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MacDiarmid Institute History
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Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) Scheme
announced May 2001 11 short-listed applications 5
Successful centres Another 2 added in
2002 Successful Re-bid in 2007 (another six
years) MacDiarmid Institute is Largest
NZ7.0M per annum operational funding
NZ10M capital injection in 2002 Another
NZ10M capex in 2008 Significant Investment into
HPC
Founding Director
Professor Paul T. Callaghan
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Open, seamless, partnering across relevant
physical science teams
Robust, nationwide partnership We own nothing,
we employ no-one approach Funds for new ideas
from inside and outside CoRE
Auckland University
Massey University
Victoria University
Auckland
AgResearch
Industrial Research Ltd
Wellington
GNS Science
Christchurch
Canterbury University
Otago University
Dunedin
Invercargill
300 km
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Five, interlinked research Themes
Theme 3Molecular Materials
Theme 1Nanofabrication and devices
Theme 4Soft materials
Theme 2Electronic and optical materials
Theme 5Hybrid materials
Theme 6 Intersection of Nanoscience and Biology
Focus Experimental physical sciences
research Need HPC to support the experimental
base
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Selected Research Highlights
Nitride and oxide semiconductors (Themes 1 2)
p-type InN
Blue LEDs
Future solar cells
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Selected Research Highlights
Nitride and oxide semiconductors (Themes 1
2) Plastic Electronics (Theme 3)
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Selected Research Highlights
Nitride and oxide semiconductors (Themes 1
2) Plastic Electronics (Theme 3) Super
materials (Themes 4 5)
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Selected Research Highlights
Nitride and oxide semiconductors (Themes 1
2) Plastic Electronics (Theme 3) Super
materials (Themes 4 5) Nano materials (all
Themes)
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Selected Research Highlights
Nitride and oxide semiconductors (Themes 1
2) Plastic Electronics (Theme 3) Super
materials (Themes 4 5) Nano materials (all
Themes) Interfacing with biology (Theme 6 NEW)
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Core Activities
Outreach
Awhina programme (VUW) UC Science Outreach Te Reo
science project Popular media (e.g. Radio NZ)
Travelling classroom Physics roadshow
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Core Activities
Outreach Transformed postgraduate student
experiences
IBM Fellowships (2008 )
Don Eigler (and dog)
Annual student symposia (2005 )
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The Future
Outreach Transformed postgraduate student
experiences More excellent science (of course)
and other projects
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