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September 2006 Volume 15 | Number 7 inside this issue

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Felix rewarded for creative path

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Leap towards Holy Grail of particle physics

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Professor Alan Cooper Open Day 2006 Photo by Randy Larcombe

would put Australia on the international exactly when and where ancient Science map for ancient DNA research. populations were at a given time.” “We will use ancient DNA to examine the Researchers at the Centre have also 11 environmental impacts of climate change been working with Indonesian and A new, world-leading research unit, and human migrations over the past Australian archaeologists to search which traces genetic information from 50,000 years,” Professor Cooper said. for traces of DNA in the teeth of the more than 100,000 years ago, has been recently discovered and controversial opened at the University of Adelaide by The Centre has just secured an Flores hominids, or “hobbits,” who the Premier, the Hon. Mike Rann. international coup, signing a contract lived on the Indonesian island of Flores with the National Geographic Society The Australian Centre for Ancient until around 12,000 years ago. “DNA to provide ancient DNA information for Why are teenagers DNA will train a new generation of will defi nitively show whether these getting taller? ‘The Genographic Project’. The project Australian scientists, using revolutionary specimens were simply unusual modern is a major international fi ve-year study techniques to extract ancient genetic humans, or a completely separate to measure male and female genetic material from bones, plants and soils. species,” Professor Cooper said. markers from human populations around The Centre will help answer some of the world to reveal our collective history The Centre is expected to attract the most important questions about of evolution, migration and dispersal. scientists to Adelaide to use the environmental and evolutionary change world’s most up-to-date DNA testing “This exciting project places the Centre at in the southern hemisphere. equipment. For more details of the the forefront of international ancient DNA Australian Centre for Ancient DNA , visit Professor Alan Cooper, who was research and the results will revolutionise the website: www.ees.adelaide.edu. recruited from the University of Oxford our understanding of human evolution au/research/acad/ in 2005 to head up the Centre at the and diversity,” Professor Cooper said. University of Adelaide, said the facility “Ancient DNA allows us to determine Story by Candy Gibson Adelaidean

Adelaidean has a readership of more than 30,000 per month – 12,000 in print and 18,000 online Editor: David Ellis Design and Layout: Chris Tonkin Writers: Candy Gibson Robyn Mills From the Vice-Chancellor Contributors: Lana Guineay Deciding to stay in Adelaide was one of the easiest The University will continue to respond to the needs of David Swale decisions I’ve had to make in years. the community, business and government by delivering Printed by: innovative programs that satisfy South Australia’s strategic As you may be aware, the University’s Council has extended Lane Print Group aims. We will continue to seek new markets abroad, my contract for a further fi ve years, until mid-2012. I’m very Tel: +61 8 8179 9900 and to grow the participation in higher education among Fax: +61 8 8376 1044 grateful to Council for doing so! Email: [email protected] South Australians. We will capitalise on our excellence in Web: www.laneprint.com.au Becoming Vice-Chancellor of the University of Adelaide has research and become more widely regarded for excellence in education. We will continue to seek new partnerships in Distribution: been a wonderful experience. It’s been a lot of hard work, as any vice-chancellorship is, but I’m extremely proud of Australia and overseas. Lane Print Group how the University has fl ourished over these past four years. Passing Out Distribution Co. It’s important to me that the University of Adelaide continues Advertising: The University of Adelaide already had an excellent down a path of being widely recognised as an outward- Max Hicks, Radio Adelaide reputation when I fi rst joined as Vice-Chancellor, especially looking university. In 2003, I set out to reposition the Tel: +61 8 8303 5000 for its research, but there were many areas that I hoped to University to respond to the new challenges facing higher Fax: +61 8 8303 4374 build on or develop at the time. education in Australia and overseas. A key objective of Email: [email protected] this reform is to ensure the University plays an increasingly Coming Events: I set out to ensure that the institution had a secure fi nancial prominent role on the international stage. base so that it could continue to build on its teaching and All coming events must be University of Adelaide related and of public interest. research activities, and I’m pleased to say that this was Having a global outlook will greatly benefi t our students Please send details of events via email to: achieved within a relatively short period of time, which and the South Australian community as a whole. We live in [email protected] bodes very well for the future. an internationalised society, which is why the University’s Deadline for next issue: outward-looking approach to education is so important to I also set out to strengthen the University’s engagement the future of our graduates and our community. Monday, September 11, 2006 with the community, and to increase the number of Marketing and Strategic Communications, international students, broadening the countries from I’m looking forward to tackling the future and helping the The University of Adelaide, which they are drawn and the disciplines that they study. University to grow. It’s already been a very busy four years South Australia, 5005. This has been achieved – with remarkable results in some – but there’s so much more to be done! I’m glad that I have Tel: +61 8 8303 5414 Fax: +61 8 8303 4829 cases – and I hope to see more growth in these areas in the been to be given the opportunity to stay here in Adelaide Email: [email protected] coming years. as your Vice-Chancellor, so that we can continue the good work together. www.adelaide.edu.au/adelaidean Of course, all of this could not have been achieved without Material may be reproduced without the collective efforts of a great many people, and I thank permission but acknowledgement must be given to the Adelaidean. them all for their contributions. The quality of our academic Registered by Australia Post No and non-academic staff, as well as our students, never 565001/00046 ceases to amaze me. It has been a pleasure to be the Vice- Chancellor of a University with such quality brimming from all quarters (and all campuses). JAMES A. McWHA So what does the future hold? Vice-Chancellor

CORRECTION Our article about the new endowment fund for an annual Visiting Professorship named after leading economist Geoff Harcourt (page 16, August 2006 Adelaidean) requires some clarifi cation. Emeritus Professor Harcourt was a PhD Deputy PM student at Cambridge University from 1955-58. He joined the University of Adelaide as a lecturer in economics in 1958. During the 1960s he lectured at Cambridge and was a Fellow of Trinity talks trade Hall, returning to Adelaide in 1967. He was again on leave in Cambridge in 1972-73 and 1980, before going back to Cambridge to a university lectureship The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, The Minister spoke on the ongoing need and and College Fellowship (at Jesus) in the Hon. Mark Vaile (second from left), was at the signifi cance of the World Trade Organization to 1982. He was made Professor Emeritus University of Adelaide recently to address a business Australia and global trade despite the current at the University of Adelaide in 1988. forum on the major trade challenges facing Australian stalemate in trade negotiations. In 1990 he was promoted to an ad business. hominem Readership in the History of The Institute for International Trade is a University Economic Theory, a post he held until He is pictured here with (left to right) the Institute of Adelaide centre of expertise on international he retired in 1998 when he became for International Trade’s Senior Program Manager, trade issues. It provides trade research and advice an Emeritus Reader in the History of Jim Redden, Executive Director Andrew Stoler and to business and government, runs courses and Economic Theory and an Emeritus University Vice-Chancellor Professor James McWha. workshops on trade for developing countries, and Fellow of Jesus. runs postgraduate courses on trade, business and The Institute for International Trade (until recently For more information about the Geoff development-related issues. Harcourt Visiting Professorship please the Institute for International Business, Economics contact the School of Economics and Law) joined with Business SA to host Mr Vaile’s on (08) 8303 4768 or email: address to business and industry representatives. [email protected]

Adelaidean Volume 15, Number 7 September 2006 2 Artists at work

The University of Adelaide did something very different to promote its Open Day this year. Three Adelaide-based artists were commissioned to bring their work out of the studio and into the community – at the same time bringing the University to the public in an eye-catching way. The artists – John Hamilton, Rosemaree Hoffman and Ross Morgan – painted works that refl ected the impact the University of Adelaide has on the community of Adelaide. The large 1.8-metre by 1.2-metre canvases were all painted at busy locations in the Adelaide Railway Station and Rundle Mall. “The aim is to help people know and understand a little bit more about what this University does and its value in society. But we also wanted the artists to help take that message out into the streets and engage with the community in the run up to Open Day,” said Vice- Chancellor Professor James McWha. Pictured is artist Rosemaree Hoffman painting her canvas during peak hour in the Adelaide Railway Station. Rosemaree went to art school in Melbourne and has travelled extensively in Australia and Asia over the past 15 years. She now specialises in large canvas abstracts, for which she has become known. All three works of art were sold at silent auction on Open Day, with the proceeds going towards the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship Fund. Open Day, held at the North Terrace Campus on Sunday 20 August, was hailed as another success this year. To see more photos from Open Day, turn to page 9. Photo by Mark Trumble

Alumni award to Agent General

became Kinhill Engineers, and Alumni later Brown and Root Asia. He was Managing Director in the mid 1970s before moving to the UK in University of Adelaide graduate and 1976 and continuing his interests South Australia’s Agent General, in architecture, management and Maurice de Rohan OBE, has been planning in the UK, US and Australia. presented with a Distinguished Alumni Award in recognition of his He was appointed Agent General outstanding contribution to the in January 1998, a London-based University, the community and his position with a role of encouraging fi eld of work. investment, trade and tourism to South Australia. Professor James McWha (left) presents Agent General de Rohan received Agent General de Rohan is also “Maurice is an outstanding and Estates Committee Chair at Lords, Maurice de Rohan with his Distinguished the award from Vice-Chancellor Alumni Award in London Professor James McWha at a recent distinguished graduate of the Chairman of the Cutty Sark Trust alumni event at Australia House in University who, over the past few and Supervisory Board Member of London. years, has assisted the University to the Menzies Centre for Australian build its alumni chapter in London,” Studies at King’s College, London. The University keeps in touch After graduating from the University Professor McWha said. with almost 400 of its alumni He has been chair of Disaster Action of Adelaide with a Bachelor of in the United Kingdom through “He is now Patron of the Combined in the UK and remains a Trustee. He Technology in 1960, Maurice de distribution of Lumen magazine and UK Chapters of South Australian was awarded an Order of the British Rohan embarked on a spectacular through alumni events organised University Alumni Associations Empire in 1992 in recognition of career. by the Combined South Australian his work as Founding Chairman of and regularly provides tangible Universities Alumni Chapter. He was founding partner of Kinnaird assistance in supporting chapter the Herald Families Association, for Hill de Rohan and Young, which activities.” services to maritime safety. Story by Robyn Mills

3 Volume 15, Number 7 September 2006 Adelaidean Engineering degree mines new territory

“More and more local, national and Engineering international mining companies are turning their attention to our State, The University of Adelaide has joined and our rich mineral and resource forces with industry and government deposits,” Mr Holloway said Up to 30 students will be offered At the launch of the new Mining Engineering to provide a new degree aimed places in the inaugural intake in degree (from left): the Hon. Paul Caica, “The new mining degree at the Minister for Employment, Training & Further at rectifying Australia’s serious 2007. Professor Plimer has secured University of Adelaide will play a Education, Professor Ian Plimer, the Hon. shortage of mining engineers. $1.3 million in bursaries from mining Paul Holloway, Minister for Mineral Resources signifi cant role in ensuring that companies to help subsidise the The new Bachelor of Engineering skilled workers are available to Development, and Vice-Chancellor Professor cost of the degree. James McWha (Mining) degree has received meet the increasing demand for Photo by Mark Trumble strong endorsement from the State our resources. The degree will also Professor Plimer said Australia was Government, with the Minister for prepare young South Australians currently producing just 40% of the Mineral Resources Development, for rewarding careers in the State’s mining engineers required to satisfy the Hon. Paul Holloway, offi cially mining industry.” industry needs. launching the new degree last The University of Adelaide is one Professor Ian Plimer, Professor of “This University – in conjunction month. of only four universities in Australia Mining Geology at the University of with the State Government – has offering Mining Engineering and Mr Holloway said South Australia Adelaide, has spent the past couple been incredibly astute to realise that the only one teaching it in South was experiencing an exploration and of months on a statewide recruiting the world is undergoing a global Australia. mining boom, unprecedented in the drive for the fi rst cohort of mining restructuring of commodities and we State’s history. engineering students. can play a huge role in that.” Story by Candy Gibson

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Adelaidean Volume 15, Number 7 September 2006 4 Felix rewarded for creative path

Australia’s only indigenous youth performing Above: Felix Kerry, South Australian NAIDOC Artist of the Year Music arts company. Photo by Candy Gibson His association with Kurruru also extends to A passion for the performing arts has giving regular performing arts workshops to He completed three years of a four-year culminated in a major award for University Aboriginal youth in regional South Australia. Bachelor of Performing Arts degree in WA of Adelaide music student Felix Kerry. before heading east to Coober Pedy to work “Drama and music are great avenues to help with Aboriginal teenagers for a year. Twenty-fi ve year old Felix, who is in his second build up self-esteem among Aboriginal kids,” year of an Associate Diploma in Aboriginal Felix said. “I think it’s important to share your In 2004 Felix started his diploma at the Studies in Music, has been named the 2006 experience and give teenagers some motivation University of Adelaide. The singer/songwriter South Australian NAIDOC Artist of the Year. to reach their potential.” plays the guitar and has a passion for folk, jazz and blues. He’s also a regular performer in NAIDOC celebrations are held around Australia He owes his creative streak to an eclectic mix Adelaide with his band The Strange Breed. in the fi rst full week in July to celebrate the of cultures. Born on Thursday Island to a Papua history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal New Guinean father and a mother of Torres As for the future, this talented young musician and Torres Strait Islander people. Strait Island heritage, Felix grew up in a musical is keen to build his reputation as an artist in his environment. own right. The award recognises Felix’s work with Aboriginal communities in the performing “Dancing and music are an integral part of “Winning this award has been a huge honour arts fi eld, including a musical composition both cultures so it’s not surprising that I have for me and I hope it gives other Aboriginal for the award-winning Crossing Paths dance followed a creative path,” he said. musicians some encouragement to follow their spectacular at the 2006 Fringe Festival. passion,” he said. Felix spent his childhood on Thursday Island Felix wrote a 50-minute musical score for the and then moved to Perth in his late teens to join production, which was performed by Kurruru, a performing arts company called Artworks. Story by Candy Gibson

5 Volume 15, Number 7 September 2006 Adelaidean The business of producing a best seller

Books

The notion that the fate of a business may rest with one word – credibility – is both a scary and an exciting prospect. For father and son team, Zbigniew and Matthew Michalewicz, it’s pure common sense. The fact that their book Winning Credibility topped the best sellers’ list at Dymocks’ Adelaide store in its second week of release provides solid proof of that belief system. Winning Credibility is the result of a successful formula: mixing the magic ingredients of business nous with technological expertise and Matthew (left) and Zbigniew Michalewicz They put into practice the tactics, business, you will fi nd it diffi cult to adding a dash of pure marketing Story and photo by Candy Gibson strategies and principles that are succeed. The Masters course shows genius. necessary to achieve credibility.” you how to combine your technical Professor Zbiegniew Michalewicz Matthew, described in the book’s expertise with business nous.” Winning Credibility is Chair of Artifi cial Intelligence at introductory notes as a “serial was released Professor Michalewicz is regarded the University of Adelaide’s School entrepreneur,” comes from a on July 26 and within a fortnight as one of the world’s leading of Computer Sciences. His son business background – and was No.1 on Dymocks’ Adelaide authorities in the fi eld of evolutionary Matthew is a Visiting Fellow at the proudly claims he has the scars book sales. computation. His appointment to same School, teaching a Masters to show for it. Matthew attributed its success to the University in 2004 was described course in Commercialising IT The former Ernst & Young the fact that credibility is a subject by the Head of Computer Science, Research. management consultant has more that other business books have not Professor Mike Brooks, as “a major The pair have pooled their talents than a decade of experience in addressed. “Lots of books explain coup for the IT industry in South to produce “a guide for building a starting, running and selling high- the art of selling or raising capital, Australia”. business from rags to riches”, as the growth companies. In 2005 he but none of them address the Winning Credibility is available at all book’s subtitle claims. co-founded his fourth company, credibility factor.” leading bookstores. SolveIT Software, with his father and Winning Credibility is a practical, The pair’s profi le and reputation in several other well-known computer “how-to” guide for turning a start-up the United States – where they both scientists, including Dr Martin business into a successful company, enjoyed successful careers before The Adelaidean has a signed Schmidt and Constantin Chiriac. based on the premise that the real moving to Adelaide in 2004 – has copy of Winning Credibility to difference between failure and Based in part on their joint also helped drive sales. give away to one lucky reader. success is perception. experiences in the United States, To win, be the fi rst caller on In his University teaching role the book follows the fortunes of two (08) 8303 5414 to answer this “Many companies have a wonderful – the fi rst business course offered fi ctional entrepreneurs. question: approximately how product or idea, but they can’t sell by the Computer Science Faculty many people attended the it. The reason? They don’t have “We used the fi ctional characters – Matthew says he is fi lling a basic University of Adelaide’s Open credibility,” Matthew said. “This book – Diane and John – to create a need. “You can get a degree but Day on Sunday 20 August? shows how you achieve that.” common glue between the chapters. if you don’t know anything about

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Adelaidean Volume 15, Number 7 September 2006 6 A representation of strange quarks within the proton. Up and down quarks composing Leap towards Holy Grail the proton (uud) are complemented by a strange-antistrange pair created from the gluon fi eld in which they reside. Graphic by Associate Professor of particle physics Derek Leinweber

like particles called quarks, bound unprecedented accuracy by applying Dr Leinweber is Deputy Director of Physics together by gluons. There are six a unique combination of cutting- the University’s Special Research different types of quarks and the edge numerical and analytical Centre for the Subatomic Structure most mysterious of these is the approaches. of Matter, based within the School strange quark, which “boils up” of Chemistry and Physics. He is also Particle physicists around the world “We have combined expertise in inside the proton and then “simmers Deputy Director (Visualization) of are designing the next generation of fundamental Lattice Simulations back out of existence”. the South Australian Partnership for billion-dollar experiments following on supercomputers together with Advanced Computing (SAPAC) which new fi ndings from a University of The new fi nding, published recently breakthrough techniques in Effective serves South Australia’s e-research Adelaide-led research team. in the prestigious international Field Theory calculations. These needs. journal Physical Review Letters, is are two separate areas of physics The Holy Grail of the world’s a precise calculation of the strange which have been used together in His research relies on the application particle physicists is to discover and quark’s distribution within the a way that no-one else has thought of a complex theory called quantum describe new particles that make up proton. The calculation predicts that of. It gives particular strength to the chromodynamics and makes use of the universe’s tiniest building blocks. the short-lived strange quarks display University of Adelaide’s research in the massive computing power of the The University of Adelaide’s an unanticipated level of symmetry this area. world’s fastest supercomputers. Associate Professor Derek in their journey. “There is a huge industry in particle Last year the group produced a Leinweber, leading a team of “Technically the strange quark physics with groups of researchers precise calculation of the strange international theoretical physicists, contribution to the proton’s charge around the world making new quark’s contribution to the proton’s has established a new approach distribution has proven elusive,” said measurements that could reveal magnetism. to precision calculations, vital to Dr Leinweber. “At the University of physics beyond the standard model establishing what is known and This latest theoretical result Adelaide, working with physicists of the universe. Our result presents paving the way to revealing the already has been supported by at the University of Edinburgh and a huge challenge to experimental unknown. new experimental results recently the Thomas Jefferson National physicists in planning the next announced by the Jefferson The proton, one of the three main Accelerator Facility in the United generation of experiments. Billions Laboratory’s HAPPEx Collaboration. components of an atom, is known States, we’ve been able to calculate of dollars are going to be spent, to consist of elementary, point- the strange contribution with based on this result.” Story by Robyn Mills

7 Volume 15, Number 7 September 2006 Adelaidean Nobel laureate has lesson for all graduates

Graduations

Nobel laureate and University of The research was for some time Dr J. Robin Warren Adelaide graduate Dr J. Robin regarded with scepticism but was Photo by GFP Studios Warren has been awarded an fi nally accepted by the medical honorary doctorate from the community. University. “Dr Warren’s contribution to the Dr Warren, who graduated in world in the fi eld of medicine is medicine from Adelaide in 1961, now widely recognised but his was last month awarded a Doctor persistence and determination of the University (honoris causa) at in achieving this distinction is a one of the four mid-year graduation wonderful lesson for our graduates ceremonies. who are just starting their own More than 900 students graduated careers,” said University of Adelaide at the four ceremonies over two Vice-Chancellor Professor James days, with Dr Warren also the guest McWha. speaker at one of the ceremonies on “The University of Adelaide is 1 August. extremely proud of our graduate, Dr Warren, who received the 2005 Dr Warren, and pleased we are Nobel Prize for Medicine with able to show our appreciation and colleague Professor Barry Marshall, respect by awarding him an honorary was awarded the honorary degree doctorate.” for his distinguished achievement The other prominent speakers at the as a scholar and his contribution to July-August graduation ceremonies society in physiology and medicine. were: Coles Myer Chairman Rick His discovery of the bacterium Allert, Minister for Employment, Helicobacter pylori and its role in Training and Further Education the gastritis and peptic ulcer disease Hon. Paul Caica, and Port Adelaide revolutionised the treatment of this Football Club Chief Executive Offi cer major medical problem. John James.

Clockwise (from far left): Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) graduate Alexa Jones celebrating with her grandmother, Jacqueline Schwarz; guest speaker Rick Allert with Bachelor of Science (Honours) graduate Thomas Madison and supervisor Dr Connor Thomas from the School of Molecular and Biomedical Science; Li Bo graduated with a Bachelor of Economics, pictured with friend Jing Shi; and 13 lecturers donned student hats to obtain their Graduate Certifi cate in Higher Education. The program, offered by the Centre for Learning and Professional Development, is the only one of its kind in South Australia. Photos by Robyn Mills, Candy Gibson and Peter Murdoch

Adelaidean Volume 15, Number 7 September 2006 8 Thousands of people spent a good part of their Sunday enjoying the many sights, sounds and tastes of the University of Adelaide’s Open Day on 20 August. On a magnifi cent sunny day, the University’s North Terrace Campus put on a good show for potential students, their friends, families, and other members of the community. About 10,000 people attended Open Day, with some of the main drawcards being the Information Talks, the Bonython Hall Expo, The Forum, and the Battle of the Bands. These are just some of the sights that greeted those who visited the University.

Photos by Mark Trumble and David Ellis

9 Volume 15, Number 7 September 2006 Adelaidean Israeli scholar to deliver lecture

Reinhart’s timely book has been described as a “searing exposé of the peace process”, giving readers an insight into the Israel-Palestinian crisis and the propaganda that affects its coverage. It argues that the current situation has brought no real progress and that, under cover of diplomatic successes, Israel is using the road map to strengthen its grip on the remaining occupied territories. Sponsored by the Australian Friends of Palestine Association, the lecture honours the memory of Palestinian Edward Said, one of the most widely known intellectuals in the world until his death in 2003. Israeli scholar and world-renowned The University of Adelaide hosted linguist, author and media the highly regarded Middle East commentator, Professor Tanya correspondent Robert Fisk at Reinhart, will deliver the Edward Said last year’s inaugural Edward Said Memorial Lecture at the University of Memorial Lecture, which attracted a Adelaide on Saturday 7 October. capacity crowd in Elder Hall. Professor Reinhart is an Emeritus Professor of Linguistics and Media Studies at Tel Aviv University in Tickets for this year’s lecture are Israel. Her second book, A Road Map $10. To book, visit the website to Nowhere: Israel/Palestine since www.adelaide.edu.au/esml Unibooks honours 2003, is due for release this year. student excellence

Unibooks Chairman Brian Nadilo at the store’s Scholarships new University of Adelaide location in the Union Building Photo by Candy Gibson

Unibooks is providing University of enable a deserving student to Adelaide students with more than continue their postgraduate studies just textbooks. without the fi nancial burden. The bookseller, whose on-campus The scholarship is geared towards stores have been fi lling students’ Honours students because of the reading lists for more than 75 years, importance, and relative shortage, has launched an annual scholarship of scholarships specifi cally for for Honours students. Honours-level study, Mr Nadilo said. “Unibooks has a long tradition of “We believe that Honours is the involvement with the University of fi rst step in the foundations of an Adelaide,” said Unibooks’ Chairman academic career and being able to Brian Nadilo. “This scholarship is help increase the knowledge base just the next step in our continual at the University of Adelaide is support to students.” something Unibooks is proud to be associated with.” Unibooks is a not-for-profi t organisation, meaning that any The inaugural scholarship, valued surplus funds are put back into at $15,000, will be divided equally supporting student activities and between the University of Adelaide, academic excellence. The Unibooks Flinders and UniSA in 2007. It will Scholarship for Honours Students be awarded to one student from provides fi nancial support to an each of the universities on the basis undergraduate student who wishes of academic merit and fi nancial to study Honours in their chosen need. Once the scholarship is open fi eld, and is open to students from for application, further information any of the faculties. will be available on the scholarships website: www.adelaide.edu.au/ Mr Nadilo said the scholarship was scholarships/honours/ a vital way for Unibooks to invest in the future of the University and Story by Lana Guineay

Adelaidean Volume 15, Number 7 September 2006 10 Why are teenagers getting taller?

The group’s research centres on the growth and trends have been put down to improved nutrition Dentistry development of teeth and faces, and it is involved and less disease, differences since the late 1980s in two major studies on genetic infl uences in are less clear-cut. dental development using twins. “It is a controversial area,” said Professor “This study is important to our work because Townsend. “These patterns of secular trends A University of Adelaide PhD student has orthodontists need to understand how children in growth are not the same everywhere in the uncovered some startling research results grow in order to predict when they go into world.” – today’s teenagers are one to two centimetres their growth spurts,” Professor Townsend Dr Ranjitkar added: “In many countries there were taller on average than children of the same age a said. “Generally the best time to intervene with clear positive trends in height after the Second little over a decade ago. orthodontic treatment is during the growth spurt – World War but that has slowed down in developed that’s when there is most response to treatment.” The research by dental graduate and PhD countries in recent years. In some developing student Sarbin Ranjitkar, recently published in Dr Ranjitkar found the children from the more countries, it is believed the trends could be Australian Orthodontic Journal the , compares the recent group were on average taller than negative because of war and famine.” heights of about 5000 children aged between nine the earlier group, with the difference more “We have no real answers as to why it’s still and 18 over two different time periods, 1987 to pronounced in boys. 1994 and 1995 to 2005. happening,” said Professor Townsend. “When Although there was some trend towards earlier you look at variations in stature there is a strong The measurements, along with hand and wrist skeletal development in boys, this didn’t account genetic component, and some infl uence from x-rays to assess skeletal maturation, came from for the height difference. environmental factors. Just how genetic and data collected by Adelaide specialist oral and environmental factors interact for an individual is The results have placed the use of standard maxillofacial radiologist Dr Ross Macdonald during diffi cult to assess. There could be dietary factors growth charts – set in the 1970s – in question. orthodontic treatment referral over the 18 years. involved in this trend, but that is still speculation. These charts predict children will be 3-5cm shorter Dr Ranjitkar did his research with Professor than Dr Ranjitkar found. “What’s causing them and how long these trends Grant Townsend, who heads the University’s can continue – that’s the fascinating question.” Craniofacial Biology Research Group within the They have also provoked comment and School of Dentistry. questioning. Although past upwards growth Story by Robyn Mills

