Tanner L-Edit Webinar
2017-08-30 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | VIC
ANFF’s Design House is holding a Tanner (now: Mentor Graphics) L-Edit Webinar on Wednesday 30 August 2017, at 1pm Melbourne time.
This one-hour Webinar will highlight the MEMS and IC CAD tools from Tanner and SoftMEMS that are distributed by ANFF. The talk will cover new features in the latest releases of the layout, simulation and 3D modelling tools available to the ANFF nodes and will describe how to get started in the tools.
Agenda:

What’s new in the Tanner IC/MEMS Tools – 2016.2 and looking forward to 2017
What’s new in the SoftMEMS 3D Modeling tools – SoftMEMS v9.0 and looking forward to v10
Starting new designs in Tanner
New features for Improving manufacturability of MEMS designs
The MEMS Ecosystem – updated links between Tanner and SoftMEMS to SolidWorks, COMSOL, ANSYS
New MEMS oriented resources available from Tanner/SoftMEMS – white papers and guides
Live demo
Q&A

If you are interested in attending, please, send me a message to Shan.don@monash.edu.

Research Seminar: Physiological and Biodynamic Effects of Physical Vibration on the Human Body.
2017-10-05 10:00 - 10:30 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
The MCN is proud to host A/Prof. Mohammad Fard from RMIT as he discusses Physiological and Biodynamic Effects of Physical Vibration on Human Body.
Abstract:
Within the past two decades, the growing applications of the Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) have allowed the automotive/aerospace industry to design lighter structures with high safety and improved interior noise-vibration comfort. However, the lightening of the structures increases the transmission of the high frequency vibration into the vehicle occupant body. The transmission of vibration into the human body raises the cognitive load of the vehicle occupant and makes it psychologically and physiologically harder to maintain the performance of cognitive tasks such as driving. This seminar reviews the team recent research activities on characterisation and prediction of the physiological and biodynamic effects of the exposure to high frequency vibration. The team’s newly developed FEM model of the human body and the human-body-vibration measurement method will all be reviewed. The recent findings in psychologically and physiologically effects of vibration will also be presented. Finally, some of the advanced CAE modelling techniques that are used to predict and reduce the transmission of the high frequency vibration into the occupant body will be presented.
View the full flyer and Professor Fard’s biography here

2017 ANFF & AMMRF Research Showcase - Make & Measure
2017-11-22 08:00 - 2017-11-23 18:00 UTC | VIC
Register here
The Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) and Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Facility (AMMRF) provide Australia with world-class nano- and micro-scale capabilities – ANFF makes, AMMRF measures.
ANFF and AMMRF are funded under the Australian Government’s National Collaborative Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) – all three organisations are celebrating our 10th anniversaries in 2017. This Showcase brings users and staff together to celebrate our successes, and look to the future.
It will highlight how our facilities enable innovative research in fields including medical technologies, advanced manufacturing, energy and agribusiness.
In addition to plenary sessions and talks, a number of workshops, poster sessions and panel discussions will be held.
There will be a Gala Dinner held on the evening of November 22 and all attendees are welcome! A Sponsor’s Breakfast and Presentation Session will be held on November 23.
Please register your attendance by indicating the days you wish to attend, and be sure to additionally register for either the dinner or the breakfast if you would like to come.
For more information see the ANFF or AMMRF event page
Abstract submissions are open until 29 September 2017. Follow this link to submit your entry.

MCN welcomes Jörg Hübner, Director, DTU Danchip
2017-11-30 13:30 - 15:00 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
MCN is hosting a seminar with Jörg Hübner, the Director of DTU Danchip on Thursday 30 November between 1:30 – 3:00 pm.
Jörg will discuss his organisation which is the Danish equivalent of MCN’s parent group, the Australian National Fabrication Facility. His talk will also include Danchip’s recent scientific developments and new processing techniques for a range of applications.
Jörg is a fascinating speaker and an authority on the commercialisation of scientific research.
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Biography: Jörg received his M.Sc. E.E. from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, a PhD in Photonics from the Technical University of Denmark in 1998 and completed a comprehensive executive education program (PLD) at Harvard Business School in 2011.
During his PhD and in his following academic positions he worked as a consultant for several start-up companies, transferring technology from academic environments to industry. In 2001 he joined Sparkolor Corporation, a Silicon Valley start-up company as Senior Engineering Manager. In 2005 he became Deputy Director at the Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology at the Technical University of Denmark a position he held until 2009 when he was appointed Director of DTU Danchip, the National Center for Micro-and Nanofabrication in Denmark.
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Semiconducting polymer solar cells and electronic sensors with Dr Natalie Holmes
2017-12-07 15:00 - 15:30 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
The Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication is pleased to host Dr Natalie Holmes as she presents her research on printable solar cells and biosensors.
Natalie is visiting the Centre through the ANN Short Term Travel Fund to gain access to MCN’s FIB-SEM capabilities – her talk will be preceded by an introduction to FIB-SEM.
Abstract: This talk will give an overview of polymer solar cell and electronic sensor research underway at the Centre for Organic Electronics. These research fields are attracting significant interest due to the low-cost, large-scale fabrication afforded by the polymer printing inks. Glucose biosensors and dehydration sensors present an attractive technology for the remote detection of biological analytes.
Polymer solar cells use the same semiconducting polymer materials and offer a competitive alternative to existing conventional solar cells. The cells are semitransparent, flexible devices able to be printed with similar manufacturing techniques to newspapers and labels. The development of nanoparticle colloidal inks presents an eco-friendly option that could be employed for large-scale polymer solar cell fabrication in the future.
Biography: Dr Natalie Holmes was awarded her PhD in Chemistry from the University of Newcastle in 2015, as an Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) scholar, where she was involved in the development of aqueous nanoparticle inks for the fabrication of organic solar cells. Her research investigated the structure-function relationships in these devices through the use of synchrotron-based X-ray microscopy, electron microscopy and spectroscopy, which led to the publication of several of the seminal articles in the emerging research field of nanoparticle organic solar cells.
Shortly after finishing her PhD, Natalie took up a Visiting Postdoctoral Research Associate position at Karlstad University, Sweden before returning to Australia as a Research Associate at the Centre for Organic Electronics (COE), University of Newcastle in materials science, developing nano- and micro-structured functional polymeric materials for organic electronic sensor and solar cell applications.

MCN welcomes Dr Helmut Schift and Dr Adrian Cernescu
2017-12-14 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
MCN is holding talks from two speakers on Thursday 14 December – Dr Helmut Schift, Head of the Polymer Nanotechnology Group at INKA-PSI in Switzerland, and Dr Adrian Cernescu, Senior Process Engineer at neaspec GmbH and expert in nanoscale optical applications.
Dr Helmut Schift: Helmut is a pioneer of nanoimprint lithography – his talk will feature recent developments made by his team, including 3D patterning capabilities such as direct writing laser lithography (two-photon polymerization).
Helmut and INKA-PSI develop novel methods for topological and chemical surface patterns, in particular using nanoimprint lithography and other moulding techniques. The group develop technology, tools, and processes to provide a toolbox for replication processes needed for academic research and industrial applications.
Dr Adrian Cernescu: Adrian will be discussing how scattering-type Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy (s-SNOM) can be used to provide imaging and spectroscopy at 10nm spatial resolution. He will introduce s-SNOM, and how it can be used to overcome the diffraction limit of conventional light microscopy or spectroscopy.
The technique enables optical measurements at a spatial resolution of 10nm not only at visible frequencies but also in the infrared or terahertz spectral range. Several applications of nano-imaging and spectroscopy on different materials will be presented.

