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Science: Research Student Graduands

Research Student Completions in 2003


The following research students in the Faculty of Science completed all requirements in their relevant courses in order to be able to graduate in the Autumn and Spring ceremonies in 2003.

PhD Completions
Name Supervisor Thesis Title
Liesl Birinyi-Strachan A/Professor Graham Nicholson Electrophysiological characterisation of pacific-ciguatoxin-1 and Australian Spider Neurotoxins
Anne Colville A/Professor Richard Lim Ecotoxicology of the insect growth regulator tebufenozide to freshwater invertebrates
Freeman Cook Professor Michael Knight Soil respiration and gas transport: modelling and measurement of the phenomena
Frank Cordaro Dr Costa Conn Design and approaches to novel antimalarials based on enediynes
Boyd Dent Professor Michael Knight The hydrogeological context of cemetery operations and planning in Australia
Caroline Dobbin Professor Alan Johnson The Role of HSP70 expression in the virulence of toxoplasma gondii in mice
Amanda Ellis Professor Mick Wilson Molecular studies of Lignin and Carbohydrate dissolution in alkaline solution
Shari Forbes Dr Barbara Stuart Investigation of the factors affecting the formation of adipocere in grave soils
Natasha Franklin A/Professor Richard Lim The application of flow cytometry to the development of algal toxicity tests for assessing metal bioavailability
Edda Gal'lino A/Professor Anita Piper In vivo methylation and replication origin mapping on the human X linked HPRT gene
Harry Gorfine A/Professor David Booth Assessment of the sustainability of Victorian abalone resources
Gowri Krishna Dr Jurgen Schulte Functional devices based on molecular self-assembly
Andis Graudins A/Professor Graham Nicholson Spiders of medical importance in the Asia-Pacific: neurotoxin characterisation and antivenom efficacy
George Grodzicki Professor Hung Nguyen Chaotic dynamics in single loop feedback systems
Juuso Huttunen A/Professor Michael Dawson Physical evidence in drug intelligence
Belinda Kenny Dr David Morrison Fire-related germination cues for soil-stored seedbanks of fire-related habitats in the Sydney region
Susan Langdon A/Profesor Claude Roux The evidential value of textile fibres in criminal investigations
Catriona Macinnis-Ng A/Professor Peter Ralph In situ stress monitoring of anthropogenic impacts on seagrass
Ross McPherson A/Professor Ken Brown The bioaccumulation of metals and the induction of molting in the Blue Swimmer Crab Portunus Pelagicus (L)
Andrew Mears A/Professor Loraine Holley The effect & interaction of electric field topography, polarity and waveform in defibrillation
Adriyan Milev A/Professor Besim Ben-Nissan Chemistry and morphological stability of sol-gel derived, plate-live carbonate substituted hydroxyapatite
Helen Quinn Professor John Ellis Neospora caninum : a study of pathogenesis and immunity in pregnant mice
Ruby Ragonese Professor Tony Baker / Professor Bob Jones Design of experiments in HPLC and CE pharmaceutical analysis
Michael Reichel Professor John Ellis The application of immunological assays for the monitoring and diagnosis of selected infectious diseases with practical emphasis on Neosporosis
Mark Sandercock Dr Eric Du Pasquier Forensic comparison of unevaporated and evaporated automotive gasoline samples from Australia and New Zealand
Narelle Smith A/Professor Debbie Street Application of blocked designs to survey instruments
Jade Soddell A/Professor Kendal McGuffie Assessment and capabilities of the aerosonde robotic aircraft for use as an atmospheric observer
Barbara Szymanska Professor Ann Simpson Liver-Directed Gene Therapy of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
David Witcombe A/Professor Nick Smith EmTFP250: a novel member of the TRAP protein family in the apicomplexan parasite Eimeria maxima
Ronald Wood Professor Margaret Burchett An investigation of selected indoor foliage plants in indoor air pollution abatement
Setrig Yozghatlian Dr Barbara Stuart The influence of strain and orientation on the morphology and properties of biomedical polyurethanes


MSc (by thesis) Completions
Name Supervisor Thesis Title
Salah Abdulla A/Professor Greg Skilbeck The influence of sediment depositional patterns and syn-sedimentary faulting on the distribution of iagifu-koi-iange reservoir facies in the Papuan foreland basin (PNG)
Ian Anderson A/Professor Ken Brown The use of the Sydney rock oyster, Saccostrea Commercialis (Iredale and Roughley) as a biomonitor of heavy metal contamination in the Hawkesbury river
Gemma Armstrong Dr Krystyna Johnson The development of Ceratopetalum gummiferum cultivars by various plant breeding strategies
Ilan Avshalom A/Professor Besim Ben-Nissan Design parameters in hip prosthesis: taper mismatch, young's modules and friction coefficient
Nicholas Carlile Dr David Morrison Demography of the Cabbage Tree Palm, Livistona Australis
John Foley A/Professor Rod Buckney The Edge Effect of roads on plant communiities in urban and conservation area bushland in the Northern Sydney area
Hylton Hobday Dr Alex pulkownik Potential for phytoremediation of a metalliferous mine site at Mt. Costigan, NSW
Thi My Linh Hoang Dr Lou De Filippis Salt tolerance and changes in DNA of rice mutants induced by gamma irradiation
Rong Mei Liu Professor Tony Baker Metal complexes of macrocyclic ligands derived from 2,6 - diacetylpyridine
Sakura Narasimhan Professor Robert Raison Recombitant expression and analysis of HLMP1, a phylogenetically primitive member of the Ly-6 superfamily
Mae Grace Nillos A/Professor Richard Lim Determination of petroleum hydrocarbon toxicity to local marine organisms
Alex Statzenko A/Professor Rod buckney The vegetation of Yacaaba Head , Port Stephens, New South Wales
Christopher Walsh A/Professor David Booth Sex-related differences in distribution age and growth of Australian longfinned river eels (Anguilla reinhardtii) in coastal catchments of southeastern Australia