ARC Discovery Awards for 2006
Faculty of Arts
School of History, Heritage and Society
Faculty of Business and Law
School of Law
Faculty of Education
School of Social and Cultural Studies in Education
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Faculty of Science and Technology
School of Architecture and Building
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
School of Engineering and Technology
Faculty of Arts
School of History, Heritage and Society
Title: Remembering Places of Pain and Shame: Conservation of the Asia Pacific Region's 'Difficult' Heritage of Imprisonment Sites
Prof WS Logan; Dr CD Long; Dr F Qian; Mr KJ Reeves
2006 : $79,000
2007 : $59,000
2008 : $62,000
2009 : $55,755
Category: 3101 - ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT
APD Dr F Qian
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: This project will contribute to theoretical and practical discourses
relevant to Australia's cultural heritage industry. Its findings will have implications
for the work of national and state industry bodies (Australian Heritage Council,
Australian Dept of Environment and Heritage, Heritage Victoria) and professional
organisations (Australia ICOMOS). The project findings may lead to concrete
results such as the addition of new places to international, national and state
heritage registers and their protection for the benefit of the community at
large. The project will also provide Early Career Researcher training and enhance
possibilities for future research collaboration with heritage and tourism industry
partners.
Faculty of Business and Law
School of Law
Title: Understanding regulatory networks: Assessing the relevance of the 'rule of law' to business regulation in Vietnam
Mr JS Gillespie; Dr PK Taylor
2006 : $52,000
2007 : $47,000
2008 : $43,000
Category: 3703 - ANTHROPOLOGY
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: Consistent with Research Priority 4, the project will assist Australian
policy makers and business investors/exporters to understand why market laws
frequently produce fragmentation and instability in developing East Asia. It
will also inform important theoretical debates about the relative influence
of law, social norms, ethno religious orientations and sentiment in forming
regulatory networks that augment and rival state power. The project will strengthen
linkages between Australian and Asian universities and research institutions
and improve post graduate research and teaching programs.
Faculty of Education
School of Social and Cultural Studies in Education
Title: Research capacity building: the development of Australian PhD programs in national and emerging global contexts
Prof TD Evans; Ms M Pearson; Dr PD Macauley
2006 : $90,000
2007 : $65,000
2008 : $70,000
Category: 3399 - OTHER EDUCATION
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: PhD programs in universities are the principal means by which new researchers are prepared for work in the knowledge economy. This project develops a comprehensive coded database of every PhD awarded in Australia since the first programs in the 1940s. It the will study fourteen different PhD programs that have developed during this period in four universities. The project focuses on how these programs develop research capacity within disciplines and how these are related to the changing social, cultural and economic needs of Australia. The project will assist in planning future PhD programs and research capacity development.
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences
School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Title: Understanding environmental drivers of socioeconomic inequalities in food consumption
Dr K Ball
2006 : $104,515
2007 : $65,000
Category: 3212 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: The health, economic and social costs of poor nutrition are substantial.
The national partnership, the Strategic Inter governmental Nutrition Alliance,
has proposed a strategy, Eat Well Australia, which aims to improve the well
being of Australians through better nutrition. Improving Australians' diet will
cut health care costs, improve quality of life, and promote physical, mental
and social functioning. In order to improve diet, particularly among those who
are disadvantaged, a better understanding of the environmental drivers of inequalities
in food consumption is required. Findings will inform the development of policies
to increase the availability and accessibility of foodstuffs to supply an adequate
and affordable diet for all.
Title: Understanding children's risk of obesity: contextual influences on changes in eating, physical activity and weight status
Dr AF Timperio; Prof DA Crawford; Dr K Ball; Dr J Salmon
2006 : $105,000
2007 : $74,000
2008 : $100,000
2009 : $30,000
Category: 3212 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: Overweight and obesity are significant public health issues in Australia.
After tobacco, physical inactivity and obesity are leading modifiable contributors
to the burden of disease. The economic cost of obesity was recently estimated
at $1.3 billion/year. Preventing further increases in childhood obesity is an
urgent national priority, however there currently exists insufficient information
to guide effective obesity prevention strategies. The findings of this study
will inform efforts to prevent obesity at the population level by enhancing
knowledge of contextual influences on obesity risk behaviours and the selection
of specific targets for intervention. As such, this study will help create a
healthier generation of children.
Faculty of Science and Technology
School of Architecture and Building
Title: The influence of Indian Antecedents on the geometry of Southeast Asian temples
S Datta; Dr DJ Beynon
2006 : $45,000
2007 : $20,000
2008 : $35,000
Category: 3101 - ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: Australia is an emerging player in the field of heritage and conservation
in the Asia Pacific region. This project will greatly improve the ability of
Australian cultural heritage institutions to address the preservation and conservation
initiatives in the region. A successful Australian heritage export industry
will foster improved diplomatic relations with Asia. It will provide momentum
to a vital and expanding national industry, broadening the scope of Australian
trade in cultural heritage and allied professional services and enhancing the
nation's image in Asia. This corresponds with the key objectives of the Australian
government's foreign affairs and trade portfolios.
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences
Title: The cost of a meal: life history consequences of foraging mode in fur seals and sea lions
Dr JP Arnould; Dr D Costa; Prof MA Fedak
2006 : $79,000
2007 : $70,000
2008 : $70,000
Category: 2707 - ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: Australia's two fur seal species are currently experiencing population
increases throughout their range as they recover from the over exploitation
of the commercial sealing era (18 19th centuries) whereas the Australian sea
lion population is decreasing (or stable but low) throughout its range and is
considered vulnerable. Understanding the mechanisms which determine foraging
efficiency in fur seals and sea lions will have implications for the management
of these species, which are likely to experience increasing interactions with
fisheries activities. The results of this research will assist in the development
of policies to ensure the environmentally sustainable use of marine resources.
Title: A novel link between plant pathogen defence and DNA repair capability
A/Prof DM Cahill; Prof BA Kunz; Dr PM Schenk; Dr DF Klessig
2006 : $124,000
2007 : $110,000
2008 : $110,000
Category: 2704 - BOTANY
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: Plants and plant based industries are essential for the provision of
food, clothing and building materials and underpin the economies of rural communities.
Plant yield and quality and the biodiversity of natural systems are dramatically
reduced by disease. The fundamental knowledge gained from our research will
enable manipulation of the factors that enhance disease resistance resulting
in a significant benefit to Australian agriculture and protection of our natural
resources. The current reliance for disease control on chemicals that damage
the environment will be reduced and our research will contribute directly to
the provision of cheaper, simpler and more effective methods of control.
School of Engineering and Technology
Title: Nodal Power Saving for Disconnected Ad Hoc Sensor Networks
Dr PN Pathirana; Dr BF Rolfe; Dr A Wong
2006 : $80,000
2007 : $85,000
2008 : $85,000
Category: 2917 - COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
Administering Institution: Deakin University
Summary: Bush fire, age care and farming is Australia's today and tomorrow.
A key aspect in bush fire control is early detection of ignitions by spreading
miniature low power sensors in a large potential area in an ad hoc fashion and
localizing. Response to panic alarm buttons by retirees in a retirement village
where they are free to walk around while their location is monitored in real
time using a wireless tag they carry to transmit data relating to their physical
health(i.e blood pressure, ECG etc). Locating live stocks roaming around in
the dairy industry using sensory transmission used for monitoring their statues
is vitals for the farmer for improving efficiency.
