| L  The Hon. Barry O. Jones  W7T . Minister fnr SrioncA and Minister for Science and Technology File No. 84/386

NATIONAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED

The M in is te r fo r Science and Technology, Mr Barry Jones, today announced  the award o f f i f t y  post doctoral research fello w sh ips under the National  Research Fellowships Scheme. The fe llo w sh ip s w ill be fo r periods up to   three years and w ill a ttra c t a to ta l government c o n trib u tio n  o f $24 493  per annum.

The Fellowships, support research in  p r io r it y  areas of n a tio n a l in te re s t.  These include designated technolog ,es and areas o f economic and so cia l  s ig n ific a n c e  as w e ll as ind ustry based research.

F ifte e n  o f the Fellowships fo r fundamental research were selected because  o f excellence o f work undertaken by research teams supported by the  A u stra lia n  Research Grants Scheme.

A schedule o f the fellow ships is  attached.

For fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n :

E ric  Hunter, D ire c to r, P ublic Relations

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T e l: (062) 64 4382

24 October, 1984

NATIONAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS -  1985

AWARDS TO INDIVIDUALS

FELLOW INSTITUTION PROJECT TITLE

Dr Adrian Ankiewicz In s titu te  o f Advanced O ptica l Fibres fo r Devices Ã¢ÂÂ   Studies ' and Inform ation

A u stra lia n  National Transmission. .

. . U n iv e rs ity

Dr Alan Freeman John C u rtin  School o f V isual Contrast Processing

Medical Research in  the Retina.

. . . A u s tra lia n  National Â· .

U n ive rsity

Dr C h ristia n  Garland U n iv e rs ity  o f Tasmania Importance o f B acteria in S h e llfis h  Hatcheries. ' .

Survey o f Honeybee Genetic  Resources in  A u s tra lia .

Neurobiology o f Swimming in   A plysia. ,

The Use o f Force in  a  Theory o f Meaning.

U n iv e rs ity  o f New South Wales. .

Mr. Benjamin Oldroyd

Dr David Parsons

Dr Huw Price

School o f Zoology  U n ive rsity o f New  South Wales

School o f Zoology  U n iv e rs ity  o f New  South Wales

Department o f .  Philosophy

TEAM LEADER

Professor Peter  Andrews

Dr Laurence Besley

Dr David Boyle

Dr M J Boyley  Nominated Fellow : Dr Alan Law

Dr J M Burgess

Dr Kay Bussey

Mr R V Ca'rdew

Associate Professor  B e ttin a  Cass

Dr Jacek Duniec

Dr J V Evans

Associate Professor  M artin Green

ALLOCATIONS TO TEAM LEADERS

INSTITUTION PROJECT TITLE

V ic to ria n  College o f  Pharmacy Ltd Design o f Novel A n tiÂ­ b a c te ria ls  and H erbicides.

CSIRO D ivisio n  o f Studies on High Gradient

Applied Physics - Magnetic Separation Techniques using .  Superconducting Magnets  _  w ith  Emphasis on M ineral

Ã¢ÂÂ   Processing.

John C u rtin  School o f Molecular Biology o f Medical Research Fowlpoxvirus: C onstruction A u stra lia n  N ational o f Recombinant Viruses. .

U n ive rsity

Rheem A u s tra lia  Ltd  Appliance D ivisio n Manufacturing Technology o f  Evacuated Tubular Solar

C o lle c to rs .

U n ive rsity o f  Queensland

Heat, Mass and Momentum  Transfer in  a Plasma  Heated C rucible Reactor.

Macquarie U n ive rsity C hildrens Preparation fo r J u d ic ia l System. Â· Â·

Macquarie U n ive rsity

U n ive rsity o f Sydney

S c ie n tific  Software

A u stra lia n  Atomic  Energy Commission

U n ive rsity o f New  South Wales

Aging o f the Population on  the Demand fo r Housing and  U tilis a tio n  o f the Housing  Stock as i t  also Ages.

An Analysis o f the  A u stra lia n  Experience o f  Job C reation Programs w ith   the P u b lic and P riva te   Sectors: 1950-1985.

Algorithm s fo r D is trib u te d   Computation on Commercial  Local Area Networks.

A p p lica tio n s to   Mathematical Modelling o f  B io lo g ic a l and Economic  Systems.

Development o f 99m j c gel  Generator -  Chemical Ã¢ÂÂ

In v e s tig a tio n  o f the Gel.

Low Cost, High Performance  S ilic o n  Solar C e lls .

TEAM LEADER

Professor Thomas  Mealy

Dr D L Jauncey  Nominated Fellow:  Dr Graeme White

Dr P h ilip  Lehrbach

Dr A G Mackinlay  Nominated Fellow:  Mr M J Pearse

Dr D R Marshall

Dr David Milne

Dr Donald Morton  Nominated Fellow:  Dr W arrick Couch

Professor Owen  P o tte r

Dr Barry Rolfe  Nominated Fellow: Dr Michael D jo rd je vic

Professor G A Rose -

Dr Greg Russell-Jones

ALLOCATIONS TO TEAM LEADERS

INSTITUTION PROJECT TITLE

U n ive rsity o f Melbourne Surface Spectroscopy o f S ilv e r Halide M a te ria ls in   Modern Imaging Technology.

CSIRO D iv is io n  o f  Radiophysics

Biotechnology A u s tra lia   Pty Ltd - .

U n ive rsity o f New  South Wales

I A Watson Wheat  Research Centre

Comalco Aluminium Ltd

A nglo-A ustralian Observatory

Monash U n iv e rs ity

A u stra lia n  N ational  U n ive rsity

U n ive rsity o f  Queensland

Biotechnology A u s tra lia   Pty Ltd "

Measurement o f Precise  Radio and O p tica l P o sitio n s  fo r Construction o f a  Fundamental E x tra g a la c tic   R adio-O ptical Reference  Frame in  the Southern  Hemisphere.

Development o f Plasmids and  Attenuated Salmonella  S train s fo r Use as Oral  Vaccines: High-Level Expression o f B a c te ria l  V irulence Factors '

C haracterization and  M anipulation o f Bovine M ilk  P rotein Genes.

Agronomic and Q u a lity  C h a ra cte ristics o f "1B/1R  Chromosome S u b s titu tio n  in   Bread Wheat.

Computer Modelling o f  Alumina Production  Processes. "

E volutionary Studies in   High R edshift C lusters o f  Galaxies.

Energy Economy in  Drying  Brown Coal and Other  M a te ria ls.

The Genetic Analysis o f  Legume Root In fe c tio n  by  N itrogen-F ixing B acteria  (Rhizobium).

Programming Environments Ã¢ÂÂ .  fo r Increased Programmer  P ro d u c tiv ity .

The Role o f Route and Type  o f Adjuvant on the  Systematic and Secretory  Immune Response to

Administered Antigen.

ALLOCATIONS TO TEAM LEADERS

TEAM LEADER INSTITUTION . PROJECT TITLE

Dr W  H F Sasse CSIRO D iv is io n  Of

Applied Organic  Chemistry

Solar P hotolysis o f Water.

Dr C L Schwartzkoff A rth u r Webster Pty Ltd Q u a n tita tive  A nalysis in

Vaccine Production.

Dr Roger Smart  Nominated Fellow:  Dr Jakub Szajman

G r if f it h  U n ive rsity The A p p lica tio n  o f Surface

A n a ly tic a l Techniques to   the Study o f Synroc.

Dr David Smith . Comalco Aluminium Ltd The M elting and Casting o f

Fibre Reinforced Aluminium  A llo ys. .

Dr Graeme Snooks F lin d e rs  U n ive rsity The Economics Of the

A u stra lia n  Household  Sector, 1891-1984.

Professor L K  Stevens "  Nominated Fellow: Dr B P'McNamee '

U n iv e rs ity  o f Melbourne .

In te rfa c in g -th e  Design .  Process w ith  B u ild in g   Codes. .

Dr John Watson BMP Melbourne Research  Laboratories Development o f High Q u a lity  Ceramic M a te ria ls fo r Use

in  M e ta llu rg ic a l  Engineering or  C onstructional  A p p lica tio n s.

ARGS Nominated P rojects

TEAM LEADER INSTITUTION PROJECT TITLE

P ro f L Bass Dept, o f Mathematics

U n iv e rs ity  o f  Queensland

P hysiolo gically-b ased pharmacokinetics.

Dr P L Burns  Dr J Green  Dr J S Guy  Dr D L Hein  Dr R J Richards

Dept, o f H isto ry  U n iv e rs ity  o f Adelaide Asian Ships and Ceramics in   Trade.

P ro f B N F ig gis Dept. P hysical and

Inorganic Chemistry  U n iv e rs ity  o f WA .

The Chemical Bond in   T ra n s itio n  Metal Complexes.

Dr G I  Gaudry  Dr J W  Rice '

P rof M G Cowling  Dr A. H Dooley

Dept, o f Pure .

Mathematics F lin d e rs U n iv e rs ity  o f  South A u s tra lia  '

Harmonic analysis on .  p a rtic u la r l i e  groups.

Dr R .G .G ilbert  and '

Assoc P rof D H  Mapper

Dept. T h e o re tica l  Chemistry  Dept. P hysical  Chemsitry ,

U n iv e rs ity  o f Sydney

P a rtic le  Formation .  Mechasims in  Emulsion  Polym erisation.

P rof D H Green .

Nominated Fellow: Dr W  Taylor

Dept, o f Geology  U n iv e rs ity  o f Tasmania S o lu b ilitie s  o f  v o la tile

components in  s ilic a te   melts a t high pressure (to  -

50 kb) w ith  p a rtic u la r

emphasis on C, H, 0, S, F,  in  b a s a ltic  magmas.

P ro f M J Hynes Dept, o f Genetics

U n iv e rs ity  o f Melbourne Molecular analysis o f gene  re g u la tio n  in  A sp e rg illu s  nidulans.

P rof W  D Jackson  Dr J B K irk p a tric k

Nominated Fellow:  Dr B M P otts

Dept, o f Botany  U n iv e rs ity  o f Tasmania The e vo lution ary  s ig n ific a n c e  o f

h y b rid iz a tio n  in  Eucalyptus  w ith  p a rtic u la r emphasis . on the dynamics o f species -  range expansion and  c o n tra c tio n .

Dr B E McKenzie  P ro f R H Day

Dr P V Rich  Dr T H Rich  Nominated Fellow:  Dr M Rowley

Dr J A Richards  Dr B C F o rste r  A /P rof J C‘ Trinder  Dr A K Milne"

Dr G R Taylor

Dr D A T S iddle

Dr ÃÂ E Tate -

Nominated Fellow:  Dr R Warren

Dr R C A Thompson

P ro f J W illiam s

Dept, o f Physchology  La Trobe U n iv e rs ity

Dept. Earth Sciences  Monash U n iv e rs ity

Dept. E le c tric a l  Engineering .  U n ive rsity o f NSW

School o f Behavioural  Sciences Macquarie U n iv e rs ity

Waite Ag Res In s titu te   Adelaide

School o f Vet Studies  Murdoch U n iv e rs ity

Department o f Physics  U n ive rsity o f W A

The development o f space  perception.

E volutio n o f the higher  vertebrate s w ith emphasis  on A ustralasian taxa: a palaeo-bichem ical approach.

A u stra lia n  m u lti-  experimental'assessment o f  space s h u ttle  syn th e tic  aperture radar in  remote  sensing o f earth resources.

A ffe c ts  o f stim ulus  pre-exposure and context  change on omission  produced d ish a b itu a tio n  in

humans.

Chemistry and biology o f  T-DNA encoded end-products.

Biology and sp e cia tio n  o f  the Cestode P arasite  Echinococcus.

Angular c o rre la tio n s  o f  scattere d electrons and  photons from e le ctro n   impact e x c ita tio n  o f  hydrogen and helium.

