Working with other science organisations

Although 2020 posed unique challenges to in-person collaborations, FLEET proactively sought out opportunities to partner with other science organisations to further the reach of Centre-relevant science, advance equity issues and develop future leaders, for example:

• Working with the Australian Institute of Physics (AIP) to instigate and co-host a monthly series of talks spotlighting physics research at six different Australian Research Council (ARC) Centres – to continue in 2021
• Presenting FLEET science in a virtual briefing for the Royal Society of Victoria
• Pairing with ARC Centre for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) to share development exercises on Wikipedia editing and gender/sexuality-diverse awareness
• Launching and co-hosting the new transpacific colloquia series with the Joint Quantum Institute (University of Maryland) and Monash University School of Physics and Astronomy
• Working with nine other ARC Centres on the Q&ARC video series, shared via social media
• Co-hosting talks with Materials Australia, the MacDiarmid Institute (NZ), ANSTO, Monash University School of Physics and Astronomy, and the University of Newcastle School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
• Delivering the FLEET Future electronics Year-10 unit with John Monash Science School
• Running lab tours for local school students with Monash Tech School (pre lockdown)
• Working with professional organisation Materials Australia to deliver a lab tour and briefing (UNSW) and co-host a Zoom talk (Monash)
• Co-hosting a talk on future electronics with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), alongside the ARC Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC²T)
• Leadership mentoring with Women in Leadership Australia
• Industry-engagement and research-translation training with Ascend
• Highlighting ARC science at Australian Science Communicators conference with seven other Centres of Excellence.