2009 SFRGP/ECRGP funding outcomes

 Science Faculty Research Grant Program (SFRGP)

Dept IDChief Investigator 1Chief Investigator 2Other InvestigatorsProject TitleFaculty Approved SFRGP

AVIA

DOUGLAS,I R

 

 

Contrarian strategy for airlines: using path dependent learning to outpace competitors.

$9,000

AVIA

MOLESWORTH,B

 

 

Skill generalisation; Limiting the associative fan of cues.

$9,000

AVIA

SHORROCK,S T

 

 

The applied usability of human factors research.

$19,000

AVIA

WU,C-L

 

 

Air Passengers' Consumption Behaviour at Airport Terminals.

$18,000

BABS

BALLARD,W

 

 

How do the mitochrondrial genotype and diet affect mitochrondrial bioenergetics, mitochrondrial dysfunction and the rate of ageing?

$10,000

BABS

BULMUS,V

 

 

Development of biosynthetic hybrid polymers as membrane destabilising agents for intracellular drug delivery

$5,500

BABS

BURNS,B

 

 

Investigation of microbial cell-cell communication in living stromatolites.

$10,000

BABS

CATZEL,D

 

 

Identification of novel ligand(s) for Leukocyte Immunoglobulin-like Receptor A3.

$5,500

BABS

COLLINS,A

GAETA,B

 

Affinity maturation of the antibody response through analysis of immunoglobulin gene sequences generated with GS FLX 454 high throughput sequencing technology.

$10,000

BABS

FERRARI,B

 

SNAPE,I (AI)

Spatial variability in pola soil ecosystems: An integrated study of genes, microbial diversity and landform evolution as a baseline for monitoring climate change

$7,156

BABS

LUTZE-MANN,L

 

 

Assessing the potential of anti-psychotic drugs as cancer chemotherapeutics.

$10,000

BABS

MURRAY,V

 

 

The Interaction of the anti-tumour drug, Cisplatin, with human Telomeric DNA Sequences.

$10,000

BABS

WILKINS,M

 

 

Protein methylation: a fundamental switch for the interactome.

$10,000

BABS

WILTON,A

 

 

Introgression levels of dog genes into dingo population.

$10,000

BABS

ZHANG,L

 

 

Investigation of the possible role of Campylobacter concisus in inflammatory bowel disease.

$10,000

BEES

BEER,J T

 

 

Weeds lying in wait'.  Exotic plant species in the seedbanks of endangered ecological communities of the Cumberland Plain, NSW.

$7,500

BEES

BONDURIANSKY,R

 

ADLER,M (AI)

Do sexual selection and conflict shape sex-differences in lifespan and ageing?

$10,500

BEES

BONSER,S P

 

 

Size, reproduction and life histories in changing enfironments.

$12,000

BEES

GRAHAM,I

 

VOUDOURIS,P (Athens) (AI);
ZAW,K (UTas) (AI);
SUTHERLAND,L (UWS) (AI)

Understanding corundum genesis through trace element geochemistry and geochronology.

$14,000

BEES

JOHNSTON,E

 

 

Species invasions: the interactive effects of propagule pressure and pollution.

$14,000

BEES

LAFFAN,S

 

 

Identifying areas at risk of emerging and exotic animal disease incursions.

$14,000

BEES

MOLES,A T

 

 

Getting the dirt on vegetation dynamics in Far North Queensland.

$8,000

BEES

MOONEY,S D

 

 

The derivation of fire frequency through time at two sites in eastern Australia and its application to natural resource management.

$10,500

BEES

POORE,A G B

 

 

Evolution of feeding specialisation by abundant marine herbivores.

$12,000

CHEM

COLE,M

 

 

The Synthesis, Stabilization and Utility of the First Thallium Hydrides.

$23,000

CHEM

HARPER,J B

 

 

Examining the effects of interactions between solution components on reaction outcomes in ionic liquids.

$14,000

CHEM

MESSERLE,B

 

 

Multimetallic Catalysts for Tandem Chemical Reactions.

$16,000

CHEM

READ,R

 

 

Novel Fluorous Analogues of 1-Phenyl-3-methyl-4-benzoyl-5-pyrazolone

$7,000

IES

DIESENDORF,M O

 

NURICK,R (AI)

Emergency mitigation of climate change.

$10,000

MATH

CHEN,F

 

 

Efficient estimation of a frailty model for bivariate current status survival data.

$5,000

MATH

COSTER,A

 

 

Mathematically Dissecting the Insulin Signalling Pathway.

$8,000

MATH

DU,J

 

 

Double Hall algebras associated with cyclic quivers.

$8,000

MATH

GOLDYS,B

 

 

Multidimensional Stochastic Burgers Equation.

$8,000

MATH

SISSON,S

 

 

Inference for intractable models with applications.

$5,000

MATH

TISDELL,C

 

 

Uncovering the solutions to nonlinear, fractional differential equations.

$5,000

MATH

TRAN,T

 

 

Preconditioning techniques for pseudodifferential equations on the sphere with spherical splines

$5,000

MATH

WILDBERGER,N

 

 

Symmetry groups for universal hyperbolic geometry.

$8,000

MATS

YANG,C

 

 

Investigation of size and temperature effects on phase stability of silver nanoparticles.

$10,000

MATS

ZENG,Q

 

 

MD-DEM coupling for the study of self-assembly of nanoparticles.

$4,500

MATS

ZHANG,G

 

 

Coke properties in the blast furnace from the top to the bottom.

$18,000

MATS

ZHANG,Y

 

 

Development of room temperature N or H codoped ZnO:Co diluted magnetic semiconducting thin films.

$7,000

OPTO

KHUU,S

 

 

Perceptual learning of spatial contours in the treatment of amblyopia.

$10,000

PHYS

BEILBY,M J

 

 

Comparative study of salt sensitivity mechanisms in charophytes and land plants.

$5,000

PHYS

BEKKI,K

 

ASHLEY,M (AI)

Simulating the formation of our Galaxy with special-purpose GRAPE_DR computers.

$10,000

PHYS

BERENGUT,J

 

 

Next-generation atomic excitation and ionisation for plasma physics using a combined RMPS and MBPT method.

$5,500

PHYS

BURTON,M

 

 

Implementation of "fast-mapping" with the Mopra millimetre-wave telescope to enable galactic-scale molecular line mapping surveys.

$11,000

PHYS

CUNNINGHAM,M R

 

 

Identifying complex organic molecules in the interstellar medium.

$10,000

PHYS

CURMI,P M G

 

 

Towards a crystal structure of the CLIC1 ion channel.

$8,000

PHYS

HAMILTON,A R

 

 

Magnetic properties of two-dimensional 'hole' transistors.

$5,000

PHYS

MICOLICH,A

 

 

Increasing the mobility of organic field effect transistors using a novel dual-gate geometry.

$5,500

PHYS           

REECE,P

 

 

Integrated Porous Silicon Photonic Structures for Biophotonics and Optofluidics Applications.

$15,500

PHYS

SCAPPUCCI,G

 

CAPELLINI,G (Uni Roma Tre) (AI)

Next generation computing: high mobility germanium transistors.

$12,500

PHYS

WOLFE,J

 

SMITH, J (AI)

Harmonic or diphonic singing: non-linear acoustics in the vocal tract

$12,000

PSYC

ARABZADEH,E

 

 

Interaction between vision and touch.

$15,000

PSYC

CRANNEY,J

 

 

The role of benzodiazepines in the regulation of learned fear:  Psychological and neurobiological mechanisms.

$10,000

PSYC

EARL,J K

 

 

Antecedents and Consequences of Past, Present and Future Time Perspectives.

$15,000

PSYC

FELMINGHAM,K L

 

 

Suppressing negative memories:  The impact on functional brain activity and glutamate in prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus.

$10,000

PSYC

PEARSON,J

 

 

The neural mechanisms of visual memory: one or many?

$16,500

PSYC

RICHMOND,J

 

 

To sleep, perchance to aid memory consolidation: The effect of napping on infant memory retrieval.

$16,500

PSYC

SPEHAR,B

 

 

The maturation of visual spatial integration: When does a perceived whole become greater than the sum of its parts?

$10,000

PSYC

WEIDEMANN,G

 

 

The nature of the mental representation that is activated by a paired associate during memory retrieval.

$15,000

SRSS

CAPONECCHIA, C

 

 

Objective measures of driver fatigue in naturalistic driving

$22,271

SRSS

KHALIL, C

Winder,C

 

Development of new chemical mixtures for enhancing protection from chemical exposures and UV-induced sun damage

$16,357

SRSS

PANG, T

McIntosh,A

Grzebieta,R

A novel oblique test rig to determine angular head acceleration in helmet drop tests

$19,150

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

$692,934

 

Early Career Researcher Grant Program (ECRGP)

Dept ID

Chief Investigator 1

Chief Investigator 2

Other
Investigators

Project Title

Faculty Approved ECRGP

AVIA

MOLESWORTH,B

 

 

Skill generalisation; Limiting the associative fan of cues.

$4,500

BABS

BULL,R A

 

 

Development of an infectious model for studying human norovirus replication and pathogenesis.

$4,500

BABS

BULMUS,V

 

 

Development of biosynthetic hybrid polymers as membrane destabilising agents for intracellular drug delivery

$4,500

BABS

CATZEL,D

 

 

Identification of novel ligand(s) for Leukocyte Immunoglobulin-like Receptor A3.

$4,500

BABS

CHIU,J

 

 

A transcription factor as a redox switch controlling cell division in response to oxidative stress

$4,500

BABS

FERRARI,B

 

SNAPE,I (AI)

Spatial variability in pola soil ecosystems: An integrated study of genes, microbial diversity and landform evolution as a baseline for monitoring climate change

$2,844

BABS

JEON,Y

 

 

Metabolic engineering of Zymomonas mobilis for succinic acid as a higher value fermentation product.

$4,500

BABS

KALAITZIS,J

 

 

New Avenues Toward Natural Product Discovery - Exploiting Australia's Untapped Genetic Resources.

$4,500

BABS

LAURO,F

 

 

The functional role of a novel miniature inverted-repeat transposable element in bacteria.

$4,500

BABS

MURRAY,S

 

 

Has lateral gene transfer shaped the ecology of eukaryotic dinoflagellates?

$4,500

BABS / CMB

ZEMB,O

 

 

Role of electrostatic interactions in the bacterial phage adsorption as evaluated by DLVO Theory.

$4,500

BEES

BEER,J T

 

 

Weeds lying in wait'.  Exotic plant species in the seedbanks of endangered ecological communities of the Cumberland Plain, NSW.

$4,500

BEES

BONDURIANSKY,R

 

ADLER,M (AI)

Do sexual selection and conflict shape sex-differences in lifespan and ageing?

$4,500

BEES

MOLES,A T

 

 

Getting the dirt on vegetation dynamics in Far North Queensland.

$4,500

CCRC

GREEN,D

 

 

Interdisciplinary analysis of climate impacts in northern Australia using western science and traditional indigenous environmental knowledge.

$4,500

CCRC

SEN GUPTA,A J

 

ZIKA,J D (AI)

The changing role of the ocean in modulating long-term climate change: the effects of mesoscale processes.

$4,500

IES

ROBINSON,D

 

 

Developing institutional arrangements for equitable biodiversity use, bioprospecting and enabling of indigenous knowledge.

$4,500

IRMRC

MITCHELL,R

WATSON,W

McDOUGALL,P (ITIM) (PI)

Serious injury outcomes at 3 months: piloting a long-term trauma outcomes data collection in NSW.

$9,000

MATH

AJIEV,S

 

 

Synthesis of T(1) and Calderon-Zygmund theories.

$4,500

MATH

CHEN,F

 

 

Efficient estimation of a frailty model for bivariate current status survival data.

$4,500

MATS

DONG,K

 

 

Microdynamic simulation and analysis of the settling of particles in liquid.

$5,000

MATS

LAWS,K

 

PRIVAT,K (AC);
TOPPLER,K (MSE);
QUADIR,M Z (AC);
BASSMAN,L (Mats Visit);
SHAMLAYE,K; (MSE)

The Production and Properties of CarbonFibre/Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Bulk Metallic Glass Composites.

$5,000

MATS

TAN,T T

 

 

Investigating the interfacial effect of monolayer sodium cobalt oxide coated nano piezoelectric composites.

$5,000

MATS

YANG,C

 

 

Investigation of size and temperature effects on phase stability of silver nanoparticles.

$2,000

MATS

ZENG,Q

 

 

MD-DEM coupling for the study of self-assembly of nanoparticles.

$7,500

MATS

ZHANG,G

 

 

Coke properties in the blast furnace from the top to the bottom.

$2,000

MATS

ZHANG,Y

 

 

Development of room temperature N or H codoped ZnO:Co diluted magnetic semiconducting thin films.

$5,000

OPTO

JALBERT,I

 

 

Can contact lens solution toxicity provide a model for investigating dry eye disease pathogenesis?

$4,500

OPTO

KHUU,S

 

 

Perceptual learning of spatial contours in the treatment of amblyopia.

$4,500

PHYS

BERENGUT,J

 

 

Next-generation atomic excitation and ionisation for plasma physics using a combined RMPS and MBPT method.

$4,500

PHYS

MICOLICH,A

 

 

Increasing the mobility of organic field effect transistors using a novel dual-gate geometry.

$4,500

PHYS

SCAPPUCCI,G

 

CAPELLINI, G (Uni Roma Tre) (AI)

Next generation computing: high mobility germanium transistors.

$4,500

PHYS

WITTENMEYER,R A

 

 

Exploring the dependence of planet formation on stellar mass.

$4,500

PSYC

ARABZADEH,E

 

 

Interaction between vision and touch.

$4,500

PSYC

EARL,J K

 

 

Antecedents and Consequences of Past, Present and Future Time Perspectives.

$4,500

PSYC

FELMINGHAM,K L

 

 

Suppressing negative memories:  The impact on functional brain activity and glutamate in prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus.

$4,500

PSYC

PEARSON,J

 

 

The neural mechanisms of visual memory: one or many?

$4,500

PSYC

RICHMOND,J

 

 

To sleep, perchance to aid memory consolidation: The effect of napping on infant memory retrieval.

$4,500

PSYC

WEIDEMANN,G

 

 

The nature of the mental representation that is activated by a paired associate during memory retrieval.

$4,500

 

 

 

 

FACULTY TOTAL

$178,344

 

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