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Prof Glenn SolomonInaugural Hicks Chair of Quantum Materials, School of Physical SciencesQuantum MaterialsProfessor GlennSolomon is anesteemed scientistwhose research haspushed the boundaries of our understanding of the interaction of light withsemiconductor materials and devicestructures.His research combines quantum opticstechniques and semiconductor crystalgrowth and processing to investigatesemiconductor quantum optics.Glenn is the inaugural Hicks Chair ofQuantum Materials at the Universityof Adelaide. He is a Fellow of both theOptical Society (2018) “for pioneering thedevelopment of semiconductor quantumdot optical materials and device structuresfor solid-state quantum optics” and ofthe American Physical Society (2007)“recognizing extensive contributions tothe study of quantum optics with quantumdots”. Before joining the University ofAdelaide, he was a fellow at the JointQuantum Institute at the University ofMaryland in the USA, and a physicist at theUS National Institute of Standards.Glenn is one of few scientists in the worldwho has both fabricated nanostructuresof quantum dots and performed quantumoptics experiments on devices made fromthem. He is among the founders in usingself-assembled, epitaxial crystal growthtechniques to make nanostructures. Withover 14,500 citations, Glenn’s prolific bodyof work has not only had an extraordinaryimpact on Quantum Materials, but he hasalso generated 16 patents and foundedCBL Technologies Inc., a start-up companythat develops flexible hybrid GaN vaporphase epitaxial growth techniques basedin California.Glenn is leading the University ofAdelaide’s world-class quantum materialsprogram, bringing together physicists,engineers, material scientists, and keystrategic industry partners, includingSilanna and DSTG to identify and providesolutions to variety of near- and long-termproblems where quantum materials andsolid-state quantum devices can affectimpactful change.Prof Peter VeitchHead of School, Physical Sciences, and Prime Minister’s Prize for Science 2020,joint recipient10Professor PeterVeitch’s extensivebody of workfocuses on the development ofadvanced lasers and sensors, includinghigh-energy pulsed mid-infrared lasersthat are of critical interest to Defence forDirected Energy applications.He was elected a Fellow of the OpticalSociety of America “for development oftechniques essential to the successfulhigh optical-power operation ofgravitational wave detectors andcontributions to Advanced LIGO”, and isalso a Fellow of the Australian Instituteof Physics.Professor Veitch is an esteemedphysicist, Head of School of PhysicalSciences, and the Leader of theUniversity of Adelaide node of the ARCCentre of Excellence for GravitationalWave Discovery (OzGrav).Peter is one of four scientists whotogether were awarded the country’smost prestigious award in scientificresearch, the Prime Minister’s Prize forScience in 2020. The PM’s Prize wasawarded for their role in the detectionof gravitational waves, a scientificbreakthrough recognised by the 2017Nobel Prize in Physics. Peter has playeda key role in the technological leapthat has enabled the construction ofthe Advanced LIGO gravitationalwave detector, led by the global LIGOScientific Collaboration.The field of Directed Energy willbenefit highly from the collaborativedevelopment of new quantum materialsand devices, with research at theUniversity of Adelaide spanning thedivide between fundamental materialsresearch and the applied devicescontinuum.

Education and training will be a keycomponent of the Quantum Materialsecosystem at the University of Adelaide.There is currently a dearth of suitably trained scientists and engineersin the field. Interaction between the future leaders of the field andindustry will be an attractant for partners in the Quantum Materialsfuture at Adelaide.Quantum MaterialsCreating the jobsof the future inthe industries oftomorrowThe new Masters in Quantum Materials and Technology deliveredby the Schools of Physical Sciences and Electrical and ElectronicEngineering will provide a state-of-the-art education in the fieldincluding access to new MBE material growth, device fabrication,advanced computational and modeling, and device and quantummeasurement facilities.It is a unique opportunity, unprecedented in Australia. Componentsof these courses will be repackaged for micro-credentialing to offeropportunities for the professional development of industry anddefence personnel.11

