Number of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation
New South Wales Charles Sturt University 7 Macquarie University 26 The University of New England 4 The University of New South Wales 64 The University of Newcastle 13 The University of Sydney 79 University of Technology, Sydney 15 University of Western Sydney 18 University of Wollongong 12 New South Wales 238
Victoria Australian Catholic University 2 Deakin University 13 La Trobe University 9 Monash University 68 RMIT University 9 Swinburne University of Technology 14 The University of Melbourne 68 Victoria University 2 Victoria 185
Queensland Central Queensland University 1 Griffith University 24 James Cook University 9 Queensland University of Technology 14 The University of Queensland 76 Queensland 124
South Australia The Flinders University of South Australia 7 The University of Adelaide 31 University of South Australia 3 South Australia 41
Western Australia Curtin University of Technology 8 Edith Cowan University 1 Murdoch University 3 The University of Western Australia 42 Western Australia 54 Number of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation Tasmania University of Tasmania 16 Tasmania 16
Australian Capital Territory The Australian National University 71 University of Canberra 3 Australian Capital Territory 74
Total Number of Grants 732 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation
New South Wales Charles Sturt University DP130103939 Campbell, Prof Thomas D; Ivison, Prof Duncan M; Kinley, Prof David; Sadurski, Prof Wojciech; West, Dr Caroline; Bedi, Asst Prof Sonu; Pogge, Prof Thomas W; Valentini, Dr Laura M; Tasioulas, Prof John; Wenar, Prof Leif Approved A constructive critique of the political approach to the philosophy of human rights Project Title 2013 $45,282.00 2014 $31,100.00 2015 $32,238.00 Total $108,620.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University Project Summary This project explores the many uses of human rights discourse in contemporary politics. It focuses on an increasingly popular 'political' approach that identifies human rights as grounds for action against states which violate these rights. This project has implications for how the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 should be implemented.
DP130103658 Clarke, Dr Stephen P; Savulescu, Prof Julian; Coady, Prof Cecil A Approved Moral conservatism, human enhancement and the 'Affective Revolution' in moral psychology Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $340,000.00 Primary FoR 2201 APPLIED ETHICS
Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University Project Summary Debates between moral conservatives and liberals, about whether enhancing human mental and physical abilities above normal limits is ethically acceptable, have been intractable. Recent developments in moral psychology can be used to transform understandings of these debates and enable us to develop just policies to regulate enhancement technologies.
Page 1 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104276 Dockett, Prof Susan B; Perry, Prof Robert W Approved Continuity and change in curriculum and pedagogies as children start school Project Title 2013 $93,388.00 2014 $95,311.00 2015 $112,911.00 Total $301,610.00 Primary FoR 1301 EDUCATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University Project Summary This project considers the impact of the Early Years Learning Framework and the Australian Curriculum on transition to school in Australia. Through extensive interviews and surveys, it gathers evidence to influence theoretical, policy and practice approaches to transition to school and, hence, the future schooling of all Australian children.
DP130100364 Gao, Prof Junbin; Hong, Dr Xia Approved A probabilistic framework for nonlinear dimensionality reduction algorithms Project Title 2013 $70,000.00 2014 $70,000.00 2015 $70,000.00 Total $210,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University Project Summary The Twin Measures Framework is a novel platform for analysing existing dimensionality reduction methods and the invention of new ones. This research will radically improve image analysis, with beneficial applications from pharmaceutical drug design through to border protection.
Page 2 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102211 Lowrie, Prof Thomas J Approved Processing mathematics tasks: the nature and role of visual and non-visual reasoning in Project Title digital and non-digital environments 2013 $92,000.00 2014 $92,000.00 2015 $72,000.00 Total $256,000.00 Primary FoR 1302 CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY
Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University Project Summary Within the next four years, it is likely that the National Assessment Plan for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) will be administered in a digital mode. This project identifies differences between the delivery of mathematics assessment in pencil-and-paper and computer-based modes. Primary students' mathematics reasoning is compared across these modes and to cohorts from Singapore.
DP130102545 McLeod, Prof Sharynne; Baker, Dr Elise M; McCormack, Dr Jane M; Wren, Dr Yvonne E; Roulstone, Prof Sue E Approved A sound start: innovative technology to promote speech and pre-literacy skills in at-risk Project Title preschoolers 2013 $96,816.00 2014 $87,525.00 2015 $100,210.00 Total $284,551.00 Primary FoR 1301 EDUCATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University Project Summary One in five Australian preschoolers have speech impairment and without specialist services face an increased risk of reading difficulties and life-long consequences. Given that demand for services exceeds supply, this project will determine if a preschool computer-based service can promote speech development and reduce risk of reading difficulty.
Page 3 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104346 Weston, Prof Dr Leslie A; Gurr, Prof Geoff M; Callaway, Prof Ragan M Approved Invasive plant success and multi-trophic level chemical ecology using Paterson's curse as a Project Title model 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $335,000.00 Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY
Administering Organisation Charles Sturt University Project Summary The role of plant defence compounds discovered recently in Paterson's curse will be studied in the plant's native western Mediterranean and in southern Australia. Findings will support biological control efforts and provide fundamental insights into the ecological mechanisms that allow such plants to become aggressive invaders.
Page 4 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation Macquarie University DP130101090 Barnier, A/Prof Amanda J; Harris, Dr Celia B; Savage, A/Prof Gregory R; Rajaram, Prof Suparna; Balota, Prof David Approved Is it better to remember with others or to remember alone, especially as we age? Project Title 2013 $105,325.00 2014 $93,619.00 2015 $98,815.00 Total $297,759.00 Primary FoR 1799 OTHER PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary This project aims to investigate if remembering with a long-term partner, recalling daily tasks, or reminiscing about their shared past, benefits memory in younger and older adults. This project will identify the strategies that spouses use to help each other remember and minimise memory loss, especially as they age and their memories start to fail.
DP130101172 Batanin, Dr Michael A; Markl, Dr Martin; Berger, A/Prof Clemens Approved Enriched higher category theory Project Title 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $125,000.00 2015 $125,000.00 Total $375,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary At the beginning of 21st century it became clear that further progress in mathematics and physics required a development of a new powerful language, which received the name Higher Category Theory. This project is devoted to the development of this new exciting theory.
Page 5 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102439 Dale, Prof Robert Approved Beyond the grammar checker: automated copy-editing assistance Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary In the traditional publishing process, copy-editors correct and polish what authors write, but financial pressures mean that copy-editing is often considered a luxury. This project uses natural language processing and artificial intelligence techniques to develop technology that automates a significant proportion of the copy editing task.
DP130102009 Esselle, Prof Karu P; Heimlich, Prof Michael C; Bird, Prof Trevor S; Matekovits, Asst Prof Ladislau; Hay, Dr Stuart G Approved Dual-band antennas with digitally steerable beams made out of multi-state electromagnetic Project Title elements 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $400,000.00 Primary FoR 1005 COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary A collection of antennas required for forthcoming wireless systems will be designed, made and tested. They are ideal for wireless on-body medical devices and wireless transmission of high-quality video and high-speed data. These systems will bring great benefits to wireless users and patients, including better quality of life and convenience.
Page 6 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102547 George, A/Prof Simon C; Dutkiewicz, Dr Adriana Approved Tracing life's beginnings: molecular fossils from single oil inclusions Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0402 GEOCHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary Biomarkers (chemical fossils) from traces of oil trapped in 2 to 3.5 billion year-old rocks from Australia, Canada and Africa will be analysed by both well established and novel techniques. The biomarkers will be used to assess which key groups of species were present when, and thus constrain the timing of evolution of Earth's early biosphere.
DP130103839 Gillings, Prof Michael R; Charles, Prof Ian G Approved Evolution and ecology of integron gene cassettes: exploring the protein universe Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary Bacteria rapidly adapt to new conditions by sharing diverse genes via lateral genetic transfer, best illustrated by the spread of antibiotic resistance. This study will characterise mobile genes, discovering new gene families and proteins, and will expand existing knowledge of bacterial evolution.
Page 7 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100418 Griffith, A/Prof Simon C; Rollins, Dr Lee A; Burke, Prof Terence A Approved The danger within: assessing the threats to an endangered finch from genetic incompatibility, Project Title limited dispersal and effective population size 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary The Gouldian finch has declined dramatically over the past half century and remains one of Australia's most threatened birds. This project will use some cutting edge genetic techniques to understand some of the processes that undermine the species' recovery and our ability to monitor current populations.
DP130100417 Griffith, A/Prof Simon C; Buchanan, A/Prof Katherine L; Rowe, Dr Melissah Approved Reproductive plasticity and climate change: insights from an opportunistic breeder Project Title 2013 $145,000.00 2014 $145,000.00 2015 $145,000.00 Total $435,000.00 Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary Across the globe, birds are struggling to optimise their reproductive timing and investment in a changing and unpredictable climate. This project will use the highly adaptable and opportunistic Australian zebra finch to develop an understanding of how birds tailor their behaviour and physiology to breed across a range of conditions.
Page 8 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101760 Hanly, Prof Stephen V; Reed, Dr Mark C; Andrews, A/Prof Jeffrey G Approved Overcoming the wireless throughput bottleneck: new heterogeneous architectures and Project Title algorithms for high data rate mobile broadband 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $160,000.00 2015 $160,000.00 Total $470,000.00 Primary FoR 1005 COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary Mobile communication networks are facing a rapid increase in broadband data with traffic forecast to increase by 18 times over the next five years. This project will create novel techniques for the design of a new wireless multi-layered network architecture that will scale to meet this demand whilst minimising the energy footprint of the network.
DP130102674 Kane, Prof Deborah M; Stevens-Kalceff, A/Prof Marion A; Smith, Prof Paul D Approved Drawing out spider silk photonics and technology Project Title 2013 $85,000.00 2014 $95,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $285,000.00 Primary FoR 1007 NANOTECHNOLOGY
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary We discovered certain spider webs are an optical device of amazing sophistication – the result of 136 million years of evolution. New photonic and electron microscopy techniques will measure the unique optical and materials properties of the webs, and the resulting knowledge will have high impact for advanced, self- assembled, photonic materials.
Page 9 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103281 Karuso, Prof Peter H; Kwon, Prof Ho Jeong; Piggott, Dr Andrew M Approved Chemical proteomics: proteomics with no detection limit Project Title 2013 $95,000.00 2014 $95,000.00 2015 $95,000.00 Total $285,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary Half of all drugs are derived from natural products, yet little is known about how most achieve their therapeutic action. This project aims to develop a methodology to rapidly uncover drug-protein interactions and pave the way for faster drug development and a better understanding of drug action.
DP130102861 Klein, Prof Natalie S; Techera, Prof Erika J Approved Improving the global governance of sharks: obstacles, options and opportunities Project Title 2013 $34,000.00 2014 $32,000.00 2015 $35,000.00 Total $101,000.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary Improving the global governance of sharks is critical in light of their poor conservation status and importance for marine ecosystems. This project will make an important contribution to their conservation and sustainable use by identifying obstacles and opportunities for working better with existing laws and making recommendations for reform.
Page 10 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104593 Lechte, Prof John H Approved The human, human rights and the image Project Title 2013 $49,460.00 2014 $50,385.00 Total $99,845.00 Primary FoR 1608 SOCIOLOGY
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary Today, human rights come a poor second to the security of society, with the human now largely defined in terms of its purely biological existence. Through case studies and theoretical innovation, this project seeks to counter this by showing that the human always has a transcendent quality, one highlighted by humanity's relation to the image.
DP130101647 Mikkelsen, Dr Gunner B; Lieu, Prof Samuel N; Sims-Williams, Prof Nicholas J; Pedersen, A/Prof Nils A Approved Skilfully planting the trees of light - Manichaean texts in Chinese Project Title 2013 $225,000.00 2014 $220,000.00 2015 $220,000.00 Total $665,000.00 Primary FoR 2204 RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Samuel N Lieu
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary Manichaeism spread rapidly and successfully along the Silk Road and arrived in China before the Tang dynasty. This project will throw light on Manichaean missionary techniques through close examination and full publication of the surviving texts in Chinese from Dunhuang and Turfan and their parallels in Middle Iranian, Old Turkish and Coptic.
Page 11 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103799 Mildren, A/Prof Richard P Approved Enabling on-chip mid-infrared laser technology by overcoming parasitic loss in Group IV Project Title semiconductors 2013 $75,000.00 2014 $75,000.00 2015 $75,000.00 Total $225,000.00 Primary FoR 0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary Miniaturised and on-chip mid-infrared lasers are needed in many fields, particularly defence, medicine and environmental sensing. This project will overcome problems in key semiconductor materials to create practical devices with the properties needed to address challenges of national security and commercial importance.
DP130101108 Millard, Prof Kathryn H; Reicher, Prof Stephen D Approved Reinterpreting Milgram's obedience studies via documentary film Project Title 2013 $85,000.00 2014 $70,000.00 Total $155,000.00 Primary FoR 1902 FILM, TELEVISION AND DIGITAL MEDIA
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary One of the hardest dilemmas we can face is responding to directions which go against our conscience. Stanley Milgram's 'obedience to authority' paradigm appears to show that most of us will comply. Fifty years after his landmark film 'Obedience', this multidisciplinary project will re-examine his hugely influential but often misunderstood work.
Page 12 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100582 Ruming, Dr Kristian J; Mee, Dr Kathleen J; McGuirk, Prof Pauline M Approved Building a more sustainable city: official and everyday practices of regeneration Project Title 2013 $70,620.00 2014 $52,226.00 2015 $33,079.00 Total $155,925.00 Primary FoR 1604 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary By exploring urban regeneration on a city-wide scale, this project will investigate how the urban fabric is changed, by both official large-scale regeneration projects and the everyday practices of households. The research will address critical gaps in our understandings of how cities can be regenerated and how to mobilise transitions to urban sustainability.
DP130102366 Schaefer, Dr Bruce F Approved Bromine isotopic evolution of the Earth and solar system Project Title 2013 $50,000.00 2014 $50,000.00 Total $100,000.00 Primary FoR 0402 GEOCHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary A world first capability of innovative isotopic tracing within the earth and solar system materials will be developed. Insights into how planets are formed and the transport of materials and heat within them will be tracked through the application of the naturally occurring isotopes of Bromine.
Page 13 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100237 Shparlinski, Prof Igor Approved Elliptic curves: number theoretic and cryptographic aspects Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0802 COMPUTATION THEORY AND MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary Smart information use is of fundamental nature and has a great number of applications. First-generation security solutions are unable to support the modern requirements and new security infrastructures are emerging that must be carefully, but rapidly, defined. This urgently needs new mathematical tools, which is the main goal of this project.
DP130101969 Street, Em/Prof Ross H; Lack, A/Prof Stephen G; Verity, A/Prof Dominic R; Garner, Dr Richard Approved Structural homotopy theory: a category-theoretic study Project Title 2013 $200,000.00 2014 $200,000.00 2015 $200,000.00 Total $600,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Em/Prof Ross H Street
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary An important part of mathematics studies spatial reality using the computational tools of algebra; one particular approach is known as homotopy theory. Homotopy theory has increasingly complex interactions with other parts of mathematics: this project will tame this complexity using the tools of category theory developed in Sydney over the last forty years.
Page 14 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100756 Sutton, Prof John; McIlwain, Dr Doris Approved Mindful bodies in action: a philosophical study of skilled movement Project Title 2013 $138,000.00 2014 $119,000.00 2015 $68,000.00 Total $325,000.00 Primary FoR 2203 PHILOSOPHY
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary Skilled experts in sport or dance perform extraordinary actions in perfect time, with exquisite control, and display resilient coping under pressure: their mindful bodies blend cognition and emotion in action. This project in the philosophy of psychology integrates disconnected research on skilled movement in a new account of embodied intelligence.
DP130101084 Thompson, Prof William F; Schellenberg, Prof Glenn Approved Music and language: psychological commonalities revealed Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 1904 PERFORMING ARTS AND CREATIVE WRITING
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary People worldwide listen to music while engaged in verbal activities such as reading or talking. This project will reveal the complex influences that background music has on language. Outcomes include scientific advances in music research, cooperative links with the music industry and recommendations for optimal uses of music in education and industry.
Page 15 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104873 Wardle, Prof Mark J Approved Jupiter and beyond: the origin of giant planets Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary The giant planets discovered around other stars challenge expectations based solely on Jupiter and Saturn. This project will develop advanced models for giant planet formation that will resolve these differences and motivate observations of forming planets with the latest generation of astronomical facilities.
DP130102998 Whiting, A/Prof Martin J; Byrne, Prof Richard W Approved Evolution of cognition and sociality in vertebrates Project Title 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $82,000.00 Total $262,000.00 Primary FoR 0608 ZOOLOGY
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary This project aims to understand better the selective forces shaping cognition and sociality in animals and to determine if 'social intelligence' theory, which predicts more sophisticated cognition as species become increasingly social, provides a general explanation for the evolution of intelligence.
Page 16 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102129 Wiggins, A/Prof Mark W; Helton, A/Prof William S; O'Hare, A/Prof David P Approved Improving performance in high risk environments using guided distraction and iconic cues Project Title 2013 $86,000.00 2014 $75,000.00 2015 $75,000.00 Total $236,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary This project tests a novel strategy to assist operators in high-risk automated environments, in order to maintain their performance in low workload situations. Using guided distraction, this project will be able to show improvements in attention to critical tasks and in overall system performance, thereby reducing the potential for error.
DP130104760 Wynn, Dr Lisa L; White, Dr Karolyn L; Thomson, Prof Colin J Approved The expanding disciplinary scope of research ethics committees: an inquiry into need and Project Title resistance 2013 $80,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $40,000.00 Total $225,000.00 Primary FoR 2202 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SPECIFIC FIELDS
Administering Organisation Macquarie University Project Summary Do ethics committees have a bias toward quantitative and clinical research methods? Using a mixed methods approach, this project will systematically study whether ethics committees fail to understand and evaluate qualitative research methods; and whether some disciplines are more resistant to ethics review than others.
Page 17 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation The University of New England DP130101506 Geiser, Prof Fritz Approved Coping with forest fires: is mammalian torpor a crucial survival strategy? Project Title 2013 $285,000.00 2014 $250,000.00 2015 $260,000.00 Total $795,000.00 Primary FoR 0608 ZOOLOGY
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Fritz Geiser
Administering Organisation The University of New England Project Summary Forest fires result in habitat degradation and can kill native mammals. Currently little is known about the behaviour of individual mammals during and after fires. This project will generate the first quantitative information worldwide about behavioural and physiological responses of small mammals to fire, and test whether use of torpor increases survival.
DP130100542 Kinghorn, Prof Brian P; Gondro, Dr Cedric; Kwan, Dr Wing Hing Paul Approved Evolution, selection and estimation of polygenic epistatic networks in quantitative traits Project Title 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $81,000.00 2015 $75,000.00 Total $246,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation The University of New England Project Summary Traits observed in organisms, such as height, are the result of an individual's genes and how they relate to the environment. But genes do not act alone; they work together in complex interactions. This project aims to understand these interactions and their role in animal production and human disease.
Page 18 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103485 Schmalz, Dr Gerd; Nikolayevsky, Dr Yury; Cairns, A/Prof Grant; Ejov, Dr Vladimir V; Alekseevsky, Em/Prof Dmitri Approved Symmetries in real and complex geometry Project Title 2013 $88,000.00 2014 $85,000.00 2015 $85,000.00 Total $258,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of New England Project Summary This project concerns an important area of abstract modern geometry. The results and techniques of the project will lead to significant progress in this area. It will benefit the national scientific reputation, strengthen the research profile of the home institutions, and provide training to young researchers.
DP130102773 Yan, A/Prof Shusen; Dancer, Prof Edward N; Du, Prof Yihong Approved Singularity, degeneracy and related problems in nonlinear partial differential equations Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of New England Project Summary The aim of this project is to solve some long standing open problems in nonlinear partial differential equations, modeling the processes in various applied sciences. New ideas and techniques will be developed to explain novel phenomena observed in the applied areas.
Page 19 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation The University of New South Wales DP130101364 Arabzadeh, Dr Ehsan Approved Sensory integration in the whisker pathway: cortical transformations and the neuronal Project Title mechanisms that underlie decision confidence 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0606 PHYSIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary How does the brain use information collected by sensory systems to make decisions? This study combines behavioural experiments with neuronal recording from various brain regions to understand the neuronal mechanisms that integrate sensory signals to generate representations and guide the appropriate behavioural action.
DP130103330 Bao, A/Prof Jie; Liu, Asst Prof Jinfeng Approved Dissipativity based distributed model predictive control for complex industrial processes Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0904 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project will extend and improve the model predictive control technology, which is the most widely used advanced control approach in process industries. The results will potentially benefit the Australian mineral processing industry where many processes are geographically distributed, leading to more cost-effective operation.
Page 20 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100936 Boecking, Dr Till; Coster, Dr Adelle C Approved Single-molecule view of actin-tropomyosin filament dynamics Project Title 2013 $107,000.00 2014 $107,000.00 2015 $107,000.00 Total $321,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project aims to develop a microscopy platform to resolve how filaments of the cytoskeleton, the cell's internal scaffolding, are assembled. This technology will then be used to understand how drugs can target specific components and functions of the cytoskeleton that are hijacked in cancer cells.
DP130100107 Boyer, Dr Cyrille A; Davis, Prof Tom P Approved Design of multimodal polymeric nanoparticles as targeted carriers for the co-delivery of Project Title therapeutic molecules 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0303 MACROMOLECULAR AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project will greatly enhance the tools available to oncologists by providing new treatment options, minimising side-effects to conventional chemotherapy approaches. In this project, the design of next generation of drug delivery will be developed using the most recent advances in materials sciences.
Page 21 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103440 Bradbury, Dr Bruce W; Corak, Prof Miles; Waldfogel, Prof Jane; Washbrook, Dr Elizabeth Approved Growing unequal: diverging childhood outcomes in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom Project Title and the United States 2013 $81,398.00 2014 $73,834.00 2015 $70,679.00 Total $225,911.00 Primary FoR 1605 POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary How and why do the outcomes of children from rich and poor families differ in the early and middle school years? This study will compare Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States and help to explain why mobility between generations is greater in some countries than others.
DP130103501 Buckley, Prof Ross; Wong, Dr Yvonne F; Weber, Prof Dr Rolf H; Arner, Prof Douglas W; Avgouleas, Prof Dr Emilios Approved Systemic responses to global financial instability: new thinking and measures by which Project Title Australia can address the challenges of globalised capital 2013 $225,000.00 2014 $225,000.00 2015 $225,000.00 Total $675,000.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Ross Buckley
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project explores and models new systemic responses Australia, our region and the world could adopt to counter the instability generated by globalised capital. These include a financial transactions tax, financial activity tax, levies on bank balance sheets and other new responses to too-big-to-fail problems.
Page 22 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100784 Carson, Dr Elizabeth A; Simnett, Prof Roger; Fargher, Prof Neil L; Vanstraelen, Prof Ann Approved Evaluating regulatory initiatives directed at audit firms to improve audit quality Project Title 2013 $87,716.00 2014 $81,942.00 2015 $66,182.00 Total $235,840.00 Primary FoR 1501 ACCOUNTING, AUDITING AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project will provide evidence as to whether recent regulatory initiatives are improving the quality of audits and provide a comparison of benefits associated with audit firm inspections under differing regulatory schemes. It will inform discussion as to whether these initiatives overcome identified problems in audit quality of listed companies.
DP130100513 Chan, Dr Daniel S Approved Interactions between non-commutative algebra and algebraic geometry Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Non-commutative algebra and algebraic geometry are both classical branches of maths. Recently, there has been an explosion of research involving intriguing interactions between the two rich disciplines, driven as much by considerations of physics (for example, string theory) as by maths itself. This project forms an integral part of these developments.
Page 23 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104048 Chen, Prof Vicki; Leslie, A/Prof Gregory L; Le-Clech, Dr Pierre Approved Developing the next generation of materials and optimal transport processes for membrane Project Title distillation and crystallisation processes 2013 $135,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $375,000.00 Primary FoR 0904 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Membrane distillation and crystallisation allows the use of solar energy or waste heat instead of electricity to purify water, concentrate brines, and generate valuable crystalline products. In this project novel membranes and processes will be developed to improve the productivity and reliability of these technologies.
DP130103719 Chylinski, Dr Mathew; Sinha, Prof Ashish; de Ruyter, Prof Ko Approved Investigating the impact of augmented reality on consumer decision making and marketing Project Title systems 2013 $30,000.00 2014 $30,000.00 Total $60,000.00 Primary FoR 1505 MARKETING
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary The marketing environment is changing rapidly, with mobile digital devices providing consumers the ability to augment their physical reality with virtual representations. This project investigates how consumers make choices, how manufacturers design successful business practices and how regulators proscribe manipulative behaviour in these environments.
Page 24 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103514 Colbran, A/Prof Stephen B; Field, Prof Leslie D; Nordlander, A/Prof Ebbe; Ball, Dr Graham E Approved A new metalloprotein-inspired methodology for energy-efficient chemical reduction Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $310,000.00 Primary FoR 0302 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Chemical reduction, a core process in chemistry and industry, is carried out on an enormous scale using present-day technology that is extremely energy wasteful and irreversibly consumes resources. This project aims to provide a new sustainable methodology for chemical reduction using sophisticated bio-inspired metal (electro) catalysts.
DP130100415 Daniels, Dr John E; Glaum, Dr Julia Approved Electro-mechanics of natural load-bearing materials: understanding mechanisms of Project Title toughening, remodelling, and self-healing 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Nature provides some of the most advanced functional structural materials, with the capability to remodel and strengthen under changing loads. The origins of the functional properties which allow them to do this will be explored, providing the possibility of developing materials which mimic this behaviour.
Page 25 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100877 Dominey-Howes, A/Prof Dale T Approved Why do Australians still die during natural disasters? Project Title 2013 $40,256.00 2014 $129,514.00 2015 $37,756.00 Total $207,526.00 Primary FoR 1604 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project will test the idea that Australians do not adequately perceive the risks associated with natural disasters that threaten them. The outcomes of this project will include an Australian-specific risk perception model, more disaster resilient communities through improved social science understanding and improved disaster management policy.
DP130101658 Dong, Dr Daoyi; Rabitz, Prof Herschel Approved Enhancing control capabilities and robustness in the engineering of quantum ensembles Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0102 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project will develop novel fundamental quantum ensemble control approaches and methodologies that are important to emerging quantum technology. The expected outcomes are new theories and powerful quantum control algorithms which will play an important role in establishing Australian industries based on quantum technology.
Page 26 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100124 Donkin, Dr Christopher; Brown, A/Prof Scott D; Logan, Prof G Approved A new approach to understanding decision making Project Title 2013 $85,000.00 2014 $67,000.00 2015 $77,000.00 Total $229,000.00 Primary FoR 1702 COGNITIVE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Mathematical theories of decision-making have helped us understand many aspects of psychology (such as ageing, gambling, psychological disorders and consumer decisions). This project will extend these theories to a new level of finer-grained analysis, opening up new possibilities for understanding cognition and behaviour.
DP130104025 Foster, Prof Neil R; McHugh, Prof Mark Approved Fundamentals and applications of continuous-flow microprocessing systems based on Project Title supercritical fluids and gas expanded liquids 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 1007 NANOTECHNOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Microchemical systems have considerable potential in the area of chemical discovery and development. Practical application of these systems requires fundamental understanding and strategies for conversion to appropriate scale. The aim of this project is to overcome such challenges in the development of microstructured continuous-flow technology.
Page 27 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100269 Gaus, Prof Katharina; O'Neill, A/Prof Geraldine M Approved Nano-scale organisation of cellular adhesions Project Title 2013 $160,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $155,000.00 Total $465,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Cell migration is a key aspect of many normal processes but also of diseases such as cancers. This project will use a novel fluorescence microscope that can see single proteins to identify how cell adhesions are formed, remodelled and disassembled. This knowledge will help to design better drugs against cancers and novel implantable materials.
DP130101694 Ge, A/Prof Linlin; Zebker, Prof Howard A; Hensley, Dr Scott; Chen, Dr Horng-Yue; Li, Dr Xiaojing Approved Advanced techniques for imaging radar interferometry Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary The Earth's surface is changing all the time, both slowly and dramatically, due to activities such as groundwater extraction, underground mining and earthquakes. This project will develop advanced, cost-effective and accurate imaging radar techniques that can measure subtle surface changes frequently, in order to safeguard significant infrastructure.
Page 28 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102966 Gilbert, Em/Prof Raymond I Approved Control of cracking caused by early-age contraction of concrete Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $355,000.00 Primary FoR 0905 CIVIL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary An extensive program of laboratory testing will be undertaken to quantify the extent of cracking in concrete walls and slabs due to early-age cooling and shrinkage of concrete. Analytical models for quantifying restraint in walls and slabs will be developed, as will methods for the prediction and control of crack widths and crack spacings.
DP130104557 Greiner, Dr Ben Approved Trustworthiness and reputation in markets: empirical and experimental studies Project Title 2013 $55,000.00 2014 $45,000.00 2015 $50,000.00 Total $150,000.00 Primary FoR 1402 APPLIED ECONOMICS
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project studies why consumers sometimes do not tell the truth when reporting their shopping experiences. This creates a problem for markets, since other consumers rely on that information. This research will guide firms, regulators and market platforms in how to elicit honest feedback from market participants, facilitating trust in the market.
Page 29 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100554 Groth, Dr Markus Approved Understanding the learning and development of employees' emotion regulation strategies Project Title over time: rethinking the paradigm 2013 $70,000.00 2014 $80,000.00 2015 $75,000.00 Total $225,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project investigates how new employees develop strategies for managing emotions at work. Using applied and laboratory designs, this research extends our understanding of how organisational socialisation processes influence new employees' management of emotions and identifies the levers to improve employee wellbeing, productivity and retention.
DP130100197 Hand, A/Prof Suzanne; Archer, Prof Michael Approved Dark canaries: new multidisciplinary understanding about the origins, radiation and response Project Title to environmental change of southern hemisphere bats 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0403 GEOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project will overhaul global understanding of the origins of bats, their flight patterns and the role of echolocation in resource partitioning in an environmentally changing Australia. It will also provide information vital for conservation and novel biomimetic understanding of the modulation of ultrasound for medical and engineering purposes.
Page 30 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102331 Harper, Dr Jason B; Scott, Prof Lawrence T Approved Getting the reaction outcomes you want: towards solvent-controlled reactivity using ionic Project Title liquids 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0305 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Ionic liquids can replace existing reaction solvents, which may be volatile, flammable and toxic. However, the effect on the reaction outcome of such a replacement is poorly understood. This project aims to identify cases where ionic liquids will benefit a reaction, resulting in the development of improved processes.
DP130100447 Hayes, Prof Brett K; Heit, Prof Evan Approved How many types of reasoning are there and how do they develop? Project Title 2013 $79,198.00 2014 $68,198.00 2015 $83,618.00 Total $231,014.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project will identify the fundamental components of human reasoning and examine how they change during the primary and junior high school years. It lays the foundation for the development of better methods for teaching children and adults how to reason.
Page 31 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104918 Khalili, Prof Nasser; Zhao, Dr GaoFeng Approved Dynamics analysis of unsaturated porous media subject to damage due to cracking Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0905 CIVIL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project relates to rigorous analysis of dynamic response in unsaturated soils. It will lead to cost savings in many geotechnical engineering practices as it will provide a better understanding of the behaviour of unsaturated soils to dynamic loading and a greater confidence in the prediction of the performance of earth-structures.
DP130102639 Khanna, A/Prof Rita; Sahajwalla, Prof Veena; Nath, Dr Dilip C; Seetharaman, Prof Seshadri Approved Direct reduction of mixed oxides at lower temperatures: a novel approach to produce Project Title lightweight ferrous alloys 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $345,000.00 Primary FoR 0907 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project will develop a novel approach to directly produce aluminium based ferrous alloys at temperatures 550C- 950C lower than conventional processes. The simultaneous reduction of mixed oxides will lower the energy requirements for producing ferroalloys, enhance cost effectiveness and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Page 32 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102219 Lee, Dr Lawrence; Berry, Dr Richard M; Jeffries, Dr Cy M; Namba, Prof Keiichi Approved Artificially building the bacterial flagellar motor Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $400,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project will allow us to learn how nature’s most sophisticated rotary motor works and how to build these artificially, establishing a new field of research into man-made biological machines. This has potential applications for the emerging field of nanotechnology to make nanometre-scale devices that are powered by efficient biological machines.
DP130103766 Leslie, A/Prof Gregory L; Coster, Em/Prof Hans G; Antony, Dr Alice A Approved Characterising nanostructure functionality of conventional and advanced polymeric Project Title membranes using electrical impedance spectroscopy 2013 $160,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $380,000.00 Primary FoR 0904 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Thin film membranes are an important separation process for industrial and municipal water treatment. This project will benefit Australian cities and industries by creating the tools to help reduce energy consumption associated with fouling of thin film membranes and indentify the next generation of efficient low fouling membranes.
Page 33 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103570 Lovibond, Prof Peter F; Colagiuri, Dr Ben Approved The role of reward expectancy and reward availability in appetitive motivation Project Title 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $85,000.00 2015 $93,000.00 Total $268,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project will investigate the learning processes that help regulate our desire for rewards such as food and drugs and our decisions about when to pursue those rewards. The results will have implications for our understanding of normal reward motivation as well as interventions for maladaptive behaviours such as gambling and drug-taking.
DP130100310 McNally, Prof Gavan P Approved Dual routes to fear and aversive motivation Project Title 2013 $133,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $137,000.00 Total $400,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Why do we experience frustration when the pleasant things we expect fail to appear and why is this frustration so aversive? This project shows how frustration is similar to fear and anxiety at the level of behaviour and brain function.
Page 34 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100172 Merritt, Dr Melissa M Approved Enlightened judgment: reflection and cognitive virtue in Kant's critical philosophy Project Title 2013 $55,000.00 2014 $40,000.00 2015 $40,000.00 Total $135,000.00 Primary FoR 2202 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SPECIFIC FIELDS
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project aims to explain our cognitive practices: what is sound judgment and how does it depend on the ability to be critical about our concepts? What is intellectual creativity, and what makes it possible? The answers are provided through a new interpretation of the philosophical ideal of enlightenment, with special attention to the work of Kant.
DP130101838 Messerle, Prof Barbara A; Vuong, Dr Khuong Q; Duckett, Prof Simon B Approved Turning homogeneous catalysts into heterogeneous catalysts: Robust linking of Project Title organometallic complexes onto inert carbon supports 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0399 OTHER CHEMICAL SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Improvement in the sustainability of fine chemical synthesis is urgently required to meet the increasing demand for new pharmaceuticals. This project will develop new approaches to catalyst immobilisation, to enhance catalyst recovery, as well as to the characterisation of such catalysts for understanding structure and mechanism.
Page 35 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104061 Molesworth, Dr Brett R; Williamson, Prof Ann M Approved Improving young drivers' speed management behaviour Project Title 2013 $50,000.00 2014 $50,000.00 2015 $43,000.00 Total $143,000.00 Primary FoR 1702 COGNITIVE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project incorporates proven educational and training techniques employed within the aviation industry to improve young drivers' speed management skills. Ultimately the results of this project will aid road safety authorities in redesigning training programmes to achieve this goal.
DP130102950 Morley, Prof James Approved Estimating the effects of fiscal policy Project Title 2013 $52,000.00 2014 $50,000.00 2015 $50,000.00 Total $152,000.00 Primary FoR 1403 ECONOMETRICS
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project will develop highly flexible models for estimating the effects of fiscal policy, as well as providing insight into how economic assumptions affect these estimates and which assumptions are supported by historical experience. The models and estimates will be useful for researchers, policymakers and businesses.
Page 36 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104571 Muecke, Prof Stephen; Brannigan, Dr Erin D; Scheer, Dr Edward A Approved Towards the experimental humanities Project Title 2013 $50,000.00 2014 $85,000.00 2015 $75,000.00 Total $210,000.00 Primary FoR 1904 PERFORMING ARTS AND CREATIVE WRITING
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Growth in the creative arts in universities is demanding the discovery of new methods of research and teaching. This project will develop experimental methods to broaden the humanities so that they can engage with the disciplines that effectively harness human creativity to solve problems.
DP130100595 Murray, A/Prof John M; Henry, A/Prof Bruce I; Langlands, Dr Trevor A; Klasse, A/Prof Per Johan Approved Mathematical modelling can provide vital information on the effectiveness and practical Project Title implementation of microbicides and vaccines against HIV 2013 $95,000.00 2014 $95,000.00 2015 $95,000.00 Total $285,000.00 Primary FoR 0102 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project will produce mathematical models of the earliest stages of HIV infection suitable for investigation of the implementation of vaccines and microbicides. It will provide a framework to investigate why these interventions have performed poorly to date, and how these may be better implemented.
Page 37 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102254 Neilan, Prof Brett A Approved Australia's freshwater ecosystems: how microbial diversity and functionality influence Project Title harmful cyanobacterial blooms 2013 $104,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $349,000.00 Primary FoR 0605 MICROBIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Toxic cyanobacterial blooms are a constant threat to safe drinking water supplies. A bloom is a poorly understood interaction between many species and the environment. This project will investigate the entire microbial population and their physiologies present in a bloom event in order to identify potential targets for their management.
DP130104191 Nurdin, Dr Hendra I Approved Model reduction of open markov quantum systems: theory and algorithms Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $280,000.00 Primary FoR 0102 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project will advance international efforts in quantum technology research by developing methods and tools to find simpler lower complexity models for certain photonic (light based) devices for information processing. Such simplification methods can critically reduce the complexity of designing complex technologies based on these devices.
Page 38 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101680 Rafferty, A/Prof Alannah E; Jimmieson, A/Prof Nerina L Approved The antecedents and outcomes of affective and cognitive readiness for organisational change Project Title 2013 $50,000.00 2014 $50,000.00 2015 $50,000.00 Total $150,000.00 Primary FoR 1503 BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project aims to understand employees' readiness for organisational change. It identifies positive beliefs and positive emotional experiences as key aspects of readiness for change. The project focuses on individuals' personality, workplace characteristics, and characteristics of organisational change events as influencing readiness for change.
DP130103760 Rahman, Prof Muhammed F; Dutta, Dr Rukmi D; Fletcher, A/Prof John E; Lovatt, Dr Howard C Approved Dynamic model and mechanical sensorless controller for a novel concentrated-winding Project Title interior permanent magnet machine for electric vehicles 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $380,000.00 Primary FoR 0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary The fractional-slot, concentrated-wound (FSCW) interior permanent magnet (IPM) machine offers very high power density, efficiency and constant-power speed range which are properties sought after for electric vehicles. Accurate mathematical models are essential for high performance control of the FSCW machine. This project seeks to develop these models, as well as sensorless controllers for the FSCW IPM machine.
Page 39 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102392 Redmond, Dr Stephen J; Lord, Prof Stephen R Approved Signal processing algorithms for interpreting multi-dimensional ambulatory data during Project Title normal activities: correlates of current measures of fall risk 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project will develop algorithms to analyse human movement, measured using a small waist-worn sensor, which approximate existing clinical tests to identify likely fallers. This will enable future fall risk monitor development. This is an important problem as one in three senior citizens fall each year, costing around $500 million in healthcare.
DP130102351 Sammut, Prof Claude A; Bratko, Prof Ivan Approved Learning and planning with qualitative models Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $118,000.00 Total $378,000.00 Primary FoR 1702 COGNITIVE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project will give a robot the ability to learn how to interact with its environment, using common sense reasoning to guide trial-and-error learning. The outcome will be a robot that is able to quickly adapt to new and changing environments, such as those which might be encountered in applications like robots for urban search and rescue.
Page 40 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103898 Savkin, Prof Andrey V Approved Robust control of mobile networked systems Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0102 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary The conceptual advances with new design rules are to be developed in the area of robust control of mobile networked systems. A major benefit of the research to be carried out in this project will be its direct application to industrial control problems in the defence, communications and robotics industries and to the management of the environment.
DP130100403 Scappucci, Dr Giordano; Capellini, A/Prof Giovanni Approved Back to the future: making atomic-scale high-speed germanium transistors Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 1007 NANOTECHNOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project links scientists from Australia and Italy to develop atomic-scale devices in the germanium material. By exploiting the unique properties of this material and its integration with silicon, faster and smaller transistors will be developed.
Page 41 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100707 Shepherd, Dr Laura J Approved Gender, peacebuilding and the politics of space: a critical examination of United Nations Project Title peacebuilding practices 2013 $69,150.00 2014 $64,000.00 Total $133,150.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary More than half of all peace agreements fail within five years. In response to this dismal statistic, the United Nations (UN) recently began to prioritise gender matters in peacebuilding operations, recognising that gender equality is key to building sustainable peace. This project examines how gender justice is addressed in United Nations peacebuilding policy and practice.
DP130103081 Solo, Prof Victor; Pasha, Dr Syed A Approved Point processes system identification under simultaneity Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Neuroscientists study neuronal brain dynamics of mammals via recordings from scores of tiny electrodes. But analysing these experiments is a problem because current methods cannot handle the common case where neurons discharge simultaneously. This project aims to provide powerful new tools to overcome this bottleneck.
Page 42 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102934 Song, A/Prof Chongmin; Gao, Dr Wei; Pi, Prof Yong-Lin Approved A high-performance stochastic scaled boundary finite-element framework for safety Project Title assessment of structures susceptible to fracture 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0905 CIVIL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project addresses the reliability assessment of structures considering cracks caused by ageing and extreme loading that are affecting vital infrastructure. The outcome of this project will permit more rational decision making in the safe and cost-effective management of ageing infrastructure.
DP130101625 Stenzel, Prof Martina Approved Learning from nature: creating synthetic viruses using self-assembled structures with Project Title branched or dendritic glycopolymers on their surfaces 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0303 MACROMOLECULAR AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Viruses are nature's clever nanoparticles. Viruses use glycoproteins to find and invade their host cells. This project will aim to mimic nature by generating nanoparticles that carry synthetic glycopolymers on the surface to create better drug delivery carriers.
Page 43 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101121 Stubbs, Prof Julie; Schwartz, Ms Melanie; Cunneen, Prof Christopher; Brown, Em/Prof David B Approved Justice Reinvestment in Australia: conceptual foundations for criminal justice innovation Project Title 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 Total $235,000.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project will examine the characteristics of Justice Reinvestment programs used in other countries which reduce spending on prisons and reinvest the savings in high crime communities to reduce crime and build community services. This study will analyse whether such programs can be developed in the Australian context.
DP130100806 Thomas, Dr Torsten Approved To eat or not to eat? How symbiotic bacteria manipulate the phagocytic behaviour of their Project Title eukaryotic host 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $109,000.00 Total $349,000.00 Primary FoR 0605 MICROBIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Bacteria often live in close association with eukaryotic cells, ranging from simple amoeba to humans. This project will identify key factors that control their interactions and will yield important information on the evolution of beneficial or harmful relationships.
Page 44 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101512 Thordarson, Dr Pall Approved How are self-assembled gels formed? From trial-and-error to rational molecular design Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0303 MACROMOLECULAR AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary By solving fundamental questions on how a new class of smart materials called self-assembled gels are formed, models will be created that allow prediction of their properties. This will significantly enhance the scope of application of self-assembled gels in a range of new areas including for encapsulated drug delivery and stem cell therapy.
DP130102695 Tinney, Prof Christopher G; Wright, Dr Duncan J Approved New frontiers for Australian exoplanetary science Project Title 2013 $299,000.00 2014 $293,000.00 2015 $293,000.00 Total $885,000.00 Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Christopher G Tinney
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary There can be few questions more fundamental for a scientist's research to address than 'Is our home here on Earth unique? Or ubiquitous?' This project will undertake world-leading observations using revolutionary new Australian facilities, to enable breakthrough results that bear on this question.
Page 45 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104156 Turney, Prof Chris S; Meissner, Dr Katrin J; Grierson, A/Prof Pauline F Approved Reconstructing changes in atmospheric circulation over the mid-latitudes of the Southern Project Title Hemisphere during the past 3000 years 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $160,000.00 2015 $160,000.00 Total $470,000.00 Primary FoR 0406 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary The climate of the mid-latitudes of the southern hemisphere is of global significance and yet past changes have proved difficult to reconstruct due to the dearth of records. Working across the Southern Ocean region using tree rings, lake sediments and ice cores, the project will produce the first comprehensive reconstruction spanning the last 3000 years.
DP130100759 Vartanian, Dr Lenny R; Vanman, Dr Eric J; Ito, A/Prof Tiffany Approved Intergroup emotions and prejudice toward obese people Project Title 2013 $87,943.00 2014 $79,183.00 2015 $78,403.00 Total $245,529.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project will analyse how intergroup emotions (such as disgust, anger, contempt) influence prejudice toward obese people. These insights will have theoretical implications for our understanding of what drives obesity stigma. It will also have practical implications for identifying ways to reduce the prevalence of prejudice toward obese people.
Page 46 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103405 Wang, Dr Wei; Cheema, Dr Muhammad A Approved Next-generation spatial keyword search Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0806 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Spatial keyword search is like a normal web search plus additional location information, which helps users to obtain a better ranking of results by considering the spatial proximity. The success of this project will deliver a next-generation spatial keyword search system that overcomes the severe usability limitations experienced by users today.
DP130103401 Wang, Dr Wei Approved Effective and efficient record linkage with transformation rules Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0806 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Record linkage is an enabling technology for organisations to identify and remove 'redundant' entries in their databases; this helps prevent data quality problems that may cost millions. This project will deliver the next- generation record linkage methodology that enables cost and time economical linkage beyond what is currently possible.
