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Developing a delivery mechanism for anti-methanogenic supplements in grazing livestock
Develop and evaluate a delivery mechanism for anti-methanogenic supplements in grazing beef cattle.
- Supervisor
- Dr Sarah Meale
- Location
- Gatton
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
Development of a Novel Molecular Manipulation Technique for Multi-Bioanalyte Cancer Profiling
Currently, DNA/RNA and protein detection require different assays to be performed. This research project seeks to to rapidly transform a single immunological interaction into an amplified molecular signal.
- Supervisor
- Dr Kevin Koo
- Location
- UQ Herston Campus
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Chemical sciences, Health sciences, Physical sciences
Cell-free conversion of sugars to platform chemicals for the manufacture of biofuels and biomaterials
Focus on the optimisation of enzymes for the cell-free conversion of renewable feedstocks into value-added products.
- Supervisor
- Professor Gary Schenk and Professor Robert Henry
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, Biological sciences, Chemical sciences, Engineering
Development and Investigation of an Advanced Flexible Chain-die Forming Process
Flexible Chain-die forming is a novel UQ patented advanced sheet metal forming technology which aims at manufacturing new families of lighter, stronger, cheaper and greener advanced high strength steel (AHSS) parts. 2 PhDs are required for: a) mechanical design and realization of the former and b) optimization of the tooling and process.
- Supervisor
- Professor Paul Meehan and Dr Zhen Qian
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Compact Millimetre-Wave system for Haemoglobin sensing
Investigate the dielectric signature of hemoglobin, water, and temperature in human blood and engineer a miniature array of sensors, operating in the microwave or millimeter-wave regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, for accurate sensing of total hemoglobin concentration in ex-vivo blood samples.
- Supervisor
- Professor Amin Abbosh and Dr Wilbert Jesus Villena Gonzales
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
Mistaken Inference in Markets with Incomplete Information
Explore mistaken inference in markets, analyzing its impact on mechanisms such as auctions, bilateral bargaining, and posted prices through both theoretical and experimental approaches.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Antonio Rosato and Dr Zachary Breig
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Economics
Understanding charge carrier behaviour in organic semiconductor optoelectronic devices
Develop and apply methods for characterising charge transport in organic semiconductors and inorganic-organic hybrid perovskite materials and its impact on device performance.
- Supervisor
- Dr Mile Gao and Dr Paul Shaw
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Physical sciences
Grid-edge technology development for renewable energy transition
Develop innovative solutions and prototypes for renewable power grids to predict the operating conditions of the system and assist more renewable energy integration.
- Supervisor
- Dr Feifei Bai and Professor Tapan Saha
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
Fingerprinting critical minerals development in continental margins
Study how critical minerals develop in the Andean-type plate margins through case studies in eastern Australia.
- Supervisor
- Dr Renjie Zhou and Dr Coralie Siegel, CSIRO
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Earth sciences
Investigation of Railway Studs and Squats
Develop a generalised validated mathematical model for rail studs, and in particular to examine how this mechanism differs from that for rail squats.
- Supervisor
- Professor Paul Meehan and Dr Aditya Khanna
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences