ATN Researcher Showcase - Thin film research - Associate Prof Drew Evans (UniSA)

Dr Drew Evans is an associate professor and research leader of Energy & Advanced Manufacturing in the Future Industries Institute of UniSA. Drew has worked at the interface between universities and industry for the past decade; both in the Australian private R&D industry and academia at both ANU and UniSA.

To date he has over 40 scientific publications in leading materials science journals such as Nature Materials, has been listed as co-inventor on 7 patents, and co-invented commercial technology in the automotive and digital printing sectors. He is a current member of the SA Science Council by invitation from the SA Premier and SA Chief Scientist, and an affiliate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

In a partnership with SMR Automotive and supported through the Automotive Cooperative Research Centre, Drew has been part of a research team which has translated fundamental thin film research into the world’s first plastic automotive mirror. The future translation of UniSA’s thin film research into commercial reality with the Australian manufacturing industry has the potential to enhance the value of manufactured products.