Successful 2003 Discovery Projects Grants by Institution - Australian ...

adhesion mechanisms2. knowledge of effects of visible light from laser diodes on cells and isolated
tissue3. a biocompatible, visible light activated adhesive film for tissue repair based on chitosan
polysaccharides
DP0343168 Dr GP Prestage Dr AE Grulich Ms JM Richters Dr JW Grierson
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Title: Sampling Gay Men: Testing Methodological Alternatives in a Minority Population
2003 : $80,000
Category: 3701 - SOCIOLOGY
Administering Institution: The University of New South Wales
Summary:
This project will systematically assess the efficacy and appropriateness of five separate techniques for
the recruitment of gay and homosexually active men in Australia. The project will use the data from the
Australian Study of Health and Relationships to assess the representativeness of the samples obtained.
Using theoretical considerations of the inter-relationship of identity, attraction and practice, the suitability
of recruitment strategies for research projects addressing key elements of gay men's health will be
assessed. As a by-product of the sampling exercise, a description of the key health concerns of gay and
homosexually active men will be developed.
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DP0346430 Dr P Rapajic Prof V Solo Prof RA Kennedy
Title: Adaptive Multi-user Detectors for Mobile Space-Time Communications Systems over
Time Variable Fading Channels
2003 : $65,000
2004 : $57,200
2005 : $50,336
Category: 2917 - COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
Administering Institution: The University of New South Wales
Summary:
High capacity wire-line internet access (~ 1 Mbit/s) is available through existing telephone lines or through
the cable TV infrastructure. The need to have the same quality wireless and mobile internet access is
becoming evident. The full deployment of the mobile internet might be delayed due to the low capacity of
existing cellular mobile communications systems. This research project will contribute to the
understanding of fundamental capacity limitations of the mobile communications concept over
communication channels that vary with time. The outcomes of the project will suggest possible solutions
to the capacity limitations.
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DP0346614 A/Prof RW Read A/Prof MD Willcox
Title: Fluorous Chemistry: New tagging agents and heterocyclic-based fluorous
2003 : $90,000
2004 : $85,000
2005 : $70,000
Category: 2503 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Administering Institution: The University of New South Wales
Summary:
Fluorous chemistry is emerging as a powerful adjunct to areas of conventional parallel and combinatorial
organic syntheses, and its introduction has revolutionised separation technologies. In this project two
new fluorous tagging strategies will be investigated in an effort to broaden the scope of reagents that
can used in synthesis. Efforts will be directed to chiral auxiliaries and to fluorous catalyst ligands. In
addition, a novel class of fluorous surfactant will be investigated, for its surface properties (including its
ability to self assemble) and for its utility in two specific applications, selective membrane-bound protein
extraction (relevant to proteomics) and ophthalmics (biomaterials).
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