Biography
David is a Professor of Physics at the University of Melbourne. He is the director of the Victorian node of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computer Technology. This Centre, which consists of more than 100 staff along the east coast of Australia, is working on new ways of storing and processing information using the strange laws of quantum mechanics. He completed his PhD in physics at the University of Melbourne in 1985 and then spent 4 years working overseas at Caltech (USA) and the University of Oxford (UK) as a postdoctoral research fellow. He has been a finalist in the Australian Awards for University Teaching and has published over 200 papers in scientific journals and 1 book. In the Einstein International Year of Physics 2005 he became President of the Australian Institute of Physics, a role he filled until the end of 2006.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest |
Key Words |
Country of Expertise |
| Quantum Computing |
Quantum Computing, nanotechnology, quantum physics, diamond, silicon |
Australia, United States of America |
| Ion Beam Physics |
Ion Beam Physics, ion implantation, focused ion beams, microprobes, ion beam analysis, semiconductors, charge injection in semiconductors |
Australia, United States of America, Germany |
| Condensed Matter Physics |
Ion beam modification of materials, Technology Computer Aided Design |
Australia, United States of America |
International Linkages
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Science |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1979 |
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| Doctor of Philosophy |
University of Melbourne |
31-Dec-1985 |
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Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Registered |
American Physics Society |
Full Member |
01-Jan-1986 |
|
| Member |
Boemishe Society |
Member |
01-May-1986 |
|
| Member |
Australian Institue of Physics |
Fellow, Immediate Past President |
01-Jan-1989 |
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| Member |
Planetary Society |
Member |
01-Jan-1984 |
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| Member |
Institute of Physics, London |
Fellow |
01-Jan-2005 |
|
Fellowships
| Fellowship |
Date Awarded |
| Fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics (FAIP) |
01-Jan-2003 |
| Fellow of the Institute of Physics (FIP) |
01-Jan-2005 |
Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Scholarship |
University of Melbourne |
Universitas 21 Fellowship |
01-Jan-1998 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Scheme |
Award Date |
| Foundation studies of ion-beam nanotechnology |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2003 |
| ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum computer Technology |
Chief Investigator |
UNIVERSITY OF NSW |
Centres of Excellence (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) |
01/01/2003 |
| Diamond based quantum information processing |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage International Awards |
01/01/2006 |
| FOUNDATIONAL NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE |
Chief Investigator |
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES - DO NOT USE (636) |
Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) |
01/01/2006 |
| Diamond Based Quantum Information Processing |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Discovery Projects |
01/01/2006 |
| Infrastructure for Surface and Molecular-level Electronic and Spintronic Materials Measurement |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) |
01/01/2007 |
| ATOMIC FUNCTIONALITIES IN SILICON DEVICES (AFSID) - NON-LEAD |
Chief Investigator |
EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE (CAE) |
7th Framework Programme (EUROPEAN COMMISSION) |
24/09/2007 |
| ADVANCED MICROSCOPY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR USE IN FRONTIER TECHNOLOGIES |
Chief Investigator |
RMIT |
Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) |
|
| FACILITY FOR IMAGING, MANIPULATION AND MEASUREMENT OF MOLECULAR-SCALE QUANTUM MATERIALS |
Chief Investigator |
LA TROBE UNIVERSITY |
Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) |
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Contracts
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Award Date |
| COHERENT TRANSFER BY ADIABATIC PASSAGE FEASIBILITY STUDY |
Chief Investigator |
DEFENCE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION |
12/12/2007 |
| ELEMENTAL IMAGING OF CORROSION AND ELECTROLYTE REMNANTS AT A METAL-PAINT INTERFACE |
Chief Investigator |
BLUESCOPESTEEL |
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Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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