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Examples of new Linkage Projects in 2012 - Queensland
Linkage Projects totalling $10 651 553 covering 35 projects
Queensland University of Technology
Social media in times of crisis: learning from recent natural disasters to improve future strategies (LP120100627)
Summary: This project will analyse and evaluate how social media was used by emergency authorities, media organisations and citizens during recent natural disasters, including the January 2011 Queensland floods and Tropical Cyclone Yasi. The project will develop a framework for longer-term strategies for public communication during emergencies.
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Axel Bruns
ARC funding: $188 000
The University of Queensland
Sustainable dollar notes and other polypropylenes from bioderived feedstocks (LP120100517)
Summary: Fossil fuels provide us with the essential chemicals for our life style. The chemical industry recognises limited supply and a need to reduce carbon emissions. Microbes are able to supply green chemicals (e.g. bio-ethanol) but, efficiencies are often low. This project will develop microbes for the fermentative production of plastics from cane sugar.
Chief Investigator: Dr Jens O Kroemer
ARC funding: $478 284
Griffith University
Influences on farmer suicide in Queensland and New South Wales (LP120100021)
Summary: Australian farmers have been identified as being at high risk of suicide. This project will provide direction for targeted suicide prevention strategies by quantifying the individual and environmental factors that place farmers at higher risk of suicide, as well as the protective factors that may buffer against suicide and suicidal behaviours.
Chief Investigator: Professor Diego De Leo
ARC funding: $145 000
Queensland University of Technology
Increased power transfer capacity through Static Var Compensator (SVC) control
(LP120100302)
Summary: Smart grids in power transmission will enable better use of existing infrastructure reducing the required investment for moving power between states. The project proposes the use of advanced measurement and control algorithms to make a step change in the operation of the national network with focus on the Queensland-New South Wales link.
Chief Investigator: Professor Gerard F Ledwich
ARC funding: $479 892
The University of Queensland
Smarter fermentations through starter culture genomics (LP120100282)
Summary: Australia makes over $1 billion worth of cheese each year. However, fermentation can be adversely affected by virus (phage) attack or sub-optimal strain mixtures. The latest genomics and molecular biology approaches will be used to characterise and optimise starter culture strains leading to improved flavour, quality and efficiency in cheese making.
Chief Investigator: Dr Mark S Turner
ARC funding: $333 000
