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2009 NHMRC/ARC Grant Successes


The recent announcement of grant successes for ARC Discovery ($21M), ARC LIEF ($4M), Linkage International ($200K), Linkage ($2.6M) and NHMRC Project Grants ($4.5M) and Research Fellowship schemes has seen CMBE and CoPS combined win over $32M in new research funding for the next 3-5 years. Congratulations to all grant recipients:

ARC Discovery Grants

Chief InvestigatorProject TitleDisciplineTotal Awarded
Owen AtkinOut of the darkness: predicting rates of respiration of illuminated leaves along nutrient gradientsBiology$503000
Emily BanksLife history responses to habitat heterogeneity and implications for conservationEnvironment and Society$290000
Michael CrispDistinguishing among patterns of extinction and speciation through geological and climatic change: a molecular modelling approachBiology$280000
Megan HiggieDiversity out of a hybrid zone: the interplay of reinforcement and sexual selection in the formation of new speciesBiology$320000
Scott KeoghClimate change and cryptic biodiversity in the Australian arid-zone: Molecular phylogeny-based assessment of conservation prioritiesBiology$230000
Elinor McKoneIntegrating holistic processing and face-space approaches to the perception of facial identityHealth and Psychology$475000
Ajay NarendraMoving between day and night: Navigational strategies and foraging costs of temporal niche partitioningBiology$235773
Graeme PricePhotosynthetically active bicarbonate transporters from cyanobacteria & their rational redesign for application in engineered crops that use less water.Biology$285000
Bryan RodgersConsistency and continuity in childhood adversity: the nature and history of multiple disadvantage in families with young childrenHealth and Psychology$240000
Robert SaintDiscovering mechanisms of primary embryonic tissue migration through live cell imaging and novel genetic approaches.Biology$490000
Ian SearleMolecular and genetic analysis of epigenetic components in a model plant.Biology$793000
Ian WallisRe-evaluating the role of tannins in Australian forest ecosystemsBiology$262000
Paul WatersOrigin and Evolution of Mammalian Dosage CompensationBiology$560000
Spencer WhitneyIdentifying potential barriers to transplanting modified forms of the CO2-fixing enzyme, Rubisco, into plants.Biology$280000
Nail AkhmedievDissipative soliton resonances and their applicationsPhysics and Engineering$360000
Ben AndrewsAnalysis and applications of geometric evolution equationsMathematical Science$240000
Martin BanwellGeneration of Novel Fermentation Products and their Exploitation in the Synthesis of Biologically Active Organic Compounds with Therapeutic PotentialChemistry$730000
Michael BarnsleyNoncommutative Fractal Geometry: New Invariants.Mathematical Science$317000
Jodie BradbyUnderstanding structure-property relations in amorphous siliconPhysics and Engineering$735000
Conrad BurdenStatistical and Mathematical Analyses of Sequence and Array DataMathematical Science$300000
Duk-Yong ChoiMonolithic Integration of Silicon Waveguide and Ge1-xSix Photodetector on Silicon-on Insulator Platform for Intra-chip Optical InterconnectPhysics and Engineering$360000
Michael DopitaThe Chemical Evolution of the UniverseAstronomy and Astrophysics$600000
George DracoulisQuantum-number purity and limits to the formation of nuclear K-isomersPhysics and Engineering$530000
Keith FifieldAssessing soil formation and erosion balances in the Top End with an expanded toolkitPhysics and Engineering$290000
Ivan GaranovichTunable shaping and switching of polychromatic light for integrated photonicsPhysics and Engineering$285000
Peter GillElectron correlation models using morph operators and hybrid intraculesChemistry$280000
Andy HoggMixing and dissipation in the ocean: Processes for the next generation of climate modelsEarth Sciences$370000
Mark HumphreyAdvanced Organometallic Materials: Syntheses and Nonlinear Optical PropertiesChemistry$795000
Anatoli KheifetsAtomic Ionization on the Attosecond Time ScalePhysics and Engineering$485000
Patrick KluthSwift Heavy Ion Tracks in Semiconductors and Insulators: New Insights using Synchrotron Scattering ExperimentsPhysics and Engineering$275000
Michael MatuszewskiNonlinear optics of soft matterPhysics and Engineering$255000
Malcolm McCullochOcean Acidification in a Rapidly Increasing CO2 WorldEarth Sciences$670000
Malcolm McLeodElucidating the Mode of Action of Nicotinic Receptor LigandsChemistry$420000
Shahar MendelsonAsymptotic Geometric Analysis and Learning TheoryMathematical Science$255000
John NorrisGalactic Origins: The Milky Way Globular Cluster - Halo ConnectionAstronomy and Astrophysics$325000
David OllisOrganophosphate pesticide degradation: evolved enzymes and biomimetics for bioremediation and medicineChemistry$422000
Gottfried OttingNew fragment-based drug design technology by NMR spectroscopyChemistry$654000
Ronald PaceBio-Physical Studies of the Oxygen Evolving Complex in Photosystem IIChemistry$410000
Nicholas RawlinsonSeismic tomography using signal and noise: A new window into deep EarthEarth Sciences$300000
Mark RidgwayProbing the properties of amorphous semiconductors with swift heavy ion irradiation and synchrotron radiationPhysics and Engineering$435000
Andrei RodeUltrafast photonic hammer: A new strategy to synthesise super-dense super-hard nanomaterialsPhysics and Engineering$320000
Brian SchmidtExploring the Transient UniverseAstronomy and Astrophysics$420000
Matthew SellarsDeveloment of a quantum repeaterPhysics and Engineering$310000
Daniel ShaddockDigital Interferometry: A platform technology for robust optical measurementsPhysics and Engineering$550000
Michael SherburnExperimental and Computational Investigations into Enantioselective Domino SequencesChemistry$590000
Rob StrangerMetal Complexes for Activation and Scission of Small, Multiply-Bonded MoleculesChemistry$330000
Paul TregoningTracking the response of terrestrial and ocean waters to climate variations using space gravity observationsEarth Sciences$480000
Richard WelberryUnderstanding nanostructure in lead-containing piezoceramics - the key to improved and environmentally-friendly materialsChemistry$390000
David WilliamsPolymer Globules: Beyond the Homopolymer ModelPhysics and Engineering$385000
Jim WilliamsDefect-induced luminescence from ion-implanted silicon: Towards silicon photonics applicationsPhysics and Engineering$570000
Zhiyong XuNonlinear Surface Modes In Photonic And Plasmonic MetamaterialsPhysics and Engineering$255000

