The 2019 Research Award Winners and Finalists
Research Training Category
Ian Davey Research Thesis Prize
The Ian Davey Research Thesis Prize fund supports a prize to acknowledge the most outstanding research thesis by a UniSA research degree student leading to a PhD. The award aims to encourage the recipient to travel overseas and undertake research.
Winner:
Tessa Bailey, School of Creative Industries
Transformed PhD - Student of the Year Award
This award recognises a PhD candidate who exemplifies the Transformed PhD at UniSA. They are undertaking research that is excellent, and end-user engaged. Moreover, they are acquiring the knowledge partnerships and transferable skills to position them competitively for career success.
Winner:
Imogen Ramsey, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Finalists:
- Parinaz Ahangar, School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences
- Imogen Ramsey, School of Nursing and Midwifery
- Nadia Selim, School of Education
Supervisor of the Year
This award recognises an individual HDR supervisor or team of supervisors who demonstrate a track record of successful HDR candidate outcomes and engagement in high quality supervisory practice and research supervision leadership.
Joint Winners:
- Allison Cowin, Future Industries Institute
- Jennifer McKay, School of Law
Finalists:
- Allison Cowin, Future Industries Institute
- Jennifer McKay, School of Law
- Carol Maher, School of Health Sciences
- Clive Prestidge, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
Professional Support - Individual Award
This award recognises a professional research staff member’s outstanding contribution, beyond their ‘normal duties’, to research outcomes.
Winner:
Carly Rosewarne, Grant Developer, Information Technology Engineering & the Environment Divisional Office
Finalists:
- Scott Abbott, Operations Manager, Technical Services, Future Industries Institute
- Tricia Huff, Academic Services Officer, School of Information Technology & Mathematical Sciences
- Susie Rich, Technical Officer, Future Industries Institute
- Carly Rosewarne, Grant Developer, Information Technology Engineering & the Environment Divisional Office
Professional Support - Team Award
This award recognises a team of professional research staff members who have demonstrated an outstanding contribution to research outcomes, whereby ensuring each team member has specifically contributed to the team’s outstanding achievement.
Winner:
Graduate Research Development Team
Jenni Critcher, Project Officer/Business Analyst; Charlotte Ferrier, EDGE Project Manager; Claire Jackson, Associate Head Graduate Research.
Finalists:
- Business School Research Team
- Graduate Research Development Team
- School of Health Sciences
Research Excellence Category
Early Career Researcher
This award recognises the Early Career Researcher who has best demonstrated excellence in quality research outputs, strengthening collaborations and engagement in research supervision and training.
Winner:
Raymond Matthews, School of Psychology, social Work and Social Policy
Finalists:
- Raymond Matthews, School of Psychology, social Work and Social Policy
- Alexandra Sorvina, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
- Margarita Tsiros, School of Health Sciences
Mid-Career Researcher
This award recognises the Mid-Career Researcher who has best demonstrated high-quality research outputs, mentoring and training as well as strong external engagement and collaboration.
Winner:
Colin Hall, Future Industries Institute
Finalists:
- Colin Hall, Future Industries Institute
- Michael Samuel, Centre for Cancer Biology
- Tasha Stanton, School of Health Sciences
Leadership in Research
This award recognises high performing researcher leaders who have shaped research directions, inspired and mentored others, built teams, and led them to success. It will acknowledge effective research leadership which has built the external profile of the University, attracted opportunities and partnerships and produced high quality research with a pathway to impact.
Joint Winners:
- Carol Kulik, Centre for Workplace Excellence, Business School
- Bruce Thomas, School of Information Technology & Mathematical Sciences
Finalists:
- David Giles, Future Industries Institute
- Carol Kulik, Centre for Workplace Excellence, Business School
- Chris Saint, Information Technology Engineering & the Environment Divisional Office
- Bruce Thomas, School of Information Technology & Mathematical Sciences
Pathway to Impact Category
Highest Ranked Research Themes Investment Scheme Application
Winner:
Lifting Participation in Container Deposit Schemes: The Key to Waste Elimination in SA.
Bethany Cooper, Lin Crase, Robert Crocker, Rameez Rameezdeen, Anne Sharp, Hon Jay Weatherill
Interdisciplinary Award
Interdisciplinary award is awarded to an individual or team who has produced a ground-breaking research outcome that was only possible as a result of the integration of two or more unrelated disciplines.
Winner:
Krasimir Vasilev, School of Engineering and John Hayball, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
Finalists:
- George Chen, School of Engineering
- David Cropley, School of Engineering
- Krasimir Vasilev, School of Engineering and John Hayball, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
Partnership Award
To acknowledge and recognise an individual or team at UniSA who have demonstrated best practice in partnership engagement with research end-users, from industry, government and communities.
Winner:
Lia Bryant and Bridget Garnham, School of Psychology, Social Work & Social Policy
Finalists:
- Lia Bryant and Bridget Garnham, School of Psychology, Social Work & Social Policy
- Mark McDonnell, School of Information Technology & Mathematical Sciences and Russell Brinkworth, School of Engineering
- Ian Goodwin-Smith, The Australian Alliance for Social Enterprise, School of Commerce
- Peter Schumacher, School of Art, Architecture and Design
Policy Impact Award
This award recognises UniSA research that has been translated into changes in policy and that has led to significant real-world outcomes. It is awarded to an individual or team who has produced research that has significantly led to economic, social, cultural or environmental impact as a result of changes to policy.
Winner:
Albert Juhasz, Future Industries Institute
Finalists:
- Henning Bjornlund, School of Commerce
- Albert Juhasz, Future Industries Institute
- NHMRC NAFOSTED, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
National Foundation for Science and Technology Development of Vietnam (NAFOSTED)
Tuan Nguyen, Adrian Esterman, Libby Roughead, Giang Kim, Henry Brodaty, Thang Pham, Tuan Le Pham, Maria Crotty, Susan Kurrle, Ladson Hinton
Innovation Award
This award recognises the translation of research outcomes into products and services that have created a commercial return, translating new knowledge into a positive impact on society with real world outcomes.
Winner:
Automotive Commercialisation of Advanced Coating Systems
Colin Hall, Drew Evans, Bastian Stoehr - Future Industries Institute
Finalists:
- Automotive commercialisation of advanced coating systems
Colin Hall, Drew Evans, Bastian Stoehr - Future Industries Institute - Narrative Visualisation Project
Andrew Cunningham, James Walsh, Bruce Thomas - School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences - Helen Stallman, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy
Images of Research Competition | People’s Choice Award
Winner:
Fibre Based Microfluidics | Azadeh Nilghaz, Future Industries Institute
See more of this years Images of Research finalists here.
