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Grants Awarded Between 27 May 2013 and 14 June 2013

AUSTRALIA AND PACIFIC SCIENCE FOUNDATION PTY LTD

Dr Melinda Moir, School of Plant Biology:  'Management Trials of Australian Insects Threatened with Co-extinction'-     $39,500 (2013-15)

CSIRO EX WA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION

Professor Shaun Collin, Dr Russell Babcock, CSIRO, UWA Oceans Institute:  'Pilbara Marine Conservation Project'-        $3,449,707 (2013-17)

CURTIN UNIVERSITY EX ARC LIEF

Dr Peter Edwards, A/Professor Ian Goodwin, Dr Svetlana Tessalina, Dr Pauline Grierson, Professor Peter Nelson, Professor Malcolm McCulloch, School of Earth and Environment, School of Plant Biology, Curtin University of Technology, Macquarie University, Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Co-operative Research Centre:  'Ultra Trace Analytical Facility for Earth System Change'-       (2013)

FINANCIAL MARKETS FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN

Dr Matthew Kemp, Dr Masatoshi Saito, Winthrop Professor John Newnham, School of Women's and Infants' Health, Tohoku University:  'Modelling Intrauterine Inflammation in Second Trimester Pregnancy to Prevent Early Preterm Birth and Improve Neonatal Outcomes'-   $130,200 (2013-14)

JAIN FOUNDATION

Professor Miranda Grounds, Jessica Terrill, School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology:  'Quantification of Lipid in Dysferlin-Deficient Muscles and Other Dystrophies'-            $59,302 (2013)

PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

Dr Britta Regli‑von Ungern, Dr Mary Hegarty, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children:  'SAFA (Safer Anaesthesia for Children with Asthma) Study'-       $79,926 (2013)

ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Associate Professor Robert McLaughlin, Winthrop Professor Fiona Wood, Assistant Professor Brendan Kennedy, Winthrop Professor David Sampson, School of Surgery, School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering:  'Early detection of pathological scarring using 3D optical imaging'-   $15,000 (2013)

STATE HEALTH RESEARCH ADVISORY COUNCIL (SHRAC)

Doctor Andre Schultz, Clinical Professor Stephen Stick, Dr Tonia Douglas, Dr Anthony Keil, School of Paediatrics and Child Health, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA:  'Investigating the Accuracy of Induced Sputum for Detecting Lower Airway Pathogens in Young Children'-  $87,400 (2013-14)

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES EX ARC LIEF

Professor Brian Uy, Dr Chunwei Zhang, Professor Kenny Kwok, Associate Professor Alex Remennikov, Winthrop Professor Hong Hao, Dr Guowei Ma, Professor David Thambiratnam, Associate Professor Mark Stewart, School of Civil and Resource Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, University of Adelaide, University of Melbourne, University of Western Sydney, University of Wollongong, Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), University of Newcastle:  'National Facility for Physical Blast Simulation NFPBS'-   (2013)

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES EX DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND AGEING

Dr Stephen Zubrick, Professor Ilan Katz, Associate Professor Kristy Muir, Dr Fiona Hilferty, Dr Trish Hill, Phil Hayes, Andrew Griffiths, Sandra Gendera, Professor David Lawrence, UWA Centre for Child Health Research, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, University of New South Wales:  'Evaluation of the Headspace Program'-            $650,940 (2013-14)

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE EX ARC LIEF

Professor Scott Sloan, Professor Mark Randolph, Pro Vice‑Chancellor John Carter, Professor Daichao Sheng, Winthrop Professor Mark Cassidy, Professor Buddhima Indraratna, Professor David White, Professor Nasser Khalili, Mr Samuel Stanier, Dr Conleth O'Loughlin, Centre for Offshore Foundations Systems, University of Sydney, Monash University, University of Queensland, University of New South Wales, University of Wollongong, University of Newcastle:  'A National Facility for In Situ Testing of Soft Soils'-           (2013)

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND EX ARC LIEF

Dr Guowei Ma, Associate Professor Faris Albermani, Professor Mark Bradford, Dr Mahen Mahendran, Professor Michael Griffith, School of Civil and Resource Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, University of Adelaide, University of Queensland, University of New South Wales, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads:  'Performance Level Structural Testing Facility'-     (2013)

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND EX ARC LINKAGE PROJECTS

Associate Professor David Jordan, Professor Ian Small, Doctor Emma Mace, Professor Robert Klein, Doctor Diana Dugas, ARC Centre for Plant Energy Biology, University of Queensland, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF), US Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USDA), Nuseed ‑ Nugrain Seeds Pty Ltd:  'Fertility Crisis:  Harnessing the Genomic Tension Behind Pollen Fertility in Sorghum'-   $58,680 (2013-14)

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY EX ARC LIEF

Professor Lister Staveley-Smith, Professor Bryan Gaensler,  Jeremy Mould, Nick Kaiser, Professor Brian Schmidt, Professor Michael Drinkwater, Professor Matthew Colless, Professor Rachel Webster, Dr Martin Meyer, Professor Hans‑Gerhardt Meurer, University of Sydney, Curtin University of Technology, Monash University, Australian National University, University of Hawaii, Swinburne University of Technology, University of Queensland, University of Melbourne, International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, Australian Astronomical Observatory:  'Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System PanSTARRS'-            (2013)

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY EX ARC LIEF

Winthrop Professor Anya Waite, Ms Martina Doblin, Mr Justin Seymour, Mr Peter Ralph, Professor Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran, Dr Cynthia Whitchurch, Iain Suthers, Professor Peter Steinberg, Mark Brown, School of Environmental Systems Engineering, University of Tasmania, University of Technology Sydney, University of New South Wales, Macquarie University:  'A Transportable Containerised Laboratory for Rapid Cell Sorting and High Resolution Bioimaging of Living Aquatic Microbes in Field Locations'-            (2013)

WA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

Winthrop Professor Charitha Pattiaratchi, School of Environmental Systems Engineering:  'Seagrass Wrack Movement and Coastal Sediment Transport Assessment for the Two Rocks Marina Re Development'-    $72,901 (2013)

WA ENERGY RESEARCH ALLIANCE WAERA EX CHEVRON

Professor Michael Johns, Winthrop Professor Eric May, Dr Einar Fridjonsson, Dr Paul Stanwix, School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering:  'Online Analysis of Discharge Water'-         $100,000 (2013)