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Grants Awarded Between 5 November and 1 December 2014

ARC DISCOVERY EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER AWARDS

Dr Brendan O'Leary, ARC Centre for Plant Energy Biology:  'Control of plant mitochondrial metabolism by reversible enzyme acetylation'-$362,000 (2015-17)

Hongwei An, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering:  'Effect of natural seabed on hydrodynamics around cylindrical structures'-$360,000 (2015-17)

Dr David Secco, ARC Centre for Plant Energy Biology:  'Role of DNA methylation in response to low nutrient availability in plants'-$380,000 (2015-17)

Dr Claudia Lagos, European Southern Observatory:  'Gas in the Cosmic Web: feeding and feedback of galaxies'-$354,000 (2015-17)

A/Professor Dirk Lorenser, School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, 'Miniaturised fibre‑optic probes for biomedical image and sensor data fusion' - $378,288  (2015‑17)

Dr Bernard Gutmann, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, ARC Centre for Plant Energy Biology:  'Developing custom RNA processing tools'-$365,000 (2015-17)

Bruno Buzatto, School of Animal Biology:  'The development, ecology and evolution of alternative phenotypes'-$349,699 (2015-17)

Dr Katrina O'Loughlin, ARC Centre for the History of Emotions:  'The republic of feeling:  Literary friendship between women, 1750‑1830'-  $334,746 (2015-17)

Dr Clelia Gasparini, School of Animal Biology:  'The evolutionary significance of ejaculate-female interactions'-$385,536 (2015-17)

Dr Seyed Samsam Shariat, School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering:  'Exceptional properties by design ‑ NiTi vision'-$372,000 (2015-17)

ARC DISCOVERY PROJECTS

Dr Monika Murcha, Professor Juergen Soll, Dr Laurence Drouard, ARC Centre for Plant Energy Biology, CNRS ‑ Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich:  'The targeting of macromolecules to alter mitochondrial function'-$305,900 (2015-17)

Professor Mohammed Bennamoun, School of Computer Science and Software Engineering:  'Advanced 3D Computer Vision Algorithms for 'Find and Grasp' Future Robots'-$555,100 (2015-19)

Professor Eric May, Zachary Aman, Professor Earle Sloan, Professor Amadeu Sum, Professor Carolyn Koh, School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines:  'Managing Hydrate Formation for Viable CO2 and Energy Transport'-$682,200 (2015-18)

A/Professor Vincent Wallace, A/Professor Emma MacPherson, Dr Adam Gibson, School of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, University College London, Chinese University of Hong Kong:  'Theoretical modelling of the interaction of THz with hydrated materials'-$355,100 (2015-17)

A/Professor Martha Ludwig, A/Professor Brian Atwell, Dr John Lunn, Professor Mark Stitt, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Macquarie University, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Plant Physiology:  'Exploiting natural variation to discover tools to increase crop plant yield'-$438,700 (2015-17)

Professor Michael Giudici, Professor Cai‑Heng Li, Dr Gabriel Verret, School of Mathematics and Statistics:  'Symmetries of finite digraphs'-$369,900 (2015-17)

A/Professor Meng Ji, Professor Roberto Togneri, A/Professor Wei Liu, Professor Gert De Sutter, Jorge Diaz Cintas, Dr Sara Laviosa, A/Professor Adriana Pagano, Professor Sue-Ellen Wright, School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, School of Social Sciences, University College London, Ghent University, Federal University of Minas Gerais, University of Bari, Kent State University:  'A Cross-National and Cross-Cultural Study of Global Translation Industry'-$509,850 (2015-17)

Professor Gillian Yeo, Professor Mark Griffin, School of Psychology, UWA Business School:  'The dynamics of goal-oriented leader behaviour in action teams'-$236,700 (2015-17)

A/Professor Christopher Andoniou, Professor Mariapia Degli‑Esposti, Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science:  'Using viral inhibitors to understand the regulation of apoptosis'-$251,500 (2015-17)

A/Professor Christophe Gaudin, Professor Mark Cassidy, Dr Conleth O'Loughlin, Dr James Hambleton, Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems, University of Newcastle:  'Harnessing the power of oceans:  anchors for floating energy devices'-$571,800 (2015-17)

Professor Robert White, School of Humanities:  'Keats's Anatomy of Melancholy:  Poems (1820) as a unified volume'-$91,900 (2015-16)

A/Professor Marco Ghisalberti, Professor Gregory Ivey, Professor Heidi Nepf, Professor George Karniadakis, Dr Jeffrey Shimeta, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, RMIT University, Brown University:  'Predictive capability for particle capture in aquatic ecosystems'-$286,100 (2015-17)

Professor Charles Bond, Professor Ian Small, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, ARC Centre for Plant Energy Biology:  'A portable RNA-editing machine'-$524,500 (2015-19)

A/Professor Linqing Wen, Dr George Hobbs, Dr Richard Manchester, Professor Michael Kramer, A/Professor Kejia Li, School of Physics, CSIRO, Peking University, Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy:  'Detection and Localisation of Gravitational Waves using Pulsar Timing Array'-$384,700 (2015-17)

A/Professor Michael Considine, Professor Christine Foyer, Professor Timothy Colmer, Dr Daniel Gibbs, Dr Pieter Verboven, Professor John Considine, School of Plant Biology, University of Birmingham, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, University of Leeds:  'Oxygen Signalling in Grapevine Bud Dormancy'-$384,900 (2015-17)

A/Professor Jonathan Evans, School of Animal Biology:  'The dynamics of sexual selection on gametes in a broadcast spawner'-$295,900 (2015-17)

Professor Sharon Parker, Patrick Dunlop, Professor Leon Straker, Dr Katharine Parkes, School of Psychology, UWA Business School, Curtin University of Technology:  'Work Design Matters:  The Dynamic Interplay of Work, Person and Context'-$334,119 (2015-18)

Professor Jorg Imberger, Associate Professor Clelia Marti, Centre for Water Research:  'Mass flux pathways in stratified lakes'-$344,300 (2015-17)

Professor Jacqueline Van Gent, School of Humanities:  'Early modern missions:  understanding local responses to global challenges'-$270,000 (2015-19)

Professor George Koutsantonis, Professor Richard Nichols, Professor Martin Kaupp, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Liverpool, Technical University of Berlin:  'Molecular Switching and Moore'-$404,300 (2015-17)

A/Professor Steven Schilizzi, Professor John Rolfe, Professor Peter Boxall, Professor Uwe Latacz-Lohmann, School of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Central Queensland University, University of Alberta, University of Kiel:  'Designing for uncertainty in conservation auctions'-$370,600 (2015-17)

Professor Mohammed Bennamoun, A/Professor Farid Boussaid, Professor Gary Kendrick, Dr Robert Fisher, School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, School of Plant Biology, University of Edinburgh, UWA Oceans Institute:  'Advanced Computer Vision Techniques for Marine Ecology'-$614,700 (2015-19)

Professor Killugudi Swaminatha Iyer, Dr Pilar Blancafort, Professor Timothy St Pierre, Professor Martin Saunders, Dr Keith Stubbs, Professor Jon Dobson, School of Physics, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis (00012), School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology, University of Florida:  'Magnetofection In An Oscillating Magnetic Field'-$484,600 (2015-17)

Professor Matthew Tonts, Professor Paul Plummer, Dr Neil Argent, School of Earth and Environment, University of New England:  'Evolutionary Dynamics and the Transformation of Rural Australia'-$357,290 (2015-18)

Professor Liang Cheng, A/Professor Ming Zhao, A/Professor Scott Draper, Dr John Harris, Professor Richard Whitehouse, School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems, University of Western Sydney, HR Wallingford Limited:  'Predicting scour and scour-induced settlement of subsea infrastructure'-$414,300 (2015-17)

A/Professor Robert McLaughlin, Professor Brian Wilson, School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto:  'Quantitative multi-modal optical imaging of deep tissue'-$355,100 (2015-17)

Professor Jaroslaw Antoszewski, Professor Gilberto Umana Membreno,  Antoni Rogalski, School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Military University of Technology Poland:  'Dark current and noise mechanisms in nBn HgCdTe infrared detectors'-$335,100 (2015-17)

ARC LINKAGE INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT FACILITIES

Professor Paul Low, Dr Thomas Becker, A/Professor Peta Clode, Professor George Koutsantonis, Professor Killugudi Swaminatha Iyer, Professor Julian Gale, Dr Amir Karton, A/Professor Damien Arrigan, A/Prof Mark Ogden, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis (00012), Curtin University of Technology:  'Enhancing Scanning Probe Microscopy in  Western Australia: High resolution, soft imaging and electrochemical Scanning Probe Microscopy'-$150,916 (2015)

A/Professor Grzegorz Skrzypek, Dr Pauline Grierson, Dr Peter Edwards, Professor Malcolm McCulloch, Professor Kliti Grice, School of Earth and Environment, School of Plant Biology, Curtin University of Technology:  'High precision water stable isotope analyser with 17 O capability to examine terrestrial water fluxes'-$160,000 (2015)

Professor Andrew Millar, A/Professor Peta Clode, Dr Gavin Flematti, Professor Peter Leedman, Professor Dongke Zhang, Professor Kliti Grice, Professor Michael Bunce, Professor Richard Oliver, ARC Centre for Plant Energy Biology, Murdoch University, Edith Cowan University, Curtin University of Technology:  'A very high resolution mass spectrometer with high sensitivity to support proteomics and metabolomics research across the chemical, biological, environmental, and geosciences'-$670,000 (2015)

A/ Professor Vincent Wallace, Professor Charles Bond, Professor Killugudi Swaminatha Iyer, Professor Timothy St Pierre, Professor Mariusz Martyniuk, Gerrard Poinem, Dr Withawat Withayachumnankul, Dr Bernd Fischer, School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, School of Physics, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Murdoch University, University of Adelaide, University of Otago, California Institute of Technology, University of Sheffield, University of Hong Kong:  'Multi-Modal Terahertz System'-$190,000 (2015)

Professor David Sampson, Professor Shaun Collin, Professor Andrew Whiteley, Professor David Mackey, Dr Matthew Linden, Professor Michael Berndt, Professor Philip Newsholme, A/Professor Giuseppe Verdile, School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis (00012), Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, School of Animal Biology, School of Earth and Environment, Murdoch University, Edith Cowan University, Curtin University of Technology, Telethon Kids Institute:  'Mass Cytometry:  A breakthrough tool in cellular analysis for biomedical, environment, marine and systems biology in Western Australia'-$440,000 (2015)

Professor Simon Driver, A/Professor Aaron Robotham, Professor Christopher Power, Dr Martin Meyer, Professor Warrwick Couch, A/ Professor Andrew Hopkins, A/Professor Andrew Sheinis, Dr Christopher Lidman, Dr Deborah Strickland, Dr Jason Waithman, Bree Foley, School of Physics, UWA Centre for Child Health Research, University of Sydney, Curtin University of Technology, Monash University, Australian National University, Swinburne University of Technology, University of Queensland, University of Melbourne, Macquarie University, Australian Astronomical Observatory:  'WAVES:  (Western Australian) Wide Area VISTA Extra‑galactic Survey'-$560,000 (2015)

Dr Anthony Kemp, Professor Malcolm McCulloch, Professor Marco Fiorentini, Professor Thompson McCuaig, A/Professor Andrew Rate, Dr Christopher Clark, Professor Birger Rasmussen, Dr Noreen Evans, School of Earth and Environment, Curtin University of Technology, Australian National University, CSIRO, James Cook University, Macquarie University, University of South Australia:  'Expanding the frontiers of mass spectrometry:  a high resolution laser ablation multiple streaming facility for the Earth and Environmental Sciences'-$860,000 (2015)

Professor David Sampson, Professor Shaun Collin, Dr Martin Hill, Professor Yinong Liu, Professor Martin Saunders, A/Prof Steven Reddy, Dr Gretchen Benedix, Professor Craig Buckley, School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Murdoch University, University of Sydney, Curtin University of Technology, CSIRO:  'Ultra-high resolution dual beam facility for 3D imaging, nanoprototyping, and site-specific characterisation in the geo-, bio-, and physical sciences, and engineering'-$1,060,000 (2015)

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE (AIMS)

Professor Carlos Duarte, UWA Oceans Institute:  'Developing the Basis for Better Data Sources for Indicators of Ocean Health'-$100,000 (2014-15)

AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION (ANSTO)

Xiaopeng Li, School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering:  'Effect of geometry on residual stresses in 3D printed metal components'-$2,934 (2014)

BMT OCEANICA EX WA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

A/Professor Matthew Hipsey, School of Earth and Environment:  'Mid West Aquaculture Development Zone'-$81,978 (2014-15)

CANCER COUNCIL OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

A/Professor Vincent Wallace, School of Physics:  'Research Fellowship ‑ Development of an Intra Operative Tool for Tumour Margin Assessment during Surgery'-(2015-18)

GROUP OF EIGHT EUROPEAN FELLOWSHIPS

Professor Assen Jablensky, Dr Daria Smirnova, School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, Samara State Medical University:  'Language and communication dysfunction in schizophrenia'-(2015)

NATIONAL HEART FOUNDATION

Dr Esther Ooi, School of Medicine and Pharmacology, 'Future Leader Fellowships ‑ Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Regulation of Lipid Disorders in Subjects at High Cardiovascular Disease Risk'-(2015-18)

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE SARDI EX DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT

A/ Professor Matthew Hipsey, Dr Ryan Vogwill, School of Earth and Environment:  'Monitoring the environmental outcomes of Commonwealth environmental water use in the Lower Murray River during 2013-14:  Transport of salt, nutrients, organic and inorganic matters ‑ Lock 1 to Southern Ocean study'-$26,156 (2014)

WA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

Jason Ledger, School of Animal Biology:  'Freshwater Biodiversity and Biosecurity Genetics'         -$43,000 (2014)