport ($3550), all meals including conference dinner ($10,500), and accommodation ($3980).

The sponsorship of $4000 from the Australian Nanotechnology Network (ARCNN) allowed us to reduce the conference fees for ECRs and students. The conference fee included accommodation, all meals including the conference dinner, and transport to and from Canberra. List of funded young researchers (students and ECRs), tabular sections capture name of researcher, research subject, and funding level.

ECRs @ Dept. Applied Maths, RSPhysSE, ANU, Canberra Chiara Neto Boundary Slip in Newtonian Liquids

Christoph Arns Computational NMR

Drew Parsons Nonlocal electrostatics and intermolecular forces

Garry Delaney Computational studies of granular packings

Liliana De Campo Microemulsions

Mahyar Madadi Fabric tensors in polydisperse granular media

Shannon Notley Surface interactions with biomacromolecular surfaces

Toen Castle Topology of crystal structures

Students @ Dept. Applied Maths, RSPhysSE, ANU, Canberra Christine Henry Atomic Force Microscopy

Drew Evans Atomic Force Microscopy

Anna Carneup Self-assembly in silica-carbonate systems

Anthony Jones Biomaterials

Munish Kumar Microsphere treatment of cancer

Students @ School of Petroleum Engineering, UNSW, Sydney Abid Ghous Characterisation of microporosity and below in rocks Students @ Curtin University,Perth Julianna Toms Attenuation and dispersion of elastic waves in partially saturated rocks

Oliver Gaede Stress sensitivity of rock properties

87 Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices 2006

Report to the ARCNN: Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices (COMMAD) 2006 06/12/2006 – 08/12/2006 – The University of Western Australia

The COMMAD 2006 Conference was held at The University of Western Australia, Perth from 6-8 December 2006. The conference brought together world leaders and Australian ECR’s and postgraduate research students working in the area of optoelectronic and microelectronic materials and devices to discuss current and future research and industrial developments in these areas. There were 126 conference participants comprising both Australian and international participants. This was a truly international conference, and countries represented in the delegation included: Germany, Japan, China, USA, France, Norway, Italy, Canada, Sweden, UK, Turkey, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Iran, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Brazil, Malaysia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. One of the core objectives of the conference was to highlight the work of outstanding young Australian researchers who are making significant contributions in the areas of microelectronics, optoelectronics and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). These young researchers were financially supported by the ARCNN to make poster and oral presentations at the conference. The sponsorship of $10,000 provided by the ARC Nanotechnology Network was used to support 21 student and ECR registrations from Australia at $300 each, and 9 student and ECR travel subsidies at $200 each for non-Western Australian students from Swinburne Univ, ANU, Macquarie Univ, RMIT, UNSW, and U Melbourne. The remaining $2,000 was used to contribute to the 3 student prizes: 2 for Best Oral Presentation and 1 for Best Poster Presentation.

ARCNN Summer School: Modelling Molecular Material for Nanotechnology ARCNN Summer School Report “Modelling Molecular Materials for Nanotechnology” www.physics.uq.edu.au/cmp-workshop 10-15 December 2006 The University of Queensland’s Moreton Bay Research Station North Stradbroke Island The purpose of the “Foundations for Modelling Molecular Materials for Nanotechnology” Summer School was to give postgraduate students working at the interface of chemistry, physics, and materials science background knowledge that they would not have received because they had done a degree in chemistry or physics. It was also to break down some of the communication barriers between theoretical chemists and physicists. We are often working on similar problems from different angles and have our own terminology and focus.

15 PhD students, 8 postdoctoral researchers and 7 academics attended and lectured at the Summer School. These attendees were from The University of Queensland, The University of Sydney, The University of Melbourne, The University of Wollongong and Curtin University.

The funds obtained from the ARCNN paid for all lecturer/academic accommodation, meals and transport to and from the Island and also covered the same as scholarships for six students and four postdocs who were required to apply for the scholarships and undertake several eligibility requirements which included;

o Be a member of the ARCNN o Be a postgraduate student or early career researcher o Present a poster on their research project at the Summer School o Attempt at least half of the tutorial questions prior to the Summer School o Read all of the required reading before the Summer School o A commitment to make or update an entry on wikepedia on a subject relevant to the Summer School

The feedback at the end of the Summer School was very positive. Participants particularly enjoyed the interaction and format of the tutorials. A lot of people also expressed their interest in attending again this year.

The outcomes of the Summer School included • students getting a much stronger foundational knowledge • students of different backgrounds interacting with each other • a much greater understanding and communication between chemists and physicists interested in modelling molecular materials for nanotechnology.

90 WEBSITE The ARCNN Website is a very popular website as it constantly attracts more than a 200 hits per day and it is believed that a significant amount of these are from Australia, and there is also interest from a number of other countries. The ARCNN Website contains among other things: • the lists of members and Research Groups affiliated with the network, • online applications for members • Online applications for grants • Nanotechnology Facilities and Capabilities Register • ARCNN Nanoforum

The website is continually being maintained and updated and there are links to various sites including various surveys, other networks and related activities. The following is a chart representing ARCNN members per state.

Members per State

120 Researchers 100 Other 80 Students

Members 40

0 QLD ACT NSW VIC SA WA NT Tas Researchers 48 44 109 88 25 40 1 0 Other 13211000 Students 47 25 78 58 25 30 0 0 States

A list of ARCNN members is in Appendix F A demographic list of website hits can be found in Appendix G

NEWSLETTER A newsletter which is sent to all members is another means of communication that ARCNN uses as an information management tool. The newsletter is sent out every two months and details of events held in the field on Nanotechnology in Australia. Newsflashes are released in between newsletters to make members aware of events with a short deadline. A copy of 9th Edition of the ARCNN Newsletter is in Appendix H This newsletter is not only sent to all members but also to the Friends of the ARCNN. A list of Friends is in Appendix I

PLANNED 2007 ACTIVITIES ARCNN plans to continue funding Workshops, Conferences, Forums, encouraging and supporting participants in getting together and networking for the growth in the research of Nanotechnology in Australia. To encourage collaborations among its members the Following Events are planned: Following the success of the 2006 distinguished visitor program ARCNN is in the process of organizing its next tour by: Professor Jacob Israelachvili is from the University of California at Santa Barbara. His current research focuses on the general area of intermolecular and intersurface forces in biological, complex fluid and materials systems. His tour is scheduled for February and he will be touring Sydney, Canberra Adelaide and Melbourne. Other Distinguished Lecturer tours are being planned for later on in 2007 are. • Professor Enge Wang, Director of the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science. Prof Wang’s research focuses on surface science; the approach is a combination of atomistic simulations and experiments. His tour will also be in February 2007. • Professor Selim Unlu is from Boston University and his tour is planned for June 2007.

Special Lecture by: Prof Hiroaki Misawa is from the Research Institute for Electronic Science at Hokkaido University. He will give a seminar at the Australian National University titled “Micro-/Nano- Structures for Photonics”. Following the success of ICONN 2006, the management committee has also been involved in preparing for the • International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2008 which will be held in Melbourne on the 25 to the 29th of February 2008

There will be a continuation of the successful Overseas Travel Fellowships and Young Nanoscience Ambassador Awards. Sponsorships for the Following Events: • Electromaterials Science Symposium 07/02/2007 - 09/02/2007 – University of Wollongong • Interaction energies and the Structure of Surfaces and Nano-Structures 19/02/2007 - 21/02/2007 – RMIT University, Melbourne • Second Australian Nanoindentation Workshop 18/03/2007 - 20/03/2007 – ANU Kioloa Campus • 3rd Asian and Pacific Rim Symposium on Biophotonics 9/07/2007 – 11/07/2007 – Cairns • Nanostructures for Electronics Energy and Environment (Nano-E3) 23/09/2007 - 28/09/2007 – South Stradbroke Island, QLD • Symposium on Metallic Multilayers 15/10/2007 - 19/10/2007 – University of Western Australia

FINANCIAL STATEMENT ARC Research Network name:

Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network

Administering Organisation:

Australian National University –Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering

Sources of Funding: CASH IN KIND • Carryover amount from 2005: $ 448,527

• ARC Network Grant $ 395,352 • Contributing Organisations $ 20,000 $ 33,603 Australian National University o o University of New South Wales $ 10,000 $ 30,000 $ 30,000 o University of Western Australia

o Macquarie University $ 30,000 $ 30,000 o University of Melbourne $ 30,000 TOTAL: $ 903,879 * $ 153,603**

Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network Income for the period of January to December 2006

$10,000 $30,000

$20,000

Amount Carried over from 2005 Australian Research Council

$448,527 Australian National University $395,352 Macquarie University University of New South Wales University of Western Australia

93 Expenditure ARC Research Network Funding and Contributing Organisation cash and in-kind contributions: (Please report on the expenditure on the budget items as stated in the Approved Proposal (or any revised budget approved by the ARC) for the Research Network. Where applicable, provide details of items of expenditure as indicated below, e.g. salary components should be listed by individual, the cost of each workshop, individual working group, or other meetings should be given, as well as any research project funds expended).

Contributing 2006 ARC Organisation Research contributions Network Funding

(Please ensure that complete information is provided in regard to the expenditure of all ARC funding Description received in 2006.) Cash In-kind Personnel Salaries and on-costs, for example:

Network Manager and network administrator $ 94,378 (Part-time) Australian National University Network Convenor – Prof C Jagadish $ 28,603 University of New South Wales o Dr A Micolich 10% salary + on costs $ 9,650 o Prof M Simmons 1% salary + on costs $ 3,200 University of Western Australia o Prof L Faraone 5% salary + on costs $ 9,600 o A/Prof J Dell 3% salary + on costs $ 3,840 Macquarie University o Prof Deb Kane 12% salary + on costs $ 18,540 University of Melbourne o Prof P Mulvaney 10% salary + on costs $ 20,000

Shared Research Resources, for example: Software tools $ 3,471 Bringing People Together, for example: Short Term Visits $ 9,229 Long Term Visits including Overseas Travel $ 5,000 Fellowships Young Nanoscience Ambassador Awards $ 5,741 Workshops $ 14,000 ICONN Conference $ 231,000 Conferences $ 26,000 Symposiums $ 5,000 Summer School $ 10,000

94 Travel (including Distinguished Lecturer Tours) $ 47,273

Accommodation (including Distinguished $ 10,768 Lecturer tours)

Purchase of specific Assets or Intellectual Property Other expenditure: Web Management $ 5,448 Outreach $ 11,051 Infrastructure and Support $ 60,170 Any other expenditure not falling under the $ 9,411 $ 3,299 specified expenditure headings above. $ 487,770 $ 3,299 $153,603 TOTAL EXPENDITURE $ 412,810 Carryover amount:

Notes on In Kind Contributions from contribution organizations:

*The In Kind and cash contributions from the institutions has been maintained as indicated on the application despite reduced funding received from ARC.

**Australian National University- In-Kind contribution of $33,603 has been provided in the form of Infrastructure and support for the Network Convenor and Network staff.

**University of New South Wales – In-Kind contribution of $30,000 consisting of 10% salary plus on costs for Dr Adam Micolich, 1% salary plus on costs for Prof Michelle Simmons, Indirect costs, management committee meeting room and other facilities for Distinguished lecturer visits.

**University of Western Australia – In-Kind contribution of $30,000 consisting of 5% salary for Prof Laurie Faraone,3% salary plus on costs for Prof John Dell and Indirect costs.

**Macquarie University – In-Kind contribution of $30,000 consisting of assessing ARCNN applications, preparing and attending follow up actions for management committee meetings plus travel time, reviewing contributions and considering initiatives, promoting network activities and hosting ARCNN Distinguished lecturers, administrative staff costs.

**University of Melbourne – In-Kind contribution of $30,000 consisting of ARCNN meeting and co-organisation of ICONN 2006 in the form of acting as session chair, symposium organizer, reviewer of conference proceedings, Discussions with Vic Gov on sponsorship of ICONN 2008 and ANBF. The University contributed office Infrastructure towards these activities.

Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network Expenses for the period of January to December 2006

$25,910 $94,378

$3,471 Salaries and Oncosts Shared Research Resource Bringing People Together Other Expenditure

$364,011

Provide the reason for carryover in the column below: It is essential that reasons be provided by carryover requests

The network started operating in the 2nd of January 2005 and the initial setting up of the network programs led to less expenditure than planned.

It is the responsibility of the Research Network to ensure that the carryover amount requested in this document is the same as that which is forwarded electronically to the ARC by their Institution’s Administration in a separate End of Year Report.

Research Network Convener or Delegate:

Signature: ______

Date: ______

Appendix A – List of Plenary and Invited Speakers at ICONN2006 PLENARY SPEAKERS Nanotechnology: where is it headed? How to get there; Prof. Henry Smith; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America Nanotechnology activities in China; Prof Chunli Bai; Chinese Academy of Sciences, PR China Atomic and molecular scale electronic transport; Prof.Mark Reed; Yale University, United States of America Light and matter in tight spaces; Prof.Philip Russell; University of Erlangen, Germany Nanowire building blocks for photonics and electronics; Prof. Peidong Yang; University of California, Berkeley, United States of America Superparamagnetic nanoparticles, a multifunctional tool for medical imaging, drug and gene delivery and cancer treatment; Prof.Heinrich Hofmann; EPFL, Switzerland DNA: not merely the secret of life; Prof.Nadrian Seeman; New York University, United States of America Nanotechnology in Silicon CMOS Fabrication and Future Nanoelectronics; Dr Meyya Meyyappan; NASA Ames Research Centre, Moffet Field, United States of America.

SHORT COURSES Electronics off the roadmap: what happens after 2016; Prof. Mark Reed; Yale University, United States of America A non-semiconductor-industry perspective on photon-based lithography for nanofabrication; Prof. Henry I Smith; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; United States of America Bio-nanotechnology; Prof. Heinrich Hofmann; EPFL, Switzerland Electron and ion beam methods for the nanoscale characterisation of materials; Prof. Paul Munroe; University of New South Wales

INVITED SPEAKERS Photochromic silver nanoparticles in Titania; Prof.Gero Von Plessen; RWTH Aachen University, Germany Some issues on structure-properties of polymer nanocomposites; Prof. Yiu-Wing Mai The University of Sydney, NSW Nanocavities and Nanoparticles Formed in Silicon and Silicon Dioxide by Ion Irradiation; Prof.Jim Williams, Australian National University, Aligned carbon nanotubes for multifunctional nanocomposites and nanodevices; Prof. Liming Dai University of Dayton, United States of America Tailoring carbon and boron nitride nanotubes for electrical and mechanical applications; Prof.Alex Zettl; University of California, United States of America Chemistry and Applications of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes; Prof.Robert Haddon, University of California, United States of America 97

Engineering biomolecules into functional nanostructures; Prof. Anton Middelberg; University of Queensland Micro-nanoprojections on patches for targeted delivery of genes and drugs to the skin; Prof.Mark Kendall University of Queensland, QLD; Bionano devices: protein-based memory; Prof.V Renugopalakrishnan; Harvard Medical School, United States of America Nanoscience and technology for degenerative diseases; Prof.Ratnesh Lal; Neuroscience Research Institute, University of California, United States of America Electron interaction effects in one dimensional semiconductor structures; Prof. Sir Michael Pepper; University Of Cambridge, United Kingdom Semiconductor device scaling: physics, transport, and the role of nanowires; Prof.David Ferry; Arizona State University, United States of America Modelling nanoelectronic quantum control of donor qubits in silicon; Prof. Lloyd Hollenberg; University of Melbourne, VIC Photon collection from wavelength-scale photonic crystal light emitters; Prof.Yong-Hee Lee; Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Towards nano-GaN LEDs; Prof.U.K. Mishra, University of California, Santa Barbara, United States of America Transport and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Electrolytes; Prof. Jay Benziger, Princeton University, United States of America Evanescent Wave Atomic Force Microscopy; Prof.William Ducker; University of Melbourne, VIC Implementations of quantum-dot cellular automata; Prof.Greg Snider; Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, United States of America Ion implantation with scanning probe alignment and the development of coherent single atom devices; Prof.Thomas Schenkel, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States of America SEM Characterization of nanodevices and nanomaterials; Prof.Dominique Drouin University Of Sherbrooke, Canada Growth Mechanism of Truncated Triangular GaAs Nanowires; Prof. J Zou, The University Of Queensland, QLD Controlled electron transport through single molecules; Prof.Colin Lambert, Lancaster University, Untied Kingdom Silicon quantum dots and nanomembranes for quantum computing; Prof.Mark Eriksson University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States of America Some issues on structure-properties of polymer nanocomposites; Prof. Yiu-Wing Mai, University of Sydney

98 Appendix B –NOVA Topic - Nanotechnology – taking it to the people

99 Appendix C – Nanotechnology Fact Sheet – Building Carbon Nanotubes

100

101 Appendix D – ARCNN Nanoforum on the website

102 Appendix E – An example of a facility that is on the Nanotechnology Facilities and Capabilities Register

103 Appendix F - ARCNN Members by State ACT

Surname First Name Title Institution Department

1 Arns Christoph Dr ANU Applied Mathematics Research School of Physical Sciences and Australian National Engineering,Department of 2 Barik Satyanarayan Mr University Electronic Materials Engineering Space Plasma and Plasma Processing group, Research School Australian National of Physical Sciences and 3 Boswell Rod Professor University Engineering, Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Australian National Research School of Physical 4 Bradby Jodie Dr University Sciences and Engineering Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 5 Brett David Dr University Physical Sciences and Engineering Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 6 Buda Manuela Dr University Physical Sciences and Engineering Australian National 7 Caillard Amael Mr University Plasma Research Laboratory The Australian 8 Chadderton Lewis Professor National University AMPL Plasma Research Laboratory, Australian National Research School of Physical 9 Charles Christine Dr University Sciences and Engineering Charnvanichbori Australian national 10 karn Supakit Mr University EME Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Australian National Research School of Physical 11 Chen Ying Dr University Sciences and Engineering

12 Chen Yong Jun Dr ANU EME 13 Chen Hua Mr ANU EME 14 Choi Duk Yong Dr ANU LPC Australian National 15 Cifuentes Marie Dr University Department of Chemistry, TF Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 16 Coleman Victoria Ms University Physical Sciences and Engineering Department of Applied Maths, Australian National Research School of Physical 17 Craig Vince Dr University Sciences and Engineering Department of Electronic Material Australian National Engineering, Research School of 18 Dall (Weijers) Tessica Dr University Physical Sciences and Engineering

104 Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 19 Deenapanray Sanju Dr University physical Sciences and Engineering

20 Deshmukh Rajeev Mr IP Australia Patent Examination Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 21 Elliman Robert Professor University Physical Sciences and Engineering

22 Faunce Thomas Dr ANU College of Law and Medical School Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 23 Fletcher Neville Professor University Physical Sciences and Engineering, Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 24 Fraser Michael Mr University Physical Sciences and Engineering

25 Freeman Darren Mr ANU Laser Physics Centre Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 26 Fu Lan Dr University Physical Sciences and Engineering, Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 27 Gao Qiang Dr University Physical Sciences and Engineering, Associat e Occupational and Environmental 28 Gardner Ian Professor Defence Medicine Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 29 Gareso Paulus Mr University Physical Sciences and Engineering, Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 30 Glover Chris Dr University Physical Sciences and Engineering, Department of Applied Maths, Australian National Research School of Physical 31 Howard Shaun Mr University Sciences and Engineering,

32 Hu Julia Ms IP Australia

Australian National 33 Humphrey Mark Professor University Department of Chemistry Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 34 Hussain Zohair Mr University Physical Sciences and Engineering Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 35 Jagadish Chennupati Professor University Physical Sciences and Engineering Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 36 Johannessen Bernt Mr University Physical Sciences and Engineering,

37 Jolley Greg Mr ANU EME

105 Australian National Department of Electronic Materials 38 Joyce Hannah Miss University Engineering Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 39 Kluth Patrick Dr University Physical Sciences and Engineerring Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 40 Kluth Susan Dr University Physical Sciences and Engineerring

Raghuveerasa Australian National Department of Electronic Materials 41 Lakshmanasamy my Mr University Engineering

42 Li Bill Dr ANU EME Department of Laser Physics Centre, Australian National Research School of Physical 43 Luther-Davies Barry Professor University Sciences and Engineering,

Australian National 44 Lysevych Mykhaylo Mr University Electronic Materials Engineering

Australian Engineering and environmental 45 Mackinnon Ian Dr Research Council Sciences

Australian National Deaprtment of Electronic Materials 46 McKerracher Ian Mr University Engineering

47 Mitchell Jonathon Mr ANU Engineering Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 48 Mokkapati Sudha Ms University Physical Sciences and Engineering. Department of Applied Mathematics, Australian National Research School of Physical 49 Neto Chiara Dr University Sciences and Engineering, Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 50 Oliver David Mr University Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary 51 Pas Steven Dr Medicines Authority Department of Electronic Materials and Engineering, Research School Australian National of physical Sciences and 52 Petravic Mladen Dr University Engineering

53 Prasad Amarita Miss ANU Laser Physics Centre

54 Ramdutt Devin Mr ANU Space Plasma

106 Deaprtment of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 55 Ridgway Mark Dr University Physical Sciences and Engineering,

Parliament of Defence & Disaster Management 56 Rixon Peter Mr Australia Research Analyst Department Laser Physics Centre, Australian National Research School of Physical 57 Rode Andrei Dr University Sciences and Engineering, Department of Laser Physics Centre, Australian National Research School of Physical 58 Ruan Yinlan Dr University Sciences and Engineering Department of Laser Physics Centre, Australian National Research School of Physical 59 Samoc Anna Dr University Sciences and Engineering Department of Laser Physics Centre, Australian National Research School of Physical 60 Samoc Marek Dr University Sciences and Engineering

61 Sears Kallista Ms ANU EME Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 62 Smith Nathanael Mr University Physical Sciences and Engineering Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 63 Stewart Kallista Ms University Physical Sciences and Engineering 64 Talanina Irina Dr IP Australia Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 65 Tan Hark Hoe Dr University Physical Sciences and Engineering

Australian National Centre for Applied Philosophy and 66 Weckert John Professor University Public Ethics Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 67 Wilkinson Andrew Mr University Physical Sciences and Engineering Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 68 Williams James Professor University Physical Sciences and Engineering Department of Electronic Materials Australian National Engineering, Research School of 69 Wong-Leung Jennifer Dr University Physical Sciences and Engineering

70 Xu Wen Dr ANU PRL

71 Yu Jun Mrs ANU EME

Australian National 72 Zhang Hongzhou Dr University EME

107

New South Wales

Surname First Name Title Institution Department University of New Chemical Engineering and 1 Amal Rose Professor South Wales Industrial Chemistry 2 Ams Martin Mr Macquarie University Department of Physics University of New Electrical Engineering and 3 Angus Susan Ms South Wales Telecommunications University of ARC Centre of Excellence for 4 Ashraf Syed Aziz Dr Wollongong Electromaterials Science University of Intelligent Polymer Research 5 Atkinson Kaylene Ms Wollongong Institute Department of Chemical 6 Bali Rosa Ms University of Sydney Engineering University of New School of Materials Sciences 7 Bandyapadhyay Sri Dr South Wales and Engineering University of School of Mathematics and 8 Baowan Duangkamon Miss Wollongong Applied Statistics Institute of Materials and 9 Bartlett John Dr ANSTO Engineering Sciences 10 Barton Christopher Dr CSIRO Industrial Physics 11 Bell Laurence Mr UNSW School of Physics 12 Bikram Shakya Mr University of Sydney Chemical Engineering University of Institute of Nanoscale 13 Blaber Martin Mr Technology, Sydney Technology University of New 14 Boecking Till Dr South Wales Optoelectronics Department Centre for Quantum Computer 15 Brenner Rolf Dr UNSW Technology University of School of Maths and Applied 16 Brew James Mr Wollongong Statistics 17 Burkhard Raguse Dr CSIRO TIP University of New 18 Bursill Robert Dr South Wales School of Physics 19 Butcher K. Scott Dr Macquarie University Department of Physics 20 Cameron Fiona Dr CSIRO Nanotechnology Centre ARC Centre of Excellence for University of Electromaterials Science 21 Campbell Toni Dr Wollongong IPRI 22 Carter Chris Dr Davies Collison Cave The University of 23 Carter Damien Dr Sydney School of Physics University of New 24 Cassidy Maja Ms South Wales School of Electrical Engineering University of Intelligent Polymer Research 25 Causley Jennifer Miss Wollongong Institute ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Associate University of Intelligent Polymer Research 26 Chee Too Professor Wollongong Institute 27 Chen Patrick Mr Macquarie University Department of Physics University of Intelligent Polymer Rsearch 28 Chen Jun Dr Wollongong Institute 108 University of 29 Cheng Zhenxiang Dr Wollongong Engineering Institute for Superconducting & University of Electronic Materials; Faculty of 30 Chew Sau Yen Ms Wollongong Engineering The University of 31 Chin Yiing Leong Mr Sydney School of Chemistry 32 Chow Edith Dr CSIRO TIP University of New 33 Clark Robert Professor South Wales Department of Physics School of Chemical Sciences 34 Coleman Heather Dr UNSW and Engineering University of Institute for Nanoscale 35 Cortie Michael Professor Technology Sydney Technology Mathematical and Physical 36 Cotton Daniel Mr University of Newcastle Sciences 37 Coutts David A/Prof Macquarie University Department of Physics School of Mathematics and University of Applied Statistics, 38 Cox Barry Mr Wollongong Nanomechanics Group 39 Cui Xiangyuan Dr University of Sydney School of Physics University of New 40 Curson Neil Dr South Wales School of Physics The University of 41 D’Alessandro Deanna Dr Sydney School of Chemistry Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and information 42 Dastoor Paul A/Prof University of Newcastle Technology Associate 43 Dawes Judith Professor Macquarie University Department of Physics University of Intelligent Polymer Research 44 Dechakiatkrai Chonlada Miss Wollongong Institute University of 45 Di Maio Isabelle Dr Technology Sydney Health Dept

Associate University of School of English Literatures, 46 Dodds Susan Professor Wollongong Philosophy and Languages University of Intelligent Polymer Research 47 Dore Matthew Mr Wollongong Institute University of Department of Applied Physics, 48 Dowd Annette Dr Technology Sydney Faculty of Science Associate University of New School of Electrical Engineering 49 Dzurak Andrew Professor South Wales & Telecommunications

50 Eggleton Benjamin Professor University of Sydney School of Physics Centre for Quantum Computer 51 Escott Christopher Mr UNSW Technology 52 Ferguson Andrew Dr UNSW CQCT, School of Physics 53 Fernades Alanna Miss Macquarie University Department of Physics Nicholas 54 Florin Haley Mr University of Sydney Chemical Engineering

109 Associate University of Institute for Nanoscale 55 Ford Mike Professor Technology Sydney Technology University of Intelligent Polymer Research 56 Foroughi Javad Mr Wollongong Institute Department of Mechanical 57 Friend James Dr Monash University Engineering 58 Fronzi Marco Mr University of Sydney Physics University of New 59 Gal Michael Professor South Wales Department of Physics University of School of Engineering Physics 60 Gao Feng Dr Wollongong and ISEM ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, University of Intelligent Polymer Research 61 Gestos Adrian Mr Wollongong Institute University of Intelligent Polymer Research 62 Gilmore Kerry June Dr Wollongong Institute Associate 63 Goldys Ewa Professor Macquarie University Department of Physics University of New 64 Gooding John Dr South Wales Department of Chemistry University of School of Mathematics and 65 Grant Cox Dr Wollongong Applied Statistics University of 66 Gustavsson Magnus Mr Wollongong IPRI The University of 67 Haley Daniel Mr Sydney The Electron Microscope Unit Associate University New South 68 Hamilton Alex Professor Wales Department of Physics Department of Chemical 69 Harris Andrew Dr University of Sydney Engineering University of Institute for Nanoscale 70 Harris Nadine Mrs Technology Technology 71 Herrmann Jan Dr CSIRO Industrial Physics University of School of Mathematics and 72 Hilder Tamsyn Miss Wollongong Applied Statistics University of School of Mathematics and 73 Hill James Professor Wollongong Applied Statistics University of Institute for Nanoscale 74 Hoft Rainer Mr Technology Sydney Technology University of New Centre for Quantum Computer 75 Hudson Fay Dr South Wales Technology University of New 76 Ilyas Suhrawardi Mr South Wales School of Physics University of Chemistry, Intelligent Polymer 77 in het Panhui Marc Dr Wollongong Research Institute University of Intelligent Polymer Research 78 Innis Peter Dr Wollongong Institute 79 Joyce Adam Mr Macquarie University Physics

80 Kane Deborah Professor Macquarie University Department of Physics 81 Kilian Kristopher Mr UNSW School of Chemistry 110 Associate Department of Math & Phys 82 King Bruce Professor University of Newcastle Sciences University of 83 Konstantinov Konstantin Dr Wollongong ISEM University New South 84 Lamb Robert Professor Wales School of Chemistry 85 Larsen Allan Godsk Dr University of Sydney School of Chemistry CUDOS Dept of Lasers & 86 Lee Andrew Mr Macquarie University Applications

Associate University of 87 Lewis Roger Professor Wollongong School of Engineering Physics University of New Centre of Excellence for 88 Lim Wee Han Mr South Wales Quantum Computer Technology University of 89 Little Shannon Mr Wollongong IPRI University of ARC Centre of Excellence for 90 Liu Hua Kun Professor Wollongong Electromaterials Science University of Chemistry, Intelligent Polymer 91 Liu Yong Mr Wollongong Research Institute 92 Liu Jun Miss University of Sydney Chemical Engineering The University of 93 Liu Zongwen Dr Sydney Electron Microscope Unit Centre for Advanced 94 Liu Jingquan Dr UNSW Macromolecular Design University of Intelligent Polymer Research 95 Lobato Larios Salvador Mr Wollongong Institute University of New Centre for Quantum Computer 96 Lowe Graeme Mr South Wales Technology University of Intelligent Polymer Research 97 Lynam Carol Dr Wollongong Institute Department of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mectronic 98 Ma Ida Wen Jie Miss University of Sydney Engineering University of Institute of Nanoscale 99 Maclurcan Don Mr Technology Sydney Technology 100 Maddocks Andrew Mr University of Sydney Chemical Engineering The University of Australian Key Centre for 101 Marceau Ross Mr Sydney Microscopy & Microanalysis

Associate University of 102 Martin Donald Professor Technology Department of Health Sciences University of 103 Masdarolomoor Fatemeh Mrs Wollongong Intelligent Research Institute University of School of Mathematics & applied 104 Matthews Miccal Dr Wollongong Statistics University of 105 Mazurkiewicz Jakub Mr Wollongong IPRI University of New 106 McCamey Dane Mr South Wales School of Physics

111 University of ARC Centre of Excellence for 107 McGovern Scott Mr Wollongong Electromaterials Science Information and Communication 108 McMahon Christopher Mr Macquarie University Sciences Unviversity of New 109 Micolich Adam Dr South Wales School of Physics University of Western 110 Milev Adriyan Dr Sydney College of Health and Science University of Intelligent Polymer Research 111 Minett Andrew Dr Wollongong Institute University of 112 Mottaghitalab Vahid Mr Wollongong IPRI University of Intelligent Polymer Research 113 Moulton Simon Dr Wollongong Institute 114 Muller Karl-Heinz Dr CSIRO Industrial Physics 115 Murphy Anthony Dr CSIRO Industrial Physics 116 Nelson Andrew Dr ANSTO Bragg Institute

Associate University of New 117 Newbury Richard Professor South Wales Department of Physics University of Institute for Superconducting & 118 Ng See How Mr Wollongong Electronic Materials University of ARC Centre of Excellence for 119 Ngamna Orawan Ms Wollongong Electromaterials Science University of Intelligent Polymer Research 120 Nguyen Tuan Anh Dr Wollongong Institute 121 Nguyen Cuong Dr CSIRO School of Mathematical and 122 O’Connor John Professor University of Newcastle Physical Sciences 123 O’Donnell Kane Mr University of Newcastle Physics University of 124 O’Dwyer Mark Mr Wollongong School of Engineering Physics University of School of Mathematics & 125 Padukka Nilmini Mrs Wollongong Applied Statistics University of ARC Centre of Excellence for 126 Park Min Sik Mr Wollongong Electromaterials Science University of 127 Peleckis Germanas Mr Wollongong ISEM, Faculty of Engineering

Associate Sydney University of 128 Phillips Matthew Professor Technology Microscopy Analysis Unit Saeid University of 129 Pilehrood Hessami Mr Wollongong School of Engineering Physics University of The Institute for Nanoscale 130 Pissuwan Dakrong Ms Technology Sydney Technology 131 Pleasants Simon Dr Macquarie University Department of Physics University of New Centre for Quantum Computer 132 Pok Wilson Mr South Wales Technology

Department of Chemistry, Associate University of Australia Centre for 133 Price William Professor Wollongong Electromaterials Science 112 University of ARC Centre of Excellence for 134 Ralph Stephen Dr Wollongong Electromaterials Science University of 135 Razal Joselito Dr Wollongong IPRI University of New 136 Read Marlene Dr South Wales School of Physics The University of 137 Reimers Jeffrey Dr Sydney School of Chemistry Centre For Quantum Computer 138 Reusch Thilo Dr UNSW Technology, School of Physics

Associate Electron Microscope Unit & 139 Ringer Simon Professor University of Sydney Nano-MNRF Mehrdad University of Intelligent Polymer Research 140 Samani Bahrami Mr Wollongong Institute University of New School of Materials Science and 141 Samudrala Saritha Mrs South Wales Engineering Department of Telecommunications & Industrial 142 Savvides Nick Dr CSIRO Physics The University of School of Mathematical and 143 Schofield Steven Dr Newcastle Physical Sciences 144 See Chee Howe Mr University of Sydney Chemical Engineering 145 Shoko Elvis Mr University of Sydney School of Physics University of New 146 Simmons Michelle Professor South Wales Department of Physics Assoc School of Materials Science and 147 Song Quansheng Prof/ Dr UNSW Engineering Condensed Matter Theory 148 Soon Aloysius Mr University of Sydney Group The University of Electron Microscope Unit, 149 Stadtmueller Lisa Mrs Sydney AKCM&M/NANO-MNRF

150 Stampfl Catherine Professor University of Sydney Department of Physics

Associate University of New 151 Stevens-Kalceff Marion Professor South Wales Department of Physics 152 Sun Jinjun Mr Macquarie University Department of Physics University of New south School of materials Sciences 153 Tam Wai Man Mr Wales and Engineering University of New Centre for Quantum Computer 154 Tan Kuan Yen Mr South Wales Technology 155 Taylor Tony Dr ANSTO Bragg Institute University of School of Mathematics and 156 Thamwattana Ngamta Dr Wollongong Applied Statistics University of Intelligent Polymer Research 157 Thompson Brianna Ms Wollongong Institute 158 Thomsen Lars Dr University of Newcastle Department of Physics University of School of Mathematics and 159 Tillman Pei Dr Wollongong Applied Statistics 160 Toomey Joshua Mr Macquarie University Department of Physics University of 161 Tsekouras George Mr Wollongong Department of Chemistry

113 162 Twamley Jason Professor Macquarie University Physics Department University of New School of Materials Science and 163 Valanoor Nagarajan Dr South Wales Engineering University of New School of Materials Sciences 164 Varatharajan Anbusathaiah Mr South Wales and Engineering University of Intelligent Polymer Research 165 Wallace Gordon Professor Wollongong Institute University of 166 Wang Caiyun Dr Wollongong Intelligent Polymer Institute University of Institute for Superconducting & 167 Wang Guoxiu Dr Wollongong Electronic Materials University of 168 Wang Jiazhao Dr Wollongong ISEM University of Intelligent Polymer Research 169 Whitten Philip Dr Wollongong Institute 170 Wieczorek Lech Mr CSIRO TIP Willems van Centre for Quantum Computer 171 Beveren Laurens Dr UNSW Technology, School of Physics University of Western 172 Wilson Michael Professor Sydney Health and Science Wintrebert- 173 Fouquet Marie Dr Macquarie University Department of Physics 174 Withford Michael Dr Macquarie University Department of Physics Institute for Environmental 175 Wong Elicia Dr ANSTO research University of Intelligent Polymer Research 176 Wu Yanzhe Mr Wollongong Institute University of Mathematics and Applied 177 Wu Bisheng Mr Wollongong Statistics University of Intelligent Polymer Research 178 Xi Binbin Ms Wollongong Institute Intelligent Polymer 179 Xiao Liu Ms Research Institute Chemical Department of Physics, Division of Information and 180 Xie Fang Ms Macquarie University Communication Sciences University of Institute for Nanoscale 181 Xu Xiaoda Mr Technology Sydney Technology 182 Yang Wenrong Dr UNSW School of Chemistry University of 183 Yao Qiwen Mr Wollongong School of Engineering Physics 184 Yin Shiwei Dr University of Sydney School of Chemistry School of Material Science and 185 Zaeni Akhmad Mr UNSW Engineering University of New School of Materials Science and 186 Zeng Qinghua Dr South Wales Engineering Associate University of Department of Engineering 187 Zhang Chao Professor Wollongong Physics University of Intelligent Polymer Research 188 Zhang Weimin Mr Wollongong Institute University of 189 Zhao Zheng Wei Mr Wollongong IPRI 190 Zheng Rongkun Dr University of Sydney Electron Microscope Unit

