Congratulations to Sumeet Walia, who was named this morning as a finalist in the prestigious Australia Museum Eureka Prizes – the country’s top science awards.
An Associate Professor in the School of Engineering, RMIT University, Sumeet is short-listed for the Eureka Prize for an Emerging Leader in Science.
“My research is dedicated towards discovering new phenomena in nanomaterials and creating futuristic technology,” says Sumeet.
Examples include a chip that can mimic the functionality of neurons in the human brain or coatings that can kill antibiotic resistant pathogens.
Sumeet’s leadership in the science sphere extends to driving needs-driven teams, and supporting a culture where diversity of people, ideas and opinions are used to enhance research impact.
Sumeet Walia is an Associate Investigator in the FLEET Centre, where he focuses his research on engineering low-dimensional materials and deploying them for applications in next-generation electronics, optoelectronics and sensors. Sumeet aims for practical, innovative solutions to long-standing problems by harnessing new physico-chemical, electronic and optical properties in quantum-confined materials systems and their hybrids.
- 2019 RMIT Award for Research Excellence – Early-career researcher (Technology)
- 2018 Victoria Fellowship
- 2018 Johnson & Johnson Victorian Government QuickFire Innovation Challenge (Team)
- 2018 Royal Society of Victoria – Phillip Law Award for Excellence in Physical Sciences
- 2018 Named one of Australia’s Most Innovative Engineers – Engineers Australia
- 2017 Victorian Young Tall Poppy Award for Excellence in Science and Communication – Australian Institute of Policy and Science