Professor Kishan Dholakia (left) and Professor Zaiping Guo
Two University of Adelaide scientists have been awarded prestigious Australian Laureate Fellowships by the Australian Research Council. Professor Kishan Dholakia will undertake research into wide-field optical imaging and Professor Zaiping Guo will work on pushing the boundaries of battery technology.
Professor Dholakia, from the School of Biological Sciences, is an expert in physics and biophysics.
“My Laureate Fellowship aims to transform wide-field optical imaging through a new ‘intelligent’ microscopy able to capture 3D volumetric images,” said Professor Dholakia.
“While optical methods for imaging are used extensively, achieving wide-field imaging through scattering media with high resolution and depth is a major challenge, mainly due to the limited penetration depth of light.”
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Australian Laureate Fellowships at forefront of Australian research
Seventeen outstanding new Australian Laureate Fellows will receive a total of $53.7 million in funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) to conduct ground-breaking, internationally competitive research.
ARC Chief Executive Officer, Professor Sue Thomas, welcomed today’s announcement by Minister for Education and Youth Alan Tudge of the successful 2021 Australian Laureate Fellows awarded through the ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships scheme.
“These prestigious fellowships, highly coveted in the Australian research sector, provide support to some of our best and brightest researchers to focus on important areas of research,” said Professor Thomas.
“Australian Laureate Fellows also perform a vital role in developing and mentoring the next generation of Australian researchers.