ARC LIEF grants

Chief InvestigatorProject TitleDisciplineTotal Awarded
William FoleyHigh throughput nitrogen analysis for ecological studiesBiology$100000
Warwick HillierA multiple-ion membrane inlet mass spectrometerBiology$150000
Frances ShannonA massively parallel genome analysis facility for the ACT regionMedical Science$550000
Martin BanwellOrganic Synthesis and Reaction Processing FacilityChemistry$200000
Stephen EgginsInstrumentation for Innovative Marine BiogeochemistryEarth Sciences$700000
Michael GaganA high performance stable-isotope microanalytical facility for environmental Earth science and climate change researchEarth Sciences$200000
David McClellandAustralian Partnership in Advanced LIGOPhysics and Engineering$1800000
Mark RidgwayAustralian Access to and Operation of Advanced Synchrotron Radiation Facilities at the Photon FactoryPhysics and Engineering$360000

ARC Linkage International grants

Chief InvestigatorProject TitleDisciplineTotal Awarded
Vladimir BazhanovNew frontiers in statistical mechanicsPhysics and Engineering$82090
Michael BessellThe White Dwarf Luminosity Function and the History of Star Formation in the GalaxyAstronomy and Astrophysics$86000
Andrey SukhorukovSlow-light photonicsPhysics and Engineering$49000

ARC Linkage grants

Chief InvestigatorProject TitleDisciplineTotal Awarded
David LindenmayerBest practice biodiversity management in reserves and other natural areasEnvironment and Society$910000
Rod PeakallA multidisciplinary research program to assess limiting factors and predict impacts of climate change for endangered Australian orchidsBiology$760000
Timothy WindsorPsychosocial and cognitive outcomes of residential relocation and retirement: The TRAnsitions In Later Life (TRAILL) projectHealth and Psychology$150000
Rob EllimanSwitching mechanisms in nonvolatile resistive memory using high-k dielectricsPhysics and Engineering$200000
Bear McPhailGroundwater dynamics and surface water interactions in the Lower Murrumbidgee Catchment, New South WalesEarth Sciences$180000
Jim WilliamsA novel approach to direct nanopatterning of silicon for advanced phase-changed devicesPhysics and Engineering$380000

NHMRC grants

Chief InvestigatorProject TitleDisciplineTotal Awarded
Philip BoardEvaluation of γ glutamylcyclotransferase as a novel target for cancer therapy and diagnosisMedical Science$416625
Stefan BroerRenal Fanconi Syndrome and proximal tubular functionBiology$284250
Helen ChristensenThe effectiveness of an indicated prevention program for anxietyHealth and Psychology$605125
Michael IbbotsonMeasuring and Modelling Visual Cortical PlasticityBiology$468750
Michael IbbotsonThe neural basis for saccadic suppression and post-saccadic enhancement in macaquesBiology$549250
Maarten KoleIdentification and modulation of Kv7/M-channels in axon and initial segment of cortical neuronsMedical Science$312500
Charani RanasingheMucosal HIV vaccines and enhancement of CD8 T cell avidityMedical Science$531500
Robert SaintCell division: mechanisms and consequences of failureBiology$538125
Greg StuartInvestigating action potential initiation and generation in neurons using voltage-sensitive dyesMedical Science$304500
David TremethickChromosome Organisation and its Link with Development and DiseaseMedical Science$501250

NHMRC Research Fellowships

Chief InvestigatorProject TitleDisciplineTotal Awarded
Helen ChristensenNHMRC Research FellowshipHealth and Psychology$766250
Kathleen GriffithsNHMRC Research FellowshipHealth and Psychology$560000


Posted 28 November 2008