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ARC Funded Projects : Commencing 2003

ARC Discovery Projects

Associate Professor DJ Booth
Professor MA Hixon
"Living on the edge: settlement dynamics of reef fishes across their ranges"
2003: $60,000
2004: $55,000


Professor D Eamus
Prof MA Adams
Associate Professor RE McMurtrie
"Mechanisms linking site water status and net primary productivity"
2003:$175,000
2004:$175,000
2005:$175,000
2006:$175,000


Professor JJ Louviere (Faculty of Business)
Associate Professor DJ Street
"Modelling the Choices of Individuals"
2003 : $60,000
2004 : $62,000
2005 : $75,000


Associate Professor GM Nicholson
Dr WC Hodgson
Associate Professor KW Broady
Professor GF King
"Novel insecticidal neurotoxins from Australian spider venoms"
2003 : $70,000
2004 : $65,000


Professor E Platen
"Approximation and Simulation of Large Diversified Portfolios"
2003 : $70,000
2004 : $67,000
2005 : $67,000
2006 : $20,000

ARC Linkage Projects (Round 1)

Professor A Craig
Dr SK Lal
Mr D Burton "Developing vehicle-based advanced warning countermeasures for driver fatigue"
2003 : $90,000
2004 : $90,000
2005 : $90,000
Category: PSYCHOLOGY
Industry Partner(s):Compumedics Ltd

Dr DS Klimesch
Associate Professor AS Ray
Dr PS Thomas
"Development of new-generation autoclaved cellulose fibre-cement composites using alumina-silica rich industrial waste"
2003 : $71,000
2004 : $30,000
Category: MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Industry Partner(s):CSR Gyprock Fibre Cement

Dr R Lim
Dr DJ Booth
Dr SP Wilson
Dr MS Warne
Dr RA van Dam
Mr A Lovell
Dr N Ahmad
Mr IA Wright
"The impact of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) in sewage contaminated waters on aquatic biota and identification of the causative compounds"
2003 : $86,000
2004 : $86,000
2005 : $86,000
Category: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Industry Partner(s):NSW EPA; Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd; Sydney Water Corporation

Associate Professor AA Piper
Ms N Woodland
Dr R Kazlauskas
"Detection of peptide hormone performance enhancing agents in sport using mass spectrometry"
2003 : $23,033
2004 : $23,033
2005 : $23,033
Category: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Industry Partner(s):Australian Government Analytical Laboratories

ARC Linkage Projects (Round 2)

Prof GB Smith
Dr PD Swift
Dr I Maxwell
"One Step Pre-forms for Microstructured Polymer Optical Fibre" 2003: $75,000
2004: $125,000
2005: $100,000
2006: $50,000
Industry Partners(s):
Cactus Fiber (Division of Redfen Polymer Optics pty Ltd)
Poly Optics Australia Pty Ltd

ARC Linkage International Projects

Professor L Botten "Photonic Crystals and Microstructured Optical Fibres for Device Applications" Investigator(s) Prof LC Botten University of Technology, Sydney Prof RC McPhedran The University of Sydney Award: $14,000
Collaborative countries: France

ARC Linkage Infrastructure Equipment and Facilities Projects (LIEF)

Prof LC Botten Prof RC McPhedran Prof BA Pailthorpe Dr RK Standish Prof MN Paddon-Row Prof AJ Pitman
Partner Organisation(s):
University of Technology, Sydney
The University of Sydney
The University of New South Wales
Macquarie University
University of Wollongong
Allocations:$375,000