Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Welcome to the Australian National University Institute for Space. We operate under the Research & Innovation Portfolio as a team of individuals dedicated to the common goal of crossing disciplinary borders and developing new opportunities for collaborations in space research across ANU, the Australian space sector, and globally.
InSpace connects ANU space research with society’s biggest challenges to deliver positive impact. We do this by shaping and growing the Australian space ecosystem in partnership with industry, government, academia, and communities.
ANU InSpace works with Academia, Industry, Government, and Community partners to catalyse space research. We engage with the global space industry, bringing cross-disciplinary capability together to solve national challenges and enable ANU and Australia to contribute to global initiatives such as climate and water resilience, remote healthcare access, and regional security.
Space is about innovation, technological advancement, and making life better for people on Earth. It’s about satellites and the valuable data they can collect from space, space health and medicine advances that translate to your local hospital, and rovers and robotics that work off-world and in places on Earth that humans cannot reach.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Quantum Free-Space Adaptive Optics: Enabling quantum communication over turbulent channels
Bennet, F. (PI), Copeland, M. (CoI), Ferguson, K. (CoI), Symul, T. (CoI) & Zhao, J. (CoI)
27/06/25 → 26/06/27
Project: Research
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iLAuNCH: Project SWIFT: SHOT Southern Hemisphere Optical Terminal (SC-11)
Bennet, F. (PI) & Moore, A. (CoI)
1/06/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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iLaunch: Satellite identification from the ground using optical beacons
Travouillon, T. (PI) & Moore, A. (CoI)
1/03/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
Research output
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Anisotropic fine structure of ion tracks in single crystals
Wierbik, J., Heimes, H., Notthoff, C., Dutt, S., Alwadi, T., Kiy, A., Mota-Santiago, P., Kirby, N. & Kluth, P., 20 Jan 2026, In: Physical Review B. 113, 3, 13 p., 035306.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Survey on Quantum-Secured Microgrids: Opportunities and Challenges
Aslam, S., Lai, D. T. H., Law, Y. W., Zhao, J., Stephens, B., Bennet, F., Loke, S. W. & Choi, J., 1 Mar 2026, In: IEEE Systems Journal. 20, 1, p. 298-309 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Cross-Layer Design for Dynamic Routing and MAC Protocols in Terahertz Nanonetworks
Dai, D., Huang, Y., Cheng, M., Wen, M., Yang, N. & Chae, C. B., 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 25, 2, p. 2513-2527 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
- 1 Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Cybernetic teardown of a computational object
McLennan, A. (Advisor), Assaad, Z. (Presenter) & Traw, B. (Presenter)
Oct 2020Activity: Contribution to Event/Engagement › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Prizes
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2021 Australian Space Awards - Female Leader of the Year
Moore, A. (Recipient), 4 Jun 2021
Prize: Prizes and Awards
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2024 Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Contribution to the University
Moore, A. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Other distinction
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2025 Australian Space Awards, University of the Year
Moore, A. (Recipient), 28 May 2025
Prize: Prizes and Awards