Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology research has received a significant boost in the latest round of Australian Research Council (ARC) funding.

A total of 23 projects representing a number of diverse research areas across the Faculty were awarded national funding to commence in 2010.

Faculty researchers were awarded funding for 18 projects under the ARC Discovery Projects scheme, a Federal Government initiative aimed at fostering excellence in fundamental research.

An additional seven projects were awarded ARC Linkage Grants, which encourage collaborative research between universities, industry and other organisations.

The University of Queensland (UQ) received a total of $44 million in funding for 91 projects under the ARC Discovery scheme and 19 projects in the Linkage scheme. UQ’s success rate was above the national average in both schemes.

The Faculty congratulates all researchers who were successful in this round of funding.

Successful Discovery Projects 

• DP1092437            

Prof SK Bhatia (APF); Prof D Nicholson; Dr J Kaerger 

Friction-based modelling of the dynamics of nanoconfined fluid mixtures

• DP1095746            

Prof ME Bialkowski; Dr AM Abbosh 

Microwave System for Early Breast Cancer Detection Employing Ultra Wideband Conformal Array Antenna

• DP1095429            

Prof JJ Cooper-White; Prof NM Fisk; Dr L Grondahl; A/Prof EJ Wolvetang 

Scalable, high throughput microfluidic platforms for tissue specific biomaterials development and tissue genesis

• DP1096826            

Dr K Deng (APD) 

Context Exploration: An Effective Way to Enhance Duplication Detection

•  DP1095902            

Dr F Liu; Mr E Weber; Dr A Trakic (APD) 

Solutions for reducing magnetic resonance image degradations and tissue heating at high frequencies

• DP1093056            

Prof AP Middelberg 

Sustainable processes for next generation surface coatings and coreshell nanoparticles based on biomolecular templating

•  DP1093175       

Dr GW Tyson (QEII); Dr P Hugenholtz; Asst Prof MB Sullivan

The only constant is change: ecology and evolution of phage‑host interactions in a model ecosystem                                                                                                

• DP1094560            

Prof RG Morgan; Dr TJ McIntyre; A/Prof DR Buttsworth; Prof RR Boyce; Dr PA Gnoffo; Dr M McGilvray; Dr PA Jacobs 

Hypervelocity reentry

• DP1095861            

Dr S Qiao; Dr Y Jin; Prof M Jaroniec 

Multifunctional Porous Nanospheres Engineered Composite Membranes for Hydrogen and Methanol Fuel Cells

• DP1094678            

Dr HT Shen 

Spotting Nearduplicate Sequences from Online Databases, Streams and Communities

• DP1092846            

Dr L Wang; Prof R Yoon 

Control of Hydrophobic Interactions between Gas Bubbles in Water and Their Role in Gas Hydrate Formation and Dissociation

•  DP1095889            

Dr L Wang; Prof Dr J Ye 

Designing New Visiblelight Active Photocatalysts for Efficient CO2 Reduction

•  DP1096950            

Prof MJ Waters; Dr HJ Schirra; Prof LK Nielsen 

From genotype to phenotype  systems biology bridging the gap

• DP1096121            

Dr X Yao; Dr C Yu 

Practical Hydrogen Storage for Fuel Cells Electrical Vehicles by Confined Ammonia Borane System

• DP1095545            

A/Prof M Zhang; Hon Prof PM Kelly; Dr D Qiu (ARF); Dr MP Moody; Prof T Furuhara 

A Unified Crystallographic Theory of Phase Transformations in Solids

• DP1095737            

A/Prof M Zhang; Dr MA Easton; Dr D Qiu; A/Prof JA Taylor; Dr X Xiong 

A Novel Approach to Grain Refinement of Cast Metals

• DP1095089            

Mr W Zhou (APD) 

Novel cathode materials for lowtemperature solidoxide fuel cells

• DP1096948            

Prof J Zhu; Prof Y Wang; Prof Y Bin 

Transport Processes in Flexible Porous Materials for Gas Separation and Storage

 

Successful Linkage Projects: 

•  LP100100659

Dr Stevens M Brumbley, Dr Kristi D Snell, Prof Lars K Nielsen

Redirecting Carbon Flow through Mesophyll and Bundle Sheath Cells of Sugarcane to Produce Poly3Hydroxybutyrate

•  LP100100375

Dr Dave P Callaghan, A/Prof Tom E Baldock, A/Prof Peter Nielsen

Development of an adaptive statistical model for oceanic flooding hazards along the East Australian coast.

• LP100100156

Prof Jane L Hunter, Dr Andreas Zankl

Skeletome  A Curated Online Knowledge Base Integrating Clinical and Biological Information on Skeletal Dysplasias and Related Conditions

•  LP100100165

Dr Karen M Steel, Prof Edward T White, Dr Luca Pala

Development of a novel process for recovering fluoride from spent potlining as AlF2(OH) using industrial waste solutions

• LP100100325

Prof Zhiguo Yuan, Dr Raymond J Zeng, Prof Jurg Keller, Dr Eva G Abal, A/Prof James W Udy

Nitrous oxide and methane emissions from South East Queensland waterways and influence of wastewater discharges