About Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing

The Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) fosters excellence in research in materials science, chemistry, biology, engineering and physics and develops disruptive new tools for measurement.

IPAS has been created to bring together experimental physicists, chemists, material scientists, biologists, experimentally driven theoretical scientists and medical researchers to create new sensing and measurement technologies. We are built on a strong ongoing partnership with the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) and their support of numerous research projects and positions.

Guiding principles

Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing governance

At IPAS, we are governed through a structured framework that ensures strategic alignment, research excellence, and accountability. Our advisory committees guide research priorities, ethics, and industry engagement. This framework fosters collaboration across academic, government, and industry stakeholders, enabling transparent decision-making, effective resource management, and strategic oversight of projects, partnerships, and commercialisation activities, ensuring the institute delivers world-class research.