Simon is currently the National Manager of the ANFF as well as being the South Australian Facility Manager of the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF-SA). Established under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy, the ANFF links 8 university-based nodes to provide researchers and industry with access to state-of-the-art fabrication facilities.
The capability provided by ANFF enables users to process hard materials (metals, composites and ceramics) and soft materials (polymers and polymer-biological moieties) and transform these into structures that have application in sensors, medical devices, nanophotonics and nanoelectronics.
The ANFF SA node is co-located at the Future Industries Institute at the... Read more
About me
Simon is currently the National Manager of the ANFF as well as being the South Australian Facility Manager of the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF-SA). Established under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy, the ANFF links 8 university-based nodes to provide researchers and industry with access to state-of-the-art fabrication facilities.
The capability provided by ANFF enables users to process hard materials (metals, composites and ceramics) and soft materials (polymers and polymer-biological moieties) and transform these into structures that have application in sensors, medical devices, nanophotonics and nanoelectronics.
The ANFF SA node is co-located at the Future Industries Institute at the University of South Australia, and Flinders University, and brings together expertise in surface modification, characterisation, nanotechnology, and advanced materials. The node is focused on the design and fabrication of micro and nano-engineered structures, including microfluidic devices, in both polymer and glass substrates. Surface structures and patterns, channel designs, and chemical functionality can be tailored to the needs of the facility users. The facility houses state-of-the-art photolithography, embossing, etching, and bonding equipment in ISO Class 5 and 6 clean room environments, and ready access to a variety of powerful surface characterisation tools at the University of South Australia and Flinders University locations. The facility specializes in the production of next-generation and high-performance microfluidic devices and can offer rapid turn-around of prototypes.
With a background in materials engineering and joining, Simon has over twenty years experience in product design and development, and was recently in industry as a development manager for a medical device company. He was employed at CSIRO in the Division of Manufacturing Science and Technology before working as a Product Development Manager for a start-up medical device company involved with catheter tracking technologies. Prior to this he was in the UK, in the defence industry as a materials and welding engineer.
About me
Bachelor of Engineering in Metallurgy and Materials Science (BEng)
Chartered Engineer (CEng)
International Welding Engineer (IWE)
Senior Member of The Welding Institute (SenMweldI)
Welding Technology Institute of Australia (WTIA) Committee Member
About me
Bachelor of Engineering University of Nottingham, UK
Diploma in Welding Engineering The Welding Institute, UK
Graduate Certificate in Technology Commercialisation The University of Melbourne
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Fabrication of Spin Torque oscillator: Stages 1 and 2 Feasibility, Defence Science and Technology Group, 01/06/2023 - 30/12/2023
To develop processes for manufacturing next generation three mirror astigmatic telescope, CSIRO Australia, 01/06/2023 - 30/12/2023
External engagement & recognition
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University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition