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AWARDS FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH IN UNIVERSITIES

Statement by the Australian Atomic Energy Commission

The Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering  has announced the award for 1062 of 31 grants for research and  training to nine universities in Australia, valued at Â£33,344. These research projects supported are concerned with nuclear

science and engineering and associated branches of science which  are making use of the new techniques developed as a result of  nuclear research. The projects range from fundamental research  in plasma physics, and studies in chemistry, metallurgy and  engineering to an investigation of the use of irradiation for  wontrolling.fruit fly infestation by releasing male flies

sterilized by radiation.

The Institute is ÃÂµ;ÃÂ· organisation whose members are the ten  Australian Universities ana The Australian Atomic Energy Commission  Its headquarters are at Lucas Heights, N.S. W. , and the Australian  Universities have access, through the institute, to the unique

research facilities of The Australian Atomic Energy Research  Establishment, including the nuclear reactors HIFAR and MOATA.

Projects supported by these Institute grants make use of  these facilities, ana result in a number of University staff  members and graduate students working at Lucas Heights for  extended periods. Interchange of ideas between the universities

and the research workers of the A.A.E.C. stimulates all work in  the nuclear field in Australia.

The awards announced in the current series are as follows --University of Queensland

Effects of Radiation Damage on Strain Ageing kinetics of Tin Bronze, (Dr. Russell) Â£1,472

Use of Irradiated Minerals in Studies of  Comminution (Mr. Moore) Â£1,425

University of New England ; Plasma interactions with alternating magnetic  Fields, (Dr. Blevin) Â£2,437

Effects of Radiation Damage on Properties of  III-IV Compounds and certain organic materials, (Dr. Fielding) .  440

University of Sydney

Construction of a plasma source (Dr. Brennan) Â£1,150

Magneto hydrodynamic converter, (Dr. Messerle Ã¢ÂÂ¢  and Mr. G-ecrge) Â£3,550

Radiation Damage in Silicon (Professor Aitchison) 200

Measurement of Phase Velocities in Magnet  hydrodynamic Waves (Dr. D.D. Millar and  Dr. M.H. Brennan) Â£2,300

Microwave diagnostics (Professor C.N. Watson-Munro and Mr. L.G. Robinson) Â£2,000

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AWARDS FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH IN UNIVERSITIES (Contd.)

University of New South Wales

Neutron diffraction study of interstitial solution  of C, 0, ÃÂ & N in reactive Metals of Groups IV & VA,

(Associate Professor Jenkins) Â£1,850

Effects of radiation damage on mechanical  properties of mild steel (Associate Professor E.O. Hall) Â£ 300

Structure of Transition Metal Alloys (Associate Professor E.O. Hall) Â£ 350

Eesonance adsorption in nuclear reactors '

(Messrs. M.H. McKay, B.E. Clancy, A.Reichel) Â£ 200

Australian National University

Neutron activation analysis of Uranium, Thorium  & Barium in Rocks and Meteorites (Dr.J.FeLovering) Â£2,325

A study of low Q value stripping reactions (Professor Titterton & Mr. Weigold) Â£ 650

University of Melbourne

High Specific Activity Sources (Dr. J.P. Duncan)Â·' Â£ 540

Halogen atom reactions induced by radiation (Dr. D.R. Stranks) Â£2,535

Radiation Stability of Aromatic Systems (Dr. Cooper) Â£1,490  Investigation of the Mossbauer Effect (Dr.ÃÂ.T cCasey) Â£ 300 Effects of Roughness on Heat transfer from Flat Plates ' (Mr. P.N. Joubert) Â£ %SCO

Monash University '

Investigation of ant .if erromagnetism in Manganese Ã¢ÂÂ¢  Alloys (Dr. J.H. Smith) Â£ 250

Investigation of antiferromagnetic domains in single  Crystals of ChromiumÂ· by Neutron Diffraction (Professor R. Street) Â£ 350

Study of Radiation-induced point defects in BeO by  E.S.R. and N.M.R. (Dr. G.J. Troup) Â£2,300

Stress relaxation at elevated temperature (Dr. N.W. Murray) Â£ 620

University of Adelaide Structure of molten .univalent nitrates (Dr. S.W. Kennedy) Â£ 220

Comparison of Neutron & X-ray structure of Beryllium1   Acetate (Dr, E.H, Medlin) Â£ 500

Hot Atom Replacement Reactions (Dr. G-. S. Lawrence) x Â£ 600 Control or eradication of fruit fly by releasing '

sterile males (Dr. J. Monro) Â£ 950

Investigation in theoretical nuclear physics (Dr. I.E. McCarthy) Â£ 340

Computer Codes for Direct Reactions '

(Dr. I.E. McCarthy) Â£ 600

University of Western Australia ' Â·

Magnetic Properties of Alloys (Professor C.J.B, Â£ 400

Clews)

CANBERRA

December 21, 19ol~- P.M.

