Students
Mr Jack Dent
Jack is an Honours Student at the Australian National University. He works on the Sensing and Measurement theme.
Mr Jorge Acosta
Jorge is a PhD Student at Monash University. He works on the Information and Intelligence theme.
Ms Prina Bhugwan
Prina is a PhD Student at RMIT University. She is conducting a PhD investigating how frontier, COMBS science can be integrated into classrooms through culturally responsive pedagogy.
Mr Gabriel Britto Monteiro
Gabriel is a PhD Student at The University of Adelaide. He works on the Microscopy and Spectroscopy theme.
Mr Jackson (Jack) Chakkoria
Jack is researching frequency converters that have the potential to meet future high-speed communication needs while minimising energy consumption, cost, and size with the photonic integrated circuit technology.
Mr Evan Diamandikos
Evan is a PhD Student at RMIT University. He works on the Science and Technology theme.
Mr Xuan Hiep (Hiep) Dinh
Hiep is working towards a PhD degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.
Mr Aditya Dubey
Aditya’s research specialises in fabricating low-power photonic integrated circuits for precision sensing and data communication applications, with a focus on developing efficient and scalable solutions for advanced optical technologies.
Mr Junkai Hu
Junkai is a PhD Student at Swinburne University of Technology. He works on the Science and Technology theme.
Mr Yang Li
Yang is a PhD Student at Swinburne University of Technology. He works on the Science and Technology theme.
Ms Yumin Li
Yumin is a PhD Student at RMIT University. She works on the Microscopy and Spectroscopy and Science and Technology themes.
Mr Wenhao Liu
Wenhao is a PhD Student at The University of Sydney. He works on the Science and Technology theme.
Ms Caitlin Murray
Caitlin is a PhD student at Monash University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
Mr Krupamaya Panda
Krupamaya is a PhD Student at The University of Sydney. He works on the Science and Technology theme.
Mr Ryan Russell
Ryan is researching ultra-low noise laser sources as a means for Kerr frequency comb generation in an on-chip platform.
Mr Pedro Sansoldo
Pedro is an Honours Student at The University of Adelaide. He works on the Science and Technology theme.
Mr Yonghang Sun
Yonghang is a PhD student at Monash University. He is working on the Information and Intelligence theme.
Ms Lantian Wei
Lantian is currently a PhD student working on photonic integrated circuits. Her research is exploring the large-area grating coupler from waveguide to free-space.
Mr Yisong (Ethan) Xu
Yisong is a PhD Student at Monash University. He works on the Sensing and Measurement, Information and Intelligence and Science and Technology themes.
Mr Yuyang Xue
Yuyang is a PhD Student at The University of Adelaide. He works on the Sensing and Measurement theme.
Ms Yuhui Zhou
Yuhui is a PhD Student at RMIT University. She works on the Microscopy and Spectroscopy theme.
Mr Kawa Kurdistan
Kawa is an UG Research Scholar at the University of South of Australia. He is working on the Science and Technology theme.
Mr Nathan Falkner
Nathan is a masters student at the University of Technology Sydney. He works on the Microscopy and Spectroscopy theme.
Miss Madeline Hennessey
Madeline is a PhD student at the University of Technology Sydney. She works on the Microscopy and Spectroscopy theme.
Mr Ashutosh Khaswal
Ashutosh is a PhD student at the University of Technology Sydney. He works on the Microscopy and Spectroscopy theme.
Ms Megha Sharma
Megha is a PhD student at Swinburne University of Technology. She works on the Astrocombs theme.
Miss Jiaru Zhang
Jiaru is a PhD student at RMIT University. She works on the Microscopy and Spectroscopy theme.
Mr Qi Zou
Qi is a PhD student at Swinburne University of Technology. He works on the Science and Technology theme.
Ms Aruna Ranga
Aruna is a PhD Student at RMIT University. Her is research investigates Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in STEM at COMBS.
Ms Emi Hughes
Emi is a PhD Student at The University of Adelaide. Her research uses advanced techniques to improve how light is delivered and collected for optical imaging in deep tissue visualisations.
Mr Aman Punse
Aman is a PhD Student at the University of Adelaide. He works with Professor Kishan Dholakia’s team on optical tweezers, particularly on trapping with structured light, as well as understanding the interaction of the angular momentum of light with the trapped object.
Mr Ahmed Saudi
Ahmed is a PhD student at the University of South Australia. His research interests include photonics, lasers, optics, and length metrology, with a strong focus on precision measurement and advanced optical technologies
Mr Benjamin Saunders
Benjamin is a PhD student at Monash University. He works on the Information and Intelligence theme at COMBS.























