1. Quantum & Nanophotonic Materials A/Prof Ann Roberts (Physics) ann.roberts@unimelb.edu.au Dr Brant Gibson (Physics) Dr Tatiana Pinedo Rivera (Bio21)

2. medicine | quantum & nanophotonics | processing | conservation | energy Quantum & Nanophotonic Materials Grand challenges Materials for new quantum technologies  Development of novel materials for new quantum technologies Functional nanophotonic materials  Controlling the optical properties of materials structured on the nanoscale Realisation of potential in applications in biomedicine, energy, computing and communication

3. medicine | quantum & nanophotonics | processing | conservation | energy Quantum & Nanophotonic Materials Example Projects Placement of single atoms into nano-scaled electronic devices  deterministic doping of single atoms in silicon Quantum computing  ‘single electron reader’ for large-scale quantum computer amenable to mass- production Quantum sensing  nanoscale biomagnetometry in living cells The Quantum Dot ‘Spaser’  combining nanosized metallic structures with colloidal quantum dots Optical antennas  nanoscale manipulation of light Overlap with other themes (and institutes)

4. medicine | quantum & nanophotonics | processing | conservation | energy Metal nanowire metamaterials from anodic aluminum oxide nanotemplates: towards a practical ‘invisibility cloak’ (2011) Nanolens arrays for sensitive high-resolution fluorescence microscopy Novel hybrid diamond-metal oxides for advanced electro-optic applications Painting with radical dots (2011) ‘Theragnostic’ nanodiamonds: fluorescent biomarkers for quantum sensing and therapeutic delivery in living cells (2011) Quantum decoherence imaging for biological systems (2010) Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication Discount access Access scheme Quantum & Nanophotonic Materials Seed funding examples

5. Professor Len Sciacca, Director Professor Bill Moran, Research Director Website: www.defencescienceinstitute.com E: len.sciacca@unimelb.edu.aulen.sciacca@unimelb.edu.au E: wmoran@unimelb.edu.auwmoran@unimelb.edu.au E: terence.friend@unimelb.edu.auterence.friend@unimelb.edu.au

6. Research Themes Chemical and Biological Defence: Biodetection, systems biology, health monitoring. Intelligent Information Systems: Data and sensor fusion, signal processing, decision support, human-computer interaction. Human Protection and Performance: Human factors, human systems. Energy and Propulsion Systems: Energy storage, power generation and conversion. Active Materials: Complex surfaces, photonics, plasmonics, meta- materials, antennas, EM and acoustic signatures. Sensors: Radar and lidar systems, nanowire devices including antigen detectors, sensor networks.

7. Quantum & Nanophotonic Materials A/Prof Ann Roberts (Physics) ann.roberts@unimelb.edu.au Dr Brant Gibson (Physics) Dr Tatiana Pinedo Rivera (Bio21)