UniSA wins over $4m in ARC research grants
The Australian Research Council (ARC) has just announced its
Discovery-Projects,
Linkage-Projects,
Linkage-Infrastructure and
Discovery-Indigenous Researchers Development winners for projects
beginning in 2007.
The University of South Australia has been awarded $1,498,000 for Discovery-Projects (2007-2011); $1,353,000 for Linkage-Projects (Round 1 for 2007) (2007-2011); $28,000 for a Discovery-Indigenous Researchers Development Grant (2007); and $150,000 for a Linkage-Infrastructure Grant.
Applications administered via UniSA
Discovery-Projects
- Dr SM Nichols; A/Prof HP Nixon; Dr J Rowsell
- Area: Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences
- Project title: Parents' networks: the circulation of knowledge about children's literacy learning
- Amount awarded: 2007: $50,000, 2008: $50,000, 2009: $45,000
- Prof PG Howlett; Prof CE Pearce; Dr KE Avrachenkov
- Area: Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment
- Project title: A new perturbation method for solving singular operator equations with applications to complex systems
- Amount awarded: 2007: $60,000, 2008: $60,000, 2009: $60,000
- A/Prof A Torokhti; Prof S Friedland; Prof GH Golub; A/Prof I Yamada
- Area: Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment
- Project title: New perspectives on computing methods for mathematical signal processing
- Amount awarded: 2007 : $64,000, 2008 : $62,000, 2009 : $60,000
- Dr D Losic
- Area: Will be based at the Ian Wark Research Institute
- Project title: Engineered nanotube membranes for molecular separation and biosensing
- Amount awarded: 2007: $108,614, 2008: $109,614, 2009: $106,614, 2010: $105,614, 2011: $106,614
- Mr MD McDonnell
- Area: Will be based at the Institute for Telecommunications Research
- Project title: A lossy compression paradigm for sensory neural coding
- Amount awarded: 2007: $77,030, 2008: $77,030, 2009: $77,030
- Dr SL Perreau; Prof BC Lovell; Dr AU Jayasuriya
- Area: Institute for Telecommunications Research
- Project title: Markov Field Theory applied to Sensor Networks Analysis and Design
- Amount awarded: 2007: $80,000, 2008: $72,000, 2009: $67,000
Linkage-Projects
- Prof SB Banerjee; Ms DJ Tedmanson; Dr MR Muirhead
- Area: Division of Business/Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences
- Project title: Social and cultural factors in Indigenous enterprise management and governance
- Amount awarded: 2007: $35,000, 2008: $35,000
- Collaborating/Partner organisation(s): UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide Inc, Pukatja Community Council Inc, Turkey Bore and Tjutjunpiri Community Inc, Anilalya Homelands Council
- Prof A Reid; A/Prof NC Cranston; Prof JP Keating; Prof WR Mulford
- Area: Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences
- Project title: Education Investment in Australian Schooling: Serving Public Purposes
- Amount awarded: 2007: $60,000, 2008: $130,000, 2009: $60,000
- Collaborating/Partner organisation(s): Australian Government Primary Principals Association, Education Foundation
- Prof J Cheek; Prof W Moyle; Ms A Ballantyne; Ms MJ Stanley; Ms ME Corlis; Mrs DK Oxlade
- Area: Division of Health Sciences
- Project title: Alone in a crowd: Supporting older Australians managing loneliness
- Amount awarded: 2007: $ 50,000, 2008: $50,000, 2009: $50,000
- Collaborating/Partner organisation(s): Helping Hand Aged Care Inc, RSL Care
- Prof S Stewart; Dr AM Tonkin; Prof D Wilkinson; Ms RA Clark; Ms K Eckert; Mr N Coffee; Mr P Astles; Ms MK Milligan
- Area: Division of Health Sciences
- Project title: CARDIAC-ARIA : Measuring the accessibility to cardiovascular services in rural and remote Australia via applied geographical spatial technology (GIS)
- Amount awarded: 2007: $52,896, 2008: $52,896, 2009: $52,896
- Collaborating/Partner organisation(s): AlphaPHARM Pty Ltd
- Prof AJ Grant; Dr PD Alexander; Dr DV Haley; Mr NA Letzepis
- Area: Institute for Telecommunications Research
- Project title: Cooperative Mesh Networks for Municipal Wireless Access
- Amount awarded: 2007: $ 88,000, 2008: $78,000, 2009: $68,000
- Collaborating/Partner organisation(s): Cohda Wireless
- A/Prof J Addai-Mensah; A/Prof WM Skinner; Dr SC Grocott
- Area: Ian Wark Research Institute
- Project title: Improving Aqueous Processing and Control of Copper-Uranium Leach Tails Behaviour
- Amount awarded: 2007: $ 170,236, 2008: $170,236, 2009: $150,236
- Collaborating/Partner organisations: BHP Billiton Technology
Linkage-Infrastructure
- A/Prof NR Choudhury; Dr NK Dutta; Dr NH Voelcker; Dr S Bandyopadhyay
- Area: Ian Wark Research Institute
- Project title: Integrated electrochemical facility
- Amount awarded: 2007: $150,000
- Collaborators: The Flinders University of South Australia, The University of New South Wales
Discovery-Indigenous Researchers Development
- Ms W Nolan; A/Prof K McConnochie; Dr RJ Ranzijn
- Area: Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences
- Project title: Patterns of Engagement: The Contexts, Frequency and Characteristics of Psychological Practice with Indigenous Clients
- Amount awarded: 2007: $28,000
Applications administered via other institutions
Discovery-Projects
- Dr DS Jarvis; Dr T O'Callaghan
- Area: Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences
- Project title: Political risk, institutions and regulatory regimes: business, foreign investment and public administration in Asia
- Amount awarded: 2007: $90,000, 2008: $76,000, 2009: $90,000
Administering organisation: University of Sydney - Prof AD Abell; Prof R Grubbs; A/Prof IL Hudson; Dr AT Neffe
- Project title: Approved mimicking peptide structure - towards an aqueous environment
- Amount awarded: 2007: $100,000, 2008: $100,000, 2009:
$100,000
Administering organisation: The University of Adelaide - A/Prof R Freestone; Dr C Garnaut; Dr AJ Brown‑May; Dr S Petrow; A/Prof J Gregory; Dr C McConville
- Area: Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences
- Project title: Rediscovering historical contributions in environmental planning: Australia's Town Planning Associations
- Amount awarded: 2007: $90,559, 2008: $74,209
Administering organisation: University of New South Wales
Linkage-Projects
- Dr NL Jimmieson; Dr P Bordia
- Project title: The role of supervisors in managing psychosocial risk factors in the workplace: Implications for employee health and organisational effectiveness
- Amount awarded: 2007: $60,000, 2008: $61,562, 2009: $64,455
- Collaborating/Partner organisation(s): Department of Industrial Relations
- Administering organisation: University of Queensland
- Dr R Horne; Prof JF Fien; Prof S Hamnett; Dr JE Kellett
- Project title: Carbon neutral communities: making the transition
- Amount awarded: 2007: $52,000, 2008: $58,000, 2009: $59,000
- Collaborating/Partner organisation(s): Manningham City Council, City
of Playford; NAGA, ICLEI, MEFL, Community Power, Consumer Affairs
Victoria
Administering organisation: RMIT University - Prof W Moyle; Prof J Cheek; A/Prof MM McAllister; Dr LV Venturato; Mr CG Francis
- Project title: Enhancing moral care and quality of life in people with dementia
- Amount awarded: 2007: $62,000, 2008: $55,000, 2009: $66,000
- Collaborating/Partner organisation(s): Lifecare Services Australia
PTY Ltd
Administering organisation: Griffith University
Linkage-Infrastructure
- Prof WD Tilley; Prof JA Owens; A/Prof ML Whitelaw; Dr SA Koblar; Dr MR Beard; Dr GJ Goodall; Prof RA McKinnon; Prof D Watson
- Project title: A microarray platform for gene expression analysis and genotyping in biological systems
- Amount awarded: 2007: $196,000
- Partner/Collaborating organisation(s): University of South Australia, The Flinders University of South Australia, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science
- Administering organisation: The University of Adelaide
- Dr MS Lee; Dr JR Paterson; Dr JG Gehling; Dr GD Edgecombe; A/Prof JB Jago
- Project title: The Cambrian Population Explosion of
Arthropods in Australia: Ediacaran origins, evolution and biodiversity
Amount awarded: 2007: $90,000, 2008: $90,000, 2009: $90,000
Partner/Collaborating organisation(s): Beach Petroleum Pty Ltd, The South Australian Museum, The Australian Museum
Administering organisation: The University of Adelaide