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Twenty-two grants totalling $10,189,703 have been awarded to ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide researchers from the Federal Government to further their work in diverse areas that will impact people’s lives in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ and globally.

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Anton Middelberg said: “This latest funding will enable ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide experts to continue to push the boundaries of research excellence in diverse fields.â€�

“Investigator-led research aims to deliver long term benefits to the economy and to society. This funding will help the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide to shape the future of our nation and its knowledge base.â€�

The 2022 ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects awarded to the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide are:

Professor Vincent Bulone, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, will investigate the structure and metabolism of bioactive carbohydrates from brown algae, which will be of interest to the biopharmaceutical industry. $621,200 awarded.

Dr Judith Bunder from the School of Mathematical Sciences will lead a team to develop multiscale mathematical modelling of systems with complex microscale detail for application in industrial research and development. $375,000.

Emeritus Professor Stephen Tyerman and Dr Megan Shelden from the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine will investigate the missing links in salt and water transport in plants. $489,236.

Professor Scott Smith in the School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering will lead a team to develop a prefabricated structural panel for current and future infrastructure applications. $308,000.

Professor Sarah Robertson from the School of Biomedicine will lead a team to undertake a project to improve fertility in livestock animals, and in rare and threatened species. $629,916.

Professor Bronwyn Gillanders, School of Biological Sciences, will investigate how to enhance population stability of fish despite volatile environmental conditions. $509,000.

Professor David Ottaway and Dr Ori Henderson-Sapir from the School of Physical Sciences will investigate a new high-power, simple and robust mid-IR fibre laser, which will open the door for high-resolution laser assisted glass 3D-printing. $355,000.

Professor Glenn Solomon, School of Physical Sciences and Professor Nelson Tansu, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering will investigate the integration of quantum nanoÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ in optical devices to improve the efficiencies of existing optical devices, and create new classes of quantum photonics. $460,000.

Professor Veronica Soebarto from the School of Architecture and Built Environment will lead a team to advance knowledge about housing design and indoor environment to improve the wellbeing of older people with low socioeconomic status in South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥. $375,000.

Professor Heike Ebendorff-Heidepriem from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) will lead a team to create new hybrid optical fibres that may open up new ways to detect magnetic fields at ambient temperatures in noisy environments. $670,000.

Professor Simon Lucey, Director of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) will build a geometric reasoning system that can exhibit human-like performance and provide new insights into how AI should understand the 3D world. $435,000.

Professor Martin Hand from the School of Physical Sciences will lead a team to develop and apply a novel way to rapidly date the mineral garnet within rocks. $284,494.

Associate Professor Diego García-Bellido from the School of Biological Sciences will lead a team to investigate the world’s oldest faunal succession in the fossil record by determining the presence and extent of a sedimentary gap, and confirming the role of time in the control of fossil distribution. $488,000.

Associate Professor Ross Young and Associate Professor James Zanotti from the School of Physical Sciences will perform supercomputer simulations to resolve the distribution of forces acting on quarks inside protons. $395,000.

Dr Abel Santos from the School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials will lead a team to develop advanced materials for the next generation of integrated circuits, bio-interfacial sensors, and energy generators. $420,000.

Professor Shizhang Qiao from the School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials will lead a team to develop safe and reliable solid-state zinc batteries. $700,000.

Professor Kishan Dholakia from the School of Biological Sciences will develop techniques for trapping, rotating and cooling microscopic particles in a vacuum for accurate studies of sensors and of fundamental physics. $470,000.

Professor Christian Doonan from the School of Physical Sciences will lead a team to develop new industrial catalysts. $476,000.

Associate Professor Alec Zuo and Professor Sarah Wheeler from the School of Economics and Public Policy will investigate the impacts of changing water ownership and reforms on ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n water markets. $234,878.

Associate Professor Withawat Withayachumnankul from the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering will lead a team to develop high efficiency antennas for high-frequency terahertz sources. $495,000.

Dr Michelle Phillipov, School of Humanities, will lead a team to investigate the factors underpinning demand for locally made artisanal goods. $390,979.

Professor Paul Jackson from the School of Physical Sciences will lead a team to develop a suite of advanced machine learning and anomaly detection techniques to examine data collected from the A Toroidal LHC Apparatus (ATLAS) general purpose particle detector experiment. $608,000.

The objectives of the Discovery Projects scheme are to support excellent basic and applied research and research training by individuals and teams; support national and international research collaboration; and enhance the scale and focus of research in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Government priority areas.

More details about the is available including a full list of all the researchers involved in each project.