11 Volume 15, Number 7 September 2006 Adelaidean Andrew McCredie (1930-2006)

Obituary

There is no denying Andrew’s swift were several more conferences his productions were. But a central impact. With David Galliver now attracting scholars from a worldwide place might be given to his work on as Elder Professor, he gained a fi eld in which his eminence was Karl Amadeus Hartmann. Hartmann Senior Lectureship, and advanced growing. was a signifi cant symphonist who quite quickly through the ranks to a had studied with Webern and was in personal chair in Musicology which From the start he gave attention to confl ict with the Third Reich. Andrew he held from 1978 to 1994, and a Australian music and much later produced a detailed catalogue of his school of PhD students came into entered the new fi eld of local history compositions as well as a number being, many of whom have attained by editing a collection of articles of articles employing new material, The death of Andrew McCredie, distinction both in Australia and on music in South Australia under using his infl uence with German unexpected by most of us, and many parts of the world. Among his the title: From Colonel Light into musicians and organisers to obtain taking place following surgery in accolades was the English Royal the Footlights (1988). The journal performances of Hartmann’s works Melbourne, brings symbolically Music Association’s Dent Medal and Miscellanea Musicologica was his in various places. The thoroughness to a close a particular phase of an Order of Australia (AM) for his at its inception. of his approach was characteristic. Musicology in Australia. services to Music in 1984. Andrew’s world view of music Andrew was not everyone’s favourite He was altogether a colourful and He had not been in Adelaide long clearly favoured German and Central academic, but he was not a man to eccentric personality and possessed before he organised the fi rst of European music, both in taste be overlooked. Various people will a brilliant mind and remarkable several musicological conferences. and teaching, though historical make different assessments, but skills in musical research. He Andrew was born in Sydney where musicology was gradually losing the part he played in a great age of was always the centre of his own his fi rst studies took place, and its place as the unquestioned discovering and reassembling and world and during the decades in these continued in Copenhagen epicentre of musical studies. There teaching the relics of a great musical which he served the University and Stockholm and with a PhD were so many subjects which he heritage was not without honour for of Adelaide (which was the in Hamburg on German Baroque took as his own. Graham Abbott’s the University of Adelaide. greater part of his career) he gave Opera. This explains why the fi rst bibliography in the Festschrift: All Adelaide extraordinary access to conference he organised in Adelaide kinds of Music (ed. Graham Strahle musicological studies of all kinds. was on Scandinavian music. There and David Swale), shows how vast Contributed by David Swale

Electronics The Ethics Research Expo The University of Adelaide’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is holding a Research Expo on Friday 8 September to of Data Linkage celebrate its 60th anniversary and to highlight the School’s research. in Public Health Research & Practice The Research Expo runs from 9am to 5.30pm in the Engineering Mathematics Building, with parallel seminar sessions, poster presentations, guided tours and demonstrations. Date: Thursday 28 September Centres featuring their research activities Time: 3.30-8.00pm include Biomedical Engineering, High Venue: Kelly’s Room, National Wine Centre of Australia Performance Integrated Technologies and Systems, Internet Research, Expertise in Phased Array and Microwave Radar, the Sensor FREE to register by 22 September Signal Processing Program, Adelaide Auto-ID Lab and the Power and Control Systems Group. The Expo aims to: encourage promising For more information contact: undergraduate students to undertake Josie Covino postgraduate research; inform fellow Australian Institute for Social Research postgraduate students and University staff generally about the research activities of the University of Adelaide School; demonstrate the School’s capabilities Level 3, 10 Pulteney St, to the electronics industry; and establish Adelaide, SA 5005 professional networks for further research collaboration and career opportunities. Fax: 08 8303 6309 The day will end with a cocktail reception Email: [email protected] from 5-7pm. Further details from [email protected] or www.eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/expo

Adelaidean Volume 15, Number 7 September 2006 12 Letters reveal giant intellect

of the Atlantic. Others survive Books only as facsimiles, transcripts and summaries in a variety of printed books, catalogues and periodicals. University of Adelaide historian Wilfrid Prest has published an edition William Blackstone’s letters reveal of the letters of William Blackstone, an extraordinarily erudite man who an 18th century scholar and judge excelled as a poet, bibliophile and credited with writing perhaps the critic, editor and scholar, academic most infl uential law book in the administrator and national politician, English language. historian, practising lawyer, judge and penal reformer. Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-1769) is Born in 1723, Blackstone only regarded as the fi rst comprehensive lived to 57, but apart from the Commentaries account of English common law, , published another the basis of both the Australian and half-dozen books during his lifetime. American judicial systems. He wrote his fi rst treatise on architecture in his 20th year. Professor Prest, who holds a joint Now in the Getty Research Library, appointment in History and Law at Los Angeles, this manuscript and the University of Adelaide, is working its slightly later successor (at the on a full-scale scholarly biography Codrington Library of All Souls of Blackstone. Editing Blackstone’s Besides teaching history at the Vinerian Professor of the Laws of College, Oxford, where Blackstone letters was the fi rst step in this University, from 1966-2002, and England in the University of Oxford, was a fellow) are currently being process. editing the Wakefi eld Companion to which made him the world’s fi rst edited by Ms Carol Matthews as an South Australian History common law academic. “This has been a complex task, Adelaide history PhD thesis. , Professor for the sources are very widely Prest has published numerous works The Letters of Sir William Blackstone Her work, like that of Professor dispersed,” Professor Prest said. on the English legal profession. 1744-1780 (Selden Society, London, Prest, is part of “William Blackstone: 2006), may be ordered from the Law Original copies of some of the 180 Life and Works”, a Discovery He hopes to publish the Blackstone School Offi ce. Contact them on letters now published are housed Project supported since 2002 by an biography in 2008 to coincide (08) 8303 4020. in over 30 archives, libraries and Australian Research Council (ARC) with the 250th anniversary of private collections on both sides Professorial Fellowship. Blackstone’s inaugural lecture as Story by Candy Gibson

Legal fraternity honours Selway

“In terms of the calibre of speakers, the • Leading political scientist Professor Law conference was unrivalled,” said University of Brian Galligan; Adelaide constitutional law expert Professor • Leading constitutional barrister John Williams. “It was a gathering of the fi nest The late Justice Bradley Selway, a former Dr Melissa Perry QC. adjunct Professor of Law at the University of legal minds.” Adelaide, was honoured by some of Australia’s “This was a timely conference because sharpest legal minds at a national conference Speakers included: federalism is undergoing fundamental change in Adelaide last month. in Australia and the conference gave the states • The Hon Chief Justice Michael Black AC, Chief an opportunity to talk about their role in this Justice Selway, who died in 2005, served as Justice of the Federal Court of Australia; regard,” Professor Williams said. Crown Solicitor and then Solicitor-General for the State of South Australia before being • The Hon Sir Gerard Brennan AC KBE, former Apart from some serious debate on appointed as a Justice of the Federal Court Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia; constitutional issues, a lively session was of Australia. devoted to winning cases through strong • Solicitor-General of Australia, written and oral skills, and the importance of His contribution to public law was recognised at Dr David Bennett AO QC; court etiquette. the Australian Association of Constitutional Law • Solicitor-General for South Australia, About 40 law students, sponsored by the Law (AACL) conference, which was hosted by the Christopher Kourakis QC; University’s Law School and held for the fi rst Foundation of South Australia, were invited to time in Adelaide. • Solicitor-General for the Northern Territory, sit in on the conference sessions. Tom Pauling QC; A range of constitutional issues affecting the Professor Williams said the conference papers Adelaide Law Review States and Territories was discussed by the • Associate Professor Helen Irving, who has would be published in the eminent gathering of judges, practitioners recently returned from a year at Harvard in early 2007. and academics. Law School; Story by Candy Gibson

13 Volume 15, Number 7 September 2006 Adelaidean New fund launched to support Roseworthy

Alumni

A new fund to support students, education and research at the University of Adelaide’s Roseworthy Campus was recently launched at a special gathering of graduates, friends of Roseworthy and representatives from the agricultural industry. An initiative of the Roseworthy Old Collegians Association (ROCA), the Roseworthy Campus and Student Fund aims to support and encourage students through scholarships, prizes and other fi nancial assistance, to enhance facilities for education and research, encourage study and research through study awards, and to develop outreach activities and agronomy and is exploring the feasibility From left: Fund Patron John Crosby, the to help transfer knowledge to the wider of establishing a postgraduate veterinary Hon. Dr Bruce Eastick AM and Vice- community. science school. Chancellor Professor James McWha Photo by Joy Prior University of Adelaide Vice-Chancellor Professor “The Roseworthy Campus and Student Fund James McWha said: “The name ‘Roseworthy’ will help ensure Roseworthy keeps producing has long been synonymous with excellence in future generations of leaders and innovators.” education and development of new technology Eastick said. “John has been at the forefront of in agricultural and natural resources industries. The Fund has appointed Australian agricultural agriculture and agribusiness in Australia over Roseworthy graduates have become leaders identity John Crosby as Fund Patron and many years and, as a Roseworthy graduate in agricultural and natural resource-based will be championed and managed by a high- himself, is an ideal champion for Roseworthy.” industries. profi le committee of co-patrons under the To fi nd out more about the Fund, or to make a chairmanship of the Hon. Dr Bruce Eastick AM. “Today Roseworthy is involved in national and contribution, please contact the Development international leading-edge technologies in a “We are privileged to have someone of John and Alumni Offi ce of the University of Adelaide broad range of animal sciences, biotechnology Crosby’s calibre as Patron of this Fund,” Dr on (08) 8303 4994.

Development & Alumni Events

Adelaide Uni Alumni Malaysia Bhd Roseworthy Old Collegians Venue: National Wine Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide Date: Saturday 16 September Event: Dinner in conjunction with University of Adelaide Association Inc RSVP: Chris Barnes (03) 9428 9699 Open Day, Kuala Lumpur Event: ROCA AGM and Dinner [email protected] Date: Friday 1 September The 2006 ROCA Award of Merit will be presented in Frank Chapman 0418 651 186 Venue: Royal Lake Club conjunction with the 108th Annual General Meeting and [email protected] Time: 8.15pm 2006 Annual Dinner. Featured also will be 10, 25, 40 and Cost: RM65 per person (RM60 for life members) 50 year reunion groups. Info: Contact Robert 019-2330277 or email Commerce Alumni Dinners [email protected] for details Venue: Glenelg Golf Club, and Social Events James Melrose Drive, Novar Gardens In the coming months we will be going wine tasting in the Event: University of Adelaide Open Day Date: Friday 13 October McLaren Vale region, holding some social rounds of golf, Date: Saturday 2 September Time: 6.30 pm and continuing our successful dinner program. A dinner Venue: Hotel Nikko, Kuala Lumpur is scheduled for mid-September. RSVP: Dr David Cooper Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm (08) 8363 4371 (work) If you’re interested in attending, want to fi nd out more, or Info: Local Chapter supporting with 3 graduate (08) 8332 5882 (home) are just keen to catch up with friends you haven’t seen presenters on “Where our degrees can take since uni, visit www.commerce.adelaide.edu.au/alumni you”. Contact Robert 019-2330277 or email to see the latest, and register as a member for free. [email protected] for details Event: 20th Reunion Roseworthy Graduates and to volunteer. All former students at Roseworthy in the year 1986 (graduates from 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989) and their For more information on Alumni events please Event: Penang trip / Membership extension partners are invited to this 20-year Special Reunion. contact Development and Alumni on to northern states A recovery function is planned for Sunday 17 September (08) 8303 5800 or email [email protected] Date: 30 September - 1 October. Time and Cost TBA at the Aberdeen Hotel, Pulteny Street, Adelaide.

