Madhu Bhaskaran
- Deputy Director, Research
- Professor
- RMIT University
- madhu.bhaskaran@rmit.edu.au
- @madhu-bhaskaran-26084713
Professor Madhu Bhaskaran co-leads the Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group (fmm.rmit.edu.au) at RMIT University. Madhu also serves as an Editor for Sensors and Actuators: A Physical and is on the Editorial Advisory Board for Small and Advanced Intelligent Systems.
Her research interests include functional oxide thin films, wearable technologies and conformal devices. In 2017 she was recognised with the Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher. In 2018, she won the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering’s Batterham Medal and the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education.
She strives to translate her fundamental research results to impactful applications through collaborations with industry. She has eight patents for breakthroughs in the creation of stretchable oxide devices, novel materials properties, innovative coatings for smart windows, and next-generation sensing devices.
A staunch advocate for diversity and inclusion, Madhu is a co-founder of the Women Researchers’ Network at RMIT University and has contributed her expertise on the Expert Working Group for the Women in STEM Decadal Plan. She serves on the Advisory Board for STEM Sisters and is co-chair of Women in STEMM Australia.