About us

Our purpose

To enable, facilitate and promote transformational activities and translational outcomes in critical and emerging technologies at the nanoscale that would otherwise not be possible through existing faculty and university structures.

Our values

• Culture - Collaboration and diversity will be our superpowers. 
• External engagement - Innovation travels at the speed of trust.
• 10X not 10% change - A laser focus on transformative impact
• Experimentation - Experimentation is the engine of innovation.

Academic framework: created for impact

Our researchers, excelling in their diverse disciplines, share a collective vision: to make a profound impact on the world’s toughest challenges.

To achieve our bold ambitions, we know we need the right support, in the right places, at the right time. We need ways of identifying opportunities to increase investment and when to scale back or adapt. 

Underpinning all our Sydney Nano programs are five Strategic Pillars designed to provide the comprehensive support required to deliver impact. 

Research excellence 

Foster and create opportunities for research to meet its potential for delivering excellence through multidisciplinary problem solving.

Researcher development

Equip, mentor, and encourage researchers to dive into multidisciplinary approaches and celebrate their success.

Translation + commercialisation

Support researchers on the translation of their research while nurturing the creation of new ventures.

Teams + partners

Create a culture that builds new and enduring partnerships to realise shared goals and objectives.

Infrastructure

Invest, optimise and showcase our world class research facilities that enables both fundamental discovery and translation of research outcomes.