ProfessorAnita Ho-Baillie
John Hooke Chair of Nanoscience
Faculty of Science
- John Hooke Chair of NanoscienceFaculty of Science
SERVICE & LEADERSHIP SUMMARy
· Associate Editor, ACS Nano (2023-)
· Associate Editor, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Energy Advances (2022-2023)
· Senior Editor, Elsevier Chemical Physics Impact (2020-2023)
· Guest Editor, Special Issue - Scalable Ways to Break the Efficiency Limit of Single-Junction Solar Cells, AIP Applied Physics Letters (2020)
· Editor, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Journal of Photovoltaics (2020-)
· Editor, Materials Research Society (MRS) Advances (2018, 2016)
Advisory Boards· Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) Governance and Management Committees (2024-)
· Australian Academy of Science National Committee for Materials Science and Engineering (2021-)
· University of Sydney Faculty of Science Research Committee (2020-)
· University of Sydney Core Research Facilities Sydney Analytical Advisory Committee (2020-)
· University of Sydney Core Research Facilities Research & Prototype Foundry Advisory Committee (2020-)
· Journals:
1. ACS Applied Energy Materials
2. AIP Applied Physics Letters Energy
3. Wiley Advanced Energy Materials
4. Wiley Advanced Materials Technologies
5. Wiley Energy Technology
6. Wiley Solar RRL
7. Cell Prese Cell Reports Physical Science
8. Cell Press Trends in Chemistry
9. Elsevier Chemical Physics Impact
10. Elsevier Next Energy
11. RSC Energy Advances
12. IEEE Journal for Photovoltaics
13. SPIE Journal of Photonics for Energy
14. CATL Watt
1. Area 6: Perovskite and Organic Materials and Solar Cells, 54th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 2026 June 7.
2. Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Institute for Advanced Studies Conference on Energy Materials, 2026 Jan 19 – 23, Hong Kong.
3. HORIZONS 2025 – Materials, AI & Automation, 2025 Aug 25-27, Hanoi, Vietnam.
4. International Conference on Flexible and Printed Electronics (ICFPE), 2024 Aug 30, Taiwan.
5. Asia-Pacific International Conference on Perovskite, Organic Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics, 2024 Jan 22- 23, Tokyo, Japan
6. Asia-Pacific Solar Research Conference, 2023 Dec 5–7, Melbourne, Australia.
7. 12th Asian Photochemistry Conference, 2023 Nov 27 – Dec 1, Melbourne, Australia.
Keynotes (2023-2026)1. American Chemistry Society (ACS) Nano Summit 2025, 2025 Nov 17–18, Sydney, Australia.
2. 5th International Conference on Emerging Advanced Nanomaterials (ICEAN 2024), 2024 Nov 4 -8, Newcastle, Australia
3. Nature Conference on Perovskite and Organic Photovoltaics, 2024 Oct 14-16, Nanjing, China
4. NANO KOREA 2024 Emerging Materials for Future Nanotechnology Symposium, 2024 Jul 3, South Korea
5. 5th Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Emerging Materials Symposium, 2024 Jul 2, Daejeon, South Korea
6. International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT) 2023 Satellite Workshop on Perovskite Materials Stability, 2023 June 30, Singapore.
Public events
1. Panellist for the University of Sydney Alumni Event, “The Road to Net Zero” with Craig Reucassel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-URGUVgHI7Q, 30 Nov 2024
2. Speaker for “Live from the Lab” Event, Charles Perkins Centre (CPC) Auditorium, https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/news-and-events/events/live-from-the-lab.html, 28 Nov 2023
3. Speaker for National Science Week Event (2023),“Dr. Karl and Friends”, https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/news-and-events/events/dr-karl-and-friends.html, 17 Aug, 2023.
