innovation & translation

Jason Oliver is involved in searches for dark matter candidates at ATLAS, focusing on decays with charm and top quark final states.

Dr Jeremy Bourhill has rejoined the team at the Quantum Technologies and Dark Matter (QDM) Laboratory, UWA, as a Research Asosciate after working for IMT Atlandique in Brest, France.

Professor Jeremy Mould is one of the world’s leading experts in astrophysics. He was previously Director of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University and the American National Optical Astronomy Observatory.

Ciaran O’Hare is an ARC DECRA fellow at the University of Sydney. He works on aspects of dark matter particle physics and astrophysics, including direct detection, axions, and dark matter halo models

Dr Zuzana Slavkovska’s area of research is in SABRE experimental backgrounds: simulations and measurements of the cosmogenic radiobackgrounds in NaI(Tl), measurements of the intrinsic backgrounds in the crystal powder, and veto liquid scintillator characterization and background measurements.

Dr Aaron Quiskamp’s area of research includes work on axion dark matter searches with the ORGAN experiment. He completed his PhD at the University of Western Australia.

Professor Christine Thong is the Applied Innovation Theme Leader in the Centre’s Outreach and Media Engagement Folio. Christine will establish an Innovation Lab using design-inspired approaches to explore new opportunities for commercial application and societal impact of the Centre’s research.

Anita Vecchies is the Centre’s Chief Operating Officer. She has worked in research administration at the University of Melbourne since 2008, with extensive experience in large, collaborative Australian Research Council and government grant schemes.