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Victoria Surname First Name Title Institution Department 1 Ang Joo Chew Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics Department of Chemical & 2 Angelatos Alexandra Ms University of Melbourne Biomolecular Engineering School of Electrical & Computer 3 Arsat Rashidah Ms RMIT Engineering 4 Bastow Tim Professor CSIRO Manufacturing Optical Technology Research 5 Baxter Gregory Professor Victoria University Laboratory 6 Bhargava Suresh Professor RMIT University School of Applied Chemistry Microelectronics and Materials Technology Centre School of Electrical and Computer 7 Bhaskaran Madhu Miss RMIT University Engineering Associate 8 Bieske Evan Professor University of Melbourne School of Chemistry Nanotechnology Victoria 9 Binks Peter Dr Ltd Department of Manufacturing and 10 Boskovic Sasha Mr University of Melbourne Infrastructure Technology 11 Caruso Frank Professor University of Melbourne Chemical and Bio Eng 12 Caruso Rachel Dr University of Melbourne School of Chemistry Swinburne University of 13 Chon James Dr Technology Centre for Microphotonics 14 Cimmino Alberto Dr University of Melbourne School of Physics 15 Cole Jarrod Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics Optical Technology Research Associate Laboratory, Department of Electrical 16 Collins Stephen Professor Victoria University Engineering 17 Conrad Vince Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics Department of Chemical and 18 Cortez Christina Miss University of Melbourne Biomolecular Engineering Manufacturing & Infrastructure 19 Davis Tim Dr CSIRO Technology Centre for Atom Optics and Ultrafast 20 Davis Jeffrey Dr Swinburne University Spectroscopy School of Electrical and Computer 21 Dhawan Deepak Mr RMIT University Engineering 22 Draganski Martin Mr RMIT University Department of Applied Physics 23 Drummond Calum Professor CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies 24 Fairchild Barbara Ms University of Melbourne Physics Centre for Telecommunications and 25 Faulkner Mike Prof Victoria University Microelectronics School of Electrical and Computer 26 Fechete Alexandru Mr RMIT University Engineering 27 Fitrio David Mr Victoria University Department of Electrical Engineering 28 Fowler Austin Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics 29 Funston Alison Dr University of Melbourne School of Chemistry 30 Gao Dachao Dr CSIRO CMIT 31 Gasser Gilles Dr Monash University School of Chemistry 32 Gomez Daniel Mr University of Melbourne School of Chemistry 33 Gooding Ann Ms University of Melbourne School of Chemistry 115 Chemical and Biomolecular 34 Gras Sally Dr University of Melbourne Engineering 35 Greentree Andrew Dr University of Melbourne School of Physics Swinburne University of School of Biophysical Sciences and 36 Gu Min Professor Technology Electrical Engineering 37 Hale Penny Dr La Trobe University Department of Physics 38 Halstead Barry Mr La Trobe University Department of Physics 39 Hapgood Karen Dr Monash University Chemical Engineering 40 Hartley Patrick Dr CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies 41 Hearne Sean Dr University of Melbourne School of Physics Manufacturing And Infrastructure 42 Hill Anita Dr CSIRO Technology 43 Hill Matthew Dr CSIRO Manufacturing & Materials Technology 44 Ho Daniel Mr Monash University Materials Engineering 45 Hoadley James Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics Microelectronics and Materials Technology Centre School of Electrical and Computer 46 Holland Anthony Dr RMIT University Engineering Associate 47 Hollenberg Lloyd Professor University of Melbourne School of Physics Nanoscale Science and Technology 48 Hope Gregory Professor Griffith University Centre 49 Hopf Toby Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics 50 Hopf Toby Mr Univesity of Melbourne School of Physics 51 Huntington Shane Dr University of Melbourne School of Physics 52 Huntington Shane Dr University of Melbourne Department of Physics 53 Jamieson David Professor University of Melbourne School of Physics 54 Jasieniak Jacek Mr University of Melbourne Department of Chemistry 55 Jesson David Professor Monash University SPME Department of Chemical Interfaces 56 Johnston Angus Dr University of Melbourne and Materials Group Kalantar- School of Electrical and Computer 57 zadeh Kourosh Dr RMIT University Engineering 58 Kandasamy Gajendran University of Melbourne School of Physics School of Electrical and Computer 59 Kandasamy Sasikaran Mr RMIT Engineering 60 Kemeny Peter Dr Kemeny Consulting Consulting 61 Keough Shannon Mr DSTO Maritime Platforms Division CSIRO, Manufacturing and 62 Kratzer Terence Mr CSIRO Infrastructure technology 63 Lay Matthew Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics 64 Lees Emma Ms University of Melbourne School of Chemistry Department of Chemical and 65 Li Qi Ms University of Melbourne Biomolecular Engineering Swinburne University of 66 Li Jiafang Mr Technology Centre for Micro-Photonics Swinburne University of 67 Li Xiangping Mr Technology Centre for Micro-Photonics 68 Lim Jiufu Mr University of Melbourne School of Chemistry 69 Liu Amelia Dr University of Melbourne School of Physics Swinburne University of Industrial Research Institute of 70 Livingston Peter Mr Technology Swinburne 71 Luo Yonggang Mr Deakin University School of Information Technology 116 72 MacFarlane Douglas Professor University of Monash Department of Chemistry 73 Martini Berin Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics 74 Mashford Ben Mr University of Melbourne School of Chemistry 75 Mayo Sheridan Dr CSIRO MIT 76 McCallum Jeffrey Dr University of Melbourne School of Physics 77 Miller Peter Dr CSIRO MIT Manufacturing Infrastructure 78 Morgans Rick Dr CSIRO Technology 79 Muir Benjamin Dr CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies 80 Mulvaney Paul Professor University of Melbourne Department of Chemistry Manufacturing and Infrastructure 81 Neufeld Aaron Dr CSIRO Technology 82 Neumann Daniel Dr CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products Swinburne University of 83 Nicolau Dan Professor Technology Industrial Research Institute 84 Novo Carolina Ms University of Melbourne Chemistry Department 85 Nyberg Graeme Dr La Trobe University Chemistry 86 Olivero Paulo Dr University of Melbourne School of Physics 87 Orbons Shannon Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics 88 Otsuka Paul Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics 89 Pace Peter Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics 90 Pacifico Jessica Dr Melbourne University School of Chemistry 91 Pakes Chris Dr University of Melbourne School of Physics Associate Centre for Materials and Surface 92 Pigram Paul Professor La Trobe University Science and Department of Physics 93 Piper David Mr La Trobe University Department of Physics Division of Telecommunications & 94 Polonski Vitali Dr CSIRO Industrial Physics 95 Polyzos Anastasios Dr CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies 96 Prawer Steven Professor University of Melbourne School of Physics Electrical & Computer system 97 Premaratne Malin Dr Monash University Engineering 98 Pringle Jenny Dr Monash University Department of Materials Engineering 99 Pyke Daniel Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics Department of Chemical & 100 Qiao Greg Dr University of Melbourne Biomolecular Engineering Chemical and Biomolecular 101 Quinn Anthony Dr University of Melbourne Engineering 102 Rabeau James Dr University of Melbourne School of Physics 103 Riley John Professor La Trobe University Department of Physics 104 Rubanov Sergey Dr University of Melbourne School of Physics Associate 105 Russo Salvy Professor RMIT University Department of Applied Physics School of Electrical & Computer 106 Sadek Abu Zafar Mr RMIT University Engineering Swinburne University of 107 Sawant Prashant Dr Technology BioNano Engineering Lab 108 Selomulya Cordelia Dr Monash University Chemical Engineering 109 Sewell Rob Mr Imperial College London Physics Centre for Telecommunications and 110 Singh Jugdutt Professor Victoria University Microscopy 111 Smith Trevor Dr University of Melbourne Department of Chemistry School of Electrical and Computer 112 Sood Dinesh Professor RMIT University Engineering 117 113 Spiccia Leone Professor Monash University School of Chemistry 114 Spinks Geoffrey Professor University of Melbourne Department of Industrial Science 115 Spizzirri Paul Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics Microelectronics and Materials Technology Centre School of 116 Sriram Sharath Mr RMIT University Electrical and Computer Engineering 117 Starling Tim Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics 118 Stavrias Nikolas Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics Manufacturing and Infrastructure 119 Stevenson Andrew Dr CSIRO Technology 120 Stojcevski Aleksander Dr Victoria University School of Electrical Engineering 121 Subramanian Priya Ms Monash University School of Chemistry Department of Chemical and 122 Sutti Alessandra Miss University of Melbourne Biomolecular Engineering Department of Physics and Materials 123 Suzuki Kiyonori Dr Monash University Engineering ARC Centre of Excellence for 124 Swiegers Gerry Dr Ian Wark Laboratories Electromaterials Science 125 Tamayan Astghik Mrs University of Melbourne School of Physics 126 Tamayan Grigori Dr University of Melbourne School of Physics School of Electrical & Computer 127 Tan Joy Miss RMIT Engineering 128 Tegart Greg Professor Victoria University Centre for Strategic Economic Studies 129 Testoline Matthew Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics Giuseppe 130 Tettamanzi Carlo Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics Chemical and Biomolecular 131 Tjipto Elvira Ms University of Melbourne Engineering School of Engineering and 132 Tong Lin Dr Deakin University Technology 133 Trajkov Elizabeth Ms University of Melbourne School of Physics 134 Tran Thuy Dr CSIRO MIT 135 Turney Terry Dr CSIRO CMIT Associate 136 Usher Brian Professor La Trobe University Department of Electronic Engineering Centre for Telecommunications and Microelectronics & Optical Technology 137 Veljanovski Ronny Dr Victoria University Research Laboratory 138 Vibhute Vidyadhar Mr Victoria University Department of Electrical Engineering 139 Villis Byron Mr University of Melbourne School of Physics Department of Chemical and 140 Wang Yajun Dr University of Melbourne Biomolecular Engineering 141 Wellard Cameron Dr University of Melbourne School of Physics Manufacturing and Infrastructure 142 Wilkins Stephen Dr CSIRO Technology 143 Wilson Alan Dr DSTO Maritime Platforms Division School of Electrical and Computer 144 Wlodarski Wojtek Professor RMIT University Engineering 145 Yang Changyi Dr University of Melbourne School of Physics Department of Chemical and 146 Yap Heng Pho Mr University of Melbourne Biomolecular Engineering Department of Mechanical 147 Yeo Leslie Dr Monash University Engineering Swinburne University of 148 Zijlstra Peter Mr Technology Centre for Micro-Photonics 118

Queensland Surname First Name Title Department Institution Nanoscale Science and 1 Barnsley Lester Mr Technology Centre Griffith University 2 Battersby Scott Mr University of Queensland Australian Institute of Bioengineering and 3 Bell Craig Mr Nanotechnology University of Queensland Nanoscale Science and Technology Centre, 4 Bernhardt Debra A/Professor School of Science Griffith University School of Information Technology and Electrical 5 Bertling Karl Mr Engineering University of Queensland Nanoscale Science and Technology Centre, 6 Blach Tomasz Dr School of Science Griffith University School of Physical Science, Soft Condensed Matter Physics Group & Centre for Biophotonics & 7 Blake David Mr Laser Science University of Queensland ARC Centre for 8 Bothe Samantha Miss Functional Nanomaterials University of Queensland 9 Boyd Sue Dr School of Science Griffith University Nanoscale Science and Technology Centre, 10 Brown Christopher Dr School of Science Griffith University 11 Buckley Fionnuala Mrs School of Science Griffith University Information Technology and Electrical 12 Chan Jesse Chih-Sheng Mr Engineering University of Queensland Centre for Microscopy 13 Chaustowski Rene Mr and Microanalysis University of Queensland Division of Chemical 14 Cheng Ching Yuan Mr Engineering University of Queensland School of Physical 15 Cho Sam Young Dr Sciences University of Queensland 16 Cooper Steven Dr Department of Physics University of Queensland 17 Corrie Simon Mr Chemistry University of Queensland 18 Cunning Benjamin Mr School of Science Griffith University Centre for Biomolecular 19 Dexter Annette Dr Engineering University of Queensland School of Microelectronic 20 Dimitrijev Sima Professor Engineering Griffith University ARC Centre for 21 Ding Ronggang Mr Functional Nanomaterials University of Queensland Nanoscale Science and 22 Dobson John Professor Technology Centre Griffith University

Centre for Computational 23 Du Aijun Dr Molecular Science University of Queensland 119 ARC Centre for 24 Duke Mikel Dr Functional Nanomaterials University of Queensland

25 Fernee Mark Dr Department of Physics University of Queensland Queensland University of 26 Fuchs Adrian Mr Technology School of Humanities and Queensland University of 27 Gesche Astrid Dr Human Services Technology Associate Nanoscale Science and 28 Gray Evan Professor Technology Centre Griffith University 29 Guo Yanan Mr School of Engineering University of Queensland 30 Hamilton Edith Ms Chemical Engineering University of Queensland School of Microelectronic 31 Han Jisheng Dr Engineering Griffith University

School of Microelectronic 32 Harrison H B Professor Engineering Griffith University Centre for Biomolecular 33 Hartmann Belinda Miss Engineering University of Queensland

ARC Centre for 34 Hogarth Warren Mr Functional Nanomaterials University of Queensland 35 Huang Han Dr School of Engineering University of Queensland 36 Jacko Anthony Mr Physics University of Queensland

ARC Centre for 37 Jin Xin Ms Functional Nanomaterials University of Queensland

ARC Centre for 38 Jin Yonggang Mr Functional Nanomaterials University of Queensland Nanoscale Science and 39 Johnston Peter A/Prof Technology Centre Griffith University Department of Chemical 40 Kumar Anil Dr Engineering University of Queensland

ARC Centre for 41 Ladewig Bradley Mr Functional Nanomaterials University of Queensland

ARC Centre for 42 Li Li Mr Functional Nanomaterials University of Queensland Division of Chemical 43 Lim Melvin Mr Engineering University of Queensland School of Information Technology and Electrical 44 Lim Yah Leng Mr Engineering University of Queensland 45 Lipin Daniel Mr Chemical Engineering University of Queensland

ARC Centre for 46 Lu Max Professor Functional Nanomaterials University of Queensland Information Technology and Electrical 47 Lu Albert Wei-Chih Mr engineering University of Queensland

120 School of Information Technology and Electrical 48 Majewski Marion Dr Engineering University of Queensland 49 Malcolm Andrew Mr Chemical Engineering University of Queensland 50 McKenzie Ross Professor Department of Physics University of Queensland Centre for Microscopy 51 Meehan Timothy Mr and Microanalysis University of Queensland

ARC Centre for 52 Mereddy Ram Dr Functional Nanomaterials University of Queensland 53 Meredith Paul Dr Department of Physics University of Queensland Division of Chemical 54 Middleberg Anton Professor Engineering University of Queensland School of Physical 55 Milburn Gerard Professor Science University of Queensland 56 Mostert Bernard Mr Department of Physics University of Queensland Faculty of Built Environment and Queensland University of 57 Motta Nunzio Prof Engineering Technology

School of Science/Dept 58 Myhra Sverre Dr of Materials Science Griffith University 59 Nguyen Thanh Dr School of Engineering University of Queensland 60 Paladugu Mohanchand Mr School of Engineering University of Queensland 61 Paneni Carlo Mr School of Science Griffith University 62 Panjkov Andrej Dr School of Science Griffith University

ARC Centre for 63 Porazik Katharina Miss Functional Nanomaterials University of Queensland School of Information Technology and Electrical 64 Rakic Aleksandar Dr Engineering University of Queensland 65 Riesz Jennifer Ms Physics Department University of Queensland The Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ 66 Robinson Angus M Mr Future Materials Association Rubinsztein- 67 Dunlop Halina Professor Department of Physics University of Queensland 68 Rufford Thomas Mr School of Engineering University of Queensland School of Physical and 69 Schiller Tara Ms Chemical Sciences QUT 70 Schwenn Paul Mr Department of Physics University of Queensland Queensland University of 71 Sheehan Timothy Mr Germ Inc Technology 72 Siswati Lestari Miss Chemical Engineering University of Queensland Department for Biophotonics and Laser Science, Physics 73 Smith Bradley Mr Department University of Queensland The Australian Institute for Bioengineering and 74 Smith Sean Prof Nanotechnology The University of Queensland School of Physical 75 Stephenson Andrew Mr Science University of Queensland 121 Department of Nanoscale 76 Sweatman Denis Dr Science and Technology Griffith University Australian Institute of Bioengineering and 77 Tanksale Akshat Mr Nanotechnology University of Queensland

School of Molecular and 78 Toth Istram Prof Microbial of Sciences University of Queensland

Centre for Computational 79 Tran Pierre Dr Molecular Science University of Queensland ARC Centre for Functional Tuyet Thi Nanomaterials, Chemical 80 Tran Anh Ms Engineering University of Queensland

81 Vos Simon Mr Mechanical Engineering University of Queensland Faculty of Science, School of Physical and Queensland Universtiy of 82 Waclawik Eric Dr Chemical Sciences Technology

ARC Centre for 83 Wang Lianzhou Dr Functional Nanomaterials University of Queensland 84 Warner Jamie Mr Department of Physics University of Queensland 85 Watling Kym Ms School of Science Griffith University 86 Watson Jolanta Dr School of Science Griffith University 87 Watson Gregory S Dr School of Science Griffith University 88 Watt Andrew Mr Department of Physics University of Queensland ARC Centre for 89 Wearing Cameron Dr Functional Nanomaterial University of Queensland 90 Williams Michael Dr School of Science Griffith University 91 Wong Yunyi Ms AIBN University of Queensland

ARC Centre for 92 Xu Zhi Ping (Gordon) Dr Functional Nanomaterials University of Queensland ARC Centre Funtional 93 Yao Xiangdong Dr Nanomaterials University of Queensland

ARC centre for 94 Yu Aimin Dr Functional Nanomaterials University of Queensland School of Engineering & Centre for Microscopy 95 Zou Jin Dr and Microanalysis University of Queensland Centre for Magnetic 96 Zul Merican Dr Resonance University of Queensland

122 South Australia

Surname First Name Title Institution Department

University of School of Electrical & 1 Abbott Derek Professor Adelaide Electronic Engineering

University of South Ian Wark Research 2 Acres Robert Mr Australia Institute

Molecular and Health 3 Aloia Amanda Ms CSIRO Technologies

The University of School of Electrical & 4 Atakaramians Shagik Mrs Adelaide Electronics Engineering University of South Electrical and 5 Aziz Mahfuz Dr Australia Information Engineering

Molecular and Health 6 Bailey Kelly Ms CSIRO Technologies University of South Ian Wark Research 7 Barnes Timothy Dr Australia Institute

University of South Ian Wark Research 8 Benjamin Thierry Dr Australia Institute

Molecular and Health 9 Burnard Sharon Ms CSIRO Technologies University of School of Chemistry and 10 Carver John Professor Adelaide Physics University of South ian wark Institute of 11 Cole Martin Mr Australia Science

Molecular and Health 12 Cooper Tamara Ms CSIRO Technologies

University of South Ian Wark Research 13 de los Reyes Massey Ms Australia Institute School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth 14 Deslandes Alec Mr Flinders University Sciences School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth 15 Flavel Ben Mr Flinders University Science

University of South Ian Wark Research 16 Ghouchi Eskandar Nasrin Ms Australia Institute

Molecular and Health 17 Glatz Richard Dr CSIRO Technologies

Intelligence, Surv. & 18 Grant Ken Dr DSTO Recon Div.

123 Manufacturing And Infrastructure 19 Gredelj Sabina Dr CSIRO Technology

University of South Ian wark Research 20 Griesser Hans Prof Australia Institute

University of South Electrical and 21 Hariz Alex Dr Australia Information Engineering Manufacturing And Infrastructure 22 Harmer Sarah Dr CSIRO Technology

University of South Ian Wark Research 23 Horn Roger Professor Australia Institute

University of South Ian Wark Research 24 Jarvis Karyn Ms Australia Institute

Aravindaraj University of South Ian Wark Research 25 Kannan Govindaraj Mr Australia Institute School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth 26 Khung Yit-Lung Mr Flinders University Sciences

Molecular and Health 27 Leifert Wayne Dr CSIRO Technologies Centre for Biomedical Engineering and School The University of of Electrical and 28 Lin Hungyen Mr Adelaide Electronic engineering School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth 29 Losic Dusan Dr Flinders University Science

University of South Ian Wark Research 30 Majewski Peter Professor Australia Institute School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth 31 McInnes Steven J P Mr Flinders University Sciences

University of South Ian Wark Research 32 Morris Gayle Dr Australia Institute School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth 33 Nerush Igor Mr Flinders University Sciences

34 Ngothai Yung Dr Adelaide University Chemical Engineering School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth 35 Nussio Matthew Mr Flinders University Sciences 124 Defence Science & University of South Technology Organisation 36 Oermann Ray Mr Australia (DSTO)

University of South Ian Work Research 37 Palms Dennis Dr Australia Institute University of South 38 Parimi Srinivas Mr Australia IWRI

Ponnusamy University of South Ian Wark Research 39 Meenakshisundaram Thirunavukkarasu Mr Australia Institute

University of South Ian Wark Research 40 Prestidge Clive A/Prof Australia Institute

Department of Physics 41 Quinton Jamie Dr Flinders University and Earth Science School of Chemistry, Associate Physics and Earth 42 Shapter Joe Professor Flinders University Sciences

University of South Ian Wark Research 43 Sharma Damyanti Dr Australia Institute

University of South Ian Wark Research 44 Siow Kim Shyong Mr Australia Institute

Associate University of South Ian Wark Research 45 Skinner William (Bill) Researcher Australia Institute

University of South Ian wark Research 46 Vasilev Krasimir Dr Australia Institute School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth 47 Voelcker Nicholas Dr Flinders University Sciences School of Chemistry Physics and Earth 48 Wright Daniel Mr Flinders University Sciences

University of School of Electrical and 49 Yin Xiaoxia Mrs Adelaide Electronic Engineering School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth 50 Yu Jingxian Dr Flinders University Sciences

University of South Ian Wark Research 51 Zhou Jingfang Mrs Australia Institute

125 Western Australia Surname First Name Title Institution Department School of Electrical Electronic 1 Antoszewski Jarek Dr University of Western Australia and Computer Engineering School of Electrical Electronic 2 Asgari Asghar Dr University of Western Australia and Computer Engineering School of Electrical, electronic & 3 Baharin Azlan Mr University of Western Australia Computer Engineering School of Biomedical and Associate Chemical Sciences 4 Baker Murray Professor University of Western Australia Department of Chemistry

5 Becker Thomas Dr Curtin University of Technology Nanochemistry Research Institute School of Electronic and 6 Cai Shuzhi Mr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering 7 Cankurtaran Burak Mr Curtin University of Technology Nanochemistry Research Unit School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical 8 Chin Suk Fun Miss University of Western Australia Sciences Centre for Microscopy and 9 Clode Peta Dr University of Western Australia Microanalysis 10 Crew David Dr University of Western Australia Department of Physics School of Electronic and 11 Dell John Dr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering

12 Dodd Aaron Dr University of Western Australia School of Bio & Chem Sciences Drozdowicz- 13 Tomsia Krystyna Mrs Macquarie University Department of Physics Department of Mechanical 14 Duan Kai Dr University of Western Australia Engineering School of Electronic and 15 Dunlop Luke Mr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering School of Electronic and 16 Faraone Lorenzo Professor University of Western Australia Computing Engineering School of Electronic and 17 Fehlberg Tamara Ms University of Western Australia Computing Engineering

Nanochemistry Research Institute, 18 Gale Julian Professor Curtin University of Technology Department of Applied Chemistry School of Mechanical 19 Gao Lizhen Dr University of Western Australia Engineering Faculty of Science, Engineering 20 Gorham Nicole Dr Curtin University of Technology and Computing

Associate Centre for Microscopy and 21 Griffin Brendan Professor University of Western Australia Analysis School of Electronic and 22 Hatch Stuart Mr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering

Associate 23 Hu Xiaozhi Professor University of Western Australia Mechanical Engineering

126 School of Biomedical and 24 Hubble Lee Mr University of Western Australia Chemical Sciences 25 Iyer Swaminathan Dr University of Western Australia Chemistry School of Electronic and 26 James Timothy Mr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering Mechanical Engineering & 27 Jehanathan Neerushana Miss University of Western Australia Electrical Engineering School of Electronic and 28 Keating Adrian Dr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering

29 Kocan Martin Dr University of Western Australia Microelectronics Research Group School of Electric, Electronic and 30 Kwah Heong-Hong Mr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering School of Mechanical 31 Laeng Jamaluddin Mr University of Western Australia Engineering Physics and Energy Studies Division of Science and 32 Le Xuan Thi Miss Murdoch University Engineering Chemistry School of Biomedical & 33 Lincoln Frank Dr University of Western Australia Chemical

Associate 34 Liu Yinong Professor University of Western Australia Mechanical Engineering School of Mechanical 35 Liu Chao Mr University of Western Australia Engineering University of Western School of Mechanical 36 Mahmud Abdus Samad Mr Australian Engineering School of Biomedical, The University of Western Biomolecular and Chemical 37 Makha Mohamed Dr Australia Sciences School of Electronic and 38 Martyniuk Mariusz Mr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering 39 McKinley Allan Dr University of Western Australia Department of Chemistry School of Electronic and 40 Musca Charles Dr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering

41 Nair Balagopal Dr Curtin University of Technology Nanochemistry Research Institute School of Electronic and 42 Nener Brett Dr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering Thuyen Huu School of Electronic and 43 Nguyen Manh Mr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering

Associate 44 Ogden Mark Professor Curtin University of Technology Nanochemistry Research Institute School of Electronic and 45 Parish Giacinta Dr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering School of Mechanical 46 Park Ben Mr University of Western Australia Engineering

47 Parkinson Gordon Professor Curtin University of Technology Department of Applied Chemistry 48 Parlevliet David Mr Murdoch University Physics and Energy Studies School of Biomedical and 49 Raston Colin Professor University of Western Australia Chemical Sciences

127 50 Richmond Bill Dr Curtin University of Technology Nanochemistry Research Institute Centre for Microscopy and 51 Saunders Martin Dr University of Western Australia Microanalysis School of Electronic and 52 Sewell Richard Mr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering School of Electronic and 53 Silva Dilusha Dr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering Scool of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical 54 Smith Nigel Mr University of Western Australia Sciences Martin Teng School of Electronic and 55 Soh Kiat Mr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering

Associate 56 Stamps Robert Professor University of Western Australia School of Physics The University of Western School of Electrical, Electronic 57 Sulaiman Nadzril Mr Australia and Computer Engineering Centre for Microscopy and 58 Suvorova Alexandra Dr University of Western Australia Microanalysis 59 Taylor Zoe Ms Curtin University of Technology Applied Chemistry Gordon Keen School of Electronic and 60 Tsen Onn Mr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering Umana- School of Electronic and 61 Membreno Gilberto Mr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering School of Electronic and 62 Walmsley Byron Mr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering School of Mechanical 63 Wang Xiaolin Dr University of Western Australia Engineering Danny Kang School of Electronic and 64 Wee Woon Mr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering School of Electronic and 65 Wehner Justin Mr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering School of Electronic and 66 Westerhout Ryan Mr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering School of Electronic and 67 Winchester Kevin Dr University of Western Australia Computing Engineering 68 Wood Fiona Professor University of Western Australia Child.. 69 Woodward Robert Dr University of Western Australia School of Physics School of Mechanical 70 Yang Hong Dr University of Western Australia Engineering

128 Overseas Members

Surname First Name Title Institution Department 1 Abdul Majeed Abu Bakar Prof Dr Universiti Teknologi Mara Faculty of Pharmacy Department of Electrical and 2 Alkaisi Maan Dr University of Canterbury Computer Engineering 3 Ayesh Ahmad Mr University of Canterbury Department of Physics 4 Bakewell David Dr University of Glasgow Electronics&Electrical Engineering Seoul National University (SNU) Centre for Microstructure Science 5 Barnes Mark Campbell Dr Korea & Materials College of Engineering A/ Department of Electrical and 6 Blaikie Richard Professor University of Canterbury Computer Engineering 7 Brault Pascal Professor CNRS and Universite d’Orleans GREMI UMR6606 Department of Electrical and 8 Brown Simon Dr University of Canterbury Computer Engineering 9 Downard Alison Dr University of Canterbury Department of Chemistry Steven Department of Electrical and 10 Durbin Michael Dr University of Canterbury Computer Engineering 11 Hong-Young Chang Professor Australian National University Department of Physics, 12 Iqbal Azhar Mr University of Hull Mathematics Institute of Geological & Nuclear 13 Johnson Steve Dr Sciences National Isotope Centre MacDiarmid Institute ,Electrical 14 Kendrick Chito Mr University of Canterbury Computer and Engineering 15 Kennedy John Dr Rafter Research Centre Rafter Research Centre Department of Electrical & 16 Lansley Stuart Dr University of Canterbury Computer Engineering Electrical and Computer 17 L’Hostis Florian Mr University of Canterbury Engineering

18 Mackenzie David Mr University of Canterbury Department of Physics &Astronomy Institute of Geological & Nuclear 19 Markwitz Andreas Dr Sciences Rafter Laboratory National Isotope Centre Department of Physics and 20 McCarthy David Mr University of Canterbury Astronomy 21 Pereira Rosa Valente Mrs Universiti Teknologi Mara 22 Pleasants Simon Dr Macquarie University Department of Physics 23 Reichel Rene Mr University of Canterbury Department Physics & Astronomy 24 Robinson Katie Dr AJ Park Patents Energie Materiauxet 25 Rosei Federico Professor University of Quebec (Montreal) Telecommunications Materials Science, and Director of 26 Ruda Harry Professor University of Toronto Centre for Nanotechnology 27 Sewell Rob Mr Imperial College London Physics MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced 28 Shastry Rahul Mr University of Canterbury Materials and Nanotechnology Freie Universitaet 29 Starke Kai Dr Berlin Institute of Experimental Physics Centre for Microscopy and 30 Stern Richard Dr University of Western Australia Microanalysis 31 Tan Seng Sing Dr Nanyang Polytechnic 32 Wolter Joachim Professor Eindhoven University Technology Faculty of Physics Chemistry, The MacDiarmid 33 Yu Samuel S.C Mr University of Canterbury Institute Hamdan Chemical and Process Engineering 34 Yusoff Mohamed Mr University of Canterbury Dept

129 Appendix G – Demographic list of ARCNN Website Hits

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Appendix H - ARCNN News. Edition 9, August 2006

Welcome Dear Members, welcome to the ninth edition of the ARCNN News. We would like to thank you and congratulate you for making ICONN 2006 such a great success. My special thanks are due to Symposia Chairs and Co-Chairs, Panelists, Session Chairs, Plenary and Invited Speakers, Sponsors, Exhibitors, Organising Committee Members, Reviewers etc. We had 442 participants from 21 countries with 138 PhD students and 69 Early Career Researchers. Plenary and invited talks were excellent and short courses were highly informative and educational with excellent participation from the community (100-160 participants). Exhibition booths were sold out. From all aspects, the Conference was a grand success. Sessions were very well attended even on Friday morning. Panel discussions were lively and well attended. Students and Early Career Researchers were pleased to receive Poster Awards and Overseas Travel Fellowship Awards. The ICONN Group photo and other photos taken during the conference can be viewed on http://www.ausnano.net/iconn2006/group-photo.php and http://www.ausnano.net/iconn2006/_photos/ respectively.

We are in the process of reviewing manuscripts and we hope to be able to send Proceedings CDs in Oct/Nov. period to all participants.

Congratulations to the following poster prize winners:

• Ms. Kym Watling from the School of Science, Griffith University for her poster titled “Dendritic Gold Substrates for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy”. • Ms Ann Gooding from the School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne for her poster titled “Charge Injection into 2D Semiconductor Nanocrystal Arrays”. • Dr Mohamed Makha from the School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and chemical Sciences,University of Western Australia for his poster titled “Self assembled functional nanomaterials: from ionic capsules to nanoporous molecular framework”. • Dr Andrew Minett from the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute University of Wollongong, for his poster titled “Decoration of carbon nanotubes with biological entities for electronic device applications”. • Mr Ian McKerracher from the Electronics Materials Engineering, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University for his poster titled “Thermal Annealing Study On InGaAs/GaAs Quantum Dot Infrared Photodetectors” • Mr Kristopher Kilian from the School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales for his poster titled “Optimization of Porous Silicon Surface Chemistry towards Biophotonic Sensors”. If you want to view these winning posters they can now be accessed on http://www.ausnano.net/iconn2006/poster-winners.php Preparations for ICONN 2008 are already underway and we intend to introduce Best oral paper awards also at the next conference.

