An EMU specialist device used to help heat assessments at the Australian Open.
Australian Olympic support staff were concerned about the impact of heat on the health and wellbeing of the athletes, and so reached out to Professor Jay’s team.
They were aware of the Heat and Health Centre’s world leading reputation and research on managing heat and extreme conditions. The EMU device has been used in the Australian Open to a specially designed algorithm to generate what’s now called the Australian Open Heat Stress Scale.
Since last year, Professor Jay has been supporting the AOC as a Heat Mitigation specialist, providing heat stress management advice and helping the team prepare for any extreme temperatures.
AOC Chief Executive Officer Matt Carroll said the assistance from Professor Ollie Jay and the Sydney University team has been invaluable:
“The AOC has looked to convert potential challenges into high performance advantages for the Australian Olympic Team. Managing heat was a high priority for us to ensure our athletes can compete at their best.
"EMU Systems is thrilled to collaborate with the Australian Olympic team, providing our heat stress management system to help our athletes stay safe and performing at their best. This partnership highlights our commitment to working with organisations who believe in using technology and science to advance sport safety and performance," says Dr Grant Lynch, CEO of EMU Systems and researcher at the University of Sydney.
Dr Lynch and EMU Systems is part of the 2024 cohort of the PERIscope Commercialisation Award, a funding scheme aimed at identifying and accelerating new ventures and licensing opportunities at the University of Sydney.
EMU Systems is also a recent graduate of the CSIRO ON Accelerate commercialisation course where Dr Lynch was announced as the recipient of the prestigious 2024 Stanford Australia Foundation (SAF) award scholarship. This award will fund Dr Lynch to complete an executive leadership course at Stanford University.
