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Grant awardees 2005

 

ARC Discovery - Projects

Investigator

Division

Project title

Amount awarded
2005-2007

Term of grant (years)
*Liddicoat A EASS The status and conceptualisation of cultural knowledge in language-in-education policy for second/foreign language education $53,000 2

Winefield AH, Delfabbro PH, Dollard MF, Metzer JC, Hammarstrom A

EASS

Transition from school to work: a longitudinal investigation of unemployment, underemployment, alienation, social exclusion and mental health in young people

$153,512

3

Billington J

ITEE

Advances in the verification of communication protocols

$204,000

3

Boland JW, Howlett PG, Metcalfe AV, Adamson PT

ITEE

Mathematical models for water management systems

$253,000

3

Liu J
Liu C
Vincent MW

ITEE

Constraints in XML schema integration

$253,000

3

Stumptner M, Schrefl M, Corbett DR, Wotawa F

ITEE

Model-based error location in Java programs

$193,000

3

Thomas BH, Piekarski W

ITEE

Through walls collaboration to support command and control operations with eyes and ears in the field

$93,000

3

Grant AJ

ITR

Information theory for networks with uncertain topologies

$423,000

3

Rasmussen L, Collings IB

ITR

Quality-of-service-based adaptive coding for wireless communications networks

$222,000

3

Prestidge CA, Evans AM, Rades T

IWRI

Physico-chemical and biopharmaceutical investigations of novel drug delivery systems for oral administration of lipophilic drugs

$260,000

3
Dutta, NK, Choudhury NR, Holdcroft S, Hill A IWRI New high temperature proton conducting polymer electrolyte for sustainable energy conversion applications $570,000 3
Prof Alan Mayne, C Fahey, R Frances, LE Frost; H Goodall, J Gregory, PA Grimshaw, RQ Harrison, RG Hosking, RA Nile EASS Land of the Black Stump: a history of Australia's Inland Corridor, 1815-2005 $318,050 3
**Dr Jinyong Li ITEE Investigation and development of robust rule discovery and classification system $40,182 1

Total

$2,982,744

* This is a project that has been transferred to UniSA from another institution.  Please note the project commenced in 2004.
**This project was transferred to UniSA from University of Southern Queensland in 2007.

UniSA is also a partner to the following new Discovery-Projects

Administering institution Investigators UniSA investigator(s) Project title Amount awarded 2005-2007
The Flinders University of South Australia A/Prof L Lack; Dr SA Ferguson Dr SA Ferguson Brief naps as a countermeasure to fatigue $139,394
University of the Sunshine Coast Dr JM Matthews; A/Prof R Hattam; A/Prof PH Christie; A/Prof P Singh; A/Prof SC Taylor; Dr RK Sidhu A/Prof R Hattam Schooling, Globalisation and Refugees in Queensland, Australia $150,000

 

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ARC Linkage - Projects

Round 1

UniSA is the administering institution for each of the following new ARC Linkage-Project grants - Round 1

Investigator

Division

Project title

Partner organisations

Amount awarded 2005-2009

Term of grant (years) APA(I)/APD(I) general project

Sharp R, McKay JM

BUE

Social sustainability of emerging environmentally sensitive industries: a case study of oyster aquaculture on the South Australian Eyre Peninsula

Eyre Regional Development Board Inc

$72,444

3 1 APA(I)

Cameron HL,
Kerr L

EASS

Communities, trust, governance and partnerships: The role of Local Government in community management and development in areas of social disadvantage

City of Salisbury

$72,444

3 1 APA(I)

Howe PR, Buckley JD, Ferrante A

HSC

Development and application of an index for substantiating health benefits of omega-3 enriched foods

Australian Pork Ltd, Bartlett Grain Pty Ltd

$151,096

2 General project costs

Sheppard LA, Landorf CM, Smith A

HSC

Promoting healthy eating habits: an investigation of the link between healthy eating and school canteens

Spotless Services Limited, Women's and Children's Hospital

$72,444

3 1 APA(I)

Beattie DA, Fornasiero D, Addai-Mensah J, Ralston J

IWRI

Polymers at Mineral Interfaces

AMIRA International

$620,000

3 3 APA(I)s and general project costs

Kumar S, Majewski PJ, Kentish PJ, Ingman AM

IWRI

Advanced Intramedullary Nailing Systems

Austofix

$108,773

2 General project costs

Ralston J, Fornasiero D, Weedon D, Vince A

IWRI

Optimisation of Coal Flotation Performance

BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Ltd

$504,306

3 2 APA(I)s and general project costs
Total       $1,965,813    


UniSA is also a partner to the following new Linkage-Project grants - Round 1

Administering institution Investigators UniSA investigator(s) Project title Partner organisations Amount awarded 2005-2007
Macquarie University A/Prof AE Parker; A/Prof D Abbott; Prof WG Cowley; Prof NH Weste Prof WG Cowley Millimetre Wave Communication Systems for Consumer Applications DFEEST, Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment $1,350,000
Flinders University Dr JJ McIntyre; Prof A Roche; Prof JF Roddick; Dr DL Morgan; A/Prof M Metcalfe Dr DL Morgan; A/Prof M Metcalfe Addressing Indigenous complex health, housing and social inclusion issues through critical systems approaches to build workforce capacity Department of Human Services; Neporendi Aboriginal Forum Inc. $76,444
University of Melbourne Prof D Sansom, Mr R Gough, Dr J Doughney, Prof A Rainnie, Dr M MacIntosh and Prof R Green Prof J Benson Work and social cohesion under globalisation National Australia Bank Ltd; Australian Council of Trade Unions; Members Equity; Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd; Schneider (Australia) Consulting; Ernst & Young; Corrs Chambers Westgarth; Linfox $133,000


Round 2

UniSA is the administering institution for each of the following new ARC Linkage-Project grants - Round 2

Investigator

Division

Project title

Partner organisations

Amount awarded 2005-2008

Term of grant (years) APA(I)/APD(I) general project

Patrickson MG, Rice JL, Warren JR, Gurd BW

BUE

Overcoming resistance to the introduction of a health informatics system in general practice medicine

Adelaide Hills Division of General Practice, Adelaide Central and Eastern Division of General Practice, Adelaide Northern Division of General Practice

$72,444

3 1 APA(I)
Chung D, Zannettino L, O'Leary PJ, Odgers D, Wight S EASS Early intervention in stopping gendered violence: developing an evidence based intervention program for young men using violence against their girlfiriends Shopfront Youth Health & Information Service - Northern Metropolitan Community Health Service. Central Northern Adelaide Health Service $72,444 3 1 APA(I)
Dollard MF, Winefield AH, De Jonge J, Bakker A EASS Optimal Resourcing: A longitudinal study of resourcing, work demands, and psychological well-being in Australian frontline police officers Police Association of South Australia, The Police Association $157,148 3 1 APA(I) and general project costs
O'Leary PJ, Chung D, Zannettino L, Potito C, Taylor E EASS Evaluation of integrated programs for men who perpetrate domestic violence: an examination of the effectiveness of intervention process and systems Domestic Violence Service - Gold Coast, Queensland Correctional Services $60,000 3 General Project Costs
Hayball JD, Brown MP, Howley PM HSC Improving and manipulating the immune adjuvant properties of recombinant fowlpox vectors Virax Holdings Limited $165,000 3 General Project Costs
Norton K HSC Effectiveness of intervention strategies to promote physical activity among insufficiently active adults Department of Health $125,000 3 1 APA(I) and general project costs
Darbyshire P, Schiller WE, MacDougall C HSC / EASS Childhood obesity, physical activity and wellbeing: Discovering the influence of children's understandings and experiences of places, spaces and communities Department of Education & Children's Services SA, Women's and Children's Hospital, Office of Recreation and Sport, Department of Health $270,000 3 1 APA(I) and general project costs
Gerson AR, Cavallaro GP, Ice GE, McIntyre NS ITEE Synchrotron microprobe metallurgical case studies Department of Innovation Industry and Regional Development $104,000 2 General Project Costs
Howlett PG, Piantadosi J ITEE A graphical simulation package for optimal management and risk assessment in urban stormwater harvesting systems City of Salisbury $72,444 3 1 APA(I)
Jin B, Kelly JM, Saint CP, Villas-Boas S ITEE Fungal biomass protein, a bioproduct derived from a treatment process of winery waste streams Australian Water Quality Centre $337,820 3 1 APA(I), 1 APD(I) and general project costs
Jin B, Zhu H, Saint CP, Chow CW ITEE Solar nano-photocatalytic disinfection and mineralization of treated wastewater from sewage treatment plants Australian Water Quality Centre - South Australia Water Corporation $285,000 3 2 APA(I)s and general project costs
Kearney DA, Smith G ITEE A hardware accellerated platform for high-fidelity, high speed simulation of infrared scenes BAE Systems Engineering Operations Division $72,444 3 1 APA(I)
Grano SR, Horn RG, Vera MA, Pugh RJ IWRI Optimising froth zone performance in mineral flotation AMIRA International $490,000 3 3 APA(I)s and general project costs
Prestidge CA, Pendleton P, Evans AM, Aston R IWRI / ITEE / HSC A physiochemical approach for optimizing drug delivery from BioSilicon pSivida Limited $420,000 1 1 APA(I) and general project costs
Dr T Ziaian, A/Prof N Procter, M Sawyer, P Baghurst   Refugee children and adolescents in Australia: Issues of mental health and well being and equity to mental health services Migrant Resource Centre of South Autralia $148,668 3 1 APA(I)
TOTAL       $2,852,412    


UniSA is also a partner to the following new Linkage-Project grants - Round 2

Administering institution Investigators UniSA investigator(s) Project title Partner organisations Amount awarded 2005-2010
Macquarie University A/Prof C Turner; Prof S Stewart; Prof EA Davies; A/Prof HJ Beattie; Dr CJ Bain; Prof DG Hegney; Prof AJ Dobson; Prof Dr RJ McClure Prof S Stewart Factors associated with the recruitment and retention of the current and future nursing workforce - a longitudinal e-cohort study Injury Prevention and Control (Australia) Ltd, and Queensland Helath $650,000
University of Queensland Dr T Ziaian; A/Prof NG Procter; Prof MG Sawyer; Dr PL Baghurst A/Prof NG Procter Refugee children and adolescents in Australia: Issues of mental health and well-being and equal access to mental health services Migrant Resource Centre of South Australia $182,668

 

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Linkage - Infrastructure, Equipment & Facilities (LIEF)

UniSA is a collaborator on each of the following new ARC LIEF grants

Administering institution Investigators UniSA investigator(s) Title Partner organisations Amount awarded 2005
The University of Adelaide Prof SR McColl; A/Prof DM Findlay; A/Prof RA McKinnon; Prof GJ Barritt; Prof AF Lopez  A/Prof RA McKinnon Adelaide Core Live Organism Imaging Facility The University of Adelaide, The Flinders University of South Australia, University of South Australia, The Hanson Institute, The Australian Centre for Plant Functional, Adelaide Women's & Children's Hospital $474,500
Deakin University Prof PD Hodgson; Dr MR Barnett; Dr E Pereloma; Dr CH Davies; Dr RY Lapovok; A/Prof M Ferry; Dr L Kong; Dr W Yeung; Dr GL Heness; A/Prof K Xia Dr L Kong Advanced Deformation Simulation Laboratory Deakin University, Monash University, UTS, The University of NSW, UniSA, The University of Melbourne, Bluescope Steel, VCAMM Ltd $825,000
The Flinders University of South Australia Prof IL Gibbins; A/Prof RI Richards; A/Prof RA McKinnon; Dr NH Voelcker A/Prof RA McKinnon South Australian Facility for Advanced Molecular Imaging FUSA, UoA, UniSA, Australian Water Quality Centre $546,700
The University of Adelaide Dr BS Cazzolato; Prof CH Hansen; Dr AC Zander; Dr H Hsu; Prof GC Lin; Dr F He; Dr KM Sammut; Prof TC Dr H Hsu, Prof GC Lin Scanning 3D laser vibrometer for non-contact in-plane and out-of-plane vibration measurement UoA, UniSA, FUSA $377,178
The University of Adelaide A/Prof D Abbott; Dr SP Mickan; Dr SF Al-Sarawi; A/Prof GJ Nathan; Dr ZT Alwahabi; Prof PP Behrenbruch; Prof J Munch; A/Prof MA Buntine; Dr GF Metha; Prof MA Tester; Prof P Langridge; Dr DA Saint; Prof JC Wallace; Dr GW Booker; A/Prof DM Findlay; Prof M Sage; Dr JG Shapter; Prof HJ Griesser; Prof Dr PJ Majewski; A/Prof AR Gerson; Prof MM Bilek; Prof AP Middelberg; Prof H Rubinsztein-Dunlop; A/Prof JJ Cooper-White; Prof PC Davies; Prof MR Walter; Prof NH Weste; Dr GE Town; Dr CP Marshall; Prof TD Lamb; Dr TL Maddess; Dr R Ramer; A/Prof RA Lewis; A/Prof C Zhang; Dr D McNaughton; Dr BR Wood; Prof YS Morsi; A/Prof AN Luiten; A/Prof K Alameh; Prof HB Harrison; Prof RS Tucker; Dr RB Waterhouse; Prof KA Nugent Prof HJ Griesser; Prof Dr PJ Majewski; A/Prof AR Gerson A National T-ray Facility The University of NSW, University of Wollongong, Monash University, Swinburne University of Technology, The University of WA, Edith Cowan University, Griffith University, DSTO, The University of Melbourne, SA State Govt. (DFEEST), UoA, FUSA, UniSA, The University of Sydney, The University of QLD, Macquarie University, NHEW R&D Pty Ltd, ANU $864,610
The Australian National University Dr TR Griffiths; Prof SF Macintyre; Prof DS Carment; Prof DM Horner; A/Prof JS McCalman; Prof SR Garton; A/Prof PJ Buckridge; Prof JI Roe; Prof P Jalland; Prof AG Mackinnon; Prof GJ Davison; Prof CT Stannage Prof AG Mackinnon The Australian Dictionary of Biography Online Enhancement Project: Additional Search Capabilities and Greater Interoperability for the ADB Online

 

CUT, National Library of Australia, ANU, The University of Melbourne, Charles Darwin University, The University of Sydney, Griffith University, Macquarie University, UniSA, Monash University $260,338

 

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ARC Linkage-International (L-X)

Investigators

Project title

Overseas collaborating Country

Amount awarded 2005-2007

Term of grant (years)

Dr VV Ejov, Prof JA Filar, A/Prof V Gaitsgory, Prof PG Howlett, A/Prof CE Pearce, Em/Prof J Aubin, Dr K Avrachenkov, Mrs H Frankowska, Dr A Gnedin, Dr JB Lasserre, Prof M Quincampoix, A/Prof P Saint-Pierre

Singular and Analytic Perturbations, Slow and Fast Time Scales in Control Theory and Viability Theory and their Applications

France
Netherlands

$62,000

3
A/Prof D Fornasiero, Dr R Sedev, A/Prof N Dimitrov, Prof J Ralston Development of a New Type of Large-Area Robust Superhydrophobic Surfaces (MWN) USA $214,000 3
A/Prof WY Saman, Prof Dr K Vajen Dehumidification and cooling driven by solar/waste heat using liquid desiccants Canada
Germany
$15,000 3

 

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ARC Linkage-International Fellowships

Recently announced 2004 Fellowships for funding commencing in 2005.

Investigators

Division

Overseas researcher

Project title

Amount awarded 2005

Dr B Jin
Prof H Zhang
Prof Z Bai

ITEE

Prof Z Bai - Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Feasibility of biological hydrogen production from biomass wastes using activate sludge

$76,844
Dr G Bloustien
Dr M P Peters
Dr S Baker
 
EAS Dr B M Cohen
Dr S Homan
Dr A Bennett
Prof H G Jenkins
A/Prof DeFrantz
Prof H Haeussermann
Fellowship for on site German-Australian collaboration to research the everyday music practices of marginalised youth as pathways to socio-economic inclusion $80,144

 

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NHMRC projects

Administering institution Investigators UniSA investigator(s) Title Amount awarded Term of grant (years)
University of South Australia Prof Allan Evans; A/Prof Randall Faull Prof Allan Evans Pharmacokinetics of carnitine and acylcarnitines in end stage renal disease patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis $253,000 3
The University of South Australia Prof Julianne Cheek; Ms Terri Gibson; Dr Kay Price; Prof Julienne Meyer Prof Julianne Cheek; Ms Terri Gibson; Dr Kay Price Nurses, older people and hospitals: meeting new challenges $455,750 3
Royal Children's Hospital (Murdoch Children's Research Institute), Victoria A/Prof Melissa Wake; Prof George Patton; A/Prof Elizabeth Waters; Dr Joanne Williams; Ms Kylie Hesketh; Dr Tim Olds Dr Tim Olds Predictors and correlates of health-related quality of life and morbidity in overweight/obese adolescents: cohort study $503,200 3
University of Western Australia Dr Judith Finn; Prof D'Arcy Holman; A/Prof Ian Jacobs; Prof Simon Stewart Prof Simon Stewart A population based linked data analysis of the prognostic determinants of out of hospital cardiac arrest $171,500 2
Flinders University of South Australia Prof John Miners; A/ Prof Ross McKinnon; Prof Peter Mackenzie A/ Prof Ross McKinnon Predicting human drug metabolism and kinetics: In vitro and in silico $432,750 3

 

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UniSA Collaborative Research Grant

Investigators Divisions/Whyalla/
Institutes involved
Project title Amount recommended
Prof B Banerjee
Ms D Tedmanson
BUE, EASS Sustainable enterprise development in remote indigenous communities: A preliminary investigation $19,790*
Mr J Dollman
Dr K Boshoff
A/Prof B Johnson
Dr S Howard
HSC, EASS An investigation of the protective factors that reduce the risk of overweight among low socio-economic status children $11,449.95*
Dr M Grafe
Dr D Beattie
Prof R Naidu
A/Prof W Skinner
Dr I Kempson
ITEE, IWRI Heavy metal contaminant sequestration in the environment $41,221
Dr S Semple
Prof H Griesser
Prof M Barton
HSC, IWRI Identification of novel antibacterial compounds from Eremophila species and assessment of their suitability for attachment to biomedical device surfaces $37,058
Prof M Thomas
Dr G Treuren
Jenkins
EASS, BUE (with the RAH) Fatigue and error management in anaesthesia $40,000
Total recommended     $149,518.95

*Subject to conditions

 

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UniSA Australian Competitive Grant (ACG) Development Scheme

Investigators

Division

Project title

Amount awarded

Dr Emily Potter
Dr Simon Robb
Prof Alison Mackinnon
Prof Bobby Banerjee

EASS

Living with waste: Re-thinking the meaning of ‘waste’ in management, policy and daily practice

$6,000

Dr Kevin Purse
Prof Rhonda Sharp
A/Prof Martin Shanahan

EASS

Workers’ compensation costs in the United States and Canada, 1910-1960 - A Comparative Study

$12,200

Dr Andrew Davey
Dr Suong Ngo
Dr Robert Milne

HSC

Inflammation induced alterations in drug transport protein expression and the effects on fexofenadine pharmacokinetics

$18,500

Dr M de Barros Lopes
Dr Stuart Andrews

HSC

Improving yeast ethanol tolerance during fermentation

$15,000

Dr Alison Morris
Prof Peter Howe
Dr Jon Buckley
Mr Tim Sawyer

HSC

Impact of dietary omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), a novel cardiovascular risk factor

$15,000

Dr Suong Ngo
Dr Andrew Davey
Prof Allan Evans

HSC

The effects of St John’s Wort on the expression of membrane transport system and drug metabolising enzyme

$17,600

Dr Ben Roberts

HSC

Modifying the function of the von Hippel-Lindau tomour suppressor protein

$16,000

Dr Jiping Wang
Prof Deyi Xu
Dr Robert Milne

HSC

In vivo and in vitro investigation of the pharmacokinetics of a new cardioprotective, anti-hypertensive and anti-diabetic compound, isosteviol

$22,000

Dr Joern Freiheit
Prof Jonathan Billington

ITEE

Structural aggregation of generalised stochastic petri nets for the performance analysis of complex systems

$25,000

Dr Zen Lu
Dr Justin Trogdon

ITEE

Modelling the labour supply for the carer of a child with a disability in Australia

$10,750

Dr Anatoli Torokhti
Prof Jerzy Filar
Prof IsaoYamada

ITEE

Identification and analysis of nonlinear phenomena

$20,000

Dr Albert Guillen
Prof Alex Grant
Prof Lars Rasmussen

ITR

Coding for broadband wireless mobile networks

$15,000

Total  

 

$193,050

 

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