Final 2025 Update

In our final post for 2025, we list a few things have happened in the group over the past weeks:

• Former PhD student Dr Dale Lonsdale returned as a postdoc to work on an exciting new project.
• Congratulations to Dr Amy Hancock for passing her PhD
• Congratulations Moss Cowcher and Vaughan Riley for passing their MSc
• The group went to MM2025 in Melbourne, where Ariel gave a talk, and Ben, Chloe and Shebual presented posters
• The Australian’s Research Magazine lists A/Prof. Lars Goerigk among Australia’s top 250 scientists in 2026 and as a leading researcher in the field “Spectroscopy & Molecular Physics”. Once a year the research magazine ranks researchers and institutions based on impact and quality of their output, and identifies field-specific leaders across eight different disciplines. This year’s full list can be found here: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/special-reports/research-magazine/the-2026-research-magazine-showcases-the-benefits-of-research/news-story/cd04714e9c76e43bbcd32ad0288e7470
• The group had an end of year celebration (see our latest group picture) and farewelled Amy, Moss and Vaughan. You’ll be missed!