Successful ARC Grant Application

The Australian Research Council (ARC) plays a key role in the Australian Government’s investment in the future prosperity and well-being of the Australian community. The ARC’s mission is to advance Australia’s capacity to undertake quality research that brings economic, social and cultural benefit to the Australian community.

ARC funding programs come under the umbrella of the National Competitive Grants Program. The ARC Discovery programs fund individual researchers and projects.

The research of complex plasma here at the University of Sydney was fortunate enough to obtain a grant commencing this year. The project is headed by Dr SV Vladimirov Dr K Ostrikov and the details of the grant is as follows:

Grant Number: DP0452688
Applicants: Dr SV Vladimirov Dr K Ostrikov
Title: Self-organised complex ionised gas systems for ordered nanometre-scale assemblies
2004 : $180,000
2005 : $180,000
2006 : $180,000
2007 : $110,000
2008 : $110,000
Category: 2403 - ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS; PLASMA PHYSICS

QEII Dr K Ostrikov
Administering Institution: The University of Sydney
Summary:
This proposal is to develop the physical principles of nano-scale assembly processes in complex plasmas. Novel approaches for tailoring the plasma-grown building blocks and controllable deposition of ordered nanoparticle arrays on nanopatterned solids are targeted. The fundamentals of the multi-scale dynamic processes will be elucidated and existing techniques for developing new materials and electronic/photonic devices will be advanced. The expected outcomes are highly relevant for the nano-materials and optoelectronic technologies, rapidly emerging areas of high-tech industries worldwide.

More information can be accessed here.

Felix Cheung

27/01/2004