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AUSTRALIAN FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE, 2008
The Shine Dome, Canberra, 21-22 February

Thursday, 21 February 2008
	Welcome Professor Kurt Lambeck, PresAA, FRS President, Australian Academy of Science
Session 1: Understanding the universe with next generation radio telescopes Organiser: Dr Naomi McClure-Griffiths
Chair: Professor Anne Green University of Sydney
	Milky Way evolution with the square kilometre array and its Pathfinders Dr Naomi McClure-Griffiths CSIRO Australia Telescope National Facility
	The radio Universe at high resolution and the Square Kilometre Array Professor Steven Tingay Department of Imaging and Applied Physics, Curtin University of Technology
	Discussion
Session 2: Secreted effectors of fungi as determinants of plant disease and immunity Organiser: Dr Peter Dodds
Chair: Professor Barbara Howlett School of Botany, University of Melbourne
	Recognition of rust effectors in plant innate immunity Dr Peter Dodds CSIRO Plant Industry, Canberra
	Emergence of a new disease as a result of interspecific virulence gene transfer Dr Peter Solomon The Australian Centre for Necrotrophic Fungal Pathogens, Murdoch University
	Discussion
Session 3: Accelerated nuclei – probing quantum and geological landscapes Organiser: Dr Mahananda Dasgupta
Chair: Professor David Jamieson School of Physics, University of Melbourne
	Quantum landscapes in nuclear fusion Dr Mahananda Dasgupta Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University
	An application of Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS): Cosmogenic exposure dating and the history of Australian arid landforms Dr Toshiyuki Fujioka Department of Nuclear Physics, Australian National University
	Discussion
	Dinner: The Hall, University House Dinner speaker: Dr Jim Peacock Chief Scientist of Australia
Friday, 22 February 2008
Session 4: Getting into membranes Organiser: Dr James Whisstock
Chair: Professor Nick Dixon Faculty of Science, University of Wollongong
	A common fold mediates vertebrate defence and bacterial attack: Structural studies on a MACPF domain containing protein Dr James Whisstock School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University
	Punching a hole in the eukaryotic cell membrane: Family secrets of bacterial toxins Dr Galina Polekhina St Vincent's Institute
	Discussion
Session 5: Nanoporous materials: New science and future technologies Organiser: Professor Cameron Kepert
Chair: Professor John White, FAA Research School of Chemistry, The Australian National University
	Metal-organic frameworks: From hydrogen storage to electronic and magnetic function Professor Cameron Kepert School of Chemistry, University of Sydney
	Metal oxide network structures for environmental applications Dr Rachel Caruso School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne
	Discussion
Session 6: Understanding the past, present and future of Earth's environment Organiser: Dr Léanne Armand
Chair: Professor Malcolm McCulloch, FAA Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University
	Microscopic algae: Taste-testers and commentators of Southern Ocean environmental states Dr Leanne Armand Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre
	Discovering the dynamics of Earth's environment: Geochemical perspectives from ancient climates Dr Andrea Dutton Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University
	Discussion
Session 7: Building the powerhouse of the cell: Mitochondria from plants to animals Organiser: Professor Harvey Millar
Chair: Associate Professor Trevor Lithgow Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Melbourne
	Mitochondrial proteomics in plants: From big lists to a functional understanding of an energy organelle Professor Harvey Millar ARC Centre of Excellence, University of Western Australia
	Understanding how mitochondria grow and divide Associate Professor Mike Ryan Department of Biochemistry, LaTrobe University
	Discussion
Session 8: Statistical challenges with high dimensional data Organiser: Professor Rob Hyndman
Chair: Professor Sue Wilson Centre for Bioinformation Science, The Australian National University
	Forecasting functional time series Professor Rob Hyndman Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash University
	Classification using gene expression data Dr Ian Wood Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Queensland
	Discussion
	Closing remarks Professor Kurt Lambeck, PresAA, FRS President, Australian Academy of Science