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ANU experts to power path to all-electric ACT
A map to guide the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)’s transition to an all-electric economy will be developed by experts at The Australian National University (ANU).

Dr Kerry Schott AO and Dr Marnie Shaw field questions at the second ANU Future of Neighbourhood Batteries Conference on 29 November 2023. Dr Shaw remarked is twice the size from last year.
Energy experts gather to plan future of neighbourhood batteries in Australia
Bandalang Studio advocates for Indigenous systems design
Indigenous engineers, practitioners and researchers gathered with friends and allies at the Australian National University (ANU) on 23 November to celebrate the launch of the Bandalang St

Andrea Do decided to go back to school for a Master of Computing after encountering bioinformatics as a medical researcher.
Computing internship leads to life, career change
Andrea Do was working as a medical researcher when she first encountered machine learning.

Dr Bernardo Pereira Nunes tests out a new neon sign for the original ANU Escape Room, designed for teaching computer science. A $65,000 teaching grant will facilitate the creation of escape rooms for other domains across campus.
Escape Room wins funding to expand across ANU campus
Get your thinking caps on. The Escape Room is expanding.

Dr Elizabeth T. Williams has been hired to stand up a Nuclear Systems major at the ANU College of Engineering, Computing & Cybernetics, which kicks off in semester 1, 2024.
Nuclear scientist takes questions on subs, safety, stewardship
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Joe Biden recently announced a partnership between the Australian National University (ANU) and the Los Alamos National Laboratory to “strengthen cooperation in nuclear phys

Dr Doudou Zhang and her team at the School of Engineering are deploying machine learning (ML) simulations to identify the most effective fabrication and chemical makeup of a new generation of catalysts for green hydrogen production.
AI simulations catalyse green energy transition
Researchers at the College of Engineering, Computing & Cybernetics (CECC) have enlisted artificial intelligence (AI) to conduct simulated experiments that optimise the catalytic reaction that generates green hydrogen.

Professor Yuerui (Larry) Lu Professor Lu was chosen as the 2023 Physical Scientist of the Year for discovering interlayer exciton pairs, for engineering the world’s thinnest micro-lens, and for his work as a mentor and educator at the School of Engineering.
Yuerui (Larry) Lu wins Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
Professor Yuerui (Larry) Lu accepted the 2023 Malcolm McIntosh Prize for

Smiles abound at SolarPACES 2023 where the engineers behind a record-setting solar energy coating received the Technology Innovation Award. From L to R: Mr Yifan Guo, Dr Juan Felipe Torres, Dr Joe Coventry, Ms Kaoru Tsuda, and Ms Sahar Hosseini.
Black coating mimicking sea corals wins SolarPACES 2023 innovation award
An international team of engineers accepted the Technology Innovation Award at the 2023 Solar Power and Chemical Systems (SolarPACES) conference on 13 October.