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The Australian National Fabrication Facility announces with great sadness the sudden passing of our beloved Chair of the Board, Emeritus Professor Chris Fell AO FTSE HonFIEAust CPEng. After gaining a PhD in chemical engineering at the University of Cambridge, UK, in 1965, he had a distinguished career in chemical engineering. A world-renowned expert in separation … Continue reading ANFF Statement on the passing of Chris Fell

Airbus Defence and Space has selected the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney to conduct a 3.5 year research project for the development of high efficiency solar cells to be used in Space. The research will help push the performance of photovoltaic solar cells for Space to the limit, both in terms of … Continue reading Airbus and UNSW collaborate on solar cells for space

A/Prof Neeraj Sharma (School of Chemistry), Nagarajan Valanoor (Material Science) and Matt Boreland (ANFF-NSW) have been awarded funding under UNSW’s Research Infrastructure Scheme (RIS2023) to support ANFF’s Laser-MBE facility. These funds will enable the procurement of KrF gas, which is essential for driving the excimer laser at the heart of the Laser-MBE system that enables … Continue reading RIS Funding Success for Laser MBE

ANFF-NSW is proud to announce that Ms. Ethel Ilagan was selected as one of this year’s winners of the ANFF Frater Award 2022. The prestigious award was presented to Ethel by Emeritus Professor Chriss Fell (Chair of the ANFF Board) to enable exceptional engineers and administrative staff to foster technical and professional growth via national … Continue reading 2022 ANFF Frater Award for Ethel Ilagan

Accomplished Technical Director of the Research and Prototype Foundry, University of Sydney and Hub manager for the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) NSW node, Dr Nadia Court, has accepted the exciting role as inaugural director of the Semiconductor Sector Service Bureau (S3B). Known internally as a highly effective leader by management and colleagues, Nadia began … Continue reading ANFF bids fond farewell to Dr Nadia Court