Quantum A roadmapfor successDSTG small fab (device fabrication)Silanna pico fab and Q fab (quantum materials engineeringand device fabrication)University of Adelaide CryoLabs (device simulation and testing)ANFF Optofab (specialty glass and optical fibre fabrication,Advanced Manufacturing)Adelaide Microscopy (micro and nano-imaging)ResearchcapabilityAustralian Cyber Collaboration Centre (A3C) (cyberinfrastructure to support product testing and training)University of Adelaide Phoenix (high performance computing)DSTG Edinburgh (ferro and piezo materials lab)2021DSTG small fab (device fabrication)Culture &capacitybuildingSilanna pico fab and Q fab (quantum materials engineeringand device fabrication)University of Adelaide CryoLabs (device simulation and testing)ANFF Optofab (specialty glass and optical fibre fabrication,Advanced Manufacturing)Education& trainingAdelaide Microscopy (micro and nano-imaging)Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre (A3C) (cyberinfrastructure to support product testing and training)University of Adelaide Phoenix (high performance computing)DSTG Edinburgh (ferro and piezo materials lab)University of Adelaide HTS MBEInnovation& translationUniversity of Adelaide Quantum optics labs202512New QM Precinct at Adelaide’s Innovation Hub at Lot 14Economicgrowth

Key recommendations20220203Create a formal, globalorganisation that bringstogether the top 5 QMuniversitiesDevelop a business modelto support growth andcollaboration of QMresearch and translationat Adelaide, includingprogressive IP arrangementsDevelop an infrastructurestrategy linked to growthin QM teaching andresearch0405Attract a talented cohortto grow the pool of QMacademics, with a focuson ARC Future and DECRAFellows as well as jointindustry appointmentsRecruit and retaindiverse leadership teamsQuantum Materials0120252030QM ARCLaureateFellowshipTop #5 QMUniversitities worldwide 7M ARC trainingCentre in QM 40M ARC Centreof Excellence in QM 10M p.a.research income1 QM ARC Futureand 1 DECRAFellows4 new FellowsAt least 30% womenrepresentation (incl 1of the new fellows)6 new FellowsAt least 50% womenrepresentation (incl 3of the new fellows)Industryspecific diploma,Masters and PhDQM 5ERA Rating50 diploma,20 Masters and10 PhD p.a.Deep UVsterilisationfor PPEQuantum clocklaunched on smallsatellite for Australiansovereign GPSNext-gen chip in everyAustralian smartphone 10M p.a. 25M p.a. 250M p.a.2050 1B p.a.5K new jobs13

Quantum MaterialsAppendix: Staff biosProf GlennSolomonInaugural Hicks Chairof Quantum Materials,School of PhysicalSciencesProfessor GlennSolomon is anesteemed scientist whose researchhas pushed the boundaries of ourunderstanding of the interaction oflight with semiconductor materialsand device structures. His researchcombines quantum optics techniquesand semiconductor crystal growth andprocessing to investigate semiconductorquantum optics.Glenn is the inaugural Hicks Chair ofQuantum Materials at the Universityof Adelaide. He is a Fellow of both theOptical Society (2018) “for pioneering thedevelopment of semiconductor quantumdot optical materials and device structuresfor solid-state quantum optics” and ofthe American Physical Society (2007)“recognizing extensive contributions tothe study of quantum optics with quantumdots”. Before joining the University ofAdelaide, he was a fellow at the JointQuantum Institute at the University ofMaryland in the USA, and a physicist atthe US National Institute of Standards.Glenn is one of few scientists in the worldwho has both fabricated nanostructuresof quantum dots and performed quantumoptics experiments on devices made fromthem. He is among the founders in usingself-assembled, epitaxial crystal growthtechniques to make nanostructures. Withover 14,500 citations, Glenn’s prolific bodyof work has not only had an extraordinaryimpact on Quantum Materials, buthe has also generated 16 patents andfounded CBL Technologies Inc., a start-up14company that develops flexible hybridGaN vapor-phase epitaxial growthtechniques based in California.Glenn is leading the University ofAdelaide’s world-class quantum materialsprogram, bringing together physicists,engineers, material scientists, and keystrategic industry partners, includingSilanna and DSTG to identify and providesolutions to variety of near- and long-termproblems where quantum materials andsolid-state quantum devices can affectimpactful change.Prof NelsonTansuHead of School,Electrical andElectronic Engineering,Professor of QuantumElectronicsProfessor NelsonTansu has made great contributions tothe advancements in materials, devices,computational sciences, and integratedtechnologies based on ultrawide-bandgapsemiconductors for sustainability,biomedical sciences, power electronics,and quantum materials.Nelson is the new Head of School ofElectrical and Electronic Engineering,and Professor of Quantum Electronics.Prior to joining the University of Adelaide,Nelson was the Director of the Centerfor Photonics and Nanoelectronicsand the Daniel E. ‘39 and Patricia M.Smith Endowed Chair Professor in theDepartment of Electrical and ComputerEngineering at Lehigh University,Pennsylvania, USA. He is a Fellow ofthe US National Academy of Inventors(NAI Fellow; elected in 2016), IEEEFellow (elevated in 2021), and a ClarivateAnalytics Highly Cited Researcher (2018).Nelson’s works on quantum materials,quantum electronics, and photonics haveresulted in new scientific concepts andkey patents, which are implementedinto today’s commercial products.These products include solid-statelighting, display, power electronics,semiconductor, and biomedical industriesin the US, Europe, and Asia. He hasraised over US 13M for research andauthored more than 160 refereed journals,325 conference publications and 18 USpatents. His work has been cited morethan 8,950 times with an h-index of 52.Nelson has recently been focusingon connecting machine learning andquantum materials for photonicsand nanoelectronics devices – anexciting and rapidly developing area.His research works have impacts onadvancing sustainable and renewableengineering, biomedical engineering,advanced sensors, and new technologiesfor security, space, and resilientinfrastructures.Prof AndreLuitenChair of ExperimentalPhysics and Director,Institute for Photonicsand Advanced SensingProf Andre LuitenFAIP GAICD FTSE isinternationally recognised for developinga sequence of precision measuringinstruments that show the highestperformance that the world has ever seen.These devices are bringing a step-changein the capability of several key industrysectors, including Defence and Space.Andre is the Director of the Institute forPhotonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS)and Chair of Experimental Physics at the

Andre has published 6 book chaptersand authored 131 journal papers withover 5,600 citations and has raised over 34M for research. The excellence ofhis research has been recognised bya number of awards and fellowships,including the Barry Inglis Medal from theNational Measurement Institute, whichacknowledges outstanding achievementin measurement research and excellencein practical measurements, the AustralianInstitute of Physics’ Alan Walsh Medal forService to Industry and the prestigious2018 Eureka Prize for Outstanding Sciencein Safeguarding Australia.He is also the co-founder and managingDirector of QuantX Labs, a successfulstart-up commercialising the world’smost precise clock (Cryoclock) anddeveloping the highest precision timingand sensor products.Andre’s scientific expertise in QuantumTechnologies and overall strategicleadership will contribute greatly to thesuccess of establishing South Australia asa hub for Quantum Materials innovation.Prof HeikeEbendorffHeidepriemHead of PhotonicsMaterials and DeputyDirector, Institutefor Photonics andAdvanced SensingProf Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem’sresearch has pushed the limits of glassscience and technology, disruptingexisting knowledge and creating newparadigms and tools for designing andfabricating novel photonic glassesand structures.Heike is the Deputy Director of theInstitute for Photonics and AdvancedSensing (IPAS) and Director of theOptofab Adelaide Hub at the AustralianNational Fabrication Facility (ANFF).She isalso Senior Investigator at the ARC Centreof Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics(CNBP). In 2017, she became a Fellowof the Optical Society of America, anhonour awarded by peers for having“made significant contributions to theadvancement of Optics”.Heike has applied her knowledge and skilland has held prestigious fellowships inseveral countries, including Germany,the UK and Australia. She has receivednumerous awards highlighting herresearch excellence in innovation andtechnology. Heike has published over 370refereed journal papers and conferenceproceedings, including 5 review papersand 9 postdeadline papers, and raisedover 32.8M in research funding.Her experience will contribute greatly tothe Quantum Materials program throughher continued research and developmentof the next generation of semiconductorlaser diodes and crystal-glass hybridfibres for fibre laser and quantum sensingapplications, and the development ofextremely low-loss fluoride fibre for longhaul transmission of flying qubits for thequantum internet.Prof Peter VeitchHead of School,Physical Sciences andPrime Minister’s Prizefor Science 2020,joint recipientProfessor PeterVeitch’s extensivebody of work focuses on the developmentof advanced lasers and sensors, includinghigh-energy pulsed mid-infrared lasersthat are of critical interest to Defence forDirected Energy applications.Professor Veitch is an esteemed physicist,Head of School of Physical Sciences, andthe Leader of the University of Adelaidenode of the ARC Centre of Excellence forGravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav).He was elected a Fellow of the OpticalSociety of America “for development oftechniques essential to the successful highoptical-power operation of gravitationalwave detectors and contributions toAdvanced LIGO”, and is also a Fellow ofthe Australian Institute of Physics.Peter is one of four scientists whotogether were awarded the country’s mostprestigious award in scientific research,the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science in2020. The PM’s Prize was awarded fortheir role in the detection of gravitationalwaves, a scientific breakthroughrecognised by the 2017 Nobel Prize inPhysics. Peter has played a key role inthe technological leap that has enabledthe construction of the Advanced LIGOgravitational-wave detector, led by theglobal LIGO Scientific Collaboration.The field of Directed Energy will benefithighly from the collaborative developmentof new quantum materials and devices,with research at the University of Adelaidespanning the divide between fundamentalmaterials research and the applieddevices continuum.Prof David LewisHead of School,Chemical Engineeringand AdvancedMaterialsProfessor DavidLewis’ academicfocus is on leadership,education and commercialisation ofresearch. He is experienced in developingbusiness opportunities for projectexecutions and brings this knowledge withhim to the team.David currently serves as the Head ofthe School of Chemical Engineering andAdvanced Materials at the University ofAdelaide, where is he building capabilityin the field of materials and bioprocessengineering. As an experienced CharteredChemical Engineer and Fellow of theInstitute of Chemical Engineers, David’sindustry and academic careers haveprovided him the opportunity to workin the petroleum, mining, automation,hospitality, and defence industries onprocess design and optimisation.Quantum MaterialsUniversity of Adelaide. He is a Fellow ofthe Australian Institute of Physics and ofthe Australian Academy of Technologyand Engineering.From 2012 to 2016 David led a technologystart-up company developing newcommercial opportunities focused onproduction of sustainable oils fromhydrothermal liquefaction using renewablefeedstocks such as biomass and organicwastes. With both industry and academiccareers, David has been fortunate to haveworked on process development fromconception to commercialisation.David leads a team of chemical,bioprocess and materials engineersundertaking transdisciplinary R&Dfocussed on advanced materials and nextgeneration bioprocesses. In particular theteam is leveraging the unique quantum,electronic, and excitonic propertiesof crystalline solids for biosensingand bio-imaging; and developinginnovative solutions for the productionof semiconductors, with a focus onoptimising atomic layer etching to providecost-effective and sustainable advancedmanufacturing opportunities.15

Quantum MaterialsProf ChristopheFumeauxDr Giuseppe C.TettamanziDr PetarAtanackovicAppliedElectromagnetics,School of Electrical andElectronic EngineeringHead of QuaNTeG,School of PhysicalSciencesSilanna Chief Scientist,Adjunct FellowProfessor ChristopheFumeaux (FIEEE) hasmade distinguished contributions in thefields of antenna technology, microwaveengineering, and the application ofRF design principles to optical micro/nano-structures. He has extensiveexperience in applied computationalelectromagnetics and has proposed novelantenna structures with unique propertiesfor defence and industrial applications.Christophe is a Professor within theSchool of Electrical and ElectronicEngineering. He has pioneered conceptsof optical nano-structures operatingas antennas in sensors and opticalcomponents. His significant contributionsto low-order dielectric resonator antennasacross the spectrum led to his elevation toFellow of the IEEE.From 2011 to 2015, he was a Future Fellowof the Australian Research Council andwas the recipient of the 2018 Edward E.Altshuler Prize, and the 2014 IEEE SensorsJournal and 2004 ACES Journal bestpaper awards. He was the recipient of theUniversity of Adelaide Stephen Cole theElder Award for Excellence in HigherDegree by Research Supervisory Practicein 2018.He has published more than 150 refereedjournal articles, attracting over 7,250citations and is currently serving as theEditor-in-Chief for the IEEE Antennas andWireless Propagation Letters journal.Christophe’s world-leading expertisein computational physics has recentlybeen transferred and used to developseveral ab-initio approaches used forthe modelling and the anticipation of thebehaviour of quantum materials. Indeed,these advanced fundamental techniquesin electromagnetic modelling are provingto be a critical enabler and ongoingdevelopment tool for novel QuantumMaterials design.Dr Giuseppe C.Tettamanzi is anemerging leader in the field of Solid-StateSystems whose work explores theoreticalprediction on the behaviours of nanodevices, their fabrication, and theirlow-temperature characterisation viastate-of-the-art ultra-low noise electricalmeasurements techniques. He hasdeveloped several novel concept devices;including the smallest existing DC SQUIDdesign and the first implementation of aSingle Atom-based Single Electron Source(funded under a prestigious ARC DECRAfellowship), studying highly complex quantumphenomena in these nano-devices.Giuseppe is head of the QuaNTeG groupat the University of Adelaide and partof the winning team of the prestigious2018 Eureka DSTG Prize for OutstandingScience in Safeguarding Australia.Giuseppe has secured over 4.5M to drivehis research program and published 45manuscripts, 90% in the top journals of hisfield. The strength of Giuseppe’s researchis also demonstrated by the numerousinvited oral presentations at

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