Prime Minister's Aust/Asia Endeavour Awards

The Successful recipient of the 2012 Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Endeavour Award is:

Bronwyn Lang – (Faculty of Creative Arts, School of Journalism & Creative Writing).  
She is currently in her 1st year of the Doctor of Philosophy.  Her supervisor is Mr Alan Wearne.
Project Title:  Travelling Light
As a part of the award, Bronwyn will travel to Sri Aurobindo International Institute of Educational Research – India, with her focus of theoretical research on the life and work of Australian poet Vicki Viidikas (1948-1998) who travelled and wrote throughout India between the 1970’s and 1980’s.

Endeavour Research Fellowship (Outgoing)

Dr Haiping Du is an Academic Staff member of the School of Electrical, Computer & Telecommunications Engineering, Faculty of Informatics.
Haiping’s research will be with Host Institution the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong in Engineering & Related Technologies – Automotive.

Dr Sima Aminorroaya-Yamini is an Academic Staff member of the Institute of Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Faculty of Engineering.
Sima’s research will be with Host Institution the California Institute of Technology in Engineering & Related Technologies – Process and Resources Engineering.

Daniel Daly is in his first year of the PhD in the School of Mechanical, Materials and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering.  His supervisors are:  Principal Supervisor Professor Paul Cooper and Co-supervisor Dr Zhenjun Ma
Project:  Optimal Retrofit Strategies and Effects of Occupant Behaviour.
Daniel’s research fellowship will be with Host Institution the University College of London, United Kingdom.

April Ash is in her 3rd year of the PhD in the School of Psychology, Faculty of Health & Behavioural Sciences.  Her supervisors are: Associate Professor Stephen Palmisano and Professor Julie Steele.
Project: An ecological analysis of illusory self-motion in depth: The role active control, multisensory stimulation and scene consistency.
April’s research fellowship will be with Host Institution York University, Toronto, Canada.

Incoming

ENDEAVOUR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP 
Qais Alsafasfeh – Jordan – Engineering & Related Technologies
Prapairat Seephonkai – Thailand – Natural and Physical Sciences
Lyndsay Hayhurst – Canada – Society & Culture
Abigail Fisher – UK – Health & Public Health
Marie Hermant – France – Natural & Physical Sciences
Thi Nhu Bich – Vietnam – Nature
Magarita Vinnikov – Canada – Information Technology

ENDEAVOUR AUST CHEUNG KONG RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
Jie Gui – China – Information Technology
Zhixiong  Wu – China – Health – Medical Sciences

ENDEAVOUR EXECUTIVE AWARD
Rachel Moll – Canada – Education – Curriculum & Education Studies
Sabah Ismaiel – Iraq – Natural & Physical Sciences

ENDEAVOUR POSTGRADUATE AWARD 
Md. Amlan Haque – Bangladesh – Management & Commerce (Supervisor – Mario Fernando)
Ahmad Ghasemi Todeshkejoel – Iran – Engineering and Related Technologies (Supervisor – Professor Buddhima Indraratna)

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