Arnan Mitchell

Arnan Mitchell is a Distinguished Professor in the School of Engineering at RMIT University, Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Optical Microcombs for Breakthrough Science (COMBS). He is a highly multidisciplinary researcher working in micro-chip technologies combining light, sound, fluids and electronics with applications spanning radar systems for defence, high speed fibre optic communications and point of care diagnostic systems for biomedicine.

He is enthusiastic about translating technology into the hands of end users and has dedicated much of his career to building diverse teams and comprehensive micro and nanotechnology infrastructure to enable breakthrough discoveries to achieve real world impact.