Research Seminar - Dr Emory Chen (Molecular Foundry)
2018-02-09 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | G29-New Horizons Building (#82), Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
High-throughput design of doped colloidal nanocrystals
Where: G29 – New Horizons Building (#82) Monash University
Colloidal inorganic nanocrystals exhibit precise morphologies and tunable properties, making them essential components for nanophotonic devices and biological imaging. Our research explores the reaction networks that govern the controlled synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles, and we investigate the photophysical networks that govern the optical properties of upconverting nanoparticles. To develop a holistic understanding of these intricate networks, we use combinatorial and high-throughput robotic techniques to map the dynamics of these networks across material compositions and reaction conditions. Using these methods, we manipulate the energy transfer pathways of lanthanide-doped upconverting nanoparticles, which combine near-infrared photons into visible light. Combinatorial screening and theoretical modeling reveal lanthanide dopant compositions that enable imaging of single upconverting nanoparticles comparable in size to fluorescent proteins and reveal nanoparticle compositions that enable excitation at the optimal wavelengths for imaging through tissue. Finally, we demonstrate that these nanoparticles can be used to fabricate microscale, upconverted lasers for biological sensing and stimulation.
Dr. Emory Chan is a Staff Scientist at the Molecular Foundry, a U. S. Department of Energy nanoscience user facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Dr. Chan’s research interests include the combinatorial and high-throughput synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals and lanthanide-doped upconverting nanoparticles. He received a B.S. in Chemistry from Stanford University. Dr. Chan performed his doctoral research on with Prof. Paul Alivisatos and Prof. Richard Mathies in the Chemistry department at the University of California at Berkeley. Prior to his appointment as Staff Scientist at the Molecular Foundry, Dr. Chan was a postdoc with Dr. Delia Milliron and later served on the technical staff at the Foundry.

From Wearables to THINKables with IBM's Dr Stefan Harrer
2018-03-01 10:30 - 11:30 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
MCN is hosting a seminar with Dr Stefan Harrer, Manager of Brain-Inspired Computing Research and IBM Master Inventor at IBM Research. He will be discussing a neuromorphic processor released by IBM and highlighting the importance of nanotechnology in its development.
Abstract:
Wearables will be transformed into THINKables offering continuous, cognitive, real-time analytics of measured biometric and biological data at the point of sensing. Thereby ultra-low power neuromorphic platforms – such as IBM’s recently introduced TrueNorth chip – could play a key role in connecting on-body nanobiosensors directly with deep-learning technology for instant analytics, prediction and interfacing with artificial intelligence systems.
Biography:
In 2015 Stefan co-founded the Brain-Inspired Computing Research program of IBM Research – Australia and now leads it as Manager and Research Staff Member. His team spearheads an effort to employ IBM’s brain-inspired TrueNorth chip to develop artificial intelligence-enabled biomedical and healthcare solutions at the intersection of neuroscience and neuromorphic computing.
Stefan has authored and co-authored 40 technical publications, is an inventor on 26 issued patents and has more than 20 patents pending. His work has been featured in WIREDMagazine, Popular Science, Scientific American, TechTimes, Engadget and Fast Company amongst others. He holds a PhD in EECS from the Technical University Munich and an Honours Masters Certificate in Technology Management from the Center for Digital Technology and Management.

Presenting the ANFF-VIC Publication of the Year
2018-05-04 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
The MCN is delighted to welcome both Dr Daniel Langley and Dr Brian Abbey to discuss their award-winning research. Daniel and Brian are members of the team that won the ANFF-VIC Publication of the Year and will present their work at MCN on Friday 4 May.
View the full abstract here.
The team – which also included Eugeniu Balaur, Yongsop Hwang, and Catherine Sadatnajafi – was investigating a non-destructive way to analyse chemicals using visible light.
The research demonstrates a device that can determine the concentration of a specific chemical by creating an ‘optical barcode’ that can be compared to a library of known concentrations.
The research team’s paper Optical Chemical Barcoding Based on Polarization Controlled Plasmonic Nanopixels was selected as the winner of the competition by ANFF VIC’s selection panel due to its impact, pioneering nature and level of engagement with MCN. Read more about the competition here.
Please join the MCN staff to hear more about this fascinating research and to congratulate the team on their award.
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Nanofabrication and devices for coherent x-ray applications
2018-07-13 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
Dr Grant Van Riessen and PhD student Alaleh Aminzadeh – both from the La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS) – are coming to MCN to provide insight on their recent research into x-ray applications.
Grant is an ANFF-VIC Technology Ambassador and will be discussing some of the emerging opportunities that are arising for both characterisation and fabrication enabled by his group’s recent work using ANFF-VIC facilities.
View the abstract here
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Nanofabulous Winter Workshop 2018
2018-07-23 08:30 - 2018-07-25 17:45 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
The Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication (MCN) is holding an industry-focused technical workshop.
The event includes three full days of seminars and practical sessions held at MCN, the headquarters of the Australian National Fabrication Facility’s Victorian Node (ANFF-Vic) and the largest open-access cleanroom facility in the Southern Hemisphere.
We have now finalised the schedule for next weeks event, please view this attachment to find out more.
The document also contains last minute information that will make it a little easier to find us.
View the information here

Engineering light-matter interactions at the nanoscale
2018-07-27 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
MCN is delighted to welcome ANFF-VIC Tech Ambassador, Prof Ken Crozier and members of his team to discuss recent investigations into light-matter interactions.
Ken will be joined by Benjamin Craig, Vivek Raj Shrestha, Ming Ye, and Jasper Cadusch as they delve into four of the team’s projects.
Abstract:
We provide glimpses into four research projects of the Crozier Group, whose common theme is engineering light-matter interactions at the nanoscale.
In the first, we demonstrate mid-infrared plasmonic filters. We experimentally determine the spectrum of a mid-infrared light source using an algorithm whose inputs are the total power transmitted by each filter and the transmission spectrum of each filter.
In the second, we demonstrate a graphene-metal metasurface for unpolarized long wavelength infrared light with electrically-tunable reflectance. By applying a gate voltage, we shift the wavelength of a resonant reflectance dip centered at ~9.4 micron by~156 nm.
In the third, we propose a hybrid metal/dielectric metasurface that functions as a mid-infrared magnetic mirror. It consists amorphous silicon cuboids on gold. The physical mechanism is explained by image theory. Measured reflection spectra agree with simulations.
In the fourth, we experimentally demonstrate a microspectrometer comprising twenty silicon photodetector pixels,whose responsivities are engineered via nanostructured fishnet patterns. We computationally reconstruct the spectrum of light that illuminates the chip from the measured pixel photocurrents.
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Soft Plasmene Nanosheets: From Design to Applications
2018-08-10 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
Prof. Wenlong Cheng (ANFF-VIC Tech Ambassador & Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University)

As part of the ANFF-VIC Technology Ambassador series, MCN will host Professor Wenlong Cheng as he discusses his research into the production of soft, elastic, two-dimensional plasmonic nanoparticle superlattice sheets (soft plasmene sheets) by self- assembly of polystyrene-capped metal nanoparticles. View the full abstract here.

Nanoporous metal membranes: en route from single pores to large-scale pore arrays
2018-08-31 10:30 - 11:30 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
This talk will present recent work performed on the design of single pore metal membranes for single molecule translocation detection and the development of alloys for processing large arrays of isoporous metal membranes.
The potential of the nanoporous metal materials to act as membrane catalytic reactors will be reviewed and presented.
Relevant paper: Metal alloy solid-state nanopores for single nanoparticle detection
Separately, Lingxue will introduce nanofibre capabilities at Deakin University’s Institute for Frontier Materials.

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General sketch of nanoparticle detection through a single nanopore.

Tech ops talk – Bose-Einstein condensation of exciton-polaritons in 2D materials
2018-09-25 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
During MCN’s weekly Tech Ops meeting, FLEET researcher Tinghe Yun will discuss the in-kind project being conducted by ANFF-VIC Technology Ambassador (TA), Prof Qialiang Bao.
Abstract: The project is aiming at the excitonic dissipationless system, towards the room temperature superfluidity. Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC), which is the physical phenomena of bosonic particle coherence, is regarded as the typical superfluidy. Exciton-polaritons, the result of strong coupling between photon and exciton, is a kind of bosonic quasiparticles, and the BEC of these particles in DBR cavities is yet to be discovered.
Background: ANFF-VIC TAs use their considerable expertise to create new processes that benefit the ANFF-VIC user community and undergo in-kind cooperative activities reflecting the current and emerging needs of researchers in their respective fields.
Tinghe’s talk, entitled “Bose-Einstein condensation of exciton-polaritons in 2D materials”, will cover the broader scope of this project, as well as how it will benefit the ANFF-VIC user community.

