The Australian Institute of Physics is thrilled to welcome Professor Donna Strickland to Australia in July 2025 for the Quantum Year National Tour. Our thanks to Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) for supporting Donna’s tour as National Partner.

Donna’s groundbreaking work on Chirped Pulse Amplification (CPA), pioneered during her PhD with Gérard Mourou, revolutionised laser technology and led to life-changing applications like LASIK eye surgery and ultra-precise smartphone glass cutting. Now a professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada, Professor Strickland will be touring four Australian cities to share insights into her pioneering research, the future of laser physics, and her incredible journey to the Nobel Prize.