THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION

ACES: The European Dimension

ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science in Australia

ConneCt with a Global leader

in advanced materials and integrated device development at the

Australia and Ireland enjoy close links through people-to-people connections, trade

and investment, and cultural and sporting ties. Both countries share a common

interest in innovation through science and in promoting collaboration in research and

development.

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science has developed significant

research ties in Ireland, notably with Dublin City University. These collaborations have

combined Irish sensing technologies with Australian materials science and fabrication

capabilities and have resulted in the development of innovative wearable technologies,

including sweat-monitoring watches and diagnostic knee-sleeves. The future

possibilities for these technologies seem to be limited only by the imagination.

The Australian Embassy in Ireland has twice hosted an ACES and Dublin City University

bio-printing event. It has been a pleasure to showcase the result of this collaboration

and to see groups of like-minded researchers sharing ideas and working towards a

common goal.

The long-standing collaboration between ACES and Ireland was made formal in 2014

when Dublin City University became an official Partner Organisation of the centre,

signalling that there are likely to be many more research breakthroughs in the future.

I look forward to a continued involvement in fostering the Australia-Irish research

connection and wish the ACES team, and collaborators, all the best for their research

and building of research networks across Europe.

Ruth AdlerAustralian Ambassador to Ireland

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Foreword

ACES is a global leader in

advanced materials and

integrated device development

Funded by the Australian Government, the ARC Centre of Excellence for

Electromaterials Science (ACES) consists of six Australian and five international partner

organisations, including three European partners.

The ACES research program incorporates six themes: 3D Electromaterials,

Electrofluidics & Diagnostics, Synthetic Energy Systems, Synthetic BioSystems, Soft

Robotics and Ethics, Policy & Public Engagement.

Encompassing researchers, clinicians and industry partners worldwide, ACES is uniquely

positioned to translate materials research into innovative next-generation solutions for

clean energy and medical bionics.

The ACES leadership boasts three prestigious Australian Laureate Fellows and many

internationally-regarded researchers including chemists, biologists and engineers.

Read more about how ACES innovates, at www.electromaterials.edu.au

to the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science

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Welcome Foreword

Strong ties built over more than 25 years between ACES researchers and European collaborators

have led to significant achievements in biomedical engineering and electromaterials science.

I am pleased to report that these relationships have been further strengthened, as ACES

recently entered a new seven-year phase of $AUD25 million Australian Government funding

through the Australian Research Council. With the renewed funding came three new official

European ACES partner organisations - Dublin City University (Ireland), University of Warwick

(UK) and Friedrich Alexander University (Germany).

Our links with other European partners are also critical to our ongoing success. Our full list of

European collaborators is on pages 8 and 9.

The launch of a global Master of Philosophy in BioFabrication course is an example of how

ACES is exploring new partnerships with European institutions, in this case Utrecht University

in the Netherlands, and University of Wurzburg in Germany.

Our European network is extensive, and we remain committed to seeking alliances in

Europe. I invite you to peruse the ACES ‘European Dimension’ in this booklet and online

at www.electromaterials.edu.au, and I welcome the opportunity to discuss collaborative

research programs and exchange of researchers with you in person.

Professor Gordon WallaceDirector, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials ScienceAustralian Laureate Fellow@GordonGWallace

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Message froM the DirectorThe ARC Centre

of Excellence for

Electromaterials Science

is focused on translating

its established body

of materials science

knowledge into the next

generation of functional

devices, for health and

energy applications.

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Message froM the Director

3D Electromaterials

Developing high performance

electromaterials fabrication protocols to

enable integration into devices wherein

the extraordinary properties discovered

in the nano-domain are retained within

macroscopic structures for applications in

energy, robotics, bionics and diagnostics.

Electrofluidics and Diagnostics

Developing next-generation integrated

diagnostic platforms for applications in

biomedical, industrial and environmental

monitoring, through the control of

fluids within 3D structures containing

electromaterials.

Synthetic Energy Systems

Using new materials to create devices

in three key energy-related areas: solar

fuels, energy storage and thermal energy

conversion. Developing low-cost energy

devices using waste heat, and solar-driven

carbon dioxide reduction processes to

produce high value fuels.

Synthetic BioSystems

Developing implantable, self-powered

structures that support the development

of tissue structure to monitor, maintain

and restore function in neural tissues for

applications in epilepsy and schizophrenia

sufferers and the ageing human brain.

Soft Robotics

Developing a multi-digit, fluid and highly

dexterous 3D robotic hand with a control

system, programmable mechanical

compliance, integrated sensors and a

neural interface system, for applications in

industrial, personal and prosthetic robotic

systems.

Ethics, Policy and Public Engagement

Anticipating, understanding, evaluating

and responding to ethical, policy and

community concerns arising from

emerging technologies, to guide ongoing

ACES research.

ACES RESEARCh

Professor Unwin heads a team who sink their teeth

into unraveling scientific challenges with the aid of new

microscopy techniques to understand the interaction on and

between surfaces, such as the action of acid on tooth enamel,

for example.

The team recently provided data to assist with the launch

of a toothpaste by using a technique whereby they could

‘challenge’ a tooth enamel surface with exposure to acidic

droplets and look at the resulting erosion damage to the

surface.

Professor Unwin said the new method offered greater data

acquisition over standard methods.

“The advantage of the technique compared to conventional

approaches is that many hundreds of measurements could

be made on each enamel surface study, and sectors of the

surface could be treated with different protections in different

sectors, to build up a comprehensive picture,” he said.

The team has also used the techniques to study other dental

problems. “We’ve also looked at dentinal hypersensitivity and

treatments,” Professor Unwin said.

The technique used can determine how fast fluid moves

through dentine (the biomaterial under enamel that contains

microtubules).

“This is the cause of pain (sensitive teeth),” he said.

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Professor Patrick Unwin aces Partner investigator

University of warwick, United kingdom

Professor Unwin is a leading academic in the field of electrochemistry and brings to ACES his unique capability to understand and create novel nanostructured materials.

The University of Warwick is one of the leading UK universities, commonly ranked in the top 10 of UK Universities for quality of research; with state-of-the-art facilities in electrochemical imaging and nanomanipulation.

“Through our technique flow rates through individual tubes can

be measured and optimal strategies for treating hypersensitivity

developed.”

The WEC-SPM system opens new perspectives on wide-ranging

processes, Professor Unwin said, including, for example, in energy

conversion and utilisation, the development of new generations

of molecular sensors, with improved sensitivity and selectivity and

understanding natural processes around us, from cell function to

geochemistry.

Professor Unwin said the new methods were being adopted by

industry.

“Aspects of the WEC-SPM platform are being commercialised under

licence by BioLogic/Uniscan and other companies are developing

related instrumentation,” he said.

“The WEC-SPM platform is also being rolled out to key academic

groups in the USA and Europe via an open innovation licence.

“We are at the start of a new era of nanoscale electrochemical imaging,

and techniques such as those on the WEC-SPM have much to offer.”

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The secret to successful collaboration depends on

complementary expertise, funding and relationships.

NEW SOLAR TECHNOLOGy DEvELOPED THROUGH AUSTRALIAN-GERMAN COLLABORATION

A collaboration between ACES and Germany’s largest scientific

organisation is developing new solar technology.

With seven academic publications in print and several more on

the way, the collaboration is a highly successful one, which ACES

Professor Leone Spiccia said relied on three factors.

“you have to have complementary expertise, you have to be able to

find the funding, and you have to get on with the people,” he said.

Hitting it offThe Helmholtz Association is Germany’s largest scientific

organisation, with more than 37,000 employees and an annual

budget of almost €4 billion.

The collaboration began in 2009, when a German photovoltaics

delegation visited Monash University in Australia, sponsored by

the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. During

the visit, Professor Spiccia met Professors Klaus Lips and Wolfgang

Eberhardt from Helmholtz Centre Berlin.

“With some people you quickly find common interests and really

hit it off right from the start, and that’s what happened in this case,”

Professor Spiccia said.

FundingProfessor Lips and Professor Spiccia won a travel grant in 2009

jointly funded by the German and Australian Government to

promote collaboration with Australia in photovoltaics and solar fuels.

After successful exchange visits between the two groups in 2010,

Professors Lips and Eberhardt, together with Professor Annie Powell

from KIT, sponsored Spiccia in his application for the Humboldt

Research Award, which was successful. As a result, Spiccia spent

much of 2011 in Berlin working with Klaus’ team and developing a

new collaboration with Professor Emad Aziz.

In 2014, Spiccia received the prestigious Helmholtz Association

International Fellowship, awarded to only eight researchers annually.

This will enable him to further strengthen ties between ACES

and Helmholtz Berlin, and to take advantage of the new Energy

Materials In-situ Laboratory Berlin.

ComplementarityDuring her PhD at ACES/Monash University, Doctor Monika Fekete

visited Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin and was impressed, particularly

with the centre’s solar cell fabrication equipment, and the

automated equipment for testing the efficiency of dozens of solar

cells at a time.

“They had a multimillion-dollar, beautiful new characterisation

facility,” Doctor Fekete said.

“It was really amazing.”

Though Doctor Fekete spent just one week in Berlin, her visit

sparked research which led to two publications in the next year in

the field of novel catalysts for water-splitting.

Whereas the Monash/ACES group brings capabilities to create and

test novel catalysts, the Helmholtz-Berlin team offers their expertise

in Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy, X-ray Absorbtion

spectroscopy and femtosecond laser spectroscopy, to look at what

goes on during catalysis at a deeper level.

As a result, the Monash team have been able to improve the

mechanistic understanding of catalysis by their materials.

Professor Leone Spiccia (left) and Professor Klaus Lips

«CollaboratorsRWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany

University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany

École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne,

Saint-Etienne, France

Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, Pessac, France

Centre National de la Recerche Scientifique, Paris, France

University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France

Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands

University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands

Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands

University of Maastricht, Maastricht, the Netherlands

ABO Akademi University, Turku, Finland

University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

Instituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy

Ospedale Niguarda Ca’Granda, Milan, Italy

«CollaboratorsUniversity of the West of England, Bristol, UK

University College, London, UK

University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

Bath University, Bath, UK

University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

National Institute for Biological Standards and Control,

Hertfordshire, UK

Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

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Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

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«CollaboratorsLinköping University, Linköping, Sweden

Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland

Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna, Pozna, Poland

Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania

Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy

of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia

Lvov Polytechnic National University, Lvov, Ukraine

University of the Basque Country, vizcaya, Spain

CIC EnergiGUNE, Alava, Spain

Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain

Tecnalia Corporación Tecnológica, Bizkaia, Spain

University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

Polymat, San Sebastien, Spain

Instituto de Carboquímica (CSIC), Zaragoza, Spain

University of Mons, Mons, Belgium

Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

vrije Universiteit, Brussels, Belgium

University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey

Professor Dirk M. Guldi’s work in the field of charge transfer/

nanocarbons may revolutionise solar cell devices and energy-

harnessing.

“Our work on singlet fission – intramolecular not

intermolecular – in nanocarbons/pentacenes constitutes a

conceptional breakthrough, in that it documents the great

potential of synthetically tailored acenes to surpass the 30 per

cent Shockley-Queisser limit and its impact in terms of easing

device fabrication,” he said.

Professor Guldi said the breakthrough of his team’s

research work was that the process didn’t require external

encouragement, as is the case for intermolecular singlet

fission.

“Intramolecular fission implies that the process of generating

up to two triplet excited states from one singlet excited

state happens within the same molecule rather than in an

intermolecular fashion, that is, between two molecules,” he

said.

“Since the process is intramolecular in nature it is not

dependent on external stimuli – temperature, crystal packing,

etc.”

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Professor Dirk GulDiACes Partner investigator

friedrich-Alexander-universität erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Professor Guldi is internationally recognised for his outstanding contributions to designing, synthesising and testing novel nanometre-scale structures as integrative components for solar energy conversion.

He brings a wealth of experience not only to the materials-focused ACES projects, but also to the characterisation projects. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg has established its reputation as a top-ranking institution in cutting-edge research; encouraging interdisciplinary research.

The application of the research is to modulate light harvesting and

transform it into efficient electron transfer systems that power the

catalytic splitting of water, that is, water oxidation and proton reduction.

Professor Guldi said there are significant challenges in producing

synthetically tailored acenes, including upscaling, stability and solubility,

but the forecast gain is outstanding.

“Under optimum conditions it will enhance device performance by up

to 200 per cent,” he said.

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THINKERS IN RESIDENCE: PARTNERING FOR SUCCESSDeakin University’s Thinkers in Residence program has provided a fantastic

platform to deepen existing ACES-European collaborations, resulting in

significant papers and major funding awards.

Deakin has furthered the collaboration with a visit by Professor David

Mecerreyes, a polymer chemist at Polymat -University for the Basque Country

in northern Spain.

“He has over 160 papers which is outstanding considering his young age,” said

Doctor Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo, a researcher at Deakin/ACES who worked with

Mecerreyes in Spain before moving to Australia.

Complementary skillsMecerreyes’ Innovative Polymers Group specialises in new polymer synthesis,

while Professor Maria Forsyth’s group at Deakin works in characterisation and

application in electrochemical areas such as batteries, fuel cells and corrosion.

“I think that my expertise is highly complementary to Professor Maria Forsyth’s

group,” Professor Mecerreyes said.

“I am quite confident that the visit will be beneficial and it will be an important

step forward for a long and fruitful collaboration.”

The groups have exchanged PhD students in the past two years. The

collaboration has already resulted in two papers, and an application for funding

via the European Union’s Marie Curie scheme.

ImpactIn 2013, Deakin hosted another Spanish researcher as a Thinker in Residence,

renowned battery expert Michel Armand of the CIC Energigune cooperative

research centre in Spain.

“He’s a very brilliant researcher,” Doctor Pozo-Gonzalo said. “He was a very

good addition to the group, very accessible and humble. He is extremely

knowledgeable is so many different areas.”

During his visit, Armand made important contributions to several projects,

including the setting up of a $6 million lithium battery energy bank to store

excess power generated in summer, for use in winter.

“[This approach] is very progressive,” Professor Armand said at the time. “This

is one of the first commercial installations of this type in the world.”

Since Armand’s visit, the ACES-CIC collaboration has produced four high-impact

research papers and won $680,000 in research funding.

ReputationThe international reputation of ACES lead researchers, such as Professor Maria

Forsyth, has been key to sparking connections with Europe.

The Spanish connection started when Doctor Pozo-Gonzalo was attracted by a

move to Australia following seven years of research in Spain.Picture: University of the Basque Country

Professor Dermot Diamond has two passions in life. One

is music; Dermot can be found most weekends playing his

fiddle at the Cobblestones Pub in Dublin. The other passion,

the one that has morphed into a long and successful career,

is science.

Perhaps though, the link between music and science isn’t as

tenuous as it seems.

At first, each note can be tricky to master, harmonising with

other instruments is tough, but eventually you end up with

something meaningful. Science is a bit the same for Dermot.

He enjoys taking an obscure concept and showing how it

impacts positively on society through practical demonstration.

“I’m trying to harness the incredible power of nano and

molecular-scale control of materials and their functionality,

which ultimately controls their macrobehaviour,” Dermot

said. “It’s a fundamental concept that will lead to more

effective ways to undertake chemical sensing which is used in

everything from health diagnostics, environmental monitoring

to monitoring the quality of our food.”

Dermot believes the translation of these basic science

concepts into meaningful devices that will have a positive

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Professor Dermot DiamonDaCes Partner investigator

Dublin City University

Professor Dermot Diamond has almost 30 years of research experience in the areas of sensors, diagnostics, materials chemistry and microfluidics, that will feed into ACES projects.

The National Centre for Sensor Research at Dublin City University, at which Professor Diamond is Director, is a world-renowned, large-scale, multidisciplinary research facility comprising custom-designed laboratories, a range of specialist support units and equipment, and dedicated technical and administrative staff.

impact on society comes down to collaboration.

“The translation of research into real world applications cannot be

achieved without a critical mass of specialised researchers working

on key topics along the continuum, together with researchers with

a broader perspective who can move knowledge, knowhow and

concepts along towards impact,” he said.

That’s one of the reasons Dermot is thrilled that DCU recently

signed on as a formal partner of ACES, strengthening a twenty-year

collaborative relationship.

“The partnership will leverage our strengths in sensing technologies

and the 3D printing capabilities of ACES to translate fundamental

research into functional devices,” he said. “I look forward to the rich

interplay between our teams over the coming seven years and to

building on our existing program of visiting exchanges. I have no doubt

that we will see great impact coming from these collaborative projects

and exchanges,” he said.

It could just be the ultimate ‘scientific band’.

The translation of basic science concepts into meaningful devices comes down to collaboration.

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RESEARCHERS ARE

DEvELOPING A WATCH

THAT WILL MONITOR

HyDRATION LEvELS

THROUGH THE

WEARER’S SWEAT

the ChallengeTop-level athletes are constantly looking for an edge over their

competitors as well as technology that will keep them in peak

physical condition.

The Sweatch project aims to assist athletes to monitor their

hydration levels and alert them to overhydration, dehydration or

overexertion.

Dublin City University is developing a wearable electrochemical

sensor that detects sodium levels in sweat and has employed

ACES’ (through the Australian National Fabrication Facility) 3D

printing and rapid prototyping expertise to integrate the device’s

components and accelerate the project.

Project InnovationA prototype device has been achieved, allowing real-time

sampling and analysis of sodium levels in sweat through the

combination of the specialities of industrial partners Shimmer,

who provided the microchip, DCU, who generated the concept,

system design, communications and sensors, and UOW, who

accelerated the project and packaged the device.

our EngagementACES’ specialty in 3D printing and rapid prototyping has enabled

the DCU researchers to assess materials and designs by utilising

its advanced fabrication facilities and design knowledge.

the Potential ImpactThe sporting elite are not the only prospective benefactors of

the device, with applications proposed for the medical field,

including, for example, a monitor targeted at those living with

cystic fibrosis. Further work will involve adapting the platform to

create a sensor capable of detecting multiple substances.

Since 2011 ACES has been part of an exciting international

program that assists research institutions to combine their

expertise, enabling them to develop ideas and co-publish, for

example, for their mutual benefit.

ACES participates in the Marie Curie International Research

Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) through the Materials and

Advanced Sensor Knowledge Exchange (MASK), which has

proved invaluable to the centre and its European partners.

The scheme encourages early career researchers to visit host

institutions for long-term secondments, while it also allows for

more experienced researchers to engage in shorter periods of

collaboration.

Other goals focus on building cohesive networks of

researchers who can tackle problems more efficiently and

effectively by combining their talents, creating links with

industry and providing training opportunities for personal

development.

ACES (University of Wollongong, Monash University, University

of Tasmania) combines its knowhow with three European

universities (Dublin City University (DCU), Ecole Nationale

Supérieure des Mines de Saint Etienne, Abo Akademi), which

has resulted in some outstanding results, including producing

a new field of discovery.

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Building cohesive networks of researchers who can tackle problems more efficiently and effectively by combining their talents

new frontierACES researchers, including Doctor Klaudia Wagner, visited DCU on

numerous occasions in a joint collaboration under the MASK initiative

to draw on DCU’s microfluidics and sensor expertise, while providing

chemicals synthesised by the University of Wollongong.

“It was lots of fun. We published three papers in the collaboration,” she

said.

“you have the opportunity and time to focus on the one project. you

really enjoy the work and really want to get to the lab.”

A highlight of the MASK Exchange was the development of a new field

of research - photo-chemopropulsion.

ACES and DCU researchers developed a method of moving droplets

through channels using the force of light. Their system allows the

reversal of the movements – a world-first. This exciting work may lead

to drug delivery systems or chemical sensors.

Power of twoDoctor Wagner said the photo-chemopropulsion achievement would

have been impossible without the universities’ combined skill base –

DCU’s expertise in sensor technology and ACES’ chemical synthesis

and 3D printing knowledge.

“This is just the beginning. There is lots of opportunity to broaden this

(development),” she said.

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH STAFF EXCHANGE

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BREAKTHROUGH

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Collaborate with a renowned organisation

developing solutions for clean energy, human

health and next generation manufacturing

industries.

ACES collaborates with 21 internationally renowned research

institutions around the world, and we are keen talk to you about

how we can work together with your organisation.

Our strength rests firmly in the development of new materials

and fabrication methods, and our mission to 2020 is to translate

our materials research into functional 3D devices.

We’re interested in partnering with other researchers and

institutions to further the technologies, materials and processes

we have already pioneered as well as embark on new joint

projects.

Partnering with ACES gives your organisation access to world-

class fabrication and synthesis facilities, the experts needed to

run them and a multidisciplinary team working across materials,

health, energy and ethics research.

OPPORTUNITIES“The ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science is the prominent materials research group in Australia. With strong links to government and industry, ACES is an excellent choice for any organisation wishing to build a collaborative relationship.”

Professor Joe ChicharoDeputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Strategy), University of Wollongong and Chair of the ACES Global Engagement group.

Professor Joe Chicharo chairs the

ACES Global Engagement group

To arrange a meeting with ACES Director Gordon Wallace, please contact ACES on +61 2 4221 3127 or gwallace@uow.edu.au

Find out more at www.electromaterials.edu.au

Published by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science. Written by Natalie Foxon Phillips, Andrew Sutton, Cathal O’Connell and Sarah McMaster.

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Contact ACES

Phone + 61 2 4221 3127

Head office: University of Wollongong, Wollongong NSW 2522, Australia

electromaterials.edu.au

Professor Klaus Lips Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin

ACES has been an excellent partner for Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie in the research field of water

oxidation catalysis. The collaboration with our colleagues in ACES has led to some exciting findings in relation to the operation

with these catalysts. These results have been implemented in our ongoing collaboration and the developing of more efficient

and robust devices based on earth-abundant elements.

Doctor Philippe Poulin Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, France

The collaboration with ACES is for us a great source of inspiration. ACES has ambitious objectives towards new technologies in

the field of electromaterials for energy and medical applications. We feel that ACES is transforming our basic research into useful

developments. This is extremely motivating and exciting.

Doctor Christine Kranz University of Ulm, Germany

The collaboration with ACES translates biomedically relevant research into practical applicable system and device technology.

Professor George Malliaras École nationale Supérieure des Mines , CMP-EMSE, France

ACES is a key partner for us and we have established a mutually beneficial collaboration that is sustained through regular

exchanges of personnel between France and Australia. We benefit tremendously from their expertise in organic electronic

materials and their applications in neural implants and tissue engineering.

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