Nanoscale light control for sensor applications and photonics
2018-10-26 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
Eureka Prize winner and ANFF-VIC Tech Ambassador, Prof Saulius Juodkazis will be speaking at MCN on 26 October 2018.
Saulius, from the Centre for Micro-Photonics, Swinburne University of Technology will discuss his exciting research into sensors and their fabrication.
View the flyer here

Abstract: Future light-based technologies will have strong presence in high precision nano-/micro- fabrication and sensors. For light-matter interactions occurring on atomic and molecular level we still need to develop better tools to control light at nanoscale via nano-fabrication and manipulation of nano- objects. In this talk our recent advances in high precision nanofabrication using 3D approaches and combining standard cleanroom tools with laser direct writing capabilities will be presented.
Combination of electron beam lithography (EBL) with post-processing of nanoparticels with Ga-ion milling opens a possibility of sub-20 nm direct write of nano-inscriptions on nanoparticles. Arrays of identical nanoparticles were fabricated with high delity and with uniform nano-features. This approach was
key to make chiral plasmonic nanoparticles which show strong optical dichroism and can be used for optically driven motors and nano-tweezers. Controlled resizing of ion-milled nanopores over the range of sizes from 100 nm to several nanometers in nano-membranes is achieved using electron beam scanning.
Surface charging which is a common problem in applications of ion milling and electron imaging is resolved with co-illumination of deep UV light whose photons have energy larger than the electron
work function for a given material. EBL and IBL can be both optimized for a high throughput for simple sample geometries. 3D laser fabrication of micro-optical elements and nano-textured surfaces adds new applications in lab-on-chip and sensing.
If you would be interested in a tour of the MCN following the event please contact Tom Eddershaw

Multi-Technique analysis with the Thermo Scientific Nexsa XPS spectrometer
2018-11-02 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | G30–New Horizons Building, 20 Research Way, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia
Presenter
Dr Richard White, Sales and Marketing Director, Nano-scale Material Analysis, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Abstract
Advanced materials present ever increasing challenges to the analytical scientist. Composite materials built from nanostructures or ultra-thin films, often with complex chemistries present, are now required in a broad range of applications, and achieving full characterization is rarely managed using only one analysis method. To maintain confidence in the results from the utilization of several different methods, it is advantageous to be able to perform experiments on the same platform. Ideally, this should be without having to move the sample between several instruments, removing the need for additional registration or processing to ensure that the data is being collected from the same position.
For surface analysis, it has been common for many years to incorporate related analysis techniques onto the same instrument. For example, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) systems are commonly equipped with UV light sources to facilitate investigation of additional properties of materials via ultra-violet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS). The ion source that is typically used for sample cleaning and depth profiling can also be used for low energy ion scattering (LEIS or ISS), providing more surface sensitive elemental composition information than can be delivered from XPS alone.
In this presentation we will discuss the strengths of this combined, in-situ approach to surface analysis, illustrated with examples from a range of applications including carbon nanomaterials, microelectronics and battery materials.

ICYRAM2018
2018-11-05 09:00 - 2018-11-07 17:00 UTC | VIC
ICYRAM2018 promises to showcase the scientific excellence in advanced materials from around the world, and respect the contributions of the global young researcher’s irrespective of gender, race, culture, or other descriptor.
The conference will provide an open exchange of ideas and robust scientific debate across all manner of materials related topics. The committee endeavours to achieve balance through equal female and male representation on the organising committees and as session chairs as well as through invitations to high quality speakers of both sexes in line with the gender balance in the research community.
For further information, please follow this link.

Introduction to ANFF-WA
2018-11-14 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
This talk will briefly introduce capabilities of the Australian National Fabrication Facility- Western Australia node (ANFF-WA), which incorporates the Microelectronics Research Group (MRG) at the University of Western Australia. The talk will cover areas of expertise, facilities and recent research outcomes in the Microelectronics Research Group, to help researchers understand the fabrication capabilities and research activities at the ANFF-WA node.
Key topics:

Research facilities at ANFF-WA, including fabrication, characterisation and simulation tools
Recent research outcomes at ANFF-WA
Work on porous silicon at ANFF-WA

Bio: Dr. Xiao Sun received his Ph.D. degree at The University of Western Australia (UWA) in 2016. He is currently working as a research associate at the Microelectronics Research Group, UWA, his project is thermal sensing based on porous silicon. He is also working as a staff at the ANFF-WA node, his responsibilities include: new user training, ACLS booking system and facilities maintenance.
Thanks to the Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN), there is a travel grant available that would assist some researchers in visiting the ANFF-WA node. Click here for more details.

