Successful ARC Linkage Projects 2009
Listed below are the details of successful ARC Linkage Projects commencing in 2009. If you have any queries please contact the Research Office on 02 8627 8111 or by e-mail:
| CI Full Name | Host Faculty | Host School/Dept | Investigator,ALL (alpha) | Project Title | APDI / APAI | Total ARC Funding | Partner Organisation(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Andrew Adams | Agriculture | Agriculture | Buckly, Thomas~Hepplewhite, Christopher James~Phillips, Nathan~Tissue, David~Turnbull, Tarryn Louise~Vervoort, Rutger Willem~Adams, Mark Andrew~ | Testing climatic, physiological and hydrological assumptions underpinning water yield from montane forests. | 3 x APAI | $785,000.00 | ACTEW Corp Ltd |
| Alexander Broadfoot McBratney | Agriculture | Agriculture | De Gruijter, Jacobus~Minasny, Budiman~McBratney, Alexander Broadfoot~ | The auditability of soil carbon | APAI | $336,000.00 | 3D AG ~ Environmental Earth Sciences International |
| Andrew James Martin | Education and Social Work | Education & Social Work | Anderson, Michael James~Gibson, Robyn~Sudmalis, David~Martin, Andrew James~ | The Role of Arts Education in Academic Motivation, Engagement, and Achievement | 2 x APAI | $344,000.00 | Aust Council for the Arts |
| Qing Li | Engineering | Aerospace Mech & M'tronic Eng | Reinhard, Piper~Swain, Michael Vincent~Li, Qing~ | Design Optimisation and Fabrication of Ceramic Prosthetic Devices | APAI | $309,000.00 | Sirona Dental Systems (Germany) |
| Stefan Bernard Williams | Engineering | Aerospace Mech & M'tronic Eng | Douillard, Bertrand Robert~Pizarro, Oscar Rodrigo~Williams, Stefan Bernard~ | Autonomous repeatable surveys for long term monitoring of marine habitats | $320,000.00 | Advanced Technology Systems Australia | |
| Timothy Alan Granville Langrish | Engineering | Chemical & Biomolecular Eng | Loo, Chin Eng~See, Howard Tomio~Langrish, Timothy Alan Granville~ | Improving iron ore agglomeration by studying underlying mechanisms using experimental studies and dimensional analysis | APAI | $225,000.00 | BHP Billiton Global Technology |
| Dagan David Feng | Engineering | Information Technologies | Eberl, Stefan~Fulham, Michael Joseph~Kim, Jinman~Feng, Dagan David~ | A new generation of multi-modality biomedical image visualation and display | $470,000.00 | Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | |
| Bronwen Jane Ackermann | Health Sciences | Physiotherapy | Driscoll, Timothy Robert~Kenny, Dianna Theadora~Ackermann, Bronwen Jane~ | Sound practice: Supporting sustainable careers in orchestral musicians through occupational health and safety initiatives | 2 x APAI | $734,042.00 | Adelaide Symphony Orchestra ~ Aust Council for the Arts ~ Aust Opera and Ballet Orchestra ~ Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ~ Orchestra Victoria ~ West Aust Symphony Orchestra ~ Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra ~ Sydney Symphony Orchestra ~ Queensland Orchestra |
| Johanna Irene Mary Westbrook | Health Sciences | Health Information Management | Braithwaite, Jeffrey~Gibson, Kathryn~Paoloni, Richard James~Westbrook, Johanna Irene Mary~ | The use of information and communication technologies to support effective work practice innovation in the health sector: a multi-site study | 2 x APAI | $1,550,000.00 | Sydney South West Area Health Service |
| Roger James Stancliffe | Health Sciences | Health Sciences | Balandin, Susan Ann~Bigby, Christine~Stancliffe, Roger James~ | Transition to retirement for adults with chronic disabilities: increased community capacity | APAI | $336,000.00 | Australian Foundation for Disability ~ St John of God Accord (Vic) |
| Louise Alison Baur | Medicine | Children's Hospital Clinical School | Bauman, Adrian Ernest~Chapman, Kathryn~Smith, Benjamin~Baur, Louise Alison~ | Food and drink company sponsorship of children’s sport: publicity not philanthropy | APAI | $290,000.00 | Cancer Council New South Wales |
| Jacob George | Medicine | Western Clincial School | Bahlo, Melanie~Booth, David~McKay, Fiona Catherine~Stewart, Graeme John~Vijayaprakash, Suppiah~Yang, Yee Hwa~George, Jacob~ | Functional Genomics to Predict and Enhance Response to Interferon | Vijayaprakash Suppiah (APDI) / APAI | $370,000.00 | Roche Products Pty Limited (Australia): Pharmaceuticals Division |
| Basil Roufogalis | Pharmacy | Pharmacy | Duke, Colin Charles~Tran, Van Hoan~Roufogalis, Basil~ | Ginger-based agents for delaying the onset of metabolic syndrome: type-2 diabetes and dyslipidemia | APAI | $250,000.00 | Buderim Ginger Ltd |
| Gregory Alan Sword | Science | Biological Sciences | Brooker, Graham Michael~Simpson, Stephen James~Spurgin, Peter~Sukkarieh, Salah~Sword, Gregory Alan~ | Autonomous tracking and predictive modelling of Australian plague locust migratory band movement | $340,000.00 | Australian Plague Locust Commission | |
| Charles Robert Warren | Science | Biological Sciences | Warren, Charles Robert~ | Understanding plant uptake of organic and inorganic nitrogen for optimal fertiliser application in forestry | 2 x APAI | $252,000.00 | Forestry Tasmania ~ Great Southern Ltd |
| Ralph Dietmar Muller | Science | Geosciences | Christian~Laffaldano, Giompiero~Ross, Malcolm~Unternehr, Patrick~Muller, Ralph Dietmar~ | Integrating deep-earth and surface processes for frontier basin exploration | Giompiero Iaffaldano (APDI) | $525,000.00 | Total (France) ~ Shell International Exploration and Production (USA) |
| Peter Michael Waterhouse | Science | Molecular & Microbial Biosciences | Jones, Michael~Waterhouse, Peter Michael~ | Practical application of gene silencing: is delivery of long dsRNA by plant cells efficient in conferring host resistance to parasitic nematodes? | $70,000.00 | NemGenix Pty Ltd | |
| Benjamin Eggleton | Science | Physics | Frisken, Steven~Eggleton, Benjamin~ | Tailoring ultrafast pulses for Tb/s transmission with advanced modulation formats | $281,000.00 | Optium Australia | |
| David John Hawes | Science | Psychology | Barnett, Bryanne~Hawes, David John~ | The HPA- axis as a marker for disruptive behaviour subtypes | $240,000.00 | Karitane |