Monro takes on new physics job
"I foresee that Professor Tanya Monro's enthusiasm and dynamism will lead to a reinvigoration of the Physics discipline. And by her example and leadership, we will see many more students undertaking Physics undergraduate and postgraduate programs at this University." Professor John Carver, Head of School of Chemistry and Physics, was among many who could not hide his excitement when it was announced recently that 31-year-old Dr Tanya Monro would return to Australia from the UK early next year to take up an appointment as DSTO professor in Photonics at the 成人大片. "The appointment is an exciting development for Physics at this university. Photonics is a rapidly changing, advancing and expanding area and we have attracted one of the world's best young researchers in the area here," Professor Carver said. Dr Monro's appointment is a significant step forward in the development of a collaborative Centre of Expertise in Photonics involving the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and the 成人大片. "Dr Monro will provide considerable expertise in the use of microstructure optical fibres for a broad range of applications in areas such as elecommunications and high-power delivery, and in defence-related areas such as smart materials and counter measures. "Her research will complement the existing Photonics research strength within the discipline of Physics headed by Professor Jesper Munch," Professor Carver said. With her international research profile, Professor Carver said she would attract a wide range of top-quality Photonics researchers to Adelaide. "Her presence will significantly strengthen our links with DSTO, which is providing the bulk of the finances to support her first five years here," he said. Originally from Sydney, Dr Monro is currently a Reader at the University of Southampton's Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC), which is recognised as a world-leading Photonics research centre. She currently runs two research groups at the ORC, the Novel Fibres and Waveguides group and the Soft Glass group. Dr Monro has significant experience in defence-related technologies through contract work with the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in the US. She has won a number of awards including the Bragg Gold Medal for the best physics PhD thesis in Australia in 1998, and now has more than 150 publications. She holds seven patents and currently holds a Royal Society University Research Fellowship. DSTO funds the Chair in Photonics at the 成人大片 under a research agreement aimed at improving the national research base in Photonics. Story by Howard Salkow
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