Annual Report 2008 - Central Queensland University

This institute is supported by research undertaken by the following Centres:
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
The Centre for Environmental Management (CEM), led by Professor John Rolfe
aims to provide knowledge and skills to achieve environmentally sustainable
development in the dry tropics. It has six main fields of endeavour – marine,
terrestrial and freshwater ecology, environmental resource economics,
ecotoxicology, coastal hydrodynamics and some associated social studies.
www.cem.cqu.edu.au
CENTRE FOR RAILWAY ENGINEERING
The Centre for Railway Engineering (CRE), led by Associate Professor Colin Cole,
aims to develop state-of-the-art technologies necessary for improving the economy,
efficiency and safety of railway operations and infrastructure through research,
education and innovation. The Centre’s heavy engineering laboratory infrastructure
allows it to conduct loading frame and dynamic testing and collect large-scale data
from instrumented locomotives and rolling stock. The Centre works closely with the
Cooperative Research Centre for Rail Innovation. www.cre.cqu.edu.au
CENTRE FOR PLANT AND WATER SCIENCES
The Centre for Plant and Water Sciences (CPWS) was established in 2007 to
bring together relevant areas of interest, in research related to plants and water.
Led by Professor David Midmore, the CPWS draws upon expertise of staff which
ranges from molecular biology, cell, plant and crop physiology, plant pathology,
entomology, to ecology and land rehabilitation. www.cpws.cqu.edu.au
PROCESS ENGINEERING AND LIGHT METALS
The Process Engineering and Light Metals Centre (PELM) was established for
the purpose of contributing to the industrial community through excellence in
collaborative research and development. The research programs are developed in
consultation with companies with a view to improving their operations in tangible
ways. Positioned at Gladstone, it also provides opportunities for postgraduate
research students to train with world-class researchers in a supportive environment.
www.pelm.cqu.edu.au
SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Institute for Sustainable Regional Development (ISRD), under the leadership
of Professor Bob Miles, is an internationally recognised provider of research into
Sustainable Regional Development. It undertakes research and consultancies for a
wide range of stakeholders and clients. These partnerships include groups as diverse
as Global Policy, governance agencies such as the United Nations and International
Development, and aid providers such as the Asia Development Bank and are core
partners with International Centres of Excellence such as Water Ed. Professor John
Rolfe will lead this group from 2009. www.isrd.cqu.edu.au
CENTRE FOR INTELLIGENT AND NETWORKED SYSTEMS
This Centre, led by Professor Qing-Long Han, utilises an integrated multidisciplinary
approach to explore applied research problems and issues in industry,
commerce and government. It focuses on problems and issues such as process
control, automation, decision support, knowledge management, data mining and
optimisation and their application to the resources sector.
Health and Social Sciences Research Institute
• Population Research and survey methodologies in health and human performance.
• Regional Health Research Alliance is a collaborative of health agencies.
• 10,000 Steps and health intervention strategies.
• Domestic and family violence, including indigenous, policy, practice and prevention.
• Biomedical Research in diabetes, cardiovascular pharmacology and respiratory diseases.
• Mental and Psychosocial Health research.
Our Centre for
Environmental
Management covers
themes as diverse
as marine and
port monitoring,
environmental
economics,
terrestrial studies,
freshwater research,
ecotoxicology
and wildlife
management.
Experienced staff
members are able
to mentor up and
coming talents,
who have plenty
of worthwhile
projects in their own
backyard (the CQ
region) and across
Australia.
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