The Losic Group was established at the University of South Australia after receiving an ARC Research Fellowship (D. Losic 2007-2011). The group had a humble start with a few PhD students and interns, following a move from Flinders University.
The group relocated to the University of Adelaide’s School of Chemical Engineering. Supported by the ARC Future Fellowship (2012-2016), the University of Adelaide provided a strong foundation for significant growth.
Engaging with local graphite companies, the Group began its pioneering work in graphene research, securing $1M in industry collaborative grants.
The University of Adelaide funded the establishment of a 100 m² Graphene Research Lab to support our growing team and research activities.
Extensive collaborations led to several new graphene companies and additional funding. We secured ARC LIEF grants and industry funding, enabling us to build a state-of-the-art R&D lab for nanomaterials synthesis, characterization, and device fabrication, valued at over $2M.
Under Prof. Losic’s leadership, the ARC Research Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation (links) was established, involving 5 universities and 7 industry partners.
In 2017 with our industry partner, First Graphene, successfully developed and scaled up a graphene manufacturing process based on electrochemistry with a capacity of 100t per annum. This was the world’s first process of this type making the company one of global leaders of graphene suppliers and with affordable price.
The group made numerous discoveries in graphene properties and applications, leading to new product developments and 9 patents and 6 licensing technologies. In 2018, we hosted and organized the first Australian-European Graphene Workshop, featuring world-renowned graphene researchers. In 2019, new Adelaide graphene company Sparc Technologies ltd. was launched, based on licensed IP generated by our group. Read More
We established a graphene characterization and quality control system, offering services worldwide.
The ARC Research Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry successfully concluded with outstanding achievements.
Moving forward, we are co-leading the second ARC Research Hub for Advanced Manufacturing with 2D materials (2023-2027), hosted at Monash University, continuing our legacy of graphene research translation & innovation and industry collaboration helping Australian and international graphene Industry with new partners. Read More
Our Mission
Our multidisciplinary team works to discover and create new nanomaterials and technologies to address challenging problems for our society
Our Values
We strive to discovering, innovating, collaborating, learning, adapting, and leading. to deliver and translate our research to create a meaningful impact on people’s lives, society and environment