Thinking BIG with Nano
2018-11-21 08:30 - 2018-11-22 17:00 UTC | RMIT’s University Campus, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
Working on nanotechnology and seeking to make a big impact with your ideas? This event is for you!
The Australian Nanotechnology Network and the Australian National Fabrication Facility in partnership with RMIT University present ‘Thinking BIG with Nano’. This workshop tailored for early-career researchers and late-stage PhD candidates will showcase research translation in nanotechnology and provide facilitated training in taking ideas from concepts to a viable business.
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3D Vibration Measurement for MEMS & Microsystems
2019-01-21 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
MCN will be hosting Dr Jochen Schell of Polytec GmbH for a short seminar on the latest in 3D vibrometry measurements for MEMS and microsystems.
The seminar will take place in the MCN boardroom Jan 21st at 11am. Dr Schell is the Dept. Head of Polytec’s applications division. He obtained his PhD in Nonlinear Optics from Université Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg, France in 2000 and has since spent the last 15+ years working with Doppler vibrometry across a broad range of scientific disciplines.
Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to bring your research questions to a world expert!

Nanobiosensors for Food, Health and Environmental Monitoring: Affordable Diagnostics
2019-03-05 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | VIC
MCN is delighted to welcome Professor M.S. Thakur to speak on the applications of biosensors in a range of sectors including food and health.
Professor M.S. Thakur has made a significant contribution to the field of biotechnology through his biosensor research conducted in India over the past 35 years. He has published more than 200 research papers along with 15 patents and transferred several technologies to industry. He is now visiting professor at Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology, Bangalore.
View Prof. M.S. Thakur’s abstract here
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J.A. Woollam Complete Ease Data Analysis Short Course
2019-05-07 08:30 - 2019-05-09 17:00 UTC | VIC
A 3 day J.A. Woollam Complete Ease Data Analysis Short Course will be given in Melbourne at the Swinburne University of Technology on May 7-9 2019.
The short course will introduce the fundamentals of data analysis at a beginner-to-intermediate level. All details will be described using the latest CompleteEASE software. This version of software will be provided to all attendees before the start of the course. This course is not intended for users that work with other Woollam software packages, such as WVASE. Participants will need to bring their own laptops.
Please register your interest with Peter Barras from Scientific Solutions Australia (peter@alpe.net.au).
Please contact Karyn Jarvis (kljarvis@swin.edu.au) for any venue related queries.

ANFF-VIC Nanofabulous Winter Workshop 2019
2019-08-19 08:30 - 2019-08-20 17:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
ANFF-VIC is hosting a Winter Workshop, featuring two days of technical talks and practicals aimed at researchers that are new to nanofab or the ANFF network.
Hear from experts and ANFF-VIC users as they discuss the open-access nanofabrication capabilities made available by ANFF-VIC.

Each day, the mornings will be filled with ANFF-VIC hub-focused talks, presenting 7 locations’ flagship capabilities, example case studies and technical process talks.
The afternoons comprise in-lab practicals, demonstrations, and tours of local facilities.

Insight into the specialist micro and nanofabrication capabilities available within ANFF-VIC
Hands-on practicals of capabilities
Tours of local research infrastructure

Please indicate when purchasing your tickets which afternoon sessions you would like to attend. Tickets for the afternoon practical sessions are limited. Tour times may conflict with practical sessions and each other, and we may contact you to arrange alternative times for tours as required.

Registration fee is $100, however, the full registration fee can be redeemed as usage credits at any ANFF-VIC location (upon completion of the workshop).

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The Latest Advances in Biological Atomic Force Microscopy
2020-02-19 10:00 - 23:00 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
Join us at the MCN, Wed Feb 19th at 10AM for a seminar from Florian Kumpfe (Senior Application Scientist – JPK, Berlin) highlighting the latest in biological AFM capability from the JPK Nanowizard platform.
No registration required. More details in the flyer here.

