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2002 Successful ARC Linkage Infrastructure Grants

Julie Steele, G Wallace, J McCallum, A Keenan
Gordon Wallace, M Wilson, S Adeloju, P Dastoor, L Kane-Maguire, G Spinks, P Innis
Mark Wilson, B Allen, D Ayre, K Benkendorff, J Chin, A Davis, S Djordjevic, A Hulbert, P McLennan, D Owensby
Druce Dunne, SX Dou, Rian Dippenaar, Z Chen, Geoff Spinks, G Dennis, F Barbaro
Andrew Wells, Jim Hagan, D Boadle, A Atkinson, N McLennan, M Organ, D Rowe, GA Albrecht
Total

Chief Investigator(s):	Dr Julie Steele Prof GG Wallace Prof J McCallum Ms A Keenan
					2002 $
					$124,000
Collaborating Organisations:	University of Wollongong University of Western Sydney
Title:	Integrated Biomechanics Research Laboratory.
Summary:	This application seeks funding to establish a collaborative biomechanics research laboratory by purchasing a suite of integrated biomechanical equipment to enable three-dimensional bilateral analysis of human physical performance during activities of daily living, work, and leisure. This unique facility will remedy a current deficiency in biomechanical research infrastructure, thereby significantly enhancing research capability and productivity at the two collaborating institutions. Establishing this facility is critical given the absence of such a comprehensive resource for use by regional universities and the increasing emphasis on injury prevention and human safety in all spheres of life.

Chief Investigator(s):	Prof Gordon Wallace Prof MA Wilson Prof S Adeloju Prof PA Dastoor Dr LA Kane-Maguire Dr GM Spinks Dr PC Innis
					2002 $
					$156,000
Collaborating Organisations:	University of Wollongong University of Technology, Sydney University of Western Sydney The University of Newcastle
Title:	Raman Spectroscopy Mapping Facility.
Summary:	This proposal seeks to provide a confocal Raman spectrometer for researchers at the Universities of Wollongong, Western Sydney, Newcastle and University of Technology, Sydney. The Facility will have the exceptional capability of characterising and mapping, at the micron level, the chemical nature of a wide range of advanced materials under development in our laboratories. The information derived will be of critical value for potential applications such as new corrosion-protection coatings, highly selective chemical and biochemical sensors, and new solar energy materials. The Facility will also be invaluable for the quantitative characterisation of forensic and geological samples that are otherwise difficult to identify due to their heterogeneous nature.

Chief Investigator(s):	A/Prof Mark Wilson Prof BJ Allen A/Prof DJ Ayre Dr K Benkendorff Dr J Chin Dr AR Davis Dr S Djordjevic A/Prof AJ Hulbert A/Prof PL McLennan A/Prof D Owensby
					2002 $
					$269,000
Collaborating Organisations:	University of Wollongong The University of New South Wales Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute.
Title:	Equipment for Fluorescence-Based Cellular Analysis
Summary:	The requested equipment is needed by a large grouping of highly productive researchers to carry out work across a very broad range of fields that is otherwise difficult or impossible to perform. The new equipment will facilitate obtaining many exciting and important outcomes, including identification of: (i) mechanisms controlling cell death, (ii) natural biological products that may have commercial applications (eg anti-fouling agents), (iii) "probiotic" bacteria and vaccines that may be used to protect animals from disease, and (iv) mechanisms by which changes in human lens proteins contribute to the development of cataract.

Chief Investigator(s):	Prof Druce Dunne Prof SX Dou Prof Rian Dippenaar Dr Z Chen Dr Geoff Spinks Dr G Dennis Dr F Barbaro
					2002 $
					$580,000
Collaborating Organisations:	University of Wollongong University of Western Sydney BHP Flat Products
Title:	A 200 keV Analytical Transmission Electron Microscope
Summary:	Analytical transmission electron microscopy is one of the most powerful techniques available for investigating and characterising the fine structures, compositions and crystallographic features of geological, biological and engineering materials. It is an essentiol tool in the arsenal of characterisation equipment for any organisation involved in high quality research and development of materials. The Illawarra region of NSW currently lacks a modern analytical transmission electron microscope to support a wide range of internationally competitive materials research. The aim of this project is to correct this deficiency.

Chief Investigator(s):	A/Prof Andrew Wells Em/Prof Jim Hagan Mr D Boadle A/Prof A Atkinson Dr N McLennan Mr M Organ Mr D Rowe Prof GA Albrecht
					2002 $
					$100,000
Collaborating Organisations:	University of Wollongong Charles Sturt University The University of New England The University of Newcastle
Title:	Unlocking Regional Memory: An Electronic Archive Network
Summary:	This Project will enhance access to extensive records in four NSW regional archives. These designated regional repositories include holdings that can greatly enlarge our knowledge of Australian history and society. We aim to develop a detailed, uniform and cross-referenced Web-based electronic inventory of their collections using proven software. Furthermore, high-demand collections will be digitised and marked on the inventory, while remaining collections will be digitised on request. This project will facilitate intensive research, provide a technologically innovative solution to the problem of archival access until now limited by distance, and create a cooperative regional archival network

Total $

$1,229,000

Last reviewed: 25 October, 2011