4. Panellist for Sydney Ideas Event, “Nanotechnology: scalable solutions for climate action”, https://www.sydney.edu.au/engage/events-sponsorships/sydney-ideas/2023/nanotechnology-and-renewable-energy.html, 4 May, 2023
5. Speaker for National Science Week Event, “Lines of Best Fit”, https://www.scienceweek.net.au/event/lines-of-best-fit/the-university-of-sydney/, 15 Aug, 2022
6. Speaker for National Science Week Event, “Live from the Lab”, https://fbiradio.com/live-from-the-lab-2021/, 16 Aug, 2021
7. Speaker for Public Lecture hosted by Melbourne Energy Institute and by ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, “Solar city, smart city: transforming the urban energy landscape”, https://energy.unimelb.edu.au/about/news-and-events/events/solar-city,-smart-city-transforming-the-urban-energy-landscape, 6 May, 2021
8. Panellist for Sydney Ideas Event, “Charging Ahead with Clean Energy” https://www.sydney.edu.au/engage/events-sponsorships/sydney-ideas/2020/energy-sustainability-and-policy.html, 30 Oct, 2020.
9. Speaker for the University of Sydney Lunchbox Science Live Online Event, “From Sun to Cell: the evolution of shrinking solar cells to the nanoscale”, https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/news-and-events/events/lunchbox-science/lunchbox-science-with-anita-ho-baillie.html, 14 Oct, 2020
10.Speaker for Sydney Ideas Event, “Solar cell research: powering a bright future”, https://www.sydney.edu.au/engage/events-sponsorships/sydney-ideas/2020/solar-cell-clean-energy-anita-ho-baillie.html, 16 March 2020
11.Panellist for International Women’s Day Panel and Q&A hosted by ARC Centre of Exciton in Exciton Science, “Working for gender equality in STEM”, https://excitonscience.com/events/international-womens-day-panel-qa, 9 Mar 2022.
12.Speaker for International Women’s Day Breakfast hosted by Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College for over 300 high school students, teachers and guests, 8 Mar, 2017
Media in the past three years1. Helen Chen (2025), https://www.sbs.com.au/language/chinese/zh-hans/podcast-episode/eureka-prize-spotlight-professor-anita-ho-baillie-on-high-efficiency-perovskite-solar-cell-innovation/ombj6xlli, SBS, 2 September 2025
2. Hiu Ching Lam (2025), Cantonese Podcast Interview with Anita Ho-Baillie, https://www.sbs.com.au/language/chinese/zh-hant/podcast-episode/hong-kong-scientists-develop-high-efficiency-solar-cells/1w2cm32f2, SBS, 22 Aug 2025
3. Andrea Ho (2024), Radio Interview with Anita Ho-Baillie for ABC Radio NSW & ACT Evenings, 11 Sep 2024
4. James Purtill (2024), https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-09-11/indoor-solar-power-could-replace-batteries-and-charger-cables/104301316, ABC News, 11 Sep 2024
5. Steve Trask (2022), A National Science Week piece on “Science and Diversity”, SBS World at 6:30 pm 18 Aug 2022
6. Robyn Williams (2021), https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/perovskitespromise- new-ways-of-generating-solar-power/13173086, ABC Radio National the Science Show at 12:05 pm on 20 Feb.
7. Joe O’Brien (2020), “Energy Revolution – IEA (International Energy Agency) report predicts solar will overtake coal and gas”, ABC News Mornings, Live 09:16 AEST, 14 Oct, 2021
8. Antony Funnell (2020), https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/futuretense/building-greater-efficiency-into-construction/12370596, ABC Radio National Future Tense, 19 July 2020.
9. Stephen Luntz (2020), https://www.iflscience.com/technology/integration-of-solar-cells-and-flow-batteries-could-mean-better-off-grid-storage/, iflscience, 13 July, 2020.
10.Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki (2020), https://shirtloadsofscience.libsyn.com/anita-hobailee-and-the-provskite-solar-energy-race-192, Shirtloads of Science Podcast, 28 June, 2020.
11.Jonathan Webb (2020), “Perovskite solar cells”, ABC Radio National RN Breakfast at 8:30 am on 22 May and ABC Sydney Weekend Mornings at 10:30 am on 23 May, 2020
12.Graham Readfearn (2020), https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/may/22/australian-researchers-claim-world-first-in-global-race-to-develop-better-solar-panels, the Guardian, 22 May, 2020.
13.Peter Hannam (2020), https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/australian-scientistsdrastically-improve-new-solar-cell-technology-20200521-p54v7s.html, Sydney Morning Herald, 22 May, 2020