UOW Featured at Expo 2010 Shanghai China 

Representatives from UOW attended World Expo 2010, in Shanghai, to participate in the NSW Research showcase. The theme of the Research showcase was ‘Sustainable Cities’, with four sub-topics consisting of SMART Infrastructure, Environmental Management, Medical and Allied Health and Clean Energy. Interviews with UOW researchers on these topics were provided.

SMART Infrastructure

UOW Smart Infrastructure Facility

Interview with Chris Cook, UOW Dean of Engineering

High Performance Superconductor Wires

Interview with Professor Shi Xu Dou, from the Institute of Superconducting and Electronic Materials

 

Environmental Management

UOW Strategic Water Infrastructure Laboratory

Interview with Dr Long Duc Nghiem from the UOW Membrane Filtration Research Group

 

Medical and Allied Health

The Genetics of Schizophrenia

Interview with Xu-Feng Huang, the Director of the Schizophrenia Research Institute, Wollongong Centre

 

Clean Energy

Integrated Photovoltaics & Biomimetic Energy Generation – Hydrogen Production from Water Splitting

Interview with Professor David Officer from the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute