Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE0882778
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$201,224.00
Summary
Water vapour radiometers for millimetre-wave phase correction for the Australia Telescope. Australia has a tradition of excellence in astronomy. Inspired by wonder about the cosmos, it stimulates public interest in science, so leading to the training of highly skilled graduates. In turn, this drives the development of technologies needed to pursue the science. The nation has invested in the technology for millimetre-wave astronomy, building the first interferometer in our hemisphere. This equipm ....Water vapour radiometers for millimetre-wave phase correction for the Australia Telescope. Australia has a tradition of excellence in astronomy. Inspired by wonder about the cosmos, it stimulates public interest in science, so leading to the training of highly skilled graduates. In turn, this drives the development of technologies needed to pursue the science. The nation has invested in the technology for millimetre-wave astronomy, building the first interferometer in our hemisphere. This equipment will capitalise on this investment, extending the capabilities of the Australia Telescope to maintain it as a front line instrument, attracting the best scientists here to use it. This will help nurture a vigorous radio-science community, one able to actively participate in the billion-dollar investment being made internationally in the field.Read moreRead less
Integration of Electrochemistry and Green Chemistry: A Roadmap for Scientific Innovation. Electrochemistry represents an enabling science in physical, chemical and life sciences. It plays a key role in fundamental studies and in Australia's industrial capacity to exploit emerging technologies. Research conducted synergistically within the ARC Centre for Green Chemistry would enable the Monash Electrochemistry Group to develop and exploit new concepts. In the national interest, the Fellowship ....Integration of Electrochemistry and Green Chemistry: A Roadmap for Scientific Innovation. Electrochemistry represents an enabling science in physical, chemical and life sciences. It plays a key role in fundamental studies and in Australia's industrial capacity to exploit emerging technologies. Research conducted synergistically within the ARC Centre for Green Chemistry would enable the Monash Electrochemistry Group to develop and exploit new concepts. In the national interest, the Fellowship would: facilitate global participation in cutting-edge science derived from electrochemical and green chemical concepts; provide commercial opportunities for new and mature chemical industries; expand postgraduate training; and promote technology exchange with Australian and international leading-edge research organisations.Read moreRead less
Large amplitude Fourier transformed voltammetry: paths towards more efficient data evaluation strategies, enhanced insights and innovation in dynamic electrochemistry. Electrochemistry represents an enabling discipline in many branches of science. The aim of this research is to integrate the collective skills of an international consortium of experts in electrochemistry, electrical engineering, computing and mathematics in order to implement a blueprint proposed for innovation in electrochemic ....Large amplitude Fourier transformed voltammetry: paths towards more efficient data evaluation strategies, enhanced insights and innovation in dynamic electrochemistry. Electrochemistry represents an enabling discipline in many branches of science. The aim of this research is to integrate the collective skills of an international consortium of experts in electrochemistry, electrical engineering, computing and mathematics in order to implement a blueprint proposed for innovation in electrochemical science. In the national interest, the project will facilitate global participation in cutting-edge science derived from electrochemical concepts, provide commercial opportunities in the area of scientific instrumentation and promote technology exchange with Australian and international leading-edge research organizations.Read moreRead less
A blueprint for an intelligent instrumental, theoretical and experimental unification of a myriad of voltammetric and related electrochemical techniques. Electrochemistry is a prominent discipline in many areas of fundamental and applied science (for example, electron transfer reactions, corrosion, sensors, photovoltaics). The aim of the research proposal is to utilise skills available at Monash University and those of a national and international consortium of experts in electrochemistry, elec ....A blueprint for an intelligent instrumental, theoretical and experimental unification of a myriad of voltammetric and related electrochemical techniques. Electrochemistry is a prominent discipline in many areas of fundamental and applied science (for example, electron transfer reactions, corrosion, sensors, photovoltaics). The aim of the research proposal is to utilise skills available at Monash University and those of a national and international consortium of experts in electrochemistry, electrical engineering, computing and mathematics to introduce a new integrated instrumental, theoretical and experimental concept that will provide a blueprint for innovation in electrochemical science. An expected outcome is that important advances relevant to Australian Industry will be achieved in the area of scientific instrumentation and in modern applications of electrochemistry.Read moreRead less
Knowledge to enhance Science Teaching and Learning: Pursuing scholarship through explicitly enacting expert science teachers' pedagogical content knowledge. This research will enhance understandings of science teaching and learning allowing science teachers to share their knowledge in meaningful ways. In teacher preparation this will be particularly valuable by 'fast-tracking' learning about teaching science and minimize the process of the next generation of teachers feeling as though they are r ....Knowledge to enhance Science Teaching and Learning: Pursuing scholarship through explicitly enacting expert science teachers' pedagogical content knowledge. This research will enhance understandings of science teaching and learning allowing science teachers to share their knowledge in meaningful ways. In teacher preparation this will be particularly valuable by 'fast-tracking' learning about teaching science and minimize the process of the next generation of teachers feeling as though they are rediscovering that which is already known by experienced teachers of science. In articulating science teachers' knowledge, enhanced valuing their knowledge and skills of practice will occur. Such outcomes will place understanding of science teaching and learning at the forefront of teacher professionalism and positively impact work on professional standards in teaching.Read moreRead less
Engaging science students' hearts and minds: Researching science teachers' professional learning in the development of contemporary understandings of scientific literacy. This project will develop, support and value the work of science teachers in developing students' scientific literacy and share the subsequent knowledge gains in the educational community to positively advance quality teaching and learning in school science. Improving science teaching and learning hinges on offering new ways of ....Engaging science students' hearts and minds: Researching science teachers' professional learning in the development of contemporary understandings of scientific literacy. This project will develop, support and value the work of science teachers in developing students' scientific literacy and share the subsequent knowledge gains in the educational community to positively advance quality teaching and learning in school science. Improving science teaching and learning hinges on offering new ways of responding to the problems inherent in teaching science in the 21st century. By supporting and encouraging the creative and innovative ideas, concepts and approaches to quality science teaching and learning embedded in teachers' professional learning the development of the critical knowledge for challenging the status-quo will be advanced.Read moreRead less
Research capacity-building: the development of Australian PhD programs in national and emerging global contexts. PhD programs in universities are the principal means by which new researchers are prepared for work in the knowledge economy. This project develops a comprehensive coded database of every PhD awarded in Australia since the first programs in the 1940s. It the will study fourteen different PhD programs that have developed during this period in four universities. The project focuses on ....Research capacity-building: the development of Australian PhD programs in national and emerging global contexts. PhD programs in universities are the principal means by which new researchers are prepared for work in the knowledge economy. This project develops a comprehensive coded database of every PhD awarded in Australia since the first programs in the 1940s. It the will study fourteen different PhD programs that have developed during this period in four universities. The project focuses on how these programs develop research capacity within disciplines and how these are related to the changing social, cultural and economic needs of Australia. The project will assist in planning future PhD programs and research capacity development.Read moreRead less
Australian doctoral graduates' publication, professional and community outcomes. The project produces benefits to government, universities, Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies and those with a scholarly interest in doctoral education. It identifies, quantifies and explains the relationship between PhD graduates' thesis outcomes (especially, publications) and their professional and community outcomes up to ten years from graduation. The findings will be disseminated as universities, governmen ....Australian doctoral graduates' publication, professional and community outcomes. The project produces benefits to government, universities, Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies and those with a scholarly interest in doctoral education. It identifies, quantifies and explains the relationship between PhD graduates' thesis outcomes (especially, publications) and their professional and community outcomes up to ten years from graduation. The findings will be disseminated as universities, government and academies debate the RQF outcomes and whether the quality and impact of doctorates be included in the next RQF. The findings enable universities to enhance policy and practice to ensure worthwhile outcomes from doctoral programs and graduates. The project advances scholarship about doctorates and research education.Read moreRead less
Individual, Institutional and Community 'Capacity Building' in a Cluster of Disadvantaged Schools and their Community. It is no longer ethically, socially or economically acceptable to have significant and growing proportions of the school population that are alienated, marginalised and excluded from a satisfying and rewarding educational experience. The national and community benefits for Australia expected from this research will be a better understanding of, and possibly alleviation of, the s ....Individual, Institutional and Community 'Capacity Building' in a Cluster of Disadvantaged Schools and their Community. It is no longer ethically, socially or economically acceptable to have significant and growing proportions of the school population that are alienated, marginalised and excluded from a satisfying and rewarding educational experience. The national and community benefits for Australia expected from this research will be a better understanding of, and possibly alleviation of, the structural educational impediments that operate on disadvantaged individuals, institutions and communities. It is in the national interest to have a society in which all its members, not just the privileged, gain lifelong benefit from a rewarding schooling experience.Read moreRead less
The influence of disciplinary cultures on approaches to undergraduate teaching and learning: extending higher education theory and practice. Improving the quality of teaching in higher education is an important priority for Australian universities. There has been rapid growth in the number of training programs for university teachers. This study will directly support these efforts. It will investigate the effectiveness of the diverse approaches to teaching and learning traditionally adopted with ....The influence of disciplinary cultures on approaches to undergraduate teaching and learning: extending higher education theory and practice. Improving the quality of teaching in higher education is an important priority for Australian universities. There has been rapid growth in the number of training programs for university teachers. This study will directly support these efforts. It will investigate the effectiveness of the diverse approaches to teaching and learning traditionally adopted within different fields of study?across the sciences, the arts, the humanities and the professions. The findings will be used to develop new training programs for university teachers that are tailored towards best practice in the particular areas of knowledge in which staff are teaching. Enhanced training of university teachers will lead to better teaching and better student outcomes.Read moreRead less