< PreviousFLEET Research Fellows Shaun Johnston (Monash) and Shilpa Sanwlani (Swinburne) discuss their shared research of ultracold non-equilibrium systems. FLEET creates a work environment that develops its people, and also values the contributions of individual members. INSIDE FLEET 07 89 FLEET 2018 ANNUAL REPORT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SPECIAL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEESRESEARCH PROGRAMMESMANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES ADVISORY COMMITTEE INTER’L SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE DIRECTOR Chief Operating Officer EQUITY DIVERSITY OUTREACH EDUCATION TRAINING COMMS INDUSTRY RELATIONS RESEARCH THEME 3 ENABLING TECH’S THEME B ENABLING TECH’S THEME A RESEARCH THEME 2 RESEARCH THEME 1 Educational & Industry LiaisonsInvestigators, Research Fellows & Students Media Communications Coordinator Node Administrators Education Training Outreach Coordinator Executive Officer Strategic independent advice Develop annual operational plan | Terms of Reference | Representation from all nodes | Meets monthly Budget & performanceDevelop & implement programs | ToR | Diverse membership Scientific strategies | Research milestones GOVERNANCE 90 ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN FUTURE LOW-ENERGY ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES DR DIANNE RUKA Senior Education and Training Coordinator Dianne leads FLEET’s education and training missions, student recruitment, career development programs, internship placement and outreach programs. BUSINESS TEAM FLEET provides great logistical and administrative support, for example coordinating Centre efforts in training, mentoring, media and communications. Dr Agustin Schiffrin FLEET Chief Investigator, Monash University DR CATHERINE BUCHANAN Executive Officer Catherine coordinates KPI and budget reporting across FLEET’s seven nodes and provides administrative support to the Executive and governance committees. KATHLEEN HICKS Node Administrator ANU Kathy supports FLEET operations at ANU and supports node leader A/Prof Elena Ostrovskaya. ERROL HUNT Senior Communications Coordinator Errol coordinates FLEET’s communications strategies, and communicates Centre mission and outcomes within FLEET, to the scientific community, to potential end users and to the public via media. TATIANA TCHERNOVA Node Administrator Swinburne Tatiana provides administrative support and coordinates KPI reporting, as well as supporting node leader Prof Chris Vale. CECILIA BLOISE Node Coordinator UNSW Cecilia supports FLEET operations at UNSW and provides support to node leader Prof Alex Hamilton. NICCI COAD Node Administrator RMIT Nicci coordinates reporting of KPIs and budgets and provides administrative support to node leader Prof Lan Wang and the RMIT team. DR TICH-LAM NGUYEN Chief Operating Officer Tich-Lam oversees FLEET’s financial and operational effectiveness. She leads the Centre business team and drives strategic focus and the achievement of key FLEET goals. FLEET is doing very well with research, education, collaboration, and promotion of underrepresented minorities. It’s very encouraging to see high quality publications by Centre researchers and the active participation of students and post-docs. Dr An Chen FLEET Advisory Committee IBM91 FLEET 2018 ANNUAL REPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROF ANDREW PEELE Director Australian Synchrotron, Australia PROF IAN SMITH Vice-Provost of Research and Research Infrastructure Monash University, Australia DR CATHY FOLEY Chief Scientist CSIRO, Australia DR AN CHEN Executive Director Semiconductor Research Corporation, IBM Nanoelectronics Research Initiative, USA PROF LUIGI COLOMBO Fellow Texas Instruments, USA PROF ELLEN WILLIAMS Distinguished Professor University of Maryland, USA FLEET ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (AC) FLEET’s Advisory Committee helps the Executive Committee develop FLEET’s strategic plan, which sets out how the Centre will meet its goals, in particular in creating linkages with industry, academia, and government. The Advisory Committee: • Reviews FLEET’s Annual Operating Plan • Provides recommendations on financial management • Provides recommendations on general management and operation, to ensure the Centre achieves its objectives • Produces an annual report of strengths, weaknesses and opportunities. After meeting at Magenta (NSW), the FLEET Advisory Committee (AC) has reported on Centre activities: The Advisory Committee is impressed with the performance and achievements of FLEET to date. The scientific themes and approaches within FLEET are well structured and the Centre is showing signs of strong scientific results, with some high-impact publications. The Centre should strengthen its industry engagement activities. FLEET offers enormous potential but there is a danger that FLEET researchers may perceive themselves as being removed from industry interactions. The experience of successful translators of cutting-edge research is that it is never too early. FLEET’s strategic plan is rational and detailed and adequately quantifies measurables. In some cases, typically where KPIs are not being met, the AC advised the FLEET Executive to formulate plans to meet the targets. Overall, the committee is impressed by a sound management structure designed to encourage scientific productivity in an inclusive way from a diversity of members. In particular, the AC notes that FLEET is providing excellent support for families and junior researchers. Full report available at FLEET.org.au/advisory-report92 ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN FUTURE LOW-ENERGY ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES PROF ALI YAZDANI Professor of Physics Princeton University, USA PROF WOLFGANG KETTERLE Professor of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA SIR KOSTYA NOVOSELOV Professor of Physics University of Manchester, UK PROF HIDENORI TAKAGI Director Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Germany SIR MICHAEL PEPPER Professor of Physics University College London, UK INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ISAC): ADVISORY COMMITTEE • Provides independent scientific advice to FLEET investigators, both directly and through the Centre Director • Advises on the scientific directions of FLEET • Benchmarks the quality of FLEET research against international standards • Produces an annual report placing FLEET’s progress in an international context and making recommendations for future directions. It is an exciting time for the study of topological phases of matter, and it is great to see FLEET’s focus on using this new science for more efficient electronics. Prof Ali Yazdani Princeton Center for Complex Materials FLEET International Scientific Advisory Committee93 FLEET 2018 ANNUAL REPORT FLEET’S STRATEGIC PLAN GOALMEASURE 1. ENABLE FRONTIER SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES 1.1Realise topologically-protected dissipationless transport of electrical current at room temperature, and novel devices based on the ability to switch this dissipationless current on and off Project milestones and research outputs 1.2Demonstrate exciton superfluidity at elevated temperatures, near room temperature 1.3Realise systems that exhibit dissipationless transport when driven out of equilibrium, using periodic (Floquet) and/or strong fields 2.DEVELOP NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENCE LEADERS 2.1Develop world-class training & mentoring programs Number of: • participating members • external mentors • research/professional development courses • mentoring programs • organisational links in mentoring and training programs 2.2Establish succession planning for the Centre Established plan 2.3Facilitate opportunities for research collaboration Number of: • travel grants facilitating collaboration • FLEET-wide colloquia, research seminars and workshops • collaborative visits by FLEET partners • intra-Centre expertise exchanges • new organisations collaborating with FLEET 2.4Establish a collaborative culture within the Centre 2.5Identify opportunities for members to be recognised Number of awards & grants received by members for scientific/leadership achievements 3.ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS 3.1Establish international partnershipsNumber of: • investigators/ECRs/students visiting partner organisations • visits to FLEET nodes by partners/collaborators 3.2Establish links to industry and end usersNumber of briefings to end-users/industry 3.3Create a network to commercialise FLEET discoveries Number of: • relationships with end-users • industry engagement workshops GOALMEASURE 4. FOSTER EQUITY/DIVERSITY IN STEM 4.1Foster a culture of equity and inclusiveness Response rate to annual surveys High levels of satisfaction with FLEET workplace culture Compliance of all events organised/supported by FLEET with Centre’s Equity & Diversity guidelines 4.2Increase diversity among all cohorts of researchers Increased number of female researchers/HDR students across FLEET 4.3Establish career support initiatives for women in FLEET Increased retention rates of ECR women in FLEET Increased participation of FLEET researchers with family/carer responsibilities in FLEET/external events 4.4Establish a women-specific mentoring network Increased uptake of mentoring opportunities by women in FLEET 5. PROMOTE PUBLIC SCIENCE LITERACY 5.1Promote a sustained understanding of FLEET’s work Increased FLEET involvement in the education curriculum & scientific engagement events 5.2Develop the scientific literacy of Australians through the use of teaching aids, classroom lessons and science demonstrations Increased public awareness of scientific concepts Increased number of FLEET members participating in STEM Professionals in Schools 5.3Promote the uptake of STEM subjects in schools Increased number of girls choosing STEM subjects in senior years at partner schools Increased retention in STEM subjects from year 11 to 12 at partner schools 6. FACILITATE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 6.1Support centre strategic goals through internal communication using tools such as monthly newsletters Improvement in internal newsletter readership 6.2Engage with scientific research community through research stories published on key online science platforms and stakeholders’ newsletters Increased number of external newsletter audience 6.3Promote FLEET research and scientific literacy to public through web content and social media Number of: • social media audience reached on priority channels (Twitter, Facebook) • mainstream media articles 6.4Engage with key partners including the ARC, govt., participating nodes and collaborators through research stories, stakeholders’ newsletters and social media Number of briefings to govt. agencies & NGOs 6.5Empower FLEET members to communicate their own scientific work by providing communication skills training, resources and incentives Number of: • non-peer reviewed articles • members discussing their science on social media • members presenting their research in a public forum • student members participating in Three-Minute- Thesis competition, and similar For full strategic plan see FLEET.org.au/strategic-plan94 ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN FUTURE LOW-ENERGY ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES Working with the central FLEET ops team is a treat. I never feel isolated as a node administrator, because of the team spirit, availability, and disposition of the central team. Great team, top culture – one of the best I have worked with. Cecilia Bloise Node administrator, UNSW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PROF MICHAEL FUHRER Director Michael is a pioneer of the study of electronic properties of 2D materials, with extensive experience establishing and managing large, interdisciplinary research teams in Australia and the USA. He directs implementation of FLEET’s vision and mission and coordinates the three Research themes and two Enabling technologies. With FLEET’s Executive team, Michael implements the Centre’s strategic plan regarding research, technology transfer, training and mentorship, and outreach. An accomplished communicator, Michael represents FLEET’s work to the research community, government, students, media and the public. Michael is an ARC Laureate Fellow and former Director of the Monash Centre for Atomically Thin Materials and the Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials (University of Maryland). DR TICH-LAM NGUYEN Chief Operating Officer Tich-Lam manages FLEET’s operations and its business team. She’s responsible for the Centre’s financial and operational effectiveness and overseeing activities contributing to the development and delivery of its strategic goals. Tich-Lam has a PhD in Chemistry from RMIT University and a Master of Management from the Melbourne Business School. FLEET’S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FLEET’s Executive Committee oversees strategic plans for the Centre, in accordance with the Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Agreement and agreements with the Centre’s collaborating organisations. The committee’s responsibilities include: • Overseeing general management and operation of the Centre • Proper allocation of funding • Approval of Centre activities • Approval of Centre intellectual property ownership • Approval of any amendments to Centre budget and research program • Promoting interactions between participants and partners across nodes and institutions • Solving problems in the successful execution of the Centre’s mission FLEET’s Executive team comprises leaders of research themes and nodes, and committee chairs.95 FLEET 2018 ANNUAL REPORT PROF ALEX HAMILTON Deputy Director Leader, Research theme 1 Node leader, University of New South Wales A/PROF LAN WANG Leader, Enabling technology B Node leader, RMIT University PROF NAGARAJAN ‘NAGY’ VALANOOR Chair, Communications Committee University of New South Wales PROF CHRIS VALE Chair, Outreach Committee Node leader, Swinburne COMMITTEE MEMBERS: FLEET is very cohesive. Even though RMIT is a smaller node, we always feel well- supported by the Operations Team, and included in Centre communications and events. Nicci Coad Node administrator, RMIT A/PROF ELENA OSTROVSKAYA Leader, Research theme 2 Chair, Equity & Diversity Committee Node leader, Australian National University PROF KRIS HELMERSON Leader, Research theme 3 Monash University PROF KOUROSH KALANTAR-ZADEH Chair, Industry Relations Committee University of New South Wales / RMIT University PROF MATTHEW DAVIS Chair, Education & Training Committee Node leader, University of Queensland PROF XIAOLIN WANG Leader, Enabling technology A Node leader, University of Wollongong EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE96 ARC CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN FUTURE LOW-ENERGY ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES We have significantly expanded Committee membership this year to ensure representation from each node, and to engage more with our student and early-career researchers. A/Prof Elena Ostrovskaya Chair, Equity and Diversity Committee A/PROF ELENA OSTROVSKAYA Committee Chair, ANU PROF KRIS HELMERSON Monash OLIVER SANDBERG PhD student, UQ A/PROF LAN WANG RMIT DR TICH-LAM NGUYEN Chief Operating Officer PROF MATTHEW DAVIS UQ PROF XIAOLIN WANG UOW YONATAN ASHLEA ALAVA PhD student, UNSW DR DIMI CULCER UNSW DR BABAR SHABBIR Research Fellow, Monash DR JEFF DAVIS Swinburne A/PROF MEERA PARISH Monash EQUITY AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE FLEET fosters a culture of inclusiveness and works to promote diversity across the Centre. FLEET’s Equity and Diversity Committee sets and monitors the Centre’s equity priorities, monitors our progress and tracks staff culture via surveys, and learns from equity best practice across the science sector (see p61). COMMITTEE MEMBERS: EQUITY AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE97 FLEET 2018 ANNUAL REPORT The central organisation of training and development within FLEET encourages a lot of great activities that it wouldn’t be possible to do without the Centre. Prof Matthew Davis Chair, Education and Training Committee EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMITTEE DR DIANNE RUKA Education and Training Coordinator A/PROF ELENA OSTROVSKAYA ANU PROF JARED COLE RMIT DR JEFF DAVIS Swinburne PROF MATTHEW DAVIS Committee Chair, UQ PROF JAN SEIDEL UNSW PROF XIAOLIN WANG UOW PROF KRIS HELMERSON Monash BUILDING FUTURE SCIENCE LEADERS: EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMITTEE FLEET is building future Australian science leaders amongst the Centre’s ECRs and HDRs. FLEET’s Education and Training Committee sets the Centre’s strategies and sponsorship priorities, checking progress and development requirements (see p65). COMMITTEE MEMBERS:Next >