Your Search Results

Development of a CFD based numerical approach in predicting wind loads on structures

The purpose of this research is to identify alternative approaches to traditional wind tunnel based design procedure and improve the current design standards. more...

Supervisor(s): Mohotti, Damith (Dr)

Development of a soil contamination spatial inference system

The successful scholarship candidate will work on a project to design a spatial inference system for optimized detection and delineation of soil contaminants. more...

Supervisor(s): Malone, Brendan (Dr)

Blast and impact loadings on structures

The purpose of this research is to identify improve the current design approaches and develop innovative structural systems to mitigate damage caused by extreme loadings such as bla more...

Supervisor(s): Mohotti, Damith (Dr)

Development of apps for designing concrete structures

The purpose of this project is to develop a platform to support the design of concrete structures.  more...

Supervisor(s): Dias-da-Costa, Daniel (Dr)

Developing nanoscale analysis techniques for microscopy

This project is a nexus of materials engineering, microscopy and scientific computing. Using advanced microscopy techniques, you will delve into the rich nanostructures and atomic-s more...

Supervisor(s): Ceguerra, Anna (Dr)

Generation of a sheep model of Batten disease using the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system

The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs, Batten disease) are a group of fatal neurodegenerative inherited diseases in humans and animals (http://bdsra.org/). There is no cure, but more...

Supervisor(s): Tammen, Imke (Associate Professor), Grupen, Christopher Gerald (Associate Professor)

Fine mapping and cloning of seedling and adult plant resistance genes to leaf rust in barley

Leaf rust caused by Puccinia hordei is one of the most damaging foliar pathogens of barley worldwide. To date the use of genetic resistance has been the most economically and enviro more...

Supervisor(s): Dracatos, Peter (Dr), Park, Robert (Professor), Singh, Davinder (Dr)

Concrete and rock hydro-cracking

The purpose of this research is to identify the micro-mechanisms governing the permeability of concrete and rocks featuring cracks, and those governing the crack opening induced by more...

Supervisor(s): Dias-da-Costa, Daniel (Dr)

Particle Physics with the Belle II detector at the SuperKEKB electron-positron collider

This project provides the opportunity to join the global effort to search for physics beyond the Standard Model of Particle Physics using data from the Belle II Experiment at KEK&rs more...

Supervisor(s): Varvell, Kevin (Professor)

Mining for novel resistance to leaf rust in Eastern European barley germplasm

Leaf rust caused by Puccinia hordei is one of the most damaging foliar pathogens of barley worldwide. To date the use of genetic resistance has been the most economically and enviro more...

Supervisor(s): Dracatos, Peter (Dr), Park, Robert (Professor), Singh, Davinder (Dr)