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Developing Efficient Hydrogen Storage Based on Hydrogen Gas Hydrate
Leverage the nature-informed gas encapsulation in molecular cavities of solid water to develop a compact hydrogen-carrying water-based material for safe and efficient hydrogen storage.
- Supervisor
- Dr Ngoc N. Nguyen, Professor Thomas Rufford, Dr Muxina Konarova and Professor Anh V. Nguyen
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Engineering
Passive Flow Control for Turbulent Boundary Layer Drag Reduction
Explore a novel passive flow control strategy to suppress turbulence and reduce drag through experimental fluid mechanics using advanced wind tunnel testing and diagnostics.
- Supervisor
- Dr Azadeh Jafari
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
CSIRO Industry PhD - Investigating the potential applications of biomass and waste gasification by-products in other industries
This project will investigate challenges and potentials of biomass and waste gasification by-products such as ash, slag, and biochar for alternative applications
- Supervisor
- Dr Jeff Chen
- Location
- CSIRO Pullenvale
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Engineering, Environmental sciences
Next generation magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) through vision
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is crucial for diagnosing diseases within the human body. In this project, we develop new AI methods that leverage human visual perception to make MRI faster and more affordable.
- Supervisor
- Dr Shekhar Chandra
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences, Engineering, Information and computing sciences, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
A Reliable and Secure Net-Zero Power System for Australia
This project aims to develop new knowledge to enable the secure integration of variable renewable electricity generators into the electricity system and a new, coordinated power system solution to deliver operational grid security. This Project aims to apply data driven methods to provide advanced mathematical models for renewable generators.
- Supervisor
- Professor Tapan Saha and Associate Professor Ruifeng Yan
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
Development of traits for low methanogenic forage sorghums
Develop genetic solutions in sorghum for low-emission cattle stockfeed and grazing. Through the use of new breeding technologies, we will trait-stack promising gene edits together to produce novel gene edited (non-GMO) sorghum traits for industry.
- Supervisor
- Dr Karen Massel and Dr Albert Wong
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, Biological sciences
Airborne eDNA for northern bettongs
Develop airborne eDNA for the monitoring and management of northern bettongs.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Celine Frere
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences
Charge carrier dynamics in organic opto-electronics devices
Develop and apply methods for characterising charge dynamics.
- Supervisor
- Dr Mile Gao
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Physical sciences
Coral reef fish visual plasticity in the Anthropocene
This project will investigate the diversity of coral reef fish brains and their plasticity in development and during adult stages, when faced with environmental change.
- Supervisor
- Dr Fabio Cortesi
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Environmental sciences
Data-Driven Optimisation for Next-Generation Digital Manufacturing Systems
Enable real-time monitoring, process optimisation, and predictive decision-making across complex manufacturing workflows.
- Supervisor
- Professor Helen Huang and Dr Yadan Luo
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences