0201 / ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES / 6
0202 / ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, NUCLEAR, PARTICLE AND PLASMA PHYSICS / 3
0204 / CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS / 2
020000 / Physical Sciences / 11
030000 / Chemical Sciences
0304 / MEDICINAL AND BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY / 1
0305 / ORGANIC CHEMISTRY / 2
0399 / OTHER CHEMICAL SCIENCES / 2
030000 / Chemical Sciences / 5
040000 / Earth Sciences
0401 / ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES / 1
0402 / GEOCHEMISTRY / 2
0403 / GEOLOGY / 2
0404 / GEOPHYSICS / 2
0406 / PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE / 1
040000 / Earth Sciences / 8
060000 / Biological Sciences
0601 / BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY / 9
0603 / EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY / 1
0604 / GENETICS / 1
0606 / PHYSIOLOGY / 1
060000 / Biological Sciences / 12
080000 / Information and Computing Sciences
0801 / ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND IMAGE PROCESSING / 1
0805 / DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING / 1
080000 / Information and Computing Sciences / 2
090000 / Engineering
0903 / BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING / 1
0904 / CHEMICAL ENGINEERING / 1
0905 / CIVIL ENGINEERING / 2
0906 / ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING / 1
0909 / GEOMATIC ENGINEERING / 3
0912 / MATERIALS ENGINEERING / 6
0913 / MECHANICAL ENGINEERING / 1
0999 / OTHER ENGINEERING / 1
090000 / Engineering / 16
100000 / Technology
1002 / ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY / 1
1004 / MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY / 1
1007 / NANOTECHNOLOGY / 8
100000 / Technology / 10
190000 / Studies in Creative Arts and Writing
1902 / FILM, TELEVISION AND DIGITAL MEDIA / 1
190000 / Studies in Creative Arts and Writing / 1
210000 / History and Archaeology
2103 / HISTORICAL STUDIES / 1
210000 / History and Archaeology / 1
Total Number of Grants / 66
0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES Swinburne University of Technology
LE150100155 Bailes, Prof Matthew; Gaensler, Prof Bryan M; Wyithe, Prof Stuart; Bhat, Dr Ramesh; Levin, Dr
Yuri; van Straten, Dr Willem; Wen, Prof Linqing; Melatos, A/Prof Andrew; Manchester, Dr
Richard N; Hobbs, Dr George; Kramer, Prof Dr Michael; Han, Prof JinLin
2015 $370,000.00
Total $370,000.00
Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Partner/Collaborating Eligible Organisation(s)
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, The University of Melbourne, Monash University, The University of Sydney, Curtin University of Technology, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, The University of Western Australia
Administering Organisation Swinburne University of Technology
Project Summary
An ultra-wideband radio receiver for the Parkes 64-metre radio telescope: This project aims to construct a state-of-the- art ultra-wide-band receiver and signal processing system for the Parkes 64-metre radio telescope. The receiver will operate across the entire 700 megahertz to four gigahertz band with outstanding sensitivity and polarimetric performance, providing a unique capability for high-time-resolution wide-bandwidth astronomy. It is expected to deliver enhanced science outcomes for a wide range of projects and greatly improve the telescope's operational efficiency, extending its lifetime into the Square Kilometre Array era. Key science projects include tests of theories of relativistic gravitation, including the search for gravitational waves, probing neutron star interiors and investigations of the magnetic structure of our galaxy.
LE150100024 Mould, Prof Jeremy R; Burton, Prof Michael G; Glazebrook, Prof Karl; Wang, Prof Lifan; Ashley, Prof Michael C; Lawrence, Dr Jonathan S; Tuthill, Prof Peter G; Moore, Dr Anna M; Ireland, Dr Michael J
2015 $760,000.00
Total $760,000.00
Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Partner/Collaborating Eligible Organisation(s)
The University of New South Wales, Australian Astronomical Observatory, Purple Mountain Observatory, China, The
University of Sydney, The Australian National University, California Institute of Technology, USA, Texas A&M University
Administering Organisation Swinburne University of Technology
Project Summary
Kunlun Infrared Sky Survey (KISS): KISS is the first exploration of the time varying Universe in the infrared. The location at Kunlun station offers the advantage of the whole sky being available for study for the duration of the Antarctic winter every year. The primary scientific targets are the physics of active galactic nuclei, supersupernovae (Gamma Ray Bursters), the terminal phases of red giants (Miras) and initial phases of protostars. The project also aims to find exoplanets and to measure the cosmic infrared background and its angular fluctuations using the low background advantage of the Antarctic. KISS is complementary to SkyMapper in that it is infrared, and complementary to 2MASS in that it is time sensitive.
The University of Adelaide
LE150100070 Rowell, Dr Gavin P; Burton, Prof Michael G; Green, Prof Anne J; Dawson, Prof Bruce R; Balazs, A/Prof Csaba; Filipovic, A/Prof Miroslav D; Crocker, Dr Roland M; Tothill, Dr Nicholas F; Veitch, A/Prof Peter J; Galloway, Dr Duncan K; White, Dr Martin J; Bicknell, Prof Geoffrey V; Braiding, Dr Catherine R; Ottaway, Dr David J; Hinton, Prof Jim; Berge, Dr David
2015 $270,000.00
Total $270,000.00
Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Partner/Collaborating Eligible Organisation(s)
The University of New South Wales, The University of Sydney, Monash University, University of Western Sydney, The
Australian National University, University of Leicester, UK, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Administering Organisation The University of Adelaide
Project Summary
The Cherenkov Telescope Array: The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is a major advance in very high energy gamma ray astronomy. It will be ten times more sensitive than current instruments and will transform many topics in high energy astrophysics concerning extreme particle acceleration, and in astro-particle physics such as dark matter. Over 1000 scientists from over 25 countries are involved and prototype telescopes are under construction. This project will enable a hardware contribution to the pre-production array of telescopes, bringing with it full membership, plus access to all data and core science programmes of CTA. Australian astronomers can then influence astrophysics goals of CTA, and add new scientific value to Australia's radio astronomical facilities.
The University of New South Wales
LE150100087 Tinney, Prof Christopher G; Ireland, Dr Michael J; Freeman, Prof Kenneth C; Asplund, Prof Martin; Bayliss, Dr Daniel; Wittenmyer, Dr Robert A; Martell, Dr Sarah L; Zucker, A/Prof Daniel B; Bedding, Prof Timothy R; Carter, A/Prof Bradley D; Sheinis, A/Prof Andrew
2015 $760,000.00
Total $760,000.00
Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Partner/Collaborating Eligible Organisation(s)
The Australian National University, Macquarie University, The University of Sydney, University of Southern Queensland, Australian Astronomical Observatory
Administering Organisation The University of New South Wales
Project Summary
Veloce - Australia's next-generation planet foundry: This project will deliver to Australian astronomers a high-resolution, ultra-stabilised, red-wavelength-optimised spectrograph capable of delivering high-precision doppler velocities for the transiting exoplanet host-stars being discovered now by southern hemisphere transit-planet searches, and for the coming wave of discoveries to be made by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). In addition it will enable a vast suite of new research programs in exoplanetary science and galactic archaeology, as well as providing a sound base of ultra-stable infrastructure enabling future expansion to cover the full optical wavelength range at minimal cost.
The University of Sydney
LE150100144 Bland-Hawthorn, Prof Jonathan; Croom, A/Prof Scott M; Colless, Prof Matthew; Bryant, Dr Julia J; Leon-Saval, Dr Sergio G; Parker, Prof Quentin A; Kewley, Prof Lisa J; McDermid, Dr Richard; Spitler, Dr Lee R; Couch, Prof Warrick J; Lawrence, Dr Jonathan S
2015 $430,000.00
Total $430,000.00
Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Partner/Collaborating Eligible Organisation(s)
Australian Astronomical Observatory, Macquarie University, The Australian National University
Administering Organisation The University of Sydney
Project Summary
Hector - a revolutionary spectrograph for understanding how galaxies evolve: The project team recently demonstrated the extraordinary power of a new Sydney-Australian Astronomical Observatory Multi-object Integral-field spectrograph (SAMI) at the Anglo-Australian Telescope. This early prototype demonstrated it was possible to place 13 hexabundles accurately onto the images of 13 galaxies and to obtain spectroscopy at 61 contiguous positions across each galaxy. This provides a wealth of information about stars and gas in each galaxy. SAMI has generated enormous interest in new science across the Australian and international community. This project intends to develop a far more powerful facility,
'Hector', that will allow us to answer new scientific questions. For the first time, we will learn how the properties of galaxies evolve with their surrounds, and what this tells us about how galaxies form.
The University of Western Australia
LE150100055 Driver, Prof Simon P; Robotham, A/Prof Aaron; Power, Prof Christopher B; Meyer, A/Prof Martin J; Couch, Prof Warrick J; Hopkins, A/Prof Andrew M; Sheinis, A/Prof Andrew; Lidman, Dr Christopher E; Brough, Dr Sarah; Colless, Prof Matthew; Asplund, Prof Martin; Schmidt, Prof Brian P; Drinkwater, Prof Michael J; Davis, A/Prof Tamara M; Parkinson, Dr David R;
Glazebrook, Prof Karl; Blake, A/Prof Christopher A; Croton, A/Prof Darren J; Bland-Hawthorn, Prof Jonathan; Sadler, Prof Elaine M; Croom, A/Prof Scott M; Zucker, A/Prof Daniel B; McDermid, Dr Richard; Spitler, Dr Lee R; Jackson, Prof Carole A; Brown, Dr Michael J; Webster, Prof Rachel L
2015 $560,000.00
Total $560,000.00
Primary FoR 0201 ASTRONOMICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES
Partner/Collaborating Eligible Organisation(s)
The University of Melbourne, Australian Astronomical Observatory, The Australian National University, The University of Queensland, Swinburne University of Technology, The University of Sydney, Macquarie University, Curtin University of Technology, Monash University
Administering Organisation The University of Western Australia
Project Summary
The Australian European Southern Observatory Positioner (AESOP): The aim of the Australian European Southern Observatory Positioner (AESOP) is to fund the construction costs of an innovative instrument to be built in Australia and installed onto the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) VISTA telescope. Australia leads the world in fibre- positioning instrumentation and their scientific exploitation. This project will allow Australian researchers to take a leading role through major studies of the spatial distributions of galaxies. The outcomes of the project will be construction and delivery of an optical fibre-positioning system to the ESO, resulting in general access to the ESO's premier survey facility for eight Australian researchers.
0202 ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, NUCLEAR, PARTICLE AND PLASMA PHYSICS The Australian National University
LE150100064 Stuchbery, Prof Andrew E; Wallner, Dr Anton; Hinde, Prof David J; Williams, Dr Elizabeth T;
Lane, Dr Gregory J
2015 $250,000.00
Total $250,000.00
Primary FoR 0202 ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, NUCLEAR, PARTICLE AND PLASMA PHYSICS
Partner/Collaborating Eligible Organisation(s)
Administering Organisation The Australian National University
Project Summary
New data acquisition capabilities for Australia's heavy ion accelerator facility: Australia's heavy ion accelerator facility supports a wide range of high quality research in pure and applied nuclear physics. This research relies upon multi- parameter data acquisition, in which the pulses from many detectors are recorded event-by-event. By replacing the facility's obsolescent data acquisition system, this project aims to update and expand the capability for conventional analog data taking, to develop new capability for digital data acquisition, and to enable multiple users to take data at the same time. These features will greatly improve research possibilities and productivity for users of the heavy ion accelerator facility.
The University of Melbourne
LE150100073 Taylor, Prof Geoffrey N; Barberio, Prof Dr Elisabetta; Varvell, A/Prof Kevin E; Jackson, Dr Paul
D; Urquijo, Dr Phillip
2015 $174,627.00
Total $174,627.00
Primary FoR 0202 ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, NUCLEAR, PARTICLE AND PLASMA PHYSICS
Partner/Collaborating Eligible Organisation(s)
The University of Sydney, The University of Adelaide, European Organisation for Nuclear Research
Administering Organisation The University of Melbourne
Project Summary
Australian contribution to CERN large hadron collider experiment upgrade: The discovery of the Higgs Boson with the ATLAS experiment at the CERN laboratory's large hadron collider, has been a highlight for Australian science. Scientists will build upon the foundation of the Higgs discovery to further probe the nature of matter at the finest scales and highest energies. Detailed measurements of the Higgs characteristics will determine if it is as predicted by the Standard Model
or whether it admits a variation, signalling new physics. The upgrade in this project will provide for such detailed measurements. It will also allow sensitive probes of new physics, searching for new particles or unexpected interactions.
The University of Sydney
LE150100076 Varvell, A/Prof Kevin E; Yabsley, Dr Bruce D; Urquijo, Dr Phillip; Sevior, A/Prof Martin E; Taylor, Prof Geoffrey N; Barberio, Prof Dr Elisabetta; Jackson, Dr Paul D
2015 $150,068.00
Total $150,068.00
Primary FoR 0202 ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, NUCLEAR, PARTICLE AND PLASMA PHYSICS
Partner/Collaborating Eligible Organisation(s)
The University of Melbourne, The University of Adelaide Administering Organisation The University of Sydney Project Summary
Australian participation in the Belle II experiment: This project will provide membership for Australian scientists of one of the key contemporary particle physics experiments, the Belle II experiment in Japan, and contribute to the purchase and installation of equipment for the Japanese facility. The Belle II experiment aims to search for a deeper theory of nature which will add significantly to our ability to answer questions such as why there is a preponderance of matter over antimatter in the Universe, and what is the nature of the dark matter which pervades it. This project will allow Australian scientists to pursue these questions in the coming years, with the additional benefit of increasing Australia's research profile in fundamental physics and its engagement with basic science in the Asia-Pacific region.
0204 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS Monash University
LE150100060 Fuhrer, Prof Michael S; Edmonds, Dr Mark T; Riley, Prof John D; Pakes, A/Prof Christopher I;
Hamilton, Prof Alexander R; Wang, Prof Xiaolin; Tadich, Dr Anton
2015 $370,000.00
Total $370,000.00
Primary FoR 0204 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
Partner/Collaborating Eligible Organisation(s)
La Trobe University, The University of New South Wales, University of Wollongong, Synchrotron Light Source Australia
Pty Ltd
Administering Organisation Monash University
Project Summary
Year-round accessible angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy facility: This project aims to create a year-round readily accessible facility for angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy combined with in situ scanning tunnelling microscopy, cementing Australia's leadership position in novel electronic materials research. The facility is the first of its kind in Australia, housed at the Australian Synchrotron, and accessible to a broad user base. The facility will be an essential tool for study of new electronic materials such as graphene, two-dimensional semiconductors, topological insulators, and superconductors. This research aims to lead to new thermoelectric, photovoltaic, superconducting, and computing devices, revolutionising the generation, transfer, storage, and use of electrical energy.