Research Success
Success with Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Funding
June 2009
The Melbourne School of Engineering announces recent success in the ARC linkage funding with five staff members and their collaborators sharing around $1.6 million dollars for their research projects.
The successful staff members were: Dr John Provis and Dr Peter Duxson from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Professor Marcus Pandy, Dr Peter Lee and Dr Kay Crossley from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Professor Rao Kotagiri from the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Associate Professor Andrew Western from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Associate Professor Abbas Rajabifard and Professor Ian Williamson from the Department of Geomatics.
In addition the School congratulates Associate Professor Sandra Kentish (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering), Professor Bill Moran (Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering), and Professor Priyan Mendis (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering) and Professor Rao Kotagiri (Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering) who were successful as collaborators in four separate non-lead grants through the University of Melbourne and other institutions.
A special mention goes to Professor Priyan Mendis who will be involved as a collaborator in the project ‘Airports of the future' - a lead project at Queensland University of Technology, which received one of the largest linkage grants ever awarded, 2.4 million dollars. With 23 partner organisations including major airports, government departments and security services, the project will enhance the capabilities of airport operators in the design and management of complex airport systems.
Finally, a special mention goes to Tim Peterson, a PhD student from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering who was a recipient of an Australia Postdoctoral Fellowship for Industry (ADPI). Only five ADPI fellowships were awarded in Victoria and Tim received one of three awarded to the University of Melbourne.
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