UniSA
researchers have won more than $1.22 million in government funding under
the Premier’s Science and Research Fund; and Strategic Initiative
funding from the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Directorate of
the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology.
UniSA researchers A/Prof W Skinner, Prof A Gerson, Dr Ravi Naidu and Dr Balbi Singhwere were also involved in the successful proposal, administered by Adelaide University, entitled South Australia’s Access to the Australian Synchrotron, which won $750,000 under the Strategic Initiative Funding.
| Project title | New Information for Mineral Processing |
| Investigators | Prof Andrea Gerson, Dr Brian Smith, Dr Ray Shaw, Prof Stewart McIntyre, Dr Neville Smith |
| Amount awarded | 05/06 - $120,600; 06/07 - $120,200; 07/08 - $121,900 and $300,000 contributed over 3 years by BHP-Billiton and Rio Tinto |
| Partner organisation | BHP-Billiton, Rio Tinto, Canadian Light Source, Advanced Light Source |
| Project title | Facility for Advanced Materials Surfaces Engineering |
| Investigators | Prof Hans Griesser, Prof Ross Bensley, Dr Huan Toh, James Nicholson |
| Amount awarded | 05/06 - $206,756; 06/07 - $105,557 |
| Partner organisation | Carl Zeiss Vision, Schefenacker Vision Systems |
| Project title | Innovative Centre for Drug Formulation & Delivery |
| Investigators | Prof Allan Evans, Dr Angelo Morella, Kellie La Fontaine, A/Prof Clive Prestidge, Prof Grier Lin, Dr Richard Upton, Dr Keith Smith |
| Amount awarded | 05/06 - $250,000; 06/07 - $150,000; 07/08 - $150,000 |
| Partner organisation | Mayne Pharma, RAH, PharmaQuest Pty Ltd, Virient Pty Ltd |
$1.9 million for SA science and research
