A/Prof. Noushin Nasiri is the Head of the NanoTech Laboratory at the School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE). She is the winner of 2025 Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology, and one of 2023 Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher finalists, and Australia’s 2021-2022 Superstars of STEM, 2021 Asian-Australian Leadership Award 40 under 40: Most Influential Asian-Australians,and the recipient of 2024 ARC Industry Fellowship, 2023 NSW Cancer Institute Fellowship, 2022 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship, 2021 Royal Society of New South Wales Warren Prize and 2019 NSW Young Tall Poppy Science Award. Her research is focused on design and fabrication of nanostructured materials, miniaturised sensor technologies and wearable electronics for personalised and preventive medicine. She serves on the editorial board of Nanotechnology. For more information, please visit  https://www.nanotechlaboratory.com/members 

TEDx Talks

1. TEDx Bligh Street, 2020, (Link)
2. TEDx Macquarie University, 2019, (Link)
3. TEDx Sydney Salon, 2017, (Link) 

Awards (selected)

• 2025, Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology, Link
• 2025, David and Valerie Solomon, ASTE, Link
• 2025, Professional Engineer of the Year (Sydney), Engineers Australia, Link
• 2024, ARC Industry Fellowship, Link
• 2024, The Problem Solver Award, Shaping Australia Award, Universities Australia, Link
• 2023, Early Career Researcher of the Year, Research Excellence Awards, Macquarie University, Link
• 2023, Cancer Institute NSW Early Career Fellowship, Link
• 2023, Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher (finalist), Link
• 2022, L’Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Fellowship, Link
• 2022, Top 20 scientific researchers under 40 in Australia, the Herald Sun, Link
• 2021-2022, Superstars of STEM, Science and Technology Australia, Link
• 2021, Leadership in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award, FSE, Macquarie University, Link
• 2021, 40 under 40: Most Influential Asian-Australian Award, Link
• 2019, Young Tall Poppy Science Award, Link 1, Link 2

Grants (since 2023-as Sole/lead CI)

• 2026-2030, ARC Industry Transformation Research Hub for Intelligent Contaminant-Sensing in complex Environments (IC-SensE Hub), $479k 
• 2025-2026, NSSN Grand Challenge Fund, $200k
• 2025-2029, ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Molecular Biosensors at Point-of-Use (MOBIUS), $1.22m
• 2025-2027, ARC Industry Fellowship, $622k
• 2024-2025, NSSN Grand Challenge Fund, $100k
• 2023-2025, Cancer Institute NSW Fellowship, $598k

Outreach (selected)

1. The Australian: “Macquarie University’s Nano SunWatch guards against skin cancer”, 2024, link
2. Financial review: “women respond to STEM challenge for few reward”, 2024, link
3. Vogue: “When it comes to future medicine, the biggest innovations will come in the smallest packages”, 2023, link
4. Vogue: “The nanoscientist changing the way we detect disease beyond the naked eye”, 2023, Link
5. Women’s Health: “Meet The Woman Working On A Non-Invasive Way To Detect Health Issues”, 2023, Link
6. Cosmos Magazine: “Nano-Disease Detection (the next TINY thing)”, 2023, Link
7. Sydney Morning Herald: “Bad breath net female scientist $25,000 research prizes”, 2022, Link
8. ABC News: “Breaking the bamboo ceiling: Young women share their tips for success”, 2021, Link
9. The Lighthouse: “UV-detecting 'Sunwatch' a step closer to saving lives”, 2021, Link
10. NSW Smart Sensing Network: “New "Sunwatch" detects harmful UV in real-time”, 2021, Link
11. The Lighthouse: “Smart UV sensor a world first to alert users to over-exposure”, 2020, Link
12. The Conversation: “Do fluorescent lights emit UV, and can it harm me?”, 2018, Link

• Photodetectors
• VOC gas sensors 
• Chemical sensors
• Pressure sensors
• Functional coatings
• Biomaterials and tissue engineering
• Nanofabrication
• Metal oxide semiconductors
• Miniaturised and wearable devices