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4D printing of liquid metal hydrogels for soft bioelectronics
Create programmable liquid metal–hydrogel materials for 4D printing, combining materials engineering, soft robotics, wearable devices, and biomedical interface design.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Ruirui Qiao
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
Advanced materials for a sustainable future
Develop advanced mesoporous high-entropy alloys materials to convert plastic waste into value-added chemicals using electrochemical upcycling technology.
- Supervisor
- Dr Yunqing Kang and Professor Yusuke Yamauchi
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Engineering, Environmental sciences
Co-designing mental health and wellbeing outcomes for adolescents with cerebral palsy
This project will co-design and evaluate mental health and wellbeing outcomes with adolescents with cerebral palsy, generating evidence to inform targeted supports and services.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Koa Whittingham
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Health sciences, Psychology
Dying with dignity: caring for people without a home at the end of life
Dying with dignity is often equated with dying at home. This project expects to generate knowledge on what it means to die well in the absence of home from which to approach the end of life.
- Supervisor
- Dr Stefanie Plage
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Human society
Efficient removing fluorinated pollution from complex contaminated matrices
Develop magnetic ion-exchange technology for removing PFAS from complex waters, delivering a robust, scalable solution with clear environmental and economic benefits.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Cheng Zhang
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Engineering
Large-scale network design for quantum communication
Develop protocols to enable scalable, reliable transmission of quantum information over long distances.
- Supervisor
- Dr Josephine Dias
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Physical sciences
Molecular and structural determinants of viral entry and immune recognition
Bat-borne viruses are an emerging threat to human health. This project aims to provide a deeper understanding into the mechanisms behind viral entry in order to develop countermeasures against viral threats.
- Supervisor
- Professor Daniel Watterson and Dr Ariel Isaacs
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences
Respect and cultural difference in maternity care
This an ARC-funded anthropology project exploring women’s birth experiences in Fiji. You will investigates principles, practices and experiences of maternity care through ethnographic research.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Jenny Munro
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Human society
Rest and relief: understanding and improving sleep and pain in children with cerebral palsy
Explore the link between pain and sleep in children with cerebral palsy, and develop practical, evidence-based interventions to reduce pain, improve sleep quality, support daily functioning and wellbeing.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Jasneek Chawla
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Health sciences
Value-added sustainable manufacturing of composite bipolar plates for redox flow batteries
Develop composite bipolar plates for redox flow batteries, a critical component in renewable energy storage systems.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Bin Luo
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering