Nano SunWatch is UA Awards finalist

Associate Professor Noushin Nasiri from the School of Engineering has been shortlisted for the inaugural Shaping Australia 'Problem Solver' Award from Universities Australia for her invention, the Nano SunWatch.

Vote here to help Noushin's entry win the People's Choice award.

A skin cancer diagnosis is made every 30 minutes in Australia. More Australians are diagnosed with skin cancer than all other cancers combined - and over 2,000 Australians die each year from skin cancers.

That’s where Macquarie University’s Associate Professor Noushin Nasiri is making a significant impact. She has developed a wearable Smart UV Nanosensing device, the SunWatch, that measures the UV Index in real-time and calibrates it to the user’s skin type.

Associate Professor Nasiri hopes the SunWatch will positively impact health outcomes by empowering users to understand – (and proactively respond to) – their maximum sun-safe limits.

The device is under patent application and currently under evaluation by the Daffodil Centre. The Nano Sunwatch could be useful for anyone with sun exposure risks, including people with higher risk of skin cancer, those who work outdoors and children who are exposed to UV radiation during school and sporting activities.

Two other outstanding Macquarie University researchers from the Faculty were nominated for the inaugural Shaping Australia awards. You can view their nomination videos here: 

Associate Professor Joanne Jamie, School of Natural Sciences, nominated for the Future Builder Award

Associate Professor Emilie Ens and Wuyagiba Study Hub, School of Natural Sciences, nominated for the Community Champion Award.