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Successful ARC Discovery Projects 2007

Listed below are the details of successful ARC Discovery Projects commencing in 2007. If you have any queries please contact the Research Office on 02 9351 4469 or by e-mail:

Name
Former College
Host Faculty
Host Department/School
Title of project
Fellowship
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Dr Juanita Ruys HASS Arts SEAHFM Learning from life: the creation of experiential and life-long learning in europe in the Medieval and early modern periods QEII - Dr Jaunita Ruys 124792 134402 123563 124462 118313
Professor Margaret Clunies Ross HASS Arts SEAHFM The Languge of Old Norse Poetry   105282 113653 127010 0 0
Associate Professor Alison Betts HASS Arts SOPHI East meets west: an archaelogical study of early contact beetween China and Eurasia APD - Dr Peter Jia 95001 79001 85001 73001 0
Dr Margaret Poulos HASS Arts SOPHI A New History of 1968: Feminism and Student Revolt in the Colonels' Greece (1967-1974) APD - Dr Margaret Poulos 59960 59960 57773 57773 0
Professor Cassandra Pybus HASS Arts SOPHI Recovered lives as windows on the anglo colonial world, 1750-1850 APF - Dr Cassandra Pybus 168033 100652 143438 89819 108000
Dr Andrew Fitzmaurice HASS Arts SOPHI The price of freedom   54375 32989 39404 44151 0
Dr Chris Hilliard HASS Arts SOPHI Complex Words: Literary Judgments in the British Commonwealth, 1920-1970   68705 56134 56907 0 0
Dr Jason Sharman HASS Economics & Business Business Following the Money: The Birth, Diffusion and Effectiveness of the Global Regime to Counter Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing QEII - Dr Jason Sharman 113000 98000 107000 87000 83000
Professor David Hensher HASS Economics & Business Business Development of a behavioural system of stated choice models: modelling behavioural, pricing and technological opportunities to reduce automobile energy levels   72522 93024 98848 0 0
Professor David Hensher HASS Economics & Business Business Integrating Accident and Travel Delay Externalities in an Urban Speed Reduction Context   77522 78024 83848 0 0
Dr Darryl Jarvis HASS Economics & Business Business Political Risk, Institutions and Regulatory Regimes: Business, Foreign Investment and Public Administration in Asia   90000 76000 90000 0 0
Professor Peter Stopher HASS Economics & Business Business Developing Tour Based Models for an Intergrated Land Use, Transport and Environmemental Model System for Australia   62000 66000 79000 0 0
Professor Andrew McLennan HASS Economics & Business Economics & Political Science Theory and Computation of Fixed Points APF - Professor Andrew McLennan 135000 140000 145000 100000 155000
Professor Rohan Pitchford HASS Economics & Business Economics & Political Science Balancing the risk of harm with productivity in the mercurial firm: economic theory and applications to Australian policy APF - Professor Rohan Pitchford 115000 120000 120000 80000 125000
Dr Anthony Welch HASS Education and Social Work   The Chinese knowledge diaspora and the international knowledge network - Australian and Canadian universities compared   60134 74784 58264 0 0
Associate Professor Lee Burns HASS Law   Safeguarding the domestic tax base in a world without investment borders   40000 40000 40000 0 0
Professor Regina Graycar HASS Law   Changinglaw/s: changing communities   56000 80000 84000 0 0
Associate Professor Robert Herbert HS Health Sciences Physiotherapy Passive mechanical properties of human muscles   150000 140000 130000 0 0
Associate Professor Susan Hayes HS Medicine Central Clinical School Intellectual disability in courts and police cells   105694 0 0 0 0
Associate Professor Chandini Raina MacIntyre HS Medicine Children's Hospital Westmead Who acquires infection from whom across international borders? New approaches for control of emerging infections through understanding travel patterns   248000 91000 0 0 0
Dr Sue Firth HS Medicine Kolling Institute Proteolysis of binding protein complexes regulates IGF bioavailability   78000 78000 78000 0 0
Dr Maria Byrne HS Medicine Medical Sciences Axial homologies of bilateral and radial body plans: echinoderm homologues of the chordate CNS   76000 76000 76000 0 0
Professor David Cook HS Medicine Medical Sciences Phospholipids and kinase as regulators of the epithelial sodium channels   157548 148000 140000 0 0
Professor Jurgen Gotz HS Medicine Medical Sciences Novel functions of the microtubule-associated protein tau in signaling and transport: physiological and pathological implications   160000 150000 140000 0 0
Dr Georges Grau HS Medicine Medical Sciences Microparticles as effectors of microvascular alterations in brain inflammation   90000 88000 85000 0 0
Professor Des Richardson HS Medicine Medical Sciences The effect of nitrogen monoxide on intracellular iron metabolism   132000 125000 120000 0 0
Professor Trevor Parmenter HS Medicine Northern Clinical School Moving beyond crisis management: Creating a future for people with disabilities living with ageing parents   120000 120000 199000 0 0
Associate Professor Leanne Williams HS Medicine Western Clinical School Identifying risk markers for depression: a cognitive neuroscience approach   130587 185333 90347 145640 0
Associate Professor Hak-Kim Chan HS Pharmacy   Discrete simulation of powder dispersion in pharmaceutical aerosol inhalers   110000 90000 90000 0 0
Professor Ivan Kennedy ST Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources   Biofertiliser technology for improved yields and environmental sustainability of rice and wheat crops   140000 140000 140000 0 0
Professor Alex McBratney ST Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources   High resolution digital soil mapping   120000 110000 100000 0 0
Dr Kirsty Beilharz ST Architecture Architecture, Design Science & Planning Gesture-controlled interaction with aesthetic information sonification   90000 65000 60000 40000 0
Dr Andy Dong ST Architecture Architecture, Design Science & Planning Quantifying Citizens' Capability to Design   93977 94053 94905 0 0
Professor Tom Heneghan ST Architecture   The influence of contemporary Japanese architecture: its meanings and its miss-readings   90199 92979 99267 0 0
Dr Duanfang Lu ST Architecture   National Buildings, Global Visions: Exporting Chinese Architecture to the Third World   60000 60000 50000 0 0
Dr Rong Kun Zheng ST Electron Microscope Unit   Microscopic origin of ferromagnetism of diluted magnetic semiconductors ARF - Dr Rongkun Zheng 180614 171614 171614 96614 96614
Dr Zongwen Liu ST Electron Microscope Unit   Development of carbon nanotube nanothermometers and their application for temperature measurement in the catalytic layers of fuel cells QEII - Dr Zongwen Liu 165000 135000 135000 135000 125000
Dr Julie Cairney ST Electron Microscope Unit   New approaches to understanding grain boundary chemistry   120000 115000 115000 0 0
Dr Xiaozhou Liao ST Engineering Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering Transmission electron microscopy investigation of the deformation mechanisms of nanostructured materials QEII - Dr Xiaozhou Liao 300000 210000 200000 135000 135000
Dr Xu-sheng Du ST Engineering Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering Novel nanostructured particled high energy cathode material APD - Dr Xu-Sheng Du 90000 85000 85000 0 0
Dr Qing Li ST Engineering Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering Computational Scaffold Optimisation for Tissue Engineering   75000 70000 70000 0 0
Professor Assaad Masri ST Engineering Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering Finite Rate Chemistry Effects in Turbulent Combustion   160000 180000 160000 0 0
Professor RI Tanner ST Engineering Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering Mullins-type effects in sofit filled viscoelastic solids   89938 93809 97238 0 0
Professor Liyong Tong ST Engineering Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering Morphing flexible structures with PLZT based optical actuators   112450 119214 120278 0 0
Professor Liangchi Zhang ST Engineering Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering Damage-free surfacing of large brittle wafers with on-machine flatness control   267664 287748 247470 200000 200000
Associate Professor Timothy Langrish ST Engineering Chemical Engineering Surface Modification of Spray-Dried Powders By Surface-Active Proteins ARF - Dr Benu Adhikari 230000 130000 120000 120000 120000
Professor Simon Fleming ST Engineering Chemical Engineering Nano-engineered glass for next generation optical fibre devices and systems   117000 117000 117000 0 0
Dr Itai Einav ST Engineering Civil Engineering The micro-thermo-mechanics of sand crushing in geotechnical collapse problems   100000 90000 90000 0 0
Professor Robert Minasian ST Engineering Electrical & Information Engineering Dynamically tunable, low-noise, discrete-time optical processing of high-speed signals APD - Dr Rewin Chan 160000 125000 110000 0 0
Professor Abbas Jamalipour ST Engineering Electrical & Information Engineering Cross-Correlated Security and Service Quality in Heterogeneous Mobile Communication Networks   110780 103000 90030 0 0
Dr Craig Jin ST Engineering Electrical & Information Engineering Beamforming with acoustic vector sensors for audio user interfaces   95000 92000 90000 0 0
Professor Branka Vucetic ST Engineering Electrical & Information Engineering Design and Implementation of Ultra-Low Power Cooperative Communication Terminals   107000 107000 107000 0 0
Dr Benjamin Phillips ST Science Biological Sciences Disperse or die: the evolution of dispersal; ability in a changing climate APD - Dr Benjamin Phillips 120000 115000 97000 0 0
Professor David Day ST Science Biological Sciences Symbiotic transport proteins in legumes   90000 88000 85000 0 0
Professor Chris Dickman ST Science Biological Sciences Biodiversity enhancement in arid Australia: the importance of micro-refugia and biotic interactions   90000 88000 85000 0 0
Dr Frank Seebacher ST Science Biological Sciences Genetic mechanisms of metabolic control and thermal sensing during thermoregulation   76000 76000 76000 0 0
Professor Richard Shine ST Science Biological Sciences Toad vs toad: innovative approaches to understand and control invasic species   233000 218000 220000 208000 0
Dr Christopher Sumby ST Science Chemistry Anion binding and sensing with self-assembled metallo-supramolecular assemblies APD - Dr Christopher Sumby 92030 87030 87030 0 0
Dr John Canning ST Science Chemistry Advanced Laser, Sensor and Diagnostic Technologies Using New Generation Micro- and Nano- Structured Fibres and Gratings APF - Dr John Canning 284900 250000 280000 175000 175000
Professor Peter Harrowell ST Science Chemistry Fluctuation effects in non-crystallizing liquids APF - Professor C Angell 494061 434061 334061 254061 204061
Dr Craig Marshall ST Science Chemistry Extreme life on earth - past and present QEII - Dr Craig marshall 143673 148573 156053 147263 146808
Associate Professor James Beattie ST Science Chemistry Water at Hydrophobic Surfaces   250000 215000 200000 0 0
Associate Professor James Beattie ST Science Chemistry Electroacoustic and acoustic characterisaton of nanoporous colloids   120000 90000 90000 0 0
Professor Trevor Hambley ST Science Chemistry Determining the fate of metal-based anti-cancer agents   100000 100000 100000 0 0
Associate Professor Scott Kable ST Science Chemistry Molecular signatures of complex photodissociation reactions   145000 100000 110000 0 0
Dr Brendan Kennedy ST Science Chemistry Cation Ordering - A Strategy to Prepare Multiferroic Oxides   140000 130000 130000 0 0
Professor Peter Lay ST Science Chemistry The roles of metal ions in glucose metabolism and the treatment of diabetes   131000 131000 132000 0 0
Dr Jeffrey Reimers ST Science Chemistry Principles, synthesis kand evaluation of molecular electronic devices   320000 320000 250000 150000 150000
Dr Phil McManus ST Science Geosciences Constructing nature, tradition and thoroughbreds   75000 90000 75000 0 0
Dr Ofer Gal ST Science History & Philosophy of Science The origins of scientific experimental practices: from the anatomical theater to the conversations of the Royal Society APD - Dr Charles Wolfe 98324 130974 137010 90240 0
