FAME Sustainability Grants recipients
FAME Sustainability Accelerate or Initiate grants - Strategic investment by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide.
The round of FAME (Foci And Magnets for Excellence) Sustainability grants was extremely competitive. There is no doubt that the final projects represent the diversity of talent across the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ and will deliver truly interdisciplinary and innovative programs designed to build our capacity to address the key challenges identified within the 5 research missions.

These missions are:
1) Resilient, healthy, and equitable communities
2) Responsible resource production and consumption;
3) Planetary health and biodiversity restoration;
4) Accelerated access to clean and green technologies; and
5) Effective sustainability governance and decision making.
The following initiatives will be receiving strategic investment from The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide to stimulate the development of new multi-disciplinary research projects related to the Research Missions* for Sustainable Transformation:
Grants awarded for Accelerate Scheme:
- Prof. Peng Bi (HMS)Ìý andÌý Prof.ÌýAndy Lowe (SET):ÌýSystems responses to the productivity, health and wellbeing consequences of climate change and biodiversity loss
- Assoc. Prof.ÌýCassandra Collins (SET)Ìý andÌýAssoc. Prof.ÌýArmando Corsi (ABLE): Vitivoltaics demonstration facility: Connecting stakeholders, building capacity, increasing climate resilience and accelerating access to clean and green technologies for the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n wine industry
- Dr.ÌýLulu He (SET) and Assoc. Prof.ÌýYan Tan (ABLE): Using Local Knowledge to Support Effective Transition and Sustainable Bushfire Risk Reduction in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥
- Dr.ÌýShervin Kabiri (SET) and Maryam Zomorrodi (ABLE): Ameliorated compost or biosolid composite materials with safe and sustainable application in the agriculture
- Dr.ÌýCameron Shearer (SET) and Assoc. Prof.ÌýSharyn Gaskin (HMS):Ìý Future proofing remediation of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
- Prof.ÌýPaul Thomas (HMS) and Assoc. Prof.ÌýPhil Cassey (SET): Developing next-generation genetic biocontrol tools for targeted suppression of mammalian pests.
- Prof.ÌýSarah Wheeler (ABLE) and Prof. Javen Shi (SET): Investigating Water Security Issues in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ through the lens of causal AI
- Carmel Williams (HMS) and Prof. Veronica Soebarto (SET): From Cost to Value: Novel Decision-Making Tools for Harnessing Sustainable Economic Benefits of Trees and Greenspaces in Urban Planning.
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Grants awarded for Initiate Scheme:
- Sherfi Hagg (SET) and Kameljeet Kaur (Wirltu Yarlu): Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Human-centric Application Compatibility
- Dr. Ivan Indriawan (ABLE) and Dr. Lauren Kennedy (SET): Fostering Sustainable Transformation: Developing a Green Finance Index for ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥
- Miss Larissa Arawaka Martins (SET) and Prof. Dino Pisaniello (HMS): Towards a smart window control system for aged-care facilities: new evidence on natural ventilation, energy efficiency and indoor air quality
- Assoc. Prof. Patrick O’Connor (ABLE) and Dr. Thomas Prowse (SET): Credible Biodiversity Indicators for Barossa Food and Wine Industry ESG
- Dr. Matthias Salomon (SET) and Dr. Jungho Suh (ABLE): Urban agriculture and food forests: A comprehensive review with a preliminary investigation into Adelaide’s residential PFAS soil contamination
- Dr. Jessica Stanhope (HMS) and Assoc. Prof. Jeremy Austin (SET): The gut-brain axis meets conservation: Using gut microbiome and regional brain volumes to explore the impact of biodiversity restoration on mammal resilience
- Dr. Kelie Toole (ABLE) and Assoc. Prof.Ìý Phill Cassey (SET): Mapping the gaps: Building capacity to improve legal frameworks for environmental crime in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥
- Assoc. Prof. Shoko Yoneyama (ABLE) and Dr. Scott Hanson-Easey (HMS): Reimagining Higher Education for a Sustainable Future: Ontological Diversity for Transformative Knowledges
- Dr. Jodie Yuwono (SET) and Assoc. Prof. Indra Gunawan (ABLE): ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s Energy Transition Strategy Analysis from Techno-economic, Socio-technical and Political Perspectives
- Dr.ÌýWei Zhang (SET) and Dr. Juan Luo (ABLE): Sustainable Warriors or Marketing Mirage? Navigating the Truth Behind Greenwashing
- Dr. Shao Jia Zhou (SET) and Dr. Taylor Willmott (ABLE): Foodservice Sector Food Waste Mapping
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*“For any questions or further information about the Missions or Mission leads please contact FAME Sustainability Coordinator, Professor Melissa Nursey-Brayâ€