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Examples of new Discovery Projects in 2012 - Western Australia
Discovery Projects totalling $14 286 085 covering 45 projects
The University of Western Australia
Optimisation of base station beamforming for wireless broadband internet services in rural areas (DP120103859)
Summary: The NBN aims to deliver 100 Mbps to Australians in major cities but much lower speeds to rural areas. A key outcome of the project is a sound foundation for the design of antenna arrays and beamformers to enable cost effective and efficient wireless internet services for rural areas and meet a challenge of national importance.
Chief Investigator: Professor Antonio Cantoni
ARC funding: $300 000
Curtin University of Technology
Origin and evolution of plant functional traits in relation to fire (DP120103389)
Summary: This project addresses the fundamental question as to what extent the Australian flora is adapted to fire by tracing the evolutionary history of the iconic family Proteaceae over the last 100 million years. The answer to this question has significant implications for informing Australia's fire management and nature conservation policies.
Chief Investigator: Dr Tianhua He
ARC funding: $310 000
Curtin University of Technology
Investigation of the early history of the moon (DP120102457)
Summary: The project will address outstanding questions related to the early evolution of planets in the solar system, including the earth, by investigating major events that took place on the moon, where the record of early history is preserved exceptionally well. It will test major models describing the chemical evolution of both the moon and earth.
Chief Investigator: Dr Alexander Nemchin
ARC funding: $210 000
The University of Western Australia
Magnetically controlled drug release from tissue scaffolds for the treatment of acute burns (DP120103560)
Summary: Severe skin burns are frequently associated with functionally disabling scarring and the risk of death. New magnetically activated wound seals for the treatment of acute burns will be developed that reduce the need for frequent painful dressing changes and hence facilitate rapid healing with a significantly reduced chance of scarring.
Chief Investigator: Professor Timothy G St Pierre
ARC funding: $375 000
Curtin University of Technology
The origin and nature of relativistic jets in X-ray binaries (DP120102393)
Summary: This project uses Australia's world-class radio telescopes together with space-based X-ray telescopes to find out how and why black holes accelerate matter outwards in powerful, narrow beams moving close to the speed of light. We will measure the enormous energy carried by these beams and how they collide with and deform the surrounding gas.
Chief Investigator: Dr James C Miller-Jones
ARC funding: $309 000