Dr Michael Charleston ST Science Information Technologies The origin and evolution of the animal phyla inferred from analysis of multiple gene data   90000 88000 85000 0 0
Mr Peter O'Sullivan ST Science Mathematics and Statistics Categorical splitting theorems in algebraic geometry APD - Mr Peter O'Sullivan 77030 77030 77030 0 0
Dr Qiying Wang ST Science Mathematics and Statistics Asymptotic Expansions and Large deviations in Probability and Statistics: Theory and Applications ARF - Dr Qiying Wang 153614 123614 113614 136614 136614
Dr John Cannon ST Science Mathematics and Statistics Constructive Representation Theory and its Applications   109000 107000 105000 0 0
Professor Gus Lehrer ST Science Mathematics and Statistics Invariant theory, cellularity and geometry.   160000 137000 124000 94000 96000
Dr Jean Yee Hua Yang ST Science Mathematics and Statistics Statistical methods and tools for integrative microarray analysis   89000 84000 82000 0 0
Dr David Gell ST Science Molecular and Microbial Biosciences Investigting the molecular function of alpha-aemoglobin stabilising protein ARF - Dr David Gell 130000 125000 120000 120000 120000
Associate Professor Kevin Downard ST Science Molecular and Microbial Biosciences Proteomics of the influenza virus for in-field surveillance   105000 104000 120000 0 0
Professor Jill Trewhella ST Science Molecular and Microbial Biosciences Studies of the dynamic language of bio-molecular communicatin and signalling   150000 120000 120000 0 0
Professor Anthony Weiss ST Science Molecular and Microbial Biosciences Biochemistry of tropoelastin and elastin: the molecular architecture of elastic fibre assembly   100000 100000 95000 0 0
Dr Christian Grillet ST Science Physics Highly nonlinear all-optical switches using chalcogenide photonic crystal APD - Dr Christian Grillet 77030 77030 77030 0 0
Dr Christelle Monat ST Science Physics Slow light in nonlinear photonic crystals: less haste, more speed APD - Dr Christelle Monat 77030 77030 77030 0 0
Mr Dennis Stello ST Science Physics Habitable planets, stellar oscillations and the NASA Kepler mission APD - Dennis Stello 65773 63773 63773 57773 0
Dr Naomi McClure-Griffiths ST Science Physics Understanding the Evolution of the Milky Way QEII - Dr Nao,I McClure-Griffiths 179893 168893 124893 114893 114893
Dr Alex Samarian ST Science Physics Dust physics: a challenge in ITER QEII - Dr Alex Samarian 159893 149893 129893 114893 114893
Dr Peter Tuthill ST Science Physics DRAGONFLY: a revolutionary camera for astronomical imaging QEII - Dr Peter Tuthill 117446 112446 122446 72446 72446
Professor Marcela Bilek ST Science Physics New nanolaminate ternary and quaternary alloy phases by thin film synthesis   250000 225000 200000 0 0
Professor Don Melrose ST Science Physics Physics of extreme brightness temperatures in radioastronomical sources   100000 90000 80000 0 0
Dr Kostya Ostrikov ST Science Physics Plasma nanotool: bridging plasma physics and surface science   94000 87000 90000 0 0
Professor Catherine Stampfl ST Science Physics First Pinciples Catalyst Design towards an Environmentally Clean and Energy Efficient Future   130000 100000 100000 0 0
Dr John Cass ST Science Psychology Filters reveal what flicker conceals: temporal processing in the human visual system APD - Dr John Cass 63001 63001 63001 63001 0
Dr Marc de Rosnay ST Science Psychology Acquiring social fears in infancy: underlying mechanisms and implications for behavioural intervention APD - Dr Marc de Rosnay 99001 88001 94001 80001 0
Associate Professor Colin Clifford ST Science Psychology Visual coding of motion and form ARF - Associate Professor Colin Clifford 102000 135000 129000 130000 60000
Dr David Alais ST Science Psychology Audiovisual interactions in human perception: exploring the temporal dimension and the role of attention   153780 101671 148609 20778 134230
Dr Justin Harris ST Science Psychology Stimulus representation in associative learning   85000 85000 130000 0 0
Dr Alex Holcombe ST Science Psychology Mobile computation in human perception and feature binding   90000 66000 71000 0 0
Dr Ann Louise Sharpe ST Science Psychology The role of attention re-training in pain tolerance   71000 66000 75000 0 0