Atomic Force Microscopy Workshop - Anton Paar Tosca 400
2020-03-05 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
Are you looking to add a new skill to your toolbox? Or just want to learn more about AFM? If so, please join us for this educational workshop to gain first-hand knowledge on the Tosca 400 Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). On Thursday, March 5th 2020 at 10AM, the MCN will be hosting Keyvan Ghanaviztchi, Product Manager at Anton Paar
Program Highlights

Theoretical basis for Atomic Force Microscopy
Important considerations for AFM instruments
Applications for AFM measurements
Hands-on measurements with model samples
Presented by Keyvan Ghanaviztchi, Product Manager
for Nano Surface Properties at Anton Paar GmbH By the end of the workshop, you will be running measurements on the Tosca 400 AFM!

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ANFF Seminars: CFD simulation and modelling
2020-03-19 14:30 - 15:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
ANFF SA’s simulation expert, Dr Moein Kashani will be presenting a seminar and webinar on simulation techniques for modelling fluid dynamics on 19 March 2020.
The talk will focus on Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation (CFD), a concept that can be applied to all transfer phenomena, including: fluid flow in microfluidics, microfluidic mixing, heat and mass transfer, molecular diffusion, cell separation, purification, multi-phase flow and electrical behaviour in semiconductors.
Follow online, or attend the seminar at the Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication to learn about the benefits that simulation can bring to your process flows.
Tickets for physical attendance are limited, but the event will also be broadcast online for those that can’t be here in person.
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Latest advances in SEM and FIB - Webinar by Thermofisher (formerly FEI)
2020-05-06 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | Webex (online seminar)
ThermoFisher’s SEM and Dual Beam technology continues to advance the capability of imaging and microanalysis, both in 2D and 3D.
Join us to discuss some of the latest developments in the SEM and FIB/SEM area, and see how these features put unrivalled performance at the hands of every user.
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MCN Seminar Series featuring Prof Kevin Plaxco (UCSB)
2021-04-01 11:00 - 12:00 UTC | MCN Board Room, 151 Wellington Rd, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia
Prof Kevin Plaxco from the University of California Santa Barbara, will be presenting a seminar and webinar on the fabrication of biosensors titled, “Counting molecules, dodging blood cells: continuous, real-time molecular measurements directly in the living body”
Abstract:
The availability of technologies capable of tracking the levels of drugs, metabolites, and biomarkers in real time in the living body would revolutionize our understanding of health and our ability to detect and treat disease. Imagine, for example, a dosing regime that, rather than relying on your watch (“take two pills twice a day”), is instead guided by second-to-second measurements of plasma drug levels wirelessly communicated to your smartphone. Such a technology would likewise provide researchers and clinicians an unprecedented window into neurology and physiology, and could even support ultra-high-precision personalized medicine in which drug dosing is optimized minute-by-minute using closed-loop feedback control. Towards this goal, we have developed a biomimetic, electrochemical sensing platform that supports the high frequency, real-time measurement of specific molecules (irrespective of their chemical reactivity) in situ in the blood and tissues of awake, freely moving subjects.
Short Bio:
Kevin Plaxco is a Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Associate Director, Center for Bioengineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Prior to joining the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1998 Dr. Plaxco received his Ph. D. from Caltech and performed postdoctoral studies at Oxford and the University of Washington. Dr. Plaxco has co-authored more than 180 papers on protein folding, protein dynamics, folding-based biosensors and folding-based smart materials. He has also co-authored a popular science book on Astrobiology and more than a dozen patents. He is actively involved in the commercialization of the novel technologies emerging from his laboratory and serves on the scientific advisory boards of a half dozen companies.
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Research Commercialisation Seminar: David Collard, SaniteX Global
2021-08-30 10:00 - 11:00 UTC | VIC
MCN Users—
As a vibrant and collaborative research centre, we know that the MCN is always playing host to the development of a range of new technologies from proof of concept demonstrations to more mature products/devices. We also know that the significant challenge of research translation leaves many promising technological solutions sitting on the shelf. In order to help shed some light on this nebulous and daunting process, MCN will be hosting a talk by SaniteX Global, a US based hybrid commercialisation fund aimed at assisting researchers with scaling technologies and bringing them to market.

If you’re interested in hearing more, Sanitex founder David Collard will be delivering a talk via zoom on 30th August, 10-11am, concerning their unique Scale Facilitation model. Event registration required (see link above).
