Prof. Baohua Jia
Biography: Prof. Baohua Jia is the Director of Centre for Translational Atomaterials (CTAM) at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. She uses light to develop various functional nanostructures to effectively harness and store clean energy and boost the performance of communication devices. She is the Fellow of Optical Society, President of Australia-China Advanced Materials and Manufacture Association, the Program Leader of Future Manufacturing Institution and the Head of Laser and Nanomaterial Interaction (LNI) Group. She has co-‐authored more than 240 publications and delivered more than 60 keynote/invited talks at prestigious international conferences and serves multiples professional committees. She has secured more than $30m research grants as a key CI. Her recent awards include the Young Tall Poppy Science Award (2013), L’Oréal Australia and New Zealand for Women in Science Fellowship (2012), Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) (2012), Victoria Fellowship (2010) and Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship (2009) et al.