Successful ARC Linkage Projects 2006

Listed below are the details of successful ARC Linkage Projects commencing in 2006. If you have any queries please contact the Research Office on 02 9351 4469 or by e-mail:

First Round

Name
College
Host Faculty
Host Department/School
Title of project
Fellowship
APAIs awarded
Industry Partner/s
2006
2007
2008
Associate Professor Deirdre Coleman CHASS Arts English, Art History, Film and Media Minds, Bodies, Machines: a cultural and intellectual history of technologies in the 21st century  
2
Constraint Technologies International $113,559 $116,230 $111,117
Mr Michael Horsley CHASS Education & Social Work Policy & Practice Equity and access: analysing the level and pattern of funding of teaching and learning resources in Australian schools     Australian Publishers Association $20,939 $32,987 $25,136
Associate Professor Jeffrey Cohn CHS Medicine Central Clinical School (Heart Research Institute) Dairy Milk Phospholipids in the Prevention of Atherosclerosis  
1
MG Nutritionals $70,000 $64,750 $57,750
Professor Robert Booy CHS Medicine Children's Hospital at Westmead Economic and Social Benefits of treating and preventing influenza in Aged Care Facilities     Moran Health Care Group $188,290 $188,290 $188,290
Dr Lisa Sedger CHS Medicine Western Clinical School Molecular response to interferon beta treatment in multiple sclerosis Ms Fiona McKay
2
Biogen Idec Australia Pty Ltd
Sydney West Area Health Service
$154,000 $132,000 $125,000
Professor Ivan Kennedy CST Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources   A Novel Phosphate Fertiliser Enhanced by Biofertiliser Technology  
1
Rindies Pty Ltd $116,000 $105,000 $98,000
Dr Andrew Ruys CST Engineering Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering Oxide Bioceramics for Drug Delivery  
1
Epitan Limited $24,650 $24,650 $24,650
Dr Steven Scheding CST Engineering Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering Autonomous Cooking: Sensing, Estimation and Control     Electrolux Major Appliances, Australia $80,000 $75,000 $70,000
Dr Roland (Hugh) Stone CST Engineering Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering Vision Based Guidance, Navigation and Control of a Tail-Sitter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle  
1
Zylotech Ltd $26,000 $25,000 $25,000
Dr Kathryn Raphael CST Science Biological Sciences Molecular technology for biological control of the most destructive horticultural pest in Australia     VIC Dept of Primary Industries
Dept of Primary Industries & Resources SA
Griffith City Council
Riverina Citrus
Plantation Fresh
Cobar Shire Council
$95,000 $96,200 $89,200
Dr Maura Chapman CST Science Biological Sciences Building seawalls to sustain intertidal biodiversity in altered and urbanized estuaries  
1
NSW Dept of Primary Industries (Fisheries)
Bio-Analysis: Marine, Estuarine & Freshwater Ecology
Dept of Environment & Conservation
NSW Maritime
Dept of Infrastructure, Planning & Natural Resources
Sydney Ports Corp
Hornsby Shire Council
$85,000 $83,250 $76,250
Associate Professor Iver Cairns CST Science Physics Predicting Space Weather Using Solar Radio Bursts     Dept of Industry, Tourism and Resources (IPS Radio and Space Services) $63,500 $63,500 $75,500
Professor Benjamin Eggleton CST Science Physics Novel optical dispersion compensation techniques in an optical transmission system     Engana Ltd $80,000 $70,000 $78,000
Dr Patricia Holyoake CST Veterinary Science   Reducing antibiotic usage in pig herds: controlling Lawsonia intracellularis by vaccination, housing and hygiene  
2
Boehringer Ingelheim
NSW Dept of Primary Industries (Agriculture)
$120,000 $109,000 $102,000

