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SUCCESSFUL EXCHANGE PARTICIPANTS FY 2008-2009

China

Researcher	Project	Host Institution
Dr Sai Tsang Boris Choy University of Technology Sydney	Bayesian statistical methods for estimating loss reserving in insurance.	Professor Taizhong Hu University of Science and Technology of China
Dr Yue Huang University of New South Wales	Characterising the phenotypes of a novel causative dementia gene (PD9).	Professor Sheng Di Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Health Science
Dr Wei Liu University of Western Australia	Semantically enriched communication between robots.	Professor Xiaoping Chen University of Science and Technology of China
Dr Shirley Zhiqi Shen CSIRO Manufacturing and Materials Technology	Development of nanoparticles/polymer composites for optimized tribological properties.	Professor Fengyuan Yan Chinese Academy of Sciences Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics
Dr Tara WALKER University of Queensland	Characterization of a hippocampal stem cell population.	Professor Zhi-Qi Xiong Chinese Academy of Sciences Laboratory of Neurobiology of Disease

Japan

Researcher	Project	Host Institution
Dr Alecia Bellgrove Deakin University	Developing a protein probe to differentiate marine algal dispersal potential.	Dr Masakazu Aoki University of Tsukuba
Associate Professor Michael Burton University of New South Wales	Millimetre wave astronomy with the NANTEN2 and Mopra telescopes.	Professor Yasuo Fukui University of Nagoya
Associate Professor Eric Hu Deakin University	Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide with water into methane and hydrogen.	Professor Seizo Kate Mie University
Dr Mohan Jacob James Cook University	Investigations on the ultra thin film organic polymers.	Professor Mitsumasa Iwamoto Tokyo Institute of Technology
Professor Alan Jeary University of Western Sydney	High-amplitude non-linear damping estimation for tall buildings.	Professor Yukio Tamura Tokyo Polytechnic University
Dr Jonathan Peake University of Queensland	Roles of Toll-like receptors in impaired inflammation of aging skeletal muscle.	Dr Shuichi Machida Tokai University
Dr Anh Vo University of Melbourne	Improved retrieval effectiveness through the use of metabolic pathways.	Professor Hiroshi Mamitsuka  Kyoto University

Korea

Researcher	Project	Host Institution
Dr Sammy Chan University of New South Wales	Mechanical properties of nanometric-particulate-reinforced aluminum matrix composites fabricated by squeeze casting.	Professor Ik-Min Park Pusan National University
Dr Kyla Finlay Primary Industries Research Victoria	A phylogenetic and biogeographical study of the genera of Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera) within and between the Australian, Oriental and East Palaearctic regions.	Professor Yeon Jae Bae Seoul Women’s University
Professor Richard Hartley Australian National University	Verifiable optimality conditions for geometric problems in computer vision.	Dr Yongduek Seo Sogang University

Taiwan

Researcher	Project	Host Institution
Professor Marek Bialkowski University of Queensland	Miniaturization of antenna using metamaterials for notebook application.	Dr Eddie Tsai Wistron NeWeb Corporation
Auspicate Professor Yi-Ping Phoebe Chen Deakin University	Advances in knowledge discovery for complex biomedical data, structural and functional analysis.	Professor Ping-Chiang Lyu National Tsing Hua University
Dr Naveen Chilamkurti La Trobe University	Video streaming over wireless networks using cross-layer techniques.	Professor Ce-kuen Shieh National Cheng-kung University
Associate Professor Richard Lai La Trobe University	Improving software quality using software reliability models.	Associate Professor Sun Jen Huang National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Dr Stephen Moore University of New South Wales	Developing a metric system for pursuing a recycling oriented society.	Dr Hong-wen Ma National Taiwan University
Dr Barry Russell Department of Natural Resources, Environment & Arts Northern Territory	Taxonomy and evolution of the lizardfish genus Saurida.	Dr Shao Kwang-Tsao Academia Sinica
Dr Chanh Tran La Trobe University	Image formation in partially coherent imaging.	Professor Fu-rong Chen National Tsing Hua University

