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Annual Report - Swinburne University of Technology

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<strong>Swinburne</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Technology</strong><br />

Other Grants<br />

The Industrial Research Institute <strong>Swinburne</strong> (IRIS) was<br />

awarded five Research and Development Grants in<br />

technological areas <strong>of</strong> interest to the Furniture Industry.<br />

The initial grant totalled $988,000 which will be increased<br />

when further projects come online as the research and<br />

development progresses.<br />

These projects cover aspects <strong>of</strong> e-commerce in the<br />

furniture industry as well as advanced manufacturing<br />

techniques and involve the European Union, the IMS<br />

framework, as well as local manufacturers.<br />

IRIS has also been successful in establishing a strategic<br />

long term research collaboration with L’Oreal France – the<br />

world’s leading cosmetic company. The collaboration is in<br />

the area <strong>of</strong> fundamental research into the structure and<br />

functions <strong>of</strong> protein molecules in human hair keratin.<br />

L’Oreal has developed substantial activities in fundamental<br />

research <strong>of</strong> protein structure from its beginnings, and will<br />

fund $149,000 cash to IRIS in this first year <strong>of</strong><br />

collaboration. In addition, L’Oreal will provide the team<br />

scientist’s access to the micro-analysis synchotron<br />

beamline in ESRF (the European Synchotron Radiation<br />

Facility) located in Grenoble, France.<br />

The School <strong>of</strong> Engineering and Science is a partner in a<br />

successful bid for funding under the Victorian<br />

Government’s Science, <strong>Technology</strong> and Innovation<br />

program. The funding <strong>of</strong> $4.73 million will be used to<br />

establish the Research Centre for Advanced By-Wire<br />

Technologies (RABit) which will support research and<br />

teaching in the areas <strong>of</strong> robotics and automotive<br />

engineering.<br />

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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2002

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