University of Sydney ecologist Rick Shine AM has been named the 2016 NSW Scientist of the Year.
The NSW Government will invest $4 million in the prestigious research hubs to be based at UNSW and the University of Wollongong.
The NSW Smart Sensing Network will bring together experts in chemistry; physics;åÊnanotechnology and ICT to craft cutting-edge solutions to problems in agriculture; theåÊenvironment; healthcare; minerals and resources; and transport.
There are hundreds of events to celebrate science; technology; engineering and mathematics across NSW.
The research findings are a key advance towards the development of robust optical circuits that have the potential of enabling large-scale optical integration and quantum information processing.