Biography:
Sam has led research teams in Australia and the US, and has completed a Ph.D. in terahertz technology.
Sam was a senior lecturer in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Adelaide, and an inventor on two US patents. He currently lectures as a Senior Fellow at Melbourne Law School in the subject "Fundamentals of Patent Drafting".
Sam’s research in terahertz technology included working on biomolecular diagnostic targets, writing signal and image processing programs, and building ultrafast laser systems, including optical and electronic components. His research was conducted at the University of Adelaide and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in New York. He has received a number of Australian Research Council Discovery grants for his research. Sam received a University Medal from the University of Adelaide for his Ph.D., a Tall Poppy Award from the Australian Institute of Political Science, and a Fulbright Scholarship from the Australian-American Fulbright Commission to study at RPI.
Professional Organisation
Sam has experience in patents relating to computer-implemented and Web-based inventions for both local and international software companies, communications technology, electromagnetism, signal processing, electronics, physical systems (including nanotechnology and photonics), electrical machines, mechanical devices, and biomedical devices.