132 The Distinguished Lecturer tours by Professor Michael Pepper to Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne: Professor Henry Smith to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra and Professor Heinrich Hofmann to Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide, were very well received. For those interested in getting a free copy of their talks on CD please send an email to Liz or Ilonka at [email protected]. Congratulations also go to the Winners of the Young Nanotechnology Ambassador Awards who will receive up to $2000 each to visit schools in their state to inspire students about nanotechnology, and more broadly science education. • Ms Neerushana Jehanathan from the University of Western Australia • Ms Kelly Bailey from CSIRO in South Australia • Ms Amanda Aloia also from CSIRO in South Australia

C Jagadish, Convenor

Update profiles, address changes etc Please remember to advise address and email changes so that the ARCNN member database is kept up to date. Your current details can be checked on your online profile at http://www.ausnano.net/index.php?page=profiles. If you have not submitted an online profile, we would encourage you to do so as this provides a valuable resource for researchers seeking collaboration with people who have experience or expertise in a particular nanotechnology area. A search facility is provided on the Members Profiles webpage. Researchers looking to fill postdoc positions may also use the member database to locate students with research interests and experience in particular fields. Overseas Travel Fellowships The deadline for the Overseas Travel Fellowships is due on the 31st of August 2006. Five (5) Overseas Travel Fellowships valued at up to $5,000 each are offered every 6 months (closing dates are end of Feb and August each year). Also offered for attending International Summer Schools (not conferences) of minimum one (1) week duration, or longer. Applications are ranked and Fellowships awarded to the top 5 ranked applications. More details can be found at http://www.ausnano.net/content/overseas_travel Nanotechnology Facilities Database ARCNN is in the process of adding a Nanotechnology Research Facilities database onto our site. The aim of this database is to be a first access site to all the Nano and Infrastructure facilities and capabilities available to nano researchers. All group leaders who are interested in adding their facilities onto the ARCNN site will be asked to add facilities/equipment/Infrastructure. We shall be emailing a request to all Group leaders when this facility goes live on our web. NCRIS facilitators have been using Network web page to get information about activities in various institutions in the country. ARCNN Special Lecture Mike Treder, Executive director of the Centre for Responsible Nanotechnology (CRN), (http://www.crnano.org) will be visiting the Australian National University and will be giving a talk on Wednesday the 20th of September at the Leonard Huxley Lecture Theatre, Mills Road, at 11.00am. This Lecture has been jointly organized with CAPPE. Mike Treder is a professional writer, speaker, and policy advocate with a background in technology and communications company management. In 2002, he co-founded CRN, a non- 133 profit research and advocacy organization that promotes public awareness and education, and works for the crafting of effective policy to maximize benefits and reduce dangers. In addition to his work with CRN, Mike is a consultant to the Millennium Project of the American Council for the United Nations University, serves on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Lifeboat Foundation, is a Research Fellow with the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, is on the Nanotech Briefs Editorial Advisory Board, is a consultant to the Future Technologies Advisory Group, and is a member of the World Future Society. Mike has published many articles and papers, and has been interviewed numerous times by the media. As an accomplished presenter on the societal implications of emerging technologies, he has addressed conferences and groups in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Spain, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and Brazil. IEEE Nanotechnology Council Awards-Call for Nominations The IEEE Nanotechnology Council is calling for nominations for 3 awards to be presented at IEEE NANO 2007 in Hong Kong. All nomination material including reference letters should reach the NTC awards committee by October 15 2006. Call for Nominations, Nomination Form and Awards Committee Roster can be found online at the ARCNN web page http://www.ausnano.net/content/IEEE-NCA Please send nominations(electronic and one hard copy) with supporting material to Prof Chennupati Jagadish, IEEE NTC Awards Committee, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Email: [email protected] Journal Special Issues International Journal of Nanotechnology: Special Issue on Nanotechnology in Australia - International Journal of Nanotechnology is planning to bring out a special issue on Nanotechnology in Australia. Guest editors for this Special Issue are C. Jagadish, Anita Hill (CSIRO) and Peter Majewski (UniSA). Special issue will feature invited papers as well as contributed papers and the deadline for submission of manuscripts is August 31 2006. All manuscripts will be refereed as per Journal guidelines. Please submit your manuscripts using the Journal, Template (available at ARCNN web page under LINKS-OTHER) to our Network Administrator, Ilonka at: [email protected] ICONN Cutting Edge Research in Nanomaterials and BioNanoChem for publishing in the Australian Journal of Chemistry-Some of the best research presented at ICONN will be published in two separate issues of AJC as Research Fronts to be Guest Edited by Paul Mulvaney (Nanomaterials) and Frank Caruso (BioNanoChem). A Research Front is a cluster of papers in a rapidly developing or topical area (the March issue of AJC contains a Research Front on Light-Driven Molecular Machines - see http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/52/issue/1357.htm - ) The Research Front acts as a forum that allows readers to get an overview as well as a snapshot of current research directions, and allows authors to publish alongside their international peers and/or competitors. If you have a paper you’d like to be considered, please contact Paul Mulvaney or Frank Caruso at the conference, or Alison Green at [email protected] New Journals in Nanotechnology Micro and Nano Letters - The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s first issue of Micro & Nano Letters is now freely available on the IET Digital Library. To celebrate the launch of the journal, all content published this year can be downloaded free of charge until the end of 2006. Any letters published this year will obtain maximum exposure in the micro and nanotech communities, since they will benefit from being marketed extensively and made freely available for download. Please use our online submission site to submit your letter.

134 Journal of Nanomaterials - The overall aim of JNM is to bring science and applications together on nanoscale and nanostructured materials with emphasis on synthesis, processing, characterization, and applications of materials containing true nanosize dimensions or nanostructures that enable novel/enhanced properties or functions. It is directed at both academic researchers and practicing engineers. JNM will highlight the continued growth and new challenges in nanomaterials science, engineering, and nanotechnology, both for application development and for basic research. All papers should emphasize original results relating to experimental, theoretical, computational, and/or applications of nanomaterials ranging from hard (inorganic) materials, through soft (polymeric and biological) materials, to hybrid materials or nanocomposites. For complete information about JNM, please visit the journal’s website at http://www.hindawi.com/GetJournal.aspx?journal=JNM Upcoming ARCNN Supported Events • Ethics and Regulation in Nanotechnology Workshops on the 23rd August- University of Wollongong, and 30th August - Monash University Further details can be found at http://www.electromaterials.edu.au/news/upcomingevents.html#ethics • SPIE Smart Materials, Nano-and Micro-Smart Systems - Adelaide 10/12/2006 - 13/12/2006 Further info at http://spie.org/Conferences/Programs/04/au/ • COMMAD 2006: Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices in Perth - 6-8 Dec. 2006. Further info: http://commad06.ee.uwa.edu.au

Other Overseas Nano events • The Third International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN- 3) will be held in Wellington, New Zealand during 11-16 Feb. 2007. Conference will cover all aspects of advanced materials and nanotechnology. Plenary Speakers include Prof. Sir John Pendry and Nobel Laureates Prof. Stephen Chu and Prof. Sir Harry Kroto. The deadline for abstract submission is 31 August 2006. Further information about the conference can be found at http://www.macdiarmid.ac.nz/AMN3 • The International Council on Nanotechnology is holding a workshop in Tokyo, Japan on the 30th November and 1st of December 2006 to report on ICON Projects in Environment, Health and Safety aspects of Nanotechnology namely Knowledge Base, NanoEHS Current Practices Survey (University of California Santa Barbara), NanoEHS Research Needs Assesment Proposal and Communications. Further information can be found at http://www.icon.rice.edu • 3rd International Workshop on Nanophysics and Nanotechnology (3rd IWONN) organised jointly with the1st International Workshop on Functional Materials (1st IWOFM) will be held at Halong-Vietnam on the 3rd to the 9th of December 2006. Further details can be found at http://www.ims.vast.ac.vn/conf/iwofm1-iwonn3/Index.htm

ARCNN Admin Contacts Liz Micallef (Network Manager) can be contacted on 02 6125 5952. Ilonka Krolikowska (Network Administrator) can be contacted on 02 6125 2495. Email Liz or Ilonka on [email protected]. Fax 02 6125 3915.

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Appendix I - List of ARCNN Friends ARCNN Friends as at 31/12/2006

Surname First Name Department Tegart Alistair Standards Australia Oldfield Anthony ACT Govt Paterson Chris DITR Atkinson David DEH Gallagher David DITR Willcocks Deborah NICNAS Pianca Dennis ACT government Hall David Treasury Papadakis Elim Australian Research Council Keogh Geoff ACT Govt Harvey Graham NICNAS Barber Greg Health Koerbin Gus ACT Govt Ahmet Halil work cover Vic Govt Dyne Heather DEST Morris Howard DEWR Copeland Ian Health Gardner Ian Defence Somina Irina ARC Niall Jane IIRD Vic Govt Thomas Janet Defence Gardiner Jennifer DITR Miles John National Measurement Institute Moore Joslin DEST Emslie Kerry National Measurement Institute Gale Kevin DEH Hodgman Laurie DEH Davies Les Health Meisel Linda DEH Ribeiro Luiz National Health and Medical Research Council Thomas Mandy ARC Gredley Matthew Aus Industry Lindsay Megan Dept of Environment and Heritage Claessens Michael AusIndustry Faiz Mohammed Workcover NSW Govt Buckley Nick ACT government Mewett Osman Bureau of Rural Sciences Ross Paul AusIndustry Matthews Mohan DFAT Haynes Peter DEWR McInnes Peter DEH Holgate Robert ACT Government 136 Keir Roland Defence Brooke Shelley Invest Australian Utick Stephen DEST Walker Stephen ARC Zaluzny Stephen NICNAS Rothnie Tony DEST Swan Verity DEST Creaser Wayne DEWR Schnaufer Andrea UTS Hicks Devignes Anne Marie ANU Innes Brian Advance Nanotechnology Laing Chris University of Melbourne Denny Chris ANU Ford D University of Queensland Salt David ANU Rathjen Deborah Bionomics Read Leanna TGR Bionomics Rodan Maruta Materials Australia

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