
Professor Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem
Senior Resarch Fellow
School of Physical Sciences
Faculty of Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Prof Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem is Deputy Director of the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) and Associate Director of the Optofab Adelaide node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF). She is Senior Investigator of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP).
Heike obtained her PhD in chemistry from the University of Jena, Germany in 1994 and subsequently held two prestigious fellowships. From 2001-2004 she was with the Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton, UK. Heike came to the University of Adelaide in 2005. She was awarded the Woldemar A. Weyl International Glass Science Award in 2001, the International Zwick Science Award in 2009 and the University of Adelaide Women’s Research Excellence Mid-Career Award in 2014. Heike has published over 230 refereed journal papers and conference proceedings, including 5 review papers and 9 postdeadline papers, and raised approximately $12M for research. Heike’s research focuses on the development of novel optical glasses, fibres, surface functionalization and sensing approaches.
Research Interests
Development of fibres for a wide range of applications including
- Mid-infrared high power delivery and lasers
- High nonlinearity based applications, e.g. supercontinuum generation
- Evanescent field based bio/chemical fibre sensors
- High resolution imaging
- THz guidance
Glass science & technology
- Development of tellurite, germanate and fluoride glasses with high mid-infrared transmission (2-6µm)
- Development of glasses with high nonlinearity
- Development of glasses doped with nanoparticles (e.g. diamond cyrstals, semiconductor or metal nanoparticles)
- Optimization of glass melt-cast process: understanding impact of processing conditions (e.g. melting atmosphere, crucible material, batch size) on glass quality with the aim to produce glass billets >100g with low loss and free of scattering centres
Preform and fibre fabrication
- Understanding glass flow dynamcis during extrusion and fibre drawing to control preform and fibre structure
- Fabrication of new preform and fibre structures, e.g.
- Suspended nanowire-core fibres with large holes for sensing
- Hollow-core fibres
- Fibres with extreme nonlinearity and tailored dispersion
- Large mode area fibres
- Fibres with subwavelength features
- Fabrication of these new structures from wide range of materials, e.g.
- Glass: tellurite, fluoride, fluoride-phosphate, lead-silicate, bismuthate
- Polymer: PMMA, TOPAS
Fibre surface functionalization
- Coating internal fibre surfaces with functional molecules, e.g. fluorophores, Qdots, ionophores, proteins, using silane monolayers or polyelectrolytes
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2014 Deputy Director University of Adelaide 2014 Associate Director, Optofab Adelaide Node of the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) University of Adelaide 2014 Senior Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP) University of Adelaide 2009 Leader, “Optical Materials and Structures” Research Theme University of Adelaide 2008 Associate Professor University of Adelaide 2005 Senior Research Fellow University of Adelaide 2004 - 2004 Senior Research Fellow The University of Southampton 2002 - 2004 Research Fellow Optoelectronics Research Centre, The University of Southampton 2001 - 2002 Research Fellow, Marie Curie Individual Fellowship The University of Southampton 1994 - 2000 Research Fellow The University of Jena -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2017 Research Award Winnovation SA Technology Award Women in Innovation SA Australia — 2017 Fellowship Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA) The Optical Society of America (OSA) United States — 2015 Award Wanda Henry Award for Best Student Presentation — — — 2014 Award Womens Research Excellence Mid-Career Award University of Adelaide Australia — 2009 Award International Zwick Science Award Zwick — — 2001 Award Woldemar A. Weyl International Glass Science Award Pennsylvania State University — — 2001 Fellowship Marie Curie Individual Fellowship European Commission — — 1997 Fellowship Habilitation Fellowship of the Land Thüringen University of Jena Germany — 1994 Award Award of the University of Jena for excellent PhD thesis University of Jena Germany — -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2000 University of Jena Germany Habilitation (Postdoctoral thesis) 1994 University of Jena Germany PhD
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Journals
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Conference Papers
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Conference Items
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Patents
Year Citation 2016 Monro, T., Lancaster, D., Fuerbach, A., Afshar Vahid, S., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Warren-Smith, S., & Ruan, Y. (2016). 08772697.2, Optical Fiber Sensor. France. 2016 Monro, T., Lancaster, D., Fuerbach, A., Afshar Vahid, S., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Warren-Smith, S., & Ruan, Y. (2016). 2176645, Optical Fiber Sensor. Europe. 2016 Monro, T., & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2016). 06790371.6, Fibre Containing a Nanowire and its Fabrication. United Kingdom. 2016 Monro, T., & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2016). 06790371.6, Fibre Containing a Nanowire and its Fabrication. Sweden. 2016 Monro, T., & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2016). 06790371.6, Fibre Containing a Nanowire and its Fabrication. Spain. 2016 Monro, T., & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2016). 1946163, Fibre Containing a Nanowire and its Fabrication. Poland. 2016 Monro, T., & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2016). 1946163, Fibre Containing a Nanowire and its Fabrication. Italy. 2016 Monro, T., & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2016). 602006048363.5, Fibre Containing a Nanowire and its Fabrication. Germany. 2016 Monro, T., & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2016). 1946163, Fibre Containing a Nanowire and its Fabrication. France. 2016 Monro, T., & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2016). 1946163, Fibre Containing a Nanowire and its Fabrication. Europe. 2014 Monro, T., & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2014). 5484731, Fabrication of Nanowires. Japan. 2014 Monro, T., Lancaster, D., Fuerbach, A., Afshar Vahid, S., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Warren-Smith, S., & Ruan, Y. (2014). 2008280830, Optical Fiber Sensor. Australia. 2010 Monro, T., & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2010). 7848607, Fabrication of Nanowires. United States. 2007 Monro, T., & Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2007). Pub. No: WO/2007/041792, Fabrication of nanowires. 2007 Monro, T., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., & Davis, P. (2007). Pub No: WO/2007/041791, Method and device for forming microstructured fibre.