Page 47 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103687 Westbrook, Prof Reginald F; Killcross, Prof Andrew S Approved Neural substrates of higher-order conditioned fear Project Title 2013 $108,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $106,000.00 Total $314,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Higher-order conditioning processes are thought to contribute to the maintenance of maladaptive behaviours such as clinical anxiety, however, little is known about the psychological and neural processes by which this conditioning occurs. Accordingly, this project uses an animal model to investigate these substrates.
DP130100349 Wilkins, Prof Marc R Approved Does phosphorylation regulate the methylation of proteins? Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary The interaction of proteins is a fundamental requirement of life. Tiny switches on proteins affect how they interact but little is known about how these are controlled. This project will study the complex interplay between two types of switches; one is expected to control the other. This will provide new insights into how the cell functions.
Page 48 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102110 Williams, Dr Lisa A; DeSteno, Dr David Approved To be or not to be proud: identifying the functionality of pride in intergroup settings Project Title 2013 $50,000.00 2014 $70,000.00 2015 $70,000.00 Total $190,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project explores how expressing the emotion of pride across different social contexts (such as highly diversified or homogenous social groups) might lead to positive or negative outcomes for the expresser. Insights from this research will likely suggest how to cultivate the positive outcomes of expressing pride in everyday relationships.
DP130101970 Xue, Prof Jingling; Scholz, Dr Bernhard F Approved Finding concurrency bugs in multithreaded software Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0803 COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project aims to develop sound and practical techniques for detecting and eliminating concurrency bugs for object-oriented languages like Java, enabled by a new model for concurrent effects. The expected outcome is a novel technology that will significantly improve the safety, productivity and efficiency of large-scale concurrent programming.
Page 49 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100457 Yang, A/Prof Hongyuan R; Dawes, Em/Prof Ian W Approved The role of Fld1p protein in lipid droplet formation and growth in the yeast Saccharomyces Project Title cerevisiae 2013 $95,000.00 2014 $95,000.00 2015 $95,000.00 Total $285,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary This project aims to characterize Fld1p/seipin, an important protein that controls lipid storage in the form of lipid droplets. Knowing the molecular function of Fld1p will provide important insights into how lipid droplets originate and grow. Such knowledge will help improve the quality and quantity of oil and biodiesel production.
DP130103850 Young, Dr John; Lai, Prof Joseph C; Ray, Dr Tapabrata; Bomphrey, Dr Richard J Approved Intriguing aerodynamics of bees, hoverflies and beyond Project Title 2013 $160,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $380,000.00 Primary FoR 0901 AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary Nature observers have long been fascinated by the elegance, agility and endurance of flying insects, but still human- engineered vehicles fail to match their performance. This project aims to reveal the key physical aspects that allow two different insects to fly so well and thus unlock greater performance for flapping flight vehicles beyond insects.
Page 50 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100526 Young, Prof David J; Hibbert, Prof David B; Zhang, Dr Jianqiang Approved Heat-resisting iron-nickel base alloys in challenging new applications: oxygen permeabilities Project Title and resistance to internal oxidation 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $180,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $460,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary There is a pressing need to develop heat resisting alloys which can function adequately in higher operating temperatures and gas mixtures rich in carbon and hydrogen to be handled in advanced technologies for power generation. The expected outcomes of this project will provide the basis for design/selection of these more corrosion- resistant alloys.
DP130100101 Zhang, Prof Liangchi; Ruan, Dr Haihui; Lu, Prof Jian Approved Manufacture of precision optical components: ground-breaking through innovative Project Title constitutive modeling 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $150,000.00 Total $450,000.00 Primary FoR 0910 MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales Project Summary It has been a worldwide challenge to make high precision optical elements using glass moulding though it is the most effective process. This project aims to develop a novel way to optimise precision glass moulding processes. The success of this research will significantly reduce the development cost and improve the quality of the moulding products.
Page 51 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation The University of Newcastle DP130101464 Belova, Prof Irina V; Murch, Prof Graeme E; Sohn, Prof Yongho Approved Derivation and calculation of onsager transport coefficients in mass transport and Project Title thermotransport 2013 $270,000.00 2014 $270,000.00 2015 $270,000.00 Total $810,000.00 Primary FoR 0915 INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Irina V Belova
Administering Organisation The University of Newcastle Project Summary The transport of matter and heat within solids has a profound effect on the functional properties of engineering components. The current description of mass and heat transport has major failings which then lead to major failings for property predictions. This project will establish a new mathematical framework that will redress the problems.
DP130103659 Boer, A/Prof Roland T Approved The sacred economy Project Title 2013 $58,000.00 2014 $68,000.00 2015 $58,000.00 Total $184,000.00 Primary FoR 2204 RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Newcastle Project Summary In light of the Bible's crucial role in the development and justification of various theories of capitalism, it is surprising that no comprehensive economic reconstruction of the Bible's economic context has yet been undertaken. This project undertakes that task, offering both theoretical sophistication and close attention to available data.
Page 52 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104558 Dlugogorski, Prof Bogdan Z; Radny, A/Prof Marian W Approved Fires of halogenated industrial chemicals and their impact on the Australian environment Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $310,000.00 Primary FoR 0904 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Newcastle Project Summary Recent large fires of industrial chemicals in Australia led to significant environmental pollution. In this project, we will develop sophisticated techniques to assess pollutants formed in fires of commonly used industrial chemicals. The results will find immediate applications in training fire brigades in their response to chemical fires.
DP130100727 Galvin, Prof Kevin P Approved Hydrodynamic enhancement and transformation of flotation Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0914 RESOURCES ENGINEERING AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY
Administering Organisation The University of Newcastle Project Summary The purpose of this project is to address emerging challenges in coal and mineral processing associated with the steep decline in the quality of mining assets and the long term resource demands of China and India. A major advance in flotation technology is expected, leading to the highest possible product grade at a given recovery.
Page 53 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101994 Kennedy, Prof Eric M; Mackie, Prof John C Approved Non-destructive process for treatment of fluorinated greenhouse gases Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0915 INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Newcastle Project Summary This research pursues the development of an energy-efficient, non-destructive process for transforming fluorine- containing greenhouse gases (GHGs) into valuable and environmentally benign products. The process will benefit Australia, by reducing emission of GHGs and offers a new technology for treatment of the growing stockpiles of synthetic GHGs.
DP130104290 Kisi, Prof Erich H; Wensrich, Dr Christopher M Approved In situ neutron diffraction mapping of tri-axial stress distributions in particulate systems Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0913 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Newcastle Project Summary Compacting powders, which are critical in industries such as metal, advanced ceramic and pharmiceutical manufacturing, will be studied in real time using advanced neutron diffraction techniques. This will allow the three- dimensional mapping of stresses and strains within small volumes of the powder deep inside realistic compaction equipment.
Page 54 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103909 Mahata, Dr Kaushik; Ninness, Prof Brett M Approved A novel framework for designing input excitation for system identification Project Title 2013 $109,117.00 2014 $113,080.00 2015 $117,036.00 Total $339,233.00 Primary FoR 0102 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of Newcastle Project Summary Engineers need mathematical models describing the behaviour of the components they use in their design. This project aims at resolving some critical issues faced by the researchers developing cutting edge mathematical software for building such models.
DP130104410 Melchers, Prof Robert E; Stewart, Prof Mark G Approved Structural reliability and remaining life estimation for deteriorating steel infrastructure Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $125,000.00 Total $405,000.00 Primary FoR 0905 CIVIL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Newcastle Project Summary The risk-based approach to infrastructure performance allows the likelihood and extent of corrosion damage to be modelled. This will allow the safety of new and existing steel infrastructure to be assessed, and the safe remaining service life to be calculated.
Page 55 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103039 Middleton, Prof Richard H; Chen, Dr Zhiyong; Colaneri, Prof Patrizio Approved Dynamics and feedback in networked biological systems Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Newcastle Project Summary This project is based on mathematical models of the dynamics of some important biological systems. By analysing such systems, new insights may be obtained in the behaviour and regulation of biological systems. One example application is potential design of new treament protocols for HIV and other mutant infections.
DP130100234 Moheimani, Prof S. O. Reza Approved Control, estimation and nanopositioning for high-throughput probe-storage Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $420,000.00 Primary FoR 0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Newcastle Project Summary Probe-storage is a new technology for storing digital information as tiny indentations on a storage medium. It offers the highest data storage density compared with alternative technologies. This project aims to develop methods and the underpinning theory to realise a new probe-storage memory that is much faster and can store data at much higher rates.
Page 56 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101377 Murch, Prof Graeme E; Fiedler, Dr Thomas; Boccaccini, Prof Dr Aldo R Approved Structural design of third generation biomaterials Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $305,000.00 Primary FoR 0903 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Newcastle Project Summary This project will design third generation biomaterials for heart valves, cartilage and bones that guide the formation of new tissue whilst being dissolved inside the human body. As a result, it is anticipated that painful and costly revision surgery will become obsolete. Major benefits will be achieved in paediatric health as implants will have the ability to grow with the child.
DP130101396 Patrick, Em/Prof John W; Offler, Adj/Prof Christina E Approved Plant transfer cells: discovering regulatory mechanisms directing assembly of their ingrowth Project Title walls 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $310,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Newcastle Project Summary Specialised transfer cells facilitate nutrient transport within plants which is essential for their growth. This project will explore how structural and functional changes are regulated to form a transfer cell. The results of this research will contribute to scientific knowledge applicable to increasing crop yield.
Page 57 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104056 Stockenhuber, Dr Michael; Adesina, Prof Adesoji A Approved A novel route for the production of ethylene Project Title 2013 $145,000.00 2014 $45,000.00 2015 $45,000.00 Total $235,000.00 Primary FoR 0914 RESOURCES ENGINEERING AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY
Administering Organisation The University of Newcastle Project Summary In this project an environmentally friendly process for the production of ethylene is developed. This project will develop a process that reacts two greenhouse gases and forms ethylene. Ethylene is needed to make polyethylene, which is used in manufacture of plastic pipes (to replace heavy and resource intensive steel), bottles and other containers.
Page 58 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation The University of Sydney DP130103742 Abbas, Dr Ali; Fletcher, Adj/Prof David F; Langrish, Prof Timothy A Approved Dynamic input adjustment to improve the stability of transient swirling flows in spray dryers Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $80,000.00 2015 $80,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0904 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project will use leading-edge numerical techniques to advance the science of flow stabilisation using dynamic flow modulation techniques. Improved sustainable processing will be enabled using this flow modulation in spray dryers to reduce processing problems due to the depositon of particles on dryer walls.
DP130102336 Alais, Prof David M Approved Binocular rivalry: a new model to measure it, and a new approach to attention and Project Title crossmodal influences 2013 $148,753.00 2014 $115,120.00 2015 $122,363.00 Total $386,236.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Ambiguity is inherent in visual perception. Retinal images under-specify the outside world and may suggest several interpretations, causing our perception to oscillate between them. This project will introduce a new and more objective method for quantifying this perceptual ambiguity and use it to explore the brain's response to ambiguous sensory inputs.
Page 59 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103399 Aldrich, Prof Robert Approved Banishing potentates: European colonialists and indigenous rulers in the British and French Project Title overseas empires 2013 $96,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $80,000.00 Total $296,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary French and British colonial authorities often banished indigenous rulers in Asia and Africa who resisted foreign overlordship. This project studies the circumstances of their deposition and exile, the fate of exiled rulers and their entourages, and the place of banished 'potentates' in metropolitan and nationalist historiography.
DP130104905 Anderson, Prof Barton L Approved The visual perception of three-dimensional shape, surfaces, and materials Project Title 2013 $315,000.00 2014 $300,000.00 2015 $304,000.00 Total $919,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Barton L Anderson
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary The goal of this work is to understand how our brains infer the three-dimensional shape, color, and material properties of the world from the two-dimensional images that project to our eyes.
Page 60 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101900 Arciuli, Dr Joanne; Ballard, A/Prof Kirrie J; Vogel, Dr Adam P Approved Discovering the developmental trajectory of lexical stress production Project Title 2013 $50,000.00 2014 $65,000.00 2015 $70,000.00 Total $185,000.00 Primary FoR 2004 LINGUISTICS
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary In English words some syllables are more strongly stressed than others. Most children will learn to emphasise these syllables appropriately but some will not. This project will help to understand the normal development of this vital aspect of speech production and allow more effective assistance to those who experience difficulties.
DP130100900 Armfield, Prof Steven W; Kirkpatrick, Dr Michael P; Lei, A/Prof Chengwang; Lin, A/Prof Wenxian; Patterson, Prof John C Approved Conjugate natural convection boundary layers Project Title 2013 $155,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $425,000.00 Primary FoR 0915 INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Conjugate natural convection systems occur when a conducting vertical wall separates fluids at different temperatures (that is at a window separating the interior of a room from the outside or when a container of fluid is placed in a refrigerator). This project will provide accurate predictions of such flows together with scaling relations.
Page 61 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104137 Ataide, Dr Sandro F Approved Understanding the mechanisms that regulate the human signal recognition particle cycle Project Title 2013 $95,000.00 2014 $85,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 1101 MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND METABOLOMICS
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary The precise cellular localisation of proteins is a fundamental process in cell biology required for survival. The aim of this project is to understand the mechanisms by which the human signal recognition particle delivers newly translated proteins to their cognate cellular location.
DP130103715 Bartlett, Prof Stephen D; Doherty, A/Prof Andrew C Approved Bulk-boundary correspondence in quantum many-body systems Project Title 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 0206 QUANTUM PHYSICS
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project will develop theoretical and numerical methods to explore how the bulk properties of quantum materials at low temperature are manifested on the edge of the material. Characterising this bulk-boundary correspondence will uncover new regimes of physics and underpin the development of powerful quantum technologies in the laboratory.
Page 62 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103907 Bedding, Prof Timothy R; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Prof Jorgen Approved A golden age of stellar astrophysics with Kepler Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary The project will use observations from NASA's Kepler space telescope to study oscillations in the stars via careful analysis of changes in their brightness. The observations will reveal the properties of the stars and their planets in unprecedented detail.
DP130103798 Benjamin, Prof Roger H Approved Orientalism of the Mediterranean shore: art and place from Tunis to Marseille Project Title 2013 $205,000.00 2014 $203,000.00 2015 $205,000.00 Total $613,000.00 Primary FoR 1901 ART THEORY AND CRITICISM
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Roger H Benjamin
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project focuses on new ways of thinking about how art links North Africa and Europe. Researching the images of Tunis, Algiers, Granada and Marseille in painting and photography (between 1880-1950) will lead to high-level outputs; beginning with a 2014 exhibition on Wassily Kandinsky and Gabriele Münter as Orientalists.
Page 63 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101268 Betts, A/Prof Alison V; Grenet, Prof Frantz; Yagodin, Prof Vadim N Approved Kingship, art and cult practice: decoding symbolism in an ancient Central Asian royal city Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $94,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $304,000.00 Primary FoR 2101 ARCHAEOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Hidden in the elaborate imagery of the richly ornamented 'Ceremonial Complex' recently uncovered at the ancient 'Royal City' of Kazakly-yatkan in Uzbekistan is a wealth of symbolism relating to cult, kingship and the divine. The study of this magnificent corpus has broad relevance for the history of all the lands across the ancient Persian world.
DP130103823 Biercuk, Dr Michael J; Ivanov, Prof Eugene N Approved Frequency standards with breakthrough performance: engineering immunity to local Project Title oscillator instabilities using dynamical error suppression 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $75,000.00 Total $255,000.00 Primary FoR 0206 QUANTUM PHYSICS
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project aims to dramatically advance state-of-the-art performance of one of the most important technological systems in modern electronics - precision frequency standards. Our work will provide orders of magnitude gains in performance by translating new knowledge from quantum information to the precision metrology research community.
Page 64 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103693 Bilek, Prof Marcela M; Weiss, Prof Anthony S; Bao, A/Prof Shisan Approved Biomaterials with multifaceted tunability and bio-specificity Project Title 2013 $145,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $385,000.00 Primary FoR 0903 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Polyurethanes, a family of polymers with independently tunable mechanical and biodegradation properties, will be developed as a versatile platform material for biomedical implants. Novel energetic ion treatments that allow the coupling of bioactive agents to surfaces will eliminate adverse reactions and enable integration with surrounding tissue.
DP130101186 Byrne, Dr Mary E; Grossniklaus, Prof Ueli Approved The role of the ribosome and translation in plant fertility Project Title 2013 $124,000.00 2014 $142,000.00 2015 $156,000.00 Total $422,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Regulation of gene expression is essential to the development of multicellular organisms. This project will provide insights into a unique role for the basic cellular translation machinery in plant fertility. The results will provide opportunities for improving crop yield and for development of sustainable agriculture.
Page 65 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104534 Cannon, Prof John J; Holt, Prof Derek F Approved Constructive Representation Theory Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $137,000.00 2015 $145,000.00 Total $412,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary A group is a mathematical structure that captures the notion of symmetry. This project will enable us to perform a deep analysis of all the ways in which the group can act on an object such as a molecule, by constructing all of its representations as a matrix group.
DP130104812 Cashmore, A/Prof Judith A Approved How are decisions made in Children's Court care matters and what are the outcomes for Project Title children? 2013 $95,489.00 2014 $82,466.00 2015 $87,446.00 Total $265,401.00 Primary FoR 1607 SOCIAL WORK
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary How are decisions made in Children's Court child protection cases and what are the outcomes for children? This research will examine, for the first time in Australia, the evidence provided to the courts, how it is used and viewed by legal and non-legal professionals, and how these link with children's experiences and their developmental outcomes.
Page 66 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100596 Chircop, Dr Megan Approved Role of endocytic mechanisms in mammalian cytokinesis Project Title 2013 $96,000.00 2014 $96,000.00 2015 $96,000.00 Total $288,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Cell division requires endocytic proteins and failed cell division can contribute to cancer. This project aims to understand how endocytic proteins function to complete cell division successfully and has implications for the development of chemotherapeutic agents to treat cancer.
DP130100763 Cleary, Dr Matthew J; Bilger, Prof Robert W; Lakshmisha, Prof Krishnarajnagar N Approved Predictive models for the combustion of multi-component bio-fuels Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $95,000.00 2015 $95,000.00 Total $290,000.00 Primary FoR 0915 INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project will develop advanced, computationally efficient models for predicting pollutant emissions from the combustion of bio-fuels. The models will target practical engineering-scale applications with the aim of achieving improved energy conversion and improved urban air quality.
Page 67 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101194 Clunies Ross, Em/Prof Margaret B Approved Poetry of the Nordic past: a new analysis and interpretation Project Title 2013 $40,000.00 2014 $30,000.00 2015 $40,000.00 Total $110,000.00 Primary FoR 2005 LITERARY STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary In the Middle Ages, Icelandic poets composed verses they imagined were spoken by heroes of the past and these poems were inserted into prose sagas about prehistoric times. This project will make a literary study of this poetry, which will be published as a book about the medieval Icelandic legendary past.
DP130103487 Connell, Prof Raewyn; Collyer, Dr Fran M; Maia, A/Prof Joao Marcelo E; Morrell, Prof Robert G Approved Global arenas of knowledge: centre/periphery relations and change in knowledge production Project Title on a world scale 2013 $203,322.00 2014 $189,000.00 2015 $204,500.00 Total $596,822.00 Primary FoR 1608 SOCIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This research will increase our understanding of the production and exchange of organised knowledge in the global context. Combining ethnographic fieldwork, quantitative analysis and new social theory, it will provide sociological input into higher education policy and establish a new research trajectory in this emerging international field.
Page 68 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104790 Cook, Prof David I; Moran, Prof Arie; Muallem, Prof Shmuel Approved ZnT-1 regulates store operated calcium channels in salivary gland physiology and pathology Project Title 2013 $170,000.00 2014 $170,000.00 2015 $170,000.00 Total $510,000.00 Primary FoR 1116 MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project examines the hypothesis that the membrane protein ZnT-1 protects cardiac cells against the damage inflicted during ischemic reperfusion incidents, like in myocardial infarction (MI). The project is expected to elucidate the mechanism underlying cardiac cell protection, leading to the discovery of new drugs for protecting the heart against MI.
DP130101706 Dixon, Prof Robert W Approved Scenes of reading: Australian literature and the world republic of letters Project Title 2013 $220,000.00 2014 $230,000.00 2015 $200,000.00 Total $650,000.00 Primary FoR 2005 LITERARY STUDIES
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Robert W Dixon
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Australian literary studies today is negotiating the relationship between its nationalist legacy and globalisation. This project analyses how and in what ways Australian literature is connected to the world literary system. It will renew the theoretical bases of the subject and demonstrate new approaches for Australian literary studies.
Page 69 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101291 Einav, A/Prof Itai; Shen, Dr Luming Approved Propagating fragmentation waves in granular materials Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $380,000.00 Primary FoR 0914 RESOURCES ENGINEERING AND EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project will conduct the first systematic study to understand and control fragmentation waves in granular systems subject to impact loading. The outcomes will be essential for geoscience including earthquakes and meteoritic impacts, and for many industries, including mining, mineral processes, petroleum production and pharmaceutics.
DP130100203 El-Zein, A/Prof Abbas; Bouazza, Prof Abdelmalek; Rowe, Prof Ronald K Approved An experimentally-validated thermo-hydro-mechanical theory for waste containment lining Project Title systems 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $60,000.00 Total $285,000.00 Primary FoR 0905 CIVIL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Geosynthetic clay liners are engineering systems that are widely used around the world to protect groundwater from municipal, industrial and mining contaminants. The project will conduct cutting-edge experimental, theoretical and computational research leading to a major improvement in their short-term and long-term performances.
Page 70 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101215 Fitzpatrick, Prof Sheila M; Edele, Prof Mark Approved War and displacement: from the Soviet Union to Australia in the wake of the Second World Project Title War 2013 $151,825.00 2014 $160,000.00 2015 $165,750.00 Total $477,575.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project studies postwar immigrants who came from the Soviet Union via Displaced Persons camps in Europe and elsewhere and encountered an Australia already in the grip of Cold War anti-communism and spy mania. Transnational in scope, themes and sources, this project adds a new strand to the story of the making of the Australian people.
DP130102348 Fleming, Prof Simon C Approved Teaching old dogs new tricks: making ordinary glass both guide and modulate light in Project Title photonic chips 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $400,000.00 Primary FoR 0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary The continued revolution of telecoms, and other industries, by photonics demands active integrated photonics: chips that can switch, modulate and modify light. Currently this requires problematic materials. This project will innovatively combine breakthroughs in two areas: poling and laser writing, to produce active devices in standard silicate glass chips.
Page 71 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101650 Ford, A/Prof Michele T; Gillan, Dr Michael P Approved Scaling global labour: the Global Union Federations in Indonesia and India Project Title 2013 $44,200.00 2014 $73,963.00 2015 $71,253.00 Total $189,416.00 Primary FoR 1503 BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project will generate a systematic comparison and analysis of the activities of the Global Union Federations in construction, manufacturing and plantation agriculture, in India and Indonesia. Its findings will enhance our knowledge of industrial relations in both countries, and of labour internationalism.
DP130100600 Goodman, Prof David S; Carrillo, Dr Beatriz Approved Economic growth in China's west: the social basis of enterprise development Project Title 2013 $151,159.00 2014 $151,458.00 2015 $168,600.00 Total $471,217.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project examines the new economic elites in the ethnic borderlands of Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai and is designed to analyse the social basis of enterprise development and its consequences. The project will add to understanding of local social capital formation in the People's Republic of China.
Page 72 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100338 Green, Prof Anne J; Gaensler, Prof Bryan M; Burton, Prof Michael G; Brooks, Dr Kate J; Smith, Asst Prof Nathan Approved The Carina Nebula: a massive star factory and the anchor for calibrating extragalactic star Project Title formation 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Massive stars are vital to the life cycle of a galaxy, providing material and controlling the environment where new stars are made. This project will use the Australia Telescope to map the spectacular Carina Nebula, a hotbed of massive stars, to provide a picture of its stars and gas and a template for understanding star formation in distant galaxies.
DP130101774 Griffiths, Prof Paul E Approved A methodological analysis of the application of evolutionary medicine to non-communicable Project Title diseases 2013 $80,000.00 2014 $80,000.00 Total $160,000.00 Primary FoR 2202 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SPECIFIC FIELDS
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project draws on recent work in philosophy of science to understand how evolutionary thinking can inform medical research. It will analyse how evolutionary thinking contributed to recent advances in understanding diseases such as diabetes and metabolic syndrome, and facilitate extending this approach to new areas of health and disease.
Page 73 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100864 Harris, Prof Justin A; Livesey, Dr Evan J Approved Learning whether and learning when: rate and timing in human associative learning Project Title 2013 $122,000.00 2014 $114,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $366,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project investigates how people learn to use antecedent cues to anticipate upcoming events. In particular, the project examines how sensitive people are to the rate at which one event follows another, how they learn about the timing of the second event with respect to the first and how this learning affects their behaviour.
DP130103966 Hastings, Dr Justin V; Phillips, Dr Sarah G; asal, A/Prof victor; Rethemeyer, A/Prof Randy K Approved Uncovering the organisational dynamics of pirates and maritime terrorists Project Title 2013 $60,367.00 2014 $48,582.00 2015 $40,000.00 Total $148,949.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project will develop a novel framework to assess the organisational dynamics of two major maritime threats: piracy syndicates and maritime-capable terrorist groups. The results will allow analysts and policymakers to understand the behaviour of violent maritime organisations, and to maximise the effectiveness of policies designed to stop them.
Page 74 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102244 Hill, Prof David J; Verbic, Dr Gregor Approved Distributed control for wide-area demand response Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $340,000.00 Primary FoR 0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project underpins the paradigm shift from load following to load shaping in power system operation by unlocking the untapped potential of the demand side. The approach taken is to use modern ideas in distributed control. This will facilitate large-scale integration of renewable energy sources and thus render the energy supply more sustainable.
DP130104407 Hunter, Prof David J; Bennell, Prof Kim L; Fransen, A/Prof Marlene H; Jeon, A/Prof Yun-Hee; Jones, Prof Graeme; Salkeld, Prof Glenn Approved Program evaluation of the osteoarthritis awareness hub Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $440,000.00 Primary FoR 1103 CLINICAL SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Persons with osteoarthritis generally have poor knowledge about their disease and its appropriate management. The aim of this project is to evaluate whether improved knowledge, and management decisions of persons with osteoarthritis, can ultimately lead to improved health outcomes.
Page 75 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102027 Ittner, A/Prof Lars M Approved Physiology of tau protein: a novel role in scaffolding and intracellular distribution Project Title 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $125,000.00 2015 $125,000.00 Total $375,000.00 Primary FoR 1109 NEUROSCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Understanding brain function remains a challenge. This project will study the normal role of the Alzheimer's disease- related protein tau in brain function during ageing. This will significantly enhance current understanding of brain function.
DP130100967 Joshi, Prof Nalini Approved Critical solutions of nonlinear systems Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0105 MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Whether we are looking at waves on a beach, the dispersal of herds of animals in a landscape, or the interaction of black holes, their patterns of movement rely on rules expressed by nonlinear mathematical models. This project aims to create new mathematical methods to describe critical solutions of nonlinear systems, which are ubiquitous in modern science.
Page 76 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104326 Kable, Prof Scott H; Jordan, Dr Meredith J; Osborn, Dr David L Approved Chemistry at the threshold: unusual mechanisms and unexpected products Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $420,000.00 Primary FoR 0306 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (INCL. STRUCTURAL)
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary The chemical processes in combustion and in the atmosphere are complex and understood incompletely; for example 30-60 million tonnes of acids in the atmosphere are unaccounted for. The project will measure and model three new chemical processes that may account for the atmospheric acids, and other unexplained occurrences in combustion chemistry.
DP130103849 Kaji-O'Grady, Prof Sandra; Smith, A/Prof Chris L Approved From alchemist's den to science city: architecture and the expression of experimental Project Title science 2013 $55,000.00 2014 $40,000.00 2015 $30,000.00 Total $125,000.00 Primary FoR 1201 ARCHITECTURE
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project will discover the precise and nuanced ways in which architecture configures, influences and expresses the ideas and ideals of contemporary experimental science. Digital drawings, animations and critical textual analysis will expose the ways in which architecture shapes the public perception and practice of experimental science.
Page 77 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103795 Keane, Prof John Approved Democracy at the end of the world: new perspectives on the politics and government of Project Title Antarctica 2013 $137,297.00 2014 $115,223.00 2015 $115,111.00 Total $367,631.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project provides a fundamental re-interpretation of Antarctica, revisits the history of its governing arrangements, considers their twenty-firt century global significance and asks whether they can survive the mounting global pressures to 'open up' the continent to the alleged imperatives of commercial and military interests.
DP130103965 Laurent, Dr Vincent; Balleine, Dr Bernard W Approved The role of inhibitory conditioning in choice and decision-making Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $143,000.00 2015 $142,000.00 Total $435,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project will investigate the psychological and neural processes that mediate choice and decision-making, specifically the role of information that biases choice away from, as opposed to towards, action alternatives. It will target the role of inhibitory learning in choice and use different forms of conditioned inhibition to investigate this process.
Page 78 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103566 Lay, Prof Peter A Approved The roles of metal complexes and related metalloproteins in the essential and therapeutic Project Title control of diabetes 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $150,000.00 Total $450,000.00 Primary FoR 0302 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Metal supplements, such as chromium, are consumed widely for purported fat reduction and anti-diabetic activities but pose potential efficacy, safety and essentiality, problems. This project will provide fundamental insights into how they exert their anti-diabetic effects and can be made safer and/or more efficacious for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
DP130101182 Ledbury, Prof Andrew M Approved Art, theatre and community in eighteenth century France Project Title 2013 $35,000.00 2014 $30,000.00 2015 $50,000.00 Total $115,000.00 Primary FoR 1901 ART THEORY AND CRITICISM
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project explores networks of creativity and innovation binding visual artists and the theatrical world in eighteenth century France. It argues for a community-based understanding of relationships between artists and theatre people, and that these intricate knots of creative agency have tangible effects on the course of art and drama.
Page 79 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101293 Lenzen, Prof Manfred Approved Unifying global approaches to environmental footprinting Project Title 2013 $135,000.00 2014 $135,000.00 2015 $135,000.00 Total $405,000.00 Primary FoR 0502 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project will create a globally harmonised approach to calculating environmental footprints for nations, regions, cities and organisations. This research will establish the environmental burden caused by international trade, enabling global governance bodies to implement principles for a fairer global sharing of environmental burdens.
DP130100117 Lewis, Prof Geraint F; Power, Dr Christopher B; Poole, Dr Gregory B; Obreschkow, A/Prof Danail; Knebe, Dr Alexander; Kawata, Dr Daisuke Approved Observing the synthetic universe: revealing the dark cosmos with future telescopes Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Strange dark forces shape the universe in which we live. The project will obtain synthetic observations of a suite of model universes, allowing us to develop the key strategies that drive observations with future telescopes. It will also provide a measure of the true physical properties of the dark matter and dark energy that fill our universe.
Page 80 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104435 Li, A/Prof Qing Approved Biotransport design for engineering microenvironment in scaffolds Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0913 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Tissue engineering signifies an exciting opportunity to solve shortage of transplantable tissues. This project targets a critical issue in engineering thick tissue and aims to introduce computational structural optimisation to biotransport problems. The optimal scaffold is expected to create a more desirable microenvironment for better tissue growth.
DP130104231 Liu, A/Prof Zongwen; Bremner, Dr Stephen; Honsberg, Prof Christiana B Approved Atomic-scale structural characterisation of quantum-dot nanostructures for novel Project Title photovoltaic applications 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $380,000.00 Primary FoR 0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project aims to design, fabricate and characterise innovative quantum-dot solar cells in order to overcome the atomic-scale defects that limit current approaches. The scientific and engineering understanding acquired through this project will enable the rapidly growing global solar-cell industry to produce higher-efficiency III-V solar cells.
Page 81 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101065 Lovallo, Prof Dan P; Dong, A/Prof Andy Approved Behavioural strategies for selecting innovation projects Project Title 2013 $113,542.00 2014 $106,959.00 2015 $112,982.00 Total $333,483.00 Primary FoR 1503 BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary When financing new innovations, everyone wants to back a potential winner. However, not spotting a winning project and letting opportunity to innovate pass, has significant negative consequences. This project will analyse how design thinking by senior executives and investors can boost innovation by not rejecting a good project.
DP130104648 Mai, Prof Yiu-Wing; Kim, Prof Jang Kyo Approved Multi-functional graphene interleaves in multi-scale carbon fibre reinforced composites Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $160,000.00 2015 $160,000.00 Total $460,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This research project will lead to the development of a new class of multi-functional composites with improved mechanical/fracture performance and in-built health monitoring capability. The new composite systems will revolutionise the design of composite structures for the new generation aerospace vehicles.
Page 82 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100551 Manchester, Dr Ian R; Megretski, Prof Dr Alexandre Approved Reliable and efficient algorithms for modelling dynamical systems from data Project Title 2013 $117,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $337,000.00 Primary FoR 0102 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Mathematical and computational models are increasingly important in diverse areas of science and engineering including aircraft and automotive design, robotics, medical sensing, and biology. However, finding an accurate model remains a difficult task. This project will develop new methods to reliably find highly accurate models from recorded data.
DP130104904 Masri, Prof Assaad R; Dunn, Dr Matthew J Approved Investigations of the atomisation and turbulent combustion of biodiesels Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $170,000.00 2015 $180,000.00 Total $500,000.00 Primary FoR 0915 INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project will provide a quantitative understanding of the atomisation, and turbulent combustion characteristics of biodiesel fuels. Such knowledge will facilitate the optimisation of biodiesel blends and hence the uptake of renewable fuels that yield lower emissions without compromising efficiency.
Page 83 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100481 Maton, Dr Karl A; Martin, Prof James R; Unsworth, Prof Len; Howard, Dr Sarah K Approved Pedagogies for knowledge-building: investigating subject-appropriate, cumulative teaching Project Title for twenty-first century school classrooms 2013 $96,243.00 2014 $119,506.00 2015 $144,492.00 Total $360,241.00 Primary FoR 1302 CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary To succeed in today's knowledge society, young people need to quickly grasp the organising principles for building different forms of knowledge. This interdisciplinary project explores how teachers marshall the resources of modern classrooms to apprentice students into subject-specific principles for knowledge-building in Science and History.
DP130100938 McDonnell, A/Prof Michael A; Corbould, Dr Clare; Brundage, Prof William F Approved The revolution in Black American life: memory and history in the making of African America Project Title 2013 $155,000.00 2014 $98,739.00 2015 $118,393.00 Total $372,132.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary The American Revolution has shaped the United States and the world in which we now live in profound ways. Understanding how that event has been remembered, commemorated and invoked by successive generations of African-Americans is critical in comprehending the role of memory and history in the business of nation-making, citizenship and democracy.
Page 84 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100708 McErlean, Dr Christopher S; Yoneyama, Prof Dr Koichi Approved Strigologues: inventing activity-specific plant hormones Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $340,000.00 Primary FoR 0305 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project will invent a suite of 'designer plant-hormones' that activate specific responses in important food crops, such as seed germination or growth regulation. Using nature as a guide and cutting edge organic chemistry as a tool, molecules that mimic the strigolactones will be designed as next generation agrichemicals.
DP130104933 McManus, A/Prof Phil A; McGreevy, Prof Paul D; Davison, Dr Aidan G; Roberts, Prof Susan M Approved Caring for thoroughbreds: addressing social, economic and welfare issues in international Project Title horse racing 2013 $199,755.00 2014 $120,778.00 2015 $179,253.00 Total $499,786.00 Primary FoR 1604 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Horse racing is an economically valuable industry but visible welfare issues are challenging its future. This study addresses perceptions and the economic worth of these issues internationally. Research findings about values, and alternatives to jump racing and whipping horses, will help change the conduct of horse racing around the world.
Page 85 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102112 Muecke, Ms Frances; Campanelli, Dr Maurizio Approved The invention of Rome: Biondo Flavio's Roma triumphans and its worlds Project Title 2013 $73,000.00 2014 $87,000.00 2015 $122,000.00 Total $282,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary The subject of this project, Biondo Flavio's Rome triumphant, is of vital importance in the revival of classical antiquity in the renaissance. A new presentation and comprehensive study of the text will at last make this work widely accessible to modern readers and provide a new and deeper view on the cult of Rome in Western civilisation.
DP130101946 Muller, Prof Dietmar; Moresi, Prof Louis N; Gurnis, Prof Michael Approved Understanding the deep driving forces of Earth’s large-scale topography through time Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $420,000.00 Primary FoR 0404 GEOPHYSICS
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary We propose to model the convection of Earth’s mantle linked to tectonic plate motions to unravel their combined influence on the evolution of topography over 550 million years. The project will lead to an understanding of the driving forces of large-scale topography in continental interiors and along their margins through geological time.
Page 86 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101589 Murphy, Prof Christopher R; Thompson, Prof Michael B; McAllan, Dr Bronwyn M Approved Lively reproduction: do common molecules underlie all vertebrate live birth? Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $310,000.00 Primary FoR 0608 ZOOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Most animals lay eggs, but some (most mammals, including humans and some reptiles) give birth to live young. This project will reveal the molecules underlying the evolution of live birth and fundamental processes of early pregnancy, which potentially will lead to future developments in reproductive science.
DP130101984 Payne, Dr Richard J; Stone, A/Prof Martin J Approved Development and application of new peptide ligation methods for the synthesis and Project Title structure-function studies of glycoproteins 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $160,000.00 2015 $160,000.00 Total $460,000.00 Primary FoR 0305 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Novel synthetic technologies will be developed in this project to facilitate the preparation of glycoproteins, which are of widespread biological and therapeutic interest. These methods will enable the preparation of pure glycoproteins for detailed biochemical and functional studies eventually leading to therapeutic and diagnostic applications.
Page 87 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100017 Perrier, Prof Sebastien; Ohno, A/Prof Kohji Approved Smart materials from semi-soft particles Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $420,000.00 Primary FoR 0303 MACROMOLECULAR AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project will combine precision polymer chemistry to material science to develop structured nanoparticles for applications in photonics and shape memory materials.
DP130104385 Ramos, Dr Fabio T; Chawla, Prof Sanjay Approved Probabilistic graphical models for detecting outbreaks Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $145,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $345,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project will create a novel class of probabilistic graphical model algorithms for learning and inference in problems involving unfrequent events such as anomaly detection. The outcome will be a methodology for seamlessly integrating space-time correlated data that will enable the early prediction of outbreaks in a principled statistical manner.
Page 88 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102433 Read, Prof Peter J; Rechniewski, Dr Elizabeth; Wyndham, Dr Marivic; Keene, A/Prof Judith W; Vickers, Prof Adrian H Approved Judging the past in a post-Cold War world Project Title 2013 $57,000.00 2014 $74,000.00 2015 $64,000.00 Total $195,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary What are the consequences of the end of the Cold War? How do we make sense of the post-war world, apportion blame, redress wrongs and find a path to the future? This project will investigate the consequences of the most important international event since the end of the Second World War in four countries on the 'front-line' of the Cold War: Spain, Indonesia, Chile and France.
DP130102346 Redding, Prof Paul M Approved Analysis in the idealist tradition: the development of Leibniz's analytic method by Kant and Project Title Hegel and its implications for contemporary philosophy 2013 $200,000.00 2014 $200,000.00 2015 $200,000.00 Total $600,000.00 Primary FoR 2202 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SPECIFIC FIELDS
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Paul M Redding
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project investigates the development of the 'analytic' method in the idealist philosophies of Leibniz, Kant and Hegel, and compares it to 'analysis' as used in analytic philosophy. It thereby seeks to find a ground for dialogue between strands within contemporary philosophy that are usually thought to be opposed.
Page 89 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100437 Robinson, Prof Peter A; Schira, Dr Mark M Approved Spatiotemporal dynamics and analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging Project Title 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $125,000.00 2015 $125,000.00 Total $375,000.00 Primary FoR 0299 OTHER PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) produces signals generated by brain activity in fine detail, but links between activity and images are poorly understood, posing a barrier to full use of the technology. Predictions from our new theory of such links will be made, tested experimentally and used to improve fMRI and discover new phenomena.
DP130103198 Sadler, Prof Elaine M; Croom, A/Prof Scott M Approved The birth and rebirth of radio galaxies Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary When gas falls onto a massive black hole at the centre of a galaxy, it can generate powerful radio emitting jets. By using radio telescopes to make new multi-frequency observations of distant galaxies, the project will map out these accretion events and measure how the birth rate of radio galaxies changes with cosmic time and environment.
Page 90 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101805 Shine, Prof Richard Approved Cane toads as a model system for demographic analysis and invasive-species control Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $150,000.00 Total $450,000.00 Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary How do impacts on juvenile stages within a population affect later ages? This project will exploit recently developed methods to control early life-history stages of cane toads to provide a better understanding of population ecology and develop more effective ways to control invasive cane toads.
DP130103222 Simpson, Prof Stephen J; Holmes, A/Prof Andrew J; Ponton, Dr Fleur M; Wilson, Prof Kenneth Approved Integrating nutritional immunology Project Title 2013 $177,000.00 2014 $129,000.00 2015 $126,000.00 Total $432,000.00 Primary FoR 0603 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary What an organism eats affects both its susceptibility to disease and the community of beneficial microorganisms living within its gut. This project will study how nutrition, immunity and the flora of the gut interact, and whether hosts are able to select a diet that optimises their immune response and gut flora in the face of disease challenges.
Page 91 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100779 Tam, Prof Patrick P; Arthur, A/Prof Jonathan W Approved Molecular function of the ribonucleic acid binding protein RBM47 in embryonic and mature Project Title endoderm cells 2013 $180,000.00 2014 $180,000.00 2015 $180,000.00 Total $540,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project aims to test the hypothesis that a novel ribonucleic acid (RNA) binding protein, called RBM47, regulates the processing of the RNA transcripts of genes. This project will reveal the identity and the function of these genes that are essential for controlling the growth of the embryo and the organism after birth.
DP130101765 Teiwes, Prof Frederick C; Sun, Dr Warren W Approved The political dynamics of Deng Xiaoping's leadership of China, 1979-1992 Project Title 2013 $55,526.00 2014 $53,226.00 2015 $53,526.00 Total $162,278.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project examines a crucial stage in the transformation of China from a backward socio-economic situation to a dynamic economic and political power. Deng Xiaoping was the most significant figure in this transformation, but the political dynamics of his leadership are imperfectly understood. This study will correct those misunderstandings.
Page 92 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103958 Tong, Prof Liyong; Yan, Dr Guirong Approved Understanding multi-scale reinforcement of carbon fibre composites Project Title 2013 $128,000.00 2014 $131,000.00 2015 $122,000.00 Total $381,000.00 Primary FoR 0913 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Addition of nano scale entities, such as nanotubes, on the surface of a carbon fibre forms a bottle-brush like architecture and strengthens fibre-matrix interface. This project will pioneer development of a systematic approach for analysis and design of such multi-scale reinforced composite materials for use in aerospace and civil industries.
DP130102479 Vucetic, Prof Branka; Hardjawana, Dr Wibowo Approved Inter-cell interference modelling and control in future cellular systems Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $320,000.00 Primary FoR 1005 COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Small cells and frequency reuse are the key concepts in increasing the capacity of wireless cellular networks. However, the deployment of dense cells increases interference and limits the network capacity. This project will deliver novel interference control methods, capable of improving the spectral and energy efficiency in cellular networks.
Page 93 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102408 Wang, A/Prof Qiying; Liu, Prof Weidong; Tudor, Prof Ciprian Approved Asymptotics in non-linear cointegrating regression: theory and applications Project Title 2013 $50,000.00 2014 $60,000.00 2015 $70,000.00 Total $180,000.00 Primary FoR 0104 STATISTICS
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project provides fundamental research in statistics, econometrics and probability. The results on martingales and nonlinear functionals of integrated stochastic processes will apply to a range of statistical, empirical finance and economic models.
DP130101670 Ward, A/Prof Ashley; Myerscough, A/Prof Mary R; Krause, Prof Dr Jens; Buhl, Dr Jerome Approved Leadership matters: the emergence of informed leaders and their influence on group Project Title movement 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project will discover the effect of leadership and social structure on collective motion in schools of damselfish, swarms of honey bees and human pedestrians using videoed experiments and computer simulations. These findings will be important in preventing crowd stampedes, understanding risky road crossing behaviour and designing 'swarms' of robots.
Page 94 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101174 Ward, A/Prof Ashley; Sumpter, Prof David J Approved From individual interactions to global patterns: understanding the basis of collective Project Title behaviour 2013 $42,000.00 2014 $42,383.00 2015 $41,928.00 Total $126,311.00 Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Some of the most incredible sights in nature happen when animals form into groups, such as shoals or flocks. This study examines the phenomenon of collective animal behaviour to understand how simple interactions between group members scale to produce these behavioural spectacles.
DP130102298 Warr, Prof Gregory G; Atkin, Dr Rob; Webber, Dr Grant B Approved Functional mesostructured materials in ionic liquids Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0306 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (INCL. STRUCTURAL)
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Polymers, surfactants and nanoparticles are the building blocks from which smart soft matter is assembled. This project will replace conventional molecular solvents with ionic liquids, allowing us to precisely control molecular assembly through intermolecular forces and facilitate the production of new functional soft materials.
