A/Prof WA Buttemer
Prof LB Astheimer
Prof MM Olsson
Prof MJ Walker
A/Prof K French
Prof MR Wilson
A/Prof SA Robinson
Dr T Uller
Dr R Zhang
Dr JA Aquilina
Dr M Dowton
Prof DJ Ayre
Prof AJ Hulbert
Dr DF Jolley
Dr JF Wallman
Dr TE Minchinton
A/Prof AR Davis
Dr TR Madsen
Dr B Ujvari
Prof RJ Whelan
Dr RA Bradstock
A/Prof RJ West
A/Prof MA Ranson
Allocation
$200,000
Title:
Flora and Fauna Research Facility
Abstract:
Our ability to make informed decisions regarding conservation and management of unique Australian ecosytems depends greatly on our understanding of the organisms inhabiting them. Researchers at the University of Wollongong are addressing this need through a wide range of studies including the: effects of climate change on plants, biology of invasive species, possible causes for declining frog populations, role of the immune system in aging and natural selection, effects of maternal hormones on offspring, effects of pesticides on native vertebrates, and impacts of bushfires on ecosystems. The infrastructure requested will enable research in these and other important areas.
Chief Investigator(s):
Prof SX Dou
Prof C Zhang
A/Prof R Ramer
Prof JG Zhu
A/Prof X Wang
A/Prof RA Lewis
Em/Prof SJ Campbell
Dr J Horvat
Dr SS Li
Dr AV Pan
Dr N Valanoor
Dr MJ Qin
Dr G Wang
Dr KK Konstantinov
Dr J Wang
Dr Z Cheng
Dr D Shi
Mr Y Zhao
Mr Y Guo
Dr ZW Lin
Dr A Dowd
Success of this proposal will enhance national and international collaboration through access to the proposed 16-Tesla PPMS by a large number of collaborating groups. This state-the-art facility will substantially enhance the materials characterisation capability of Australia . Equipped with this 16-Tesla PPMS and other related facilities the Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials at the University of Wollongong will continue as an important national and international centre for physical property characterisation. It will allow Australian researchers to remain competitive in this important of materials research.
UOW Partner Institutions
Chief Investigator(s):
Dr SS Li; Dr PA Walls; Prof HK Liu; A/Prof MJ Hoffman; A/Prof M Ferry; Prof CC Sorrell; Dr AV Pan; Prof O Ostrovski; Prof PR Munroe; Dr GS Srzednicki; Dr Y Liu; A/Prof B Ben-Nissan; A/Prof TQ Pham; Dr GL Heness; Dr ZP Guo; Dr ER Vance; Dr Z Chen
Laser Flash Thermophysical Properties Analyzer for the Development of Advanced Materials, Food Processing Technologies and Biomedical Components
Abstract:
The Australian's energy, mining, metallurgical and food industries spearhead the advancement of technologies in the global competitive market. They are the locomotive of Australian economy's strength. Future progress of these industries will be largely driven by advances in materials and food processing technology. The installation of the proposed facility will add a new dimension to high-level research performance and significantly enhance the capability for characterization of various forms of materials, foods and biomedical components in Australia. The continual development of advanced materials and food processing technology will potentially provide a sustainable means for meeting the increasing global challenge for the industries.
Chief Investigator(s):
Prof JM Holledge; Dr JJ Bollen; Ms NL Hassall; Mr GJ Milne; Dr HM Grehan; Dr PB Makeham; Ms KL Durban; Prof AR Kiernander; Dr DM Watt; A/Prof JE Tompkins; Dr IA Maxwell; Mr JD McCallum; Mr RD Murphet; Dr G McGillivray; Prof PH Fitzpatrick; Ms C Fowler; Mr KA Hanna; Mr RT Stone; Dr G D'Cruz; A/Prof TM Burvill; Mr R Choate; Mr T Maddock; Dr JM Lo
AusStage: Gateway to Australian live performance, phase 3 - enhancing collaborative research methodologies through digital networking technologies
Abstract:
AusStage provides an accessible information gateway for investigating live performance as a wealth-creating industry, a generator of social capital and an indicator of cultural vitality. Australia stages some of the most ambitious, innovative and socially significant live events. Live interaction at communal events is essential to the cultural life of the nation and innovative live performances project images of Australian culture to audiences here and overseas. AusStage uses new technologies to monitor the evolution of Australian live performance, to track innovation and excellence in the live performance industry, and to develop new methods of collaborative e-research.
Chief Investigator(s):
Prof L Zhang; Dr J Wang; Prof HK Liu; Prof X Wang; Prof Y Mai; Prof L Ye; A/Prof Q Guo; Dr I Zarudi
A multiscale system for characterizing surface and subsurface properties of advanced materials
Abstract:
The installation of the proposed equipment will greatly strengthen the research capability and capacity of the leading Australian teams in the frontier areas of multiscale manufacturing and advanced materials technology. This will in turn lead to more significant innovations and sharpen Australia's competitive edge internationally. The facility will enable the advanced training of students and engineers most needed by the country.
Chief Investigator(s):
Dr M Honda; Dr D Phillips; Prof TM Harrison; Prof JM Chappell; Dr BJ Pillans; Prof GS Lister; Prof LK Fifield; Prof AJ Gleadow; A/Prof BP Kohn; Prof AR Chivas; Prof SY O'Reilly; A/Prof DR Cooke; Prof RG Roberts; Prof CV Murray-Wallace
A New Generation Noble Gas Mass Spectrometer Facility for Advanced Research in the Earth, Planetary and Environmental Sciences
Abstract:
The current proposal, to establish a new Noble Gas Analytical Consortium for noble gas chronological and geochemical analyses, will generate new knowledge on the evolution of the Earth, with profound implications for past climate change, landscape evolution, formation of ore bodies, and terrestrial geodynamics. Consequently, the facility will conform to the National Research Priority of 'An Environmentally Sustainable Australia'. The new facility will ensure that Australian research remains at the forefront of international science development and will also provide essential training for the next generation of Australian scientists.
Chief Investigator(s):
Prof GN Taylor; Dr E Barberio; A/Prof ME Sevior; Dr SN Tovey; Dr KE Varvell; A/Prof LS Peak; Prof AB Rozenfeld
Support for the Australian Experimental High Energy Physics Program
Abstract:
This project will support physicists in the expected era of discovery in the knowledge of fundamental particles that makes up our Universe. Having participated in developing the giant ½ billion ATLAS experiment, Australian scientists will be making major discoveries in this era. ATLAS will hunt down the Higgs boson, to understand the origin of mass of fundamental particles. ATLAS will also search for particles to explain Dark Matter, which makes 25% of our Universe. ATLAS will search for undiscovered laws of nature to help us unify our understanding of the forces of nature. Excellent training, public interest, international cooperation and networking, and national pride will be enhanced by this project.
Chief Investigator(s):
Prof JA Hay; A/Prof RA Fotheringham; Prof DJ Carter; Prof RW Dixon; Ms KM Kilner; Dr L Dale; Prof BH Bennett; Prof PR Eggert; Prof EA Webby; Mr RH Coleman; Mr JF Arnold; A/Prof W Ommundsen; Ms AH Horn; Prof CM Bradford; Dr CM Taylor; Dr P Mead; Prof GR Worby; Dr RA Phiddian; Prof DJ Haskell; Ms DM Bird; Dr TN Burrows
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ustLit: Phase Two - humanities research infrastructure development, augmentation and expansion
Abstract:
With ARC support, the university and library collaborators will deliver a unique national information service revealing the wealth of Australian's literary and cultural endeavours over time. Enquirers from across the research, education and library sectors will be able to access the results of decades of scholarship in Australian literary, theatre, critical and Indigenous culture. Senior and emerging researchers will be able to continue building AustLit over time, using the infrastructure as a source of existing information to interrogate, and as a repository for new data that can be analysed and enhanced as research in new areas is pursued.