Research Grants
Funding Body | Funding Scheme | Project | Amount | Date | Investigators |
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ARC |
Industrial Transformation Research Hub |
The Australian Copper-Uranium Transformation Research Hub |
$2,526,617 |
2013-2018 |
Grano, Ottaway, Ngothai, Ashman, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Hooker, Brugger, Wilson, Pring, Hayes, Peng, Vaughan, Jak, Ehrig, Spooner, Simons |
ARC |
Discovery Project |
Nanocrystals in glass: a new nanophotonic material |
$480,000 |
2013-2015 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Pavesi |
ARC |
Discovery Project |
Shining the light on geometry of microstructured optical fibres |
$350,000 |
2013-2015 |
Stokes, Crowdy, Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
ARC |
Discovery Project |
A new platform for poled glass waveguides in the mid-infrared |
$610,000 |
2009-2011 |
Monro, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Madden, Richardson, Margulis |
ARC |
Discovery Project |
New materials and structures for next generation optical fibres |
$310,000 |
2006-2008 |
Monro, Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
ARC |
Super Science Fellowships |
Disruptive approaches to biological sensing |
$834,000 |
2010-2012 |
Monro, Sumby, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Hoffmann, Abell |
ARC |
Linkage Project |
Enhanced sensitivity of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry |
$500,000 |
2016-2019 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Stokes, Hoffmann, Gooley |
ARC |
Linkage Project |
Extreme temperature monitoring for minerals and metals processing |
$430,000 |
2015-2018 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Lancaster, Monro, Warren-Smith |
ARC |
Linkage Project |
Optical fibre dip-sensors for in-situ environmental monitoring |
$491,000 |
2009-2011 |
Monro, Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
ARC |
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities |
Enhanced Powder X-ray Diffraction Capabilities for South Australia |
$230,000 |
2012 |
Sumby, Gerson, Doonan, Pring, Ellis, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Zou, Lenehan, Chittleborough, Majewski |
ARC |
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities |
Ultraviolet, visible and infrared spectroscopic ellipsometers for advanced materials and device characterisation |
$300,000 |
2011 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Monro, Abell, Lancaster, Yu, Griesser |
ARC |
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities |
High performance EMPA optimised for the microanalysis of sulphides and heavy elements |
$700,000 |
2011 |
Brugger, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Lenehan, Tomkins, Skinner, Ehrig |
ARC |
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities |
Capability for the Fabrication and Characterization of Mid-Infrared Photonic Materials |
$400,000 |
2010 |
Monro, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Tan, Dell, Madden, Sumby, Ottaway, Harris |
ARC |
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities |
A high resolution environmental scanning electron microscope (HRESEM) for South Australia |
$640,000 |
2010 |
Tester, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Griesser, Lewis, Pring |
Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development |
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Leaky channel mode germanate glass fibre lasers for high power operation in the short to mid-infrared |
$110,000 |
2014-2015 |
Lancaster, Monro, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Ottaway |
Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development |
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Silica and Germanate Glass High Power Fiber Laser Sources |
$125,000 |
2010-2011 |
Monro, Munch, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Lancaster, Ottaway |
Federal Government | NCRIS Agility Fund | CMM Funds | $87,000 | 2016 | Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
Federal Government |
Optofab NCRIS 2015 |
Optofab NCRIS 2015 |
$441,000 |
2014 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
Federal Government | Global Connections Fund Bridging Grant | Bridging Grant | $50,000 | 2017-2018 | Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Lincoln |
Federal Government | Global Connections Fund Priming Grant | Priming Grant | $7,000 | 2016-2017 | Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
Federal Government | Innovations Connections | Proximal Humeral Plates | $100,000 | 2016-2017 | Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Luis Lima-Marques |
Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group) | Development of rare earth doped indium fluoride preforms and fibres | $90,000 | 2015-2016 | Ebendorff-Heidepriem | |
Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group) |
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Development of rare earth doped silica fibres for defence applications |
$84,000 |
2015 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
Defence Science and Technology Group (DST Group) |
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Fibre optic corrosion sensors |
$26,000 |
2015-2016 |
Monro, Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) |
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Spectroscopic characterisation of rare earth doped Indium flouride glasses for fibre laser applications |
$58,000 |
2015 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
DSTO |
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$60,000 |
2012-2013 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
DSTO |
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$60,000 |
2011-2012 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
CRC |
Deep Exploration Technologies CRC
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Pre concentration from Drilling Fluids for Optical & Other Analysis |
$200,000 |
2016-2017 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
CRC |
Deep Exploration Technologies CRC |
Lab-At-Rig future, Module 5b: Optical fibre technology |
$344,000 |
2014-2015 |
Monro, Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
CSIRO | On Prime | GLAS Technology | $2,000 | 2017 | Wei, Zhao, Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
DFEEST |
SIP |
Advanced optical-fibre sensing platforms for health, defence and the environment |
$944,000 |
2011-2014 |
Monro, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Sumby, Abell, Shapter, Griesser, Craig, Haub |
Premier’s Research and Industry Fund |
International Research Grant |
Pushing the limits of silica-based optical fibres |
$252,000 |
2013-2015 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
Department of State Development |
Photonics Catalyst Program |
Ultrasonic milling of dental implants |
$45,000 |
2016 |
Lima-Marques, Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
Department of State Development |
Photonics Catalyst Program |
New visible wavelength dectectors |
$45,000 |
2016 |
Arkwright, Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
Department of State Development |
Photonics Catalyst Program |
3D printed injection moulds |
$45,000 |
2015-2016 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Lima-Marques, |
Department of State Development |
Photonics Catalyst Program |
Additive manufacturing of new parts of laser radar system |
$45,000 |
2015-2016 |
Lima-Marques, Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
Department of State Development |
Photonics Catalyst Program |
Fabrication of ion transfer tubes with high-precision geometry and specified electrical resistance for mass spectroscopy |
$45,000 |
2015 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
Department of State Development |
Photonics Catalyst Program |
Optical fibre temperature sensor for lead smelter component monitor |
$45,000 |
2015 |
Warren-Smith, Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
Department of State Development |
Photonics Catalyst Program |
Optical fibres for eye surgery applications |
$45,000 |
2015 |
Lancaster, Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
Department of State Development |
Photonics Catalyst Program |
3D printing of second generation titanium implants |
$45,000 |
2015 |
Lima-Marques, Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
DAAD Go8 |
Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme |
Incorporating Pd nanoparticles into fibre for plasmon-enhanced UV-blue photonic devices |
$19,650 |
2015-2016 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Wondraczek |
DAAD Go8 |
Researcher Exchange Scheme |
Novel rare-earth doped glasses for next generation visible to mid-Infrared fiber lasers |
$20,000 |
2010-2011 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
Melbourne Materials Institute |
Seed Funding |
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$30,000 |
2014 |
Nguyen, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Lancaster |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Collaborative Research Project | High temperature sensing | 2017-2019 | Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Warren-Smith | |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Pilot Project | Sapphire crystal fibre High temperature sensing | $50,000 | 2016-2017 | Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Warren-Smith, Nguyen |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | Pilot Project | High power delivery fibre | $20,000 | 2016-2017 | Ebendorff-Heidepriem, O’Connor |
University of Adelaide |
Interdisciplinary Research Fund 2013 |
Fibre insight in diabetes treatment: a new photonic fibre device to investigate the enteroendocrine L-cell |
$30,000 |
2013 |
Medwell, Mehta, Kee, Lancaster, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Ashman, Alwahabi, Grano |
University of Adelaide |
IPAS Pilot Project |
UV-guiding silica hollow-core fibre for biological sensing |
$18,440 |
2015 |
Light, Heng, Perrella, Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
University of Adelaide |
IPAS Pilot Project |
Adding electrical conductivity to glass and fibres |
$11,000 |
2014 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Afshar |
University of Adelaide |
IPAS Pilot Project |
Development of high temperature extrusion to fabricate novel fibres that combinehih non-linearity with high fibre strength |
$7,500 |
2012 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
University of Adelaide |
IPAS Pilot Project |
Rare earth doped fluoride nanocrystals in fluoride glass |
$6,660 |
2012 |
Monro, Ebendorff-Heidepriem |
University of Adelaide |
IPAS Pilot Project |
Nanocrystals in glass |
$10,000 |
2011 |
Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Pavesi |