Second Round

Name College Host Faculty Host Department/School Title of project Fellowship APDIs funded APAIs awarded Collaborating Organisations Total ARC funding
Dr Anne Clarke CHASS Arts SOPHI - Archaeology Producers and Collectors: Uncovering the Role of Indigenous Agency in the Formation of Museum Collections   0 1 Australian Museum $103,950
Ms Katherine Albury CHASS Arts SEAHFM-Media & Communications Safer Sex Beliefs and Practices in Multi-Partner Heterosexuals   0 0 FPA Health NSW $30,823
Professor Elizabeth Webby CHASS Arts SEAHFM - English Australian Poetry: Production, Distribution and Reception   0 1 Copyright Agency Limited $582,419
Dr Darryl Jarvis CHASS Economics and Business Economics and Political Science Assessing the Role of Political and Regulatory Risks for Foreign Investors: A Multi-Country Study of Four Industry Sectors   0 0 Nomura Australia Limited
Gold Fields Australasia
South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy
$345,000
Professor Robert Wood CHASS Economics and Business Business Flexible Expertise in Senior Executives Dr Nadin Beckmann
Dr David Bowman
2 3 Macquarie Bank
Brambles
Booz Allen Hamilton
Qantas
IAG Insurance Australia Group
Egon Zehnder International
ANZ Australia and New Zealand Banking Group
$2,085,799
Dr Eva Schonstein CHS Health Sciences Physiotherapy Collaborative approaches to the prevention of work related injuries in railway workers Dr Eva Schonstein 1 0 RailCorp $320,000
Dr Susan Balandin CHS Health Sciences Communication Sciences and Disorders The transition of care from ageing parents: achieving flexible relationships between adults with cerebral palsy, their siblings and service providers   0 1 Spastic Centre $76,124
Professor Jurgen Goetz CHS Medicine Medical Sciences - Brain & Mind Research Institute Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease: Dissecting synaptosomal dysfunction in transgenic animal models   0 0 Hoffmann-LaRoche $160,000
Professor Philip Sambrook CHS Medicine Northern Clinical School - Rheumatology Genetics of Postmenopausal Bone Loss   0 0 Lincoln Centre
Roche Pharmaceuticals
$90,224
Associate Professor Geoff Barton CST Engineering Chemical Engineering Electrocoagulation as a low-cost option for the continuous treatment of highly polluted wastewater   0 1 AB Mauri Pty Ltd $117,168
Dr Dong Jeng CST Engineering Civil Engineering Port Stephens Flood Tide Delta: Shoreline Management Issues Dr Vila Concejo 1 2 NSW Dept. of Natural Resources
Great Lakes Council
Port Stephens Council
DHI Water & Environment Pty Ltd
Jimmys Beach Association
$370,920
Dr Javid Atai CST Engineering Electrical and Information Engineering  A Novel Optical Network Security and Encryption Device   0 1 Soliton Network Consulting $99,000
Professor Liangchi Zhang CST Engineering Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering Novel Cutting Picks for Mining Industry and an Australian Standard   0 1 Age Mining Services Pft Ltd $300,000
Associate Professor Benjamin Oldroyd CST Science Biological Sciences Marker assisted selection of honey bees   0 1 Australian Queen Bee Breeding Group Inc $105,000
Dr Adam Munn CST Science Biological Sciences Avoiding Environmental Bankruptcy: the grazing impacts of red kangaroos and sheep Dr Adam Munn 1 0 Dept. of Environment and Conservation NSW
Dept. of Environment and Heritage SA
Dept. of Conservation and Land Management WA
Dept. of Primary Industries NSW
$259,340
Dr Mitchell Guss CST Science Molecular and Microbial Biosciences  Structure-based inhibitor design of VAP-1/SSAO for the treatment of respiratory dirsorders and other major inflammatory diseases   0 1 Pharmaxis Ltd $290,000
Dr Uwe Roehm CST Science Information Technologies Implementing Bioinformatics Algorithms using .NET-based Stored Procedures in a Database Cluster   0 1 Microsoft Research  $75,950
Professor Dagan Feng CST Science Information Technologies Semantic Image Access with Intelligent User Interaction   0 0 Microsoft Research Asia $390,000
Professor Gregory Warr CST Science Chemistry Bubble Stabilization and Density Control in Self-Supporting Explosive Emulsions   0 0 Dyno Nobel (Asia Pacific) Ltd $540,000
Professor Stephen  Simpson CST Science Biological Sciences Australian plague locust population genetics and migratory behaviour Dr Marie-Pierre Chapuis 1 1 Dept. of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry $399,000
Professor Thomas Maschmeyer CST Science Chemistry Supercritical Highly-Integrated and Modular, Continuous Solid-Catalysed Biodiesel Production from Plant and Animal Feedstocks   0 0 Australian Biodiesel Group $605,000
Dr Paul McGreevy CST Veterinary Sciences   The Functional Significance of Motor Laterality in Dogs   0 1 Guide Dogs NSW/ACT
NSW Police Dog Unit
$73,950