FOR PRESS :

GRANTS FOR ATOMIC ENERGY

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Statement by the Minister for National D e v e l o p m e n t ,  Senator the Hon. W.H. Spooner, M.M.

Six Universities and two hospitals are receiving research  grants totalling Â£ 33,500 awarded by the -Australian Atomic Energy  Commission, the Minister for National D e v e l o p m e n t , Senator Spooner,  has announced, Ã¢ÂÂ

The grants would be for research under contract into various  aspects of atomic energy in I960.

chemistry, metallurgy, They covered such fields as physics  biology, and medicine.

Senator Spooner said that seven new research contracts had  been a w a r d e d , totalling Â£ 16,550 and five others totalling Â£16,95Â°  had been renewed.

Details of the contracts are

1. School of Bilogical Sciences, University of New South Wales -

Â£1100 "

The effect of radiation on some multi-component m o d e l  systems  of biological relevance.

2, Institute of Nuclear Engineering, University of N e w  South Wales - Â£1000

Towards computing costs of research into the resonance  absorption of neutrons in thermal reactors.

School of Wool Technology, University of New Â°outh Wales - Â£150 3 H a i r 'growth studies in mice, relevant to the use of radioactive materials for the development of the wool industryr

4. Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, University of New England - Â£1800

A  study of the effects of neutron bombardment in producing  interstitial defects in solids.

5, Department of Physics, University of Melbourne - Â£6000

A  grant towards specific researches into particle physics,  6. Department of Metallurgy, University of Melbourne - Â£2500 Corrosion of Australian wrought aluminium in demineralised  water - the correlation of corrosion with amount and distribution

of copper impurity. 7. Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering.  University of Adelaide - Â£4000

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a  study of the kinetics of the oxidation of iron, low carbon

steels and oxidation resistant alloys in an atmosphere of carbon  dioxide. RENEWALS .

1 . School of M e t a l l u r g y ,  University of New South W a l es - Â£4750

Studies of the Oxidation of metals. Institute of Medical Research. Unit of Clinical Investigation,

Ln the fields of medicine

Royal North Shore H ospital - Â£4800  Applications of radioactive isotopes  and surgery. 3. Department of P h y s i c s , University of Tasmania - Â£1500

Development of neutron detection and counting techniques

4. Physics Department - St. Vincent's H o s p i t a l - Â£ 1 5 0 0

_  a  biological and physical study of the use of radioactive

isotopes in the oblation and replacement of bone marrow in animals

5. Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, University of Queensland - Â£4400 "

Research into the extraction of uranium from ores.

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February 8 . I960 - P.M.

