Congratulations to Professor Madhu Bhaskaran on her appointment as a Distinguished Professor at RMIT University (RMIT STEM College).

Distinguished Professor Madhu Bhaskaran, MOBIUS Theme Leader, is a multi-award-winning electronics engineer and innovator and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering. 

Through her patented work on electronic skin and wearable sensors, Madhu is transforming how we imagine, use and interact with electronic devices. 

As co-lead of the Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group at RMIT, which she established in 2010, Madhu actively bridges the gap between fundamental science and commercial application. She engages extensively with Australian industry, manufacturing and design partners to commercialise her technology to improve health care, aged care and quality of life.  

Recognised as one of Australia’s top 100 innovators by The Australian in 2025, Madhu is also the Director of RMIT’s Discovery to Device MedTech Prototyping Facility and serves numerous leadership roles in ARC Centre of Excellence and ARC Research Hubs.

She is a prominent advocate for diversity and inclusion in STEMM, co-founding the Women Researchers’ Network at RMIT. She is also on the Advisory Board for STEMM Sisters and proudly co-leads Women in STEMM Australia. 

We are delighted by this wonderful news!