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UWA NEWS classified NEW STAFF Please welcome the following new staff who joined the University from June 1 to July 28, 2010. James Allen, Security Officer, Facilities Management, Security and Parking Tracey Beveridge, Digital Marketing Officer, Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Clint Bracknell, Assistant Professor, School of Indigenous Studies Dr Lauren Callahan, Animal Veterinary Officer, Animal Care Services Dr Venkatesh Chenniappan, Research Assistant Professor, Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering Carol Cheung, International Centre Intern, International Centre Melanie Clark, Graduate Research Assistant, Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Anita Creasey, Administrative Assistant, Graduate School of Education Winthrop Professor Holly Cullen, Law Dr Mary Davies, University Librarian, Library Mark Dickinson, Senior Technician (Workshop), Physics Sarah Dougiamas, Administrative Assistant, Music Samantha Edwards, Research Officer, Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care Kelly Elliott, Executive Assistant, Natural and Agricultural Sciences Joanne Gooden, Lecturer, Paediatrics and Child Health Mathew Green, Database Analyst, Office of Development Jody Harrison, Administrative Assistant, Music Carey Hemingway, Communications Officer, Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts Sharyn Hickey, Graduate Research Assistant, Population Health Jennifer Hinkley, Dental Clinic Assistant, Oral Health Centre of wa Anne-Marie Holt, Lecturer, Population Health Chun-lian Hu, Research Associate, Physics Dr Yiqun Hu, Research Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Software Engineering Lorien Hunt, Process and Systems Officer, Financial Services Daniel Hutton, Senior Graphic Designer, Centre for Learning Technology Andre Jiggins, Computer Systems Officer, Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Anna-Carin Johansson, Faculty Administrative Officer, Graduate School of Education Professor David Kandiah, Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Winthrop Professor Stuart Kaye, Law Marit Kragt, Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics Denis Kulikov, Senior Information Analyst, Planning Services Sten Littmann, Research Associate, Centre of Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis Dr Jie Liu, Research Assistant Professor, School of Earth and Environment Danielle Macdonald, Information Architect, University Website Office Jemma Marris, Research Assistant, Centre For Forensic Science Lisa Martin, Research Associate, School of Surgery Antoinette Maynard, Procurement Assistant, Financial Services Alison McQueen, Lecturer, Paediatrics and Child Health Angela Moorehouse, Assistant Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Kellie Mouchemore, Graduate Research Assistant, Medicine and Pharmacology Stephen Naughton, Research Officer, Plant Biology Jay Nicholson, Laboratory Manager, Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences Lindy Nield, Senior Research Officer, Population Health Glenn Prestidge, General Assistant, Plant Biology Kathryn Riordan, Accounting Assistant, Student Services Research Assistant Professor Thomas Rufford, Research Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering Grace Ryan, Administrative Assistant, Humanities Dr Yong Song, Research Assistant Professor, Womens and Infants Health Christopher Wanty, Research Associate, Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences Kylie Wilson, Project Officer, Office of Development Betty Woko, Dental Clinic Assistant, Oral Health Centre of wa Kim Wragg, Accounts Officer, Animal Biology NOTICES FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY Tuesday 10 August 2010 at 7:30pm for 8pm Science Library meeting room, Third floor Dr Ed Barrett-Lennard Productive use of saltland in Western Australia: seriously, why bother? “Increasing salinity is one of those forms of degradation of Australia’s natural environment where the adverse effects have been overstated, and the bulk of the suggested strategies for improving sustainability have either been over-optimistic, misguided, or just plain wrong.” Adjunct Associate Professor Ed Barrett-Lennard is a member of the Centre of Excellence for Ecohydrology. He is a former Director of the Centre for the Management of Arid Environments (Kalgoorlie), with many years of research in the productive use and rehabilitation of saline land. Free Banking for UWA Staff Unicredit is your free banking service, both on-campus and off. * There are no transaction fees for counter service, and when you’re not on campus, you’ll have free access to the second largest ATM network in the country: rediATM and NAB ATM. Why not join the 4.5 million Australians who bank at a place which is not a bank at all. As a ‘mutual’, all profits are retained to provide better rates and service for all members. - Friendly personal service on campus - no long queues - Visa Access with no application or ongoing fees - No hidden fees for internet transfers and bill payments - Unlimited free ATM withdrawals on a huge ATM network 5 s t a r a w a r d w i n n i n g “Outstanding Value” Visa Access & On-Call Savings UWA Branch Nedlands Branch 1st floor, Guild Building 80 Broadway 11am - 3pm, Mon - Fri 9am - 4pm, Mon - Fri Ph 6488 1218 Ph 9389 1011 Call into your UWA branch for friendly personal banking service, or phone 9389 1011. www.unicredit.com.au Car Loans - Home Loans - Term Deposits - Xmas Saver - Financial Planning - Insurance - Visa Access * UWA Staff who open a new membership are exempt from member maintenance fees for the first year. Thereafter a $2 monthly fee applies only if total balances are less than $500. Offer available for a limited time and subject to change, terms apply. This information does not take into account your personal needs or financial circumstances and you should consider if it is appropriate for you. To decide if a product is right for you, Unicredit recommends you read our Terms and Conditions and fees brochures which are available from www.unicredit.com.au or by visiting a branch. The University Credit Society Ltd. AFSL/ACL 244168 14 UWA NEWS 9 August 2010 the University of Western Australia
UWA NEWS classified Developing Commercialisation Skills FREE two-day workshop September 15 – 16 Club Capricorn Resort and Conference Centre, Yanchep The Office of Industry and Innovation (oii)invites postgraduate students in their second or subsequent years to learn about intellectual property and commercialisation practices as they relate to university-based research. OII will cover the cost of the workshop, meals and accommodation, but a cancellation fee of $100 may apply if you don’t turn up after registering. For more information and registration form, go to oii’s home page on the uwa website or call Laura Birchenough on 6488 7212. THE FUTURE OF FORESTRY AND FOREST SCIENCE CONFERENCE 30 September – 2 October 2010 Melbourne University registrations are now OPen The University of Melbourne’s Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science is hosting the celebration of 100 years of Forestry education in Australia. The Future of Forestry and Forest Science Conference offers you an open forum to reflect on the development of forest science and forestry education over the past century and consider the future of forest science. To download the registration form or view the conference program visit the website http://www. forestscience.unimelb.edu.au/ centenary/conference.html For further information regarding the conference program and registration please contact: The Future of Forestry and Forest Science Conference forestry2010@eventplanners.com.au PHYSICS SEMINAR Come and experience a new phenomenon A Collaboration based on Red Sprites Peter McLeish, filmmaker Friday August 27 3.30 – 4.30pm Room 2.15 Physics building Red sprites are an upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms. The first images of a sprite were taken in 1989 and within the next few years, the space shuttle captured 20 more images. Despite nearly a century of anecdotal report from airline pilots, most scientists didn’t believe in sprites until the first images were recently captured on high-speed video. The blink of eye lasts 250 milliseconds: sprites often last only ten. Professional Video Production Is now available to all departments on campus, and off. with the ever increasing demand for more professional multimedia productions, we have never been busier. While we mainly work within Science, we can write and produce broadcast-quality footage on any subject. For more information, please contact Simon Harris: sjharris@iinet.net.au What are your ideas for equity and diversity? uwa’s Diversity Initiatives Fund can help you to get an equity or diversity project up and running. Applications for this year’s grants are now open. They are invited from individuals, groups, schools or faculties seeking funding to assist in the development of targeted diversity initiatives that will enhance equity for students and/or staff. The purpose of the Fund is to provide financial assistance to new projects that aim to enhance educational and employment access, participation and outcomes for groups of students and staff identified as priority areas of focus: Women and men in non traditional work or study areas Culturally and linguistically diverse staff/students People with a disability Indigenous staff and students flexible work practices and life balance Sexual orientation and gender identity The Diversity Initiatives Fund has been in operation for fourteen years and over that time has served to kick start many uwa projects and initiatives that have proved so successful they have become ongoing. Applications for funding close on Friday September 25. An application form can be downloaded from the Equity and Diversity web site at www.equity.uwa. edu.au or by contacting Lesley Roberts on 6488 3873. Applications should be sent to Equity and Diversity, mbdP 350. RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS Grants awarded July 12 – 23 BHP BILLITON IRON ORE PTY LTD Associate Professor Kerrie Unsworth, uwa Business School: ‘Tool Time of Maintenance Crew Members at bhP-Billiton - Newman’ – $20,925 (2010) Associate Professor Kerrie Unsworth, uwa Business School: ‘Tool Time of Maintenance Crew Members at bhP-Billiton waio Port Hedland’ – $20,925 (2010) CRC MINING Associate Professor Melinda Hodkiewicz, School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering: ‘Online Energy and Reliability Database - Asset Data’ – $117,400 (2010) DIMERIX BIOSCIENCE PTY LTD Associate Professor Kevin Pfleger, Dr Sanam Mustafa, uwa Centre for Medical Research: ‘GPcr Heteromer Project’ – $57,000 (2010) GEOTHERMAL POWER PTY LTD Sean Webb, School of Earth and Environment: ‘Perth Metro Scope of Works I’ – $120,000 (2010) Sean Webb, School of Earth and Environment: ‘Perth Metro Scope of Works ii’ – $120,000 (2010-11) GRAINS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Associate Professor Daniel Murphy, School of Earth and Environment: ‘A National Soil Quality Monitoring Framework’ – $1,553,250 (2010-14) GREEN ROCK ENERGY LTD Sean Webb, School of Earth and Environment: ‘Perth Metro Scope of Works ii’ – $120,000 (2010-11) MEDICAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE FUND Mr Guicheng Zhang, School of Paediatrics and Child Health: ‘New Independent Research Infrastructure Support niris 2010 ‐ Gene by Environment Interactions on Asthma in Children’ – $10,000 (2010) Dr Anita Chua, School of Medicine and Pharmacology: ‘New Independent Research Infrastructure Support niris 2010’ – $10,000 (2010) Assistant Professor Wendy Davis, School of Medicine and Pharmacology: ‘New Independent Research Infrastructure Support niris 2010’ – $10,000 (2010) Dr Graeme Zosky, UWA Centre for Child Health Research: ‘New Independent Research Infrastructure Support NIRIS 2010’ – $10,000 (2010) MURDOCH CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE EX NHMRC Associate Professor Sylvia Metcalfe, Winthrop Professor Jonathan Emery, Doctor Sandra Younie, School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care, University of Melbourne, Deakin University: ‘The Faxes Study - Offering Carrier Screening for Fragile X Syndrome’ – $30,000 (2010) NHMRC INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE ICIHRP GRANTS Professor Helen Milroy, Dr David Paul, Professor Jillian Milroy, Professor Darlene Oxenham, Associate Professor Tamara Mackean, School of Indigenous Studies, School of Primary, Aboriginal and Rural Health Care: ‘Educating for Equity - Exploring How Health Professional Education Can Reduce Disparities in Chronic Disease Care and Improve Outcomes for Indigenous Populations’ – $2,083,132 (2010-14) ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION Julie Proudfoot, Professor Trevor Mori, School of Medicine and Pharmacology: ‘Distribution of F2-Isoprostances in Plasma Lipoproteins’ – $15,000 (2010) Dr Emilie Mas, Assistant Professor Anne Barden, School of Medicine and Pharmacology: ‘Effect of Supplementing n-3 Fatty Acids and Aspirin on Circulating Resolvins and Protectins in Healthy Volunteersam’ – $13,400 (2010) RURAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Assistant Professor Jonathan Clements, Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture: ‘Quinoa as a New Crop in Australia’ – $120,000 (2009-12) In a campus emergency dial 2222 SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH EX NIH Winthrop Professor Lawrence Abraham, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences: ‘Integrative Genomics of Vanin Gene Expression in Relation to CVD Risk’ – $150,780 (2010) ST LUKES COLLEGE KARRATHA Associate Professor Martin Forsey, School of Social and Cultural Studies: ‘Northwest Shelf Education Initiative Impact Assessment’ – $50,000 (2010) UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA EX PHARMACY GUILD OF AUSTRALIA Associate Professor Rhonda Clifford, Sajni Gudka, Professor Gregory Peterson, Doctor Luke Bereznicki, School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences, University of Tasmania: ‘Investigating Alternative Methods of Confirming HbA1c to Determine Patient Eligibility for the Diabetes Medication Assistance Service’ – $25,842 (2010) WA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DAFWA EX RURAL INDUSTRIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (RIRDC) CORPORATION Associate Professor Megan Ryan, Doctor Clinton Revell, Richard Snowball, School of Plant Biology: ‘Commercial Seed Technology for Bituminaria Bituminosa Var Albomarginata’ – $14,000 (2010-11) WA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FOOD EX WA NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OFFICE Dr Sora Marin Estrella, Dr Andrew Storey, School of Animal Biology: ‘Effects of Nutrient Enrichment and Toxic Lyngbya Blooms on Benthic Invertebrates and Migratory Shorebird Communities of Roebuck Bay Ramsar Site (09060)’ – $141,561 (2010-11) WA HEALTH PROMOTION FOUNDATION Winthrop Professor Jane Davidson, School of Music: ‘Act Belong Commit to Singing - A Healthy Way to Live’ – $35,000 (2010) WATER CORPORATION WA Associate Professor Nicolas Fay, Assistant Professor Elliot Wood, School of Psychology: ‘Provision of Scope and Quote on Data Analysis to Enable Decisions to be Made on the Effectiveness of the Margaret River Behavioural Change Program’ – $11,500 (2010) WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT (WAIS) Winthrop Professor Mohammed Bennamoun, Assistant Professor Jacqueline Alderson, School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health: ‘cfd Visual Hull Recognition Project’ – $52,500 (2010) Security staff will call the emergency services, direct them to you and come to help you while waiting for their arrival. It is more efficient and effective to dial 2222 than to call 000. The University of Western Australia UWA NEWS 9 August 2010 15
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