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Solar Energy (PDF, 87Kb)solar-hydrogen fuel production
Dr Leigh Sheppard and Dr Maria Nowotny of the Solar Energy Technologies Research Group, School of Science and Health, have been awarded an ARC Discovery grant to investigate different methods of improving the efficiency of solar-hydrogen fuel production. A Partner Investigator to this award will be Dr David Kisailius from the University of California at Riverside.

Water Wise Watering (PDF, 83Kb)Water sprinkler showering grass and flowers in park
Dr Tony Webb and Professor Shelley Burgin from the School of Science and Healh, together with Dr Bhakti Devi from City of Sydney Council and in partnership with Marrickville, Mosman, Rockdale City and Woollahra Councils, have been awarded a UWS Research Partnership grant to advance the science of urban irrigation and translate it into practice.

 

The endangered Bush Stone-curlew (PDF, 83Kb)Bush Stone-curlew
Dr Julie Old, Dr Ricky Spencer and Mr Jack Wolfenden of the School of Science and Health have received funding from the Hunter-Central Rivers Catchment Management Authority to undertake research that will help protect and enhance habitat for the Bush Stone-curlew.

 

Sydney Rock Oysters (PDF, 88Kb)A delicious plate of Oysters.
Ms Laura Parker of the School of Science and Health has been awarded an Australian Research Council Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development Award to investigate whether Sydney rock oysters can adapt to reduced ocean-pH conditions and rising temperatures caused by climate change. Ms Parker will be mentored by a team of experienced researchers including Associate Professor Pauline Ross, UWS, Dr Wayne O’Connor of Industry and Investment NSW, Associate Professor David Raftos,
Macquarie University and Professor Hans Pörtner of
The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and
Marine Research, Germany.

 

Efficient Fox Control (PDF, 104Kb)A Fox and a Control Bait
Dr Ricky Spencer from the School of Science and Health is developing a cost effective technique to control Australia’s feral fox population. This research is funded through Melbourne Water.

 


Improving Farmer Livelihoods (PDF, 99Kb)Two men use an ox to plough a narrow, terraced field in China
Professor Bill Bellotti of the School of Science and Health and a multidisciplinary team of researchers and policy analysts from the CSIRO, University of Queensland, Lanzhou University, China, the Rural Development Institute Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Bureau, China is collaborating to help Chinese farmers improve their land and water resource management and farming efficiency practices. This research is supported by the Australian Centre for International
Agricultural Research.

 

Community Engagement in Water (PDF, 79Kb)waterdrop
Dr Tony Webb and Professor Shelley Burgin from the School of Science and Health, together with Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) have been awarded a UWS Research Partnership grant to investigate how best to stimulate community engagement to address regional water issues.

 

Green Roofs (PDF, 92Kb) This is an established garden with olive trees and oleander shrubs, in addition to the obligatory swimming pool
Dr Charles Morris from the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment is researching which type of growing media produces the strongest plant growth and health for plants and gardens on roof tops (green roofs). This research is funded by The Hills Bark Blower.

 

 

Crossing thresholds in school biology (PDF, 88Kb)A biology school student makes up a solution in a laboratory
Associate Professors Pauline Ross and Roy Tasker from the School of Science and Health, Dr Betty Gill, College of Health and Science, Dr Charlotte Taylor from University of Sydney and Lachlan Macquarie College, together with NSW Department of Education & Training have been awarded a UWS Research Partnership grant to investigate threshold concepts in biology in order to develop teaching approaches that are appropriate for diverse learners.

Dr Anya Salih fluorescent proteins of reef corals research 

Dr Anya Salih researches the function of fluorescent proteins of reef corals of the Great Barrier Reef and the Lord Howe Island. Her work showed them to be important in coral-algal photobiology, photoregulation and in reducing stresses, such as mass coral bleaching events resulting from climatic changes. Anya is also screening reef corals for novel fluorescent proteins and develops them as molecular and cellular labels for cell biology and biomedical research. This work is done in collaboration with cell biologists, biophysicists and cancer scientists - Professors Robert Hoffman, Enrico Gratton and Dr Michelle Digman from University of California.