Research
Deakin University
Faculty of Arts
School of International and Political Studies
School of History, Heritage and Society
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Science and Technology
School of Engineering and Information Technology
School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Title: Internal and External Sources of Political Instability in East Timor
Dr D Kingsbury; Dr MP Leach
2007 : $38,774
2008 : $40,006
Category: 3601 - POLITICAL SCIENCE
Administering Organisation: Deakin University
Summary:
This project is of direct relevance to Australia through its bilateral and
multilateral provision of police to assist in the maintenance of East Timor's
law and order, through its training of and support for the East Timor Border
Patrol Unit, and its training and support of the East Timor defence force,
Falintil‑FDTL. The project also goes to the core of Australia's concerns
with regional state maintenance (or conversely, potential state failure),
direct bilateral relations with both East Timor and Indonesia, and the triangular
relationship between these three states.
Title: Local Governance, Multiculturalism and Active Citizenship: The Case of Arab‑Muslim Diaspora in the West
A/Prof F Mansouri; A/Prof SM Kenny; Prof DR Walker
2007 : $49,000
2008 : $46,000
2009 : $46,000
2010 : $39,000
Category: 3701 - SOCIOLOGY
Administering Organisation: Deakin University
Summary:
This project will advance our understanding of the best practice approaches
towards the management of intercultural relationships within multicultural
communities. It will generate international benchmark data on the management
of multicultural spaces and will lead to a range of practical policies for
local city councils, NGOs and state governments. The findings will form a
robust empirical basis for understanding the optimal way of formulating government‑NGOs
partnerships in the successful implementation of culturally responsive policies.
The study will also result in the development of effective policy responses
aimed at enhancing active citizenship, social cohesion and intercultural
understanding.
Title: Managing ethnic tensions and developing religious tolerance in South India and Sri Lanka
A/Prof RN Bastin
2007 : $20,000
2008 : $46,294
Category: 3703 - ANTHROPOLOGY
Administering Organisation: Deakin University
Summary:
The enhanced knowledge of Australia's neighbours, specifically two countries
that have provided significant contributions to Australia's multicultural
complexion, as well as an enhanced sense of the issues involved in managing
ethnic tensions in a secular state will be the benefits of the study. Both
sites have been the objects of previous social and cultural studies, but
not compared together in terms of religious tolerance and state control.
The research will also strengthen ties between scholars in Australia, India
and Sri Lanka, while having application to issues of tolerance and mutual
respect between communities in all three countries.
Title: Redesigning schools and school leadership: an Australian comparative case study
Prof JA Blackmore; A/Prof DN Hayes
2007 : $70,000
2008 : $70,000
2009 : $70,000
Category: 3301 - EDUCATION STUDIES
Administering Organisation: Deakin University
Summary:
This project on school redesign addresses an urgent need identified in Government
and OECD reports for schools and systems to redesign in order to be more
responsive to multiple social and economic pressures while addressing significant
disparities between schools. Longitudinal case studies with a focus on schools
in particularly challenging circumstances will reconceptualize the relationship
between sustainable school reform, leadership, student learning and school‑community
relationships. These are all policy priority areas. Communication strategies
aim to inform policymakers, professional associations, the new National Institute
for Quality Teaching and School Leadership, and schools about how to conceptualise
and sustain reform.
Title: The role of representation in learning science
Prof RW Tytler; Prof VR Prain; A/Prof BG Waldrip; Dr PJ Hubber
2007 : $120,000
2008 : $88,000
2009 : $109,000
Category: 3301 - EDUCATION STUDIES
Administering Organisation Deakin University
Summary:
School science is a core area for the future prosperity and health of Australia.
Poor student attitudes to science and low involvement in post compulsory
science are of national concern. This project, by taking a fresh perspective
on key learning issues in middle years science, when student attitudes and
future plans are being forged, has the potential to lay the groundwork for
more successful learning, increased retention into post compulsory science,
and enhanced public science literacy. By focusing on effective and innovative
pedagogies and assessment strategies the project has the capacity to enhance
science students' capacity for innovation, potentially laying the groundwork
for increased productivity in the longer term.
Title: Blind Signal Separation from Unidentifiable Systems
Dr Y Xiang; Dr VK Nguyen
2007 : $50,369
2008 : $50,369
2009 : $50,369
Category: 2802 - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND SIGNAL AND IMAGE PROCESSING
Administering Organisation: Deakin University
Summary:
This project will contribute to the designated national research priority goal
on frontier Information and Communications Technology. The outcomes of the
project will advance the theory of signal processing and enable performance
improvement of a wide range of hi‑tech applications. This project will
enhance Australia's research reputation and competitiveness, promote the
understanding and applications of advanced signal processing techniques in
local industries, and provide excellent training opportunity for PhD and
Honours students.
Title: Development of methods to address internet crime
Prof W Zhou; Mr Y Xiang
2007 : $74,000
2008 : $74,000
2009 : $74,000
Category: 2801 - INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Administering Organisation: Deakin University
Summary:
If this research accomplishes successfully, it will be a big step forward in
terms of traceback scope, accuracy, usability and deployment. This will empower
authorities to control and punish Internet crimes more effectively and efficiently.
It will also limit the damage caused by Internet crimes quickly. For example,
if we can quickly identify the origins of a fast spreading virus, we will
be able to prevent its propagation as fast as possible. If we can quickly
identify and block a harmful phishing site, then less innocent people will
be deceived into disclosing their credit card numbers, bank account information,
passwords or other sensitive information.
Title: The bipolarity of Late Palaeozoic marine faunal distributions: origin, processes and implications for modern global marine biogeography
Prof GR Shi; Dr AS Biakov; Prof S Shen; Prof J Tazawa; Prof CM Henderson; A/Prof K Ueno
2007 : $60,000
2008 : $60,000
2009 : $50,000
Category: 2601 - GEOLOGY
Administering Organisation: Deakin University
Summary:
The fossil record of 'deep‑time' ecological processes provides the only
tangible tool and material to probe into the dynamics of past biotic responses
to global environmental perturbations at a temporal scale extending well beyond
the human impact. It is in this context that the project is linked to the National
Research Priority Goal 1.5 (Australia's biodiversity), Goal 1.7 (climate change
and variability) and Goal 3.1 (breakthrough new knowledge). In addition, the
project will enhance Australia's global research profile through multinational
and multidisciplinary research collaborations, and, importantly, also provide
a crucial training opportunity for the next generation of Australian palaeobiologists.
Title: Omega‑3 fatty acids, appetite and growth in farmed fish
Dr GM Turchini; Prof SS De Silva; A/Prof M Paolucci
2007 : $90,000
2008 : $90,000
2009 : $85,000
Category: 3007 - FISHERIES SCIENCES
APD: Dr GM Turchini
Administering Organisation: Deakin University
Project Summary:
Australia has very limited wild fish supplies, and with the increasing realization
of human health benefits of fish (i.e. omega‑3 fatty acid) there is
a need to increase availability through aquaculture. However, feeds used
in aquaculture contain costly fish oil with limited global supplies. Attempts
made to substitute fish oil with vegetable sources in aquaculture feeds have
been mixed. This international, comparative and multidisciplinary project
aims to reduce the dependence on fish oils through investigation of basic
fatty acid metabolism and endocrinology on farmed fish to ensure that human
health promoting characteristics in the final product are retained.
Title: A Microstructure Based Approach to Steel Design for Improved Crash Performance
Prof PD Hodgson; Dr I Timokhina
2007 : $145,000
2008 : $135,000
2009 : $135,000
2010 : $100,000
Category: 2913 - METALLURGY
Administering Organisation: Deakin University
Summary:
There is a continual need for the automotive industry to develop vehicles with
increased fuel efficiency and safety. This research will establish
how different types of new advanced steels can contribute to improved crash
worthiness, while also helping to increase fuel efficiency through lighter
weight. This will lead to the development of new steels that offer even better
crash performance while also providing more realistic computer models for
car designers.
Title: Titanium Alloy Scaffolds for Osseointegration Implant Materials
Dr C Wen; Dr W Yan; Prof GC Nicholson
2007 : $110,000
2008 : $110,000
2009 : $110,000
Category: 2914 - MATERIALS ENGINEERING
Administering Organisation: Deakin University
Summary:
Australians' life expectancies are among the highest in the world. Degeneration
of load bearing bones in the elderly of age 65 and over often requires the
inception of biomaterial implants. For the hip and knee replacements alone,
there are over 52,000 operations performed in Australia each year at an estimated
cost of over $500 million. The success of these procedures depends on the
implant biomaterials. The outcomes of this project are a new category of
porous bone implant materials for load bearing applications.
