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Scholarship-funded research projects
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Micro- and nanoplastics in drinking water: tracking sources, fate, and removal
Investigate micro- and nanoplastics (<10 µm) in drinking water, their sources, and removal, and evaluate filtration systems to improve water safety and inform policy.
- Supervisor
- Dr Elvis Okoffo
- Location
- Dutton Park
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Environmental sciences
Minerals security for food security: mapping ASM-based agricultural mineral supply chains
First global study linking mineral and food security, exploring how local agromineral supply chains from ASM can reduce fertiliser gaps, improve food security, and support self-sufficiency in poor regions.
- Supervisor
- Dr Fitsum Semere Weldegiorgis
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, Earth sciences, Economics, Environmental sciences, Human society
Monitoring illicit tobacco in Australia
Apply an integrated wastewater-based epidemiology approach to improve our understanding of the impact of tobacco control and tax policies on illegal tobacco markets in Australia.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Phong Thai
- Location
- Dutton Park
- Research areas
- Environmental sciences
Population projections for migration policy
Contribute to a new micro-simulation model to anticipate the impact of migration policy on the labour market, housing demand, and demographic trends.
- Supervisor
- Aude Bernard
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Human society
Strength in data, power in community: national evaluation of justice reinvestment
Develop and analyse First Nations justice models. In partnership with JRNA, use an Indigenist and community‑led research design to evaluate justice reinvestment in Australia.
- Supervisor
- Dr Krystal Lockwood
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Human society, Indigenous studies, Law and legal studies
Understanding nonequilibrium steady states
Improve understanding of systems important to advanced materials and decarbonisation using new methods for the efficient calculation of nonequilibrium steady state properties.
- Supervisor
- Dr Stephen Sanderson and Professor Debra Bernhardt
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences
Agentic recommender systems with large language models
Investigate the use of language models as intelligent agents for modern recommendations in various online platforms. The outcome will include contributions to the application of recommender systems that can be widely applied.
- Supervisor
- Dr Ruihong Qiu
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences
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