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Scholarship-funded research projects
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Unravelling the photothermal effect in solar methanol synthesis
Combine hands-on catalyst experiments with computational modelling to understand how light and heat work together in solar catalysis and use these insights to guide better catalyst design.
- Supervisor
- Dr Haijiao Lu and Professor Lianzhou Wang
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Engineering
Data-driven optimisation for next-generation digital manufacturing systems
Advance the field of digital manufacturing through the development of next-generation data analytics techniques. The research, part of ARC ITRH, aims to 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
Responsive representation learning for dynamic video-sharing platforms
Develop novel representation learning algorithms to predict and leverage changes in video-sharing platforms, enabling responsive recommendation, interaction modelling, and insight extraction for evolving content and user behaviour.
- Supervisor
- Professor Helen Huang and Dr Yadan Luo
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences
A universal aphasia battery for assessing language disorders in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who speak traditional languages and creoles
Develop aphasia assessments for several Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander traditional languages and creoles, by working in collaboration with Indigenous Australians.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Stephen Wilson and Professor David Copland
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences, Health sciences, Indigenous studies, Language, communication and culture, Psychology
mRNA cancer vaccines
Involve design and testing of personalised mRNA cancer vaccines that can provoke robust and durable immune responses.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Seth Cheetham
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences
New scalable organic synthesis methods based on electrolysis
Work on a project dealing with the development of novel synthetic electrochemical methods and their transfer to scalable flow systems.
- Supervisor
- Dr David Cantillo
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences
A First Nations Cancer Cohort Study (CanCo)
Investigate and address the critical health disparities faced by First Nations Australians in cancer care, ultimately saving more lives and enhancing wellbeing.
- Supervisor
- Professor Gail Garvey
- Location
- Herston
- Research areas
- Health sciences, Indigenous studies
Characterising venom toxins of veterinary importance in Australia
Characterise venom toxins produced by Australian paralysis ticks (Ixodes holocyclus) and processionary caterpillars (Ochrogaster lunifer), which cause tick paralysis and equine pregnancy loss, respectively.
- Supervisor
- Dr Andrew Walker
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences
Combinational nano-immunotherapy for cancer treatment
Develop novel nano-adjuvants to improve the treatment outcome of immunotherapy triple-negative breast cancer.
- Supervisor
- Professor Chengzhong Yu
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biomedical and clinical sciences
Efficient calculation of nonequilibrium steady state properties
Develop and apply new methods for the simulation of nonequilibrium steady states to calculate properties more efficiently, especially in systems important to advanced materials and decarbonisation.
- Supervisor
- Dr Stephen Sanderson and Professor Debra Bernhardt
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Mathematical sciences, Physical sciences