As director of UNSW’s Digital Grid Futures Institute, Professor John Fletcher is drawing on decades of global experience to help propel Australia towards a sustainable energy future.
Engineer and scientist Professor Nick Opie is one of the brains behind clinical trials that are helping paralysed people control computers with their minds.
Heading up the Science Engine of Robert Downey Jr.’s Footprint Coalition, Rachel Kropa wants to shake up funding norms for innovative ideas.
Anne O’Neill saw brilliant Australian medical innovations lost to overseas interests that were willing to get them to market. So, she set up a means of mentoring researchers and connecting them with industry and government funding to keep them here.
Ukrainian researcher Kateryna Terletska has spent her career deciphering oceanic mysteries and engaging young people in science. Everything changed when the Russian invasion brought war to her doorstep.
Dr Edward Chang’s work in decoding brain function, particularly in terms of speech, could help patients with injuries that prevent them from communicating efficiently, such as locked-in syndrome . “Similar technology can be used to monitor and stimulate and reduce seizures as well,” Chang told The Brilliant.
Australia is surrounded by sea, but we’re not great at talking about its future. Jas Chambers is facilitating big conversations about the ocean and how we can ensure it’s in good shape for future generations.
Professor Jason Sharples’ pioneering work over two decades has revealed how extreme fires grow, spread and move, particularly in ways that have previously confounded experts.