Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE140100036
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$771,000.00
Summary
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy facilities - Advancing cutting-edge chemical, biological, energy and materials research in Western Australia. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy facilities: advancing cutting-edge chemical, biological, energy and materials research: This project will establish new nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy facilities supporting high-throughput metabolite detection, diffusion measurement, and small-volume sample identification. The project will support re ....Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy facilities - Advancing cutting-edge chemical, biological, energy and materials research in Western Australia. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy facilities: advancing cutting-edge chemical, biological, energy and materials research: This project will establish new nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy facilities supporting high-throughput metabolite detection, diffusion measurement, and small-volume sample identification. The project will support research across diverse priorities including: energy and minerals; ecology, evolution and the environment; and medicine and health. The project will open new opportunities for areas such as metabolomics and oil and gas processing, and greatly expand capacity to meet strongly increasing demand.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE170100199
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$700,000.00
Summary
From powders to proteins: Improving diffraction science in Western Australia. This project aims establish infrastructure to improve diffraction science in Western Australia. Diffraction science enables a deep understanding of the structure of the material world with implications for physics, chemistry, biochemistry and engineering. This project will renew key infrastructure in the area of macromolecular single crystal diffraction and acquire powder diffraction infrastructure for in situ analyses ....From powders to proteins: Improving diffraction science in Western Australia. This project aims establish infrastructure to improve diffraction science in Western Australia. Diffraction science enables a deep understanding of the structure of the material world with implications for physics, chemistry, biochemistry and engineering. This project will renew key infrastructure in the area of macromolecular single crystal diffraction and acquire powder diffraction infrastructure for in situ analyses of materials. The project is expected to facilitate the design of new therapeutics to treat human diseases such as bacterial infections and cancer, and new materials for efficient and environmentally friendly energy storage and natural resource recovery.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE210100124
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$538,590.00
Summary
An Advanced Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy Facility in Queensland. The project aims to establish a world-class ultrafast laser spectroscopy facility to investigate how molecules interact with visible or ultraviolet light. Light-matter interactions are key to energy generation in nature through photosynthesis as well as everyday technologies including optical communications and displays. This project expects to generate new knowledge in on how light interacts with matter at the molecular level. Exp ....An Advanced Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy Facility in Queensland. The project aims to establish a world-class ultrafast laser spectroscopy facility to investigate how molecules interact with visible or ultraviolet light. Light-matter interactions are key to energy generation in nature through photosynthesis as well as everyday technologies including optical communications and displays. This project expects to generate new knowledge in on how light interacts with matter at the molecular level. Expected outcomes of the ultrafast spectroscopic measurements will be understanding the fate of light absorbed by or generated in different materials. Application of the knowledge gained will enable the design of materials for more efficient technologies such as solar cells, lighting, and sensors.Read moreRead less
Fill it, Squeeze it, Crush it: Extreme Gas Uptake in Microporous Materials . Porous materials have the potential to be used as exceptional carbon capture materials, as well as for trapping and releasing other useful gases, such as those used in medical applications. They work, because they contain small holes where these gases can be trapped. Unfortunately, finding gas inside these holes experimentally is incredibly difficult, making it challenging to make better porous materials. In this pro ....Fill it, Squeeze it, Crush it: Extreme Gas Uptake in Microporous Materials . Porous materials have the potential to be used as exceptional carbon capture materials, as well as for trapping and releasing other useful gases, such as those used in medical applications. They work, because they contain small holes where these gases can be trapped. Unfortunately, finding gas inside these holes experimentally is incredibly difficult, making it challenging to make better porous materials. In this project, I will use extreme pressures to saturate these holes with gas molecules, allowing us to ‘see’ them. Not only will this mean that better porous materials can be designed and made, but will provide a unique approach to storing and trapping gases to be used in a variety of applications, from the energy to medical sectors.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE120100059
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$220,000.00
Summary
Multiplexed capabilities for surface analysis and imaging by mass spectrometry. This facility will support research aimed at developing rapid and reliable analytical methods for the detection of chemicals directly from biological and man-made materials. The mass spectroscopy methods used at the facility will reveal molecular-level changes in systems ranging from the lens of the human eye to Colorbond steel® and have applications in the detection of chemical and biological hazards.
