Research stories from the Deakin University magazine

New Alfred Deakin professor sees heritage value in inner Melbourne
For Alfred Deakin Professor Bill Logan, everything old can be new again—paradoxically even in cultural heritage - Full Story (PDF - 168KB )

Carbon fibre breakthrough could curb soaring petrol prices
Dr Bronwyn Fox doesn’t really see herself as a ‘rev-head’ but she does acknowledge that her ground-breaking work in developing light-weight materials for the automotive industry has taken her where few women have previously been - Full Story (PDF - 109KB)

Coastal mapping project uses leading edge technology
Daniel Ierodiaconou had academics slightly baffled when he first walked on to Deakin’s Warrnambool campus as a young marine science undergraduate - Full Story (PDF - 155KB)

Warrnambool's informality seduces marine biologist
There are some things about Deakin’s new Chair in Marine Biology, Professor Gerry Quinn, that go against the flow of expectation - Full Story (PDF - 186KB)

Biotech ace migrates between jeans and genes
Whenever he can, Professor Greg Collier goes hunting for surf. For the Alfred Deakin Professor, pulling on a wetsuit, heading to the beach and finding the perfect wave is simply the stuff of life - Full Story (PDF - 156KB)

Exploring the link
Childhood obesity may be one of the buzz phrases of the moment, but Dr Jo Salmon and a team of experts at Deakin University’s Centre for Physical Activity and Research have been involved for a number of years at the cutting edge of uncovering the factors that cause children to be less physically active - Full Story (PDF - 134KB)

Exploring parallel universes to help industry
It’s been the subject of movies for years—a person cohan virtually enter another world where the experience is so real they find it hard to distinguish between what’s real and what’s not. Think of The Matrix - Full Story (PDF - 109KB)