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Scholarship-funded research projects
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Nanotechnologies for Tuberculosis detection and diagnostics
This project will develop nanotechnologies to capture and sequester Tuberculosis (TB) from clinical samples to identify and characterise TB, making it quicker to diagnose drug-resistant TB.
- Supervisor
- Professor Mark Blaskovich and Dr Sanjaya KC
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Chemical sciences, Health sciences
Unsteady turbulence dynamics in pulsatile pipe flow
Experiments will reveal how non-sinusoidal pulsation (accelerate–decelerate–hold) reshapes turbulence at high Reynolds numbers in the lab.
- Supervisor
- Dr Navid Freidoonimehr
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
Using causal epidemiological approaches to understanding the causes and consequences of endometrial cancer
Investigate causes of subtypes of endometrial cancer (EC) that have increased over time and will assess survival experience of women after a diagnosis of EC using causal epidemiology frameworks.
- Supervisor
- Professor Susan Jordan
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Health sciences
Deciphering known and unknown chemical drivers of antimicrobial resistance in environmental mixtures
Quantify known AMR-selective chemicals in complex samples, use iceberg modelling to estimate unknown drivers, and isolate unknown AMR-selective compounds via bioassay-directed fractionation for structural characterisation by high resolution mass spectrometry.
- Supervisor
- Professor Kevin Thomas and Dr Jake O'Brien
- Location
- Dutton Park
- Research areas
- Environmental sciences
Digital chemistry and catalysis: redefining reactions in confined systems
Understand and manipulate digital chemical reaction catalysis and molecular self-assembly within Alternating Current Electro-Hydrodynamic (AC-EHD) confined systems.
- Supervisor
- Professor Matt Trau
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences
Metaverse as a business/teaching model
Examine human interactions in the interplay between Metaverse as both a business and an education model
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Remi Ayoko and Professor Ryan Ko
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Commerce, management, tourism and services, Information and computing sciences
Quantifying Ecological Risks from Flood-borne Contaminants in Nonurban Landscapes
Assess ecological and antimicrobial resistance risks from flood-borne contaminants in nonurban areas, using integrated data analysis to identify exposure pathways, vulnerable species, and risk hotspots.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Sudhir Yadav
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, Environmental sciences
Combinational Nano-immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment
Work on an interdisciplinary area of advanced nanotechnology and biomedical science. Novel nano-adjuvants will be developed to improve the treatment outcome of immunotherapy for selected cancer types, such as triple-negative breast cancer.
- Supervisor
- Professor Chengzhong Yu
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences, Chemical sciences, Engineering
Advancing federated learning for unified urban spatio-temporal predictions
This project seeks to develop an advanced learning system for urban spatio-temporal foundation models, enabling robust zero- and few-shot generalisation across heterogeneous datasets and urban domains.
- Supervisor
- Professor Hongzhi Yin and Associate Professor Associate Professor Tong Chen
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences
Engineering performance of oyster farming systems for offshore environments: data-driven analysis and laboratory testing
In this PhD on offshore oyster farming systems, you will integrate Tasmanian field data, laboratory flume testing, and modelling to improve site selection, engineering design, and aquaculture productivity.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Remo Cossu
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Engineering, Environmental sciences