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE180100112
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$348,575.00
Summary
Design and synthesis of new radical and heterometallic magnetic molecules. This project aims to build upon recent advances in developing magnetic molecules for use in electronic devices. The development of new electronic devices based on quantum systems will lead to the development of faster more efficient computers. Magnetic molecules are promising candidates for the data storage components in these systems. Despite the potential of these materials, the temperature at which they operate needs t ....Design and synthesis of new radical and heterometallic magnetic molecules. This project aims to build upon recent advances in developing magnetic molecules for use in electronic devices. The development of new electronic devices based on quantum systems will lead to the development of faster more efficient computers. Magnetic molecules are promising candidates for the data storage components in these systems. Despite the potential of these materials, the temperature at which they operate needs to be increased above that of liquid helium. This project is focused on the development of new magnetic lanthanide molecules with higher working temperatures. The outcomes will provide a greater understanding of how structure impacts on the magnetic properties of the molecule.Read moreRead less
Seeing chemical reactions: Electron pairing and energetics along pseudo-reaction pathways from high-resolution X-ray diffraction data. This project aims to see the electron pairs in chemical reactions by extending high-resolution X-ray diffraction experiments on molecules frozen along their reaction pathway. This knowledge will help chemists to control a desired chemical synthesis leading to new prospects in drug design or material science.
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE110100174
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$800,000.00
Summary
Innovative synchrotron science - program for access to the Australian National Beamline Facility and cutting-edge beamlines at international synchrotrons. Synchrotron science dramatically affects the community through the innovative scientific, engineering and medical research outcomes it produces. This program for access to synchrotron beamlines is aimed at enhancing Australia's high international standing in synchrotron science and will have many flow-on effects in areas such as health and ind ....Innovative synchrotron science - program for access to the Australian National Beamline Facility and cutting-edge beamlines at international synchrotrons. Synchrotron science dramatically affects the community through the innovative scientific, engineering and medical research outcomes it produces. This program for access to synchrotron beamlines is aimed at enhancing Australia's high international standing in synchrotron science and will have many flow-on effects in areas such as health and industry.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140101330
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$376,470.00
Summary
Electron Density - Reactivity Correlation through Experimental Quantum Crystallography. X-ray wavefunction refinement provides a novel approach to the determination of reliable chemical properties through an amalgamation of x-ray diffraction data and ab initio calculations. Detailed knowledge of these properties will greatly improve our understanding of reactivity and selectivity control in chemical processes, two of the most important and challenging questions in chemistry. This project involve ....Electron Density - Reactivity Correlation through Experimental Quantum Crystallography. X-ray wavefunction refinement provides a novel approach to the determination of reliable chemical properties through an amalgamation of x-ray diffraction data and ab initio calculations. Detailed knowledge of these properties will greatly improve our understanding of reactivity and selectivity control in chemical processes, two of the most important and challenging questions in chemistry. This project involves the synthesis of hypercoordinated molecules that serve as sterically frozen intermediates along the pathways of nucleophilic substitution reactions. Comparison of their properties with those of textbook compounds will provide a direct link to the classical Lewis notion of bonding and show that the concept of hypervalency is obsolete.Read moreRead less
Anomalous Structural Response in Porous Framework Materials. This project targets a key missing link in understanding the host-guest properties of porous framework materials, namely, the dynamic response of host lattices to their external environment and to the inclusion of molecular guests. By combining advanced chemical, physical and structural measurements the project expects to provide the first concerted picture of materials behaviour across an array of scientific and technological settings ....Anomalous Structural Response in Porous Framework Materials. This project targets a key missing link in understanding the host-guest properties of porous framework materials, namely, the dynamic response of host lattices to their external environment and to the inclusion of molecular guests. By combining advanced chemical, physical and structural measurements the project expects to provide the first concerted picture of materials behaviour across an array of scientific and technological settings, with particular focus given to industrially relevant ‘real world’ conditions. This promises to greatly inform the on-going chemical design, formulation and process engineering of these materials, in turn accelerating their development in gas separation, energy storage and device componentry applications.Read moreRead less