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ProfileDominic Berry is an Australian theoretical physicist at Macquarie University.  He is notable for his work on quantum algorithms, particularly for Hamiltonian simulation, quantum chemistry, and differential equations. His work has been published in Nature, Science, FOCS, STOC, Nature Photonic...

BEng., MBA, MMaths, PhD, PostGradDip HE (L&T), MHE (L&M)Ayse is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Macquarie University. She was the President of the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE) (2021-2023) and currently is the mentor of...

I am a Teaching & Leadership Academic (FHEA), and Lecturer in Statistics at the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. I completed a Master of Science in Mathematics at Jagiellonian University in Poland and a PhD in Statistics at Macquarie University. After gaining seven years of experien...

Director Macquarie Centre for Quantum Engineering (MQCQE)Chief Investigator ARC Centre for Excellence in Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS)Executive Board Member Sydney Quantum Academy (SQA)

I am the Deputy Dean Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Science and Engineeringa. From 2016-2018 I was the Director of the MQ Photonics Research Centre. From 2009 to 2012 I was Head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. I am a member of the Optical Society of America and the Australian...

Research interests:Nanophotonics: light interacting with matter at the nanoscale. Structured light. Random lasers. Nanoparticles.Lasers for sensing, communications and biomedical applications.  Current projects:Optical free-space communicationsOptical sensing and spectroscopyLight propagation...

Dr Jo Dawson (BSc 1st class hons UCL, PhD Nagoya University) holds a joint position as a Senior Lecturer in Astronomy and Astrophysics at Macquarie University and a Research Scientist at CSIRO Space & Astronomy (S&A). She was previously an ARC DECRA Fellow at Macquarie, a Bolton Fellow at CA...

Richard de Grijs obtained his PhD from the University of Groningen (Netherlands) in 1997, and held two postdoctoral positions (at the University of Virginia, USA, and the University of Cambridge, UK), before being appointed to a permanent post at the University of Sheffield (UK) in 2003. He joined t...

I am a Senior Lecturer in Statistics at the School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences, where I currently serve as Director of Education and Deputy Course Director for the BSc program. My research focuses on (integer-valued) time series analysis, extreme value theory, and financial modelling. I...

Christina Giarmatzi is a Greek scientist who has called Australia home for over ten years now. She completed a 4-year Degree in Physics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and a 2-year Master's in Optics at Institut d'Optique. She obtained her PhD from the University of Queensland...

Petra is a biostatistician and academic in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. She enjoys collaborative research, applying often complex statistical techniques to problems in health and climate change. Her research work aims to inform policy and change clinical practice.

Andrew has more than 20 years experience as a professional astronomer. He has held prestigious research fellowships, the Hubble Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, and an Australian Research Council Queen Elizabeth II Fellowship at the University of Sydney. He led the astronomy group at the...

I am a Teaching and Leadership academic in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. I am passionate about promoting data literacy, coding, and programming, and I am dedicated to creating transformative learning experiences that extend beyond traditional classroom settings. My goal is to equ...

My research interests lie in applied mathematics at the intersection of asymptotic analysis of multiscale dynamical systems, nonlinear partial differential equations, and functional analysis. Currently, I am interested in mathematical climate models which involve heat convection, phase separation an...

Educational background: B.A. 2000--2004 (Sun Yat-Sen University), Ph.D. 2004--2009 (Sun Yat-Sen University, Macquarie University, Cotutelle).  Faculty position: Jan 2023---Present, Macquarie University, Associate Professor Jan 2017---Dec 2022, Macquarie University, Senior Lecturer Jan 201...

As a statistics lecturer focusing on teaching and leadership, I currently hold the position of course director in statistics at the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. After several years of convening and teaching a large first-year unit, Business Statistics (STAT1250), I am passionate abo...

Rich Mildren (Australian Research Council Future Fellow 2010-2014) is a Professor of Physics in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. His research is in the development of novel and versatile photonic sources, instrumentation and applications. His PhD and early postdoctoral research was...

Dr Matt Owers (B.Sc. (Advanced Physics, hons. class I) University of Wollongong 2003, Ph.D University of New South Wales 2008)  is an Associate Professor at Macquarie. Previously, he held a Future Fellowship (2015-2019), a Super Science Fellowship at the Australian Astronomical Observatory (2011-201...

My PhD is from Macquarie University, and I am now a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. I have worked at the Optoelectronics Research Centre at Southampton University, UK, and held a range of research fellowships including an ARC (Australian Research Council) Future Fellowship (201...

I develop the theory of a new sources of high-frequency acoustic waves, from emitters of single-phonon, to acoustic analogues of lasers.

Georgy Sofronov is an Associate Professor in Statistics, Director of Research Training at the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Macquarie University. He received his PhD degree in Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics from Moscow State University in 2002. Georgy has held academi...

I received an MPhys degree (1997) and a DPhil (2001) from Oxford University, UK. Following two years as a Research Assistant in the Clarendon Laboratory at Oxford, I moved to Macquarie University in 2004, where I completed an ARC Research fellowship (APDF). I now hold a professorship in the MQ Photo...

I am now heading space-related projects at the Australian Astronomical Optics, an application-focused department within Macquarie University.I get excited about pursuing creative ways to view the universe using new technology. I am principal investigator of the Huntsman Telescope, which uses off-th...

I have been a researcher in photonics technologies, the study of devices for generating, controlling and detecting light for over 25 years. My interests include periodic structures, quantum optics in integrated devices, magnetic effects on light and the interaction between sound and light.My full r...

I am a Senior Lecturer in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and current Course Director for Mathematics. Following the completion of my PhD, I undertook postdoctoral Research Associate roles at Cardiff University (2007-2008), University of Western Australia (2008-2011), and Imperial...

The research is aimed at obtaining quantitative descriptions and critical thresholds of diffusive processes. One area of focus is mean first passage time problems in the presence of small absorbing traps (the narrow capture problem). A particular new direction of work is that in which the small trap...

Mark Wardle is an astrophysicist in the Department of Physics & Astronomy. He holds honours degrees in mathematics and physics from the University of Auckland and a PhD in astrophysics from Princeton University. After completing his doctorate, Mark held positions at the University of Chicago, No...

Michael Withford is a laser physicist in the School of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Macquarie University, a Director of the Optofab Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility, a co-founder and CEO of start-up Modular Photonics, and a CSIRO ON alumni. His expertise includes laser base...

Elena Vynogradova (in publications Vinogradova) received M.Sc. degree from the Kharkov State University and Ph.D. degree from the Research Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics, Kharkov, Ukraine. In 1997 she was recipient of the Royal Society Postdoctoral Fellowship, UK and from 1997 to 2004 was...

I am a Lecturer and astronomer at the Australian Astronomical Optics. I work on studying dust, gas and metals in the interstellar media of distant galaxies. I also work on collaborating with the astronomical community to work on defining the exciting the science for the upcoming instruments on teles...

Lecturer in Statistics, Macquarie University, 2020-Postdoctoral fellow, University of Toronto, 2017-2020

I'm an observational astronomer, studying Milky Way and Local Group stellar populations as a key to understanding galaxy formation and evolution in general. I received my PhD from the University of Washington, and after postdocs in Germany (MPIA) and the UK (Cambridge), I joined Macquarie in 2009. I...