AEA Ignite Success Story
The Department of Education has announced the outcomes of Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Ignite grants program Round 2. Five projects led by Monash Engineering academics were successful:
- Materials Science and Engineering
From Lab to Fab: Advancing a New Low-Energy Transistor Towards Large-scale Manufacturing
Chief investigators: Yuefeng Yin, Michael Fuhrer, Nikhil Medhekar , Jerry Johnson, Thomas Wrappe, Stuart Douglas - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Turning Waste to Wealth: Converting End-of-Life Tyres and Plastics into Energy Resources
Chief investigators: Chandan Kundu, Sankar Bhattacharya , Pat Scrimizzi - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
AI-Enhanced Mobile CASA for Clinical and Veterinary Use
Chief investigators: Mohammad Haft Tananian, Reza Nosrati, Adrian Neild , Sahar Shahali, Klaus Ackermann, Victor Cadarso Busto, Gulfam Ahmad, Johnathon Matthews - Materials Science and Engineering
A study of long-term thermal ageing and mechanical failure modes of Aeroperm® - a breakthrough nanocrystalline magnetic material for smaller, lighter and more efficient electric motors
Chief Investigators: Zansong Tang, Christopher Freemantle, Richard Parsons (founder, Kite Magnetics) - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Rapid point-of-care tests for concussion management
Chief investigators: Daniel Williams, Simon Corrie, Gary Cohen, Gil Garnier, Sudha Mokkapati, Gregory Cohen, Matthew Pase, Thierry Manor
Professor Hai Vu, Deputy Dean (Research), acknowledged the efforts of staff involved in preparing submissions and congratulated the successful project teams.
Learn more about the AEA Ignite program here.
