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  • A/Prof. Fahrenbach takes a lecture tour of China!

    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 Presents at the Australian Lipid Meeting

    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!

  • The Australian Centre for Astrobiology’s 25th Anniversary

    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…


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  • The Fahrenbach group welcomes its first Honours students, Jeremy Tran and Renee Lim!  Welcome both!

  • Jeremy Tran lands a UNSW Science Vacation Research Scholarship to work with the Fahrenbach group over the Summer break.  Congratulations to Jeremy!

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  • Our application for free access to the gamma radiolysis facility at ANSTO was accepted!  ANSTO here we come!

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  • Dr. Ruiqin Yi is back this time staying for a month to work on a manuscript.  Here is a group photo while he was here!

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  • The Fahrenbach Group now has a dedicated synthesis lab, instrument lab and origin-of-life gas lab.  Take a look!

    Just moved into the new AMAZING labs in the Science and Engineering building. 
  • Just presented at the workshop “Machina Ex Machina” at the University of Arizona in Tuscon hosted by my colleague Dr Zach Adam.  Had a great time discussion abiotic reaction networks and how they can give rise to RNA!

  • Just had the wonderful opportunity to present at the CRC “Emergence of Life” Workshop hosted by Dieter Braun and Clemens Richert held in Brixen.  A lot of great student talks and really good German food!

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  • Dr. Ruiqin Yi is visiting from the Earth-Life Science Institute at Tokyo Tech in Japan for a week to discuss results from our collaboration involving radiolytic reaction networks.  Welcome Ruiqin!

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