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Research Grants Awarded Between 3 March and 20 April 2015

SA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Matthew Hipsey, Brendan Busch, Janaine Zanella Coletti , BMT Group Ltd, School of Earth and Environment, University of Adelaide:  'Water Quality Modelling for Lower Lakes Ecological Health Assessment'—$75,000 (2015)



SARACEN MINERAL HOLDINGS LIMITED
Professor Steffen Hagemann, Dr Walter Witt, Keith Gates , Centre for Exploration Targeting CET, School of Earth and Environment:  'Lithostratigraphy, hydrothermal alteration mineralogy and zonation of the Deep South mineral system, Western Australia'—$23,790 (2015)


UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE EX NHMRC CENTRES OF RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
Professor Jennifer Couper, Professor Len Harrison, Associate Professor Maria Craig, Professor Grant Morahan, Associate Professor Peter Colman, Dr John Wentworth, Associate Professor Anthony Papenfuss, Professor William Rawlinson , Prince of Wales Hospital, Royal Melbourne Hospital, UWA Centre for Medical Research, University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, University of New South Wales, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Of Medical Research:  'Centre of Research Excellence for the Protection of Pancreatic Beta Cells'—$308,500 (2014-16)


UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE EX NHMRC
Associate Professor Allison McKendrick, Winthrop Professor David Badcock, Professor Algis Vingrys , School of Psychology, University of Melbourne:  'Cortical Excitation in Migraine:  Using Vision to Understand and Track Brain Excitability'—$174,946 (2015-17)


UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES EX ARC DISCOVERY PROJECTS
Professor Klaus Regenauer-Lieb, Dr Christoph Schrank, Dr Ali Karrech, Dr David-Alexandre Boutelier , Queensland University of Technology, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, University of New South Wales, University of Newcastle:  'Finite Strain with Large Rotations - A New Hybrid Numerical Experimental Approach'—$11,227 (2014-16)


UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND EX NHMRC PROJECT GRANTS
Associate Professor Kevin Pfleger, Professor Walter Thomas , UWA Centre for Medical Research, University of Queensland:  'New Mediators of GPCR-growth Factor Receptor Transactivation'—$225,000 (2015-17)


UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY EX ARC DISCOVERY PROJECTS
Dr Wiliam Pritchard, Professor Anu Rammohan, Professor Michael Dibley , UWA Business School, University of Sydney:  'Nutrition Insecurity and Livelihood Decision-making in Rural Myanmar'—$70,010 (2015-17)


UWA RESERVOIR MONITORING CONSORTIUM WAMO
Associate Professor Jeffrey Shragge, Professor David Lumley, Dr Julien Bourget , School of Earth and Environment, School of Physics:  'The Western Australia Seismic Modelling Project'—$180,000 (2015-17)


WA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Professor Linda Slack-Smith , School of Dentistry:  'Improving Our Understanding of Dental Care and Mental Health for Better Care'—$50,469 (2015)



WA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
Professor Joerg Baumeister , School of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts:  'A Research and Development Project to Investigate Solutions for Affordable Housing Infrastructure and Urban Design for Infill Developments in the Metropolitan Area of Perth'—$150,000 (2015)


WA ENERGY RESEARCH ALLIANCE WAERA EX CHEVRON
Professor Eric May, Associate Professor Zachary Aman , School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering:  'Synergistic Hydrate Inhibition with MDEA for reduced MEG Circulation'—$30,000 (2015)


WA ENERGY RESEARCH ALLIANCE WAERA EX SHELL DEVELOPMENT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Associate Professor Zachary Aman, Professor Eric May , School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering:  'Improved Prediction and Management of Hydrate Plug Formation in Long-Distance Subsea Tiebacks:  Biocompatible Anti-Agglomerants'—$381,500 (2015-17)

Professor Eric May, Associate Professor Zachary Aman , School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering:  'Improved Prediction and Management of Hydrate Plug Formation in Long-Distance Subsea Tiebacks:  Probabilistic Hydrate Formation Risk'—$420,500 (2015-17)


WA HEALTH PROMOTION FOUNDATION HEALTHWAY
Hayley Christian, Associate Professor Michael Rosenberg, Dr Stephen Zubrick, Professor Stewart Trost, Professor Jasper Schipperijn, Clover Maitland, Dr Georgina Trapp , School of Population Health, School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, UWA Centre for Child Health Research, University of Queensland, University of Southern Denmark:  'Research Project Grant - Supportive childcare environments for physical activity in the early years'—$359,744 (2015-17)

Professor Donna Cross, Associate Professor Rebecca Guy, Dr Shirlee-ann Knight, Dr Therese Shaw, Bec Heinrich , Edith Cowan University, Rising Generations, UWA Centre for Child Health Research, University of New South Wales:  'Students Leading Change to Reduce Sexting Related Harm to Young People'—$221,207 (2014-16)


WATER CORPORATION WA
Rajendra Kurup , School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering:  'The Cyanotoxin Persistence on Irrigated Turf Project'—$8,000 (2015)