Page 95 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104403 White, Prof Shane Approved The Prince of Darkness: Wall Street's first black millionaire Project Title 2013 $119,000.00 2014 $124,000.00 2015 $133,000.00 Total $376,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Although totally forgotten now, Jeremiah Hamilton (1810-1875) was Wall Street's first African-American millionaire. Restoring him to his rightful place as a black pioneer will afford a unique and revealing perspective not just on urban black life, but also on the business world at the very heart of New York City itself.
DP130103876 Willis, A/Prof Karen F; Short, Prof Stephanie D; Collyer, Dr Fran M; Harley, Dr Kirsten S; Gabe, Prof Jonathan P; Calnan, Prof Michael W Approved How Australians navigate the healthcare maze: the differential capacity to choose Project Title 2013 $80,618.00 2014 $95,598.00 2015 $92,000.00 Total $268,216.00 Primary FoR 1608 SOCIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project answers the question: how do Australians make choices as they navigate the healthcare maze? An examination of policy, media and marketing materials, and interviews with health professionals and consumers across three Australian states will reveal the most important factors in the capacity to exercise healthcare choice in Australia.
Page 96 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103711 Witting, A/Prof Paul K Approved The mode of action of the haem protein neuroglobin in protecting nerve cells Project Title 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $85,000.00 Total $265,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary Outcomes from this project will assist in developing new treatments for stroke and chronic degenerative brain disorders by characterising how the haem protein neuroglobin protects neurons of the central and peripheral nervous system from oxidative damage. This project will also develop pharmacological strategies to boost the concentration of neuroglobin in neurons.
DP130100488 Yang, Dr Jean Y; Muller, Dr Samuel; Mann, Prof Graham J Approved Vertically integrated statistical modelling in multi-layered omics studies Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0104 STATISTICS
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary This project will develop an adaptive statistical modelling framework that uses information from many omics data to discover a collection of stable and clinically significant biomarkers. Results will enable researchers to better understand the underlying biological system of complex diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer and diabetes.
Page 97 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104591 Zomaya, Prof Albert Y; Zhou, A/Prof Bing B Approved Optimising service level agreements for performance and energy efficiency in cloud Project Title computing systems 2013 $113,000.00 2014 $122,000.00 2015 $131,000.00 Total $366,000.00 Primary FoR 0805 DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary In cloud platforms a large number of applications compete for shared resources. Concerns of power consumption have become increasingly significant in the context of the design and use of cloud systems. In this project new algorithms and software tools will be developed to enable a better utilisation of clouds whilst minimising energy usage.
Page 98 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation University of Technology, Sydney DP130102224 Biber, A/Prof Katherine Approved Open justice and open secrets: the cultural afterlife of criminal evidence Project Title 2013 $44,000.00 2014 $30,000.00 2015 $70,000.00 Total $144,000.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation University of Technology, Sydney Project Summary This project explores the consequences of using criminal evidence in the cultural field, after the conclusion of the trial. It investigates whether an appropriate regulatory or ethical framework can be developed in response to challenging or controversial re-deployments of this material by artists, curators, journalists, scholars and others.
DP130102691 Cao, Prof Longbing; Yu, Prof Phillip S; Weiss, Prof Gerhard Approved Modelling and discovering complex interaction relations hidden in group behaviours in Project Title businesses, online and social communities 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation University of Technology, Sydney Project Summary This project addresses the shortage in current behavior analysis by inventing innovative theories and algorithms for analysing complex relations and interactions in group behaviours. The outcomes of this project will enable effective detection of suspicious large groups, contributing to safer businesses and society and improved compliance in online and social communities.
Page 99 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103315 Chiarella, Prof Carl; Novikov, Prof Alexander; Nikitopoulos, Dr Christina; Hinz, A/Prof Juri Approved Risk assessment of climate change mitigation measures Project Title 2013 $62,000.00 2014 $60,000.00 2015 $60,000.00 Total $182,000.00 Primary FoR 1402 APPLIED ECONOMICS
Administering Organisation University of Technology, Sydney Project Summary This project will consider market based mechanisms for environmental protection policies and will have both a theoretical and a practical dimension. The main benefactors of the project will be environmental regulators and policy makers working in this area.
DP130102764 Feng, A/Prof Yuan; Ying, Prof Mingsheng; Panangaden, Prof Prakash; Zhang, Asst Prof Lijun Approved Model-checking quantum Markov chains: towards verification techniques for quantum Project Title cryptographic systems 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0802 COMPUTATION THEORY AND MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation University of Technology, Sydney Project Summary This project will develop effective techniques and practical tools for verification of correctness, safety and reliability of quantum cryptographic protocols and communication systems. It will promote Australia's global standing in quantum computing research and provide frontier technology to industry and governments nationally and internationally.
Page 100 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103356 Geweke, Prof John F; Keane, Prof Michael P; Imai, A/Prof Susumu; Frischknecht, Dr Bart D; McCausland, A/Prof William J; Durham, Asst Prof Garland Approved Massively parallel algorithms for Bayesian inference and decision making Project Title 2013 $240,000.00 2014 $270,000.00 2015 $290,000.00 Total $800,000.00 Primary FoR 1403 ECONOMETRICS
Administering Organisation University of Technology, Sydney Project Summary This project uses the graphical processing units of desktop computers, originally developed for games and video, to enhance substantially the quantitative tools used on a daily basis by economists. It will develop procedures and software to enhance the reliability of economic predictions and policy.
DP130100918 Goodall, Prof Heather; Ghosh, A/Prof Devleena Approved Countering the Cold War: interactions between Australia and India, through the lens of the Project Title women's movements, 1945 - 1975 2013 $40,000.00 2014 $40,000.00 2015 $50,000.00 Total $130,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation University of Technology, Sydney Project Summary This project traces how international interactions between Australian and Indian women's activists were sustained and expanded during the Cold War. Understanding these nuanced interactions in difficult circumstances offers insights into how to nurture today's relationships between students, businesses and the cultural industries of both countries.
Page 101 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103210 He, Prof Xuezhong (Tony); Shi, Dr Lei; Li, Dr Youwei Approved Asset pricing with social interactions, adaptive learning, and differences in opinion Project Title 2013 $76,000.00 2014 $65,000.00 2015 $70,000.00 Total $211,000.00 Primary FoR 1502 BANKING, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT
Administering Organisation University of Technology, Sydney Project Summary This project seeks to understand how social interactions and adaptive learning of investors affect asset prices in highly competitive and adaptive financial markets. It will develop an evolutionary asset pricing theory, novel empirical hypotheses and tests of financial market characteristics and provide implications for policy and market regulation.
DP130104617 Hoang, Prof Tuan D; nguyen, Prof Dr Truong Q; Nguyen, Prof Ha; Apkarian, Prof Pierre; Hosoe, Prof Dr Shigeyuki Approved DC optimisation based synthesis of systems in control, signal processing and wireless Project Title communication network 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $85,000.00 2015 $95,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation University of Technology, Sydney Project Summary The conceptual advances with new optimisation based solvers to be developed in the area of control, signal processing and wireless communication. Major benefits of this project will be its direct applications to renewable technologies in automobile, health care, digital and communication network industries.
Page 102 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103027 Hutvagner, Dr Gyorgy Approved The function of small ribonucleic acid derived from the 5´ end of transfer ribonucleic acid (5 Project Title ´tRFs) in the regulation of gene expression and the control of the cell cycle 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation University of Technology, Sydney Project Summary Small regulatory ribonucleic acid (RNAs) are key regulators of gene expression. The numbers of identified small RNAs are increasing, however the exact functions of many of these RNAs are not known. This project aims to describe the function of a small RNA which may play a role in suppressing uncontrolled cell division.
DP130101700 Jung, Dr Kyungja; Morris-Suzuki, Prof Teresa I; Dalton, Dr Bronwen M; Petrov, Dr Leonid A; Kim, Prof Seok Hyang; Lankov, Dr Andrei Approved North Korea's quiet transformation: women in the rise of the informal market Project Title 2013 $75,000.00 2014 $75,000.00 2015 $75,000.00 Total $225,000.00 Primary FoR 1699 OTHER STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY
Administering Organisation University of Technology, Sydney Project Summary This project examines the role of women in the emergence of a market economy and also assesses the social, economic and political impact of the spread of market relations in North Korea.
Page 103 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102124 Li, A/Prof Jinyan; Catchpoole, Dr Daniel R; Wong, Prof Limsoon Approved Mining large negative correlations for high-dimensional contrasting analysis Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $320,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation University of Technology, Sydney Project Summary Negative correlations are widely embedded in real life applications, but in-depth research has rarely been conducted due to its high level of complexity. This project aims at efficient algorithms and frontier theory for finding large negative correlations, to enable smart information use in bioinformatics to promote Australia's leading role in data mining research.
DP130104074 Platen, Prof Eckhard; Schlogl, Prof Erik Approved A new theoretical approach to pension fund economics, asset management and insurance Project Title 2013 $95,000.00 2014 $80,000.00 2015 $95,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 1502 BANKING, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT
Administering Organisation University of Technology, Sydney Project Summary A new generation of sustainable pensions will be proposed, which can, in the long term, increase several times the level of pension payouts. The groundbreaking underlying theoretical approach suggests a paradigm shift and dramatic improvements in the performance of pensions and other long dated contracts in asset management and insurance.
Page 104 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100832 Poulton, Dr Christopher G; Eggleton, Prof Benjamin J; Steel, A/Prof Michael J Approved Putting stimulated Brillouin scattering to work: tailored optical-phononic interactions for on- Project Title chip signal processing 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $400,000.00 Primary FoR 0205 OPTICAL PHYSICS
Administering Organisation University of Technology, Sydney Project Summary Light interacts with sound via a phenomenon called Brillouin scattering, an effect which is of major importance in modern nonlinear optics but is very difficult to control. Our pioneering project will open the door to low power optical devices and other diverse innovations that will support Australia's needs in defence and communications.
DP130103129 Shon, Dr Ho K; Gao, Prof Baoyu Approved Polytitanium coagulant for water purification: a systematic investigation to identify Project Title mechanisms and benefits over today's technologies 2013 $39,465.00 2014 $40,182.00 2015 $40,914.00 Total $120,561.00 Primary FoR 0907 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation University of Technology, Sydney Project Summary This project will develop a more efficient, environmentally-friendly process for water treatment, using an approach involving titanium that has been attracting interest in recent years, but which is not yet well understood. An Australian-Chinese collaboration will build on existing Australian intellectual property in this project.
Page 105 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102748 Zhu, Prof Xingquan; Elmagarmid, Prof Ahmed K Approved Big data fast response: real-time classification of big data stream Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation University of Technology, Sydney Project Summary This project will provide a big data stream based data mining framework to build a real-time monitoring and decision making platform for business and government big data. By clever use of smart information, this breakthrough science will provide frontier technologies for managing and using huge data for social and economic benefits globally.
Page 106 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation University of Western Sydney DP130101420 Bailey, Dr Phoebe; Rendell, Prof Peter G; Ruffman, Prof Ted; Slessor, Dr Gillian Approved Ageing, trust, and financial exploitation: social, emotional and cognitive mechanisms Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $420,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary This project aims to understand how age-related differences in the processing of social and emotional information contribute to the exploitation of older adults' trust. This research will examine deception detection during financial negotiations and provide new strategies for ensuring the financial independence and well-being of older Australians.
DP130104237 Best, Prof Catherine T; Kitamura, Dr Christine M Approved Children's generalisation and adaptation to unfamiliar regional accents reveal the path of Project Title early word learning 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 2004 LINGUISTICS
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary This project will use accent variation to probe how normal children, and those with language difficulties (dyslexia and autism), handle the complementary skills of word distinctiveness and word constancy. It will provide important new insights for theories of language development, as well as for early diagnosis and intervention for children with language delays.
Page 107 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102576 Ellsworth, Prof David S; Boer, Dr Matthias M; Resco de Dios, Dr Victor; Bradstock, Prof Ross A Approved When fire and water mix: do carbon dioxide-related water savings drive woody plant Project Title thickening and fire dynamics in a grassy woodland? 2013 $135,000.00 2014 $135,000.00 2015 $135,000.00 Total $405,000.00 Primary FoR 0501 ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary Australia's woodland landscapes have experienced widespread shrub expansion in the last century due to changes in fire, grazing and atmospheric carbon dioxide. This project will endevour to fill critical gaps in the nexus between carbon dioxide-induced effects on vegetation and fire disturbance to help explain this phenomenon and help manage Australian woodlands into the future.
DP130102181 Escudero, Dr Paola; ten Cate, Prof Dr Carel J; Aslin, Prof Richard; Schiller, Prof Niels O; Boersma, Prof Dr Paul Approved Understanding different speakers vs. different accents: apples and apples or apples and Project Title pears? 2013 $180,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $150,000.00 Total $460,000.00 Primary FoR 2004 LINGUISTICS
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary This project will examine how human infants, human adults and songbirds learn the variability in the speech signal and will show whether the underlying skills are uniquely human and specific to certain languages. Converging data using innovative technologies will reveal the details of speech comprehension, an important component of human cognition.
Page 108 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100248 Francis, A/Prof Andrew R; Gebhardt, Dr Volker Approved Algebraic algorithms for investigating the space of bacterial genomes Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary Understanding evolutionary processes and the way organisms are related is a fundamental objective of the biological sciences. This project brings the power of group theory and computation to bear on these problems, developing new ways of understanding them and new tools to address them.
DP130100723 Gilbert, Dr Emilee; Ussher, Prof Jane M; Perz, A/Prof Janette Approved Young women's experiences of cigarette smoking: a qualitative examination of the Project Title intersection of gender, class, cultural and sexual identity 2013 $62,947.00 2014 $55,954.00 2015 $52,762.00 Total $171,663.00 Primary FoR 1117 PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary The effects of smoking unique to women, the slow decline in women's smoking rates and the lack of anti-smoking strategies that are sensitive to gender, social class, cultural, and sexual identity means that this project addresses a significant issue for young women smokers, the Australian government and the health and wellbeing of Australians.
Page 109 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102658 Gorman-Murray, Dr Andrew W; Dominey-Howes, A/Prof Dale T Approved Queering disasters in the Antipodes: investigating the experiences of LGBTI people in natural Project Title disasters 2013 $125,015.00 2014 $115,413.00 2015 $84,755.00 Total $325,183.00 Primary FoR 1604 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary The purpose of this project is to investigate experiences of LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex) people in Antipodean natural disasters, because they are especially vulnerable. No such work has been done in this field before. The outcomes of this project will include improved understanding of the needs of LGBTI people and improved disaster response.
DP130104447 Kim, A/Prof Jeesun; Davis, Prof Christopher W; Cooke, Prof Martin Approved Understanding speech in noise: linking perception and computation Project Title 2013 $160,000.00 2014 $142,000.00 2015 $136,000.00 Total $438,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary This interdisciplinary project aims to better understand speech recognition in noise. This will be done through collaboration between human and machine speech recognition, using a computational model and behavioural experiments. The outcomes of this project will advance speech recognition theories and through a better intelligibility model provide numerous practical applications.
Page 110 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101114 Lau, Dr Henry C; Nakandala, Dr Dilupa; Axsater, Prof Sven B Approved A complete Stochastic Trans-shipment Decision Model (STDM) to assist logistics Project Title practitioners to make cost optimised decisions 2013 $80,000.00 2014 $80,000.00 Total $160,000.00 Primary FoR 1503 BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary This project aims to implement a decision-makng model based on a new mathematical theory in dealing with supply and demand problems for businesses. The purpose is to minimise the expected logistics costs for goods trans- shipment operations along the supply chain, thereby maximising profits and enhancing the competitiveness of Australian companies.
DP130104659 Lonsdale, Dr Chris; Lubans, A/Prof David R; Kolt, Prof Gregory; Peralta, Dr Louisa R; Maeder, Prof Anthony J; Gore, Prof Jennifer M; Cerin, A/Prof Ester; Ntoumanis, A/Prof Nikolaos Approved A cluster randomised controlled trial of a school-based physical activity intervention in at- Project Title risk communities 2013 $190,000.00 2014 $154,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $484,000.00 Primary FoR 1302 CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary This project will test the effect of a professional development program targeting physical education teachers, designed to increase students' opportunities to do physical activity during physical education lessons. It will focus on how to enhance their motivation to not only be physically active during physical education lessons, but also outside school hours.
Page 111 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103935 Mailhammer, Dr Robert S Approved The Indigenous grammar of Aboriginal English: implications for contact linguistics Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $80,000.00 Total $280,000.00 Primary FoR 2004 LINGUISTICS
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary This project will investigate how Australian Indigenous languages have shaped Aboriginal English, a major variety of Australian English. The project will significantly advance the knowledge base of linguistics and make a key contribution to improving the social opportunities of Indigenous Australians.
DP130102713 Marsh, Prof Herbert W; Morin, A/Prof Alexandre J; Parker, Dr Philip D Approved Making Australia internationally competitive: driving educational attainment by academic Project Title motivation, self-concept, engagement and aspirations 2013 $113,079.00 2014 $111,000.00 2015 $119,379.00 Total $343,458.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary This project will extend and test predictions from motivation theory about educational choice and attainment, using multiple large national/international databases and new statistical models. This will result in better strategies to meet government targets of increasing tertiary enrolments, particularly for disadvantaged students.
Page 112 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103720 Neilson, Prof Brett M; Rossiter, Prof Ned; Huws, Prof Ursula; Walters, Prof William; Samaddar, Prof Ranabir; Mezzadra, A/Prof Sandro; Kambouri, Dr Eleni; Cuevas, Dr Hernan Approved Logistics as global governance: labour, software and infrastructure along the new Silk Road Project Title 2013 $170,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 2002 CULTURAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary Australia's regional and economic position is changing with the growth of China-centred networks of trade and production. This project will increase public knowledge about how these changes affect our cultural and working lives. Digital strategies will inform citizens about the pressures and opportunities occasioned by expanding Asian trade power.
DP130104319 O'Neill, Prof Phillip M; Allen, Prof John R; Pryke, Dr Michael D Approved Tracing modes of infrastructure financing and their effects on cities Project Title 2013 $58,936.00 2014 $57,090.00 2015 $67,070.00 Total $183,096.00 Primary FoR 1604 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary Urban infrastructure is seen to be in crisis. In response, cash-strapped governments defer increasingly to private financiers and operators. This project assesses the changes required of infrastructure to meet the expectations of private finance. It will also assess how infrastructure items are being transformed as modes of finance move from one city to another.
Page 113 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104468 Pinkus, Dr Rebecca T; Williams, Dr Lisa A; Fitness, Prof Julie T; Ciarrochi, Prof Joseph; Murray, Prof Sandra L Approved Emotional responses to comparisons in romantic relationships: implications for relationship Project Title wellbeing 2013 $74,308.00 2014 $70,305.00 2015 $79,225.00 Total $223,838.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary This project will identify the nature of the emotions that stem from comparisons between romantic partners. It will reveal how these emotions in turn impact relationship dynamics and ultimately, relationship wellbeing. This research will provide important insights into the underlying processes that make some relationships thrive and others fail.
DP130102501 Powell, Dr Jeff R; Cairney, Prof John W; Anderson, Prof Ian C; Rillig, Prof Dr Matthias Approved Switching partners: a driving force for tree productivity in a changing environment? Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $325,000.00 Primary FoR 0605 MICROBIOLOGY
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary Eucalypts take part in a mutually beneficial association with diverse communities of mycorrhizal fungi to satisfy nutrient demands. The fungi that eucalypts interact with change as they grow but the reasons for this shift are not known. To improve forestry management strategies, the project will determine why and how this shift occurs.
Page 114 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104502 Rowe, Prof David C Approved A nation of 'Good Sports'? Cultural citizenship and sport in contemporary Australia Project Title 2013 $59,000.00 2014 $75,000.00 2015 $66,000.00 Total $200,000.00 Primary FoR 2002 CULTURAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary Australia is widely regarded as both characterised and united by sport, but the established sport-nation nexus is undergoing significant change. This project addresses current uses and meanings of sport, media and spectatorship in advancing knowledge and policy relating to sport's dynamic relationship to national identity and cultural citizenship.
DP130104841 Singh, A/Prof Brajesh K; Reich, Prof Peter Approved Can ecological theory help to unravel microbial regulation of soil functions? Project Title 2013 $95,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $310,000.00 Primary FoR 0605 MICROBIOLOGY
Administering Organisation University of Western Sydney Project Summary Much attention has been paid to relationships between ecosystem health and biodiversity in above-ground communities, yet little notice is taken of the vast below-ground soil microbial communities. This project will reveal if soil microbial diversity is similarly important for ecosystem function in the face of future environmental challenges.
Page 115 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation University of Wollongong DP130101390 Calka, A/Prof Andrzej; Wexler, Dr David Approved Development of electric discharge assisted mechanical milling: blue sky technology for Project Title synthesis and processing of materials 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $65,000.00 2015 $65,000.00 Total $230,000.00 Primary FoR 0302 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation University of Wollongong Project Summary This project will develop a novel waste and pollution free rapid powder processing technology. By plasma enhancement of reactivity between ingredients, this project will reduce processing times and save energy by up to 1000 per cent. As well as producing new science, the technological outcomes involve new materials, devices and processes of significance to local industries.
DP130102588 Gill, Dr Nicholas J; Chisholm, Dr Laurie A Approved Mobile ecologies, complex landscapes: cultural environmental research to understand and Project Title enhance invasive plant management in high amenity rural areas 2013 $123,155.00 2014 $157,840.00 2015 $135,184.00 Total $416,179.00 Primary FoR 1604 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Administering Organisation University of Wollongong Project Summary Weeds are a major problem requiring integrated social and ecological management. Land ownership change in tree change areas alters the mix of owners and how they manage their land. It is often claimed that this leads to increased weed problems, especially for farmers. This project evaluates actions and results on the ground to improve management.
Page 116 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102217 Indraratna, Prof Buddhima N; Rujikiatkamjorn, Dr Cholachat; Coop, Prof Matthew R Approved Evaluation of densification and degradation of ballast under cyclic train loading Project Title 2013 $112,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $342,000.00 Primary FoR 0905 CIVIL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation University of Wollongong Project Summary Formulation of a comprehensive cyclic densification model as a pioneering fundamental approach will enable efficient operation of modern high speed trains. Insightful understanding of ballast densification mechanisms will lead to enhanced, cost-effective track design with improved safety and passenger comfort.
DP130104023 Nanson, Prof Gerald C; Fink, Dr David; Fujioka, Dr Toshiyuki; Huang, Prof He Q Approved Anabranching rivers: the arteries of arid Australia Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $380,000.00 Primary FoR 0406 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE
Administering Organisation University of Wollongong Project Summary Multi-channel (anabranching) rivers are prevalent among the world's largest rivers and span vast areas of arid Australia, yet no comprehensive explanation exists for how or why they occur. This study determines why rivers anabranch, why Australia has them in such abundance, and how best to manage them for agricultural production and conservation.
Page 117 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103268 Ommundsen, Prof Wenche; Jacklin, Dr Michael R; Nguyen, Dr Tuan N; Hajjar, Dr Nijmeh; Gunew, Prof Sneja M Approved New transnationalisms: Australia's multilingual literary heritage Project Title 2013 $55,000.00 2014 $50,000.00 2015 $50,000.00 Total $155,000.00 Primary FoR 2005 LITERARY STUDIES
Administering Organisation University of Wollongong Project Summary This project will record, analyse and theorise Australian literary activity in four key languages other than English: Arabic, Chinese, Spanish and Vietnamese. The outcomes will significantly increase knowledge of the transnational dimensions of Australian writing in these languages and wider access to this writing through bilingual anthologies.
DP130101968 Pyne, Prof Stephen G Approved New strategies for the stereoselective synthesis of Stemona alkaloids and the discovery of Project Title new bioactive molecules 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0305 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation University of Wollongong Project Summary The project aims to develop innovative methods to prepare bioactive natural products and their analogues with potential applications as new and safer therapeutic drugs and agricultural chemicals. These products would be of benefit to Australians in the future.
Page 118 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100490 Ramagge, Prof Jacqui; Raeburn, Prof Iain Approved States and structure of operator algebras from self-similar actions Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation University of Wollongong Project Summary Operator algebras are mathematical structures which have a wide range of applications including theoretical physics. This project will investigate a large class of interesting operator algebras associated to symmetries of graphs with fractal-like properties, detail their structure and classify the states associated to them.
DP130100068 Sharma, A/Prof Rajeev; Iverson, Prof Donald; Coltman, Prof Timothy R Approved Do intentions predict health-related behaviours? Implications of method bias for the design Project Title of public health promotion programs 2013 $125,748.00 2014 $131,508.00 2015 $134,812.00 Total $392,068.00 Primary FoR 1117 PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES
Administering Organisation University of Wollongong Project Summary Each year millions of dollars are expended on public health initiatives to encourage healthier lifestyle behaviours, such as diet, exercise, smoking and sun-protection. This project will investigate the cumulative empirical evidence to evaluate the validity of the theories that purport to explain why people behave the way they do.
Page 119 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101383 Susilo, Prof Willy; Mu, A/Prof Yi Approved Sequential attribute-based encryption: new cryptographic framework, constructions and Project Title applications towards cloud security 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0804 DATA FORMAT
Administering Organisation University of Wollongong Project Summary The purpose of this project is to find niche and significant techniques to preserve the order of attributes in modern cryptography. Novel cryptographic techniques applicable to securing important areas, such as cloud computing and anonymous credential systems will be developed, which will lead to commercialisation.
DP130103973 Tieu, Prof Kiet A; Zhu, Dr Hongtao; Lu, Dr Cheng; YU, Dr Hailiang Approved A physically based abrasive wear model for high-speed steel at high temperature Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $310,000.00 Primary FoR 0913 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation University of Wollongong Project Summary The economic benefits of reducing roll wear, extending roll life and improving strip quality are very significant. This comprehensive project will provide new knowledge on tool wear to help the Australian manufacturing industry (e.g. steel and aluminium, machining) to better understand and optimise their processes to achieve maximum benefits.
Page 120 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100862 Trevitt, Dr Adam J; da Silva, Dr Gabriel R; Taatjes, Dr Craig A Approved A molecular understanding of transport fuels to drive clean and efficient combustion Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0306 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (INCL. STRUCTURAL)
Administering Organisation University of Wollongong Project Summary A molecular understanding of hydrocarbon combustion remains incomplete and this inhibits the deployment of alternative fuels and clean/efficient engine technologies. This project will develop the chemistry that will enable accurate combustion models to accelerate developments towards clean and efficient fuels for the twenty-first century.
DP130102956 Wang, Prof Xiaolin; Zhang, Prof Chao; Lewis, Prof Roger A; Xue, Prof Dr Qi-Kun; Hoffmann, Dr Axel; Klose, Dr Frank Approved Electron and spin transport in topological insulators Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $410,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation University of Wollongong Project Summary This project brings together experts with complementary skills to study newly discovered topological insulators that conduct electricity on their surface but not inside. The project will explore potential applications of this new class of materials in novel electronics, optics, spintronics, superconducting and quantum information technologies.
Page 121 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation Victoria Australian Catholic University DP130100769 Gardner, Prof Anne; Gardner, Prof Glenn E; Coyer, A/Prof Fiona M; Henderson, Dr Amanda J; Gosby, Miss Helen E Approved Educating for health service reform: clinical learning, governance, and capability Project Title 2013 $75,000.00 2014 $142,000.00 2015 $74,000.00 Total $291,000.00 Primary FoR 1110 NURSING
Administering Organisation Australian Catholic University Project Summary The nurse practitioner is a rapidly growing, advanced practice nursing role with excellent client acceptability. This project will develop specialty competencies and a clinical learning and teaching framework that will be relevant for both nurses and other health professionals.
DP130104578 Musgrove, Dr Nell; Michell, Dr Deidre E Approved A long history of foster care in Australia: hidden stories of growing up in foster care in the Project Title nineteenth and twentieth centuries 2013 $75,000.00 2014 $69,000.00 2015 $53,000.00 Total $197,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation Australian Catholic University Project Summary Foster care has been the most widely used means to provide for vulnerable children in Australia and yet little is known about the practice. This project will make a significant contribution toward shaping the future of out-of-home care in Australia by making available the first national history of foster care.
Page 122 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation Deakin University DP130100213 Antons, Prof Christoph; Logan, Prof William S; Warren, A/Prof Carol; Chen, Prof Jianfu Approved Intangible cultural heritage across borders: laws, structures and strategies in China and its Project Title Association of Southeast Asian Nations neighbours 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 2102 CURATORIAL AND RELATED STUDIES
Administering Organisation Deakin University Project Summary This project explores the way selected Asian countries have implemented international concepts regarding intangible cultural heritage and how cross-border conflicts about heritage have resulted from different interpretations of related 'rights'. This project develops proposals for international reconciliation and cooperation in heritage protection.
DP130102311 Chen, Prof Ying I; Glushenkov, Dr Alexey M; Gogotsi, Prof Yury Approved Nanoporous nanorods with improved electrochemical properties Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 1007 NANOTECHNOLOGY
Administering Organisation Deakin University Project Summary This project applies the latest nanotechnology to produce new nanomaterials for energy storage applications. The aim is to significantly improve supercapacitor performance for use in the storage of clean energy and harvesting of wasted energy which will contribute to a clean energy economy.
Page 123 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101652 Forsyth, Prof Maria; MacFarlane, Prof Douglas R; Armand, Prof Michel Approved Future sodium based electrochemical energy storage technologies Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $410,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Deakin University Project Summary New rechargeable batteries will be developed through the use of breakthrough electrolytes based on liquid salts. These batteries are vital for the widespread use of renewables in Australia's electricity grid. They will also enable new generations of environmental sensor technology.
DP130101297 Gale, Prof Trevor; Cross, Dr Russell; Mills, Dr Carmen E Approved Social justice dispositions informing teachers' pedagogy in advantaged and disadvantaged Project Title secondary schools 2013 $135,274.00 2014 $182,122.00 2015 $135,105.00 Total $452,501.00 Primary FoR 1302 CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY
Administering Organisation Deakin University Project Summary This project studies the different perspectives that teachers have towards social justice and how these differently influence their teaching in advantaged and disadvantaged secondary schools. It will produce new concepts and methods for researching educational inequalities and to better enable teachers to act in more socially just ways.
Page 124 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101887 Hodgson, Prof Peter D; Stanford, Dr Nicole; Pereloma, Prof Elena Approved Advanced high strength steels produced by energy efficient direct strip casting Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $430,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Deakin University Project Summary Over one billion tonnes of steel is produced every year and one method of reducing the environmental footprint of this production is through strip casting. This process reduces the energy required to process liquid steel into thin sheet product by an astounding 90 per cent. This proposal aims to expand the application of this technology to new steel grades.
DP130101935 Klaassen, Prof Marcel R Approved Avian migrants as vectors of zoonotic diseases in a changing world Project Title 2013 $190,000.00 2014 $171,000.00 2015 $129,000.00 Total $490,000.00 Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY
Administering Organisation Deakin University Project Summary There is an urgent need to understand the role of migratory birds in spreading avian influenza and other diseases. This project focuses on the effect of global change on the interactions between avian influenza and threatened waders migrating between the Arctic, Asia and Australia. This project will help us assess and manage the health risks to man and birds alike.
Page 125 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102601 Mansouri, Prof Fethi; Lobo, Dr Michele A; Turner, Prof Bryan S Approved Islamic religiosity and challenge of political engagement and national belonging in Project Title multicultural western cities 2013 $73,293.00 2014 $113,969.00 2015 $73,138.00 Total $260,400.00 Primary FoR 1603 DEMOGRAPHY
Administering Organisation Deakin University Project Summary This project will investigate how participation in Islamic religious practices strengthens attachments to the western cities where Muslims have chosen to live. It will contribute to global, national and local policy outcomes that focus on the challenges of accommodating minority religions in diverse western cities.
DP130100271 McCredden, Prof Lyn M Approved The legacy of Tim Winton Project Title 2013 $45,000.00 2014 $48,000.00 2015 $45,000.00 Total $138,000.00 Primary FoR 2005 LITERARY STUDIES
Administering Organisation Deakin University Project Summary While Tim Winton's fiction has received many prizes and has a wide readership, yet it has not received sustained critical attention. It is important that Winton's legacy is assessed and valued, acknowledging both his national and international popularity and the literary power of his writing.
Page 126 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100713 McNaughton, Dr Sarah A; Worsley, Prof Anthony Approved Understanding meal patterns: developing the evidence-base for nutrition messages Project Title 2013 $105,243.00 2014 $86,148.00 2015 $87,326.00 Total $278,717.00 Primary FoR 1111 NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
Administering Organisation Deakin University Project Summary Little is known about the format, structure or context of meal patterns despite their importance for health. This project will examine the predictors of meal patterns of Australians. This will provide new information which will facilitate the design of more effective ways to communicate with consumers about healthy eating.
DP130101459 Olsson, A/Prof Craig A; Sanson, Prof Ann V; Toumbourou, Prof John W; Lewis, A/Prof Andrew J; Hutchinson, Dr Delyse; McGee, Prof Rob; Edwards, Dr Benjamin Approved Preconception predictors of early childhood social and emotional development: a 30-year Project Title longitudinal study of grandparents, parents and children 2013 $340,000.00 2014 $306,000.00 2015 $315,888.00 Total $961,888.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Funded Participants: CI-DORA2 A/Prof Craig A Olsson
Administering Organisation Deakin University Project Summary There is increasing recognition of the importance of preconception pathways in shaping the family environments that parents provide for their children. This project will advance understandings of preconception pathways to healthy early child development, by recruiting offspring born to a 30-year longitudinal study: The Australian Temperament Study.
Page 127 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101078 Timperio, Dr Anna F; Cleland, Dr Verity J; Crawford, Prof David A; Dollman, Dr James Approved Critical windows: understanding changes in eating and physical activity over the transition Project Title from secondary school to young adulthood 2013 $114,924.00 2014 $110,519.00 2015 $99,900.00 Total $325,343.00 Primary FoR 1117 PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES
Administering Organisation Deakin University Project Summary This project will explain changes in eating, physical activity and sedentary behaviour during the critical period of transition from secondary school to young adulthood. It will provide important information on how we can assist adolescents to maintain a healthy lifestyle over a time characterised by several major life changes.
DP130101532 Trinh, A/Prof Hieu M Approved Functional state observers for large-scale interconnected systems Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0102 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation Deakin University Project Summary This project will produce conceptual advances with new design rules to develop robust and efficient functional state observers for interconnected systems. The outcomes will advance the theory of functional observers and improve the operation, efficiency and performance of critical infrastructure such as power grids, water and traffic networks.
Page 128 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101263 Wang, Prof Xungai; Byrne, Dr Nolene Approved Understanding the interaction between wool fibre surface and ionic liquids Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $310,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Deakin University Project Summary This project will advance the knowledge on wool surface/ionic liquid interaction, which has the potential to revolutionize the traditional and environmentally unfriendly wool shrinkage-proof treatment technology. This will have significant industry wide benefit for the multi-billion dollar animal fibre industry.
Page 129 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation La Trobe University DP130103493 Coller, Dr Ian B Approved Islam, Europe and modernity: the French Revolution and the Muslim world, 1789-1799 Project Title 2013 $40,000.00 2014 $45,000.00 2015 $53,000.00 Total $138,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation La Trobe University Project Summary This project challenges ideas about radical differences between Islam and the West by returning to the historical roots of the modern world. It shows that Muslims too had a share in the global experience of the French Revolution, by drawing on new historical evidence from archives in France, Europe and the Arab world.
DP130104770 Dillon, Prof Tharam S; Chen, Prof Yi-Ping Phoebe; Mohania, Dr Mukesh K Approved Advanced analytics utilising conjoint mining of data and content with applications in Project Title business, bio-medicine and electrical power systems 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation La Trobe University Project Summary This project will provide techniques that enable effective analysis of unstructured content and related information from relational databases in a conjoint manner. These techniques will be applied in the business, bio-medicine and electrical power systems domains.
Page 130 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102121 Goebel, Dr Zane M Approved Inside the Indonesian bureaucracy: a sociolinguistic study of the role of talk in the doing of Project Title bureaucratic work 2013 $32,000.00 2014 $32,000.00 2015 $72,000.00 Total $136,000.00 Primary FoR 2004 LINGUISTICS
Administering Organisation La Trobe University Project Summary While talk is central to the conduct of everyday life, we know little about its role in the doing of everyday tasks in multilingual institutional settings in Indonesia. This project seeks to fill this gap by investigating the role of talk in the building and maintenance of social relationships in a multilingual Indonesian bureaucracy.
DP130102169 Holmes, A/Prof Katie B; Broome, Prof Richard L; Gaynor, Dr Andrea; Fahey, Dr Charles; Ford, Dr Ruth M Approved Changing landscapes, changing people: Australia's southern mallee lands, 1830-2012 Project Title 2013 $245,000.00 2014 $193,000.00 2015 $175,000.00 Total $613,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation La Trobe University Project Summary This project reveals how Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, from the 1830s to the present, have created and responded to changes in nature in the mallee regions of southern Australia. Findings will provide knowledge for both rural Australia and policy makers to understand and respond to environmental change.
Page 131 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100535 Mathivanan, Dr Suresh; Reid, A/Prof Gavin E Approved The importance of exosomal membrane composition in intercellular signaling Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $80,000.00 2015 $80,000.00 Total $260,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation La Trobe University Project Summary Exosomes, microvesicles secreted by cells, are powerful signaling organelles. This project will explore the similarities and differences between the exosomal and host cell membrane. Membrane molecules exclusively present in exosomes may have important signaling implications and can aid in the uptake/fusion of exosomes by/with target cells.
DP130100148 Minchin, Prof Timothy J Approved Fighting for workers: a history of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Project Title Organizations, 1955-2012 2013 $118,000.00 2014 $54,000.00 2015 $76,000.00 Total $248,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation La Trobe University Project Summary This project provides the first book-length history of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the largest union federation in the United States. It will focus on the central theme of declining union membership and will innovatively place the AFL-CIO's problems in an international context.
Page 132 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104725 Parish, Prof Roger W Approved The genes and pathways regulated by the AMYB80 network are involved in Arabidopsis Project Title pollen development 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation La Trobe University Project Summary Tapetum is the inner layer of an anther essential for pollen formation. The project will study tapetal AtMYB80 network regulating pollen development. Knowledge of the network will be important in developing means to protect crop yields against cold and drought. Regulation of AtMYB80 activity is being used to create hybrid crops of high productivity.
DP130103094 Powell, Dr Anastasia J; Henry, Dr Nicola M Approved Technology facilitated sexual violence and harassment: violence against women in Project Title cyberspace and the implications for legislative and policy reform 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $80,000.00 2015 $60,000.00 Total $230,000.00 Primary FoR 1699 OTHER STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY
Administering Organisation La Trobe University Project Summary This project will investigate technology facilitated sexual violence and harassment. It will provide a comprehensive assessment of the nature, scope and impacts of these harms, and develop recommendations for law and policy reform based on rigorous empirical evidence.
Page 133 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100998 Smith, A/Prof Brian J Approved BioPPSy: An open source BIOchemical Property Prediction SYstem Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $280,000.00 Primary FoR 0304 MEDICINAL AND BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation La Trobe University Project Summary Computer software will be developed for the prediction of the pharmacokinetic properties of small molecules to assist in the development of new compounds with drug-like properties. The software will be made freely available to promote its use and further development.
Page 134 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation Monash University DP130101265 Armstrong, Prof Jean; Green, Prof Roger J Approved Multiple-input, multiple-output short range optical communications: a broadband solution Project Title with virtually unlimited bandwidth 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $410,000.00 Primary FoR 1005 COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This project will develop new short range communications systems with virtually unlimited bandwidth and combine the speed of optical communications with the convenience of wireless. Applications range from rapid data download to portable devices such as smart phones, to communications within very high speed computers.
DP130104343 Barkoczy, Prof Stephen L; Monotti, Prof Ann L; Horrigan, Prof Bryan T; Campbell, Dr Colin D Approved Designing world-class venture capital programs to support commercialisation of Australian Project Title research during and beyond an economic crisis 2013 $134,000.00 2014 $134,000.00 2015 $134,000.00 Total $402,000.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Government support of venture capital investment is vital for Australia’s economic prosperity. This project examines how foreign governments have tackled the effect of the financial crisis on such investment and provides policy options for ensuring Australia maintains internationally competitive programs in challenging economic times.
Page 135 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104622 Batten, Prof Stuart R Approved Multifunctional nanoballs and variable length ligands Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0302 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Nanometer sized molecules will produce new advanced materials that absorb hydrogen (energy storage) and carbon dioxide (pollution control), separate gases, produce cleaner chemical reactions and magnetically switch in response to temperature, light and guests. Other new materials will increase or decrease their porosity in a controlled fashion.
DP130101566 Beringer, Prof Jason; Hutley, A/Prof Lindsay B; Yu, Prof Qiang; Schymanski, Dr Stanislaus J; Higgins, Prof Steven; Haverd, Dr Vanessa; Ryu, Dr Youngryel; Wang, Dr Yingping; Williams, Dr Mathew Approved Australian savannah landscapes: past, present and future Project Title 2013 $165,000.00 2014 $190,000.00 2015 $172,500.00 Total $527,500.00 Primary FoR 0699 OTHER BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Australian savannahs are productive and culturally and biologically significant landscapes but are vulnerable to climate change. The project will determine savannah function (carbon and water balance) for the present and assess how sensitive they have been to past climate variability. The project will then address how they may respond to future climate change.
Page 136 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103103 Blackburn, Prof Hugh M; Rudman, Prof Murray; McKeon, Prof Beverley J; Sharma, Dr Atul S Approved Designing textured roughness to control turbulent pipe flow Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0915 INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This project will combine a recent theoretical model of turbulent pipe flow with computer simulation to develop methods to control these flows (e.g. to increase mixing, reduce wall drag). Additionally we will extend the model so it can deal with many industrially significant flows of fluids carrying high concentrations of fine particles.
DP130101744 Blackburn, Prof Hugh M; Manasseh, A/Prof Richard; Lopez, Prof Juan M; Meunier, Dr Patrice Approved Catastrophic transition to turbulence in rotation-dominated flows Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $170,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $435,000.00 Primary FoR 0915 INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Rotation-dominated flows are very common in engineering applications and fluid dynamics of the Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and core. Such flows are known to make a sudden transition from an orderly to an energetic turbulent state and this project aims to discover the reason why.
Page 137 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100177 Bowman, Prof John L; Smyth, Prof David R Approved Understanding the evolution of the alternation of generations in the land plant life cycle Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $430,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This project will investigate the genetic basis and evolution of the land plant life cycle, in which both haploid and diploid phases consist of complex multicellular bodies. The project's findings, which will be made using two model laboratory plants, will be applicable to all plants and will help understand important processes such as pollen and seed production.
DP130104792 Boyd, Dr Sarah E; Kitano, Prof Dr Hiroaki Approved Systems modelling of the cardiac fibroblast Project Title 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 0102 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary The cardiac fibroblast is a specialised cell in the heart. New evidence shows that this cell type is central to heart function, but relatively little is known about how and why. This project will develop mathematical modelling to characterise how the cardiac fibroblast regulates the functioning of the adult heart.
Page 138 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100294 Bryson-Richardson, Dr Robert J; Rosenthal, Prof Nadia Approved The integration of physical and genetic signals in cardiac development Project Title 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $135,000.00 2015 $135,000.00 Total $395,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary The patterning of the heart is a highly complicated process. This project will investigate how blood flow through the heart, as a result of heart function, is important in stimulating the formation of structures within the heart and changes in the shape of the heart as it grows.
DP130104678 Carroll, Prof John Approved The control of meiosis in mammalian oocytes Project Title 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $355,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This study will elucidate how the egg undergoes its final steps in preparation for fertilisation and early development. This will produce greater knowledge about how eggs develop, which may reveal new approaches to modulating reproductive capacity.
Page 139 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101384 Chen, Dr Qizhi; Newgreen, Dr Donald F Approved Tissue-like, nonlinearly elastic nanobiomaterials for soft tissue regeneration Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $290,000.00 Primary FoR 0903 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary The purpose of this project is to advance the discipline of soft tissue engineering and regeneration with novel biomaterials, nanotechnology and novel clinical treatment concepts. The key outcomes include new elastic tissue- like nanobiomaterials, new varieties of medical implants and innovative treatment methodology.
DP130101458 Chiu, Prof Wing K; Rajic, Dr Nik; Rose, Dr Francis Approved Novel quantitative sizing of inaccessible and hard-to-inspect defects to address the Project Title challenges posed by innovations in airframe design 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $50,000.00 Total $240,000.00 Primary FoR 0913 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Modern unitised aircraft structures cannot be reliably inspected using traditional techniques. This project will develop new techniques to quantify defects required for this innovation in aircraft component design. This research will improve the through-life support of future metallic and composite aircraft structures and improve air safety.
Page 140 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104885 Coulibaly, Dr Fasseli Approved In vivo assembly and virulence of poxvirus infectious crystals Project Title 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $340,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Widespread insect viruses have evolved unique infectious forms called crystalline armours. This project will use innovative biophysical approaches to understand how these virus-containing crystals assemble and package viruses and contribute to virulence as a rational basis for improved bioinsecticides and novel microparticles for biotechnological applications.
DP130102514 David, Dr Bruno Approved Before, during and after Lapita: 5000 years of cultural continuity and transformation at Project Title Caution Bay, southern Papua New Guinea 2013 $260,000.00 2014 $250,000.00 2015 $250,000.00 Total $760,000.00 Primary FoR 2101 ARCHAEOLOGY
Funded Participants: CI-DORA2 Dr Bruno David
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Australia's closest Indigenous neighbours in southern Papua New Guinea have long been thought to have been in contact with long-distance seafarers only in the last 2000 years. This project will document recent archaeological findings that are causing a radical rethink of ancestral connections between Australia and southern Papua New Guinea.
