Miftar Ganija

Professor Miftar Ganija

Professor

School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD, but is currently at capacity - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Miftar Ganija holds a professor joint appointment between DSTG/University of Adelaide, in the School of Physical Sciences and School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (EME) at The University of Adelaide. The USPL program is a joint initiative by the Department of Defence (DST Group) and The University of Adelaide.

Miftar Ganija is the founder and Lead Scientist of DualTech - USPL at the University of Adelaide and Program Leader of the Centre for Advanced Defence Research - Ultrashort and Short Pulsed Lasers (CADR-USPL).

The applications for ultra-short pulsed lasers is expanding rapidly and requires new technology to be on the forefront of engineering and scientific innovation.

Miftar’s research includes the development of USPL laser sources, beam propagation and transitioning lasers to industry, medical and defence. Current research includes the development of high-power Q-switched near infrared cryogenic lasers and mode-locked laser sources for a variety of industrial, remote sensing and defence applications and blue lasers for medical applications.

USPL Strategic Road Map

The CADR-USPL is a joint centre between DSTG/University of Adelaide. We have identified that there is a shortage of ultra-short pulsed laser technology development and a workforce to support its development in Australia. Therefore, the USPL scientific team are working on pathways to address these deficiencies through the dual-use laser approach. This involves creating a sovereign eco-system for industrial and science capability, thereby ensuring that we are in a position to address mid- and long-term critical technology needs for Australia.

Our program focuses on three major areas of R&D for:
• Source development
• Propagation and Effect generation
• Applications

The Ultra-Short Pulsed Laser Centre for Advanced Defence Research is seeking highly motivated students to work on cutting edge physics and engineering projects. Short pulsed lasers are driving substantial innovation in medicine, defence, remote sensing, academic research, machining and spectroscopy. The team has international recognition for laser sources developed at two micron and are pushing new breakthroughs for energy in pulsed lasers.

We have a variety of Honours and HDR (M.Phil and PhD) scholarships available.

His current interests include:

  •  Laser development 
  • Cryogenically cooled solid state lasers
  • High power solid state lasers
  • Interferometry
  • Pulsed laser
  • Mode-locked laser 
  • Frequency doubling
  • Mid-Infrared Lasers
  • Blue lasers 

 

USPL

 

    • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

      Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
      2023 Principal Supervisor Experimental and theoretical investigation of energy and repetition rate scaling of Ultrashort pulsed lasers for Near and Mid infrared applications Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Michael James Murray
      2023 Principal Supervisor Ultrashort and Short Pulsed Lasers Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Joshua Gabriel Cudmore
      2023 Principal Supervisor Investigation and Development of Novel High Power Ultrashort Pulsed Laser Sources and Amplifiers in the Mid-infrared Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Alexandros Kolovinos
      2022 Principal Supervisor Ultrashort Pulse Lasers Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Henry Duncan Rogers
      2022 Principal Supervisor Ultrashort and Short Pulsed Lasers Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Jonte Colin Reilly
      2022 Principal Supervisor Ultrashort Pulse Lasers Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Andrew Phillip Matulick
      2021 Co-Supervisor Real-Time Optically Stimulated Luminescence Fibre-Coupled Dosimetry with Beryllium Oxide Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Miss Erin Jennifer Lukas
    • Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

      Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
      2020 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Experimental and Numerical Optimisation of a SESAM Mode-locked Holmium Fibre Laser Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Alexandros Kolovinos
      2018 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Operating Regimes and Automated Control of Holmium and Thulium Non-linear Polarisation Rotation Mode-locked Fibre Optic Lasers Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr David Michael McAfee
      2017 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Investigation of Narrowband Acousto-Optic Tunable Filters for Semiconductor Laser Tuning Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Adam James Gambell
    • Position: Professor
    • Phone: 83135037
    • Email: miftar.ganija@adelaide.edu.au
    • Campus: North Terrace
    • Building: Ingkarni Wardli, floor Level Three
    • Room: 3.36
    • Org Unit: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

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