Jason is an entrepreneurially focussed researcher, with distinct experience in business development, entrepreneurship and advanced materials sciences.

His strong entrepreneurial acumen is evidenced by numerous accolades including being the finalist for the 2022 Peter Farrell Cup Pitching competition, winning ‘The Best New Idea’ award from UNSW Founders and being awarded a Menzies Scholarship for Leadership and Innovation. As a start-up coach and mentor with UNSW Founders, he has guided early-stage ventures through complexities of navigating early stage scientific breakthroughs into viable businesses.

Jason’s expertise in advanced materials and security sciences positions Aurora Materials at the forefront of next generation authentication technologies. His vision is to redefine supply chain security by developing robust, tamperproof tagging solutions, that enhance national security, optomise logistics chains and safeguard against counterfeiting across critical industries.

Notable previous experiences:

Nuclear Forensic Scientist - Subject Matter Expert, ANSTO
Research Officer - Drug Delivery ‘Theranostic Materials’, UNSW
Project Officer - Design and Business Comms UNSW Founders
Casual Academic - Scientific Literacy, WSU
Forensic Chemist - Illicit Drugs Analysis Unit, NSW FASS