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Associate Professor Pierre Lafaye de Micheaux

Faculty: Science
Fields of Research (FoR): Applied Statistics, Approximation Theory and Asymptotic Methods, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Computer Software, Neurocognitive Patterns and Neural Networks, Neurogenetics, Real and Complex Functions (incl. Several Variables), Statistical Theory, Stochastic Analysis and Modelling, Teacher Education: Higher Education, Time-Series Analysis
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Expanding Knowledge

Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)

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Dr Duncan Sutherland

Faculty: UNSW Canberra
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Expanding Knowledge in Engineering

Natural Hazards

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cfd (computational fluid dynamics)

bushfires

natural hazards

mathematics

I completed my PhD in 2014 in Applied Mathematics at the University of Sydney.

Dr Paul Fraser

Faculty: UNSW Canberra
Fields of Research (FoR): Nuclear physics

Dr Peter Richard Wich

Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Macromolecular materials, Nanochemistry, Nanobiotechnology, Organic chemistry, Supramolecular chemistry, Biocatalysis and enzyme technology, Medicinal and biomolecular chemistry, Nanomedicine
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Peter Wich leads the UNSW Research Lab for Functional Biopolymers.

Dr Fiacre Rougieux

Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Photodetectors, Optical Sensors and Solar Cells, Condensed Matter Characterisation Technique Development
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Solar-Photovoltaic Energy

Bio: Fiacre Rougieux has a PhD from the Australian National University in the field of photovoltaics and semiconductor materials.

Dr Robert Weatheritt

Faculty: Science
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Associate Professor Robert Weatheritt is an ARC Future Fellow, an EMBL Australia Group Leader at BABS in UNSW Sydney and a Lab Head at the Garvan Institute. Dr.

Dr Jayde Lin Roberts

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): History and theory of the built environment (excl. architecture), Architectural heritage and conservation, Critical heritage, museum and archive studies, Urban geography, Urban design

Dr Jayde Lin Roberts is an interdisciplinary scholar of the built environment who focuses on Asian Urbanism, Critical Heritage Studies, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, and the Chinese diaspora.

Dr Michael P. Nielsen

Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Nonlinear optics and spectroscopy, Photovoltaic devices (solar cells), Photonics, optoelectronics and optical communications, Optical properties of materials, Photonic and electro-optical devices, sensors and systems (excl. communications), Nanophotonics
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Solar-Photovoltaic Energy

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ultrafast spectroscopy

photochemical upconversion

infrared spectroscopy of semiconductors

hot carriers

hot carrier dynamics

iii-v semiconductor materials

concentrated solar power

crystalline silicon solar cells

Dr Michael P. Nielsen is currently a Senior Lecturer (Level C) in the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering.

Dr Ali Ahrari

Faculty: UNSW Canberra
Fields of Research (FoR): Evolutionary computation
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Expanding Knowledge in the Information and Computing Sciences

Keywords:

evolutionary computation

evolutionary algorithms

swarm intelligence

multidisciplinary design optimization (mdo)

multi objective optimisation

constrained optimization

dynamic optimisation

surrogate-assisted optimization

robust optimization

noisy optimization

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Dr Albert Fahrenbach

Faculty: Science

Albert received his BS in Chemistry from Indiana University in 2008, having done research under the tutelage of Professor Amar Flood in synthetic and supramolecular chemistry. He received his

Associate Professor Jessica Whyte

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
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political philosophy

human rights

neoconservatism/neoliberalism

militarization

critical theory

Dr Martina Lessio

Faculty: Science

Martina is originally from Torino (Italy), where she completed both her bachelor's and master's degrees in Chemistry.

Dr Ali Kashani

Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Construction Materials, Construction Engineering
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Construction Materials Performance and Processes

Environmentally Sustainable Construction

Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

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alkali-activated geopolymer concrete

automation

carbon capture and storage

Dr Trevor Lafleur

Faculty: UNSW Canberra
Fields of Research (FoR): Aerospace engineering, Satellite, space vehicle and missile design and testing, Plasma physics; fusion plasmas; electrical discharges
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Space Transport

Expanding Knowledge in Engineering

Keywords:

propulsion

fluids & plasmas

computational physics

Trevor is a physicist and engineer with over 14 years of experience in

Dr Selene Fernandez Valverde

Faculty: Science
Fields of Research (FoR): Bioinformatics and computational biology, Genomics and transcriptomics, Evolutionary biology, Plant biology
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computational biology

rna

Check out the lab website here ---> https://regrnalab.github.io/

Dr Benjamin Hegarty

Faculty: Medicine & Health
Fields of Research (FoR): Medical anthropology, Anthropology of gender and sexuality, Transgender studies, Sexualities
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Benjamin Hegarty is a medical anthropologist and Senior Research Associate in the Asia and Pacific Health Program at the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney and Research Affiliate at the School of Anthr

Professor Tim Barrows

Faculty: Research & Enterprise
Fields of Research (FoR): Geochronology, Climate change science, Geomorphology and earth surface processes, Glaciology
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radiocarbon dating

climate change

glacial history

I work in past climate change, radiocarbon dating and landscape change. I am the Director of Research at the Chronos Radiocarbon Facility.

Professor Simon Pinnegar

Faculty: Arts, Design & Architecture
Fields of Research (FoR): Housing Markets, Development, Management, Urban and Regional Planning, Human Geography
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Urban Planning

Simon is an an experienced senior researcher with interests in metropolitan planning, urban regeneration, and affordable housing policy.

Dr Jan David Zika

Faculty: Science
Fields of Research (FoR): Climate Change Processes, Physical Oceanography, Applied Mathematics, Applied Statistics
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Climate and Climate Change

Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Oceanography

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oceanography

climate change

climate models

catastrophe modelling

data science

Jan Zika is an Associate Professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New South Wales, Sydney.

Professor Bram Hoex

Faculty: Engineering
Fields of Research (FoR): Photovoltaic devices (solar cells), Photovoltaic power systems, Catalysis and mechanisms of reactions, Functional materials
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Renewable Energy

Professor Bram Hoex completed a MSc degree and PhD degree in Applied Physics from the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands.

Professor Valentyn Panchenko

Faculty: Business
Fields of Research (FoR): Econometric and Statistical Methods, Financial Econometrics, Financial Economics, Dynamical Systems in Applications

Valentyn Panchenko is a Professor in Economics at UNSW Business School.

Dr Karen Louise Privat

Faculty: Research & Enterprise

Role

Associate Professor Salih Zeki Ozdemir

Faculty: Business
Fields of Research (FoR): Organisation and Management Theory, Innovation and Technology Management, Entrepreneurship, Business and Management
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Technological and Organisational Innovation

Management

Dr. Salih Zeki Ozdemir is an Associate Professor of Strategy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship at the School of Management & Governance, UNSW Business School.