News Archive

The Faculty is delighted to announce the following successes in industry and research grants in the last few months. Please take the time to browse through these to see the range of funding opportunities that could be open to researchers in the faculty and to pinpoint possible mentors for your own endeavours.

Congratulations also to those that applied, but were unsuccessful. Do continue to refine your applications, seek peer review and resubmit to these and other schemes.

If we missed announcing your success please let us know, contact: Debbie Thackray

UWA RESEARCH COLLABORATION AWARDS

Winners
Professor Jishan Liu, Mechanical Engineering:
" Maximize research impact through a focused research on CO2-enhanced coalbed methane recovery ". Collaboration with Penn State University. Approved funds: $8,000 (2009)

Professor Karol Miller, Mechanical Engineering:
" Computational biomechanics for image-guided neurosurgery ". Collaboration with Harvard University. Approved funds:$10,000 (2009)

Merit Award
Associate Professor David Huang, Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering:
" A Cognitive multi-hop approach for high-speed underwater acoustic communications ." Collaboration with University of Sydney. Approved funds:$2,000 (2009)

ADVANCED GEOMECHANICS

Research Associate Professor Christophe Gaudin, Professor David White, Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems:
" Gorgon - Super Span Centrifuge Testing " Approved funds: $162,550 (2009)

Winthrop Professor Mark Cassidy, Dr Yinghui Tian, Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems:
" Implementation of UIWAPIPE for Pipe Soil Analysis ." Approved funds: $22,000 (2009)

CRC FOR INTEGRATED ENGINEERING ASSET MANAGEMENT

Professor Kecheng Shen, Mechanical Engineering:
" CIEAM Integration Project ." Approved funds: $35,000  (2009)

DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Research Associate Professor Christophe Gaudin, Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems:
" Geotechnical Centrifuge Project ." Approved funds: $144,265 (2009)

HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF WA

Associate Professor David Glance, Computer Science and Software Engineering:  " eHealth Project ."   Approved funds: $1,950,000 (2009-2011)

PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA

Winthrop Professor David Smith, Research Associate Professor Bruce Gardiner, Dr Peter Pivonka, Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, University of Melbourne:
" Integrative Systems Modelling of Prostate Cancer Bone Mestastases ." Approved funds: $279,845 (2009-2010)

SWAN RIVER TRUST SWAN CANNING RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

Professor Anas Ghadouani, Environmental Systems Engineering:
" Application of High Resolution Laser Optical Plankton Counting Technology for the Study of Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Zooplankton in the Swan Canning System ." Approved funds: $20,000 (2009)

WA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION

Adjunct Associate Professor Neil Coles, Environmental Systems Engineering and ARWA Centre for Ecohydrology:
" Assessment of Surface Water and Groundwater Interaction at Toolibin Lake ." Approved funds: $82,605 (2008-2010)

WA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD (DAFWA)

Adjunct Associate Professor Neil Coles, Environmental Systems Engineering and ARWA Centre for Ecohydrology:
" Development of Automated Quality Assured Data Transfer System ." Approved funds: $42,000 (2009)

Adjunct Associate Professor Neil Coles, Environmental Systems Engineering and ARWA Centre for Ecohydrology:
" Nutrient Modelling in Harvey Irrigation Area ." Approved funds: $50,000 (2009)

WATER CORPORATION WA

Professor Anas Ghadouani, Environmental Systems Engineering:
" Sludge Profiling Project R and D - Part 1 " Approved funds: $20,000 (2009)

Ms Rebecca Ovens, WA Dept. Agriculture, Adjunct Associate Professor Neil Coles, Environmental Systems Engineering and ARWA Centre for Ecohydrology:
"Establishment of a Field Trial to Assess a Lime Amended Biosolids and Clay Mix - LABC - for Improved Soil Characteristics in Ellen Brook Catchment."  Approved funds:  $28,635 (2009)

Media references

Debbie Thackray / [email protected] / 6488 4765