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2018 Principal Supervisor Biological and Chemical Fiber Sensing Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Liushun Xie 2018 Principal Supervisor Fabrication of Microstructured Optical Fibre as Multifunctional Neural Probe Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Mengke Han 2018 Co-Supervisor Mathematical Modelling to Aid Fabrication of Components for Whispering Gallery Resonator Sensors and Other Devices Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Gagani Pathumika Ranathunga 2017 Principal Supervisor Develop Transparent Conductive Material Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Xuanzhao Pan 2017 Principal Supervisor Fiber Imaging Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Lu Peng 2017 Co-Supervisor Investigation into Sustainable Facade Design for Increased Thermal Comfort in Modern Buildings Doctor of Philosophy under a Jointly-awarded Degree Agreement with Doctorate Full Time Miss Marina Aburas 2017 Principal Supervisor Conducting Polymer Composites With Graphene for Use in Biological Sensing Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Mohammad shafiqur Rahman 2017 Principal Supervisor The fabrication of a multiplexing Optimal fibre sensor to detect metal ion and glucose. Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Weikun Huang 2016 Principal Supervisor Hollow Core Optical Fibre Bundle Probes For In Vivo Raman Spectroscopy Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Mustaf Bekteshi 2016 Co-Supervisor Additive Manufacturing of Titanium-Based Biomedical Alloys Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Alireza Dareh Baghi 2015 Principal Supervisor Transparent Glass-Ceramics Serve as Spectral Layers for Photovoltaic Devices Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yunle Wei -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2015 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensing: An Optical Fibre Based SPR Platform with Scattered light Interrogation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Elizaveta Klantsataya 2015 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Microelectrophoresis of Semiconductive Quantum Dots Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Ms Mengke Han 2015 - 2017 Principal Supervisor Tellurite Glass Film for Enhanced Emission and Collection Efficiency of NV Centre in Nanodiamond Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Xuanzhao Pan 2014 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Radiation Sensitive Optical Fibres for Radiation Detection and Dosimetry Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Carly Anne Whittaker 2012 - 2015 Co-Supervisor Exploring possibilities to enhance silicon solar cell efficiency by downconversion of sunlight Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Muddassar Naeem 2011 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Corrosion Detection: A Fibre Optic Approach Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Roman Kostecki 2010 - 2012 Co-Supervisor Hydrogen Peroxide Sensing with Microstructured Optical Fibres Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Erik Schartner 2010 - 2015 Principal Supervisor Radiation Effects in Glasses for Intrinsic Optical Fibre Radiation Dosimetry Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Chris Kalnins 2010 - 2018 Principal Supervisor Development of Mid-infrared Fluoroindate Glasses Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Jiafang Bei 2009 - 2014 Principal Supervisor Optical Fibre Sensors with Surface-immobilised Fluoroionophores Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Herbert Tze Cheung Foo 2009 - 2013 Co-Supervisor Nanodiamond in Optical Fibre Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Matthew Ryan Henderson 2007 - 2011 Co-Supervisor Fluorescence-Based Chemical Sensing Using Suspended-Core Microstructured Optical Fibres Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Stephen Warrensmith 2006 - 2012 Co-Supervisor Soft-glass Microstructured Optical Fibres for Nonlinear Applications Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Wen Qi Zhang
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2017 - ongoing Council The Australian Optical Society (AOS) — Australia 2016 - 2016 Member Conference Symposium Organiser International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN) Australia 2015 - 2015 Member Technical Program Committee 4th International Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers (WSOF'2015) Hong Kong 2015 - 2015 Member Organising Committee Australian and New Zealand Conference on Optics and Photonics (ANZCOP) Australia 2014 - 2014 Member Organising Committee International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN) Australia 2013 - 2013 Member Conference Symposium Organiser 10th PacRim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology United States 2011 - 2011 Member Conference Session Organiser 9th PacRim conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology Australia 2005 - 2005 Member Conference session organiser Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society United States -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2012 - ongoing Member Optical Society of America United States 2011 - ongoing Member Australian Optical Society Australia 2011 - ongoing Member American Ceramic Society United States -
Consulting/Advisories
Date Institution Department Organisation Type Country 2013 - ongoing — — Scientific research Germany -
Editorial Boards
Date Role Editorial Board Name Institution Country 2012 - 2012 Associate Editor Associate Guest Editor of the International Journal of Applied Glass Science — —
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