1997 QUT Handbook

toxic element analysis
bond densitometry
health physics
modelling and measurement of air pollutants
aerosols
measurement of ionising radiation
environmental radioactivity
radiation health physics
ultraviolet radiation monitoring
audiological/speech signal processing
daylighting/photometry
daylighting (natural lighting) research services
photometric services
materials science
nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) microimaging
biomaterials research
shock tube compaction of powders.
The Centre’s major areas of consultancy are:
measurement of radioactivity
shielding design for radiological practices
measurement of light transmittance/reflectance
(NATA registered laboratory)
measurement of ultraviolet radiation.
Director: Associate Professor B.J. Thomas,
BSc(Hons) PhD, FACPSEM, MAIP
CENTRE FOR MOLECULAR
BIOTECHNOLOGY
The Centre for Molecular Biotechnology has as its
primary objectives research and postgraduate
education in medical and plant biotechnology. The
Centre was established in 1988 and currently has a
staff and student complement of more than 90. The
Centre is located on the Gardens Point campus in a
modern, well-equipped laboratory complex with
associated facilities. Postgraduate education includes
PhD and Masters programs and components of the
Honours and Graduate Diploma in Biotechnology
courses. Undergraduate course components are also
supported. Research is concentrated into a few
programs and involves considerable collaboration
with other Australian and overseas institutions as
well as industry.
The principal research programs are:
arbovirology
cancer and molecular genetics
chlamydial diseases
growth and developmental biology
plant biotechnology
population biology.
Director: Professor J.L. Dale, BScAgr PhD Syd.,
MASM
CENTRE FOR STATISTICAL SCIENCE
AND INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS
The mission of the Centre is to create new knowledge
in statistical science and industrial mathematics and
to bring the benefits of this knowledge, its
scholarship and expertise to QUT and the community
at large. This has and will be achieved through:
performing high quality research
providing a focus and resources for researchers
to perform research in statistical science and
industrial mathematics
providing postgraduate teaching
providing continuing education of relevance to the
community
providing a consulting service to the community
promoting collaborative projects between the
Centre and other QUT centres and organisations
in Queensland, interstate and overseas.
The Centre acknowledges the need to carry out
research which is of significance to industry,
government and society and therefore the need to
forge links with external organisations. It also aims
to maintain and develop strong links with local
industry by providing expert consulting in statistics
and mathematics.
The Centre for Statistical Science and Industrial
Mathematics has, as its main research focus, the
development of statistical and mathematical models
and efficient algorithms for the analysis of problems
of significance to industry, government and the
community. It received university centre status at the
end of 1992.
The research programs of the Centre include:
time series analysis
spatial statistics
statistical modelling and data analysis
statistical theory and statistical computing
operations research
mathematical modelling of complex industrial,
biological and physical systems
pure mathematics.
There are a number of research projects in each of
these areas.
A major feature of the Centre is the high proportion
of collaboration in research projects with other
researchers from within QUT, other universities, the
CSIRO, government departments and industry.
Several projects involve contract research for
industry.
Queensland Health Care Research Group, which is
part of the Centre, was established in 1995. It
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