Centres of Excellence Co-Funding 2017
| Centre of Excellence | University | Grant | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems | Macquarie University | $1,000,000 | The centre aims to understand the quantum world in its full complexity and apply this to the construction of true quantum machines. The Centre will build complex, multi-component quantum machines to harness the quantum world for practical applications. It will also pioneer the designer quantum materials, quantum engines, and quantum imaging systems at the heart of these machines |
Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology | UNSW Sydney | $1,000,000 | The Centre will implement quantum processors to run error corrected algorithms and transfer information across networks with absolute security. |
Centre of Excellence for Exciton Science | UNSW Sydney | $100,000 | The Centre seeks to understand how photons interact with advanced molecular materials in order to improve the way we harness and use light energy. |
Centre of Excellence for Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies | UNSW Sydney | $100,000 | The Centre aims to realise new materials and systems that can provide electronic conduction with exponentially small electrical resistance at room temperature, enabling revolutionary new device and interconnect technologies with ultra-low power consumption. |
Centre of Excellence for Population Ageing Research | University of Wollongong | $1,000,000 | The Centre aims to generate crucial new knowledge to inform social and economic responses to one of the most important issues of the 21st century: population ageing. |
Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage | UNSW Sydney | $1,000,000 | The Centre aims to establish an innovative program of research and research training to transform our understanding of Australia’s natural and human history from 130,000 years ago until European arrival. |
Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes | UNSW Sydney | $1,000,000 | The Centre will be the world’s first fully integrated centre focused explicitly on the understanding and prediction of climate extremes. This understanding will be built into the Australian prediction system, thereby improving our capability to predict extremes into the future. |