22 May 2007

The Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, today announced  the 2007 Federation Fellowships, which will provide more than $3 5 million over five years to 20  top researchers working to make advances in fields that will improve the lives of Australians~

“Australia has many talented researchers working on a range of fimdamental and applied projects  with the potential to have a significant impact on OUT future economic, social, cultural and  environmental wellbeing,” Minister Bishop said.

“It is important that Australia continues to attract and retain the best researchers to ensure our  ongoing leadership in a range of disciplines.

“The Australian Government’s prestigious Federation Fellowships provide researchers of  international standing an opportunity to focus on their groundbreaking work full-time with a  globally competitive salary and equivalent funding from the host institution.

“The 20 researchers awarded new Federation Fellowships in 2007 will work in fields such as  engineering, microbiology, physics, animal production, psychology, genetics, law, economics,  mathematics, philosophy and communications technologies.”

For a full list of research to be undertaken by some of the Federation Fellows see attachments  following this media release.

Since the scheme began in 2002, 144 Federation Fellowships have been offered. In this funding  round, eight existing Federation Fellows have been offered a second fellowship.

Federation Fellowships are funded under the Australian Government’s 1 0-year $8.3 billion  commitment to innovation, Backing Australia’s Ability.

A list of the new Federation Fellows is attached. For more information, visit www,arc.gov.au.

Media Contacts: Ms Bishop’s Office: Tory Vidler 0414 228 727

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Federation Fell0 wships-Ma y 2 007

Dr Joss B ~ ~ n ~ - ~ a w t h o r ~ :  Astrophotonics: Exploiting a new technologicalfrontier to probe  back to the Dark Ages. Current institution: Anglo-Australian Observatory. Host institution: The  University of Sydney. Primary research field: Physical sciences.

"Professor Frank Caruso: Building molecularly engineeredpolymer nanomaterials. Current  institution: The University of Melbourne. Host institution: The University of Melbourne.  Prirnw research field: Interdisciplinary engineering.

*Professor Robert Clark: Coherent transport of spin qubits in an engineered-atom silicon  quantum computer: Demonstrating the critical spintronics. Current institution: The University of  New South Wales. Host institution: The University of New South Wales. Primary research field:  Theoretical and condensed matter physics.

*Professor Hugh ~ ~ ~ ~ r a ~ t - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~  Datahision andperception in autonomous networks,  Current institution: The University of Sydney. Host institution: The University of Sydney.  Primary research field: Manufacturing engineering.

"Professor Benjamin Eggleton: Ultrafastphotonic integrated circuits: Unlocking the  bandwidth. Current institution: The University of Sydney. Host institution: The University of  Sydney. Primary research field: Optical physics.

Associate Professor Tony G erghetta: The new dimensions of the quantum universe. Current  institution: The University of Minnesota. Host institution: The University of Melbourne. Primary  research field: Atomic and molecular physics, nuclear and particle physics, plasma physics.

eath: In vivo imaging of the immune system in selftolerance and infectious  disease. Current institution: The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.  institution: The University of Melbourne. Primary research field: Microbiology.

Professor John Hodges: Long-term memory systems and the human brain. Current institution:  Medical Research Council (UK) and University of Cambridge. Host institutia: The University  of New South Wales. Primary research field: Psychology.

*Professor Yuri Mivshar: All-optical technologies, nanophotonics and metamaterials. Current  institution: The Australian National University. Host institution: The Australian National  University. Primary research field: Communications technologies.

Professor Peter Koopman: Deciphering genome function in animal development. Current  ____.- institution: The University of Queensland. Host institution: The University of Queensland.  Primary research field: Genetics.

Professor Douglas MacFarlane: Biocompatible ionic liquids - Preserving bioactive structure  and function, Current institution: Monash University. Host institution: Monash University.  Primary research field: Physical chemistry.

Professor Bernadette McSherry: Rethinking mental health laws: An integrated approach.  Current institution: Monash University. Host institution: Monash University. Primary research  m: Law.  "Professor Gerard Milburn: Quantum nanoscience. M e n t  institution: The University of

Queensland. Host institution: The University of Queensland. Primary research field: Theoretical  and condensed matter physics.

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Professor Heiner Niemann: Embryo genomics for engineering change. Current institution:  Institut fiir Tierzucht Mariensee. Bost institution: The University of Adelaide, Primary research  m: Animal production.  Professor David Pannell: Integrating economics and science for land, water and biodiversity  policy. Current institution: The University of Western Australia. Host institution: The University

of Western Australia. Primary research field: Applied economics.

Professor Ian Petersen: Robust and distributed control of quantum systems. Current institution:  The University of New South Wales (Australian Defence Force Academy). Host institution: The  University of New South Wales (Australian Defence Force Academy). Primary research field:  Mathematics.

Professor Cheryl Praeger AM: Group actions: Combinatorjc~, geometry and computation.  Current institution: The University of Western Australia. Host institution: The University of  Western Australia. Primary research field: Mathematics.

"Professor Huw Price: A practical theory of factual information: Fundamentals and  applications in philosophy andphysics. Current institution: The University of Sydney. Host  institution: The University of Sydney. Primary research field: Philosophy.

uiggim: Climate change: Adaptation and resilience in the face of uncertainty.  Current institution: The University of Queensland. Host institution: The University of  Queensland. Primary research field: Applied economics.

~~~e~ Small RNAs: What makes aplant, aplant. Current institution: CSIRO  Plant Industry, Host institution: The University of Sydney. Primary research field: Genetics.

* Current Federation Fellow awarded a second Federation Fellowship.

For more information visit www.arc.gov.au.

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