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Examples of new Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities Projects in 2012 - Australian Capital Territory
LIEF Projects totalling $1 584 078 covering 5 projects
The Australian National University
A new seismic facility for investigating tectonic collision zones, earthquake hazards and passive imaging techniques (LE120100061)
Summary: A new seismic facility will enable collaboration with overseas partners to better understand plate margin tectonics and earthquake hazards in our region for mutual benefit. It will also be used in pilot studies of areas endowed with deep earth resources, and in assessing regions of heightened earthquake activity in Australia.
Chief Investigator: Dr Nicholas Rawlinson
ARC funding: $285,000
The Australian National University
Wind profiler network for planetary boundary layer research (LE120100067)
Summary: Understanding winds in the lower atmosphere is of great fundamental and practical importance. This new wind monitoring network will help Australian scientists to better predict propagation of tropical cyclones to improve the efficiency of wind energy production, and to better understand atmosphere-ocean interactions affecting weather and climate.
Chief Investigator: Professor Michael Shats
ARC funding: $210 000
The Australian National University
Detailed spectrophotometric/velocity mapping of galaxies and identifying transient Gamma-Ray Burst Sources (GRBs) and the first stars with the unique upgraded Wide Field Spectrograph (WiFeS) facility (LE120100023)
Summary: This project will allow light from galaxies to be more efficiently detected and analysed. In particular, details of a galaxy's composition, rotation, recessional velocity and star formation history will be possible following extensive refurbishment of the Siding Spring Observatory's Wide Field Spectrograph and installation of new, extremely sensitive, charged couple device (CCD) detectors.
Chief Investigator: Professor Michael S Bessell
ARC funding: $185 000
