ANU Student Research Project: Assisting the development of holographic screen mobile phones

　　Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Jena (FSU) will work together to develop a technology that will make smartphones thinner and lighter while generating holographic projections.

　　The imaging techniques developed by these PhD researchers can turn science fiction movies such as Star Wars into reality. Holographic projection enables a series of extremely complex operations against light, storing all the information contained in light and reproducing it in 3D stereoscopic form. In contrast, ordinary photos and computer monitors can only record and present part of the 2D flat information.

　　The 39 Doctoral students in Optics and Photonics from the two universities will receive a €5 million grant from the German Science Foundation, with the support of the Joint International Working Group on Research and Training, as well as additional funding from the Australian State. With the reopening of inter-state borders, student research projects will begin running early next year and continue until 2026. PhD candidates will receive funding to conduct research at two universities in person and are expected to earn a double PhD.

　　Professor Keith Nugent (Research and Innovation), Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National People's Republic of Australia, said the project has a world-class system that can support postgraduate research and career development.

　　He stressed that the University of Jena and the Australian National University are leading the way in the field of superstructured optics, and that the Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS) is headquartered at the Australian National University.

　　"The field of modern optics is developing rapidly, and this collaboration not only strengthens our strategic partnership with Germany in this field, but also helps students to bring new skills they have acquired internationally to other colleagues, thereby accelerating scientific progress."

　　Professor Dragomir Neshev, director of the TMOS Centre, believes that this collaboration is a recognition of the cooperation between the two universities in the field of photonics for more than 20 years.

　　"The University of Jena has a first-class research program, and its city of Jena is the 'photonic capital' of Europe, with more than 200 companies in the field of photonics located here."

　　"It's really exciting to get our students engaged in the industry through this impactful project. We are also very much looking forward to the outcome of our cooperation. ”

　　Professor Isabelle Staude of the University of Jena said that any achievement in history has been inseparable from close cooperation among scientists, "we firmly believe that the continuation of this tradition will usher in a major breakthrough in the field of nanophotonics".

　　Australian National School of Engineering and Computer Science

　　The Australian National School of Engineering and Computing has created an exceptional teaching environment for students, where they will have the opportunity to interact with world-class academics and, under their guidance, build diverse thinking and interdisciplinary knowledge and skills to respond to the changing market environment.

　　The School has established a wide range of partnerships with the best in the industry, and students can gain valuable practical experience and build important networks with professionals in the industry through internships and industry projects such as the Engineering Capstone program and the TechLauncher program.

　　At present, both the Australian and global job markets are in great demand for engineering and computer science professionals. The Australian National University's degree program will provide students with a solid disciplinary foundation and interdisciplinary comprehensive ability, thus helping students to stand out in the future job market.