visitorsPr<strong>of</strong> Steven Abel BSc(Hons) PhD UK Mathematical Sciences, Durham <strong>University</strong>, UKDr Krzyszt<strong>of</strong> BolejkoPr<strong>of</strong> Fu-Rong ChenPr<strong>of</strong> Leonard FeldmanPr<strong>of</strong> Eliezer FinkmanPr<strong>of</strong> Mark FromholdPr<strong>of</strong> Xin-Heng GuoMSc PhDPolandPhD USABSc MSc DSc IsraelBSc(Hons) PhD UKBSc PhD ChinaRecipient Of The Grace And Patricia Gruber Fellowship From NicolausCopernius Astronomical Center, WarsawDepartment <strong>of</strong> Engineering And System Science, National Tsing Hua<strong>University</strong>, Hsin Chu, TaiwanMiegunyah Fellow, Rutgers <strong>University</strong>, USADepartment Of Electrical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute <strong>of</strong>TechnologyLyle Fellow, <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Physics</strong> and Astronomy, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong>Nottingham, UKCollege <strong>of</strong> Nuclear Science and Technology, Beining Normal<strong>University</strong>Pr<strong>of</strong> Rafi Kalish MSc PhD Israel Institute Of Solid State <strong>Physics</strong>, Technion, IsraelMs Rose FootiniKoopmanDr Katherine MackDr Paolo OliveroBSc The NetherlandsBSc(Hons) PhD USABSc PhD Torino<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPostdoctoral Fellow, Institute <strong>of</strong> Astronomy, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Cambridge,UKExperimental <strong>Physics</strong> Department, Centre <strong>of</strong> ExcellenceNanostructured Interfaces and Surfaces, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> TorinoDr Mark Oxley BSc(Hons) PhD Melb Oakridge National Laboratory USAMs Ainhoa Pardo PerezDr Brian PattonDr Michal PrangeMSc(Hons) UK PhDGermanyInstituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM)Department <strong>of</strong> Materials, Oxford <strong>University</strong>, UKThe STEM Group, Materials Science and Technology Division, OakRidge National Laboratory, USADr Robin Scott MSc PhD UK <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Physics</strong> and Astronomy, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Nottingham, UKPr<strong>of</strong> Reuben Shuker BSc Israel MSc PhD USA <strong>Physics</strong> Department, Gen-Gurion <strong>University</strong>, IsraelDr Amihai Silverman BSc MSc PhD MBA Israel Taub Computer Center, Technion, IsraelMr Joscha Specks Diploma Germany Technical <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Munchen, GermanyPr<strong>of</strong> Gerard Stephenson BSc PhD MIT <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> New Mexico, USAPr<strong>of</strong> Dieter Suter MSc PhD Switzerland Department Of <strong>Physics</strong>, <strong>University</strong> Of DortmundMr Edward Taylor BSc(Hons) Melb <strong>University</strong> Of Leiden, The NetherlandsMs Jolanda Van de VenPr<strong>of</strong> Kameshwar WaliTechnician at Endhoven <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Technology, Department <strong>of</strong>Applied <strong>Physics</strong>Distinguished Research Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Emeritus, Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Physics</strong>,Syracuse <strong>University</strong>, USADr Mark White BA MSc PhD UK Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Physics</strong>, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Cambridge, UKPr<strong>of</strong> Edmund WilsonBA MA OxfordCERN, Switzerland And Visiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essor At John Adams Inistitute,<strong>Physics</strong> Department, <strong>University</strong> Of Oxford And Lyle Fellow, <strong>University</strong>Of <strong>Melbourne</strong>18www.physics.unimelb.edu.au
esearch funding& Operating BudgetThe <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Physics</strong> is proud <strong>of</strong> itssuccess in competitive research grants,particularly from external fundingsources such as the Australian ResearchCouncil as listed below.PrimaryResearcher(1st CI)DISCOVERY PROJECTS (DP)DPPr<strong>of</strong> LloydHollebnerg et alTitleAtom definednanostructures: atomelectronicsbeyondminaturization limitFunding$Receivedfor 2009200,000DP Pr<strong>of</strong> Ray Volkas Branes and Unification 95,000DPDPPr<strong>of</strong> Ray Volkaset alDr James BoltonLINKAGESPr<strong>of</strong> Ge<strong>of</strong>f TaylorLIEF et alLIEFPr<strong>of</strong> RachelWebster et alThe standard model<strong>of</strong> particle physics andbeyond, in the LargeHadron Collider eraThe first two billion years:the structural, chemicaland thermal evoluion <strong>of</strong> theintergalactic mediumSupport for the AustralianExperimental High Energy<strong>Physics</strong> ProgramMileura Widefield Array:A New Low FrequencyTelescope260,00095,000270,000680,000The <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Physics</strong> wasalso named on the followingsucessful grants as a nonleadinstitutionTypeSecondaryResearcherDISCOVERY PROJECTS (DP)DPDPDPA/Pr<strong>of</strong> JeffMcCallum et al(lead ANU)Dr AndrewMelatos et al(lead ANU)Pr<strong>of</strong> KeithNugent et al(lead Swinburne)TitleFunding$Receivedfor 2008Defect-inducedluminescence fromion-implanted silicon: 200,000Towards silicon photonicsapplicationsExploring the transientuniverse 160,000A new window onphotosynthesis: ultrafastcoherence dynamicsin biomoleculesand semiconductornanostructures100,000financial summary for 2009NB: Trust income and expenditurenot included in this report.www.physics.unimelb.edu.au 19