CVEN Banner
FUTURE STUDENTSCURRENT STUDENTSRESEARCHALUMNI & INDUSTRY RELATIONSABOUT USSTAFFNEWS & EVENTS
UNSW > CVEN HOME > Research > Research Grants
 Research
Engineering Construction and Management (ECM)
Geotechnical and Transport Engineering
Structural Engineering
Water and Environmental Engineering
Research Centres and Laboratories
School Research Publications
Research Grants
Doctoral Graduates and Thesis


Research Grants

2006 ARC Discovery Grant Success

Professor Mark Bradford
Title: Time-dependent dynamic, creep and shrinkage response of curved structural members
2007 : $159,921 2008 : $158,877 2009 : $134,409

Dr Ian Turner, Dr G Masselink and Dr PE Russell
Title: Wave-by-wave bed-level changes at the beachface of gravel and sand beaches
2007 : $104,400 2008 : $103,300 2009 : $97,000

Dr Stuat Khan
Title: The use of chiral pharmaceutical compounds to characterise sewage treatment processes and sewage contamination of surface waters
2007 : $55,000 2008 : $30,000 2009 : $30,000

Professor Nasser Khalili; Dr Chongmin Song; Mr PL Tamsett and Mr PS Ravindra
Title: An integrated approach to modelling granular materials in a pavement system
2007 : $126,020 2008: $119,177 2009 :$120,871
Industry Partner: Road and Traffic Authority (RTA)

Details of other successful ARC Discovery and ARC Linkage grants commenced in 2005, 2006, or to commence in 2007 and 2008 are as follows:

Professor RI Gilbert
Project: The Implications of Low-Ductility Reinforcement and Strain Localisation on the Strength and Ductility of Reinforced Concrete Two-way Slabs
Amount: 2005:$220,000 2006:$195,000 2007:$220,000 2008:$225,000 2009:$125,000

A/Professor S Foster
Project: Fracture of Steel Fibre-reinforced Concrete; Modes I & II
Amount: 2005:$85,000 2006:$63,000 2007:$50,000

A/Professor V Chen and Dr R Stuetz
Project: Macromolecular Fouling in Membrane Bioreactors
Amount: 2005:$210,000 2006:$105,000 2007:$120,000

A/Professor N Khalili
Project: Experimental Investigation and Constitutive Modelling of Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Coupling Effects in Unsaturated Porous Media
Amount: 2005:$60,000 2006:$58,000 2007:$60,000

Dr Y Pi and Professor F Tin-Loi
Project: Elasto-plastic Distortional Analysis and Strength of Structures Doubly-curved in Space
Amount: 2005:$90,000 2006:$88,000 2007:$90,000

Dr R Stuetz and Professor N Ashbolt
Project: Removal of Potential Impact of Pharmaceutical Active Compounds during Wastewater Treatment
Amount: 2005:$190,000 2006:$150,000 2007:$155,000

Em/Professor S Valliappan
Project: Unified Approach for the Stability Analysis of Large Concrete Dams due to Ageing Degradation
Amount: 2005:$75,000 2006:$73,000 2007:$75,000

Professor TD Waite, A/Professor BA Neilan, Dr MJ Furnas, Dr MA Burford and Mr AL Rose
Project: Mechanisms of Iron Acquisition by the Cyanobacterium Trichodesmium in Coastal Waters
Amount: 2005:$142,000 2006:$130,000 2007:$130,000

Note: In the Australian Research Council (ARC) Grants announced on 9 November 2005, the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering was once again the most successful school in its discipline in Australia by a huge margin. With 5 new ARC Discovery Grants and 2 new ARC Linkage Grants worth in excess of $2.1m over the next three years, the School continues to lead the way nationally in research.

ARC DISCOVERY

Professors MA Bradford and RI Gilbert
Project: Nonlinear Analysis and Behaviour of Thin Concrete Axisymmeric Shells
Amount: $430,000

Dr S Chang and Professor TD Waite
Project: Membrane Fouling in Submerged Hollow Fibre Membrane Bioreactor Systems; Theory, Modelling and Fouling Control
Amount: $310,000

A/Professor N Khalili, Em/Prof S Valliappan, Professor BL Loret and Dr AR Russell
Project: Determination of Unsaturated Soil Properties using Cone Penetrometer Data
Amount: $250,000

Dr A Sharma, Dr B Sivakumar and Dr J Ball
Project: Stochastic Rainfall Generation for Design Flow Estimation
Amount: $220,000

Dr Z Vrcelj and Dr G Ranzi
Project: Long Term Behaviour of Composite Steel Concrete Beams and its Effect on Composite Dynamic Response
Amount: $290,000

ARC LINKAGE

Dr A Sharma, A/Professor I Cordery and Mr G Kibria
Project: A Stochastic Downscaling Framework for Catchment Scale Climate Change Impact Assessment
Amount: $279,000
Partner Organisation: Sydney Catchment Authority

Professor TD Waite, Professor AG Fane, Dr G Genkin, Professor E Leonardi and Dr TJ Barber
Project: Development of Vibratory Submerged Membrane Systems for Water and Wastewater Treatment
Amount: $345,000
Partner Organisation: Hyflux Ltd; IMI TAMI Ltd; Sydney Water







print