Ruth Shaw

Dr Ruth Shaw

Senior Centre Manager

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

College of Science

I manage the ARC Training Centre for Current and Emergent Quantum Technologies. The ARC Training Centre for Current and Emergent Quantum Technologies is driving growth, productivity and competitiveness in quantum technologies bringing together inter-disciplinary research of biology, engineering and physics aspects of quantum technologies. Projects include the development of quantum light sources, quantum detectors and sensing with applications in timing in communications, biology, quantum circuits and quantum computing. The Training Centre directly supports the broad expansion of enabling technologies in quantum technologies, creating new knowledge while training the next generation of industry leaders. This is a 5 year, Australian Research Council, industry and university funded Project in partnership with the University of Adelaide, the University of Queensland, RMIT, QuantX, AQC, Infleqtion, MOGLabs, Quandela, and Single Quantum.

I manage the ARC Training Centre for Current and Emergent Quantum Technologies.

The ARC Training Centre for Current and Emergent Quantum Technologies is driving growth, productivity and competitiveness in quantum technologies bringing together inter-disciplinary research of biology, engineering and physics aspects of quantum technologies. Projects include the development of quantum light sources, quantum detectors and sensing with applications in timing in communications, biology, quantum circuits and quantum computing.

The Training Centre directly supports the broad expansion of enabling technologies in quantum technologies, creating new knowledge while training the next generation of industry leaders. This is a 5 year, Australian Research Council, industry and university funded Project in partnership with the University of Adelaide, the University of Queensland, RMIT, QuantX, AQC, Infleqtion, MOGLabs, Quandela, and Single Quantum.

Date Position Institution name
2024 - ongoing Chief Operating Officer, ARC Training Centre for Current and Emergent Quantum Technologies University of Adelaide
2020 - 2024 Manager, ARC Training Centre for Integrated Operations for Complex Resources University of Adelaide
2016 - 2020 Manager, ARC Research Hub for Australian Copper-Uranium University of Adelaide
2015 - 2020 University Postdoctoral Fellow University of Adelaide

Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
2017 Research Award Competitive Evaluation Research Agreement (CERA) Program University of Adelaide and Defence, Science and Technology Group Australia $100,000
2017 Research Award Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme University of Adelaide, IPHT Australia $25,000
2016 Award University of Adelaide Club Letters Award University of Adelaide Australia -
2015 Award Deans Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence University of Adelaide Australia -

Date Institution name Country Title
2011 - 2014 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
1997 - 2000 Flinders University Australia BSc (Hons)

Year Citation
2022 Shaw, R. E., Kalnins, C. A. G., Whittaker, C. A., Moffatt, J. E., Tsiminis, G., Klantsataya, E., . . . Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2022). Impact of rare earth doping on the luminescence of lanthanum aluminum silicate glasses for radiation sensing. Optical Materials Express, 12(9), 3621-3637.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2021 Ram, R., Owen, N. D., Kalnins, C., Cook, N. J., Ehrig, K., Etschmann, B., . . . Brugger, J. (2021). Understanding the mobility and retention of uranium and its daughter products. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 410, 124553-1-124553-15.
DOI Scopus21 WoS19 Europe PMC5
2019 Shaw, R., Kalnins, C., Spooner, N., Whittaker, C., Grimm, S., Schuster, K., . . . Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2019). Luminescence effects in reactive powder sintered silica glasses for radiation sensing. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 102(1), 222-238.
DOI Scopus5 WoS3
2015 Shaw, R., & Meyer, W. (2015). Improved empirical representation of plant responses to waterlogging for simulating crop yield. Agronomy Journal, 107(5), 1711-1723.
DOI Scopus51 WoS48
2013 Shaw, R., Meyer, W., McNeill, A., & Tyerman, S. (2013). Waterlogging in Australian agricultural landscapes: a review of plant responses and crop models. Crop and Pasture Science, 64(6), 549-562.
DOI Scopus71 WoS63

Year Citation
2018 Shaw, R. E. (2018). Highly sensitive novel silica-based materials for radiation dosimetry.. Poster session presented at the meeting of 5th Asian and Oceanic Regional Congress on Radiation Protection. Melbourne, Australia.
2013 Shaw, R. E. (2013). Waterlogging: a review of plant responses and crop models. Poster session presented at the meeting of lnternational society for plant anaerobiosis 11th annual conference. Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.

Year Citation
2018 Shaw, R. E. (2018). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Fifth Six Monthly Sponsor Presentation.
2018 Shaw, R. E. (2018). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Sixth Six Monthly Sponsor Presentation.
2018 Spooner, N., & Ottaway, D. (2018). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Fifth Sponsors Review Report.
2018 Spooner, N. A., & Ottaway, D. (2018). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Sixth Sponsors Review Report.
2018 Spooner, N. A., & Ottaway, D. J. (2018). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Status Update Report - Feb 2018.
2018 Spooner, N. A., & Ottaway, D. (2018). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub 2018 Hub Objectives.
2017 Spooner, N. A., & Ottaway, D. (2017). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub 2017 Hub Objectives.
2017 Spooner, N. A., & Ottaway, D. (2017). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Third Six Monthly Report.
2017 Spooner, N., & Ottaway, D. (2017). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Fourth Sponsors Review Report.
2017 Shaw, R. E. (2017). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Third Six Monthly Sponsor Presentation.
2017 Shaw, R. E. (2017). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Fourth Six Monthly Sponsor Presentation.
2017 Shaw, R. E. (2017). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Status Update Report - July 2017.
2017 Shaw, R. E. (2017). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Status Update Report - July 2017.
2017 Shaw, R. E. (2017). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Status Update Report - July 2017.
2017 Shaw, R. E., Ottaway, D., & Spooner, N. (2017). ARC Research Hub for Australian Copper-Uranium: third six monthly report – January 2017.
2017 Shaw, R. E. (2017). 2016 ARC Annual Report for the Australian Copper-Uranium Translational Research Hub.
2017 Shaw, R. E. (2017). ARC 2017 Review - Australian Copper-Uranium Translational Research Hub.
2017 Shaw, R. E. (2017). ARC Research Hub for Australian Copper-Uranium Second Six Monthly Report - January 2017.
2017 Shaw, R. E. (2017). ARC Research Hub for Australian Copper-Uranium Second Six Monthly Report - January 2017.
2017 Shaw, R. E. (2017). ARC Research Hub for Australian Copper-Uranium Second Six Monthly Report - January 2017.
2016 Shaw, R. E. (2016). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Status Update - October 2016.
2016 Shaw, R. E. (2016). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Status Update - October 2016.
2016 Shaw, R. E. (2016). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Status Update - October 2016.
2016 Shaw, R. E. (2016). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Status Update Report - March 2016.
2016 Shaw, R. E. (2016). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Status Update Report - March 2016.
2016 Ottaway, D., & Spooner, N. (2016). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Second Six Monthly Report - July 2016.
2016 Ottaway, D., & Spooner, N. (2016). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Second Six Monthly Report - July 2016.
2016 Lieberman, R., Krohn, D., & Mendez, A. (2016). Roadmap for the Development of the Photonics Industry in South Australia.
2016 Lieberman, R., Krohn, D., & Mendez, A. (2016). Roadmap for the Development of the Photonics Industry in South Australia.
2016 Shaw, R. E. (2016). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Olympic Dam Field Trip Presentation.
2016 Shaw, R. E. (2016). ARC Australian Copper-Uranium Transformational Research Hub Second Six Monthly Sponsor Presentation.

Year Citation
2015 Shaw, R. E. (2015). Plant waterlogging: causes, responses, adaptations and crop models. (PhD Thesis, Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Biological Sciences, 2015).

$5,000 George Southgate Travelling Fellowship. For attendance to the 19th International Conference on Solid State Dosimetry and the Marko Moscovitch School, Hiroshima, Japan.

$100,000 Competitive Evaluation Research Agreement (CERA) Program for 2017/2018 FY. Collaborating with DSTG on radiation-sensitive optical fibres for real-time distributed radiation sensing.

$25,000 Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme. 4 trips to IPHT (Germany) during 2017 and 2018 to collaborate on rare earth doped glass fibres for radiation dosimetry.

Date Role Membership Country
2018 - ongoing Member IPAS Science Leadership Committee Australia
2018 - ongoing Member IPAS Science Network Committee Australia
2013 - ongoing Member International Society for Plant Abaerobiosis -

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