AUCAOS 2025 Symposium Highlights

The seventh annual AUCAOS symposium was held at Tweed Heads, New South Wales, from Wednesday 26th to Friday 28th November 2025.

There were 36 excellent talks from our Keynote Speakers (Professors Martin Heeney and Jenny Clark), Invited Speakers (Dr Jessie Posar, Dr Petri Murto, Dr Bin Guan, Dr Anirudh Sharma, and Dr Qian Liu), Group leaders, early career researchers (ECRs), PhD, Honours, and Master’s students.

The prestigious best presentation awards were presented to Dr. Jess de la Perrelle (ECR, University of South Australia) and Dexter Gordon (PhD Student, University of New South Wales).

Dr. Jess de la Perrelle (ECR, University of South Australia) and Dexter Gordon (PhD Student, University of New South Wales) — AUCAOS Oral Prize Winners Dexter Gordon and Dr. Jess de la Perrelle.

Additionally, 23 high-quality poster presentations were given, with awards going to Jade Wilson (1st – James Cook University), Rhys Tunnadine (2nd – University of South Australia), and Mackenzie Burstow (3rd – University of Queensland).

A/Prof. Paul Shaw and Prof Chris McNeill with poster prize winners Mackenzie Burstow (3rd Prize), Rhys Tunnadine (2nd Prize) and Jade Wilson (1st Prize). — A/Prof. Paul Shaw, poster prize winners Mackenzie Burstow (3rd Prize), Rhys Tunnadine (2nd Prize), Jade Wilson (1st Prize), and Prof. Chris McNeill.

Dr Qian Liu presents Invited Talk, ‘Targeted-designed small molecules advance SWCNT-based thermoelectrics’.

AUCAOS extends its sincere thanks to the symposium sponsors: the Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, Nano Vacuum Pty Ltd, SCIPRIOS GmbH, Magnitude Instruments, NewSpec Pty Ltd, QUT Centre for Materials Science, Energy & Environmental Science RSC, 1 Material Inc, Scitek Australia Pty, and the Australian National Fabrication Facility – Queensland Node.