Program

The conference timetable is as follows:

Abstract Booklet: Abstract Booklet - 34th ACSSSC.pdf

Program Booklet: Program ACSSSC-2023.pdf

ACSSSC Workshop - 31st of January, 2023

The 34th ACSSSSC will include a one day workshop for students to boost their careers and skills. The preliminary timetable for the workshop is as follows:

Time	Presenter	Topic
9.20 – 9.30		Welcome
9.30 – 10.30	Dr Saffron Bryant (RMIT)	Data visualisation
10.30 – 11.00	-	Morning tea
11.00 – 1.00	Dr Shane Huntington	Communicating for Success
1 – 2	-	Lunch
2 – 3	Dr Taniela Lolohea (Auckland University of Technology)	Keynote Lecture
3.15 – 4.15	Telstra Creator space	3d printing workshop (Group 1)
4.15 – 5.15	Telstra Creator space	3d printing workshop (Group 2)
		Closing

After Workshop and First Conference Meet-Up

The Clyde Hotel - 385 Cardigan St, Carlton VIC 3053 - 5:30 pm onward

Casual pre-conference catch-up. Food and Drinks at own cost.

More Information About the Workshop Presentations:

Data Visualisation - Dr. Saffron Bryant:

This workshop will focus on presenting data visually for broad-audience. It will provide participants with insight into preparing eye-catching graphics, improving your journal articles and schematics, software choices for best outcomes, and visual storytelling. This workshop will be hosted by the ever-talented Dr. Saffron Bryant -  Award winning scientist, author, graphic designer, and small business owner. She has years of experience presenting science to varied audiences and using graphic design to enhance her work.

https://saffronbryant.com/graphic-design-for-journal-articles/ 

Communicating for Success - Dr. Shane Huntington:

This workshop will focus on the core elements of communication and provide tools for communicating effectively. Participants will be able to apply these tools to any communication challenge (presenting, writing, funding applications etc.). Audience psychology and how audiences engage will be a key part of the program. The workshop is hosted by the amazing Dr. Shane Huntington OAM (www.shanehuntington.com) - Shane is a renowned science communicator, academic, instrument scientist, and radio presenter who will provide attendees with a fantastic insight into science communication.

Plasma jets! Where Thor meets 3D printers - Dr. Taniela Lolohea

Plasma jet technology is more commonly seen in extremely high temperature settings, often under vacuum and are generally costly to use. Our research looks to contradict all these points by using a aerosol assisted low temperature plasma jet, that is generated in open atmosphere, is inexpensive both in equipment and usage costs. Plasma jet technology is becoming increasingly popular in advanced technologies and future materials. As technology and consumer needs develop, the demanding push for higher quality materials, that are tailored and functional must also move with the time.    

We use a range of plasma based systems which are a radio-frequency pulsed plasma jet and a AC-driven dielectric-barrier discharge plasma jet. Our research group uses these atmospheric plasma jet printers to introduce aerosolized material into the plasma. One of our goals is to explore how we can exploit interactions between the plasma species and the material to give rise to desirable coating properties, such as porosity or density. We aim to provide an oversight of the diversity of projects being investigated using our plasma jet systems including the deposition of inorganic materials, colloids, nanoparticles, biomaterials and organic molecules.

Full Abstract: RMIT-Taniela Lolohea 2023.pdf

ACIS Annual General Meeting (AGM): Thursday the 2nd of February, 2023.

Conference Presentations:

Information for Oral Presenters

1st Year PhD Talks

Each talk will have a 10-minute time allocation; 8 minutes for the presentation and 2 minutes for questions and presenter changeover.  Please be respectful of this time allocation so the conference can run on schedule. Please ensure that you check the time of your talk carefully, so you do not miss your session.

General Talks

Each talk will have a 15-minute time allocation; 13 minutes for the presentation and 2 minutes for questions and presenter changeover.  Please be respectful of this time allocation so the conference can run on schedule. Please ensure that you check the time of your talk carefully, so you do not miss your session.

ECR Session

As part of our commitment to nurturing early career researchers (ECRs), ACSSSC will be running a dedicated ECR session during the event. The session will occur during the main student conference, where ECRs can present their research to the student and academic audience. Importantly, this session has been established to develop ECR involvement within the Australasian Colloids and Interface Society, and their attendance at the ACSSSC. 

Each talk will have a 10-minute time allocation; 8 minutes for the presentation and 2 minutes for questions and presenter changeover.  Please be respectful of this time allocation so the conference can run on schedule. Please ensure that you check the time of your talk carefully, so you do not miss your session.

ACIS encourages domestic and international ECRs to attend the ACSSSC, as it provides both networking and career development opportunities.

Poster Session

Wednesday Afternoon - 4:15 Start

Information for Poster Presenters

In-person posters should be portrait - A0

Online posters should be horizontal with a 16:9 aspect ratio (width of 16 units and height of 9 units). We recommend using Widescreen PowerPoint slides to design your poster. You can change the size of your slides by opening the “Design” tab, select “Slide Size” and select “Widescreen (16:9)”. Keep in mind that your posters will be viewed on computers and laptops, so please use appropriate size fonts so viewers can easily read your poster. If using PowerPoint, a minimum font size of 16 is recommended.

Poster Numbers: