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Scholarship-funded research projects
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Genomic selection for lower methane emissions in beef cattle
This project will help deliver the genomic tools needed to enable accurate selection for lower methane emissions in beef cattle, while maintaining or improving key production traits.
- Supervisor
- Dr Mehrnush Forutan
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, Biological sciences
Leveraging near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) technique combined with artificial intelligence (AI) in detecting AMR organisms in water
The PhD candidate will test the capacity of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) technique and artificial intelligence (AI) for detection of an array of bacteria associated with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that are commonly found in water.
- Supervisor
- Dr Maggy Lord and Associate Professor Patrick Harris
- Location
- St Lucia and Herston
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Environmental sciences, Health sciences
Catalytic converting waste polyolefin into olefin monomers
Recycle waste polymers, such as polyethylene, into valuable olefins through catalytic pyrolysis.
- Supervisor
- Dr Muxina Konarova and Ping Chen
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Chemical sciences, Engineering, Environmental sciences
Advancing drying and extraction for bioactives from microalgae and seaweeds
Optimising drying and extraction of algae bioactives using FD, SD, and ESD to enhance stability, recovery, and bioaccessibility for functional ingredients.
- Supervisor
- Dr Alberto Baldelli
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Engineering
Reducing ageism in healthcare
You will leverage the expertise of a multidisciplinary team to deliver a) a detailed understanding of the risk contexts for ageism in healthcare environments, and b) an innovative suite of open-access, evidence-based resources for both healthcare provider training and for older people themselves.
- Supervisor
- Professor Julie Henry and Associate Professor Nell Baghaei
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Psychology
CSIRO Industry PhD - Pasture legumes in tropical and subtropical systems: diagnosing and addressing productivity and adoption gaps
You will investigate a range of factors that may be preventing producer use of tropical or sub-tropical legumes, as well as factors limiting productivity of legumes in subtropical pasture systems.
- Supervisor
- Associate Professor Shane Campbell and Dr Lindsay Bell
- Location
- UQ Gatton Campus (as well as some time at CSIRO, Forest Hill and QDPI Toowoomba)
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
Developing biopolymer systems for long-term controlled intra-ruminal release of methane inhibitors in livestock
Investigate how the release dynamics of methane inhibitors from biopolymer systems influence their effectiveness and interaction within the ruminant environment.
- Supervisor
- Dr Celine Chaleat, Professor Bronwyn Laycock and Professor Steven Pratt
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Agricultural, veterinary and food sciences, Chemical sciences, Engineering
Multimodal MRI Biomarkers for Motor Neuron Disease
This project will develop and evaluate multimodal MRI biomarkers for the diagnosis and monitoring of motor neuron disease (MND). The successful candidate will integrate imaging measures including structural, diffusion, functional, spectroscopic, and spinal MRI into computational models that capture disease heterogeneity.
- Supervisor
- Dr Thomas B Shaw and Professor Markus Barth
- Location
- St Lucia Campus
- Research areas
- Biological sciences, Biomedical and clinical sciences, Engineering, Health sciences
Neural circuits for spatial navigation and locomotion control in Drosophila
Explore how fly brains compute navigation and motor control. Learn cutting-edge methods in optogenetics, connectomics, neurophysiology, and computational neuroscience. Applicants with neuroscience, genetics, or engineering backgrounds encouraged
- Supervisor
- Dr Kai Feng and Professor Barry Dickson
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Biological sciences
Next generation Newton-type methods with minimum residual solver
Advance Newton-type optimisation using modern numerical linear algebra, creating new theory and open-source tools for AI and machine learning.
- Supervisor
- Professor Fred Roosta and Dr Lindon Roberts
- Location
- St Lucia
- Research areas
- Information and computing sciences, Mathematical sciences