Researches at the University of New South Wales were awarded three out of the fourteen 2008 Australian Research Council Federation Fellowships.

 

Professor Michelle Simmons Director of the Atomic Fabrication Facility is receiving he second Fellowship exploring the use of the Centre's fabrication techniques to produce smaller and faster transistors. 

 

Professor Aibing Yu, Director of the Centre for Simulation and Modeling of Particulate Systems, "aims to overcome problems in the design capacity of particulate and multiphase processes used widely in Australian industries".

 

Professor Brett Neilan is a world leader in molecular biology and his research "will provide new understanding of both the factors that affect drinking water quality and the future of novel pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics, anesthetics and immunosuppressants".

 

For further information on the Federation Fellowship and its outcomes visit the ARC website, Biographies of the 2008 Fellows, or UNSW News.