Successful ARC Linkage Projects 2010
Listed below are the details of successful ARC Linkage Projects commencing in 2010. If you have any queries please contact the Research Office on 02 8627 8111 or by e-mail:
Round 1, 2010
| CI Full Name | Faculty | School/Dept | Investigator | Project Title | APDI/APAI | Awarded Total | Partner Organisation(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vervoort, Rutger | Agriculture | Sciences | McBratney, Alexander ~Minasny, Budiman ~Vervoort, Rutger~ | Improved seasonal rainfall prediction for grain growers using farm level data and novel modelling | 1 X APAI | $228,000 | Grain Growers Association Ltd/ARC Linkage Collaborating Organisation |
| Jacobson, Michael | Education | Education & Social Work | Hu, Chun ~Markauskaite, Lina~Jacobson, Michael ~ | Learning the Complexity of Scientific Knowledge about Climate Change with Computer Modelling and Visualization Technologies | $400,000 | Department of Environment and Climate Change (NSW), Centre for Learning Innovation (NSW) | |
| Nagarathinam, Srinarayana | Engineering | Aerospace Mech & M'tronic Eng | Armfield, Steven ~Behnia, Masud ~Groenhout, Nathan~Nagarathinam, Srinarayana~ | Design tools for optimising data centre layout to minimise energy usage | 1 X APDI | $288,000 | AECOM Australia Pty Ltd/ARC Linkage Collaborating Organisation(**) |
| Liao, Xiaozhou | Engineering | Aerospace Mech & M'tronic Eng | Ringer, Simon ~Shan, Zhiewi~Liao, Xiaozhou ~ | In-situ transmission electron microscopy nanoindentation investigation of advanced structural metallic materials | 2 X APAI | $301,338 | Hysitron Inc (USA)/ARC Linkage Collaborating Organisation |
| Dehghani, Fariba | Engineering | Chemical & Biomolecular Eng | Gomes, Vincent ~Patane, Michael~Dehghani, Fariba ~ | Extraction and purification of a novel glycoprotein with antiviral activity from an Australian mollusc | 1 X APAI | $480,000 | Protech Research Pty Ltd/ARC Linkage Collaborating Organisation |
| Coster, Hans | Engineering | Chemical & Biomolecular Eng | Barton, Geoffrey ~Kavanagh, John ~O'Cleirigh, Cormac~Ryan, Daniel ~Coster, Hans ~ | Measurement and Prevention of Membrane Fouling for Water Reuse in Biorefineries | 1 X APAI | $253,000 | AB Mauri Technology and Development Pty Ltd/ARC Linkage Collaborating Organisation |
| Dehghani, Fariba | Engineering | Chemical & Biomolecular Eng | Kavanagh, John ~Dehghani, Fariba ~ | New fermentation and purification production technologies for menaquinone-7 for promoting bone and cardiovascular health | $230,000 | Agricure Pty Ltd/ARC Linkage Collaborating Organisation | |
| Schofield, Toni | Health Science | Behavioural & Comm Hlth Scienc | Germov, John~Giles, Fiona ~Hepworth, Julie ~Leontini, Rose ~Lindsay, Jo~Schofield, Toni ~ | Alcohol use and harm minimisation among Australian university students | 2 X APAI | $253,338 | New South Wales Department of Health, Department of Human Services (Victoria), New South Wales Department of Health, Association of Heads of Australian University Colleges and Halls Incorporated (AHAUCHI) |
| Short, Stephanie | Health Science | Health Sciences Faculty Office | Hawthorne, Lesleyanne~Sampford, Charles~Short, Stephanie ~ | Building an Ethical and Sustainable Model for Health Professional Recruitment to Australia: A Case Study of the Philippines | $324,000 | Queensland Health/ARC Linkage Collaborating Organisation | |
| Einfeld, Stewart | Health Science | Occupation & Leisure Sciences | Beaumont, Renae Brooke~Gray, Kylie Megan~Roberts, Jacqueline ~Sofronoff, Katherine Veronica~Einfeld, Stewart ~ | The effectiveness of Social Skills Training for Children With Autism | $192,000 | Autism Spectrum Australia, University of Queensland, Monash University, University of Canberra, Triple P International Pty Ltd | |
| Schofield, Deborah | Medicine | Public Health: School of Public Health | Kelly, Simon John~Passey, Megan ~Percival, Richard~Vos, Eric Theo~Schofield, Deborah ~ | Long term economic impacts of disease on older workers to 2030: Costs to government and individuals and opportunities for intervention | 1 X APAI | $310,000 | Pfizer Australia Pty Ltd/ARC Linkage Collaborating Organisation |
| Castaldi, Peter | Medicine | Public Health: School of Public Health | Craig, Jonathan ~D'Este, Catherine~Elliott, Elizabeth ~Haines, Mary ~McElduff, Patrick~Middleton, Sandy~Needham, Kate~Paul, Christine Louise~Pollock, Carol ~Redman, Sally ~Scott, Anthony~Watt, Hunter~Yano, Elizabeth~Castaldi, Peter ~ | Organisational Change in Healthcare: Determinants of Effective Clinical Networks | $292,000 | Sax Insititute, Greater Metropolitan Clinical Taskforce, Greater Los Angeles Health Services Research and Development | |
| Traini, Daniela | Pharmacy | Pharmacy | Chan, Kim ~Young, Paul ~Traini, Daniela ~ | Engineering of composite particles to enhance performance in respiratory drug delivery | $335,000 | Synectix Pharmaceutical Solutions Ltd (UK)/ARC Linkage Collaborating Organisation | |
| Shine, Rick | Science | Biological Sciences | Shine, Rick ~ | Surviving in a toad-colonised landscape: manipulating predator behaviour to reduce the impact of the cane toad invasion | $625,000 | Department of Environment and Conservation (WA), Territory Wildlife Park | |
| Hawkett, Brian | Science | Chemistry | Beattie, James ~Gore, Jeffrey~Neto, Chiara ~Hawkett, Brian ~ | Inhibition of Spontaneous Detonations of Explosive Emulsions in Hot and Reactive grounds | $420,000 | Dyno Nobel Asia Pacific Pty Ltd/ARC Linkage Collaborating Organisation |