Page 141 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101882 Davies, Prof Christopher H; Pereloma, Prof Elena; Gazder, Dr Azdiar A Approved Plastic auxetics: a new class of materials Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $350,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Auxetic materials and structures are those which possess the unusual property of expanding in a lateral direction when stretched or contracting in the lateral direction when compressed. This project will deliver a new class of auxetic materials which are easy to manufacture; possess tuneable properties; and are capable of carrying large strains.
DP130100015 Dorin, Dr Alan; Dyer, A/Prof Adrian G; Chittka, Prof Dr Lars Approved Pollination in a new climate: evolutionary simulation of bee and flower interactions for Project Title predicting impacts of climate change on pollination 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This project uses computer simulation to understand the potential impact of temperature variation associated with climate change on insect pollinator behaviour. The result will be a model of bee and flower interactions under future Australian conditions to be used for agricultural and environmental resource management and planning.
Page 142 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100109 Duan, Dr Wenhui; Sanjayan, Prof Jay G; Bazant, Prof Zdenek P; Wang, Prof Chien Ming Approved Microplane material models for graphene-oxide-reinforced concretes Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0905 CIVIL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary A material model for graphene based cement and concrete composites will be developed using state-of-art theoretical and experimental tools to understand the role of the nano level reinforcement. The model is necessary for the optimisation of these innovative sustainable materials for structural applications.
DP130100300 Farr, A/Prof Graham E Approved Topological containment and the Hajós Conjecture: new structure theorems from computer Project Title search 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This projects aims to characterise when a network contains within it the topology, or shape, of a specific smaller network. It will develop new tools that use computer search to find such characterisations. The outcomes of this project will be used to attack one of the remaining unsolved cases of a famous conjecture dating back over sixty years.
Page 143 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103573 Febbraio, Prof Mark A Approved Discovery of novel myokines by innovative proteomic analyses Project Title 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $345,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This project will utilise sophisticated techniques to identify novel proteins that are released from contracting skeletal muscle termed myokines. It is expected the project will identify numerous novel proteins that may enhance our understanding of human biology.
DP130101183 Feltovich, Prof Nicholas Approved The effect of bargaining power on bargaining outcomes: the roles of institutions, earned Project Title bargaining position and social norms 2013 $72,800.00 2014 $82,211.00 2015 $50,620.00 Total $205,631.00 Primary FoR 1402 APPLIED ECONOMICS
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Previous research has found that people exploit their bargaining power far less than economic theories predict. This project uses an economics experiment to study several factors affecting how bargaining power is used: restrictions on the bargaining process; whether and how bargaining power is 'earned' and whether equal divisions are plausible.
Page 144 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101438 Fleer, Prof Marilyn; Gunstone, Em/Prof Richard F Approved Affective imagination in science education: exploring the emotional nature of scientific and Project Title technological learning and engaging children and teachers 2013 $105,216.00 2014 $95,711.00 2015 $97,146.00 Total $298,073.00 Primary FoR 1302 CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Children are born into an increasingly complex world and knowing how to engage with technologies and to think scientifically is central, yet preschool teachers are becoming reluctant to teach science. This project explores the emotional dimension of concept formation, so as to generate methodologies that engage teachers to teach more science.
DP130104229 Gao, Prof Jiti; Zhang, A/Prof Xibin; Tjostheim, Prof Dag B Approved Trending time series models with non- and semi-parametric methods Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $80,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 1403 ECONOMETRICS
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary The outcomes of this project will not only complement but also enhance the existing strengths and reputation of Australian researchers in the field of econometrics. The outcomes are also expected to help improve model building and forecasting from better models in climatology, economics, environmetrics and financial econometrics.
Page 145 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102272 Garrioch, Prof David T Approved How fire remade the European city, from 1550 to 1850 Project Title 2013 $230,000.00 2014 $210,000.00 2015 $210,000.00 Total $650,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof David T Garrioch
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This project examines the fire history of urban Europe from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. Seeing European cities as fire environments, largely shaped by the everyday uses of fire and by attempts to manage it, will enable an entirely different understanding of their history.
DP130101049 Gleadow, A/Prof Roslyn M; Moeller, Prof Birger L Approved More than defence: primary roles for cyanogenic glucosides Project Title 2013 $135,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $395,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary The tropical crop, sorghum, produces toxic cyanide to avoid being eaten by herbivores, but this diverts resources away from growth and reproduction. Using non-toxic sorghum mutants, this project seeks to explain how cyanide production is regulated and enhance agricultural efficiency in the face of climate change.
Page 146 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101695 Grossman, Prof Philip J; Komai, Dr Mana Approved Are claims of transparency to be believed? Project Title 2013 $70,000.00 2014 $70,000.00 2015 $65,000.00 Total $205,000.00 Primary FoR 1402 APPLIED ECONOMICS
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This project tests if leaders, when given a choice, actually reveal a preference for transparency (that is to share all relevant information with their followers). This project analyses the circumstances under which leaders choose transparency and how their decisions and their reputations for transparency affect followers' behaviour and overall group cooperation.
DP130104060 Hearn, Prof Milton T; Haddad, Prof Paul R; Boysen, Dr Reinhard I; Quirino, A/Prof Joselito Approved Selectivity enhancement in separation science using responsive materials Project Title 2013 $160,000.00 2014 $160,000.00 2015 $160,000.00 Total $480,000.00 Primary FoR 0301 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Increasing public demand for quality products from the chemical, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and food industries requires access to innovative methods of chemical analysis. This project will establish a new class of separation materials of enhanced selectivity and resolving power for the fast, sensitive and reliable analysis of these products.
Page 147 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102321 Helmerson, Prof Kristian P; Simula, Dr Tapio P Approved Life is swirl in flatland: two dimensional turbulence in a superfluid Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $320,000.00 Primary FoR 0202 ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, NUCLEAR, PARTICLE AND PLASMA PHYSICS
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary The project will create two-dimensional turbulence in a superfluid gas of atoms in order to observe the predicted, but counter-intuitive, growth of ordered structure out of chaotic motion. The observation of such behaviour would support its mechanism as the explanation for phenomena such as giant eddies in ocean currents and the Great Red Spot of Jupiter.
DP130103328 Heng, Dr Julian I; Haas, Dr Matilda A Approved Subcellular recruitment of a RhoA ubiquitination complex by Rnd proteins Project Title 2013 $87,000.00 2014 $88,000.00 2015 $93,000.00 Total $268,000.00 Primary FoR 1109 NEUROSCIENCES
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This study addresses a novel molecular mechanism through which members of the Rnd family of GTP-binding proteins regulate the morphology and migration of immature nerve cells of the developing nervous system. This study has broad implications for the understanding of cell migration during embryo development, as well as in health and disease.
Page 148 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101336 Hohwy, Dr Jakob; Enticott, Dr Peter G; Frith, Prof Uta Approved When should we stop trusting the senses? Perceptual decision making under ambiguity Project Title 2013 $75,000.00 2014 $75,000.00 Total $150,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary When the input to the senses is ambiguous, our preconceptions often come to influence how we experience the world. This can lead to disagreement and often shows up as odd behaviour in different people. This project explores the mechanisms that determine how different people respond to ambiguity, and how much they then rely on their preconceptions.
DP130100822 Hourigan, Prof Kerry; Thompson, Prof Mark C; Leweke, Dr Thomas Approved Dynamics of bluff body interactions with walls Project Title 2013 $160,000.00 2014 $160,000.00 2015 $160,000.00 Total $480,000.00 Primary FoR 0915 INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Spherical bodies are continually impacting or rolling on solid surfaces, from leukocytes to dust grains to golf balls, and larger. A joint Australian-French team will pioneer new research on the flow and mixing created by these bodies and understand the role these play in important commercial and environmental flows.
Page 149 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100869 Jakob, Prof Christian; Franklin, Dr Charmaine N; Protat, Dr Alain Approved Cloudiness over the Southern Ocean: reducing a key knowledge gap and source of climate Project Title model uncertainty 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0401 ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Southern Ocean clouds are key ingredients of the global climate system and yet are only poorly understood and poorly represented in climate models. Through the use of advanced observational analysis techniques this research will provide a deep understanding of key Southern Ocean cloud regimes and improve their representation in models.
DP130100804 Jans, Prof David A; Bogoyevitch, A/Prof Marie A; Goodall, Prof Gregory J Approved Transcription factor nuclear residency as a driver of gene expression Project Title 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $125,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Persistently active proteins can stay in the nucleus to drive cell growth and prevent cell death. This project will define how one specific active protein can remain in the nucleus and regulate gene expression through the action of unique ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules. The results will enable persistent gene activation to be manipulated in cancer.
Page 150 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100152 Junk, Prof Peter C; Deacon, Prof Glen B; Mashima, Prof Kazushi Approved Advancing the chemistry of topical rare earth metals Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $430,000.00 Primary FoR 0302 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Abundant rare earth resources positions Australia to be a major supplier of these strategic elements and overcome the shortage created by the Chinese monopoly and export restrictions. This project will build the expertise and knowledge needed to underpin Australian rare earth processing and develop the breakthrough science needed for new applications.
DP130102395 Jusuf, Dr Patricia; Currie, Prof Peter D; Harris, Prof William A Approved Specification of the nerve cell subtypes in the developing central nervous system Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Different subtypes of nerve cells in the brain, which carry out distinct functions, are generated in the embryo by the co-ordinated action of many genes. This project aims to use the genetic advantages of the zebrafish to determine the role of genes in specifying the final fates of nerve cells in the retina, which analyses visual signals within the eye.
Page 151 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104913 Kitchen, Dr Marcus J; Siew, Dr Melissa L Approved Advanced imaging technology for measuring pulmonary form and function Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $290,000.00 Primary FoR 1103 CLINICAL SCIENCES
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Studies of the lung are often limited by difficulties associated with imaging the complex network of airways with conventional techniques. This project will develop novel phase contrast image x-ray imaging technologies to enable quantitative measurements of lung structure and function for studying lung development and assessing lung health.
DP130100281 Krever, Prof Rick E; Eccleston, A/Prof Richard Approved Rebuilding fiscal federalism in Australia: reforming the financial relationship between the Project Title Commonwealth and the States 2013 $69,404.00 2014 $65,788.00 2015 $75,162.00 Total $210,354.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary The finances of the Australian States in the modern day face serious structural challenges. The aim of this project is to analyse and develop appropriate alternatives for reform of fiscal federalism in Australia, which would allow the States to gain access to income tax revenue as a secure source of funding in the future.
Page 152 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101861 Langford, Prof Steven J; Bell, Dr Toby D; Prodi, Prof Dr Luca; Thang, Dr San H; Ayyappanpillai, Prof Ajayaghosh Approved New generation functional materials for 21st century applications: exploiting the properties of Project Title naphthalene diimides 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0303 MACROMOLECULAR AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This project melds the expertise of several research groups in the area of fluorescent material development. Based on a family of highly fluorescent molecules, the project will focus on designing new sensors, polymeric materials and molecular switching devices.
DP130100578 Lithgow, Prof Trevor J; Traven, Dr Ana Approved A tale of two genomes: integrating mitochondrial biogenesis into the cell cycle and metabolic Project Title control 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $335,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary The human genome is cordoned into two distinct compartments in our cells. Most genes are in the nucleus, while a distinct set of genes are held within our mitochondria. Using yeast as a model organism, this project will provide a holistic view of how expression of the two genomes is coordinated.
Page 153 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100024 Lu, Prof Guojun; Zhang, Dr Dengsheng; Teng, Dr Shyh Wei Approved Effective image search and retrieval through automatic image annotation Project Title 2013 $80,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 0807 LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This project aims to develop an effective and efficient image retrieval system, so that images are retrieved as easily as textual data. The project researches and develops several key know-hows in image retrieval. It enables Australia to maintain significant advantage in the frontier technology of information processing.
DP130100933 MacQueen, Dr Benjamin J Approved Elections and enhancing political participation in Lebanon, Egypt, and Iraq Project Title 2013 $55,257.00 2014 $44,602.00 2015 $40,000.00 Total $139,859.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Democracy comprises more than elections, but they are the primary vehicle for democratic participation. Through an evaluation of the current approaches to democratisation, this project examines electoral reform in Lebanon, Egypt, and Iraq, in order to understand how political participation can be enhanced during times of political transition.
Page 154 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103680 Marcelle, Prof Christophe Approved Cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying skeletal muscle organisation Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $170,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $430,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary In vertebrates, processes as diverse as earing, neural tube closure, skeletal muscle organisation or even cancer rely on the coordinated behaviour of cells regulated by the Planar Cell Polarity (PCP) pathway. The aim of this project is to expand previous analyses on the role of PCP in skeletal muscle formation in the embryo.
DP130100217 Marriott, Prof Philip J; Chaffee, Prof Alan L; Mitrevski, Dr Blagoj Approved Ultra-high resolution hybrid comprehensive-multidimensional gas and supercritical fluid Project Title chromatography for explicit characterisation of petrochemicals 2013 $250,000.00 2014 $250,000.00 2015 $250,000.00 Total $750,000.00 Primary FoR 0301 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Philip J Marriott
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary New chemical separation methods will be developed that provide significantly improved characterisation of compounds in a wide range of materials, focussed on petrochemical samples. The project will measure a range of impurities and compounds that have previously been difficult or impossible to quantify.
Page 155 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102616 McNeill, Dr Christopher R Approved Unravelling structure-function relationships in high mobility donor-acceptor co-polymers Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This project seeks to understand the high-performance of a new generation of semiconducting plastics. This research will enable the development of low-cost printed electronics such as flexible displays and sensors.
DP130100695 Mews, Prof Constant J Approved Encountering diversity: communities of learning, intellectual confrontations and Project Title transformations of religious thinking in Latin Europe, 1050-1350 2013 $290,000.00 2014 $290,000.00 2015 $260,000.00 Total $840,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Constant J Mews
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This project will analyse how intellectual confrontations between different communities in medieval Europe (from 1050-1350), including Jews and Muslims, were generated by competition between teachers from different groups, both within and outside formal educational structures and established religious communities, thus helping to transform religious thinking.
Page 156 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104356 Monaghan, Prof Joseph J; Holm, Prof Darryl Approved Analysis and application of a Lagrangian turbulence model for smoothed particle Project Title hydrodynamics 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $320,000.00 Primary FoR 0203 CLASSICAL PHYSICS
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary The project will use a new turbulence model to improve the predictions of chaotic motions that include plunging waves, fast flows carrying sediment and the mixing of pollutants.
DP130103670 Murshed, A/Prof Mohammad M; Paul, Dr Manoranjan Approved Multiview video coding using cuboid data compression Project Title 2013 $95,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This project investigates novel approaches to multiview video coding that use new data compression techniques and explicit occlusion handling. These new approaches complement the state-of-the-art, improving interactivity with instantaneous view change and VCR functionality, reducing encoding complexity, and increasing compression efficiency.
Page 157 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103749 Nie, Prof Jian-Feng; Wang, Prof Yunzhi; Banerjee, Prof Rajarshi Approved Elastic softening of Ti alloys by plastic deformation for safer and more durable bone implants Project Title 2013 $135,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $415,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This project will explore a critical factor that will form the basis of improving the biomechanical compatibility of titanium alloys for human bone implants. The outcomes will be a major step in optimising the design and development of human bone implants that will last a lifetime, avoiding the agony and risk associated with implant failure.
DP130100818 Prescott, Dr Mark; Devenish, Prof Rodney J Approved The selective elimination of mitochondria from yeast cells: regulation and molecular Project Title mechanism 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $320,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary For healthy cells the quality of the mitochondrion, the cellular power plant, must be maintained. The results of this research will contribute to an understanding of the molecular mechanism for the removal of mitochondria from the cell, and ultimately inspire strategies for the treatment of diseases that result from faulty mitochondria.
Page 158 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102078 Price, Dr Daniel J; Bate, Prof Matthew R; Federrath, Dr Christoph Approved What regulates star formation? Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $325,000.00 Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Why does the Galaxy only make one new star per year, when it has enough material to make hundreds? This project will perform computer simulations of the slow drama unfolding in the stellar nurseries of the Milky Way, to understand what sets the rate and efficiency of star formation.
DP130103341 Rangan, A/Prof Haripriya; Kull, A/Prof Christian A; Shackleton, Prof Charlie M; Hari Krishnan, Mr Ramesh K Approved A weed by any other name? Comparing local knowledge and uses of environmental weeds Project Title around the Indian Ocean 2013 $150,804.00 2014 $148,000.00 2015 $121,023.00 Total $419,827.00 Primary FoR 1604 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This project investigates the different ways in which indigenous and rural communities in Australia, India, Madagascar and South Africa perceive, classify and use weeds in their everyday livelihood and cultural activities. It provides an innovative framework for sharing local knowledge and new ways of managing environmental weeds.
Page 159 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101930 Roujeinikova, A/Prof Anna; De Voss, Prof James J Approved Understanding the structural basis for catalysis and substrate specificity in non-heme diiron Project Title medium-chain alkane hydroxylases 2013 $138,000.00 2014 $138,000.00 2015 $138,000.00 Total $414,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This work will determine the molecular basis for catalysis and specificity of non-heme diiron medium-chain alkane hydroxylases by obtaining the first structure of such an enzyme. This pivotal knowledge will drive enzyme engineering for applications in biodegradation of spilt oils and biosynthesis of pharmaceuticals and high-cost chemicals.
DP130100603 Shields, Prof Michael; Johnston, Dr David W Approved The socioeconomic determinants and dynamics of mental health and disorders in Australia Project Title and the United Kingdom: evidence from childhood to the elderly years 2013 $155,000.00 2014 $137,000.00 2015 $147,000.00 Total $439,000.00 Primary FoR 1402 APPLIED ECONOMICS
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Poor mental health and specific mental disorders are prevalent in Australia, and have severe consequences for the social and economic functioning of individuals, families and communities. This project will shed new light on the long- term socio-economic determinants and dynamics of mental health, using data that tracks individuals over time.
Page 160 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102512 Simon, Prof George P; Li, A/Prof Dan; Medhekar, Dr Nikhil Approved New stimuli-responsive polymer membranes using graphene as a multifunctional scaffold Project Title 2013 $135,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $395,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Membranes are used in a range of applications to filter liquids and gases and increasingly must be able to be activated by stimuli such as temperature, pH and voltage. We will develop a new type of membrane which is easy to make, is strong and allows the incorporation of a variety of stimuli-responsive polymers within a functional graphene scaffold.
DP130100886 Smyth, Dr Ian M; Hamilton, Dr Nicholas A; McMahon, Prof Andrew Approved The structure and patterning of branching morphogenesis in the developing kidney Project Title 2013 $137,000.00 2014 $153,000.00 2015 $147,000.00 Total $437,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This project aims to understand a fundamental developmental process known as branching morphogenesis, which drives the formation of many organs including the kidney, lungs and glands. Understanding this process will be of key importance in understand how our organs form.
Page 161 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103621 Soria, Prof Julio; Jimenez, Prof Javier Approved Turbulent wall-bounded flow in adverse pressure gradient environments Project Title 2013 $270,000.00 2014 $330,000.00 2015 $330,000.00 Total $930,000.00 Primary FoR 0915 INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Julio Soria
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This research will create additional research capacity in turbulence control and drag reduction. It will have direct benefits to the Australian economy via the transport industry by reducing the adverse impact of the carbon tax and rising fuel prices on long-haul air, water and road transport, on which Australia is disproportionately reliant.
DP130104003 Soria, Prof Julio; Ooi, Prof Andrew; Theofilis, Prof Vassilios Approved Impinging supersonic jets: stability and control - with application to cold spray Project Title 2013 $160,000.00 2014 $160,000.00 2015 $180,000.00 Total $500,000.00 Primary FoR 0913 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Understanding aero-acoustics instabilities of impinging supersonic jets is vital to improve the energy efficiency of cold spray manufacturing. This project will generate the necessary knowledge to understand and control these instabilities, in order to improve the cold spray process and to extend the range of application of impinging supersonic jets flows.
Page 162 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100508 Spencer, Dr Sarah J Approved Optimising growth rates by postnatal programming of brain pathways regulating metabolism Project Title 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $135,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0606 PHYSIOLOGY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Australian agriculture relies on achieving optimal healthy animal growth. A strategy to accelerate growth rates is to exploit the vulnerability of the early life period to long-term programming. This project will investigate how neonatal overfeeding alters brain circuitry controlling weight to determine methods to manipulate weight gain in industry.
DP130100816 Spiccia, Prof Leone Approved Functionalised nanomaterials for application as multimodal cancer imaging agents Project Title 2013 $290,000.00 2014 $280,000.00 2015 $280,000.00 Total $850,000.00 Primary FoR 0302 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Leone Spiccia
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Nanomaterials offer exciting opportunities for emerging diagnostic applications targeted to specific diseases. In this project, cutting-edge fundamental scientific developments will be pursued that will advance the application of nanomaterials in the diagnosis of cancer, a disease that accounts for over 40,000 deaths in Australia annually.
Page 163 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103154 Tiganis, Prof Tony; Richardson, Dr Helena E Approved How protein tyrosine phosphatases select their substrates Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) are enzymes that control the response of cells to divergent environmental stimuli. This project will determine how individual PTPs exert selective effects on cellular communication networks to coordinate organismal development, growth and survival.
DP130100194 Tsuchiya, A/Prof Naotsugu; Maller, Dr Jerome J; Foster, Dr Brett L; Takaura, Dr Kana Approved The neuronal basis of visual consciousness: how brain rhythms control the doors of Project Title perception 2013 $163,000.00 2014 $163,000.00 2015 $163,000.00 Total $489,000.00 Primary FoR 1109 NEUROSCIENCES
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Slow oscillatory brain wave activity may control the incoming flow of visual information from the world and modulate our perception. While recording neuronal activity directly from the brain, this project will modulate this rhythmic influence using novel visual illusions and brain stimulation techniques to control subjective visual perception.
Page 164 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100103 Viterbo, Prof Emanuele; Hong, Dr Yi; Boutros, Prof Joseph J Approved Network coding over finite rings Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0804 DATA FORMAT
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Wireless networks are increasing exponentially throughout the world, but are still plagued by delay, jitter, and interference. Advanced algebraic tools are the key to designing novel network coding and relaying schemes, which will overcome these issues and increase the network capacity in terms of sustainable data rates.
DP130100336 Viterbo, Prof Emanuele; Evans, Prof Jamie S; Hong, Dr Yi; Biglieri, Em/Prof Ezio Approved Coordinated non-coherent wireless for safe and secure networking Project Title 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 1005 COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Distributed wireless networks have the potential to serve simultaneous users streaming high-definition video, no dead zones, no interference among users and no reduction in data rate as more users are added. This project will provide a solution to the current limitations of distributed wireless networks aiming at user safety and privacy.
Page 165 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101536 Walter, Prof James A Approved The politics of decision: leadership and policy processes in historical perspective Project Title 2013 $338,199.00 2014 $319,539.00 2015 $318,402.00 Total $976,140.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof James A Walter
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Concerns about leadership and policy dysfunction are widespread, but are they accurate? This comparative review of policy processes and the politics of decision making, at key turning points in post-war Australian history, will assess such claims and identify what needs reform to address the challenges of the twenty-first century.
DP130104968 Wang, Dr Yibing; Papageorgiou, Prof Markos; Kosmatopoulos, Prof Elias Approved An innovative mechanism for optimising freeway traffic efficiency, safety, and sustainability Project Title via variable speed limit control 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0905 CIVIL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Congestion, safety, and emissions are three major traffic problems threatening the Australian economy. This project aims to develop a novel approach to collectively handle these problems for freeway traffic using variable speed limits (VSL). The project tasks address modelling, VSL controller design and automatic fine tuning of VSL controllers.
Page 166 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100483 Winther-Jensen, Dr Bjorn; Ohlin, Dr Christian A; Malliaras, Prof George Approved Bio-inspired electro catalysts for gas reduction reactions: towards electrochemical ammonia Project Title production under ambient conditions 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $340,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This project will develop solutions to replace the current energy inefficient method for ammonia production, which are a significant contribution to Greenhouse Gas emissions. A more energy efficient system will be developed from a new class of composite gas-reduction catalysts integrated into functional electrochemical cells.
DP130100385 Wong, Dr Bob B Approved Gender bender': the impact of endocrine disrupting pollutants on sexual selection Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Research into the impacts of pollution on animal reproductive behaviour is crucial if we are to understand species' capacity to adapt to rapidly changing environments, particularly to those that are subject to the impact of human activity. The outcomes of this study will be an important step in learning how to improve the management of biodiversity.
Page 167 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104836 Woo, Dr Meng Wai; Chen, Prof Xiao Dong; Hapgood, A/Prof Karen P Approved High value micron-sized particles from a novel antisolvent vapour spray drying system Project Title 2013 $138,000.00 2014 $108,000.00 2015 $108,000.00 Total $354,000.00 Primary FoR 0904 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary Convective antisolvent precipitation is a novel route in producing particles from spray drying by adding an anti- solvent to the drying medium. This project will allow conventional spray dryers to produce more sophisticated ultrafine and encapsulated particles for use in food, pharmaceuticals and other high value applications.
DP130100181 Zhao, Prof Xiao-Ling; Heidarpour, Dr Amin; Packer, Prof Jeffrey A; Wu, Dr Chengqing Approved Composite tubular construction subject to impact and blast loading Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0905 CIVIL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Monash University Project Summary This project will advance the knowledge of composite tubular members and connections under impact and blast loading. It will provide confident design methodology against impact and blast loading for buildings designated as prominent targets or items of critical infrastructure, to save lives and reduce losses.
Page 168 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation RMIT University DP130103228 Burry, Prof Mark C; Drogemuller, Prof Robin M; Burry, A/Prof Jane R; Rao, A/Prof Asha; Watkins, Prof Simon Approved Integrating architectural, mathematical and computing knowledge to capture the dynamics of Project Title air in design 2013 $35,000.00 2014 $40,000.00 2015 $30,000.00 Total $105,000.00 Primary FoR 1201 ARCHITECTURE
Administering Organisation RMIT University Project Summary This research will bring together architectural, mathematical and computing knowledge to discover effective ways to design buildings and cities that are more responsive to the complex dynamics of air movement and temperature. This knowledge will lead to reduced energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, increased comfort and more usable public space.
DP130104381 Greentree, A/Prof Andrew D Approved Interacting quantum systems: from solid-state theory to practical photonic platforms Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0206 QUANTUM PHYSICS
Administering Organisation RMIT University Project Summary Quantum information science is poised to revolutionise twenty-first century society by harnessing all of the laws of quantum physics to design new technologies. The project will explore new photonic platforms that will help us design the quantum components required for practical quantum devices.
Page 169 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100813 Lewis, A/Prof Tania; Humphery, A/Prof Kim Approved The rise of ethical consumption in Australia: from the margins to the mainstream Project Title 2013 $119,000.00 2014 $108,000.00 2015 $99,000.00 Total $326,000.00 Primary FoR 2002 CULTURAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation RMIT University Project Summary This nationwide project will be the first of its kind to examine the rise and impact of ethical consumption in Australia. Through engaging with consumers, retailers and producers, the project’s findings will enable the development of policy and industry frameworks aimed at the promotion of more ethical and sustainable ways of consuming.
DP130104765 Lu, Prof Jinhu; Yu, Prof Xinghuo; Chen, Prof Guanrong Approved Structure inference and adaptive intervention of evolving complex networks Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $108,000.00 2015 $107,000.00 Total $320,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation RMIT University Project Summary This project will develop a new theory and methodology for understanding the structure inference and adaptive intervention of evolving complex networks with applications to specific systems. It will place Australia in the leading position of this research.
Page 170 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103003 McCulloch, Prof Dougal G; Anders, Dr Andre Approved Design and synthesis of boron nitride thin film coatings with exceptional properties Project Title 2013 $145,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $365,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation RMIT University Project Summary This project will develop new types of boron nitride thin film coatings with properties and performance tailored to meet the needs of applications ranging from advancing the lifetime of tools and components to the production of advanced semiconductor light sources.
DP130100386 McCulloch, Prof Jock W Approved Tuberculosis in Southern Africa: the history of a pandemic Project Title 2013 $55,000.00 2014 $60,000.00 2015 $55,000.00 Total $170,000.00 Primary FoR 2202 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SPECIFIC FIELDS
Administering Organisation RMIT University Project Summary South Africa and the states which supply workers to the gold mines of Johannesburg today have the highest rates of pulmonary tuberculosis in the world. This project will explore the role of the gold mines in creating a pandemic of a disease which was not so long ago considered to be in permanent retreat.
Page 171 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104007 Sanderson, Prof Mark A; Scholer, Dr Falk N; Turpin, A/Prof Andrew; Croft, Prof Bruce; Callan, Prof Jamie Approved Sub-collection retrieval: understanding and improving search engines Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0807 LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES
Administering Organisation RMIT University Project Summary Search engines have become essential in many parts of daily life. This project aims to improve the accuracy of search engines, increasing the productivity of information seeking tasks and reducing frustration with poor search answers, thus improving the current gateway to the world of information.
DP130100062 Sriram, Dr Sharath Approved Multilayer thin film memristors: designing interfaces and defect states in perovskites for Project Title nanoscale multi-state memories 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation RMIT University Project Summary This project will explore memristive devices, a frontier electronic memory technology, where the memory element's behaviour depends on its prior electronic experiences. This project will attempt to understand the processes that govern the storage and recall of information, to realise functional materials and interfaces that maximise memristive performance.
Page 172 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100819 Tu, Prof Jiyuan Y; Buongiorno, Prof Jacopo; Cheung, Dr Chi Pok Approved Fundamental investigation of heat and mass transfer in nanofluids: a mechanistic approach Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0104 STATISTICS
Administering Organisation RMIT University Project Summary This project aims to develop a mathematical model in order to predict complex boiling in using nanofluids as new coolant for heat removal. Implementation and resultant computer codes thereafter will provide industries with significant benefits and reduce times and costs in their future design of ultra-high efficient heat removal systems.
Page 173 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation Swinburne University of Technology DP130100156 Andrew, Dr Lachlan L; Vu, Dr Hai L; Nazarathy, Dr Yoni J; Low, Prof Steven; Mandjes, Prof Dr Michel Approved Congestion control of networks: a unified stochastic framework Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0805 DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING
Administering Organisation Swinburne University of Technology Project Summary Systems such as the internet, wireless networks and the power grid require efficient allocation of shared resources. This research will develop ways to reduce delays in the internet and allow for growth in the power grid, without requiring additional infrastructure.
DP130100227 Babanin, Prof Alexander V; Walsh, Reader Kevin; Young, Prof Ian R; Sandery, Dr Paul A; Hemer, Dr Mark A; Qiao, Prof Dr Fangli; Ginis, Prof Isaac Approved Coupling tropical cyclone and climate physics with ocean waves Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0405 OCEANOGRAPHY
Administering Organisation Swinburne University of Technology Project Summary It is argued that without accounting for the wave effects directly, the physics of large-scale air-sea interactions is inaccurate and incomplete. The project will introduce explicit coupling of large-scale atmospheric and oceanic phenomena with the physics of surface waves which should lead to improved predictions of tropical cyclones and climate.
Page 174 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101475 Clayton, A/Prof Andrew; Chon, Dr James W Approved Plasmonic nanoparticles for probing and perturbing the spatial organisation of membrane Project Title proteins 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 1007 NANOTECHNOLOGY
Administering Organisation Swinburne University of Technology Project Summary Receptors on the surface of cells provide vital functions and represent a large fraction of drug targets. It is believed that the spatial organisation of receptors can effect their function. This project will test this hypothesis by combining nanotechnology with biophysics to watch and manipulate the spatial organisation of receptors.
DP130100664 Couch, Prof Warrick J; Bekki, Prof Kenji Approved Elucidating the physical mechanisms of environment-driven galaxy evolution Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $410,000.00 Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation Swinburne University of Technology Project Summary The project will tackle one of the most important problems in the field of galaxy evolution: what physical mechanisms are responsible for transforming spiral galaxies into lenticular galaxies within galaxy groups? It will answer this question via advanced optical/radio observations and numerical simulations of such galaxies.
Page 175 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101690 Davis, Dr Jeffrey A; Nazir, Dr Ahsan Approved Quantum effects in photosynthesis: responsible for highly efficient energy transfer or trivial Project Title coincidence? 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $370,000.00 Primary FoR 0205 OPTICAL PHYSICS
Administering Organisation Swinburne University of Technology Project Summary Understanding the precise details of the highly efficient energy transfer processes in photosynthesis has the potential to impact the design of efficient solar energy solutions. This project will gain this understanding by exploring the nature of interactions between different components and the significance of quantum mechanics.
DP130100949 Drummond, Prof Peter D; Reid, A/Prof Margaret D; Deuar, Dr Piotr Approved Quantum properties of high-spin ultra-cold matter Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0206 QUANTUM PHYSICS
Administering Organisation Swinburne University of Technology Project Summary High-spin atomic gases are a new type of ultra-cold matter, with many unique properties akin to the physics of the early universe. The aim of the project is to theoretically investigate these systems to understand the quantum properties and dynamics of such exotic matter, and to obtain experimentally testable predictions.
Page 176 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102864 Fitzgerald, Prof John J Approved Asia-Pacific philanthropies: transnational diaspora networks, anti-colonial nationalism, and Project Title the emergence of modern Chinese philanthropy, 1850-1949 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $70,000.00 Total $285,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation Swinburne University of Technology Project Summary China's philanthropy sector now boasts the highest rate of growth in the world. China's leaders are searching for appropriate models to ensure donations get to the people who need them most. What can Australians contribute to this discussion? This project shows how early Chinese-Australian pioneers helped to shape modern philanthropy in China.
DP130100388 Forbes, Prof Duncan A Approved Revealing how elliptical galaxies formed Project Title 2013 $195,000.00 2014 $195,000.00 2015 $185,000.00 Total $575,000.00 Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Duncan A Forbes
Administering Organisation Swinburne University of Technology Project Summary This project aims to understand how elliptical type galaxies formed and evolved over cosmic time. To do this the project will target the dark outer reaches of galaxies with new techniques and the world's largest telescopes.
Page 177 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101460 Glazebrook, Prof Karl; McGregor, Prof Peter J; Abraham, Prof Roberto G Approved Investigating Rosetta Stones of galaxy formation Project Title 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $335,000.00 Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation Swinburne University of Technology Project Summary A rare population of 'living fossil galaxies' has been discovered which resemble our Milky Way as it was 10 billion years ago. By observing them with large telescopes, the project aims to understand the underlying mechanisms by which most stars in the universe formed during its earliest epochs.
DP130101160 Hannaford, Prof Peter; Sidorov, Prof Andrei; McLean, Prof Russell; Whitlock, Dr Shannon M Approved New generation periodic lattices for ultracold quantum gases Project Title 2013 $145,000.00 2014 $145,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $395,000.00 Primary FoR 0206 QUANTUM PHYSICS
Administering Organisation Swinburne University of Technology Project Summary Periodic arrays of ultracold atoms trapped by magnetic microstructures will be used to mimic condensed matter systems with nontrivial geometries such as honeycomb lattices. These magnetic lattices will enable us to study exotic quantum states, such as those found in graphene, which has great potential for new-generation atomic-scale electronics.
Page 178 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101205 Juodkazis, Prof Saulius; John, Prof Sajeev Approved Photonic crystals at visible wavelengths Project Title 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $60,000.00 2015 $60,000.00 Total $210,000.00 Primary FoR 1007 NANOTECHNOLOGY
Administering Organisation Swinburne University of Technology Project Summary Three dimensional sculptured nano-structures made at a very high spatial resolution will open way to control light emission, propagation, and transmission at the visible wavelengths. Optically thin and transparent solar cells will be able to harvest light using structures.
DP130100568 Murphy, A/Prof Michael T; Prochaska, Prof Jason X Approved Pristine fuel for early galaxies Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation Swinburne University of Technology Project Summary How did the universe's earliest galaxies attract and process enough fuel to form the stars we see? The project will answer this question with the first large-scale, purpose-built observational program on some of the world's biggest and best telescopes.
Page 179 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102660 Sterling, Prof Leon S; Miller, Dr Timothy; Pedell, Dr Sonja Approved Software engineering of people-oriented technologies and services Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0803 COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Administering Organisation Swinburne University of Technology Project Summary This project will use role, goal, and activity modelling to improve technologies that enable older people in their homes to communicate with loved ones and support networks. The models will be evaluated to determine whether built technologies are indeed meaningful and helpful for the increasing number of older adults.
DP130101807 Vale, Dr Christopher J Approved Collective dynamics in Fermi superfluids Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $370,000.00 Primary FoR 0206 QUANTUM PHYSICS
Administering Organisation Swinburne University of Technology Project Summary At very low temperatures, particles such as atoms, electrons and nucleons can display remarkable behaviours, such as superfluidity or flow without resistance. This project will provide new insight into the way superfluids respond to a small disturbance and at the same time obtain precise measurements of a number of their key properties.
Page 180 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation The University of Melbourne DP130103551 Allen, Prof Nicholas B; Whittle, Dr Sarah L; Seal, Dr Marc; Simmons, Dr Julian G; Schwartz, Dr Orli S; Yap, Dr Marie B; Sheeber, Dr Lisa B Approved Do family environments influence children's brain development during the transition to Project Title adolescence? 2013 $182,000.00 2014 $179,000.00 2015 $262,000.00 Total $623,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Late childhood marks the first stages of a wave of brain growth and reorganisation, second only to infancy in terms of its extent and significance. This project will investigate whether brain development during this period is affected by parenting behaviours, which will ultimately inform early intervention and prevention efforts.
DP130102708 Andrianopoulos, A/Prof Alex Approved Genetic regulation of developmental competence: molecular mechanisms that establish a Project Title competent state 2013 $122,000.00 2014 $106,000.00 2015 $106,000.00 Total $334,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Development is a key biological process for multicellular life. This project will study development using a simple, established experimental organism, a fungus, as a model for development in other organisms, including humans. Moreover, fungi directly impact on life at many levels and understanding their biology has direct benefits for society.
Page 181 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101519 Arnold, Dr Michael V; Gibbs, Dr Martin R; Wilken, Dr Rowan C Approved An investigation of the early adoption and appropriation of high-speed broadband in the Project Title domestic environment 2013 $78,000.00 2014 $70,000.00 2015 $60,000.00 Total $208,000.00 Primary FoR 2001 COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary The success of the National Broadband Network (NBN) depends upon its adoption by Australian households. This project will examine the NBN in the domestic environment across two first-release sites, and will make a significant evidenced-based contribution to an assessment of this important initiative over its crucial first years.
DP130102624 Baker, Dr Brett J; Bundgaard-Nielsen, Dr Rikke L Approved Learning to talk whitefella way Project Title 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $74,000.00 2015 $70,000.00 Total $234,000.00 Primary FoR 2004 LINGUISTICS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Many Indigenous children speak Aboriginal English or 'Kriol', which often sounds very different to Standard Australian English. Understanding the differences between these languages, and how 'Kriol' affects the learning of English, will help us to better assist Indigenous children to learn English and likely improve their educational outcomes.
Page 182 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101770 Barberio, A/Prof Elisabetta; Schwanda, Dr Christoph Approved Neutrino masses at the precision frontier Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0202 ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, NUCLEAR, PARTICLE AND PLASMA PHYSICS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Australia actively participates in particle physics, which studies the fundamental constituents of matter and their interactions a fraction of a second after the universe began. This project will play a crucial role in understanding one of the fundamental building blocks of the Universe. It will promote international cooperation and national pride.
DP130102415 Batterham, Prof Philip; Sattelle, Prof David B Approved Improved insect pest control through understanding mechanisms of insecticide action Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $420,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Receptors in the nervous system relay signals required for nerve function. Insecticides targeting these receptors provide insect pest control. Better insecticides could be designed if the proteins involved in receptor assembly function were known. In identifying these proteins this project will improve options for safe and effective pest control.
Page 183 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101596 Bornstein, Prof Joel C; Young, A/Prof Heather M; Vanden Berghe, A/Prof Pieter Approved Wiring the gut's nervous system: formation and maturation of synapses Project Title 2013 $173,000.00 2014 $164,000.00 2015 $176,000.00 Total $513,000.00 Primary FoR 1109 NEUROSCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project aims to determine how nerve circuits controlling intestinal functions develop; specifically how communication between specific nerve cells is established once they appear in the embryonic gut. It will fill a major hole in existing knowledge of mechanisms regulating the development of normal digestive behaviours.
DP130100357 Bush, Prof Ashley I; McColl, Dr Gawain; de Jonge, Dr Martin D Approved Iron accumulation in the nematode C.elegans: a model of ageing Project Title 2013 $135,000.00 2014 $123,000.00 2015 $123,000.00 Total $381,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project will investigate the role of biological metals in the process of ageing, the causes of which remain unresolved. The practical outcomes for society are broad; beyond improving understandings of the basic biology of ageing, this study will provide new insight and approaches that can be used to optimise lifespan.
Page 184 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101378 Buyya, Prof Rajkumar; Andrew, Dr Lachlan L; Wierman, Asst Prof Adam Approved Resource management algorithms and software systems for green cloud computing Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0805 DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Service-oriented computing will play an important role in shaping society. It needs cloud infrastructure to host applications for delivering services at the lowest cost. This project will create technologies for energy-efficient cloud computing, reducing its operational cost and environmental impact, thus transforming the Australian economy.
DP130104510 Cantoni, A/Prof Michael W Approved Stability and performance analysis for uncertain time-varying interconnected systems Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0102 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project will deliver new mathematical tools for the study of interconnected systems. This will broaden the scope for rigorously certifying engineered systems and understanding interactions in the natural world. Potential application areas include telecommunications, transport, water distribution, smart-grids, neuroscience and cell biology.
Page 185 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101846 Caruso, Prof Frank; Qiao, Prof Greg G Approved Development of next-generation nanoengineered advanced materials for targeted Project Title applications 2013 $164,000.00 2014 $180,000.00 2015 $185,000.00 Total $529,000.00 Primary FoR 1007 NANOTECHNOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This proposal seeks to develop and use a novel next-generation nanoscale fabrication technique to assemble technologically advanced materials not accessible via current fabrication strategies. The resulting materials are expected to find application in water purification, pharmaceutical development and drug delivery.
DP130103991 Devlin, Dr Joanne M; Hartley, Dr Carol A; Noormohammadi, A/Prof Amir H; Markham, Dr Philip F Approved Alphaherpesvirus recombination: safety implications for attenuated Herpesvirus vaccines Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0707 VETERINARY SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Under certain conditions some herpesviruses, including mild vaccine strains, can recombine to generate virulent viruses. Following findings that this occurred naturally between Australian poultry vaccines, with devastating results, this project will study natural herpesvirus recombination with the aim of allowing vaccines to be used more safely.
Page 186 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100262 Finnane, Prof Antonia M; Sun, Dr Peidong; Yu, Prof Chien M Approved The fate of the artisan in revolutionary China: tailors in Beijing, 1930s-1960s Project Title 2013 $58,000.00 2014 $75,000.00 2015 $58,000.00 Total $191,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This study of tailors and garment production in mid-twentieth century Beijing explores the effects of Communism on the city's foremost handicraft industry and its practitioners, shedding light on the history of a state, society and industry which were to become surprisingly important to Australia.
DP130104083 Fosang, A/Prof Amanda J; Sims, A/Prof Natalie A Approved Angiogenic defects in mutant growth plate cartilage reveal new modulators of vascular Project Title invasion 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $118,000.00 2015 $116,000.00 Total $354,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Converting cartilage to bone requires blood vessel invasion from the bony interface. This project will test, in vitro and in vivo, the hypothesis that collagen fragments regulate blood vessel invasion into cartilage. This data will have implications for processes requiring new blood vessels such as bone growth, cancer, inflammation and ischemia.
Page 187 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100454 Gillam, A/Prof Lynn H Approved The ethics of altering children Project Title 2013 $94,000.00 2014 $94,000.00 2015 $94,000.00 Total $282,000.00 Primary FoR 2201 APPLIED ETHICS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Parents sometimes request surgery or drug therapy to change a child's physical appearance. This project will provide ethical guidance to doctors and policy makers about ethically appropriate ways to respond to such requests.
DP130101610 Gleadow, Prof Andrew J; Kohn, Prof Barry P; Foster, Prof David A Approved Geodynamics and continental extension in the East African Rift System: origin and evolution Project Title of the Turkana Depression in northern Kenya 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $420,000.00 Primary FoR 0403 GEOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary The Lake Turkana region in northern Kenya, famous for its fossil evidence of human origins, occupies a critical position within the Great Rift Valley of East Africa. This project seeks to explain how this complex region evolved and also the dynamic earth processes responsible for its formation between two great uplifted domes in Ethiopia and Kenya.
Page 188 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103207 Gleeson, Prof Paul A Approved Membrane trafficking and endosome to trans-Golgi network retrograde pathways Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $150,000.00 Total $450,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project will study newly discovered and essential transport highways in cells, which connect the secretory and internalisation pathways. This research will enhance understandings of how molecules are transported along specific highways in cells. By training students, the project will contribute to the expertise of cell biology in Australia.
DP130100563 Goddard, Prof Michael E; Visscher, Prof Peter M Approved The genetic architecture and evolution of quantitative traits Project Title 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Most important traits are controlled by many genes and by the environment, however there is little knowledge of how many genes are involved in these complex traits and what their effects are. This project will describe the number of genes and their effects for complex traits in humans and livestock and explain how these genes evolve.
