A/Prof Lee Astheimer—UoW
A/Prof Bill Buttemer—UoW
A/Prof M Hooper—UoW
2002 $
2003 $
2004 $
Total $
$5,300
$17,949
$11,645
$34,894
Title:
Pesticide effects on native Australia vetebrates: A collaboration
between the University of Wollongong and Texas Tech University
Summary:
Aerially applied insecticides are used worldwide to control periodic
locust infestations. Assessment of their effects on vertebrates is based on
limited information concerning a few North American or European species. We
will compare the sublethal effects of 3 compounds currently used or under consideration
by the Australian Plague Locust Commission (APLC) on representative Australian
vertebrates. Assessments include cholinesterase inhibition, peak aerobic performance,
thermoregulatory ability, stress responses, immune function and feeding behaviour.
Our collaboration includes expertise in comparative physiology, endocrinology
and wildlife toxicology.
Chief Investigator(s):
Dr Chung Tung Chou—UoW
Prof Joe Chicharo—UoW
Dr Paul Boustead—UoW
Prof Z YangHuazhoung—Uni of Science & Technology China
Dr J He Huazhong—Uni of Science & Technology China
2002 $
2003 $
2004 $
Total $
$10,000
$28,200
$13,800
$52,000
Title:
Interactive video on-demand for e-learning
Summary:
Life long learning has become an integral part of many people's
career development. Interactive video on-demand (VoD) can be used to deliver
video learning materials to students when they choose to study. The aim of this
project is to investigate the research issues on designing scalable interactive
VoD for e-learning. Comparing with previous work in the area, this project takes
a holistic approach, which includes multicast, distributed smart caches and
video coding as its building blocks. Huazhong University, who is active in e-learning
research, provides an ideal location to trial interactive VoD techniques, due
to their large student population.
Chief Investigator(s):
A/Prof RA Lewis—UoW
Dr C Zhang—UoW
Prof Q Huang—Institute of Physics, CAS
2002 $
2003 $
Total $
$11,700
$9,500
$21,000
Title:
Development of Solid-state cooling chips.
Summary:
The performance of modern electronic, microelectronic, optoelectronic
and photonic devices improves as they are cooled. We aim to develop semiconductor
cooling elements that can be directly integrated into existing circuits and
devices. The new solid-state cooling elements will be reliable, robust, and
scalable, and operate in any orientation. The proposed international collaboration
combines the expertise of the Chinese Academy of Science in device fabrication
with the expertise of the University of Wollongong in device characterisation
and modelling. The outcome of this research has the potential to revolutionize
cooling of diverse electronic systems, from computer motherboards to mobile
phones.
Chief Investigator(s):
A/Prof HK Liu—UoW
A/Prof D Shi—University of Cincinnati
2002 $
2003 $
2004 $
Total $
$19,396
$17,596
$17,596
$54,588
Title:
Investigation of a series of metallic sustrate materials suitable
for developing long Y-Ba-Cu-O superconductors.
Summary:
Aims: Researchers from Institute for Superconducting and Electronic
Materials, the University of Wollongong (UoW) & the Dept. Mat. Sci &
Eng., University of Cincinnati (UC) in USA will build strong collaborations
through joint research on a series of metallic substrate materials. Significance:
The research work will contribute to the development of the second generation
of high temperature superconducting wire technology. Expected outcomes: strengthen
international research experience for junior researchers and develop new collaborations
between senior researchers from UoW in Australia and UC in USA.
Chief Investigator(s):
Prof Kiet Tieu—UoW
Prof J Han—University of Science and Technology Beijing
2002 $
2003 $
2004 $
Total $
$28,000
$29,030
$27,460
$84,490
Title:
Effects of oxide scale on the mechanics of contacts in hot strip
rolling
Summary:
This project simulates the oxide scale of hot strip rolling by
numerical method, and to obtain a robust and efficient solution technique for
hot strip rolling. The innovation of this new research area is in the determination
of the thermal coefficients of oxide scale and its modelling by elastic-plastic
finite element method. The BHP Institute for Steel Processing and Products,
UoW will collaborate with the School of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of Science and Technology Beijing, China on the development of sophisticated
theory, coupled simulation model and experimental research of the rolling of
strip covering oxide scale with cracks.
Chief Investigator(s):
Prof Ah Chung Tsoi—UoW
Prof M Gori—University of Siena
2002 $
2003 $
2004 $
Total $
$17,800
$5,000
$22,800
Title:
Internet web page mining
Summary:
This project aims to study the behaviour of internet search engines
designed using a best first search strategy, and to improve on the existing
designs. The outcome of the project will be a much better design of internet
search engine which can be used to search for specific topics. The benefit to
the Australian partner will be the gaining of skills in internet search engine
design, originating from the Italian partner's group. The benefit to the Italian
partner will be the gaining of skills in research techniques, e.g., utilising
a support vector machine as a classification tool, data mining techniques developed
originally by the Australian partner's group, and in further developments of
these techniques with specific applications to the internet web page mining
problem.
Chief Investigator(s):
Prof Ken Young—UoW
Prof K Hewison—City University of Hong Kong
Dr F Guo—UoW
Dr V Wee—City University of Hong Kong
2002 $
2003 $
2004 $
Total $
$14,000
$5,600
$19,600
Title:
Migration, Ethnicity and Workforce Segmentation in the Asia—Pacific
Summary:
Globalisation has produced new polarised patterns in working populations,
including ethnically segmented labour. The related dynamics of work, ethnicity
and labour segmentation have very significant long-term consequences. Systematic
studies are available for advanced economies, but are far less developed for
newly industrialised countries. This program investigates these changes in major
Asia-Pacific urban-industrial centres. Innovative analyses from large-scale
datasets and from strategic localised case studies will meet this shortfall
in knowledge. They will also connect with more extensive ongoing studies of
social transformations. Research outcomes and theoretical re-assessments will
be presented in two workshops, and published in refereed journals and a book.
