FLEET team

Chief investigators

Prof Michael Fuhrer, Monash

Director – FLEET

Michael synthesises and studies new, ultra-thin topological Dirac semimetals and two-dimensional (2D) topological insulators with large bandgaps within Research theme 1, as well as working in themes 2 and 3 and Technology A.

A pioneer of the study of electronic properties of 2D materials, Michael is a Fellow of the American Physics Society, and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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Alex Hamilton UNSW

Alex Hamilton, UNSW

Deputy Director & Leader of Research theme 1 – Topological Dissipationless systems

Alex leads Research theme 1 and develops new techniques to fabricate and study both natural and artificially engineered topological materials.

An internationally recognised expert on the properties of electrons and holes in semiconductor nanostructures, Alex is a UNSW Scientia Professor and a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

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Agustin Schiffrin Monash

Agustin Schiffrin, Monash

Agustin investigates optically-driven topological phases using ultra-fast photonics, pump-probe spectroscopy and time-resolved scanning probe microscopy within Research themes 1 and 3.

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Chris Vale Swinburne

Chris Vale, Swinburne

Chris synthesises and characterises topological phenomena in 2D, ultracold fermionic atomic gases, investigating new forms of topological matter within Research theme 3.

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Dimi Culcer UNSW

Dimi Culcer, UNSW

Dimi studies theoretical charge and spin transport in topological materials and artificial graphene with strong spin-orbit coupling within Research theme 1.

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Elena Ostrovskaya ANU

Elena Ostrovskaya, ANU

Leader of Research theme 2 – Excitonic Dissipationless Systems

Leading Research theme 2, Elena directs theoretical and experimental research on exciton and exciton-polariton Bose-Einstein condensation and superfluidity near room temperature.

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Jan Seidel UNSW

Jan Seidel, UNSW

Jan uses scanning probe microscopy (SPM) to study complex oxide materials systems for Research theme 1, and nanoscale SPM patterning in topological materials in Enabling technology B.

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Jared Cole RMIT

Jared Cole, RMIT

CHAIR OF SPECIAL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE – EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Jared applies quantum theory to study electronic transport in nanostructures and the behaviour of topologically-protected conduction channels in electronic devices.

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Jeff Davis Swinburne

Jeff Davis, Swinburne

CHAIR OF SPECIAL GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE – EQUITY AND DIVERSITY

Jeff uses femtosecond laser pulses in Swinburne’s ultra-fast science facility to modify electronic band structure and realise Floquet topological insulators in 2D materials within Research theme 3.

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Julie Karel Monash

Julie Karel, Monash

Chair of Special Governance Committee – Outreach

Julie’s research at the intersection of materials science and condensed-matter physics applies structural disorder to modify the magnetic and electronic properties of materials, seeking new materials for emerging low-energy nanoelectronic and magnetoelectronic devices.

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Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh UNSW/RMIT

Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh, UNSW

Kourosh develops novel 2D semiconducting materials and fabrication techniques for advanced devices, using electron and ion-beam lithography in Research themes 1 and 3 and Enabling technology B.

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Kris Helmerson Monash

Kris Helmerson, Monash

Leader of Research Theme 3 – Dynamically Controlled Dissipationless Systems

Heading Research theme 3, Kris uses ultra-cold atoms in an optical lattice to investigate driven Floquet systems, and topological states in multidimensional extensions of the kicked quantum rotor. Kris is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

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Lan Wang RMIT

Lan Wang, RMIT

Leader of Enabling technologies Theme B – Device Fabrication

Leading Enabling technology B, Lan also directs study of high-temperature quantum anomalous Hall systems in Research theme 1 and synthesis of novel 2D materials for Enabling technology A.

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Matthew Davis UQ

Matthew Davis, UQ

Within Research theme 3, Matt studies transitions between novel nonequilibrium states of matter, focusing on relaxation in non-equilibrium and destructive effects of coupling to the environment. Matt is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

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Meera Parish Monash

Meera Parish, Monash

Meera develops many-body theories spanning electron-hole systems and ultracold atomic gases. In Research theme 2, she investigates exciton-polariton condensates, while in Research theme 3, she studies non-equilibrium quantum systems such as coupled kicked rotors.

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Nagarajan ‘Nagy’ Valanoor UNSW

Nagarajan ‘Nagy’ Valanoor, UNSW

Nagy explores oxides for low-energy electronic devices founded on topological materials in Enabling technology A and synthesises ferroelectric and ferromagnetic materials within Research theme 1.

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Nikhil Medhekar Monash

Nikhil Medhekar, Monash

Nikhil investigates the electronic structure of atomically-thin topological insulators and interfaces in Research theme 1 via quantum mechanical simulations on massively-parallel, high-performance computing systems.

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Oleg Sushkov UNSW

Oleg Sushkov, UNSW

Oleg leads two theoretical investigations within Research theme 1: artificial nanofabricated materials and laterally-modulated oxide interfaces.

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Oleh Klochan UNSW

Oleh Klochan, UNSW

Oleh leads the fabrication and measurements of artificially-designed topological insulators using conventional semiconductors in Research theme 1.

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Xiaolin Wang UOW

Xiaolin Wang, UOW

Leader of Enabling Technologies Theme A – Atomically-thin materials

Directing Enabling technology A, Xiaolin investigates charge and spin effects in magnetic topological insulators, and leads synthesis of FLEET’s single-crystal bulk and thin-film samples.

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Partner Investigators

Allan MacDonald University of Texas

Andrea Perali University of Camerino

Anton Tadich Australian Synchrotron

Antonio Castro Neto National University of Singapore

Barbaros Oezyilmaz National University of Singapore

David Neilson University of Camerino

Ferenc Krausz Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics

Gil Refael California Institute of Technology

Grzegorz Sek Wroclaw University of Science and Technology

Hai-Qing Lin Beijing Computational Science Research Center

Ian Spielman University of Maryland

Johnpierre Paglione University of Maryland

Justin Hodgkiss MacDiarmid Insitute

Kirrily Rule ANSTO

Mingliang Tian High Magnetic Field Lab, Chinese Academy of Science

Nicola Gaston MacDiarmid Insitute

Pu Yu Tsinghua University

Qi-Kun Xue Tsinghua University

Shaffique Adam National University of Singapore

Shuyun Zhou Tsinghua University

Simon Granville MacDiarmid Institute

Sven Hoefling University of Wurzburg

Victor Galitski University of Maryland

Victor Gurarie University of Colorado

William Phillips University of Maryland

Scientific Associate Investigators

Amgad Rezk RMIT University

Bent Weber Nanyang Technological University Singapore

Catherine Stampfl University of Sydney

David Cortie University of Wollongong

Dmitry Efimkin Monash University

Dongchen Qi Queensland University of Technology

Francesca Iacopi University of Technology Sydney

Golrokh Akhgar Monash University

Jackson Smith RMIT University

Jesper Levinsen Monash University

Jian-zhen Ou RMIT University

Joanne Etheridge Monash University

Karen Livesey University of Newcastle

Karina Hudson University of New South Wales

Laurent Bellaiche University of Arkansas

Mark Edmonds Monash University

Matthew Weidman Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics

Michelle Spencer RMIT University

Priyank Kumar University of New South Wales

Reza Asgari University of New South Wales

Sergey Prokhorenko University of Arkansas

Sudha Mokkapati Monash University

Sumeet Walia RMIT University

Susan Coppersmith University of New South Wales

Tamalika Banerjee University of Groningen

Torben Daeneke RMIT University

Yousra Nahas University of Arkansas

Yuerui (Larry) Lu Australian National University

Zhi Li University of Wollongong

Research Fellows

Andrew Groszek University of Queensland

Aydin Keser University of New South Wales

Baoyue Zhang RMIT University

Brendan Mulkerin Monash University

Chang Liu Monash University

Cheng Tan RMIT University

Chi Xuan Trang Monash University

Daisy Qingwen Wang University of New South Wales

Daniel Sando University of News South Wales

Eliezer Estrecho Australian National University

Feixiang Xiang University of New South Wales

Francois-Marie Allioux University of New South Wales

Frank Yun University of Wollongong

Gary Beane Monash University

Guangsai Yang University of Wollongong

Guangyao Li Monash University

Guolin Zheng RMIT University

Harley Scammell University of New South Wales

Hong Liu Monash University

Iolanda Di Bernardo Monash University

Ivan Herrera Swinburne University of Technology

Jack Hellerstedt Monash University

Jiong Yang University of New South Wales

Maria Javaid RMIT University

Matthew Rendell University of New South Wales

Matt Reeves University of Queensland

Michael Barson Monash University

Mohammad Ghasemian University of New South Wales Sydney

Mohannad Mayyas University of New South Wales

Muhammad Nadeem University of Wollongong

Olivier Bleu Monash University

Pankaj Bhalla Beijing Computational Science Research Center

Pankaj Sharma University of New South Wales

Paul Dyke Swinburne University of Technology

Peggy Qi Zhang University of New South Wales

Peggy Schoenherr University of New South Wales

Peng Liu University of Wollongong

Qingdong Ou Monash University

Sascha Hoinka Swinburne University of Technology

Semonti Bhattacharyya Monash University

Shao-Yu Chen Monash University

Son Ho RMIT University

Stuart Earl Swinburne University of Technology

Sukriti Mantri University of New South Wales Sydney

Tiziana Musso University of New South Wales

Weiyao Zhao University of Wollongong

Weizhe Liu Monash University

Yuefeng Yin Monash University

Zengji Yue University of Wollongong

PHD Students

Abdulhakim Bake University of Wollongong

Abhay Gupta University of New South Wales

Abhikbrata Sarkar University of New South Wales Sydney

Abigail Goff RMIT University

Abu Parvez Monash University

Alexander Nguyen Monash University

Allan Pennings Swinburne University of Technology

Aswin Ramarao RMIT University

Benjamin Lowe Monash University

Bernard Field Monash University

Chutian Wang Monash University

Daniel McEwen Monash Univeristy

Dhaneesh Gopalakrishnan Monash University

Emma Laird Monash University

Haoran Mu Monash University

Hien Thi Dieu Nguyen University of New South Wales

Jack Muir Swinburne University of Technology

Jorge Arturo Saudeda Flores University of New South Wales

Joshua Gray RMIT University

Julian Ceddia Monash University

Karen Bayros Monash University

Lawrence Farrar RMIT University

Liam Watson Monash University

Lina Sang University of Wollongong

Maedehsadat Mousavi University of New South Wales

Marcus Goffage University of New South Wales

Matthew Gebert Monash University

Matthias Wurdack Australian National University

Meri Algarni RMIT University

Mitchell Conway Swinburne University of Technology

Mitko Oldfield Monash University

Oliver Paull University of New South Wales

Patjaree Aukarasereenont RMIT University

Phat Nguyen Monash University

Qile Li Monash University

Rishabh Mishra Swinburne University of Technology

Sangeet Kumar Monash University

Sina Gholizadeh University of New South Wales Sydney

Sultan Albarakati RMIT University

Tatek Lemma Swinburne University of Technology

Tim Edmonds University of Queensland

Tinghe Yun Monash University

Tommy Bartolo RMIT University

Turki Alkathiri RMIT University

Vivasha Govinden University of New South Wales

Wafa Afzal University of Wollongong

Yi-Hsun Chen Monash University

Yifang Wang University of New South Wales

Yik Kheng Lee RMIT University

Yonatan Ashlea Alava University of New South Wales

Yun Li Monash University

Zeb Krix University of New South Wales

Zhanning Wang University of New South Wales

Zhi-Tao Deng University of Queensland

Honours Students

Jemima Goodhew University of Queensland

Kyla Rutherford RMIT University

Olivia Kong University of New South Wales Sydney

Yow-Ming (Robin) Hu Australian National University

Masters Students

Haydn Adlong Monash University

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