News & Views item - May 2006

 

 

Twenty-five Federation Fellowships Awarded. (May 16, 2006)

    The Minister for Education, Science and Training, Julie Bishop, has announced the awarding of 25 Federation Fellowships. Eighteen will go to researchers currently resident in Australia, five are awarded to returning expatriates and  two to foreign nationals. Four of the eighteen residents are receiving their second Federation Fellowship. The fellowships are awarded for five years.

 

According to the minister the, "Recipients announced today will add to the 90 Federation Fellowships taken up since the first awards in 2002. Four are being awarded their second Federation Fellowship." Presumably the total number of Federation Fellows will stand at 111 a figure which should be compared with the number of Canada Research Chairs: 1,577 of which the number of Tier 1 chair holders: =755, while the number of  Tier 2 chair holders = 822.

Tier 1 Chairs, tenable for seven years and renewable, are for outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their fields. For each Tier 1 Chair, the university receives Can$200,000 annually for seven years.

 

Tier 2 Chairs, tenable for five years and renewable once, are for exceptional emerging researchers, acknowledged by their peers as having the potential to lead in their field. For each Tier 2 Chair, the university receives Can$100,000 annually for five years.

The List of the 25 Federation Fellows for 2006

*Professor John Braithwaite: Restorative justice and responsive governance: Fresh challenges, new theory, global networks. Current institution: The Australian National University. Host institution: The Australian National University. Primary research field: Sociology.

†Dr Paul Burn: Dendritic organic semiconductors. Current institution: University of Oxford. Host institution: The University of Queensland. Primary research field: Organic chemistry.

Professor Mark Burry: Complex architecture and convergent design. Current institution: RMIT University. Host institution: RMIT University. Primary research field: Architecture and urban environment.

Professor David Fairlie: Chemical mimics of bioactive protein surfaces. Current institution: The University of Queensland. Host institution: The University of Queensland. Primary research field: Organic chemistry.

Professor Christopher Goodnow: Discovering genes and mechanisms regulating immune responses. Current institution: The Australian National University. Host institution: The Australian National University. Primary research field: Genetics.

*Professor Martin Green: Nanostructured silicon-based tandem solar cells. Current institution: The University of New South Wales. Host institution: The University of New South Wales. Primary research field: Electrical and electronic engineering.

Professor Paul Haddad: Separation science based on nanoparticle-coated monolithic scaffold stationary phases. Current institution: University of Tasmania. Host institution: University of Tasmania. Primary research field: Analytical chemistry.

Professor Peter Hall: Nonparametric statistical methods - new directions, theory and applications. Current institution: The Australian National University. Host institution: The University of Melbourne. Primary research field: Statistics.

*Professor Terence Hughes: Science for resilience of coral reef systems. Current institution: James Cook University. Host institution: James Cook University. Primary research field: Ecology and evolution.

†Professor David Karoly: Improving understanding of climate change and its impacts in Australia. Current institution: University of Oklahoma. Host institution: The University of Melbourne. Primary research field: Atmospheric sciences.

†Professor Benedict Kiernan: Cambodia - place, people and politics: Environmental, economic, cultural, political and regional history since earliest times. Current institution: Yale University. Host institution: The University of Sydney. Primary research field: Historical studies.

Professor Timothy Lindsey: Islam and modernity: Syari'ah, terrorism and governance in South-East Asia. Current institution: The University of Melbourne. Host institution: The University of Melbourne. Primary research field: Justice and law enforcement.

Professor Geoffrey McFadden: Drug targets in malaria parasites. Current institution: The University of Melbourne. Host institution: The University of Melbourne. Primary research field: Medical microbiology.

†Associate Professor Ivan Marusic: Wall turbulence drag: Physical mechanisms and practicable control strategies. Current institution: University of Minnesota. Host institution: The University of Melbourne. Primary research field: Interdisciplinary engineering.

*Professor Keith Nugent: Coherent x-ray science and biophysics. Current institution: The University of Melbourne. Host institution: The University of Melbourne. Primary research field: Physical sciences.

Professor Michael Parker: Structural neurobiology - developing a new capability in Australia to treat mental illness. Current institution: St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research. Host institution: St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research. Primary research field: Neurosciences.

Professor Hugh Possingham: Theory for global biodiversity conservation. Current institution: The University of Queensland. Host institution: The University of Queensland. Primary research field: Environmental sciences.

Dr Jamie Rossjohn: An investigation into infection, immunity and rational drug design. Current institution: Monash University. Host institution: Monash University. Primary research field: Biochemistry and cell biology.

†Dr Toni Shippenberg: Cellular and neurochemical basis of drug addiction. Current institution: National Institute on Drug Abuse. Host institution: The University of Sydney. Primary research field: Neurosciences.

†Associate Professor David Studdert: Using law to improve population health and the quality of health care services. Current institution: Harvard University. Host institution: The University of Melbourne. Primary research field: Policy and administration.

Professor Graeme Turner: Television in the post-broadcast era: The role of old and new media in the formation of national communities. Current institution: The University of Queensland. Host institution: The University of Queensland. Primary research field: Journalism, communication and media.

†Professor Pascal Van Hentenryck: Adaptive and integrated resource allocation. Current institution: Brown University. Host institution: Monash University. Primary research field: Mathematics.

Professor Guifre Vidal: Quantum information and entanglement: A new framework for science and technology with quantum many-body systems. Current institution: The University of Queensland. Host institution: The University of Queensland. Primary research field: Information, computing and communication sciences.

Professor Gordon Wallace: Nanobionics. Current institution: University of Wollongong. Host institution: University of Wollongong. Primary research field: Biomedical engineering.

Professor Andrew White: Integrated quantum photonics. Current institution: The University of Queensland. Host institution: The University of Queensland. Primary research field: Physical sciences.

 

* Current Federation Fellows awarded a second Federation Fellowship.

† Currently based overseas.