About TMOS

Acknowledgement of Country

The ARC Centre for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS) acknowledges the Traditional Owners and their custodianship of the lands on which our teams operate. We pay our respects to their Ancestors and their descendants, who continue cultural and spiritual connections to Country. We recognise their valuable contributions to Australian and global society.

Our Vision

The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS) will develop the next generation of miniaturised optical systems with functionalities beyond what is conceivable today.

By harnessing the disruptive concept of meta-optics, we will overcome complex challenges in light generation, manipulation and detection at the nanoscale. Our research outcomes will underpin future technologies, including real-time holographic displays, artificial vision for autonomous systems to see the invisible, wearable medical devices and ultra-fast light-based Wi-Fi, meeting the evolving demands of Industry 4.0.

The Centre was established in January 2021 and will run for seven years, training a cohort of Higher Degree Research students and Postdoctoral Research Fellows during its lifetime. These researchers will be working on fundamental and applied research working collaboratively between the Centre’s various nodes and with our external academic and industry partners to deliver real-world solutions to current problems. .

TMOS is building a meta-optics workforce that contributes to the dissemination of meta-optics knowledge and skills throughout a range of industries. We are a key player in the next technology revolution.

Our Mission

We will become a trans-disciplinary team of world leaders in science, technology, and engineering to deliver scientific innovations in optical systems. We will translate research into innovative technologies in transport, health, security, defence, agriculture, entertainment and education with significant benefit to society and economic growth. We will prepare outstanding innovators from diverse backgrounds to be future leaders for decades to come.

Our Values

We work together to make a team culture that is inclusive, values diversity, strives for equity, and accessibility (you get the IDEA!) so that everyone can participate.We work together to make a team culture that is inclusive, values diversity, strives for equity, and accessibility (you get the IDEA!) so that everyone can participate.We work together to make a team culture that is inclusive, values diversity, strives for equity, and accessibility (you get the IDEA!) so that everyone can participate.

  • Collaboration

    We work together to make a team culture that is inclusive, values diversity, strives for equity, and accessibility (you get the IDEA!) so that everyone can participate.

  • Education

    We embrace learning and failing forward, gaining insight from each iteration of our experiments, processes and beyond.

  • Discovery

    We do research at the highest international level as an interdisciplinary team. We make the unknown knowable through the pursuit of fundamental science.

  • Innovation

    We have a passion for technology innovation due to the positive impact it has on the world. Our science has a purpose.

  • Engagement

    Internally, we connect with each other, celebrating our wins and creating a fun and safe workplace. Externally, we engage with partners and the public to share the joy of science, and to translate our research into novel technologies.

Profile photo of Dragomir Neshev

TMOS will champion the fundamental research, which is the fuel for future innovations. We will support the government in its endeavour to drive jobs and growth through innovation, which is supported by dialogue between academia, government, and industry. We will also work closely industry to drive research with real-world applications, and we will engage with the community to nurture the next generation of physicists.

Centre Director Dragomir Neshev