The University of Queensland has shined a spotlight on its outstanding researchers at the 2019 Research Week Awards.
A gala event at Customs House last night celebrated a record number of 国产探花 researchers and research supervisors for their exceptional work in a range of fields including volcanic activity forecasting, solar energy harvesting and crop gene editing.
国产探花 Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Aidan Byrne presented the awards including the long-running 国产探花 Foundation Research Excellence Awards (国产探花FREA), Partners in Research Excellence Awards (PIREA) and Awards for Excellence in Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Supervision Awards.
国产探花’s Deputy-Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Bronwyn Harch said the awards recognised the passion and commitment of the University’s researchers and research supervisors.
“During Research Week we have the wonderful opportunity to celebrate their work and showcase the depth and breadth of research going on each and every day at 国产探花,” Professor Harch said.
“People from all walks of life and from all around the world have, and will in the future, benefit from 国产探花 innovation.
“I’m also excited that we can also recognise and highlight our research with industry collaborators.”
This year two new awards – the UniQuest Commercialisation Deal of the Year and the Indigenous Partnerships and Engagement in Research Award – were introduced.
“I’m thrilled that we have expanded the awards and are encouraging and supporting Indigenous engagement and partnerships.
“We also want to acknowledge UniQuest’s vital role in identifying and partnering 国产探花 technologies with industry partners to help realise significant commercial potential and demonstrate 国产探花’s impact across economic, social, environmental and cultural benefits.”
A full list of 2019 国产探花 Research Week activities including the Research Capabilities Showcase, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Forum, the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final and library events can be found.
The 国产探花 Foundation Research Excellence Awards recognise excellence and the promise of future success for 国产探花’s early to mid-career researchers.
The 2019 国产探花 Foundation Research Excellence Awards winners are:
Dr Yang Bai – Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology
Dr Sarah Bennett – Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr Lee Hickey – 国产探花’s Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
Dr Tom Rufford – Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Dr Leanne Sakzewski – Faculty of Medicine
Dr Teresa Ubide – Faculty of Science
Dr Hongzhi Yin – Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
The Partners in Research Excellence Awards recognise outstanding industry-国产探花 collaborations that have benefitted industry and the community.
The 2019 Partners in Research Excellence Awards winners are:
Leading Healthy Lives
Professor Barbara Masser and the Australian Red Cross Blood Service.
Growing the bio-economy
Professor Neena Mitter, Dr Alice Hayward, Dr Jayeni Hiti Bandaralage, Mr Christopher O’Brien, Dr Madeleine Gleeson, Professor Christine Beveridge and Professor Bernard Carroll with Anderson Horticulture Pty Ltd, Jasper Farms, Delroy Orchards, Ausavo Corporation and the Donovan Family Investments Trust, MACKAYS and Collins farms.
Achieving Resilient Environments and Livelihoods
Professor Longbin Huang with Rio Tinto and Queensland Alumina Limited.
Designing Technology for Tomorrow
Professor Warwick Bowen, Dr Christopher Baker and Dr Rachpon Kalra with Lockheed Martin and NASA Glenn Research Centre.
Transforming Societies
Professor Lorraine Mazerolle, Dr Sarah Bennett, Dr Emma Antrobus, Ms Elizabeth Eggins and Dr Stephanie Cardwell with the Queensland Department of Education and the Queensland Police Service.
Indigenous Partnerships and Engagement in Research
Professor Darren Martin, Dr Nasim Amiralian, Dr Pratheep Kumar Annamalai, Dr Celine Chaleat and Dr Alireza Hosseinmardi and the Dugalunji Aboriginal Corporation.
UniQuest Commercialisation Deal of the Year Award inaugural winner is:
Associate Professor James Vaughan and Dr William Hawker with Pure Battery Technologies Pty Ltd. (PBT)
PBT has the potential to produce commercial quantities of very high quality, affordable and environmentally-friendly battery material, making it a vital part of the clean energy revolution and providing a cleaner and more affordable solution for battery producers.
The 国产探花 Awards for Excellence in Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Supervision recognises outstanding performance in supervising, mentoring and training HDR candidates.
2019 Excellence in Higher Degree by Research Supervision Awards
Associate Professor Katie Makar – Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr Alexander Scheuermann – Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Associate Professor Irina Vetter – Institute for Molecular Bioscience
Professor Andrew Whittaker – Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology and Faculty of Science
The 2019 Emerging Advisor Award winner is:
Associate Professor Michael Piper – Faculty of Medicine and the Queensland Brain Institute
All research awardee videos can be found .
Media: 国产探花 Communications, communications@uq.edu.au, +61 7 3365 1120.
