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Examples of new Discovery Projects in 2012 - Queensland
Discovery Projects totalling $38 293 434 covering 124 projects
The University of Queensland
Geomorphological development of coral reefs, southern Great Barrier Reef: an integrated record of Holocene palaeoecology and palaeoclimate from cores (DP120101793)
Summary: Very little is known about how the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) has responded or may respond to predicted environmental change and/or degradation. We will reconstruct the recent biological and physical history of reefs in the southern GBR in order to better understand how they may react to future environmental changes.
Chief Investigator: Professor Gregory E Webb
ARC funding: $490 000
Queensland University of Technology
A fundamental study into the role of the organic fraction on the toxicity of combustion generated airborne particles (DP120100126)
Summary: Using a new set of analytical tools this project will for the first time allow a quantified measure of the toxicity of organic compounds condensed on the surface of airborne particles. Understanding the toxicity of particle pollution is essential in controlling the exposure risk to public health.
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Zoran D Ristovski
ARC funding: $390 000
Griffith University
Social and geographical location and its impact on mathematics teaching and learning (DP120101495)
Summary: Too many students from poor urban backgrounds or from rural communities are at risk of underperforming in school mathematics. This project identifies the critical factors that contribute to this failure and seeks to develop improved practices to enable greater access to school mathematics.
Chief Investigator: Professor Robyn L Jorgensen
ARC funding: $280 000
The University of Queensland
A hybrid magnetic resonance imaging: linear accelerator (Magnetic resonance imaging-Linac) for highly accurate radiotherapy cancer treatment (DP120100821)
Summary: Radiotherapy is often used to treat cancer, however it is very difficult to ensure the radiation doses the tumour properly as the tumour moves during treatment due to breathing, etc. This project will produce an image-guidance system that will allow much better targeting of the treatment and thus produce better outcomes.
Chief Investigator: Professor Stuart Crozier
ARC funding: $480 000
The University of Queensland
On-demand 3D polymer scaffolds for directed stem cell differentiation (DP120100973)
Summary: The project will develop new polymer gels that can be sculpted into shapes, representing tissues and organs. This 3D scaffold will provide a surface with biological signals to create functional tissues from stem cells. The approach will create engineered intestinal tissue with great promise to increase the survival rates of colon cancer patients.
Chief Investigator: Professor Michael J Monteiro
ARC funding: $405 000