Adelaidean Volume 15, Number 7 September 2006 14 Far left: Tall Poppy of the year Dr Amanda Able Photo by Brett Sheridan from Blue Razoo Photography Above: Dr Mel McDowall Photo by Sam McDowall Left: Dr Bradley Ferguson with Nobel Prize winner Dr J. Robin Warren Young researchers stand tall

is heavily involved in promoting plant breeding and “It’s a credit to the School of Agriculture, Food Science plant biotechnology to school students. and Wine that two of their researchers have been recognised and it’s a fantastic opportunity to “I’m really looking forward to visiting school raise the profi le of agricultural research and its students over the next year and getting them importance to the Australian economy.” interested in science as a career, ” she said. A University of Adelaide scientist renowned Recent University of Adelaide graduate Dr Bradley Dr Melanie McDowall, a postdoctoral fellow at the for her research into plant diseases was last Ferguson was also named a Tall Poppy for 2006. University’s Roseworthy Campus, was also one month named South Australia’s 2006 Tall Poppy A senior engineer with Tenix Defence, Dr Ferguson of six recipients of this year’s Young Tall Poppy of the Year. continues to be involved with T-ray research in the Science Awards. School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering at the Dr Amanda Able, a senior lecturer in the School The annual awards recognise and reward University. of Agriculture, Food and Wine, was presented individuals who have made a signifi cant with the award by 2005 Nobel Prize winner Dr J. Robin Warren, who received the 2005 Nobel contribution to science in South Australia through Dr J. Robin Warren at the SA Young Tall Poppy Prize for Medicine with colleague Professor Barry their academic achievements and their community Science Awards last month. Marshall, addressed the six award winners at a engagement in promoting science. luncheon at the Hyatt Regency. “It is exciting to be recognised as someone Dr McDowall, a researcher within the Discipline who contributes to science in our community,” Dr Warren, a 1961 medicine graduate of the of Agricultural and Animal Science, is well known Dr Able said. University of Adelaide, and Professor Marshall for her work to improve wool traits in Merino won the Nobel Prize for their discovery of the Since 2001 Dr Able has helped secure almost $2 sheep by treating pregnant ewes with nutritional bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in million funding for plant-related research at the supplements. She is also a project leader within gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. University of Adelaide. Her laboratory is a world the Sheep Genomics program, which aims to leader in understanding the physiology of plant- improve wool, meat, parasite and reproductive The Tall Poppy Campaign was created by pathogen interactions and postharvest disorders. effi ciencies of sheep by gene discovery and non- the Australian Institute of Political Science to genetic manipulations. promote a greater appreciation of scientifi c In addition to her research excellence, Dr Able is achievers and encourage younger Australians passionate about educating the next generation “It’s an honour to receive a Tall Poppy award to follow in their footsteps. of scientists. She was awarded the Executive because there are so many bright, early career Dean’s Excellence in Teaching Award in 2005 and researchers in Adelaide,” Dr McDowall said. Story by Candy Gibson

15 Volume 15, Number 7 September 2006 Adelaidean Let the Games begin!

including athletics, cycling, rock student experience, and the Games heptathlon (Lauren Foote) and in two Sport climbing, swimming, karate, are the ultimate opportunity for rock climbing events, bouldering baseball, Australian Football, hockey, students to compete at a high and on-sight top rope intermediate, volleyball and netball. level, showcase and represent their (Peter Matulich); silver in on-sight More than 5000 student athletes will university, meet lots of people and top rope intermediate (Richard descend on Adelaide in September Events will be held in Adelaide’s top have a fantastic time.” Hillan) and 200m breaststroke for the nation’s largest annual multi- sporting venues including the Santos (Andrew Ragless); and bronze sport event, the Australian University Stadium, ETSA Park and Hindmarsh The Australian University Games in the men’s hockey and men’s Games. Stadium. started in 1993 and the host city rowing eight. expects a direct economic gain of From 24-29 September, more than “The Australian University Games more than $4 million. Story by Robyn Mills 300 University of Adelaide student are probably the best sporting sportsmen and women will be experience students will have during The University of Adelaide is a hoping to beat last year’s tally of their time at University,” said Gloria host university and Games partner three gold, two silver and two bronze Chester, Adelaide University Sports together with Flinders University and For more information about the medals. Association Executive Offi cer. the University of South Australia. Australian University Games, visit: www.unisport.com.au Students will compete in more “Sport is an important part of In the 2005 Games, University of than 20 individual and team sports university life, adding to the total Adelaide students won gold in the

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