SHININGLIGHTONORGANICELECTRONICS

OurspeakertonightwasPaulDastoor,Professor in Physics at the School ofMathematical and Physical Sciencesand the director of the Centre forOrganicElectronicsattheUniversityofNewcastle. Paul was accompanied byhiswifeRaniaformerRotaryexchangestudent to Japan sponsored by theRotaryClubofRaymondTerrace.

PaulandhisteamattheUniversityofNewcastleresearchglobalissuesasdiverse as the energy crisis, diabetes and mining safety, Professor PaulDastoorandhis teamareat the forefrontof theemerging fieldoforganicelectronics.Organic electronics dealswith carbon-based electronicmaterials that aresoluble in a variety of liquids. Thismakes themable to bedissolved intosolutions,whichcanbeprinted,paintedorsprayedontodifferentsurfaceswhilststillbeingabletoconductelectricalcharges.Professor Dastoor first began experimenting with the class of plasticsknown as semiconducting polymers in the mid 1990s. By breaking thesemiconducting materials down into tiny particles, Professor Dastoordevelopedamethodofsuspendingtheminwater,whichledtotheconceptofproducingasolarpaintorinkthatcouldbeappliedtosurfaces.Currently in the final stages of perfecting the process of printing water-basedsolarpaint,ProfessorDastoorandhisteamof30researchersattheUniversityofNewcastle'sCentreofOrganicElectronics areabout to startprintinghundredsofmetresofsolarcellsperday.Theyhavealsobecomethe first in theworld tobuildenergy-efficientdevices fromwater-solublesolarpaintmaterials.“PaintonEnergy”The same technology is also being adapted by the team to build a newgenerationofsensorsforarangeofindustrysectorsfromhealthtominingandsafety.Forexample,Paul’steamhasdevelopedasaliva-basedtestofglucoselevelsfordiabeticsufferers,potentiallymakingbloodtestsathingofthepast.Thetestisuptoahundredtimesmoresensitivethancurrentbloodsensorsandcanbebuiltfromaninkjetprinter.Designingrevolutionarydevicessuchassolarpaintandneedle-freeglucosetests,ProfessorDastoor'sinnovationsaresettoimprovetheenvironmentandlivesofcommunitiesaroundtheworld.It is not possible to fully summarise the content of Paul’s outstandingaddress in limited space. I suggest you clickon this link to learnmoreofPaul’sworkandtowatchsomeinterestingvideos-ProfessorPaulDastoor-CleanEnergy|NewcastleInnovationEnergy

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InsidethisEdition:

P2:CommunityNotices

P3:Clubeventsandnotices.

WeeklyWinners:RafflewinnerGuestspeakerPaulDastoor

andRaniwhogenerouslydonatedtheirprizetoRotaryandheads&TailsArjaLevonpera.

Congratulations:

Birthdays:

26Jul:MikeMobbs1Aug:IanMcIver

3Aug:DougBairstow

NextWeek:

Door:BartRichardson,RichardHarris

Meet&Greet:

IanFaulkner,GeoffDiemar

Toast:

MikeMobbs

Grace:HughRandall

Introduce

Presentation:ClubMeeting

ThankSpeaker:ClubMeeting

Bulletin:PhillSmith

Photos:

HenkTobbe.

COMMUNITYNOTICES

SergeantJimhassuccessrelievingJudiofafineathisfirstfine

session.

OurguestsToniandGiniToddenjoyingthe

hospitalityofourclub.

(outside Bay Butterflies)

Helping to build a Healthier, Happier, Safer and more Inclusive Community

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PCYC-AGMANDANNUALREPORT

PortStephensPCYCheldtheirAnnualGeneralMeetinglastTuesdaynightinNelsonBay.OurClubhashadaverystrongconnectiontothePCYCoverthepast4yearsprovidingmembersfortheirCommittee(Board).Some of the highlights of the PCYC’s performance during 2015/16 included returning a profit($25,600)forthefirsttimesinceClubManagerMattBrierlytookoverin2013.The Club’s new Commercial kitchen is now open thanks to a very generous grant from theNewcastlePermanentBuildingSociety.NelsonBayRotaryClub’scontributionwasrecognisedattheAGM.Community Services Director Chris Bartlett and member Tim Ireland were elected to theCommittee,alongwithSuperintendentChrisCranerfromthePortStephensLAC,anewfaceontheCommittee.ThePCYCiscurrentlyinnegotiationswithPortStephensCounciltotakeovertheYWCAfacilityinRaymond Terrace. Three other interested parties have also tendered an expression of interest.Memberswillbeupdatedwhenmoreinformationisavailable.

NELSONBAYROTARYFITNESS/EXERCISETRAILUPDATEFollowing thesuccessfulopeningofStage1of thisproject, it ispleasing toreportStage2 iswellunderway.AllthemechanicalequipmentfortheCardio/vascularstationstobeinstalledinNelsonBay(VictoriaStreetEast)andLittleBeachhasbeenorderedwithacompletiondateofmidOctoberscheduled.TheClubhasthe financeavailable, throughourtwosuccessfulgrantapplications,TheRotary Foundation ($20,000) and a Federal Community Grant ($16,000) to fund this stage. ThefinalstageatShoalBaywillhopefullybefundedviaourCharityGolfDaytobeheldon7October2016

SCIENCE&ENGINEERINGCHALLENGEVolunteers are needed for the Science & Engineering Challenge, August 1-5, at the Forum, University of Newcastle. Rotarians assist with the competition events. Volunteers should contact Paul Griffiths (RC of Williamtown) at 0408431323 or pawmg@bigpond.com to arrange days and times.

UPCOMINGEVENTS/MEETINGSMonday-Friday1-5AugustScienceandEngineeringChallengeatNewcastleUniversityWednesday3August-ClubBoardMeetingatNelsonBayBowlingClubat6.30pm

Thursday4August-ClubNightThursday25August-DistrictGovernorSteveJackson’sVisit.

Sunday28August-BunningsBBQ

CLUBMEMBERSHIPAnnual feesarenowdue.TreasurerKathyRimmerhasissuedinvoicestoallmembers.Thefeescanbepaidinone$260sumorbytwoinstalmentsof$130,now,andinJanuary2017.

NEXT WEEK CLUB NIGHT – Enjoy the fellowship and discuss club plans and progress.

Apologies/Extras: to Ros Cribb by noon on Wednesday Phone or Text to: 0401 450 239 Failure to apologise by noon Wednesday may incur dinner fee costs.

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