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The Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering, (Ao IÂ» No S, So ), has announced a second series of grants for university  research and training in the nuclear fieldÂ»

All ten Australian universities and the Australian Atomic  Energy Commission are members of the Institute, and through it,  university research workers have access to the nuclearÂ· reactors,  and other special equipment at the ÃÂ 0A= E. 0. 1  s Research Establishment

at Lucas Heights near SydneyÂ»

The Institute, which has its headquarters at Lucas Heights,  has listed an additional twenty-one awards to the thirty-one  announced in January this yearÂ»

The new awards cover a wide field of research, from work in  plasma physics concerned with the ultimate development of  thermonuclear power, and engineering studies concerning nuclear  reactors, to the fundamental chemistry of radiation effects on  heredity factors. The results of many of these studies,

particularly those concerned with the development of new materials  and processes, will "be of value to Australian industryÂ»

Ã¢ÂÂ   The grants awarded in this present series arc as follow's

University of Queensland;

Heat transfer and fluid friction in pipesÂ» Mr. N. R, SHERIDAN  and DrÂ® K, J. BULLOCK, Dept, of Mechanical Engineering - up  Ã¢ÂÂ   to Â£200.

The distribution of sulphur isotopes in the Mt, Isa ore  bodies. DrÂ® 0, A. JONES, Dept, of Geology - up to Â£250.

Determination of micro-segregation in eutetic alloysÂ® Mr, L. MÂ« HOGAN, Dept, of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering -  up to Â£255Â»

University of New Englan d 8 ,

Plasma interactions with alternating magnetic fields. DrÂ® H, A. BLEVIN, DeptÂ® of Physics - up to Â£732Â®

IJnivers'lty of Sydney;

Monochromator for spectral measurcmcntsE in plasmasÂ® ProfÂ® Co IT. WATSON—MOHR0 and DrÂ® D, D. .  MILLAR, DeptÂ® of Plasma  Physics - up to Â£2,100.

Charging and control unit for large condenser bankÂ® DrÂ® MÃ¢ÂÂ H. BRENNAN and Prof. C, N. WATSON-MUNR0, Dept, of Plasma -Ã¢ÂÂ   Physics - up to Â£1,000Â® .

P-N Junction radiation detectorÂ® Assoc. ProfÂ® R. E. AITCHI80N, DeptÂ® of Electrical Engineering - up to Â£ 1 ,2$0ÃÂ¿

Magnetohydrodynamic convertor. Dr. ÃÂ. K, MESSERLE and MrÂ® D, WÃ¢ÂÂ GEORGS, Dept, of Electrical Engineering - up to Â£1,150.

The behaviour of concrete in radiation shielding with  particular reference to heat and moisture movementÂ® AssocÂ®  Prof, D, CAMPBELL—ALLSN, DeptÂ® of Civil Engineering - up to  Â£1,000.

Development and use of promethium 147 source for organic  radiation chemistryÂ® DrÂ® J.G, HAWKE, Dept, of Pharmacy -  up to Â£ 4 0 0Â® '

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University of Sydney, contcL ; "

Radio-chemical methods for determining the decalcification  potential of foods tuffs and ion exchange phenomena at the-  tooth surfaceÂ» MrÂ» RÂ»DÃ¢ÂÂ GILLINGS, DeptÂ» of Preventive  Dentistry - up to Â£100Ã¢ÂÂ .

University of Rev/ South Wales;

Charge transfer theory in radiation chemistryÂ» DrÂ» <1. L.  GARNETT;, DeptÂ» of Physical Chemistry - up to Â£100Â»

University of Melbourne,;

Radiolysis of fluorocarbonsÂ» DrÂ» DÂ» R, STRANKS, DeptÂ» of  ’  Chemistry - up to Â£550Â®

Technique for growth of ceramic oxide crystals. MrÂ» G. VÂ»  CULLEN, DeptÂ» of Metallurgy - up to Â£750Â»

The Mosshauer effect ana radiation damageÂ» Dr. J, W, G.  WIGNALL, DeptÂ» of Physics - up to Â£1,850,

University of Tasmania; Â·

Factors contributing to the failure of gas-filled counters.  Dr, A, G, PBUTON, DeptÂ» of Physics - up to Â£820,

University of Adelaide; .

Irradiation effects in nucleic acids and other biological  macromoleculeso Prof., D, 0Â« JORDAN, Dept., of Physical  and inorganic Chemistry - up to Â£8,000Â» -

Radiation chemistry of organic liquidsÂ» DrÂ» GÃ¢ÂÂ S, LAURENCE,  DeptÂ» of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry - up to Â£1,090Â»

Reactivity of refractory oxides., especially of beryllium  oxideÂ» Dr, S, W, KENNEDY, Dept, of Physical and Inorganic  Chemistry - up to Â£1,300Â»

U niversity of Western Au stralia:

Air flow tracing with a radioactive gas, MrÂ» E. VÂ» SEYMOUR,  DeptÂ» of Mechanical Engineering -- up to Â£470,

M onash Uni vers ity_Â£

Mossbauer investigations of transition metal alloys. ProfÂ»  R, STREET, Dept, of Physics - up to Â£3?750Â®

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