Albert takes a lecture tour of China. First stop Hangzhou at Westlake University for an invited talk at the International Astrobiology Symposium, 11-15 October 2026. Next stop was The University of Hong Kong for an invited talk at the 4th Stoddart Molecular-cum-Supramolecular Science Symposium with Nobel Laureate Omar Yaghi as the keynote speaker, 21-23 October…
Dev Chauhan was selected to give an oral presentation at the Australian Lipid Meeting 7 & 5th International Lipidomics Society Conference at Perth on October 17-21 2026. Dev talked about his work on chirality and polymorphism in lipid soft matter. Nice work, Dev!
A/Prof. Fahrenbach, current director of the Australian Centre for Astrobiology, organises a public panel discussion in celebration of the Centre’s 25 year anniversary. The panel, moderated by Dr Indrani Mukherjee, consisted of Professor Martin Van Kranendonk, Professor Carol Oliver, Professor Kathy Campbell, Director Darren Dougan of the Big Questions Institute and Dr Brett Biddington former…
Former group member, Dr Luke Steller, publishes his paper on how ribose can influence the solubility of borate minerals, with implications for prebiotic organo-mineralisation — a concept not often considered! Luke also wrote up a piece on this work in The Conversation. Well done, Luke!
Dev Chauhan gave an oral presentation for the second year in a row at Sassy2026 (Sydney Surfaces And Soft Stuff) at UNSW on May 13, 2026. Selected for an oral presentation, he talked about his work on RNA capture and retention in lyotropic lipid mesophases. Keep it up, Dev!