Page 189 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102383 Goodman, A/Prof David C Approved Rationality and modernity: a history of fortune telling in modern America Project Title 2013 $45,000.00 2014 $50,000.00 2015 $50,000.00 Total $145,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project will produce the first scholarly history of commercial fortune telling in modern America, told from the point of view of customers as well as practitioners. The history of the persistence of the trade in prophecy well into the twentieth century will shed new light on the relationship of rationality and modernity in United States history.
DP130103619 Grant, Prof Stanley B; Stewardson, Dr Michael J; Chauhan, Dr Kapil; Chung, Dr Daniel Approved The role of turbulence in transporting waterborne material within streambed sediments and Project Title across the sediment-water interface 2013 $190,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $430,000.00 Primary FoR 0915 INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary The sediments of rivers, lakes and coastal ocean filter waterborne contaminants. This project uses novel experimental techniques to investigate the role of turbulence in transporting contaminants between water and boundary sediments. This project will inform better management of waterborne contaminants with benefits for human and ecosystem health.
Page 190 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103755 Haisken-DeNew, Prof Dr John P Approved Macro and micro level subjective expectations information and economic behaviour Project Title 2013 $126,458.00 2014 $132,392.00 2015 $128,632.00 Total $387,482.00 Primary FoR 1402 APPLIED ECONOMICS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project examines the importance of economic expectations on the future state of the economy in decision making. It focuses on large life decisions such as going into retirement, paying for a university education and buying a house. The project also assess the extent to which people are able to make these predictions accurately.
DP130102689 Hartland, Prof Elizabeth L; Buchrieser, Dr Carmen Approved Biology and evolution of intracellular parasitism Project Title 2013 $147,000.00 2014 $159,000.00 2015 $121,000.00 Total $427,000.00 Primary FoR 0605 MICROBIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project will investigate the development of intracellular parasitism in environmental amoebae. The outcomes of this work will help to understand the mechanisms by which bacteria have evolved to survive inside cells and in some cases cause disease.
Page 191 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102481 Heath, Prof William R Approved Defining the immune properties of killer T cells resident in organs Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $420,000.00 Primary FoR 1107 IMMUNOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Infections induce immune cells that are thought to recirculate through the blood. Recently, we discovered a population of immune cells that live in tissues like the skin and other tissues, providing critical protection against infections. This project aims to better describe this new immune population and determine ways to harness its potential.
DP130102799 Hegarty, A/Prof Kelsey L; Humphreys, Prof Cathy F; Murray, A/Prof Elizabeth; Taft, A/Prof Angela J; Glass, A/Prof Nancy; Gold, Dr Lisa C Approved Development and evaluation of a web-based decision and safety planning aid for women Project Title experiencing domestic violence (I-DECIDE) 2013 $215,115.00 2014 $235,829.00 2015 $266,887.00 Total $717,831.00 Primary FoR 1608 SOCIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project will develop and evaluate a web-based intervention process which enables women experiencing domestic violence to consider their safety planning and support options, reach a carefully thought through decision (reflecting their personal priorities) and then make appropriate plans safely for themselves and their children.
Page 192 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103886 Hester, Dr Robert L Approved Learning from errors: examining the neural mechanisms underlying performance monitoring Project Title and adaptive behaviour 2013 $80,000.00 2014 $70,000.00 2015 $75,000.00 Total $225,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project aims to contribute to current scientific thinking on how the brain mechanisms underlying error processing influence adaptive behaviour. Self-recognition of errors deteriorates in many clinical conditions and is a predictor of poor prognostic outcome. However, it remains unclear how such dysfunction leads to the failure to adapt behaviour.
DP130102142 Howard, Prof Steve; Vetere, A/Prof Frank; Pearce, Dr Jon; Dourish, Prof Paul Approved Designing for scale: understanding the value of information and communication technologies Project Title for individuals, communities and movements 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0806 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project will build an understanding of how we can design information systems to have a positive, significant impact at different human scales: individual, community and society at large. Using software that advises individuals on how much water to use in their gardens, the project will question how this vehicle can effect large-scale change in our communities.
Page 193 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102307 Hutchins, Dr Nicholas; Marusic, Prof Ivan; Ooi, Prof Andrew; Monty, Dr Jason P; Chong, Prof Min S; Adrian, Prof Ronald J Approved From trip to tail: tracking the origins, development and evolution of coherent structures in Project Title turbulent boundary layers 2013 $160,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $440,000.00 Primary FoR 0915 INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project will investigate the lifespan of large-scale repeating patterns within turbulent boundary layers (the thin layer of chaotic fluid that envelopes a body as it moves through a fluid). These recurrent patterns play an important role in our lives, dictating the drag of aircraft and dominating environmental processes in the lower atmosphere.
DP130102715 Kahn, Em/Prof Joel S Approved A third way between religion and secularism: new Southeast Asian spiritualities Project Title 2013 $87,000.00 2014 $80,000.00 2015 $81,000.00 Total $248,000.00 Primary FoR 1601 ANTHROPOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary In the conflicts between religious fundamentalists and advocates of western-style secularism, the development of far more moderate religious trends are overlooked. This project investigates one of these: the development of a new spiritualism mainly among members of Southeast Asia's educated and professional classes.
Page 194 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102229 Kashima, Prof Yoshihisa; Paladino, A/Prof Angela; Sewell, Dr David K Approved Collective self-regulation: the case of climate change mitigation Project Title 2013 $148,379.00 2014 $128,979.00 2015 $132,779.00 Total $410,137.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Solutions to contemporary societal problems such as climate change mitigation require cultural transformations, namely, widespread changes in the ideas and practices of community members. This project will examine how people may achieve this in part by regulating their own temptations and actions for the good of the community.
DP130100845 Kashima, Prof Yoshihisa; Robins, Prof Garry L; Kirley, Dr Michael G; Kashima, Dr Emiko S; Peters, Dr Kim Approved Co-evolutionary dynamics of culture and social structure Project Title 2013 $140,314.00 2014 $133,476.00 2015 $140,654.00 Total $414,444.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Solutions to contemporary societal problems require cultural transformations, namely widespread changes in the ideas and practices of community members. This project will establish a new social scientific framework for the analysis of such transformations. Outcomes will aid future policy planning to steer the course of broader societal change.
Page 195 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104548 Kemp, Prof Bruce E Approved Regulation of AMPK enzyme by xenobiotics and a-subunit phosphorylation Project Title 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $365,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Living cells balance energy production and consumption in order to survive. An enzyme AMPK regulates burning and storage of fuels such as fat and sugars and mediates control of appetite and energy expenditure. This project will advance understandings of the regulation of AMPK and explain how some natural products modulate metabolism.
DP130103705 Kotagiri, Prof Ramamohanarao; Kulik, A/Prof Lars; Tanin, Dr Egemen; Karunasekera, A/Prof Shanika; Zhang, Dr Rui; Samet, Prof Hanan Approved Algorithms for collaborative micro-navigation based on spatio-temporal data management Project Title and data mining 2013 $139,000.00 2014 $158,000.00 2015 $155,000.00 Total $452,000.00 Primary FoR 0806 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Traffic congestion coupled with greenhouse gas emissions is a major challenge for modern society. This project will tackle this challenge by developing computer-assisted smart vehicles that can access and exchange real-time information about traffic conditions, leading to improved driving experience, safety and environmental sustainability.
Page 196 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101866 Lane, Dr Todd P; Reeder, Prof Michael J Approved Numerical prediction of bushfire behaviour and bushfire weather Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $370,000.00 Primary FoR 0401 ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Bushfires are a threat to Australia’s population and infrastructure, but there are many aspects of fire behaviour that are poorly understood. This project will examine how bushfires interact with the atmosphere and how these interactions influence fire spread. This research will underpin the development of new systems for fire weather prediction.
DP130101399 Little, Prof Adrian; McMillan, Dr Mark D; Rogers, Dr Juliet B; Schaap, Dr Andrew W; Doxtader, Prof Erik; Muldoon, Dr Paul A Approved Resistance, recognition and reconciliation in Australia - lessons from South Africa and Project Title Northern Ireland 2013 $62,000.00 2014 $40,000.00 2015 $60,000.00 Total $162,000.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project examines resistances to reconciliation in Australia, South Africa and Northern Ireland. The project compares efforts toward reconciliation in these conflictual societies to contribute to knowledge on how to live with conflictual political, psychological and jurisdictional claims in light of efforts toward Australia's Constitutional Amendment.
Page 197 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100221 Manias, Prof Elizabeth; Williams, A/Prof Allison F; Kinney, Dr Sharon B; Drew, Dr Sarah E; Cranswick, A/Prof Noel E; Newall, Prof Fiona; Liew, Prof Danny; Wong, Prof Chi Kei I Approved Towards improved communication for medication safety: addressing the complexities of Project Title managing medications in hospitalised children 2013 $82,147.00 2014 $105,714.00 2015 $131,750.00 Total $319,611.00 Primary FoR 2099 OTHER LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This study considers how health professionals, children and family members communicate about the management of medications in hospital. Comprehensive insights into the complexities involving communication processes will inform policies and programs directed at promoting and maintaining optimal management of medications in hospitalised children.
DP130103811 Marginson, Prof Simon W Approved National and global public goods in higher education Project Title 2013 $59,988.00 2014 $54,000.00 2015 $54,543.00 Total $168,531.00 Primary FoR 1301 EDUCATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project will compare case studies in Australia, the United Kingdom, central Europe and China to clarify the definition, measurement and creation of public (social and community) benefits in higher education, including global benefits. It will inform government policies and institutional and philanthropic strategies designed to maximise those public benefits.
Page 198 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104661 McAllen, Prof Robin M; Paton, Prof Julian F; Pickering, Dr Anthony E Approved Functional tracing of brain circuitry by a novel approach Project Title 2013 $157,000.00 2014 $135,000.00 2015 $123,000.00 Total $415,000.00 Primary FoR 1109 NEUROSCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary A genetically modified virus is taken up by axon terminals (the 'output' part of a nerve cell) and transported by the cell back to the cell body (its 'input' part). Once there, it makes a protein that makes the cell sensitive to blue light. This new tool may be instrumental in answering questions about nerve connections that cannot be answered in other ways.
DP130100432 McCormack, Prof Timothy L; Liivoja, Dr Rain; Mathews, A/Prof Robert J Approved Emerging technologies of warfare as a challenge to the law of armed conflict: cyber-attacks, Project Title robotics and nanotechnology 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $98,000.00 2015 $98,000.00 Total $316,000.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary In order to reduce suffering in war, international law places limits on the ways in which the adversary can be harmed. This project will assess how the law fares in dealing with emerging technologies, such as hostile uses of computer networks, robotics and nanotechnology. It will provide guidance to policy makers on how the law can be improved.
Page 199 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103236 McFadden, Prof Geoffrey I Approved Drug targets in the relict plastid of malaria parasites Project Title 2013 $111,000.00 2014 $106,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $327,000.00 Primary FoR 1108 MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Malaria is a major world health problem and new drugs are needed urgently. Essential genes are potentially excellent targets for anti-malarial drugs. This project will use a novel strategy to identify genes that the parasite cannot exist without. Function and drug potential of these genes will be explored.
DP130103582 Moran, Prof William; Morelande, Dr Mark R; Avdonin, Prof Sergei Approved Interrogation and estimation of differential equation networks Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $340,000.00 Primary FoR 0104 STATISTICS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Complex networks occur in many physical processes, in bridges and buildings and in small nanoscale systems like carbon nanotubes. Similar systems arise in electronics, photonics, and social networks. This project aims to determine optimal measurement regimes to estimate their dynamical states, and to find the limits of that estimation process.
Page 200 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102134 Mulvaney, Prof Paul; Sader, Prof John E Approved Quantum dot energy transfer: the chemistry of blinking Project Title 2013 $180,000.00 2014 $180,000.00 2015 $180,000.00 Total $540,000.00 Primary FoR 0104 STATISTICS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary A major goal for nanotechnology is the creation of tunable lasers, light-emitting diodes and economic solar cells. It is also necessary to use simpler fabrication methods than currently available. This project will help scientists improve the materials and processes needed to meet this challenge.
DP130100500 Peel, A/Prof Jacqueline; Osofsky, A/Prof Hari M Approved Transition to a clean energy future: the role of climate change litigation in shaping our Project Title regulatory path 2013 $70,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $250,000.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary As the world seeks a clean energy future, courts in Australia and other key fossil fuel-producing nations, like the United States, are increasingly hearing cases seeking to block the use of coal due to its climate change effects. This project critically assesses the role such climate litigation plays in generating regulatory momentum to address climate change.
Page 201 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100517 Phillips, A/Prof David; Jourdan, Dr Fred; Honda, Dr Masahiko; McDougall, Prof Ian; McInnes, Prof Brent I Approved Development of new and high precision noble gas techniques for dating Quaternary volcanic Project Title rocks and surfaces: a Thermochronology and Noble Gas Geochronology and Geochemistry Organisation initiative 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $370,000.00 Primary FoR 0403 GEOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project will calibrate noble gas dating methods, providing powerful tools for dating young volcanic rocks, eroded or buried surfaces and glacier/ice retreat. This research has considerable social, national and economic benefits for research training, volcanic hazard assessment, landscape evolution, paleoclimate change and mineral exploration.
DP130100674 Ram, Prof Arun; Daugherty, Asst Prof Zajj Approved Tantalizer algebras and generalized lattice models Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $125,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $350,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project exploits underlying symmetry to characterise components and flow patterns in network configurations. The project will develop tools for analysis and optimisation of systems of interacting nodes which can arise in materials, computing networks, and any social or industrial contexts with communication or product transfer between nodes.
Page 202 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102103 Renfree, Prof Marilyn B; Shaw, Prof Geoff; Pask, Dr Andrew J; Suzuki, Dr Shunsuke; Ishino, Prof Fumitoshi Approved Reprogramming maternal and paternal genomes during development: new perspectives from Project Title marsupials 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $157,000.00 2015 $167,000.00 Total $474,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project will use marsupials to examine programming of the germ cell lineage (cells that become eggs and sperm) and the evolution of these mechanisms that control their development. Using the unique features of our Australian native animals, this research will contribute to the understanding of the transmission of life.
DP130101573 Robins, Prof Garry L; Pattison, Prof Philippa E Approved Network structure and social processes in empirical social systems Project Title 2013 $127,785.00 2014 $107,275.00 2015 $127,354.00 Total $362,414.00 Primary FoR 1799 OTHER PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary There is a compelling need for workable statistical models to handle larger scale community-level social networks with both structural and individual-level variables. This project will develop new methods that can be applied to a variety of ongoing empirical projects, from disease transmission to enviromental governance, to illicit networks.
Page 203 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103694 Rubinstein, Prof Joachim H; Hodgson, A/Prof Craig D; Tillmann, Dr Stephan Approved Triangulations in dimensions 3 and 4: discrete and geometric structures Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Recently there have been spectacular advances in understanding 3-dimensional spaces and the interaction between ideas in mathematical physics (quantum invariants) and such spaces. This project aims at practical methods for finding geometric structures and advancing our understanding of the information that physics is providing about these spaces.
DP130102572 Scalmer, A/Prof Sean R Approved Graham Berry and the making of colonial democracy Project Title 2013 $40,610.00 2014 $98,420.00 2015 $40,610.00 Total $179,640.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project offers the first major biography of Graham Berry - Victoria's leading statesman of the nineteenth century. It uses Berry's life and career as a parliamentarian, newspaper proprietor, party-builder, radical orator, and federationist as a means of better understanding the development and significance of Australian colonial democracy.
Page 204 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100077 Schiesser, Prof Carl H; Taylor, Prof Peter R Approved Developing and applying free radical quantum dots and diamonds: improving the Project Title performance of modern artists' paint 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $345,000.00 Primary FoR 0305 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary As a consequence of the introduction of synthetic materials during the twentieth century, modern works of art are particularly susceptible to free radical mediated deterioration. This project will develop new technology for the detection of free radical damage in these materials, and will inform conservators about their future protection and treatment.
DP130103535 Seddon, Prof Peter B; Kurnia, Dr Sherah; Parkes, Dr Alison J; Willcocks, Prof Leslie P Approved Testing the Big Bets Theory of strategic IT decision making Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0806 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project will test a new theory of strategic IT decision making called the Big-Bets theory. If confirmed, senior decision makers will have grounds for requesting more evidence-based decision making for major IT projects such as the Australian Government's IT outsourcing initiative, Telstra's Siebel-based CRM, and Victoria's Myki.
Page 205 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103835 Shieh, Prof William; Kim, Prof Byoung Y Approved Few-mode transmission: harnessing the capacity of optical fibres Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $420,000.00 Primary FoR 1005 COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Optical fibres are widely deployed for carrying internet traffic. This project aims to study breakthrough technologies to dramatically increase the capacity of optical fibres. The project will help maintain Australia at the leading edge of the information age as well as providing exciting opportunities for training research associates and students.
DP130103562 Simmonds, Prof Ian H; Tapper, Prof Nigel J Approved Weekly cycles of atmospheric parameters over Australia and the quantification of human Project Title influences on climate 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0401 ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Many human activities are organised on a seven-day cycle. The consequences of this might be expected to appear in the average variations of meteorological parameters across the week. This research will investigate these intra- week variations at many locations across Australia and will provide a critical insight into the human impact on climate.
Page 206 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102825 Sonenberg, Prof Elizabeth A; Pearce, A/Prof Adrian R; Dignum, A/Prof Frank Approved Foundations of human-agent collaboration: situation-relevant information sharing Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $350,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary As automated systems become more sophisticated in their capabilities, the design of effective interaction with human operators becomes more demanding. Outcomes from this project will support the development of human-automation teams that can coordinate and collaborate in fast changing task environments.
DP130102035 Stevens, A/Prof Carolyn S; Kohn, Dr Tamara; Chenhall, Dr Richard D; Bestor, Prof Theodore C; Hosokawa, Prof Shuhei; Hankins, Asst Prof Joseph D Approved Sonic practice in Japan: sound in everyday life Project Title 2013 $76,000.00 2014 $51,000.00 2015 $51,000.00 Total $178,000.00 Primary FoR 1601 ANTHROPOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This anthropological project focuses on 'sonic practice' - a way of understanding how sound is made significant to people in their everyday life - and its impact on social relations in Japan.
Page 207 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100957 Strugnell, Prof Richard A; Yang, Dr Ji Approved Understanding how bacteria form multicellular biofilm communities on surfaces: the role of Project Title cyclic diguanylate as a potent biofilm activator 2013 $98,000.00 2014 $93,000.00 2015 $93,000.00 Total $284,000.00 Primary FoR 0605 MICROBIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Bacteria usually exist as multicellular communities called biofilms when attached to surfaces, frequently to the detriment of the environment, industry and health. This project will explore the strategies bacteria use to switch from living as free-floating, individual cells to forming biofilms by studying how bacteria 'switch on' their biofilm genes.
DP130100849 Tan, Dr Ying; Oetomo, Dr Denny N; Mareels, Prof Iven M; Freeman, Dr Christopher T; Burdet, Reader Etienne Approved Learning control and computational models of human motor systems Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary With the aim of understanding how humans learn their body movements, this project addresses fundamental cross- disciplinary issues of learning control, robotics and computational models of human motor systems. The results will lead to improvements in smart industrial automation and the development of more effective rehabilitation stategies.
Page 208 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100443 Tham, A/Prof Joo-Cheong; Campbell, Dr Iain G; Fudge, Prof Judy Approved Precariousness in law and labour markets: the case of temporary migrant workers Project Title 2013 $67,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $73,000.00 Total $245,000.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project examines the situation of temporary migrant workers in Australia, focusing on the nature and extent of their precariousness both in law and in labour market practice. It offers a major contribution to current research and policy debates on the implications of temporary migrant labour.
DP130103438 Tournier, Dr Jacques-Donald; Connelly, Prof Alan Approved A novel approach to diffusion MRI for greatly improved imaging of brain white matter and its Project Title connectivity 2013 $226,000.00 2014 $271,000.00 2015 $281,000.00 Total $778,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Funded Participants: CI-DORA1 Dr Jacques-Donald Tournier
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary In this project, innovative new imaging and reconstruction techniques will be developed to provide images of brain connectivity, with unprecedented detail. Such images will allow extremely detailed investigations into the white matter connections that allow brain regions to communicate, and improve our understanding of how the brain operates.
Page 209 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100925 Tucker, Prof Rodney S; Hinton, Dr Kerry J; Llorca, Dr Jaime; Kilper, Dr Daniel C Approved Application of the principle of least action to optimise the energy efficiency of content Project Title delivery networks 2013 $95,000.00 2014 $98,000.00 2015 $102,000.00 Total $295,000.00 Primary FoR 0805 DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Service delivery via the internet is a significant and growing part of most developed economies. Delivery by the internet is powered by electricity with a resultant carbon footprint. Without action this continued growth is unsustainable. This project will provide network design tools and techniques to enable sustained growth of internet services.
DP130100838 Voon, A/Prof Tania S; Mitchell, Prof Andrew D Approved Revisiting Australia’s preferential trade agreements and bilateral investment treaties to Project Title safeguard regulatory autonomy 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $80,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $320,000.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project critically evaluates Australia’s free trade agreements and bilateral investment treaties in the light of recent national and international experience. Its recommendations for systematically revising existing agreements and refining approaches to negotiating new agreements will assist in protecting Australian policy space.
Page 210 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102240 Wallace, A/Prof Malcolm W; Gallagher, A/Prof Stephen J Approved Oxygenation of the oceans and the origin of animals Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0403 GEOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This research project will investigate newly discovered ancient reefs and fossils from the Flinders Ranges that may represent the oldest known animals on Earth. Results from the project will help understand the early evolution of animal life on Earth and will contribute to a greater appreciation of Australia's geological heritage.
DP130100572 Waller, Dr Ross F; Pain, A/Prof Arnab Approved Radical change in the architecture of a nucleus: loss of typical DNA organisation systems in Project Title dinoflagellates 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $345,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary The genetic blueprint of all higher cells is stored in the cell nucleus, and proteins called histones provide the filing system for compactly stacking and organising the cell's DNA. One group of organisms, the dinoflagellate algae, have lost this histone system. This project will provide insight into their alternative DNA management systems.
Page 211 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103708 Webley, Prof Paul A; Liu, Dr Zhe Approved Advanced adsorbents for gas separations Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $350,000.00 Primary FoR 0303 MACROMOLECULAR AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Efficient purification of natural gas and separation of similarly-sized molecules in gas mixtures is increasingly important in our drive to develop a more sustainable way of living in an energy-constrained world. This project will develop a new class of adsorbents to deliver a level of separation efficiency much higher than that currently in use.
DP130100728 Wedd, Prof Anthony G Approved How does redox cycling drive the metabolism of the essential metals iron and copper? Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0302 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Iron and copper are essential metal nutrients but mishandling leads to cardiovascular, metabolic and neurological disease. Intriguingly, some enzymes handle both iron and copper and this project will develop new methods for their study. The work will lead ultimately to enlightened prevention and effective management of the multiple diseases.
Page 212 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104028 Weyer, A/Prof Erik Approved Certified evaluation of uncertainty in models of dynamical systems Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0102 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary The purpose of this project is to develop methods which will aid engineers to better analyse the accuracy of models created using experimental data. To support the use of the methods, a toolbox with software implementations will also be developed.
DP130102763 Williams, A/Prof Spencer J; McConville, Prof Malcolm J Approved Defining the biosynthesis and immunological properties of complex bacterial glycolipids Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0305 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary We will study how sugar-lipids are made by industrially, agriculturally and medically important bacteria, and how they interact with the immune system. This will provide new insights into cell wall biosynthesis of importance to the biotechnology industry and identify new reagents for manipulating the immune system.
Page 213 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101829 Woodhead, Prof Jonathan D; Drysdale, Dr Russell N Approved The Australian expression of the Pliocene warm period, an analog for future greenhouse Project Title conditions 2013 $310,000.00 2014 $290,000.00 2015 $290,000.00 Total $890,000.00 Primary FoR 0406 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Jonathan D Woodhead
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary Records of the planet's response to past climate are important for predicting the future under conditions of global warming. This project will assemble one such record but, in contrast to much existing data, it emphasises the palaeoclimate of southern Australian through a time interval widely regarded as an analog for our climate in the year 2100.
DP130104587 Zhang, Dr Rui; Tao, Prof Yufei Approved A painless approach to support efficient querying and mining of spatial data through smart Project Title transformations 2013 $78,000.00 2014 $122,000.00 2015 $75,000.00 Total $275,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne Project Summary This project will develop spatial data retrieval methods that are not only highly efficient but also easy to implement ('painless'). It will help businesses such as digital map providers, location based service providers and medical researchers quickly possess this key enabling technique for their large scale spatial querying and mining needs.
Page 214 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation Victoria University DP130101731 Hall, Dr Dianne P; Malcolm, Prof Elizabeth Approved The Irish in colonial Australia: race, representation and repression Project Title 2013 $30,000.00 2014 $30,000.00 2015 $40,000.00 Total $100,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation Victoria University Project Summary This project analyses depictions of poor Irish Catholics as a threatening and uncivilised 'race' in the early years of Australian settlement and how they overcame this stigma to be seen as part of the founding British white 'race'. Outcomes will advance our understanding of how marginalised migrant groups become included in Australian society.
DP130101327 Zhang, Prof Yanchun; He, Dr Jing; de Souza, Dr Paulo A Approved Using data mining methods to remove uncertainties in sensor data streams Project Title 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation Victoria University Project Summary This project will develop key techniques for removing uncertainties in sensor data streams and thus improve the monitoring quality of sensor networks. The expected outcomes will benefit Australia by enabling improved, lower-cost monitoring of natural resources and management of stock raising.
Page 215 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation Queensland Central Queensland University DP130104843 Roach, A/Prof Gregory D; Zhou, Mr Xuan; Dawson, Prof Drew Approved Should we go halves? The impact of split work-rest schedules on sleep and cognitive Project Title performance 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $96,000.00 2015 $86,000.00 Total $302,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation Central Queensland University Project Summary The purpose of this project is to determine whether it is better to have one long sleep or two shorter sleeps each day. The results of the project will inform the development of work schedules for industries and/or situations where it may be appropriate to work more than one shift per day (such as fly-in fly-out, emergency response).
Page 216 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation Griffith University DP130100317 Baker, Dr Sarah L Approved Do-it-yourself popular music archives: an international comparative study of volunteer-run Project Title institutions that preserve popular music's material culture 2013 $79,000.00 2014 $114,000.00 2015 $79,000.00 Total $272,000.00 Primary FoR 2002 CULTURAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary Enthusiasts play a crucial role in the way that popular music and its culture is remembered. This project looks at instances of community-based, volunteer-run archives which are working to assemble material related to popular music and explores the contributions of these 'DIY institutions' to the preservation of these artefacts for the future.
DP130102788 Buchan, Dr Bruce A; Ellison, Dr David A; Denney, Dr Peter S; Guest, Prof Harriet C; Barrell, Prof John C Approved Policing noise: the sounds of civility in British discourse, from 1700 to 1850 Project Title 2013 $80,000.00 2014 $67,000.00 2015 $77,000.00 Total $224,000.00 Primary FoR 2002 CULTURAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary This project will explore how the British discourse on civility, at home and abroad, was decisively shaped by perceptions of and judgments about the noises of both civil and uncivil activity from 1700 to 1850. This project aims to recover and convey the rarely heard sonic register of civility.
Page 217 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100316 Chaboyer, Prof Wendy P; Whitty, Dr Jennifer A; Bucknall, Prof Tracey K Approved Patients' preference for participation in patient safety activities Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $87,000.00 2015 $86,000.00 Total $278,000.00 Primary FoR 1110 NURSING
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary This study will identify patient and nurse perceptions of involving patients in patient safety activities. Priorities for implementing strategies to support patient participation in patient safety activities will be identified, which will influence both health policy and practice.
DP130103775 Daly, Prof Kathleen Approved Sexual victimisation and justice: reconceptualising theory, research and policy Project Title 2013 $160,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $420,000.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary In the aftermath of serious crime, victims have needs for information, support, material assistance and justice. This project centres on victims' justice needs and presents and tests a model to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of justice responses, including courts, conferences, compensation and truth - seeking.
Page 218 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103145 Dimitrijev, Prof Sima; Han, Dr Jisheng; Xu, Prof Xiangang Approved Towards energy-efficient lighting based on light-emitting diodes: the role of silicon carbide Project Title grown on Si Wafers 2013 $155,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $415,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary This project will investigate a potential solution to the problems of cost and quality of light-emitting diodes for solid- state lighting. The expected outcome is knowledge to underpin future development of solid-state lighting that is suitable for a wide replacement of the much less efficient and effective incandescent bulbs and fluorescent tubes.
DP130101921 Griffiths, Prof Lyn R; Shum, Prof David H; Lea, Dr Rodney A; Ott, Prof Jurg; Wright, Dr Margaret J; Martin, Prof Nicholas G Approved The genetic basis of human memory Project Title 2013 $190,000.00 2014 $190,000.00 2015 $190,000.00 Total $570,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary This project will examine the relationship between genetic variation and performance of normal individuals on a comprehensive range of memory test indicators. Results of the study will clarify the genetic basis of human memory and provide a better understanding of this important function.
Page 219 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103141 Jennings, Prof Michael P Approved The protein O-glycosylation pathway of Neisseria: a model system for O-glycosylation of Project Title bacterial proteins with potential use in biotechnology 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $345,000.00 Primary FoR 0605 MICROBIOLOGY
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary Proteins can be modified by the addition of sugar molecules. This process, called glycosylation, has been studied for some time in humans and other higher organisms, but is relatively new in the field of bacteria. This study will use the bacterium Neisseria as a model system for this process and work to harness the system for use in biotechnology.
DP130103585 Jorgensen, Prof Robyn L Approved What makes for successful numeracy education in remote Indigenous contexts: an Project Title ethnographic case study approach 2013 $106,956.00 2014 $163,469.00 2015 $188,588.00 Total $459,013.00 Primary FoR 1302 CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary There are many successful teachers and schools who have enabled remote Indigenous learners to engage with, and learn, school mathematics. But what do they do? How do they do it? This project investigates and documents successful practices in 32 schools located in remote communities. The project includes the many aspects of teaching practice.
Page 220 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101613 Kielpinski, Prof David; Hope, A/Prof Joseph J; Carvalho, Dr Andre R; Solano, Prof Enrique; Blatt, Prof Rainer Approved Building Schrodinger's cat: large-scale entanglement of trapped ions Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $136,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $396,000.00 Primary FoR 0206 QUANTUM PHYSICS
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary Where does the microscopic quantum world leave off and the normal world begin? The project will expand the boundaries of the quantum realm by building the largest quantum objects ever assembled and put them to work in computing and cryptography. These quantum devices will help Australia lead the race for future information technologies.
DP130103079 Kirkpatrick, Prof Thomas A Approved Tense and topic in English as an Asian lingua franca Project Title 2013 $60,000.00 2014 $70,000.00 2015 $80,000.00 Total $210,000.00 Primary FoR 2004 LINGUISTICS
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary Using the Asian Corpus of English (ACE), this project will investigate linguistic features of 'Asian' English, how Asian multilinguals use English with each other and consider the implications of this for regional communication and English language teaching.
Page 221 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102625 Lawrence, Dr Sandra A; Jordan, Prof Peter J; Ashkanasy, Prof Neal M; Troth, Dr Ashlea C Approved Managing anger responses to perceptions of unfair managerial treatment Project Title 2013 $80,000.00 2014 $81,000.00 2015 $85,000.00 Total $246,000.00 Primary FoR 1503 BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary Workers' experience of anger at work can be distracting and result in lower performance, which contributes to lower productivity in the Australian economy. This project seeks to understand this phenomenon and offer solutions for minimising the impact of anger at work for both individuals and workgroups.
DP130100501 Leclerc, Dr Benoit; Wortley, Prof Richard K; Reynald, Dr Danielle M; Smallbone, Prof Stephen W Approved What works, what doesn't, and what is promising for preventing sexual violence and abuse: Project Title the effectiveness of situational prevention 2013 $50,000.00 2014 $169,500.00 2015 $160,000.00 Total $379,500.00 Primary FoR 1602 CRIMINOLOGY
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary The costs of sexual violence and abuse are enormous and involve immediate and long-term negative effects for the life of victims, families and the society. This project will investigate and provide critical evidence-based knowledge on the effectiveness of situational prevention measures.
Page 222 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101651 Neuzil, Prof Jiri; Dong, Dr Lanfeng Approved Targeting mitochondria with mitocans to treat cancer: mechanistic aspects Project Title 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 1112 ONCOLOGY AND CARCINOGENESIS
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary Mitochondria are the power-house of the cell and also the reservoir of proteins causing the demise of cancer cells, therefore suppressing tumour progression. This project proposes a novel way to modify certain compounds, increasing their level in mitochondria in order to maximise their anti-cancer effect.
DP130102757 Paisley, Dr Fiona K Approved Worldly encounters: Australian internationalists and the future of world civilization in the Project Title twentieth century Pan-Pacific 2013 $60,257.00 2014 $30,000.00 Total $90,257.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary This project investigates Australian contributions to debate about world citizenship through the role of citizen internationalists in the Pacific and asks what their encounters with a community of peers in the twentieth century reveals about the role of Australia in the history of internationalism in our region and beyond.
Page 223 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101170 Paliwal, Prof Kuldip K; So, Dr Stephen Approved Perceptually-motivated speech parameters for concurrent coding and noise-robust Project Title distributed recognition of human speech for mobile telephony systems 2013 $113,000.00 2014 $104,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $322,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary With speech being a simple and natural form of communication, speech recognition technology is being widely used in mobile phones. Nowadays, consumers can interact with remote systems via spoken words. This project will develop remote speech recognition with better accuracy and noise-robustness while using the existing mobile phone infrastructure.
DP130102400 Quinn, Prof Ronald J; Krasavin, Dr Mikhail; Wood, Dr Stephen A Approved Natural product scaffolds: an approach to privileged structures Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0304 MEDICINAL AND BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary Based on the fact that nature has provided approximately 50 per cent of current drugs, the purpose of this project is to identify scaffolds that are critical for the biological interactions. The expected outcome is to build libraries based on the scaffolds and identify new privileged structures for application in drug discovery.
Page 224 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102098 Thiel, Prof David V; Lewis, Dr Andrew J Approved An assessment of the fundamental size limits for planar antennas using unconstrained Project Title optimisation methods 2013 $70,000.00 2014 $70,000.00 2015 $70,000.00 Total $210,000.00 Primary FoR 1005 COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary Portable wireless devices can be reduced in size and battery demands through best practice antenna design. The absolute size limits recently developed for ideal structures will be tested against real printed antenna structures using powerful computational tools and experimental demonstration for sensor networks in health care applications.
DP130102945 von Itzstein, Prof Mark Approved Exploring the novel structural features of influenza virus sialidase Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0304 MEDICINAL AND BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary The outcomes of this project will provide a deeper mechanistic understanding of influenza virus sialidase and the importance of the enzyme's flexible loops in carbohydrate recognition. Specifically, this project will improve our understanding of fundamental aspects of inhibitor binding by influenza virus sialidases.
Page 225 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102302 Wang, A/Prof Kewen; Li, Prof Yuefeng; Topor, Prof Rodney W; Qi, Prof Guilin; Antoniou, Prof Grigoris Approved A framework for scalable ontology enrichment and change Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0899 OTHER INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary This project aims to develop novel techniques and software systems for constructing a new generation of knowledge management applications. The results will improve current information management technologies and will be used in practical applications such as the semantic web, bioinformatics and e-sciences.
DP130103051 Wang, Dr Junhu; Yu, Prof Jeffrey X; Fan, Prof Wenfei; Pang, Dr Chaoyi Approved View-based processing of pattern matching queries in large graphs Project Title 2013 $70,000.00 2014 $80,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $240,000.00 Primary FoR 0806 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary Graph data exist ubiquitously in modern information systems. Graph pattern matching (GPM) finds parts of the data graph that match a given pattern. It has applications in many areas including knowledge discovery, public health, and crime detection. This project will develop novel techniques for the efficient processing of GPM queries in large graphs.
Page 226 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101594 Weller, Prof Patrick M Approved Prime ministers: explaining why some succeed and others fail Project Title 2013 $79,333.00 2014 $104,795.00 2015 $85,264.00 Total $269,392.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary Some prime ministers succeed but others fail, even though both nominally have the same powers. Why is there a difference? This project will examine their statecraft to explain how they use those powers in Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada and with what effect.
DP130100283 Woodward, Dr Ian S; Skrbis, Prof Zlatko Approved Cosmopolitan encounters in contemporary Australia Project Title 2013 $113,155.00 2014 $172,372.00 2015 $118,951.00 Total $404,478.00 Primary FoR 1608 SOCIOLOGY
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary Australian society is increasingly subject to global forces and flows. This study explores how far-reaching, global changes are articulated locally within a range of Australian cities and towns. Using the concept of the ‘cosmopolitan encounter’, it investigates the nature and meaning of encounters with cultural difference in Australian communities.
Page 227 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104759 Yao, A/Prof Xiangdong; Yang, Dr Dongjiang Approved One-dimensional nanostructured catalysts for heterogeneous catalytic conversion of Project Title biomass to furan derivatives 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary A sustainable future depends on the partial replacement of petrochemicals, and the use of bioresources synthesise fine chemicals and fuels. This project will develop new-generation novel catalysts to make this possible by syntheisising essential starting compounds from biomass using a green chemical process.
DP130101868 Zimmer-Gembeck, Prof Melanie J; Waters, A/Prof Allison M; Nesdale, Prof Andrew R; Farrell, Dr Lara J; Downey, Prof Geraldine Approved Appearance-based rejection sensitivity from childhood to adolescence: victimisation, mental Project Title health consequences and rejection resilience 2013 $53,664.00 2014 $50,219.00 2015 $71,970.00 Total $175,853.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation Griffith University Project Summary Many children are excessively teased and victimised because of their appearance, which causes appearance anxiety and expectations of rejection by others. Drawing on new adult research, this project tests a model of appearance- based sensitivity in the development of mental health problems and will test strategies to build children's resilience.
Page 228 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation James Cook University DP130103900 Ackland, Prof Michael P Approved Christina Stead and the socialist heritage Project Title 2013 $50,000.00 2014 $30,000.00 2015 $44,000.00 Total $124,000.00 Primary FoR 2005 LITERARY STUDIES
Administering Organisation James Cook University Project Summary This project explores the complex intersection of political convictions and creativity in the writing of Christina Stead, and gives due prominence to her radical, left-wing engagements, which fell from favour during and after the Cold War. It will produce the first monograph-length study devoted to this crucial aspect of Stead's life and work.
DP130101361 Aikhenvald, Prof Alexandra Y; Dixon, Prof Robert M; de Vries, Prof Lourens; Adelaar, Prof Dr Willem F Approved How languages differ and why Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $350,000.00 Primary FoR 2004 LINGUISTICS
Administering Organisation James Cook University Project Summary When languages interact, they become similar in certain ways. This project will explore the reasons for this, by examining why there are many languages of diverse structures in certain regions, focussing on New Guinea, Amazonia and north-east Queensland. The project will assist with understanding how language helps and hinders inter-ethnic communication.
Page 229 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101635 Alford, Prof Ross A; Schwarzkopf, Prof Lin; Puschendorf, Dr Robert; Pike, Dr David A Approved Understanding the tipping point between epidemic and endemic disease: amphibian Project Title chytridiomycosis as a model system 2013 $155,000.00 2014 $127,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $387,000.00 Primary FoR 0502 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
Administering Organisation James Cook University Project Summary The amphibian disease chytridiomycosis has caused declines and extinctions in Australian frogs; it is very sensitive to environmental conditions, and changes in climate or weather could cause outbreaks that would eliminate many more species. This project will build greater understanding as to how and when that could occur and prevent it from happening.
DP130100334 Bird, Prof Michael I; Ridd, Prof Peter V; Ulm, Dr Sean G; Roberts, Prof Richard G; Lawes, Prof Michael J; Luly, Dr Jonathan G; Hutley, A/Prof Lindsay B Approved What is 'natural'?: Locating and deciphering pre-human records of vegetation from northern Project Title Australian savannahs 2013 $190,000.00 Total $190,000.00 Primary FoR 0406 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE
Administering Organisation James Cook University Project Summary The nature and magnitude of the environmental impact of human colonisation of Australia are fundamental issues in Australian prehistory and ecology. The project will locate and develop archives of environmental change from sinkholes in the Northern Territory that date back to the Last interglacial - a period which had a similar climate to the present day, but was before humans arrived.
Page 230 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100184 Cunneen, Prof Christopher; Baldry, Prof Eileen; Schwartz, Ms Melanie; Goldson, Prof Barry C; Brown, Em/Prof David B Approved A comparative analysis of youth punishment in Australia and the United Kingdom Project Title 2013 $144,000.00 2014 $145,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $429,000.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation James Cook University Project Summary This project is a comparative Australian and United Kingdom investigation of penal policy and the punishment of juvenile offenders. The research analyses the changing approaches to juvenile incarceration, particularly in the context of perceived effects on crime and the substantial public and social costs of incarceration.
DP130104092 Laurance, Dr Susan G; Holtum, Prof Joseph A; Laurance, Prof Dr William F; Nelson, Dr Paul N; Lloyd, Prof Jonathan J; Mencuccini, Prof Maurizio Approved Response and vulnerability of tropical rainforest plants to experimental drought Project Title 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $365,000.00 Primary FoR 0501 ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Administering Organisation James Cook University Project Summary This project will assess the vulnerability of rainforest plants to a large-scale experimental drought in the Daintree rainforest of north Queensland, using a canopy crane to access all vertical forest layers. This will provide a unique opportunity to understand how rainforests could be affected by future climate change.
Page 231 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101421 Leggat, Dr William P; Willis, Prof Bette L; Ainsworth, Dr Tracy D; Bourne, Dr David G; Medina, Dr Monica Approved Advancing knowledge of microbial symbioses underpinning coral health and reef resilience Project Title and predicting their responses to climate change 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $310,000.00 Primary FoR 0501 ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Administering Organisation James Cook University Project Summary Coral reefs are complex, diverse ecosystems in which microbial communities form associations with host corals. However, the roles these associations play in coral stress responses are unknown. This project unlocks the black- box of coral microbial complexity and determines how the reef’s smallest members have the greatest influence on reef health.
DP130100794 Oelgemoeller, A/Prof Michael; Glass, Prof Beverley D; Hoffmann, Dr Norbert Approved Development of microflow photochemistry and its application in the synthesis of platform Project Title chemicals of pharmaceutical interest 2013 $80,000.00 2014 $80,000.00 2015 $80,000.00 Total $240,000.00 Primary FoR 0305 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation James Cook University Project Summary Light induces chemical changes with a 'flick of a switch'. Following the motto 'only as small as is necessary', the project will develop a new technology for conducting photoreactions in microspace. These microdevices will be used to construct a range of related compounds or to produce a bulk amount of a specific target molecule of pharmaceutical interest.
Page 232 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100318 Phillips, Dr Benjamin L; Moritz, Prof Craig C Approved Peripheral isolates as hotbeds of adaptive diversity Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $195,000.00 2015 $190,000.00 Total $485,000.00 Primary FoR 0603 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation James Cook University Project Summary This project uses cutting edge molecular technology and spatial analyses to predict the location of diversity relevant to managing the impact of climate change. Knowledge generated in this project will open the door to the informed use of genetic translocation in efforts to kerb expected biodiversity losses.
Page 233 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation Queensland University of Technology DP130102618 Bond, Dr Christine E; Jeffries, Dr Samantha; Carrington, Prof Kerry L Approved Pathways to punishment: exploring the sentencing of women and girls in two Australian Project Title jurisdictions 2013 $50,000.00 2014 $40,000.00 2015 $30,000.00 Total $120,000.00 Primary FoR 1602 CRIMINOLOGY
Administering Organisation Queensland University of Technology Project Summary Over the last decade there have been significant shifts in the arrest and imprisonment rates of female offenders in Australia, especially for Indigenous women and girls. Using a mix-methods approach, this project will explore changes in the sentencing of offending women and girls, compared to male offenders.
DP130104304 Boyd, Prof Colin A; Stebila, Dr Douglas; Paterson, Prof Kenneth G Approved Internet authentication protocols: theory and practice Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0804 DATA FORMAT
Administering Organisation Queensland University of Technology Project Summary Authentication is the foundation for secure electronic communication. It is the first step for many everyday online processes such as remote login or electronic banking. This project aims to make analysis of such protocols more realistic and more complete, allowing online communication to become more secure for both corporate users and individuals.
Page 234 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102136 Brownlee, A/Prof Joanne M; Walker, A/Prof Susan; Berthelsen, Prof Donna C; Johansson, Prof Eva M Approved Changing relationships between children's moral reasoning for inclusion and epistemic Project Title beliefs in early years primary school classrooms 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $135,000.00 Total $375,000.00 Primary FoR 1301 EDUCATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation Queensland University of Technology Project Summary This project examines how children's beliefs about knowledge influence their reasoning about moral values and how these change as they progress through the early years of school. This study will generate new knowledge about how to promote effective moral education to promote cohesive, inclusive societies.
DP130102028 Bryan, Dr Scott E; Campbell, Prof Ian H; Allen, Dr Charlotte; Fielding, Prof Christopher R; Min, Asst Prof Kyoungwon K Approved Resolving the influence of intraplate orogenesis on continental margin tectonics Project Title 2013 $70,000.00 2014 $80,000.00 2015 $80,000.00 Total $230,000.00 Primary FoR 0403 GEOLOGY
Administering Organisation Queensland University of Technology Project Summary Novel, multi-dating of continental sedimentary rocks will be undertaken to examine the effects of a high sediment flux from an enigmatic, major mountain-building event on a distant continental margin. This will expand our understanding of the range of tectonic influences between continental interiors and margins and onshore resource potential.
Page 235 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104133 Chan, A/Prof Tommy H; Thambiratnam, Prof David P Approved Development of next generation prestressed concrete bridges using moving force Project Title identification 2013 $65,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $135,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0905 CIVIL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Queensland University of Technology Project Summary This project will enhance the safety of prestressed concrete bridges which constitute 70 per cent of Australian bridges and hence provide economic benefits. The procedure developed can evaluate the health status of these bridges and the prestressing force which was hitherto difficult to determine, even though it controls bridge load carrying capacity.
DP130100607 Christensen, Prof Sharon A; O'Connor, A/Prof Pamela A; Duncan, Prof William D Approved A legal framework for specifying and defining carbon property rights Project Title 2013 $121,000.00 2014 $117,000.00 2015 $129,000.00 Total $367,000.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation Queensland University of Technology Project Summary This project will critically examine the national framework for the trading of carbon offsets credits. Based on case studies and analysis of international experience, this project will develop concepts and principles to guide the Australian States in providing clear and consistent legal definitions of transferable carbon property rights.
Page 236 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101443 Freeman, Dr James E; Watson, Prof Barry C; af Wahlberg, Dr Anders Approved Using self-report data to predict crash risk: how accurate is it and how can it best be used? Project Title 2013 $82,000.00 2014 $82,000.00 2015 $82,000.00 Total $246,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation Queensland University of Technology Project Summary The aim of this project is to develop better methods to collect self-reported data about motorists' driving behaviour in order to understand the factors associated with road crashes. The results will not only assist to identify 'at risk' drivers but also inform interventions designed to reduce crashes on Australian roads.
DP130103777 Grieshaber, Prof Susan J; McArdle, A/Prof Felicity; Sumsion, Prof Jennifer; Shield, Mr Paul G Approved Education meets play: a sociological study of how the new compulsory national learning Project Title framework for children zero to five years influences educators' practice 2013 $89,746.00 2014 $95,405.00 2015 $113,971.00 Total $299,122.00 Primary FoR 1301 EDUCATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation Queensland University of Technology Project Summary New theorising about play and education in early childhood settings has challenged traditional notions of play. This project investigates how educators respond to the requirement for play-based learning by identifying characteristics of successful educators and professional leaders, and strategies and practices that merge education and play.
Page 237 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102120 Gu, A/Prof Yuantong; Motta, A/Prof Nunzio; Bell, Prof John M Approved A novel multiscale modelling technique to explore mechanical deformation of nanowires in Project Title high-performance devices 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $125,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0913 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Queensland University of Technology Project Summary A novel multiscale modelling technique with a number of key innovations will be developed. This new model is capable of taking account of the surface effects which are important for nanowires and will enhance prediction accuracy and provide knowledge beyond current experimental measurements to underpin performance of new devices.
DP130100705 McNair, Prof Brian; Flew, Prof Terry; Harrington, Dr Stephen M Approved Politics, media and democracy in Australia: public and producer perceptions of the political Project Title public sphere 2013 $75,000.00 2014 $75,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $240,000.00 Primary FoR 1903 JOURNALISM AND PROFESSIONAL WRITING
Administering Organisation Queensland University of Technology Project Summary At a time of widespread criticism of the role of the media in informing and enabling Australian democratic processes, this study explores the perceptions of ordinary Australians about the performance of the variety of media forms in which politics is reported, analysed and discussed.
Page 238 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104164 Meuter, A/Prof Renata F; Gallois, Em/Prof Cynthia; Segalowitz, Prof Norman; Ryder, A/Prof Andrew Approved Overcoming language barriers in healthcare: towards safe and effective communication when Project Title patients or clinicians use a second language 2013 $101,878.00 2014 $106,098.00 2015 $109,436.00 Total $317,412.00 Primary FoR 1702 COGNITIVE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation Queensland University of Technology Project Summary An international team of scholars will study language barriers in Australia's healthcare syste; arising from growing numbers of patients and clinicians not speaking English as their first language. The project's results will lay the foundation for future research and point to practical solutions.
DP130102710 Partridge, Prof Helen L; Bruce, Prof Christine S; Todd, Dr Ross J Approved Building the basis for evidence-based library and information practice: a qualitative study Project Title 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 0807 LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES
Administering Organisation Queensland University of Technology Project Summary This project will help Australia's libraries to contribute in a more powerful way to national productivity. It will establish an empirical basis for evidence-based library and information practice that will help library and information professionals make tough decisions in an environment where there is competition for limited resources.
Page 239 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104606 Sedera, Dr Darshana; McLean, Prof Ephraim Approved Understanding the impact of enterprise system use on system performance Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0806 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation Queensland University of Technology Project Summary To optimise organizational benefits, resource intensive enterprise systems must be appropriately used by all user cohorts. This study investigates the impact of system-use on system success. System-use patterns derived for all key user cohorts across the lifecycle phases will create management matrices to assist organizations maximise system-use.
DP130102066 Timms, Prof Peter; Polkinghorne, Dr Adam M; Myers, Asst Prof Garry S Approved Understanding the origin, epidemiology and transmission threat of chlamydial infections Project Title between Australian native animals and livestock 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $116,000.00 2015 $119,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0707 VETERINARY SCIENCES
Administering Organisation Queensland University of Technology Project Summary Chlamydial infections of koalas and livestock cause diseases of significant economic and environmental concern. Molecular analysis of livestock and native animal strains will improve understanding of the factors associated with transmission of these important pathogens, improving the ability to manage affected Australian animal populations.
Page 240 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation The University of Queensland DP130103275 Alewood, Prof Paul F Approved Novel conotoxins that target ion channels and receptors Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $400,000.00 Primary FoR 0304 MEDICINAL AND BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project will discover peptides from cone snail venom that are potential drug candidates. The project will expand our knowledge of these biological active peptides and their mode of action. It will also protect key molecules through patent applications, providing a competitive edge for Australian biotechnology.
DP130101122 Baldock, A/Prof Tom E; Callaghan, Dr Dave P; Nielsen, A/Prof Peter; Ranasinghe, Dr Roshanka J Approved Development and validation of an innovative wind stress model to obtain robust storm surge Project Title forecasts 2013 $220,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $470,000.00 Primary FoR 0911 MARITIME ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Storm surges represent a major ocean flood hazard to coastal communities but present models have large errors, which are often dangerously low. Through international collaboration, this project will collect new field data and develop a new storm surge model which will enhance community safety by ensuring accurate forecasts of ocean flood levels.
Page 241 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102488 Barrett, Prof Margaret S; Welch, Prof Graham F Approved Being and becoming musical: towards a cultural ecological model of early musical Project Title development 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 1904 PERFORMING ARTS AND CREATIVE WRITING
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This innovative project examines young children’s musical development through the lenses of their everyday engagement in music in family and early learning music programs. The outcomes of the project will include a cultural ecological model that will identify the pathways to and strategies that support music development for Australian children.
DP130102422 Burn, Prof Paul; Shaw, Dr Paul E Approved Detecting the invisible Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $380,000.00 Primary FoR 0305 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary The most easily sourced weapons of the terrorist contain conventional explosives such as TNT and Semtex. This project concerns the development of sensing materials and protocols that can give selective, sensitive, real time sensing of explosive analytes that will lead to an increase in the nation’s security.
Page 242 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100392 Cherney, Dr Adrian; Murphy, A/Prof Kristina L Approved Avoiding community backlash in the fight against terrorism Project Title 2013 $92,800.00 2014 $90,047.00 2015 $97,867.00 Total $280,714.00 Primary FoR 1608 SOCIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project examines the willingness of diverse minority groups to cooperate in counter-terrorism initiatives and how fair procedures and perceptions of the law shape attitudes towards counter-terrorism policing. Outcomes will provide insights into how public cooperation in counter-terrorism can be enhanced.
DP130103157 Clegg, Dr Jack K Approved Designing metal-organic materials through a hierarchical self-assembly strategy Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0303 MACROMOLECULAR AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project will design new discrete and infinite (framework) materials capable of selectively binding and sequestering smaller species. These materials will be useful in the separation of complicated mixtures of chemicals or absorb and store greenhouse gases for environmental benefits or hydrogen for use as fuel.
Page 243 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102543 Degnan, Prof Bernard M; Cummins, Dr Scott F Approved Origin of genomically-encoded communication in animals: deciphering the role of peptide Project Title signalling in the sea sponge Amphimedon queenslandica 2013 $164,000.00 2014 $155,000.00 2015 $135,000.00 Total $454,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary The purpose of this research is to understand the evolutionary origin and essential roles of peptide communication in humans and other animals. Knowledge gleaned from this study will shed light on how peptide signalling influences animal life at its most fundamental level, including potentially how abnormal cell communication causes disease.
DP130100189 Dixon, A/Prof Chris F Approved Black Americans and the Pacific War: African-American encounters with the South Pacific, Project Title 1941-1945 2013 $30,000.00 2014 $30,000.00 2015 $50,000.00 Total $110,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project explores African Americans' experiences in the Pacific War. By placing Black Americans' experiences in a racially segregated military culture in the context of European colonisation of the Pacific, it will cast new light on issues of racial and national identity in a region of continuing significance to the United States and Australia.
Page 244 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102420 Du, A/Prof Aijun; Ng, Dr Yun Hau Approved Non-precious fuel cell cathode catalysts from carbon-based nanohybrids: a computational to Project Title experimental quest 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0307 THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This joint computational-experimental project will address significant problems including high cost, limited availability and poor performance in traditional platinum-based fuel cell technology. The outcomes are expected to help address global energy problems through the development of inexpensive fuel cell catalysts based on carbon nanohybrids.
DP130102381 During, Prof Simon C; O'Connell, Dr Lisa M; Scott, Dr Alison Approved Secularisation and British literature, 1600-1800 Project Title 2013 $70,000.00 2014 $30,000.00 2015 $70,000.00 Total $170,000.00 Primary FoR 2005 LITERARY STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project uses a new model of European secularisation, to develop an innovative account of British literary history in the 17th and 18th centuries. It shows that important literary movements and genres in the period knew no opposition between religion and secularity, thereby enabling a more nuanced understanding of secularisation.
Page 245 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100629 Fairlie, Prof David P Approved Downsizing proteins to equipotent small molecules that activate cells Project Title 2013 $160,000.00 2014 $160,000.00 2015 $160,000.00 Total $480,000.00 Primary FoR 0304 MEDICINAL AND BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary The project aims to downsize large, expensive, naturally occurring proteins to small, cheap, synthetic organic compounds engineered to have the same functions. If the methods are generally applicable for different proteins, they could be used to create new pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, flavours, perfumes, catalysts and industrial materials.
DP130103084 Ferguson, Dr Brett J; Gresshoff, Prof Peter M; Chai, Prof Dr Jijie; Kehr, A/Prof Julia; Udvardi, Dr Michael K Approved Discovering the activity of novel CLE peptide hormones that regulate legume nodulation Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $280,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project aims to functionally characterise novel peptide hormones that regulate the number of nitrogen-fixing root nodules that legumes form. Findings will enhance the current nodulation model and could help to alleviate our reliance on expensive, often polluting, nitrogen-fertilisers by helping to optimise the nodulation process in agriculture.
Page 246 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100996 Frazer, Prof Ian H; Kendall, Prof Mark A Approved Sterile inflammation as a determinant of adaptive immunity Project Title 2013 $170,000.00 2014 $170,000.00 2015 $160,000.00 Total $500,000.00 Primary FoR 0606 PHYSIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary When we injure ourselves, the site of injury becomes inflamed, which may help healing or cause trouble. This project aims to understand how the normal response to injury is controlled and why the process may sometimes go wrong.
DP130102396 Gambin, Dr Yann; Quake, Prof Stephen R Approved High-throughput microfluidic approach to mapping hierarchies of interactions in the gene Project Title regulation machinery 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $320,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary The exploration of protein-protein interactions networks is becoming an extremely active area of research in life sciences. The current project will develop new approaches to accelerate the discovery of novel interacting proteins participating in gene regulation, in order to understand how cells differentiate into different tissues and organs.
Page 247 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102461 Gilbert, Prof Robert G; Gidley, Prof Michael J Approved Structural understanding of the degradation of glucose polymers Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0303 MACROMOLECULAR AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Understanding starch and glycogen breakdown at the molecular level is important for human nutrition and health. The understanding from this project will lead to new means for the control and mitigation of nutritional diseases, such as diabetes and obesity, as well as improved foods.
DP130101932 Goetz, Prof Juergen Approved Nuclear functions of the microtubule-associated protein tau Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary The important neuronal protein, tau, has cellular functions that go far beyond its established role in stabilising microtubules. This project will determine which tau species are nuclearly localised, what the consequences are for nuclear functions, and how phosphorylation regulates this localisation.
Page 248 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102266 Gresshoff, Prof Peter M; Capon, Prof Robert J; Ferguson, Dr Brett J; Vance, Prof Dr Carroll P; Dixon, Prof Richard A Approved Discovery of the systemic regulator of legume nodulation Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project aims to discover the novel, shoot-derived factor that legumes produce to regulate the number of nitrogen-fixing root nodules they form. Outcomes will enhance the current nodulation model and could help optimise the process in agriculture, which would help alleviate current reliance on nitrogen-fertilisers that are expensive and pollute.
DP130100346 Hankamer, A/Prof Benjamin D; Hippler, A/Prof Michael; Stahlberg, Prof Henning Approved Towards high efficiency biofuel systems: a molecular resolution three-dimensional atlas of Project Title the photosynthetic machinery of a high-efficiency green algae cell 2013 $310,000.00 2014 $310,000.00 2015 $320,000.00 Total $940,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 A/Prof Benjamin D Hankamer
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Solar-powered single-cell green-algae systems represent a powerful and environmentally friendly biotechnology used to produce clean fuels, food and high value products. This project is focused on solving the three-dimensional structure of key components of the photosynthetic machinery to improve the efficiency and profitability of advance microalgae production systems.
Page 249 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101249 Hawkins, Prof Gay; Westermann, Dr Andrea B Approved The skin of commerce: the role of plastic packaging in the construction of food security, Project Title waste and consumer activism in Australia 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 2002 CULTURAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Plastic packaging has been important to ensuring food security in Australia, however it is also a major waste burden. This project will critically assess new approaches to reducing plastic packaging in food markets and waste streams and will produce key insights into how sustainable food systems can be organised with less reliance on plastic.
DP130102901 Hayes, Prof Ian J; Jones, Prof Dr Cliff B; Colvin, Dr Robert J; Meinicke, Dr Larissa A Approved Understanding concurrent programs using rely-guarantee thinking Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $305,000.00 Primary FoR 0803 COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Multi-core processors are standard in computers and devices (e.g. smart phones) but much of the software available for these machines is either unreliable or does not exploit the available hardware parallelism. This project will devise techniques for designing concurrent software that exploits these platforms while delivering dependable operation.
Page 250 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103299 Hodgson, Prof Allan; Faff, Prof Robert W; Smith, Prof Tom; Treepongkaruna, Dr Sirimon; Hillier, Prof Dr David J; Lhaopadchan, Dr Suntharee Approved The economic cost of insider trading - culture, legislation, governance, gender and crisis Project Title impacts: comparative evidence from around the globe 2013 $131,485.00 2014 $115,755.00 2015 $157,245.00 Total $404,485.00 Primary FoR 1502 BANKING, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Does a country's culture and firm governance affect returns to insiders and/or general trading costs? Do uninformed insiders benefit at the expense of outsiders? By extending research internationally on these important equity issues, feedback is provided on best practice to increase information availability and reduce unscrupulous gains to insiders.
DP130101828 Huang, Prof Han; Wu, Dr Yueqin Approved Developing a simple method for characterising the mechanical properties of nanowhiskers Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 1007 NANOTECHNOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project aims to accurately measure mechanical properties of nanostructures, addressing a challenging issue in the ongoing development of nanotechnology. The success of this project will provide important advances in the understanding of the mechanical behaviour of nanowhiskers and assist in the further development of nanomaterials.
Page 251 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102454 Indulska, Dr Marta K; Recker, A/Prof Jan; Green, Prof Peter F Approved Business process decomposition Project Title 2013 $74,000.00 2014 $80,000.00 2015 $80,000.00 Total $234,000.00 Primary FoR 0806 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project will develop guidelines to assist analysts in managing complex business processes by decomposing them into more manageable processes. The project outcomes will make it easier to make informed decisions about process re-design, business innovation or software development, thus contributing to project cost savings.
DP130102015 Kelly, A/Prof Adrian B; Young, Prof Ross M; Connor, A/Prof Jason P; Williams, A/Prof Joanne; Baker, Dr Peter J; Bush, Prof Robert A Approved Very young adolescents and substance use: community and family vulnerabilities and Project Title healthy developmental transitions 2013 $67,796.00 2014 $67,792.00 2015 $67,792.00 Total $203,380.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This research will examine how families and communities protect very young children from early alcohol and tobacco use. The findings will lead to new prevention policies and programs that better meet the needs of vulnerable communities. This project will strengthen collaborations with leading international research centres in this area.
Page 252 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104777 Khosrotehrani, A/Prof Kiarash Approved Understanding the potency and role of individual stem cells in the skin using Rainbow Project Title technology 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $125,000.00 Total $250,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary To renew itself, the skin and its components rely on the activity of stem cells. This project will define more precisely the role of each individual stem cell by labelling them with a unique colour and following its fate. This project has the potential to change our current view on how the skin maintains and repairs itself.
DP130103813 King, Prof Glenn F Approved A novel approach for controlling insect vectors of human disease Project Title 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $95,000.00 Total $325,000.00 Primary FoR 0703 CROP AND PASTURE PRODUCTION
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Insects are responsible for transmitting a wide variety of debilitating human diseases such as malaria, dengue and yellow fever. Unfortunately, there are very few options available for controlling these insect pests. This project will develop a novel, eco-friendly approach for control of mosquitoes and other important disease vectors.
Page 253 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104358 Kitipornchai, Prof Sritawat Approved Developing a smart repair technique towards buckling capacity enhancement for imperfect Project Title thin-walled structures 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0905 CIVIL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project will contribute significantly to preventing thin-walled structural members with initial defects from abrupt or progressive buckling failure. The advanced technique developed will offer substantial national benefits, such as improved structural reliability and safety, enhanced structural performance and reduced costs in civil engineering.
DP130100253 Kritikos, Dr Ada; Slaughter, Prof Virginia P; Sofronoff, A/Prof Katherine V; Bayliss, Dr Andrew P Approved Yours and mine: development of the concept of ownership in typical children and those on Project Title the autism spectrum 2013 $125,952.00 2014 $65,500.00 2015 $63,674.00 Total $255,126.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary From an early age we know what belongs to us and what does not - we intend to find out how our behaviours keep pace with this evolving knowledge. More important for society, we will find out if behaviours and concepts are qualitatively different in children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD), causing problems with social interactions.
Page 254 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100389 Lavin, Prof Martin F Approved Role of senataxin protein in meiotic recombination and sex chromosome inactivation Project Title 2013 $123,000.00 2014 $119,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $357,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Senataxin is a protein defective in the human genetic disorder ataxia oculomotor apraxia type 2. This project is designed to carry out mechanistic studies on the protein to establish its normal role in the cell.
DP130100623 Leach, Dr Joan; Burns, Dr Maureen E; Coleman, Mr Ross H Approved Frontiers of Australian science popularisation Project Title 2013 $51,000.00 2014 $40,000.00 2015 $34,000.00 Total $125,000.00 Primary FoR 2002 CULTURAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project details Australia's role in science popularisation in the 1960s and 1970s, when the boundary between science fiction and science fact was often blurred. The project will explore how popular science of that era framed today's crucial issues of climate change, overpopulation and space exploration.
Page 255 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102699 Li, Dr Zhen; Lu, Prof Gaoqing M Approved Nanostructure engineering of semiconductor nanowires for high performance Project Title thermoelectrics 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $310,000.00 Primary FoR 0303 MACROMOLECULAR AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project aims to develop high-performance thermoelectric semiconductor nanowires for recovery of waste heat from automotive exhausts and industrial processes. The successful development of such technology would help save energy, reduce carbon emissions and create enormous economical and environmental benefits for Australia and the world.
DP130102939 Little, Prof Melissa H Approved Understanding self-organising tissues Project Title 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $325,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project will discover how an organ can form from a mixture of component cells by 'self-organisation'. Understanding of how this can occur, could potentially be applied to the bioengineering of organs from component cells.
Page 256 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100202 Liu, Dr Feng; Weber, Mr Ewald Approved Real-time cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: a compressed-sensing framework Project Title incorporating sensor design and multidimensional signal reconstruction 2013 $260,000.00 2014 $260,000.00 2015 $260,000.00 Total $780,000.00 Primary FoR 0903 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Funded Participants: CI-DORA2 Dr Feng Liu
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Conventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology is fundamentally constrained by slow scan speeds. Taking a new approach to cardiac imaging - which integrates MRI hardware design with a novel dynamic imaging method based on compressed sensing - this project enables faster and more accurate dynamic imaging for the diagnosis of heart disease.
DP130100185 Lucke, A/Prof Jayne C; Kaye, Dr Sharlene S; Partridge, Dr Bradley J; Dunn, Dr Matthew J; Hall, Prof Wayne D; Farrell, Prof Michael P; Racine, Dr Eric Approved Non-medical use of prescription stimulants by Australian university students: attitudes, Project Title prevalence of, and motivations for use 2013 $85,000.00 2014 $70,000.00 2015 $85,000.00 Total $240,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This study will provide a comprehensive understanding of student non-medical use of prescription stimulants. The findings will inform initiatives to prevent the abuse and misuse of pharmaceuticals, protect health and reduce the cost associated with inappropriate use of medicines.
Page 257 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101702 Lynch, Prof Joseph W Approved The molecular basis of ionic selectivity in nicotinic-type ion channel receptors Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $350,000.00 Primary FoR 1109 NEUROSCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary The ability of cell membranes to transport sodium, potassium and chloride selectively is important for many physiological processes. By elucidating the mechanisms by which membrane ion channels flux chloride ions, selectively this project will have wide-ranging ramifications from understanding physiological processes to nanofluidic device design.
DP130101376 MacDonald, Prof Doune; Tinning, Prof Richard I; Rossi, Dr Anthony J; Mangan, Prof John E; McCuaig, Dr Louise A Approved Educating for healthy citizens: the health work of teachers in Australian schools Project Title 2013 $108,435.00 2014 $99,957.00 2015 $87,317.00 Total $295,709.00 Primary FoR 1605 POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Teachers promote students health every day in many ways, such as performing periodic health checks, teaching health education lessons, or leading pastoral care. This project looks at what, and how much, health work teachers undertake and how prepared they are to do this work.
Page 258 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102987 Maenhaut, Dr Barbara M Approved Factorisations of graphs Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project will investigate combinatorial structures and their connections within graph theory and design theory. These structures play roles in applications as diverse as scheduling, communications and data storage and security. Results from this project will significantly enhance Australia's excellent reputation in discrete mathematics.
DP130102153 Mark, Prof Alan E; O'Mara, Dr Megan L Approved Membrane proteins: understanding biological switches, motors and triggers Project Title 2013 $344,000.00 2014 $296,000.00 2015 $306,000.00 Total $946,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Alan E Mark
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary By extending the range of biomolecular systems that can be modelled computationally at the atomic level, this project will enable fundamental cellular processes such as how molecules are transported across cell membranes or how the binding of a hormone to an extracellular receptor sends a signal in a cell to be understood in unprecedented detail.
Page 259 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100576 Martin, Prof Jennifer L; Halili, Dr Maria A; Drew, Dr David Approved Membrane proteins in innate immunity Project Title 2013 $160,000.00 2014 $160,000.00 2015 $160,000.00 Total $480,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary The application of smarter and faster methods for understanding membrane proteins, targets of most drugs, is vital to a knowledge-based economy and a healthy society. The long-term benefits will include fundamental new knowledge on immunity, and implementation of new approaches that streamline costs and efforts of challenging, high-impact research.
DP130101146 McKenzie, Prof Ross H; Prelovsek, Prof Peter Approved Quantum many-body theory of electrical and thermal transport properties of strongly Project Title correlated electron materials 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0204 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary New advanced electronic materials conduct heat and electricity via novel mechanisms that must be described via quantum theory. Understanding and modelling these material properties may lead to design of better materials for use in environmentally friendly refrigerators and power generators that do not require mechanical parts.
Page 260 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100559 Molenberghs, Dr Pascal; Decety, Prof Dr Jean Approved The neuroscience of group membership and its effects on action perception and empathy Project Title 2013 $95,000.00 2014 $85,000.00 2015 $95,000.00 Total $275,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary People belong to different groups and sometimes group membership can lead to discrimination of people outside the group. This project will use brain imaging techniques to understand better how our brains make group distinctions and how this can sometimes lead to discrimination of other people.
DP130102617 Morgan, Prof Richard G; McIntyre, Dr Timothy J; Smart, Prof Michael K; Veeraragavan, Dr Ananthanarayanan; Jahn, Dr Ingo H; Tirtey, Dr Sandy C Approved The science of scramjet propulsion Project Title 2013 $190,000.00 2014 $180,000.00 2015 $180,000.00 Total $550,000.00 Primary FoR 0901 AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project will study the science of scramjet operation at high Mach numbers and develop the understanding required for operation at such conditions. The outcomes include experimentally validated scramjet models operating at speeds never reached before, and the potential to extend the known flight envelope for air breathing propulsion.
Page 261 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101191 Mylne, Dr Joshua S; Schilling, Prof Edward; Panero, A/Prof Jose L Approved A new and rapidly evolving class of plant peptides Project Title 2013 $135,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $375,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary The project will study a diverse class of drug-like mini-proteins that are thought to have emerged genetically over 12 million years ago. This project will explore why plants have kept making these mini-proteins for so long and whether it is the same reason the founding member of this mini-protein class is such a good drug.
DP130103147 Ni, Dr Bing-Jie; Mu, Dr Yang Approved Micro-managed biofilm - next generation environmental biotechnologies Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0907 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Eutrophication in waterways due to the presence of nitrogen creates major environmental challenges in inland Australia. This project will develop novel biological nitrogen removal technology, through management of microbial composition to achieve sustainable high-level nitrogen removal from wastewaters and benefical reuse of the water.
Page 262 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101455 O'Regan, Prof Thomas A Approved Media transformation in its Australian and international contexts: analysis and theory- Project Title building 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $42,748.00 Total $247,748.00 Primary FoR 2001 COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project provides a new perspective on historical and contemporary media by exploring the multifaceted character of Australian media transformation since the introduction of television. It examines the changing relations among media and the roles played by particular cities and their screen production facilities, infrastructures and creative processes.
DP130100706 Orr, Dr Graeme D; Levy, Dr Ron Approved The law of deliberative democracy: theory and reform Project Title 2013 $47,849.00 2014 $137,319.00 2015 $30,000.00 Total $215,168.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Deliberation is essential to the health of electoral and representative democracy. This project will evaluate and recommend the reform of the law underpinning democratic politics in Australia, to enhance its deliberative quality.
Page 263 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102412 Owens, Dr Samantha Approved The well-travelled musician: John Sigismond Cousser and cultures of musical exchange in Project Title Baroque Europe 2013 $50,000.00 2014 $40,000.00 Total $90,000.00 Primary FoR 1904 PERFORMING ARTS AND CREATIVE WRITING
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Baroque Europe witnessed the extensive dissemination of two main musical styles: the French and the Italian. This innovative project, which focuses on the unique notebook of widely-travelled musician J. S. Cousser, will re-write current notions of how musicians' networks operated, contributing to a fuller picture of the development of European music.
DP130101258 Packer, Dr Jan M; Ballantyne, Prof Roy R; Uzzell, Prof Dr David L Approved On being Australian: exploring the role of Anzac museum and heritage interpretive Project Title experiences in developing visitors' sense of national identity 2013 $71,011.00 2014 $66,307.00 2015 $83,878.00 Total $221,196.00 Primary FoR 1399 OTHER EDUCATION
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This research explores the role of the Anzac story, as interpreted at museums and heritage sites, in helping new and established Australians to develop their sense of national identity. It will enable such sites to provide powerful and effective experiences, encouraging visitors to reflect on what it means to be Australian in a multicultural society.
Page 264 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100250 Pandolfi, Prof John M; Kiessling, Prof Wolfgang; Veron, Dr John E Approved Climate change impacts on latitudinal diversity gradients in reef corals Project Title 2013 $295,000.00 2014 $283,000.00 2015 $277,000.00 Total $855,000.00 Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof John M Pandolfi
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project will investigate the consequences of a warmer ocean that occurred during past intervals of global climate change on the latitudinal distribution of reef-building corals. This work will provide managers and industry with critical insight into the effects of ongoing climate change on the biodiversity and biogeography of living coral reefs.
DP130100757 Powell, A/Prof Benjamin J Approved Trouble at the bottom: Exploring the limits of Fermi liquid theory through dimensionless Project Title ratios 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 0204 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Ratios allow us to understand how big we expect something to be. This project will discover new ratios in materials that are difficult to understand, but have remarkable properties that could lead to dramatic new technologies if we understood them better.
Page 265 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101975 Prow, Dr Tarl W; Soyer, Prof H. Peter Approved Image-guided skin microbiopsy technology development Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $370,000.00 Primary FoR 0903 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary There is a need for targeted biopsies in dermatology. This novel technology enables minimally invasive biopsies to be taken from suspicious skin lesions by integrating micromedical and imaging devices.
DP130101001 Remington, Prof Roger W Approved Do rewarded features automatically capture attention? Project Title 2013 $68,000.00 2014 $53,000.00 2015 $64,000.00 Total $185,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project will demonstrate how attention can come to be captured involuntarily by stimuli that have previously been rewarded. This has implications for training of many skilled tasks and in understanding the mechanisms of interruption.
Page 266 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100218 Rhodes, Dr Jonathan R; Maron, Dr Martine; McAlpine, A/Prof Clive A; Johansen, Dr Kasper Approved Achieving biodiversity conservation and ecosystem service delivery: the role of landscape Project Title structure 2013 $95,000.00 2014 $95,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $280,000.00 Primary FoR 0502 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Achieving gains for human well-being and, at the same time, conserving biodiversity is the ultimate challenge for conservation policy. This project will develop new understandings and new methods to address this issue, with important impacts on the effectiveness of strategies to conserve biodiversity.
DP130100130 Rosenbaum, A/Prof Gideon; Pisarevsky, Dr Sergei A; Fielding, Prof Christopher R; Speranza, Dr Fabio Approved Unravelling the geodynamics of eastern Australia during the Permian: the link between plate Project Title boundary bending and basin formation 2013 $137,195.00 2014 $130,007.00 2015 $117,507.00 Total $384,709.00 Primary FoR 0403 GEOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Using paleomagnetic and sedimentological investigations, this project will unravel the Permian tectonic history of eastern Australia, which has hitherto remained poorly understood. The reconstruction will provide a crucial component in our attempt to model the evolution of the Australian continent and its associated natural resources.
Page 267 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102209 Sah, Prof Pankaj Approved Neural circuits that mediate fear conditioning and extinction Project Title 2013 $220,000.00 2014 $190,000.00 2015 $190,000.00 Total $600,000.00 Primary FoR 1109 NEUROSCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Understanding of how the brain processes, stores and retrieves information and produces behavioural outcomes is in its infancy. This project will use electrophysiology and molecular techniques to understand the circuits that mediate one form of emotional learning.
DP130103252 Shen, Prof Heng Tao Approved Synergising multimedia content understanding with social data analysis Project Title 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $280,000.00 Primary FoR 0806 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project aims to develop novel approaches to explore synergies within big social multimedia data from both social and multimedia perspective. It provides individuals, groups, and businesses the ability to tap into the wisdom of crowds to enlarge knowledge base, enhance user experience, understand the pulse of crowds and make informed decision.
Page 268 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103245 Shen, Prof Heng Tao; Zhang, Dr Ying Approved Taming the uncertainty in trajectory data Project Title 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $335,000.00 Primary FoR 0806 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project aims to develop effective and efficient methods to manage large scale uncertain trajectory data. It provides individuals, business, government and social groups the ability to explore significant uncertain trajectories and their patterns, for important usages in location based services, logistic, transportation and tourism.
DP130101490 Skrbis, Prof Zlatko; Tranter, A/Prof Bruce K; Bean, Prof Clive S Approved Social futures and life pathways of young people in Queensland: waves 4 and 5 of a Project Title longitudinal study 2013 $194,439.00 2014 $152,965.00 2015 $194,985.00 Total $542,389.00 Primary FoR 1608 SOCIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project assesses the impact of globalisation on the attitudes, behaviors, and life pathways of a cohort of over 7000 young Queenslanders, first surveyed when they were aged 12 and 13. Participants will be followed up when they are aged 19 and 20 and 20/21 to examine their experiences of the transition from school to work, family and social life.
Page 269 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102716 Southam, Prof Gordon Approved The biogeochemical cycling of gold: development of innovative strategies in exploration Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0402 GEOCHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Doctor Southam's application of fundamental geomicrobiology to mineral exploration and mineral processing will enhance Australia's leadership in the global mining industry. The use of natural processes to develop biotechnological innovations will result in more sustainable mining practices.
DP130100268 Sun, Dr Chenghua; Yang, Prof Dr Huagui; Liu, A/Prof Gang Approved To identify and to understand highly reactive surfaces for solar hydrogen production Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $80,000.00 2015 $80,000.00 Total $260,000.00 Primary FoR 0307 THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project aims to develop advanced technology to produce hydrogen - carbon-free fuel - from water with sunlight as the only energy input. Using clean energy to replace fossil fuels can help address the issues of energy supply and reduce carbon emissions, which is critically important for a sustainable Australia.
Page 270 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101431 Sweet, Dr Matthew J Approved How filopodia connect macrophages to the outside world Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Fundamental to life is the ability of cells to sense their surroundings and respond accordingly. This project aims to generate a biological understanding of how certain immune cells carry out such processes, thus enabling them to combat infections.
DP130100952 Toth, Prof Istvan; Moyle, Dr Peter M Approved Development of a multicomponent delivery system for oligonucleotides Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $370,000.00 Primary FoR 0304 MEDICINAL AND BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Gene therapy has the ability to prevent faulty genes from causing disease, however the ability to deliver genetic material into specific cells remains a major barrier. Our research will overcome this hurdle by generating systems that are superior to existing technologies.
Page 271 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102274 Wang, A/Prof Lianzhou; Zhang, A/Prof Shanqing; Li, Dr Zhen Approved Designing plasmon-enhanced photocatalysts for solar-driven water pollutant removal Project Title 2013 $127,000.00 2014 $107,000.00 2015 $107,000.00 Total $341,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary The outcomes of this program will lead to a new class of composite photocatalysts for efficient water purification using sunlight. Such technology will speed up the transition of Australian environmental and energy industries from a fossil fuel economy to renewable energy economy.
DP130102905 Wang, A/Prof Lianzhou; Zong, Dr Xu Approved Self-cleaning thin films for anti-reflective solar cell coatings Project Title 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $148,000.00 2015 $123,000.00 Total $396,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project addresses an important industry need by designing a new class of functional composite coatings for efficiency and durability improvement of solar cells. A successful outcome will provide an important breakthrough in thin film technology applicable not only to solar panels but also other coating applications.
Page 272 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100766 Wang, Prof You-Gan Approved Robust inferences for analysis of longitudinal data Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0104 STATISTICS
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project will develop novel statistical tools. Outcomes of this project will enable more reliable data analysis and more cost effective designs in environmental and biological studies.
DP130100777 Wells, A/Prof Christine A; Le Cao, Dr Kim-Anh; Tenenhaus, A/Prof Arthur Approved The Stemformatics gene expression compendium: development of multivariate statistical Project Title approaches for cross platform analyses 2013 $95,000.00 2014 $86,000.00 2015 $88,000.00 Total $269,000.00 Primary FoR 0104 STATISTICS
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Scientific data is gathered in many different forms, but there are significant gaps in our ability to analyse multiple datasets when generated on different pieces of equipment. This project will study three typical research questions in stem cell biology to develop new analytical approaches to help solve this major data gap.
Page 273 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100690 Western, Prof Mark C; Huang, Dr Xianbi; Bian, Prof Yanjie; Li, Prof Yaojun Approved Social networks and subjective wellbeing in Australia, China and the United Kingdom Project Title 2013 $175,050.00 2014 $61,936.00 2015 $72,376.00 Total $309,362.00 Primary FoR 1608 SOCIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Governments, industry and the community increasingly recognise that people's networks matter for health and wellbeing. For the first time this project compares developed and developing societies, Australia, China and the United Kingdom, to see how social networks affect well-being in different cultural and societal contexts.
DP130103774 Whittaker, Prof Andrew K; Jack, Dr Kevin S; Peng, Dr Hui Approved Understanding and controlling the structure of thin polymer films used in photolithography Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $420,000.00 Primary FoR 0303 MACROMOLECULAR AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Each generation of computer has faster processors, larger memory and is smaller and cheaper than the preceding model. However continued advances are at risk due to inherent properties of these technologies. This project will understand the limits of current materials and develop new materials which will enable the next generation of devices.
Page 274 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103858 Williams, A/Prof Craig M; Savage, Dr Gregory P; Nilsson, A/Prof Susie; Dodd, A/Prof Peter R; Walter, A/Prof Gimme H Approved Chemically re-engineering bioactive natural products using fragment based drug design Project Title 2013 $135,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $135,000.00 Total $400,000.00 Primary FoR 0305 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Current drug and agrichemical discovery technologies are under immense pressure to meet the future pharmaceutical and agriculture demand created by population growth. This project will develop a novel technology concept that re-engineers the chemical features of bioactive natural products optimising medicine and agrichemical discovery.
DP130101630 Williams, A/Prof Stephen R Approved Dendritic information processing during sensory-motor behaviour Project Title 2013 $157,000.00 2014 $157,000.00 2015 $127,000.00 Total $441,000.00 Primary FoR 1109 NEUROSCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary The neocortex is centrally involved in the control of animal behaviour. It is largely unknown how neocortical neurons contribute to the neuronal computations that generate behaviour. The project will study how individual neurons in the neocortex compute the sensory and motor signals that underlie an important exploratory behaviour in rodents.
Page 275 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102666 Yang, Dr Jian; Visscher, Prof Peter M; Goddard, Prof Michael E Approved Estimation of non-additive genetic variance for complex traits using genome-wide single Project Title nucleotide polymorphyisms and sequence data 2013 $103,000.00 2014 $103,000.00 2015 $103,000.00 Total $309,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Finding genes for traits of importance in agriculture, ecology and human health depends on understanding the genetic basis of these traits. This project will investigate whether variation in traits in humans, cattle and wild sheep are influenced by gene-gene interactions.
DP130101948 Young, Dr Diana J Approved A desire for things: an investigation of the inter-relations of art making, consumption and Project Title exchange among Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara 2013 $75,000.00 2014 $75,000.00 2015 $50,000.00 Total $200,000.00 Primary FoR 1601 ANTHROPOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project will deliver an understanding of the motivations of artists when they make art and craft work to sell and the consumer goods that they choose to acquire from their resulting earnings. This project will establish insights into how Anangu earn and spend their money and the connections that they perceive between these.
Page 276 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103915 Yu, Prof Chengzhong; Nouwens, Dr Amanda; Prasadam, Dr Indira Approved Optimisation of functional mesoporous materials for low-abundance biomarkers Project Title quantification towards biodiagnostic applications 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $340,000.00 Primary FoR 1007 NANOTECHNOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary Using state-of-the-art nanotechnology, a novel approach will be developed to quantitatively analyse low abundance peptides and proteins. This will aid in the detection of a biomarker in osteoarthritis, a disease affecting 3.85 million Australians. This project has significance for the early diagnosis and improved treatment of this disease.
DP130101022 Zelenyuk, A/Prof Valentin; Park, Prof Byeong U; Simar, Prof Leopold Approved Improving likelihood estimators: theory and applications to analysing productivity and Project Title efficiency and forecasting of probability of economic recession 2013 $46,000.00 2014 $45,000.00 2015 $45,000.00 Total $136,000.00 Primary FoR 1403 ECONOMETRICS
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project aims to improve one of the most popular statistical methods to empower applied researchers with a more reliable analytical tool. This project will develop mathematical theory and use it to analyse patterns of economic growth, productivity and efficiency of countries. This can be used to forecast probability of entering economic recession, with a focus on Australia.
Page 277 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101870 Zhao, Prof Xiu Song G; Birkett, Dr Greg R Approved Charge storage mechanism and transport behaviour in nanoporous carbons: implications on Project Title developing next-generation electric double-layer capacitors 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $380,000.00 Primary FoR 0306 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (INCL. STRUCTURAL)
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project aims to investigate the charge storage mechanism and ion transport behaviours in nanoporous carbons of different pore geometries. Such understandings will have profound implications on designing innovative electrode materials with tailored pore structure for new-generation electric double-layer capacitors.
DP130102151 Zhu, Prof John; Zhou, Dr Wei Approved Development of novel cathodes for next generation solid oxide fuel cells Project Title 2013 $70,000.00 2014 $70,000.00 2015 $70,000.00 Total $210,000.00 Primary FoR 1007 NANOTECHNOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Queensland Project Summary This project will provide novel cathodes to reduce the operating temperature of the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) as low as 500 degrees celsius. The technology may lead to widespread utilization of SOFCs, thus providing great assistance to Australia's industries in term of reducing carbon dioxide emission and easing pressure from carbon tax.
Page 278 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation South Australia The Flinders University of South Australia DP130100145 Bull, Prof Christopher M; Gordon, Dr David M; Godfrey, Dr Stephanie S; Sih, Prof Andrew Approved What drives parasite spread through social networks: lessons from lizards Project Title 2013 $185,000.00 2014 $175,000.00 2015 $175,000.00 Total $535,000.00 Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Flinders University of South Australia Project Summary Australia's biodiversity is continually threatened by new epidemics of local and foreign diseases and parasites. This project will enhance our understanding of how these diseases spread, allowing more effective controls to be developed to protect wildlife species, animal populations and, ultimately, Australian ecosystems.
DP130104432 Gaitsgory, Prof Vladimir Approved Construction of near optimal oscillatory regimes in singularly perturbed control systems via Project Title solutions of Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman inequalities 2013 $200,000.00 2014 $200,000.00 2015 $200,000.00 Total $600,000.00 Primary FoR 0102 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Vladimir Gaitsgory
Administering Organisation The Flinders University of South Australia Project Summary Problems of optimal control of systems evolving in multiple time scales arise in a great variety of applications (from diet to environmental modelling). This project addresses the challenge of analytically and numerically constructing rapidly oscillating controls that would 'near optimally coordinate' the slow and fast dynamics.
Page 279 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101189 Keating, Dr Damien J Approved Understanding the vesicle release mechanisms that regulate peripheral serotonin levels Project Title 2013 $165,000.00 2014 $146,000.00 2015 $137,000.00 Total $448,000.00 Primary FoR 1116 MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Flinders University of South Australia Project Summary The purpose of this project is to understand how serotonin is released into the circulation from specialised cells within the gut. As circulating serotonin controls multiple biological systems within the gut and throughout the body, the outcomes of this project will further understandings of the systems controlling essential bodily functions.
DP130103092 Kemps, A/Prof Eva B; Tiggemann, Prof Marika Approved Can attentional re-training reduce food cravings and consumption? Project Title 2013 $79,555.00 2014 $65,513.00 2015 $85,045.00 Total $230,113.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Flinders University of South Australia Project Summary This project aims to determine the impact of a procedure involving the re-training of attention to food cues on food cravings and food intake. Results will advance our understanding of food cravings and contribute to interventions aimed at curbing unwanted cravings and (over) consumption.
Page 280 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100428 Luszcz, Prof Mary A; Giles, Dr Lynne; Windsor, Dr Timothy D; Walker, Dr Ruth B; Miller, A/Prof Michelle D; Gerstorf, Prof Dr Denis; Hoppmann, A/Prof Christiane A; Chui, Dr Helena Approved Resilient ageing and the oldest-old in the Australian longitudinal study of ageing Project Title 2013 $147,249.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $98,000.00 Total $355,249.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Flinders University of South Australia Project Summary This project will provide a better understanding of resiliency (positive adaptation) in oldest-old Australians (85 plus). At a time in history when the population is ageing at an unprecedented rate, understanding how the oldest-old respond adaptively to age-related challenges is critically important to informing ageing policies and service provision.
DP130100541 Nicholls, Prof Michael E; Loetscher, Dr Tobias; Spence, Prof Charles J Approved Close to me: the effect of distractors on spatial attention in healthy and clinical populations Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Flinders University of South Australia Project Summary To function well, we need to pay attention to what is important. This project investigates how the brain responds to distractors, such as a person or object that is close by. This knowledge will help with the treatment of people with attentional disorders and will assist the design of human/machine interfaces, such as cars and security screening.
Page 281 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101598 Wenzel, Dr Michael; Okimoto, Dr Tyler G; Hornsey, Prof Matthew J Approved Identifying and resolving challenges to the effectiveness of collective apologies Project Title 2013 $80,000.00 2014 $70,000.00 2015 $80,000.00 Total $230,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Flinders University of South Australia Project Summary It is increasingly common for nations and organisations to apologise for current or past wrongdoing. This research investigates the unique psychological reasons for why collective apologies (as opposed to interpersonal ones) might struggle to win acceptance for victim groups; with an eye to identifying conditions that facilitate intergroup forgiveness.
Page 282 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation The University of Adelaide DP130101827 Abell, Prof Andrew D; George, Dr Jonathan Approved Taking nature's lead in the development of new and improved enzyme inhibitors Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0305 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary This project will address some key fundamental issues associated with advancing a chemical entity from proof of principle through to a new pharmaceutical. The compounds in the study target cancer, cataract and other diseases that are confronting Australia's ageing population.
DP130104055 Austin, Dr Jeremy J; Joseph, Dr Leo G; Suchard, Prof Marc A; Byrne, Dr Margaret Approved Reconstructing the impact of climate change on Australian native species Project Title 2013 $160,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $98,000.00 Total $408,000.00 Primary FoR 0603 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary This project will explore the impact of past climate change on Australian native animals to identify species and ecosystems at greatest potential risk, and to help predict and minimise the effects of future change.
Page 283 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101714 Biggs, Prof Mark J; Yang, Dr Wenrong Approved Self-assembling nanoporous graphene with dialable pore sizes for green energy production Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $150,000.00 Total $450,000.00 Primary FoR 1007 NANOTECHNOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary The biggest barrier to the Sun being our main energy source is it is not always available. This can be overcome by having an economical means of storing solar energy as it is produced. This project will demonstrate such a technology by using nanoporous graphene to support artificial photosynthesis to produce fuel from water and carbon dioxide using sunlight.
DP130103842 Bradshaw, Prof Corey J; Brook, Prof Barry W Approved Generalised methods for testing extinction dynamics across geological, near and modern Project Title time scales 2013 $175,000.00 2014 $170,000.00 2015 $170,000.00 Total $515,000.00 Primary FoR 0603 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary The record of extinctions over deep time is patchy and incomplete, yet we must use it to determine how major changes in past environments have shaped life on Earth today. The project will develop cutting-edge mathematical tools to determine the patterns of extinctions and speciation over geological time to help predict our uncertain environmental future.
Page 284 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100471 Brugger, A/Prof Joel; Testemale, Dr Denis; Sherman, Prof David M Approved Deep and smelly: exploring the roles of pressure and sulphur in hydrothermal metal transport Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $340,000.00 Primary FoR 0402 GEOCHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary Hot, salty fluids carry metals in the Earth's crust and are responsible for the formation of Australia's mineral wealth. This project combines exciting new experiments with molecular-level simulations to predict metal transport, providing a sound basis for improving mineral exploration models and sustaining discovery of new deposits.
DP130104314 Conran, Dr John G; McInerney, Dr Francesca A; Hill, Prof Robert S; Lee, A/Prof Daphne E; Mildenhall, Dr Dallas C Approved The Eocene high latitude Australasian 'tropics' in a changing climate: resolving conflicting Project Title evidence 2013 $80,000.00 2014 $80,000.00 2015 $70,000.00 Total $230,000.00 Primary FoR 0403 GEOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary Between 45 to 30 million years ago, high latitude subtropical floras in Australia and New Zealand experienced significant climate change, leading to the evolution of present day vegetation. Understanding the effects of this climate change on extinction and speciation will produce more accurate predictions about modern floras when faced with climate change.
Page 285 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102559 Cullity, Prof Garrett M Approved Reason and value in normative ethics Project Title 2013 $200,000.00 2014 $190,000.00 2015 $195,000.00 Total $585,000.00 Primary FoR 2203 PHILOSOPHY
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Garrett M Cullity
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary This project examines key questions about the foundations of ethical thought. It shows how, by reconceiving those foundations, we can reconcile the insights from different traditions of ethical thinking and cast new light on ongoing issues of ethical controversy.
DP130103136 Doolan, A/Prof Con; Hansen, Prof Colin H Approved Resolving the mechanics of wind turbine noise production Project Title 2013 $180,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $440,000.00 Primary FoR 0913 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary This project will investigate how wind turbines produce noise. It will do this by developing the most sophisticated wind turbine noise experiment in the world, which will allow the construction of better designed wind farms, better public policy and new noise control technologies.
Page 286 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101535 Dunn, Prof John C; Kalish, A/Prof Michael L; Burdakov, A/Prof Oleg P; Anderson, A/Prof Laura Approved State-trace analysis: theory and application Project Title 2013 $106,000.00 2014 $77,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $293,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary A fundamental question for the science of psychology is: how can we identify the functional components of the human mind from observed behaviour and bodily states? This project explores this question through a new methodology called state-trace analysis and apply it to a basic cognitive ability - the capacity to learn to classify different objects.
DP130102494 Ebendorff-Heidepriem, A/Prof Heike; Pavesi, Prof Dr Lorenzo Approved Nanocrystals in glass: a new nanophotonic material Project Title 2013 $160,000.00 2014 $160,000.00 2015 $160,000.00 Total $480,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary The new nanophotonic materials will enable breakthroughs in exploitation of the outstanding properties of nanocrystals in photonic devices. This will open up progress in telecommunication, medicine and solar cell technology.
Page 287 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103517 Elliott, Prof Robert J; Siu, A/Prof Tak Kuen; Peng, A/Prof Shige Approved G-expectation and its applications to nonlinear risk management Project Title 2013 $135,000.00 2014 $135,000.00 2015 $135,000.00 Total $405,000.00 Primary FoR 0102 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary This project will develop novel theories and methods for nonlinear risk management based on nonlinear expectations and Backward Stochastic Differential Equations. The expected outcomes of the project will place Australia in the forefront and the leading position of these fields.
DP130103047 Fernandez, Dr Jorge Approved The truth about false memory Project Title 2013 $75,000.00 2014 $65,000.00 2015 $65,000.00 Total $205,000.00 Primary FoR 2203 PHILOSOPHY
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary This project is aimed at determining whether reports of long-forgotten episodes of sexual abuse arising during psychotherapy should be regarded as memories or not. This issue hinges on a number of conceptual questions about memory. The project will illuminate the debate on recovered memories of sexual abuse by addressing those questions.
Page 288 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104205 Gilliham, Dr Matthew; Tyerman, Prof Stephen D; Ryan, Dr Peter R Approved What is the function of gamma-aminobutyric acid-gated anion channels in plants? Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $420,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary The project will identify the molecular basis of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) signalling in plants. This is significant because GABA regulates proteins that release molecules involved in root-soil interactions, growth, and fertilisation. The project's discoveries will allow improvement of these agronomic traits that ultimately determine crop yield.
DP130102158 Haak, Dr Wolfgang; Ho, Dr Simon Y; Llamas, Dr Bastien; Behar, Dr Doron M Approved Refining the timescale of human evolution and dispersal using ancient DNA Project Title 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary Understanding the timescale of human evolution and migration is a key goal of genetic analysis. It provides the foundation for studying our evolutionary and demographic history, our relationships to other hominids and our impact on the natural world. This project aims to use ancient DNA data to improve estimates of our evolutionary timescale.
Page 289 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103971 Hill, Dr Gary C; Protheroe, A/Prof Raymond J Approved Unlocking the universe's high energy secrets with large scale neutrino detectors at the South Project Title Pole 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $125,000.00 2015 $125,000.00 Total $375,000.00 Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary Some of the most violent objects in the universe produce extremely energetic radiation in the form of particles, gamma-rays and neutrinos. Innovative observatories like IceCube, a cubic kilometre of instrumented ice at the South Pole, are being used to identify these astrophysical sources and the mechanisms that produce this extreme radiation.
DP130103547 Jiranek, Prof Vladimir; Oliver, Prof Stephen G Approved Yeast cell-cell communication of overcrowding and nutrient limitation: novel signalling Project Title systems and their impact on fermentation 2013 $162,000.00 2014 $165,000.00 2015 $150,000.00 Total $477,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary The project will investigate known and novel signalling molecules that allow communication between yeast cells and impact on fermentation dynamics, specifically in a nutrient-depleted environment. The mechanisms by which these molecules exert their effect will be defined using a systems biology approach that integrates many analyses and data sets.
Page 290 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101943 Lu, A/Prof Zudi; Hallin, Prof Marc Approved Challenging econometric issues in nonlinear high-dimensional spatio-temporal prediction: Project Title theory and applications 2013 $50,000.00 2014 $50,000.00 2015 $50,000.00 Total $150,000.00 Primary FoR 1403 ECONOMETRICS
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary This project will develop cutting-edge methodologies to break through challenging issues in nonlinear spatio- temporal econometric prediction. It will yield a new generation of prediction tools that enpower practitioners in Australia to produce more accurate forecasts, with more informed countermeasures to viarious economic and enviromental risks.
DP130104395 Michalewicz, Prof Zbigniew; Neumann, Dr Frank; Ghandar, Dr Adam Approved Advanced planning systems for vertically integrated supply chain management Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary This project will integrate various algorithms into an adaptive, dynamic and intelligent system that deals with the vertically integrated supply chains. The outcomes include publications in the quality outlets, generation of intellectual property, and dissemination of this research amongst the research and business communities.
Page 291 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102578 Murray, Prof Michael K; Hekmati, Dr Pedram Approved Geometric transforms and duality Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary This Proposal is fundamental, basic research at the forefront of modern differential geometry and its application to physics. It will ensure that Australia is involved in today's mathematical and physical advances and that we have Australian mathematicians trained to take advantage of the future benefits of these advances.
DP130100198 Nathan, Prof Graham 'Gus' J; Dally, A/Prof Bassam B; Pitsch, Prof Heinz Approved New understanding of turbulent flames with soot and particulate fuels Project Title 2013 $200,000.00 2014 $240,000.00 2015 $210,000.00 Total $650,000.00 Primary FoR 0904 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary This project will develop the new understanding and models required to optimise practical furnaces, boilers and combustion chambers, most of which involve soot and/or particulate fuels. This work will be performed with state-of- the-art measurement and modelling tools through a well-established partnership of international researchers.
Page 292 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104561 O'Carroll, A/Prof David C; Warrant, Prof Eric J Approved Strategies for neural summation in space and time for night vision Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $150,000.00 Total $430,000.00 Primary FoR 0608 ZOOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary This project will study motion vision in nocturnal and day-active insects to understand how the brain sees in darkness, even when individual light sensitive cells in the eye perform poorly. This will help to identify optimal strategies that have evolved in nature to deal with noisy signals in low light and has implications for man-made night cameras.
DP130104572 O'Carroll, A/Prof David C; Vink, Prof Robert; Iannella, Dr Nicolangelo Approved Neural mechanisms for visual target detection and attention in complex scenes Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $370,000.00 Primary FoR 1109 NEUROSCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary This project will study neurons in the insect brain that solve one of the biggest problems for computer vision systems - tracking the motion of tiny targets moving against strongly camouflaged backgrounds. The results will be used to develop a novel biologically inspired model for target tracking with applications for smart cameras and robotics.
Page 293 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104459 Qiao, Prof Shizhang; Jaroniec, Prof Mietek Approved Nanostructured non-precious metal and metal-free catalysts for sustainable clean energy Project Title generation 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $410,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary The innovative technologies for substitution of precious metal catalysts will be developed and used in fuel cells for clean energy generation in a highly efficient and sustainable form. This effort will lead to the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and the alleviation of environmental and climate change problems.
DP130104413 Reid, Prof Ian D; Dick, Dr Anthony R Approved Recognising and reconstructing objects in real time from a moving camera Project Title 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $118,000.00 2015 $125,000.00 Total $358,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary This project will use a moving camera to estimate the three-dimensional shape and identity of objects and surfaces it can see. This ability, which we humans use all the time, has wide application in automation including driver assistance, exploring hazardous environments, robotics, remote collaboration, and the creation of three-dimensional models for entertainment.
Page 294 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104614 Sheng, Dr Michael Q; Li, A/Prof Xue; Ranasinghe, Dr Damith C Approved Learning human activities through low cost, unobtrusive RFID technology Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $200,000.00 2015 $60,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0806 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary A rapidly growing aged population presents many challenges to Australia's health and aged care services. The outcomes of this project will help aging Australians live in their own homes longer, with greater independence and safety by providing an automated, unobtrusive means for health professionals to monitor activity and intervene as required.
DP130101541 Stokes, Dr Yvonne M; Crowdy, Prof Darren G; Ebendorff-Heidepriem, A/Prof Heike Approved Shining the light on geometry of microstructured optical fibres Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $350,000.00 Primary FoR 0102 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary A fast, powerful computer code using new mathematical models and techniques will be produced and experimentally validated, for use in development of novel microstructured optical fibres for telecommunications and other applications. This code will reduce the time-consuming and expensive experimental iteration needed for development of these fibres.
Page 295 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102524 Suter, Prof David; Chin, Dr Tat-Jun; Bab-Hadiashar, Prof Alireza; Chen, Prof Pei Approved Improved image analysis: maximised statistical use of geometry/shape constraints Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary This project will improve image analysis to apply such applications as 3D street-scape reconstruction, synthetic inserts into video for special effects, autonomous navigation, and scene understanding. It will do so by maximally exploiting the geometry of planar surfaces (e.g. walls) and straight lines and other simple geometric shapes.
DP130103924 Varghese, Prof Mathai Approved Advances in Index Theory Project Title 2013 $210,000.00 2014 $210,000.00 2015 $210,000.00 Total $630,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Mathai Varghese
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary The laws of nature are often expressed in terms of differential equations which, if 'elliptic', have an 'index' being the number of solutions minus the number of constraints imposed. The Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem gives a striking calculation of this 'index', and this project involves innovative extensions of this theory with novel applications.
Page 296 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103261 Wigley, Dr Tom M; Santer, Dr Benjamin D Approved Climate model validation and generation of probabilistic climate projections using data from Project Title Phase 5 of the Climate Model Intercomparison Project 2013 $240,000.00 2014 $240,000.00 2015 $190,000.00 Total $670,000.00 Primary FoR 0401 ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Dr Tom M Wigley
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary New climate model results will be compared with observations to test model skill. Probabilistic projections of regional- scale climate change will be developed and used to investigate a number of ecosystem impact case studies.
DP130104227 Wilkinson, Prof Michael J; Breen, Dr James M; Higham, Dr Thomas F; Pinhasi, Dr Ron Approved Reconstructing wheat evolution using ancient DNA Project Title 2013 $156,000.00 2014 $145,000.00 2015 $142,000.00 Total $443,000.00 Primary FoR 0703 CROP AND PASTURE PRODUCTION
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary The domestication of wild grasses by farmers was a step change in human history; it led to the emergence of modern cereals and with them, western civilisation. This project will apply modern DNA sequencing methods to 5000 -year-old cereal seeds to reconstruct the history of wheat, barley and other crops, and identify lost ancient forms and diversity.
Page 297 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102832 Zander, A/Prof Anthony C; Howard, Dr Carl Q; Cazzolato, A/Prof Benjamin S; Hawkins, Dr Stephen C Approved Mechanisms of sound absorption at the nanoscale Project Title 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0913 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide Project Summary Understanding the interaction of sound with nanoscale structures will guide the creation of novel carbon nanotube materials, optimised for sound absorption, which have potential application anywhere that noise exists and needs to be attenuated. Fuel savings from reduced drag and weight in applications such as jet aircraft engines are also expected.
Page 298 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation University of South Australia DP130104437 Franzway, Prof Suzanne; Wendt, Dr Sarah C; Moulding, Dr Nicole T; Zufferey, Dr Carole; Chung, Prof Donna Approved Gendered violence and citizenship: the complex effects of intimate partner violence on Project Title mental health, housing and employment 2013 $80,000.00 2014 $65,000.00 2015 $65,000.00 Total $210,000.00 Primary FoR 1699 OTHER STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY
Administering Organisation University of South Australia Project Summary This project will examine how intimate partner violence (IPV) impacts on women's citizenship through its effects on the interconnected dimensions of mental health, housing and employment over time. It will produce evidence on women's active and diverse responses to IPV, and provide new understandings of gender, violence and citizenship.
DP130102228 Grant, Prof Alexander J Approved Foundations for future wireless networks Project Title 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $116,482.00 2015 $120,554.00 Total $352,036.00 Primary FoR 0804 DATA FORMAT
Administering Organisation University of South Australia Project Summary Most of us have first-hand experience with temperamental wireless communications devices that don't meet our expectations. This project will deliver new technologies that enable lower costs, through more efficient use of radio spectrum. It will deliver more reliable and higher speed wireless broadband with better coverage, even to highly mobile users.
Page 299 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104090 Li, Prof Jiuyong; Liu, Dr Lin; Pei, Prof Jian; Goodall, Prof Gregory J Approved Developing novel data mining methods to reveal complex group relationships from Project Title heterogeneous data 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $350,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation University of South Australia Project Summary This project aims to develop novel and effective data mining methods that will enable us to unravel the relationships between multiple, rather than individual, components of complex systems (such as genes, gene regulators and cancer), which is crucial to understanding how such systems work. Potential applications for such methods are extensive.
Page 300 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation Western Australia Curtin University of Technology DP130102040 Arrigan, A/Prof Damien Approved Nanoscale liquid interfaces: properties and molecular sensitivity Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0301 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation Curtin University of Technology Project Summary Challenges facing society in health and environment need new molecular measurements that are accurate, sensitive and fast. By use of nanoscale oil-water junctions, the project will develop new chemical and biological sensors that hold great promise for solving molecular measurement problems, including the ability to detect single molecules.
DP130103035 Dawson, Prof Vaille M; Rennie, Prof Leonie J Approved Promoting scientific literacy of secondary science students through studying socioscientific Project Title issues and argumentation 2013 $51,000.00 2014 $40,000.00 2015 $40,000.00 Total $131,000.00 Primary FoR 1302 CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY
Administering Organisation Curtin University of Technology Project Summary This project will develop a model of professional development and effective classroom strategies to improve 12-16 year old school students' decision-making about socioscientific issues. Key outcomes will be improved scientific literacy and willingness by young people to use scientific evidence when making personal and community decisions.
Page 301 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100577 Grice, Prof Kliti; Summons, Prof Roger E Approved Tackling the resurgences of life, advanced dating tools of oils by sophisticated molecular and Project Title isotopic analyses from major geological events 2013 $250,000.00 2014 $230,000.00 2015 $230,000.00 Total $710,000.00 Primary FoR 0402 GEOCHEMISTRY
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Kliti Grice
Administering Organisation Curtin University of Technology Project Summary Evidence of Earth’s biogeochemical evolution is uniquely recorded in sediments and petroleum, as are the mechanisms of life’s recovery from mass extinction caused by past catastrophes. Pioneering ageing techniques will be tested on ancient sediments, low temperature mineral fabrics and petroleum leading to the exploration of new energy sources.
DP130103277 Hagger, Prof Martin S; Vanman, Dr Eric J; Foster, A/Prof Jonathan K; Hogarth, Dr Lee; Smith, Dr Michael A Approved Advancing the science of willpower: investigating the mechanisms and processes of self- Project Title control 2013 $95,834.00 Total $95,834.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation Curtin University of Technology Project Summary Willpower or 'good' self control is important for success in our academic, occupational, and social lives. This project will use cutting-edge scientific methods to investigate how glucose, the primary fuel for body function, promotes 'good' self-control and stimulates regions in the brain important for self-control.
Page 302 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103029 He, Dr Tianhua; Enright, Prof Neal J; Luo, Prof Yiqi Approved Keeping pace with a changing climate: can Australian plants count on rapid evolution? Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $420,000.00 Primary FoR 0603 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation Curtin University of Technology Project Summary Integrating field and common-garden experiments with cutting-edge genomic technology, this project will answer the critical question of whether Australia's flora can count on evolution to keep pace with a rapidly changing climate. The project outcomes will inform science-based policies integrating social-economic development and biodiversity conservation.
DP130103018 Love, Prof Peter E Approved Containment and reduction of rework in offshore oil and gas projects Project Title 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $345,000.00 Primary FoR 0905 CIVIL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Curtin University of Technology Project Summary This research will ensure that hydrocarbon projects are delivered successfully, on time and budget, safely to specified quality and with minimal environment impact. The successful delivery of such projects is thwarted by rework made during the design process. Strategies to reduce rework from occurring in the future will be developed.
Page 303 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103271 Lucey, Prof Anthony D; Narayanaswamy, Dr Ramesh; Jewkes, Dr James W; Narayanan, A/Prof Vinod; Chung, A/Prof Yongmann M Approved The phenomenology of unsteady impinging jets: fluid dynamics and heat transfer Project Title 2013 $60,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $260,000.00 Primary FoR 0915 INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Curtin University of Technology Project Summary This project comprises a definitive study of a fluid jet impacting a target surface and the effect of added fluctuations on its momentum and heat-transfer characteristics. This will deliver new scientific knowledge and underpin the development of an energy-efficient thermal-control technology for widespread use in many areas of engineering.
DP130101319 Wang, A/Prof Shaobin; Sun, Dr Hongqi; Zhi, Prof Dr Linjie Approved Green catalysis for energy and environment using metal free nanostructured carbons Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $320,000.00 Primary FoR 0904 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation Curtin University of Technology Project Summary This project will advance the nanomaterial design and science underpinning the development of green technologies for important chemical production and water treatment. The outcomes of this project will help Australia in a leading position in the sustainable development of nanotechnology and water remediation.
Page 304 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation Edith Cowan University DP130103999 Standing, Prof Craig; Kock, Prof Dr Nereu Approved Improving organisational innovation using social media Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0806 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation Edith Cowan University Project Summary This project will examine how social media can be effectively used in organisations to improve levels of innovation. The outcomes of the research will put Australia at the forefront of research in the area and have a significant impact on innovation in Australian organisations.
Page 305 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation Murdoch University DP130104670 Barber, Prof Bonnie; Modecki, Dr Kathryn L; Eccles, Prof Jacquelynne Approved Protect from harm or lead into danger? The influence of peers in leisure activities on Project Title adolescent behaviour 2013 $110,200.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $111,000.00 Total $336,200.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation Murdoch University Project Summary When are peers a bad influence? This project will offer answers about the leisure settings that expose young people to risk and those that protect them from harm during the high school years. This research will also help identify those youth who may be especially vulnerable to negative effects of peer influence.
DP130102273 Hughes, A/Prof Caroline S; Hameiri, Dr Shahar Approved The politics of public administration reform: capacity development and ideological Project Title contestation in international state-building 2013 $86,943.00 2014 $60,615.00 2015 $114,914.00 Total $262,472.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation Murdoch University Project Summary Why do expensive international aid programs often fail to achieve public administration reform in fragile states? This study investigates how the beliefs of public servants about the nature of their role reflect societal conflicts and alliances. Understanding this offers aid practitioners a means of designing tactical responses to reform agendas.
Page 306 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102323 Hughes, A/Prof Caroline S; Hutchison, Dr Jane R; Rosser, A/Prof Andrew J; Wilson, Dr Ian D Approved Remaking the poor: poor people's responses to donors' market citizenship programs in Project Title Southeast Asia 2013 $63,551.00 2014 $66,578.00 2015 $62,959.00 Total $193,088.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation Murdoch University Project Summary Contemporary international aid attempts to help the poor participate in the market economy, with highly variable results. Often poor beneficiaries appear not to co-operate with these programs. This study investigates the factors driving the responses of poor people to donors' poverty reduction programs, to offer new models for donor interventions.
Page 307 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation The University of Western Australia DP130102580 Badcock, Prof David R Approved Human coding of shape Project Title 2013 $104,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $294,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Visual detection of shape is central to our ability to interact with objects effectively. Human vision is very efficient and fast when detecting and recognising shapes. This project aims to determine the underlying processes used by the system in coding shape and should also lead to artificial methods for rapid scene analysis.
DP130104470 Baddeley, Prof Adrian J Approved New statistical tools for mineral exploration targeting and validation Project Title 2013 $182,792.00 2014 $190,000.00 2015 $195,000.00 Total $567,792.00 Primary FoR 0104 STATISTICS
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Adrian J Baddeley
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Exploration for new mineral resources depends on information gleaned from geological survey data. This project confronts important, unsolved statistical problems in the analysis of geological survey data which have direct impact on exploration targeting.
Page 308 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102322 Baddeley, Prof Adrian J; Nair, Dr Gopalan M; Gravestock, Mr Isaac J; Hazelton, Prof Martin L; Handcock, Prof Mark S; Isham, Prof Valerie S; Rasmussen, A/Prof Jakob G Approved Statistical methodology for events on a network, with application to road safety Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0104 STATISTICS
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary This project develops new methods to analyse road traffic accident rates, aiming to identify accident black spots and to develop an evidence base for future road design and road safety management. These methods can be applied to other types of events on a network of roads, railways, rivers, electrical wires, communication networks or airline routes.
DP130100087 Baer, Prof Boris C; Boomsma, Prof Dr Jacobus J Approved Evolutionary proteomics of social insects Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $280,000.00 Primary FoR 0608 ZOOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary This project aims to understand the molecular mechanisms that affect fertility in honeybees and leaf-cutting ants by identifying the function of proteins in male and female secretions related to insemination and sperm storage. The understanding of these general principles will have important applications for honeybee breeding.
Page 309 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100106 Bamberg, Dr John; Devillers, Dr Alice; Praeger, Prof Cheryl E Approved Permutation groups and their interrelationship with the symmetry of graphs, codes and Project Title geometric configurations 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $345,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Symmetry is important in simplifying complex structures and in efficiently encoding information. This project will develop new fundamental theory for the mathematics behind symmetry. It will apply this to construct and classify families of networks lying on surfaces and structures that arise from set theory and projective geometry.
DP130104804 Barrie, Dr David G; Shoemaker, Prof Robert Approved Prosecution, punishment and the printed word in enlightenment Scotland, from 1747 to 1815 Project Title 2013 $60,000.00 2014 $55,000.00 2015 $40,000.00 Total $155,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary This project examines the principles and workings of the Scottish criminal justice system and how these were represented in, and influenced by, print culture, from 1747 to 1815. It will further understanding of Australian history by looking at how legal representations of Australia influenced the Scottish Judiciary's transportation policy.
Page 310 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104374 Boussaid, A/Prof Farid; Bermak, Prof Amine Approved Bio-inspired Sniffer chips Project Title 2013 $70,000.00 2014 $70,000.00 2015 $70,000.00 Total $210,000.00 Primary FoR 0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary This project will combine recent advances in neuroscience of olfaction, together with novel microelectronic fabrication technologies, to develop a miniature electronic nose microsystem with superior selectivity, stability, sensitivity and response time. Applications include national security, environment monitoring or medical diagnosis.
DP130101472 Bush, Prof Mark B; Lawn, Dr Brian R Approved Survival mechanisms of teeth Project Title 2013 $95,000.00 2014 $95,000.00 2015 $95,000.00 Total $285,000.00 Primary FoR 0903 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary The patterns of fracture in teeth can be used to infer bite forces and dietary habits in human ancestors and other animals, yet the link between the fracture pattern and forces is not yet well understood. This project will enable new developments in the field of evolutionary biology by providing mathematical models that can predict these forces.
Page 311 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104535 Cheng, Prof Liang; Zhao, Dr Ming; Zhou, Prof Tongming; Draper, Dr Scott; An, Dr Hongwei; White, Prof David J Approved Local scour below offshore pipelines on calcareous sediments Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0905 CIVIL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary This project will improve predictions of erosion around subsea structures in calcareous sediment, allowing potential pipeline self-burial. This will reduce the considerable costs currently spent on pipeline stabilisation and increase the viability of Australia's offshore resources and the competitiveness of the Australian oil and gas industry.
DP130101366 Clements, Prof Kenneth W Approved Analysing global consumption patterns with a large number of commodities Project Title 2013 $83,709.00 2014 $87,999.00 2015 $91,493.00 Total $263,201.00 Primary FoR 1402 APPLIED ECONOMICS
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary This project provides estimates of the income and price sensitivities of consumption, for a large number of finely distinguished goods, across most countries. These, together with new ways of enhancing economic data (by recognising quality improvements of goods and uncertainty), will be of value to researchers, government and business.
Page 312 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104275 Docherty, Prof Gerard; Foulkes, Prof Paul Approved The social dynamics of language: a study of phonological variation and change in West Project Title Australian English 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $320,000.00 Primary FoR 2004 LINGUISTICS
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary This project studies the role of pronunciation as a marker of individual and community identity. As the first systematic study of accent variability in Perth, it focusses on how, across different contexts, speakers from older and younger generations and different backgrounds deploy speech as a means of projecting social affiliation and difference.
DP130103505 Driver, Prof Simon P; Hopkins, A/Prof Andrew M; Colless, Prof Matthew; Meyer, A/Prof Martin J Approved The evolution of mass and energy over the past 13 billion years Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $400,000.00 Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary The universe has slowly transformed atomic material into a range of structures from planets, stars, galaxies, clusters and filaments. In the process the universe has generated energy at almost all wavelengths. This project will build a model to explain the evolution of mass, energy and structure in the universe and will test the model using the latest data.
Page 313 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103793 Green, Prof Daniel J Approved Defining the direct effects of exercise on arterial adaptation Project Title 2013 $113,000.00 2014 $113,000.00 2015 $113,000.00 Total $339,000.00 Primary FoR 1106 HUMAN MOVEMENT AND SPORTS SCIENCE
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Understanding the mechanisms responsible for the beneficial effects of exercise is fundamental to optimising the design of preventative programs aimed at healthy ageing. These experiments will contribute to our understanding of the direct effects of changes in blood flow and pressure during exercise on vascular adaptations in humans.
DP130104332 Hao, Prof Hong; Wang, Dr Ying Approved Development of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) material with spiral-shaped fibres Project Title 2013 $105,000.00 2014 $105,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $315,000.00 Primary FoR 0905 CIVIL ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary This project will develop new spiral-shaped steel fibres to be added in concrete to improve its strength, toughness, crack bridging, deformation and impact resistance capacities. It will create better concrete material for wide applications in construction to resist extreme loading conditions such as explosions and high-speed impacts.
Page 314 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104666 Harney, Prof Nicholas D Approved Neoliberalism, migration and diasporas: a comparative, ethnographic analysis of their Project Title intersections in Australia, Canada and Italy 2013 $47,000.00 2014 $35,000.00 2015 $43,000.00 Total $125,000.00 Primary FoR 1601 ANTHROPOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary This project will identify the connections between diasporas and the recent history of capitalism. Research data will be drawn from Canada, Italy and Australia to provide a comparative perspective on the cultural, economic and political transformations that connect diasporas with the structural changes in capitalism.
DP130104078 Hipsey, A/Prof Matthew R; Brookes, A/Prof Justin D; Hamilton, Prof David P; Hanson, A/Prof Paul C; Liu, Prof Cheng-Chien Approved Resilience in biogeochemical pathways along a catchment-to-coast continuum Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0501 ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Aquatic systems have degraded more in the past 50 years than any other time in history. Global pressures are further threatening their sustainability, but their complexity makes it difficult to understand how they are responding. This project will combine numerous state-of-the-art approaches to unravel pathways that shape their response.
Page 315 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102203 Hobbs, Prof Richard J Approved Ants, plants, diversity and function: trophic interactions and ecosystem function in a large- Project Title scale restoration experiment 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $95,000.00 2015 $95,000.00 Total $305,000.00 Primary FoR 0501 ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Food and clean water are but two of the benefits we reap from functioning ecosystems, but we know little about how individual species contribute to making ecosystems work. This project capitalises on the diversity of Australia's ant fauna by using ants as a model taxon to explore the link between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
DP130103394 Imberger, Prof Jorg; Marti, Dr Clelia L; de la Fuente, Asst Prof Alberto Approved Turbulent vertical mixing in stratified flows Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $30,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0499 OTHER EARTH SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary The project will provide the first definitive data set to document, at the process level, the contribution of turbulance, to mixing in stratified flows and improve our understanding of how well current closure schemes mimic the buoyancy flux and the Reynolds stresses in a stratified shear flow.
Page 316 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101461 Johns, Prof Michael L; Fridjonsson, Asst Prof Einar O; Sederman, Dr Andrew J Approved Mobile and rapid nuclear magnetic resonance characterisation of oilfield emulsions Project Title 2013 $145,000.00 2014 $125,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 0999 OTHER ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Oilfield emulsions, which can severely disrupt crude oil production, require droplet sizing in order to enable separation of the emulsified water. This project will provide this measurement capability based on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance techniques, as are frequently used for chemical identification and medical diagnostics.
DP130100016 Laliberte, Asst Prof Etienne; Teste, Dr François P; Wardle, Prof David A; Kardol, Asst Prof Paul; Turner, Dr Benjamin L Approved The role of plant-soil feedback in biodiversity maintenance along fertility gradients: from Project Title patterns to mechanisms 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Plants strongly modify soils and their associated biota, which in turn has important consequences for plant growth. This is known as 'plant-soil feedback'. This project will determine whether such feedback plays a role in maintaining the exceptionally high levels of plant biodiversity found in the kwongan shrublands of south-western Australia.
Page 317 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100005 Lambers, Prof Johannes (Hans) T; Clode, A/Prof Peta L; Hammond, Dr John P; White, Prof Philip J Approved Does calcium toxicity explain the absence of most Proteaceae from calcareous habitats? Project Title 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $345,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Native Proteaceae plants inhabit sandy environments across Australia, but are invariably limited in their distribution by soil conditions. This project will determine elemental and genetic factors that determine Proteaceae distribution and survival, in order to improve ecosystem conservation and restoration strategies and preserve biodiversity.
DP130101735 Lewandowsky, Prof Stephan; Oberauer, Prof Dr Klaus; Brown, Prof Gordon D Approved Information seeking, cognition, and individual differences Project Title 2013 $138,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $338,000.00 Primary FoR 1702 COGNITIVE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary The public now has access to vast amounts of scientific knowledge and information on the internet and in other new media. Paradoxically, this increasing availability of knowledge has been accompanied by the increasing traction of pseudoscientific misinformation. This project explores the reasons underlying those trends and seeks solutions.
Page 318 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102243 Ludwig, Dr Martha; Sage, A/Prof Tammy L; Sage, Prof Rowan F Approved The Australian endemic grass tribe Neurachninae: a new paradigm to investigate the Project Title evolution of C4 photosynthesis 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $335,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Two biochemical pathways, known as C3 and C4, account for the photosynthesis of most plants, and C4 plants evolved from C3 ancestors. This project will identify anatomical, biochemical and genetic changes that led to the evolution of C4 plants, aiding development of plant varieties with increased yield and ability to tolerate climate change effects.
DP130104129 Luiten, Prof Andre N; Hartnett, Prof John G; Light, Dr Philip S; Peters, Prof Achim; Kessler, Dr Thomas Approved Ultra-high spectral purity lasers for tests of relativity and atomic clocks Project Title 2013 $250,000.00 2014 $320,000.00 2015 $280,000.00 Total $850,000.00 Primary FoR 0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Funded Participants: CI-DORA2 Prof John G Hartnett
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Measurement precision is the key to advancement of a technological society. This project aims to build the most precise measurement tool ever developed: one capable of delivering 17 digits of precision in just 1 second. In conjunction with German and French colleagues this too will be used to test the foundation theories of physics.
Page 319 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102918 Millar, Prof Andrew H Approved Defence gene expression in Arabidopsis linked to metabolic perturbation and oxidative Project Title signalling via dsr1 2013 $135,000.00 2014 $135,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $400,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Through analysis of a novel pathway of how plants perceive pathogens in the environment, this project aims to link metabolic energy generation pathways with pathogen defence. This could provide novel approaches for protect plants from pathogens by altering the sensitivity of this signalling pathway.
DP130101110 O'Donoghue, Prof Thomas A Approved From periphery to centre: an historical analysis of lay teachers' experiences in Australian Project Title Catholic schools, from 1940 to 1980 2013 $32,000.00 2014 $30,000.00 Total $62,000.00 Primary FoR 1301 EDUCATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Following the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) lay teachers came to dominate Australian Catholic education. This oral history project, responding to a call for scholarly interest in faith-based schooling, as a result of recent developments motivated by religious ideology, will contribute to understanding their experiences for the period from 1940 to 80.
Page 320 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100051 Parker, A/Prof Lynette M; Acciaioli, Dr Gregory L; Nilan, Dr Pamela M; Afiff, Dr Suraya A; Winarto, A/Prof Yunita T Approved Fostering pro-environment consciousness and practice: environmentalism, environmentality Project Title and environmental education in Indonesia 2013 $230,000.00 2014 $230,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $580,000.00 Primary FoR 1699 OTHER STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary This project aims to foster environmental awareness in Indonesia by investigating how some people have become environmentally aware, and by evaluating various environmental education and activism projects. This project will also identify types of education that have proven effective, analyse the reasons for their efficacy and make recommendations accordingly.
DP130104814 Parker, Prof Sharon K Approved Wise proactivity: making the right things happen in the right way Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $290,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Little is known about how organisations can motivate their staff to make things happen and at the same time prevent misguided and ineffective proactivity. This project focuses on the concept of wise proactivity. The aim is to develop managers who balance interests beyond their own to make the right things happen in the right way.
Page 321 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100570 Purchase, Dr Sharon L; Olaru, Dr Doina; Soutar, Prof Geoffrey N; Izquierdo, Dr Luis R; Cooksey, Prof Ray W Approved Modelling network innovation performance capability: a multidisciplinary approach Project Title 2013 $75,202.00 2014 $49,471.00 2015 $51,471.00 Total $176,144.00 Primary FoR 1503 BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Innovation is created in complex network interactions. By combining agent-based and fuzzy logic modelling, this project will identify combinations of resources to generate new ideas/technologies. This will enable managers and policy makers to understand the mechanisms behind innovation and implement policies aimed at enhancing innovation processes.
DP130100066 Raston, Prof Colin L; Stubbs, A/Prof Keith A; Atwood, Prof Jerry L Approved Controlling the organisation of matter using vortex fluidics Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $150,000.00 Total $450,000.00 Primary FoR 0303 MACROMOLECULAR AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Vortex fluidic devices will be developed and used to construct functional complex molecules and materials, and probe the structure of self assembled systems. The scalable processing will be assessed for application in advanced materials production, the chemical industry and in developing complex molecules for drug discovery.
Page 322 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104825 Rengel, Prof Zed; Diggle, Dr Arthur J Approved Modelling spatial and temporal dynamics of rhizosphere exudation Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0703 CROP AND PASTURE PRODUCTION
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Existing crop root systems are poorly suited to Australian soils with low nutrient availability. Using a simulation model to develop computer-aided design of 3-D root structure and function, tailored to particular environments, this project will enhance breeding for increased nutrient-use efficiency.
DP130102300 Rhodes, Prof Gillian I Approved Fitting the mind to the world: adaptive processes in face perception Project Title 2013 $242,707.00 2014 $193,602.00 2015 $192,792.00 Total $629,101.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Gillian I Rhodes
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Faces provide many subtle social cues that guide interpersonal interactions. This project will reveal the perceptual mechanisms that allow us to read cues to identity and expression and how those mechanisms may be compromised in individuals with impaired face perception.
Page 323 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103592 Sercombe, Prof Timothy B; Zhang, Dr Lai Chang; Eckert, Prof Dr Jürgen Approved Selective laser melting of bulk metallic glasses Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $165,000.00 2015 $165,000.00 Total $480,000.00 Primary FoR 0912 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary The application of metallic glasses is limited due to their difficulty in producing normal sized, complex components. This project will use the unique benefits of an advance manufacturing technology called Selective Laser Melting and the theories of polymer processing, to overcome the inherent difficulties in manufacturing these materials.
DP130100618 Simmons, Prof Leigh W; Roberts, Prof John D Approved Testing new theoretical models of sperm allocation: does competition for mates compromise Project Title male fertility? 2013 $131,000.00 2014 $117,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $368,000.00 Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary In order to reproduce, males must invest resources into competing for females at a cost to their investment in fertility. The project will develop and test new evolutionary theory that explores how male reproductive biology evolves in the face of this unappreciated constraint, research that will provide general insight into male fertility and infertility.
Page 324 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103646 Smith, Prof Steven M; Flematti, Dr Gavin R; Dixon, Prof Kingsley W; Nelson, Dr David C Approved Discovering the molecular mechanisms and origins of karrikin and strigolactone signalling in Project Title plants 2013 $175,000.00 2014 $165,000.00 2015 $165,000.00 Total $505,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Understanding how hormones control plant growth has transformed plant biology and driven major advances in crop production. This project will study genes responsible for the action of two new growth regulators, strigolactones and karrikins, and, by uncovering their action mechanisms, will obtain crucial knowledge to stimulate yet further advances in plant science.
DP130103488 Spackman, Prof Mark A; Jayatilaka, Prof Dylan; Grabowsky, Dr Simon Approved Electrostatic complementarity: A unifying principle in molecular crystal structures Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0306 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (INCL. STRUCTURAL)
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Many technological advances are underpinned by the development of crystalline materials with desired physical properties. By exploring and quantifying the concept of 'electrostatic complementarity' in crystal packing, the project will give researchers access to a powerful suite of tools to assist in the greater understanding of intermolecular interactions.
Page 325 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103304 Spackman, Prof Mark A; Koutsantonis, Prof George A; Iversen, Prof Bo B Approved Host-guest interactions in the solid state: models for an enhanced understanding of Project Title supramolecular chemistry 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0306 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY (INCL. STRUCTURAL)
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Molecular aggregates involving host and guest molecules underpin the design and development of functional materials in areas as diverse as catalysis, targeted drug delivery and gas storage. Project outcomes will facilitate the rationalisation and prediction of their properties and inspire future development of these important materials.
DP130100205 Tobar, Prof Michael E; McFerran, Dr John J; Peters, Prof Achim; Mewes, Dr Matthew; Bize, Dr Sebastien; Bourgeois, Dr Pierre-Yves; Salomon, Prof Christophe Approved Precision measurement to test fundamental physics Project Title 2013 $200,000.00 2014 $170,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $490,000.00 Primary FoR 0203 CLASSICAL PHYSICS
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary This project gives the University of Western Australia the opportunity to lead some of the world's best tests on fundamental physics by implementing their novel precision technology. It will also strengthen their collaboration between elite metrological institutes, including Paris Observatory, Ecole Normale Superior and Humboldt University.
Page 326 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100783 Tomkins, Prof Joseph L Approved Threshold traits: conditionality, instability and broken symmetry Project Title 2013 $108,000.00 2014 $108,000.00 2015 $108,000.00 Total $324,000.00 Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary This project will use experimental evolutionary ecology to understand biological switches that are tripped in response to environmental change. This will increase knowledge of how the environment affects organisms; exploring the limits to diversity on the one hand and the generation of novelty on the other.
DP130100802 Veth, Prof Peter M; Paterson, Prof Alistair G; Basgall, Prof Mark E; Zeanah, Prof David W; Manne, Dr Tiina; Placzek, Dr Christa; Codding, Dr Brian F; Souter, Ms Corioli A Approved The Barrow Island archaeology project: the dynamism of maritime societies in northern Project Title Australia 2013 $395,000.00 2014 $395,000.00 2015 $385,000.00 Total $1,175,000.00 Primary FoR 2101 ARCHAEOLOGY
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Peter M Veth
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary This project will study human occupation from exceptionally rich sites on Barrow Island, located off northwest Australia, profiling a continuous reliance on coastal resources until isolation. Whaling and pearling started in the nineteenth century using Indigenous labourers after a 7,000 year gap in human occupation.
Page 327 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104404 Vo, Prof Ba-Ngu; Hoseinnezhad, Dr Reza Approved A stochastic geometric framework for Bayesian sensor array processing Project Title 2013 $95,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $295,000.00 Primary FoR 0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary This project develops a mathematical framework, and a new generation of techniques, for sensor array processing to address real-world problems with uncertainty in array parameters and number of signals. The outcomes will enhance the capability of sensors in many application areas including, radar, sonar, astronomy and wireless communications.
DP130102384 Whelan, Prof James M; Daley, Dr Daniel O Approved Functional analysis of novel mitochondrial outer membrane proteins in Arabidopsis Project Title 2013 $106,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $103,000.00 Total $319,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia Project Summary Mitochondria play central roles in the life and death of cells. This project will characterise the functions of proteins on the mitochondrial surface, which mediate signals that define mitochondrial function, providing novel approaches to modify mitochondrial function and plant growth.
Page 328 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation Tasmania University of Tasmania DP130102088 Bindoff, Prof Nathaniel L; McCreary, Prof Julian P; Furue, Dr Ryo; Feng, Dr Ming; Benthuysen, Dr Jessica; Domingues, Dr Catia M Approved Observations of remarkable eastward flows in the South Indian Ocean Project Title 2013 $180,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $150,000.00 Total $480,000.00 Primary FoR 0405 OCEANOGRAPHY
Administering Organisation University of Tasmania Project Summary The Indian Ocean drives much of the variability of Australian weather and rainfall and is rapidly evolving. Innovative new observations of remarkable eastward flows in the South Indian Ocean will be combined with models to understand these circulations in a region that has significant economic value for Australia.
DP130103144 Callingham, A/Prof Rosemary A; Chick, A/Prof Helen L; Beswick, A/Prof Kim C; Hay, Prof Ian; Nicholson, Prof Tom Approved Powerful knowledge: mapping out standards of teachers' knowledge for teaching Project Title mathematics and English to achieve the goals of the curriculum 2013 $66,000.00 2014 $55,000.00 2015 $60,000.00 Total $181,000.00 Primary FoR 1302 CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY
Administering Organisation University of Tasmania Project Summary Setting standards is an important step to raising teacher quality. This project will establish benchmarks for teachers' knowledge at all levels of schooling in two key areas of the curriculum: English and mathematics.
Page 329 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100168 Dungey, Prof Mardi H Approved Detecting financial contagion using high frequency data Project Title 2013 $165,000.00 2014 $153,000.00 2015 $153,000.00 Total $471,000.00 Primary FoR 1502 BANKING, FINANCE AND INVESTMENT
Administering Organisation University of Tasmania Project Summary Financial crises spread extraordinarily quickly. However, existing tools for measuring this spread use relatively low frequency data. This project develops tools for measuring and detecting periods of stress and the effects of financial contagion in financial markets, using high frequency data based on recorded transaction prices.
DP130104088 Eccleston, A/Prof Richard; Widmaier, Dr Wesley W Approved From words to deeds: the politics of compliance in post-crisis international tax reform Project Title 2013 $62,580.00 2014 $61,480.00 2015 $55,430.00 Total $179,490.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation University of Tasmania Project Summary The OECD embarked on an ambitious program to limit international tax evasion as part of the G20's response to the Global Financial Crisis. This project will evaluate whether national governments have honoured their commitments to this historic agreement. These findings will make a significant contribution to our understanding of compliance in global governance.
Page 330 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102725 Hallegraeff, Prof Gustaaf M; Richardson, A/Prof Anthony J Approved Climate-driven windblown dust and flood runoff can increase marine diseases by fungal Project Title pathogens 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $88,000.00 Total $268,000.00 Primary FoR 0605 MICROBIOLOGY
Administering Organisation University of Tasmania Project Summary Determination of the role of fungal pathogens in marine disease outbreaks, and their linkages to climate-driven dust and flood events, have important applications for coastal fisheries and the Great Barrier Reef. This project will develop molecular tools and plankton recorder protocols to detect fungal outbreaks and assess ecosystem resilience.
DP130102859 Hallegraeff, Prof Gustaaf M; Trick, Prof Charles Approved Understanding fish-killing mechanisms by harmful algal blooms: towards the design of Project Title effective mitigation strategies 2013 $112,000.00 2014 $117,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $334,000.00 Primary FoR 0704 FISHERIES SCIENCES
Administering Organisation University of Tasmania Project Summary Fish-killing microalgal blooms cause multi-million dollar losses to global aquaculture and wild fisheries. This project brings together leading Australian and Canadian research teams, applying sophisticated cell line and biologically active molecule technologies, to elucidate precise fish-kill mechanisms and design effective mitigation strategies.
Page 331 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101471 Hilder, Prof Emily F; Moad, Dr Graeme; Bon, Dr Stefan A Approved Polymer nanoparticles and their assembled supracolloidal monolithic structures for Project Title applications in separation science 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0303 MACROMOLECULAR AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation University of Tasmania Project Summary This project will generate new polymeric materials that will improve the analysis of complex samples. This will be applied in a wide range of areas of national importance including: pharmaceutical analysis and drug discovery; environmental, clinical and forensic analysis; and energy generation and foods.
DP130101113 Johnson, Prof Craig R; Wright, Dr Jeffrey T; Byers, Dr James E; Gribben, Dr Paul E Approved Dynamic resilience and stability properties of marine systems: the importance of Project Title environment-engineer feedbacks in kelp forests 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $325,000.00 Primary FoR 0602 ECOLOGY
Administering Organisation University of Tasmania Project Summary Kelp forests form complex habitats that support diverse, productive and economically important food-webs. This project will determine whether healthy kelp forests engineer their environment to make conditions more suitable for their continued recruitment and survivorship, thus increasing their stability and resilience in response to anthropogenic threats.
Page 332 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100257 Kamenetsky, Prof Vadim Approved A melt inclusions pursuit into the identity of carbonatite magmas and their economic Project Title potential 2013 $50,743.00 2014 $55,418.00 2015 $48,109.00 Total $154,270.00 Primary FoR 0403 GEOLOGY
Administering Organisation University of Tasmania Project Summary The project will focus on close connections between mantle carbonate-rich magmas and the accumulation of rare metals and diamonds in the crust. This study is in an internationally competitive field, will educate young geoscientists in the use of modern research methods and will benefit the Australian communities and economy.
DP130101518 Paull, Prof Brett; Nesterenko, Prof Pavel N; Haddad, Prof Paul R; Davies, A/Prof Noel W; Shellie, A/Prof Robert A; Wilson, Dr Richard; Kelleher, Dr Brian P Approved Resolving dissolved organic matter: new multi-dimensional separation approaches Project Title 2013 $220,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $480,000.00 Primary FoR 0399 OTHER CHEMICAL SCIENCES
Administering Organisation University of Tasmania Project Summary To fully understand and model global carbon cycles the source, nature and fate of oceanic dissolved organic carbon is an essential element. This project will develop, model and apply new orthogonol and complementary separation science based technologies to further the comprehensive characterisation and understanding of these complex systems.
Page 333 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104220 Potts, Prof Bradley M Approved Genetics of species differentiation and hybridisation in Eucalyptus Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $355,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation University of Tasmania Project Summary Eucalypts are an icon of Australia and of great economic and ecological significance. This project will use genomic technologies to provide novel insights into the evolutionary processes that shape diversity in this genus. This will contribute to the development of better conservation and management practices for this valuable genetic resource.
DP130103357 Ross, A/Prof John J Approved Regulation of seed development in grain legumes Project Title 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $335,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation University of Tasmania Project Summary The seeds of grain legumes are the edible portion of the crop, but it is not understood how seed size and composition are regulated. This project will determine the mechanisms by which plant hormones affect seed development, providing a basis for improving yields.
Page 334 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104317 Summers, Prof Jeffery J; Carson, Prof Richard G; Hinder, Dr Mark R; Gomez, Prof Dr Rapson Approved The ageing brain: plasticity and training Project Title 2013 $114,037.00 2014 $111,499.00 2015 $115,203.00 Total $340,739.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation University of Tasmania Project Summary This project will investigate how the capacity of a person's brain for reorganisation (plasticity) influences cognitive and motor function and training benefits in older adults. The findings will support new training initiatives to promote brain health and well-being across the lifespan.
DP130102154 Tranter, A/Prof Bruce K; Lester, A/Prof Libby Approved Leadership and the construction of environmental concerns in Australia Project Title 2013 $69,100.00 2014 $73,000.00 2015 $39,000.00 Total $181,100.00 Primary FoR 1608 SOCIOLOGY
Administering Organisation University of Tasmania Project Summary This project analyses leadership of the Australian environment movement and its relationship to the articulation and negotiation of environmental threats and conflict. This research maps environmental leadership across Australia, asking how its formation and evolution impacts on public environmental debate.
Page 335 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101054 Warner, Prof Catherine A; Davis, Dr Julia; Freiberg, Prof Arie Approved Using jurors to gauge informed public opinion on sentencing Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $140,000.00 Total $400,000.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation University of Tasmania Project Summary Policy makers and judicial officers are under increasing pressure to respond to public opinion on sentencing issues and yet gauging public opinion on these issues is problematic. This project will use a new means of ascertaining informed public opinion on sentencing issues to better inform policy makers and judicial officers.
DP130100715 Woods, A/Prof Gregory M; Lyons, Dr Alan B; Corcoran, A/Prof Lynn M Approved Host-tumour interplay in Tasmanian devils with devil facial tumour disease: can immune cells Project Title be harnessed for therapy? 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $380,000.00 Primary FoR 0707 VETERINARY SCIENCES
Administering Organisation University of Tasmania Project Summary Tasmanian devils only exist naturally in Tasmania and Devil Facial Tumour Disease, an infectious cancer, could cause the extinction of the Tasmanian devil. This project will determine if Devil Facial Tumour Disease reduces the effectiveness of the devil's immune system and test if activated immune cells can protect against this disease.
Page 336 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation Australian Capital Territory The Australian National University DP130101252 Atkin, Prof Owen K; Meir, Prof Patrick W; Turnbull, Prof Matthew H; Sitch, Prof Stephen A; Griffin, Prof Kevin L; Hurry, Prof Vaughan M Approved Disentangling climate and evolutionary controls over the temperature dependence of leaf Project Title respiration 2013 $160,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $150,000.00 Total $460,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary The project will use field and laboratory studies to establish if there are systematic differences in the temperature responses of leaf respiration in plants adapted to hot and cold environments. The results will enable climate modellers to better predict impacts of climate change on carbon exchange between vegetation and the atmosphere.
DP130101738 Barnsley, Prof Michael F; Hegland, Prof Markus Approved Theory and applications of three dimensional fractal transformations Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0102 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary The purpose of this project is to develop the theory and algorithms for a new class of continuous mappings between fractals. Outcomes include a better understanding of fractals, substantially better algorithms for fractal compression and many new applications.
Page 337 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104633 Barton, Dr Gregory A Approved The global history of organic farming Project Title 2013 $30,000.00 2014 $30,000.00 Total $60,000.00 Primary FoR 2103 HISTORICAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary The first global history of the organic farming movement explains how organic farming changed land-use, government policy and consumer habits. Understanding how this scientific and cultural movement arose, where it succeeded and where it failed, helps to better formulate policy that promotes sustainable agriculture, human health and climate.
DP130102839 Batchelor, Prof Murray T; Baxter, Em/Prof Rodney J Approved The connection between discrete holomorphicity and Yang-Baxter integrability Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0105 MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project will develop and apply the mathematical theory underlying the rigorous study of phase transitions and critical phenomena, which defines what we know about 'everyday' matter and its transformations. The project will also contribute to training in an area for which Australia has an outstanding international reputation.
Page 338 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102990 Baulch, Dr Emma; Watkins, A/Prof Jeremy; Heryanto, A/Prof Ariel Approved Mobile Indonesians: social differentiation and digital literacies in the twenty first century Project Title 2013 $73,000.00 2014 $73,000.00 2015 $74,000.00 Total $220,000.00 Primary FoR 2002 CULTURAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This is the first dedicated study of the social implications of mobile telephony's recent and rapid popularisation throughout the country. This project will study metropolitan, urban and rural users to understand how mobile phones create the new and unexpected social networks which will shape tomorrow's Indonesians.
DP130100776 Bode, Dr Katherine Approved To be continued: exploring the world of novels in colonial periodicals Project Title 2013 $70,000.00 2014 $91,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $261,000.00 Primary FoR 2005 LITERARY STUDIES
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary In the nineteenth century Australians read most of their fiction in newspapers and magazines. This project explores what novels were being reading - and where in the world this fiction came from - in order to better understand how literature travelled globally at this time and how this movement of fiction shaped Australian literature and history.
Page 339 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104168 Braithwaite, Prof John B Approved Cascades of Violence and Nonviolence Project Title 2013 $120,547.00 2014 $157,240.00 2015 $158,037.00 Total $435,824.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Why did the Arab Spring spread so fast? Why did so many communist regimes collapse so quickly in 1989? This project explains why tactics of violence and of nonviolence cause contagion. It develops a new evidence-based theory of how to contain cascades of violence and accelerate contagions of nonviolence to create a less violent world.
DP130100159 Carey, Prof Alan L; Wang, Dr Bai-Ling Approved Novel geometric constructions Project Title 2013 $200,000.00 2014 $200,000.00 2015 $200,000.00 Total $600,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Alan L Carey
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project will tackle ambitious questions on the properties of higher dimensional surfaces with singularities, whose solutions will have implications for some famous conjectures in mathematics. The outcomes will strengthen Australia's knowledge base in geometry and topology and create interaction between geometry and other fields of science.
Page 340 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101009 Catchpole, Dr Kylie R; de Sterke, Prof Carel M Approved Nanophotonics for strong absorption in extremely thin solar cells: moving beyond silicon Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $170,000.00 2015 $170,000.00 Total $480,000.00 Primary FoR 0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project will lead to the development of extremely thin solar cells made of novel low-cost materials, which would likely reduce the cost of photovoltaic technology. If the cost of photovoltaics was sufficiently low then it could have a major impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollution in Australia and worldwide.
DP130102593 Cazzonelli, Dr Christopher I; Pogson, Prof Barry J; Aharoni, A/Prof Asaph Approved The hunt for Ribonucleic Acid riboswitches and genetic sensors of metabolic flux in plants Project Title 2013 $135,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $375,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) contains both structural and sequence information that coordinates feedback of metabolic processes in response to environmental change, thereby promoting cellular adaptation and survival. This project will discover ancient RNA modules and structural switches in plants that sense chemical reactions and regulate pathway flux.
Page 341 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101705 Cherbuin, Dr Nicolas Approved What is normal brain ageing? An investigation of changes in brain structure and cognition in Project Title mid-life 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $125,000.00 2015 $125,000.00 Total $375,000.00 Primary FoR 1701 PSYCHOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Pathological brain changes associated with cognitive decline later in life become detectable in the 40s and sometimes earlier, yet little is known about what constitute normal brain ageing in midlife. Using a number of neuroimaging techniques, this project will develop a detailed map of brain and cognitive ageing in middle-age and their predictors.
DP130101801 Christen, Dr Peter J; Verykios, Prof Vassilios Approved Privacy-preserving record linkage on multiple large databases Project Title 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $350,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Record linkage has been recognised as a crucial infrastructure component in many information systems, however privacy concerns commonly prevent the linking of databases that contain personal information. This project will develop techniques that will enable the linking of multiple large databases without revealing any private information.
Page 342 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102144 Coote, Prof Michelle L; Jackson, Dr Colin J; ROYANT, Dr Antoine Approved Characterising and exploiting hydrogen tunnelling in environmentally and medically Project Title important enzymes 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0307 THEORETICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Theory and experiment will be used to study environmentally and medically important enzymes, and quantify the role that hydrogen tunnelling plays in their activity. The project will determine the basis of their remarkable ability to catalyse chemical reactions, and to engineer and design more efficient proteins and pharmaceuticals.
DP130101302 Coulhon, Prof Thierry; Sikora, Dr Adam Approved Heat kernel and Riesz transform on non-compact metric measure spaces Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0101 PURE MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project will develop new techniques in heat kernel theory, with applications to such important topics as Schrodinger model for quantum mechanics. The proposed research is at the forefront of research in harmonic analysis and partial differential equations and will further enhance Australia's high international standing in these research fields.
Page 343 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102687 Cox, Prof Stephen F; Urai, Prof Dr Janos L; Okamoto, A/Prof Atsushi; Drury, Prof Martyn R Approved The impact of reactive fluids on fault mechanics near the seismic-aseismic transition in the Project Title continental crust and subduction zones 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 0403 GEOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project explores how fluids influence the strength and behaviour of earthquake-producing faults. The results will contribute to understanding processes controlling nucleation and recurrence of earthquakes on large faults near tectonic plate boundaries.
DP130101141 Crisp, Prof Michael D; Cook, Dr Lyn Approved Evolution of Australia's globally unique hotspot of floral diversity Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $350,000.00 Primary FoR 0603 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Australia has a globally recognised biodiversity hotspot, the southwest of Western Australia, but this unique eucalypt- dominated flora is threatened. This project will gain new insights into the evolutionary processes that generate and maintain such diversity, their vulnerability; and how the iconic eucalypts came to dominate the Australian landscape.
Page 344 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104051 Dennis, Prof Richard; Kirsanova, Prof Tatiana Approved Time-consistent macroeconomic policy in nonlinear models Project Title 2013 $52,000.00 2014 $52,000.00 2015 $52,000.00 Total $156,000.00 Primary FoR 1402 APPLIED ECONOMICS
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Efforts to use fiscal policy for macro-stabilisation have led to elevated debt levels and possible default in many countries. This project examines the appropriate design of fiscal policy and its implications for debt over the business cycle.
DP130100592 Dulhunty, Prof Angela F; Beard, Dr Nicole A; Protasi, Prof Feliciano Approved Calcium signalling by intracellular calcium stores in rabbit, mouse and man: implications for Project Title muscle performance and athletic ability 2013 $145,000.00 2014 $145,000.00 2015 $145,000.00 Total $435,000.00 Primary FoR 1116 MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project addresses essential vital life functions such as respiration and movement and factors that determine whether muscles are better suited to weight lifting, endurance or sprint activities. The outcome will fill an information gap and provide therapeutic targets, significant in medicine, sports and veterinary science.
Page 345 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100612 Easteal, Prof Simon; Martin, Prof Nicholas G Approved Variation in the arginine vasopressin 1a receptor (AVPR1a) gene, the social environment, Project Title general health and wellbeing 2013 $117,000.00 2014 $112,000.00 2015 $112,000.00 Total $341,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary The project aims to investigate how the arginine vasopressin 1a gene affects gene expression and influences social behaviour and ultimately health and wellbeing. This research will contribute to understanding the importance of individual differences in social policy and interventions aimed at improving health and wellbeing.
DP130100679 Ellwood, Dr Michael J; Boyd, Prof Philip W; Maher, Prof William A; Nunn, A/Prof Brook L Approved Probing the response of Southern Ocean phytoplankton to changes in iron biogeochemistry, Project Title light and pH associated with climate change 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $150,000.00 Total $420,000.00 Primary FoR 0405 OCEANOGRAPHY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Determining factors that influence the health and vitality of coastal and open-ocean regions is crucial to maintaining marine biodiversity and the Earth’s climatic balance. This research project will determine the role climate change and ocean acidification will have on the ability of Southern Ocean phytoplankton to flourish.
Page 346 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104646 Farquhar, Prof Graham D Approved Mineral content of leaves and the ratio of water loss to carbon gain: environmental and Project Title genetic controls and comparison with stable isotopic measures 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary The ash content of leaves has promise as a cheap screen of water-use efficiency or of 'vigour' in crop plants, but the underlying mechanisms are not understood. The underlying science is at the intersection of plant growth, water use and nutrition. This project will aid breeders in understanding the conditions under which the screen may work.
DP130103548 Fifield, Prof Leslie K; Tims, Dr Stephen G Approved Developing new techniques for mapping soil loss and movement in Australia Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0503 SOIL SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Soil erosion is a major problem for Australia. This project will develop and test a new and sensitive method to quantify soil loss and measure soil erosion and transport, using cutting-edge technologies conceived and developed in Australia.
Page 347 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104802 Fitzpatrick, A/Prof Daniel J; Monson, Ms Rebecca J Approved Resilience and vulnerability in property systems: rising sea levels and local relocations in Project Title Solomon Islands 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $80,000.00 2015 $80,000.00 Total $250,000.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project analyses local relocations caused by rising sea levels in Solomon Islands, in order to support sustainable and inclusive resettlement of displaced persons in their home environments.
DP130101478 Friel, Prof Sharon; Kay, Dr Adrian; Gleeson, Dr Deborah H; Bammer, Prof Gabriele; Thow, Dr Anne Marie T; Labonte, Prof Ronald; Snowdon, Dr Wendy; Stuckler, Dr David Approved Trade policy: maximising benefits for nutrition, food security, human health, and the Project Title economy 2013 $124,214.00 2014 $114,000.00 2015 $125,900.00 Total $364,114.00 Primary FoR 1605 POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Depending on how it is done, trade can be good or bad for peoples' health and social well-being. This study will provide evidence to support the development of trade policy which combines economic as well as social and health goals. This will help improve global food security and human health, reduce poverty and support good international relations.
Page 348 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102820 Friel, Prof Sharon; Lawrence, A/Prof Mark A; Pearson, A/Prof David Approved Shrinking the food-print by creating consumer demand for sustainable and healthy eating Project Title 2013 $125,824.00 2014 $94,000.00 2015 $87,624.00 Total $307,448.00 Primary FoR 0501 ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary The negative impacts from the food choices made by many Australians are posing challenges to individual wellbeing and to maintaining a viable natural world. Drawing on innovative public health and consumer research, this project will identify opportunities for encouraging consumers to move towards more environmentally sustainable and healthy diets.
DP130101743 Fu, Dr Lan; Parkinson, Dr Patrick; Johnston, Dr Michael B Approved III-V semiconductor nanowires for ultrafast device applications Project Title 2013 $140,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $400,000.00 Primary FoR 1007 NANOTECHNOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Nanowires are a new innovation enabling the integration of nanotechnology into conventional industrial semiconductor processes. This project will employ one of the unique properties that many nanowires exhibit - their very fast resetting time, to develop novel and innovative high-speed devices for electronic and optical applications.
Page 349 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104665 Hajek, Prof Alan R; Nolan, Prof Daniel P; Briggs, Dr Rachael Approved Decision theory in crisis Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 2203 PHILOSOPHY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Decision theory's goals are to characterise and to guide rational decision-making—from the minor decisions of daily life, to the major decisions of industry and government— which, in its current state, it is unfit to do. This project will refine decision theory so that it may better achieve these goals.
DP130104098 Hardham, Prof Adrienne R; Jones, Dr David A; Dodds, Dr Peter N; Ellis, Dr Jeffrey G Approved Molecular basis of rust infection and host plant resistance Project Title 2013 $180,000.00 2014 $180,000.00 2015 $180,000.00 Total $540,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Plant diseases threaten agricultural productivity in Australia, with rust fungi being a major problem for cereal grain production. This project will investigate molecular processes underlying the infection of plants by rust fungi and will provide basic knowledge for development of novel and durable disease resistance strategies.
Page 350 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104567 Hartley, Prof Richard I; Li, Dr Hongdong; Torr, Prof Philip; Kahl, Prof Fredrik Approved Hybrid optimisation for automatic large-scale video annotation Project Title 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $345,000.00 Primary FoR 0801 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Optimization is the basis for solving many problems in Computer Vision, such as three-dimensional geometry recovery, image segmentation, scene labeling and object recognition. This project will develop new optimisation techniques and demonstrate their suitability for large-scale video annotation, which is key to visual data mining and scene understanding.
DP130102960 Heryanto, A/Prof Ariel Approved Indonesia's postcolonialism: absent, misrecognised or suppressed? Project Title 2013 $70,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $78,000.00 Total $238,000.00 Primary FoR 2002 CULTURAL STUDIES
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project will study the alleged absence of postcolonialism in Indonesia with a focus on Indonesians of European, Chinese and Indian descent. The various ways in which postcolonial consciousness might be expressed in public life will be explored, and further give due recognition to Indonesia's greater cultural diversity.
Page 351 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102598 Hill, Prof Anthony F Approved Borametallacycles: confluence of metallacycle and boracycle chemistries Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0302 INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Metallacycles are cyclic structures constructed from a transition metal and the first row elements, such as carbon, nitrogen and oxygen. They underpin numerous technological applications in catalysis and materials chemistry. Borametallacycles which include the missing element boron will be explored with a view to developing new materials with novel properties.
DP130104012 Hillman, Dr Benjamin T Approved Governing China's multi-ethnic frontiers in the twenty-first century Project Title 2013 $71,810.00 2014 $71,810.00 2015 $35,955.00 Total $179,575.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project investigates the recent wave of violence in China's ethnically complex western regions and the reasons why some areas have become more violent than others. Using case studies from China's Tibetan areas, this study examines how local government actions and policies shape local conflict dynamics.
Page 352 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101569 Hinde, Prof David J; Williams, Dr Elizabeth T; Tostevin, Prof Jeffrey A; Freer, Prof Martin; Hagino, Dr Kouichi Approved Mapping the microscopic pathway to dissipation in quantum nuclear collisions Project Title 2013 $135,000.00 2014 $135,000.00 2015 $135,000.00 Total $405,000.00 Primary FoR 0202 ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, NUCLEAR, PARTICLE AND PLASMA PHYSICS
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Nuclear reactions power the universe and produce all the chemical elements, whose abundances are a sensitive probe of energetic cosmic events. Our new concepts and experiments will probe the boundaries of the quantum world, guide applications of international radioactive isotope accelerators and address the problem of lithium abundance in the cosmos.
DP130103848 Jackson, Prof Ian; Berry, Dr Andrew J; Faul, Dr Ulrich H; Karato, Prof Shun-ichiro Approved The seismic significance of water and partial melting in planetary interiors Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $370,000.00 Primary FoR 0403 GEOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Novel laboratory techniques will be used to measure the influence of dissolved water on the seismic properties of the deep interiors of Earth and Moon. The outcome will be new insight into the crucial role of water in the formation and subsequent evolution of our dynamic planet and its more quiescent moon.
Page 353 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100332 Jiang, Prof James; Fernandez, A/Prof Walter D; Keil, Prof Mark; Klein, Prof Gary Approved Governance of information technology programmes: achieving accountability, control and Project Title success 2013 $135,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $150,000.00 Total $435,000.00 Primary FoR 0806 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project aims to improve the effectiveness with which IT-enabled programmes are managed by public and private organisations. The theoretical knowledge and guides for good practice emerging from this study will contribute to increased success in managing and delivering complex and vital programmes across Australia.
DP130103925 Kewley, Prof Lisa J Approved Galaxy formation and evolution: breaking ground with new Australian technology Project Title 2013 $107,000.00 2014 $107,000.00 2015 $107,000.00 Total $321,000.00 Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project will combine the latest Australian optical and infrared telescope technology with galaxy clusters to form massive natural telescopes to gain an unparalleled understanding of how galaxies like our Milky Way formed from clumps of gas shortly after the Big Bang and evolved into the dynamic galaxies that we see today.
Page 354 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104879 Kewley, Prof Lisa J; Dopita, Prof Michael A Approved The impact of shocks and outflows on galaxy assembly Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $114,000.00 2015 $119,000.00 Total $343,000.00 Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Understanding how galaxies form and evolve is one of the major drivers of astronomical research today. We will discover how superwinds and massive shock waves transform small galaxies into the most massive galaxies in the universe, while training young Australians in the latest innovative Australian, international and space technology.
DP130104396 Lahiri-Dutt, Dr Kuntala Approved Beyond the resource curse: charting a path to sustainable livelihoods for mineral-dependent Project Title communities 2013 $109,594.00 2014 $88,544.00 2015 $97,055.00 Total $295,193.00 Primary FoR 1604 HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Over 20 million people in developing countries depend on informal mining for their livelihoods, producing large amounts of mineral commodities. This project challenges the current paradigm on informal mining and aims to improve the livelihoods of these people while enhancing environmental sustainability.
Page 355 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104176 Lane, Dr Gregory J; Dracoulis, Prof George D Approved Pure and applied nuclear structure research with radioactive ion beams at Californium Rare Project Title Ion Breeder Upgrade (CARIBU) 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $385,000.00 Primary FoR 0202 ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, NUCLEAR, PARTICLE AND PLASMA PHYSICS
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary The structure of exotic neutron-rich nuclei will be investigated at the Californium Rare Ion Breeder Upgrade (CARIBU) radioactive ion beam facility using new and novel detector systems. The results will enhance our fundamental understanding of the atomic nucleus and stellar nucleosynthesis as well as provide important data for the development of next generation nuclear reactors.
DP130104842 Lockie, Prof Stewart D Approved Conflicting temporalities of climate governance: a comparative sociology of policy design Project Title and operationalization in Australia and the United Kingdom 2013 $79,820.00 2014 $86,519.00 2015 $71,526.00 Total $237,865.00 Primary FoR 1608 SOCIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project will investigate the ways in which climate policy in Australia and the United Kingdom deals with uncertainty in the timing of climate change and climate change impacts. It will evaluate the utility of various approaches to climate policy and the potential contradictions that arise between climate dynamics and the policy design.
Page 356 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103626 Lunney, Prof Mark D; Mitchell, Prof Paul P Approved England's obedient servant? The history of Australian tort law, 1901-1945 Project Title 2013 $30,000.00 2014 $50,000.00 2015 $70,000.00 Total $150,000.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Did Australian courts develop an Australian law of tort between federation and the Second World War despite the confines of being bound formally or informally by English precedent? Australian courts may have been more creative and independent and less subservient to England than previously thought.
DP130103526 Mahony, Prof Robert E; Hamel, Prof Tarek Approved Integrated high-performance control of aerial robots in dynamic environments Project Title 2013 $90,000.00 2014 $90,000.00 2015 $90,000.00 Total $270,000.00 Primary FoR 0906 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary The outcomes of this project will enable novice pilots to safely operate aerial robots in dangerous and dynamic environments through novel intuitive user interfaces and advanced control algorithms. The project will contribute strongly to Australia's presence in the emerging world market of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Page 357 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100565 Makeham, Prof John T Approved The Buddhist roots of neo-Confucian philosophy Project Title 2013 $275,000.00 2014 $315,000.00 2015 $325,000.00 Total $915,000.00 Primary FoR 2202 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SPECIFIC FIELDS
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof John T Makeham
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project will: show for the first time how Buddhist philosophy shaped the intellectual construction of neo- Confucian philosophy; demonstrate that Chinese philosophy owes far more to its engagement with other philosophical traditions than has hitherto been demonstrated; and enable us to view Chinese philosophy as part of a global enterprise.
DP130100965 McAllister, Prof Ian; Pietsch, Dr Juliet E; Makkai, Prof Toni Approved Political participation and electoral representation among first and second generation Project Title migrants to Australia 2013 $150,042.00 Total $150,042.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary How far migrants integrate politically is a concern for governments around the world. This project identifies the factors that affect the representation of migrants in Australian politics and their levels of political participation. The results will have major implications for the settlement policies that governments develop for new migrants.
Page 358 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104445 McDonald, Prof Peter F; Utomo, Dr Iwu D; Hull, Prof Terence H Approved Transition to adulthood in greater Jakarta: A longitudinal perspective Project Title 2013 $134,007.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $115,000.00 Total $349,007.00 Primary FoR 1603 DEMOGRAPHY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Interviewing 3,000 young adult Indonesians at two points in time, this project examines whether their economic and social outcomes change across time or whether early experience determines longer-term outcomes. What are the factors involved in transition to adulthood among young people in a rapidly developing metropolis of a developing country?
DP130101667 McGregor, Prof Peter J; Glazebrook, Prof Karl; Sharp, Dr Robert; Abraham, Prof Roberto G; Lidman, Dr Christopher E Approved The morphological evolution of galaxies over cosmic time Project Title 2013 $107,000.00 2014 $127,000.00 2015 $107,000.00 Total $341,000.00 Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Present-day galaxies look either red and round or blue and disc-like; this project will study galaxies that existed when the universe was one quarter its present age to understand how these different structures came about. To do this, the project will use a new high resolution near-infrared camera built at The Australian National University.
Page 359 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103697 Millar, Dr Anthony A; Waterhouse, Prof Peter M; Helliwell, Dr Christopher A Approved The use of molecular sponges to inhibit small Ribonucleic acid activity in plants Project Title 2013 $165,000.00 2014 $165,000.00 2015 $160,000.00 Total $490,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary The deletion of gene activity is the most powerful way to understand gene function; however for genes encoding small Ribonucleic acids (RNAs) no current methodology can efficiently achieve this. Here, we aim to develop a gene silencing technology for small RNA encoding genes, which can be utilised to determine their function and used for biotechnological applications.
DP130101428 Miroshnichenko, Dr Andrey E; Izdebskaya, Dr Yana V; Desyatnikov, Dr Anton S; Smalyukh, A/Prof Ivan I Approved Advanced photonics with flexible pixels in liquid crystals Project Title 2013 $145,000.00 2014 $145,000.00 2015 $145,000.00 Total $435,000.00 Primary FoR 0205 OPTICAL PHYSICS
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Similar to conventional pixels in liquid-crystal displays, the localised micro-defects in liquid crystalline structure can be generated by laser beams and immersed particles. The project will create such reconfigurable, or flexible, pixels for efficient control of optical signals underpinning the development of advanced photonic devices.
Page 360 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103683 Nasu, Dr Hitoshi; Rothwell, Prof Donald R; McLaughlin, A/Prof Robert J; Tan, A/Prof See Seng Approved A legal analysis of Australia's future engagement with Asia-Pacific security institutions Project Title 2013 $65,000.00 2014 $58,000.00 2015 $36,000.00 Total $159,000.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary The security landscape of the Asia-Pacific is rapidly changing with significant implications for Australia. This project examines Australia's engagement with regional institutions to address contemporary regional security challenges by engaging critical legal analysis and through collaboration with Asia-Pacific security analysts and policy-makers.
DP130103131 Nisbet, Dr David R; Parish, Dr Clare L; Williams, Dr Richard J Approved Generating multi-component scaffolding to influence the differentiation of embryonic stem Project Title cells 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 1004 MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Nervous system diseases are debilitating and will develop in over 50 per cent of people at some time in their life. This project will develop strategies so that stem cells can be utilised to encourage brain repair for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. The technology developed will also be of benefit for the treatment of other nervous system disorders.
Page 361 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101703 O'Neill, Prof Helen C Approved Microenvironments which support extramedullary hematopoiesis Project Title 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Tissue regeneration is a breakthrough technology absolutely dependent on knowledge of the stem cells and stromal cells which support differentiation and tissue development. This project investigates the stromal cell types in spleen which can regenerate blood-forming cells in an ectopic tissue site or artificial matrix.
DP130101355 O'Neill, Prof Hugh S; Prytulak, Dr Julie Approved Experimental investigation of the fractionation of non-traditional stable isotopes by planetary Project Title processes 2013 $75,000.00 2014 $75,000.00 2015 $75,000.00 Total $225,000.00 Primary FoR 0402 GEOCHEMISTRY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary New analytical methods enable small differences in the isotopic ratios of many metals to be measured, but our understanding of the causes is rudimentary. This project will determine experimentally what geological processes would change the isotopic ratios of some common metals.
Page 362 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100855 Ostrovskaya, Dr Elena A; Kivshar, Prof Yuri S; Desyatnikov, Dr Anton S; Dall, Dr Robert G; Fraser, Dr Michael D; Skryabin, Prof Dmitry Approved Towards polaritonics: non-equilibrium dynamics of condensed microcavity polaritons Project Title 2013 $200,000.00 2014 $200,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $530,000.00 Primary FoR 0206 QUANTUM PHYSICS
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This research project will contribute to the rapid expansion of the new cutting-edge interdisciplinary science - polaritonics - that aims to harness collective quantum properties of light-matter interaction in semiconductors. Its outcomes will underpin the development of the next generation optoelectronic devices for emitting and controlling light.
DP130104494 Pitchford, Prof Rohan; Tourky, Prof Rabee Approved General market equilibrium analysis of securitisable assets in the presence of private Project Title information, when contracts are incomplete 2013 $65,000.00 2014 $47,000.00 2015 $40,000.00 Total $152,000.00 Primary FoR 1401 ECONOMIC THEORY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Three key markets (among others) were involved in the gestation of the worst financial crisis seen since the great depression: the market for mortgages and the market for securities, backed by mortgages and housing market. The focus of this project is to examine financial fragility in such markets, theoretically applying outcomes to Australian policy.
Page 363 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101928 Preiss, Prof Thomas Approved Tracking factor footprints to reveal the intricacy and control of translation initiation Project Title 2013 $110,000.00 2014 $110,000.00 2015 $110,000.00 Total $330,000.00 Primary FoR 0604 GENETICS
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Messenger ribonucleic acid (RNA) translation is required for all of life and knowledge of how it works is central to modern life sciences. This project will develop novel ways of studying translation, generating entirely new descriptions of its inner workings that may transform knowledge of gene function and its use in medical and biotechnological processes.
DP130102436 Price, A/Prof Graeme D; Badger, Prof Murray R Approved New approaches to unravelling post-translational controls operating on the cyanobacterial Project Title carbon dioxide concentrating mechanism 2013 $160,000.00 2014 $155,000.00 2015 $150,000.00 Total $465,000.00 Primary FoR 0607 PLANT BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Marine blue-green algae contribute to global primary productivity but their carbon dioxide acquisition processes are poorly understood. The project will employ mutagenesis and genome sequencing to discover the controls that regulate carbon dioxide uptake processes required for efficient photosynthesis and use this data to aid in engineering crop plants that use less water.
Page 364 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103580 Racionero Llorente, Dr Maria del Mar; Booth, Prof Alison L; Pestieau, Em/Prof Pierre Approved Optimal taxation when the allocation of time matters Project Title 2013 $30,000.00 2014 $74,443.00 2015 $74,443.00 Total $178,886.00 Primary FoR 1402 APPLIED ECONOMICS
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project aims to incorporate evidence-based models of time allocation, which go beyond the simple division between work and leisure, in optimal tax settings. This approach will help to inform the public policy debate on child support, by questioning whether, and if so how, to subsidise childcare, where parental time use plays a crucial role.
DP130104138 Restubog, Prof Simon Lloyd D; Bordia, Prof Prashant; Bordia, Dr Sarbari Approved Understanding career persistence: integrating socio-cognitive and psychological contract Project Title perspectives 2013 $88,515.00 2014 $85,018.00 2015 $74,841.00 Total $248,374.00 Primary FoR 1503 BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Falling enrolments, dropouts, and an ageing workforce have contributed to a shortage of science professionals in Australia. This project will integrate socio-cognitive and psychological contract perspectives to identify predictors of career persistence among students and professionals in the field of science.
Page 365 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130102021 Robinson, Prof Kathryn M; Erb, A/Prof Maribeth Approved Community rights in an age of footloose capital: mining in decentralised Indonesia Project Title 2013 $50,000.00 2014 $30,000.00 2015 $45,000.00 Total $125,000.00 Primary FoR 1601 ANTHROPOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Indonesia is in the midst of a mining boom. In the islands closest to Australia, mining holds out the promise to eradicate poverty. Changed political and legal frameworks have led to increased foreign investment but created new challenges for local populations struggling to assert their rights, maximise benefit and minimise harm.
DP130101954 Rubenstein, Prof Kim; Genovese, Dr Ann L; Luker, Dr Trish J Approved The court as archive: rethinking the institutional role of federal superior courts of record Project Title 2013 $64,000.00 2014 $53,500.00 2015 $53,000.00 Total $170,500.00 Primary FoR 1801 LAW
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project examines the institutional role of federal superior courts of record to ground an analysis of their responsibilities as curators of a significant national archive. It will provide principles for the administration of court records that respond to the competing legal and civic demands of contemporary Australian society.
Page 366 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101655 Rumsey, Prof Alan; Merlan, Prof Francesca C Approved Children's language learning and the development of intersubjectivity Project Title 2013 $288,000.00 2014 $288,000.00 2015 $280,000.00 Total $856,000.00 Primary FoR 1601 ANTHROPOLOGY
Funded Participants: CI-DORA3 Prof Alan Rumsey
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary How do children learn languages? How do they learn to understand the intentions and perspectives of others, and coordinate their own with them? Based on research in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, this project will answer these questions, showing how the two processes are related to each other by studying them in a cross-cultural way.
DP130104461 Saikal, Prof Amin; Nourzhanov, Dr Kirill; Hanks, Prof Reuel Approved Afghanistan and Central Asia: regional security dynamics in a new strategic environment Project Title 2013 $72,813.00 2014 $61,000.00 2015 $58,000.00 Total $191,813.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project explores the security dynamics between Afghanistan and its neighbours in Central Asia. It provides new insights into how these neighbours; Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan manage threats and tensions in the region especially after NATO's substantial combat withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Page 367 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130104691 Sterelny, Prof Kim Approved From signs to symbols: language, mind and niche Project Title 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $80,000.00 Total $280,000.00 Primary FoR 2203 PHILOSOPHY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Humans use language but our closest relatives - the great apes - do not. Language is immensely valuable to us, so there is a deep puzzle about our evolution. This project investigates how and why humans alone acquired language, in the light of new ideas about human evolution.
DP130100086 Sukhorukov, A/Prof Andrey A; Choi, Dr Duk-Yong Approved Flexible nonlinear photonics with nanowire slow-light waveguides Project Title 2013 $160,000.00 2014 $140,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $430,000.00 Primary FoR 0205 OPTICAL PHYSICS
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project will develop new approaches based on nanotechnologies to create flexible photonic chips in which deformations can be used to manipulate optical pulses transmitting information at the speed of light. This will serve to advance the speed, performance and energy efficiency of future optical communication networks and computing systems.
Page 368 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100135 Sukhorukov, A/Prof Andrey A; Pertsch, Prof Thomas; Szameit, Asst Prof Alexander Approved Nonlinear nano-photonic structures for frequency conversion: from classical to quantum Project Title applications 2013 $115,000.00 2014 $115,000.00 2015 $105,000.00 Total $335,000.00 Primary FoR 0205 OPTICAL PHYSICS
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary New methods for changing the colour of light will be developed through the use of nano-scale optical circuits, enabling manipulation of short pulses and single quanta of light. This will advance the performance, energy efficiency and security of future optical communication networks and computing systems.
DP130101473 Tkalcic, Dr Hrvoje; Kennett, Prof Brian L; Tanaka, Dr Satoru Approved Multi-array, multi-frequency probing of the Earth's heterogeneity Project Title 2013 $150,000.00 2014 $150,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $430,000.00 Primary FoR 0404 GEOPHYSICS
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Multiple seismic arrays will be combined into an 'internal telescope' to locate sources of seismic energy from earthquakes or by scattering from heterogeneity in the Earth. This will provide strong new constraints on fine scale structure in the crust, mantle and core, and thereby help to define Earth's internal processes.
Page 369 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130101766 Tregoning, Dr Paul; McClusky, Dr Simon Approved Space gravity: squeezing the last drop of hydrological information out of current and future Project Title missions 2013 $100,000.00 2014 $100,000.00 2015 $100,000.00 Total $300,000.00 Primary FoR 0909 GEOMATIC ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Australia needs space gravity measurements in order to estimate regional-scale total water storage changes on our continent. This project will deliver the analysis capability required to exploit all the measurements of the current Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission and to place Australia in a state of readiness for the 2017 GRACE Follow On mission.
DP130104628 Uhr, Prof John G; Walter, Dr Ryan Approved Australian political rhetoric: the role of public speech by elected representatives in Project Title contemporary Australian politics 2013 $60,053.00 2014 $52,000.00 2015 $61,000.00 Total $173,053.00 Primary FoR 1606 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary What is the public benefit of the endless rituals of rhetorical claim and counter-claim performed by members of parliament? This project demonstrates that rhetoric is central to politics, through detailed case analysis of the performative side of Australian parliamentary politics. Good rhetoric, when we have it, makes for good politics.
Page 370 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103825 Whitney, Dr Spencer M Approved Exploring the catalytic role of the Rubisco small subunit: a new target for improving carbon Project Title dioxide-fixation in plants 2013 $130,000.00 2014 $130,000.00 2015 $130,000.00 Total $390,000.00 Primary FoR 0601 BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project uses new biotechnological tools to improve the performance of the photosynthetic protein Rubisco, the primary carbon dioxide-fixing enzyme in plants. By supercharging photosynthesis, this research will help to boost yield and reduce water and nitrogen use in crops.
DP130100215 Young, Prof Ian R; Babanin, Prof Alexander V; Hemer, Dr Mark A; Aster, A/Prof Richard C Approved Global trends in oceanic wind speed and wave height Project Title 2013 $75,000.00 2014 $75,000.00 2015 $75,000.00 Total $225,000.00 Primary FoR 0911 MARITIME ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary This project will determine whether winds and waves over the world's oceans have changed over the past 30 years. Such information is critically important in understanding global climate change, evaporation, air-sea interaction and to safely design and operate coastal and offshore facilities.
Page 371 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130103610 Yu, Dr Changbin; Anderson, Prof Brian D Approved Information consensus and coordination of multiagent systems Project Title 2013 $125,000.00 2014 $135,000.00 2015 $125,000.00 Total $385,000.00 Primary FoR 0102 APPLIED MATHEMATICS
Administering Organisation The Australian National University Project Summary Revolutions in information and communication technologies create a complex 'network of everything'. This project will develop advanced control techniques for such networks, to make the nation's power systems safer, to fly formations of unmanned airborne vehicles, and to extract key information from networks of environmental monitoring sensors.
Page 372 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation University of Canberra DP130104864 Brown, Prof Laurie J; Nepal, Dr Binod; Bartlett, Prof Helen P; Jackson, Prof Natalie O Approved Revisiting the 'Fourth Age': health, socioeconomic and cultural transformation of, and Project Title diversity in, Australia's oldest old population, 1981-2011 2013 $78,709.00 2014 $56,669.00 2015 $57,510.00 Total $192,888.00 Primary FoR 1603 DEMOGRAPHY
Administering Organisation University of Canberra Project Summary The oldest-old (those aged 85 years and over) is the fastest growing segment of the Australian population, and the changing make-up and experiences of this group needs attention. This project will expand our knowledge base about Australia's oldest old, helping to inform public policy and to improve discussions on what the 'Fourth Age' really means in Australia.
DP130101094 Goecke, Dr Roland; Parker, Prof Gordon; Christensen, Prof Helen M; Epps, Dr Julien R; Cohn, Prof Jeffrey F; Lucey, Dr Patrick J Approved Affective sensing technology for the detection and monitoring of depression and melancholia Project Title 2013 $120,000.00 2014 $120,000.00 2015 $120,000.00 Total $360,000.00 Primary FoR 0806 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation University of Canberra Project Summary This project will develop reliable and affective sensing technology and evaluate it as an objective measure of depressive disorders; a leading cause of disability worldwide. Outcomes will significantly support and aid clinicians in their diagnosis and treatment, thus providing a major breakthrough with significant research, healthcare and commercial possibilities.
Page 373 Summary of Successful Discovery Projects Proposals for Funding Commencing in 2013 by State and Organisation DP130100402 Webb, Prof Jennifer L; Brophy, Prof Kevin J; Magee, A/Prof Paul D; Biggs, Prof Dr Michael A Approved Understanding creative excellence: a case study in poetry Project Title 2013 $70,000.00 2014 $75,000.00 2015 $70,000.00 Total $215,000.00 Primary FoR 1904 PERFORMING ARTS AND CREATIVE WRITING
Administering Organisation University of Canberra Project Summary Creativity is the engine of a healthy and successful society. In order to learn how best to encourage and generate creativity, there needs to be a greater understanding of how successful creative professionals operate. This project focuses on poets as a case study that will inform the development of ways to enhance creativity in other professional groups.
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