Researchers
Academics
Prof. Withawat Withayachumnankul
Group Leader, Optica Fellow
Track Editor, IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology (2021–)
Dr. Daniel Headland
Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Fellow
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Young Professional Ambassador 2025
Dr. Xiaolong You
ARC-Funded Postdoctoral Researcher
Metasurfaces & nondestructive evaluation
2023 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) Fellowship
NISDRG-Funded Postdoctoral Researcher
PhD student (2021–2025)
Supervisors: Withawat, Daniel Headland (alumnus)
Silicon microphotonics, sensing
Scholarships & awards:
Research Training Program Scholarship
2022 IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques (MTT) Graduate Fellowship
2022 Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference People's Choice and Judge's Choice Awards
2023 IRMMW-THz Outstanding Student Paper Runner Up
2023 National Measurement Institute (NMI) Measurement Award Finalist
2025 Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence
Collaborators: DSTG, University of Duisburg-Essen
Postgrads
PhD student (2022–)
Supervisors: Withawat, Wenle Weng, Daniel Headland
Optical combs & beamforming
Research Training Program Scholarship
Industry internship RIKEN, Japan
Linxi Chen
PhD student (2022–)
Supervisors: Withawat, Christophe Fumeaux, Weijie Gao (alumnus)
Silicon microphotonics
Scholarships & awards:
Research Training Program Scholarship
5th Australian Microwave Symposium Best Student Paper
Industry internship Virginia Diodes, Inc., USA
Sakib Quader
PhD student (2022–)
Supervisors: Withawat, Christophe Fumeaux, Xiaolong You
Metasurfaces
Scholarships & awards:
University of Adelaide Research Scholarship
2024 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) Fellowship
Industry internship INO, Canada
Mariam Abdullah
mariam.abdullah@adelaide.edu.au
PhD student (2022–)
Supervisors: Withawat, Ke (Desmond) Wang, Jiayuan (Estrid) He, Mohamed Shehata (alumnus)
Communications
Scholarships & awards:
University of Adelaide Research Scholarship
2023 IEEE Communications Society Student Competition Honorary Mention
2024 Women in STEM Careers and Entrepreneurship Masterclass Travel Grant
2024 APR Intern Hackathon: Maximising Research Outcomes of Women in STEM
Industry internship Telstra, Australia
Miantong Sun
PhD student (2023–), Area Manager
Supervisors: Withawat, Nghia Nguyen Trong
Leaky-wave antennas
University of Adelaide Research Scholarship
Industry internship Virginia Diodes, Inc., USA
Chung Yin Tam (James)
PhD student (2023–)
Supervisors: Withawat, Andy Boes, Ke (Desmond) Wang
Electro-optics
University of Adelaide Research Scholarship
Collaborators: EPFL, Kyushu University
Chenchu Ma
PhD student (2024–)
Supervisors: Withawat, Markus Wagner
Component design & optimisation
University of Adelaide Research Scholarship
Komal Iqbal
PhD student (2024–)
Supervisors: Withawat, Daniel Headland
Communications frontends
University of Adelaide Research Scholarship
Amit Halder
PhD student (2024–)
Supervisors: Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Withawat, Quoc Hue Pho
Terahertz fibres
Junwei Liang
PhD student (2025–)
Supervisors: Withawat, Daniel Headland
Antennas
Scholarships & awards:
2024 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (APS) Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarship
University of Adelaide Research Scholarship