Research

Student Research Spotlight: Ben Humphreys

Materials Science and Engineering, PGRA, Research /

Intelligent coatings: creating surfaces that respond to their surroundings Stimuli-responsive surface coatings are becoming increasingly popular due to their wide range of possible applications. These are materials that can reversibly change their properties, such as thickness, in response to signals from the outside world, such as temperature or light. These seemingly-intelligent materials can be used […]

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Student Research Spotlight: Sarah McDonald

Environmental Science, PGRA, Research /

How does storm-water runoff affect aquatic organisms? Storms can be problematic for organisms living in urban aquatic environments, as the stormwater sweeps large quantities of metal contaminants from our cities and roads into stormwater drains, and out into the ecosystems of local wildlife. The effect is a short, but intense, exposure to these toxins. Our

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Congratulations to our 42 new PGRA scholars

PGRA, Research /

AINSE wish to extend our congratulations to the 42 postgraduate students who have been selected to receive an AINSE Postgraduate Research Award (PGRA) commencing in 2020. The PGRA is a top-up scholarship that may be held until the expiry of the receipient’s Australian Government Research Training Program scholarship or equivalent primary scholarship. In addition to

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New research in Nature Communications: “The first Australian plant foods at Madjedbebe, 65,000-53,000 years ago”

PGRA, Research /

Australia’s first people were skilled foragers with complex processing techniques for plant foods, according to recent research by AINSE PGRA Scholar Stephanie Anna Florin and her collaborators from The University of Queensland in partnership with the Mirarr people. Their paper, published in Nature Communications, details analysis of charred plant remains at a site in western

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Student Research Spotlight: Melanie Fuller

PGRA, Research /

As part of National Science Week 2019, we are highlighting some of the high-impact research being carried out by AINSE scholars. In the Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences research theme, Flinders University student and AINSE PGRA scholar Melanie Fuller is investigating how gold nanoparticles could be used in combination with antibiotics to combat multi-resistant bacterial infections. Understanding

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Student Research Spotlight: Thomas McCoy

PGRA, Research /

As part of National Science Week 2019, we are highlighting some of the high-impact research being carried out by AINSE scholars. In the Materials Science and Engineering area, Monash University student and AINSE PGRA scholar Thomas McCoy is developing new methods to control atomically-thin materials with applications in water purification and oil recovery. Controlling atomically-thin carbon

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Student Research Spotlight: Kaitlyn O’Mara

PGRA, Research /

As part of National Science Week 2019, we are highlighting some of the high-impact research being carried out by AINSE scholars. In our Archaeology, Geoscience and Environmental Sciences research theme, Griffith University student and AINSE PGRA scholar Kaitlyn O’Mara is investigating how aquatic organisms accumulate and react to heavy metal contamination. Uptake and assimilation of

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