Central Research Grants Scheme 2009
Faculty of Arts and Education
School of History, Heritage and Society
School of International and Political Studies
Faculty of Business Law
Faculty of Health, Medical, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences
School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Institute for Technology, Research and Innovation
Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation
Faculty of Science and Technology
Faculty of Arts and Education
School of Education
Dr Anne Cloonan; Associate Professor Catherine Beavis
Title: Teachers as theorists: Developing student-friendly language to teach new literacies
2009 : $ 8,000
History, Heritage and Society
Dr Helen Gardner; Professor David Lowe; Dr David Ritchie; Dr Christopher Waters
Title: Australia and the Decolonisation of Melanesia 1960-1985
2009 : $ 20,000
Dr Greg Burgess
Title: Atonement and Regeneration. Remaking Asylum in Post-War France
2009 : $ 8,000
School of International and Political Studies
Dr Andrew Vandenberg; Dr David Hundt
Title: Contentious unionism, democratisation, and globalisation in Sweden and Korea
2009 : $ 12,000
Faculty of Business and Law
Deakin Business School
Professor John Rodwell
Title: Intangible Asset Configurations Among Australian Hospitals Across Sectors
2009 : $ 15,000
Faculty of Health, Medical, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences
School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Dr Adel Yousif; Professor Andrew Sinclair
Title: Selection of sorghum varieties for healthier starch-based food formulation
2009 : $ 15,000
Dr Sarah Mc Naughton; Dr Karen Campbell; Dr Kylie Hesketh; Professor David Crawford
Title: Assessing diet in toddlers and young children
2009 : $ 15,000
Dr Gaele Ducher; Associate Professor Jillianne (Jill) Cook; Dr Andrew Garnham; MS Sonja Kukuljan; Professor Caryl Nowson; Associate Professor Michael Kimlin
Title: Vitamin D status and bone health in young adolescent males
2009 : $ 8,000
School of Medicine
Dr Paul Lewandowski; Associate Professor David Cameron-Smith; Professor Alister Ward
Title: Differential effects of dietary oils on inflammatory index
2009 : $ 24,000
Dr Tania De Koning-Ward; Dr Brendan Crabb; Professor Alister Ward
Title: Unravelling the role of the novel malaria translocon protein pTEX88
2009 : $ 20,000
Dr Janet Mc Leod-Associate; Professor John Donald
Title: Ghrelin signalling in a naturally occurring model of appetite regulation
2009 : $ 22,000
School of Nursing
Dr Bernice Redley; Professor Mari Botti; Professor Tracey Bucknall; Professor Megan-Jane Johnstone; Dr Andrew McNess
Title: Interprofessional clinical handover in the emergency department: Tools to improve patient safety
2009 : $ 15,000
School of Psychology
Dr Peter Kremer; Associate Professor Eva (Evie) Leslie; Professor John Toumbourou
Title: Development of a web-based survey for monitoring adolescent health
2009 : $ 20,000
Dr Gery Karantzas; Dr Susan (Susie) Sweeper; Professor Marita Mc Cabe; MS Belinda Horton
Title: Short-term course of postnatal anxiety and predictors of change
2009 : $ 8,000
Institute for Technology, Research & Innovation
Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation
Dr Nicole Stanford
Title: Super high strength magnesium alloys
2009 : $ 24,000
Dr Cui'E Wen; Dr Yuncang Li; Associate Professor Matthew Barnett
Title: Biodegradable Magnesium Alloy Foams for Orthopaedic Implants
2009 : $ 15,000
Dr Takuya Tsuzuki
Title: Production and characterisation of organic nanoparticles from natural fibres
2009 : $ 23,000
Dr Lu Sun
Title: Novel hybrid nano-particles for enhanced UV protection
2009 : $ 20,000
Dr Tong Lin
Title: Novel "Ever-dry" Fabrics from Superhydrophobicity-superhydrophilicity Combinations
2009 : $ 21,000
Dr Yuncang Li; Dr Cui'E Wen; Dr Cynthia Wong
Title: Surface Nanoengineering of Titanium Alloy Scaffolds for Orthopaedic Implants
2009 : $ 15,000
Dr Mary She; Dr Weimin Gao; Associate Professor Lingxue Kong
Title: Advanced 3D Quantitative Structural Analysis of Nanofiltration Membrane for Desalination
2009 : $ 20,000
Dr Dominic Phelan
Title: New High Strength Antimicrobial Copper alloys Produced by Strip Casting
2009 : $ 18,000
Dr Weimin Gao; Associate Professor Lingxue Kong
Title: A microchip with microfluidic valves for continuous polymerase chain reaction
2009 : $ 20,000
Dr Lijing Wang; Dr Tong Lin
Title: Conducting Textiles with Enhanced Durability for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding
2009 : $ 8,000
Intelligent Systems Group
Dr Yong Xiang; Associate Professor Jagat Kanwar
Title: A New and Effective Approach to Fetal Electrocardiogram Extraction
2009 : $ 15,000
Faculty of Science and Technology
School of Engineering and Information Technology
Dr Bernard Rolfe; Dr Dominic Phelan; Dr Nicole Stanford
Title: Quantifying Deformation in Magnesium Alloys via Atomic Scale Modelling
2009 : $ 20,000
Dr Chunhui Yang; Dr Bernard Rolfe
Title: Study of failure mechanisms of heterogeneous materials by multiscale modelling
2009 : $ 18,000
Dr Qingfeng Chen; Associate Professor Yi-Ping (Phoebe) Chen
Title: Developing Data Mining Techniques for Signalling Pathway Data Analysis
2009 : $ 15,000
Dr Akif Kaynak; Associate Professor Abbas Kouzani; Dr Chunhui (Richard) Yang
Title: Controllable force output polymer-actuator for sensing bending stiffness in fibres
2009 : $ 15,000
School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Dr Daniel Ierodiaconou; Professor Francesco (Frank) Stagnitti
Title: Seascape Ecology: Linking seafloor characteristics to biological communities
2009 : $ 23,000
Dr John Arnould; Dr Daniel Ierodiaconou
Title: Determining fine-scale habitat-use and foraging success in Australian fur seals
2009 : $ 24,000
Dr Fred Pfeffer; Dr Nicky Konstantopoulos; Dr Luke Henderson
Title: A Safer Pharmaceutical Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes
2009 : $ 14,000
Dr Luke Henderson; Dr Frederick (Fred) Pfeffer
Title: Saving Cost and the Environment: Efficient and Recyclable Organocatalysts
2009 : $ 12,000
Dr Paul Francis; MR Xavier Conlan
Title: Rapid and automated procedures to assess antioxidant capacity
2009 : $ 15,000
Dr Mathew Berg
Title: Avian evolution and a widespread Australian virus causing conservation concern
2009 : $ 8,000