Europe

Researcher	Project	Host Institution
Associate Professor Kenneth Amos University of Melbourne	Predicting scattering and capture cross sections for nucleons and alpha particles by nuclei.	Professor Luciano Canton University of Padova Italy
Dr Gunther Andersson Flinders University	Electrostatic forces in free-standing foam films.	Dr Cosima Stubenrauch University College Dublin Ireland
Dr Fiona Blyth University of Sydney	Early life pain experiences and chronic pain in adolescents.	Professor Gary MacFarlane University of Aberdeen UK
Professor Neil Bose Australian Maritime College	Preparation of Explorer AUV for polar missions.	Dr Vincent Rigaud Institut francais de Recherche pour l’Expoitation de la Mer France
Associate Professor Abdelmalek Bouazza Monash University	Biogas (Greenhouse gas) migration through cover systems of waste containment facilities.	Professor Hywel Thomas Cardiff University UK
Dr Anna Brooks Southern Cross University	Neural correlates of self/other processing: a multisensory neuroscientific approach.	Professor Olaf Blanke Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne Switzerland
Associate Professor Mark Buntine University of Adelaide	Liquid microdroplet technologies for the investigation of molecular conformation and solute-solvent binding energies.	Professor Bernd Brutschy Frankfurt University Germany
Professor Hubert Chanson University of Queensland	Turbulence generated by air entrainment in two-phase flows.	Dr Pierre Lubin Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie et de Physique de Bordeaux France
Dr Jun Chen University of Wollongong	Well-defined nanoporous polymer scaffolds for tissue engineering.	Associate Professor Martin Vigild Technical University of Denmark Denmark
Dr Andre Chiaradia Phillip Island Nature Park	Changes in foraging behaviour of Little Penguins in face of global warming.	Dr Yan Ropert-Coudert Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien France
Dr Joshua Cinner James Cook University	Measuring resilience in coastal communities dependant on coral reefs.	Dr Carl Folke Stockholm Resilience Centre Sweden
Dr Ian Colditz CSIRO Livestock Industries	Regulation of neutrophil nigration into inflamed skin.	Dr Antal Rot Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Austria
Dr David Coward University of Western Australia	New signal processing algorithms with applications to gravitational wave detectors on earth and in space.	Dr Catherine Man Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur France
Dr Anton Desyatnikov Australian National University	Self-trapped optical vortices in continuous and discrete periodic photonic structures.	Professor Dr Albert Ferrando Universidad De Valencia Spain
Dr Andrew Dicks University of Queensland	Fast-ion conducting ceramics for fuel cells and gas separation.	Professor Kevin Kendall University of Birmingham UK
Dr Heath Ecroyd University of Adelaide	Unravelling the role of molecularchaperones in protein misfolding diseases.	Professor Carol Robinson University of Cambridge UK
Associate Professor Michael Ferry University of New South Wales	Understanding grain boundary mobility during recrystallization of Al alloys using in situ annealing experiments.	Professor Julian Driver École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne France
Dr Daniel Franklin University of Western Australia	New approaches to identifying human remains: 3D morphometrics in forensic science.	Professor Paul O’Higgins University of York UK
Dr Alister Graham Swinburne University of Technology	Hubble Space Telescope imaging of the Coma Galaxy Cluster - spiral galaxies.	Professor Marc Balcells Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias Spain
Dr Andrea Griffin University of Newcastle	Are big-brained species less vulnerable to habitat alterations? A comparative analysis of extinction risk in Australian birds.	Dr Daniel Sol Autonomous University of Barcelona Spain
Dr Rainer Haberberger Flinders University	Determination of the function of sphingosine kinase 1 in the development of pulmonary hypertension in COPD.	Dr Martin Witzenrath Charite Medical University Germany
Dr Emily Hilder University of Tasmania	Polymer nanoparticles and their assembled supracolloidal monolithic structures for applications in separation science.	Associate Professor Stefan Bon University of Warwick UK
Dr David Hurwood Queensland University of Technology	Documenting genetic variation within and between edible flat oysters, Ostrea angasi and O. edulis: one species or two?	Dr Sylvie Lepague Institut francais de Recherche pour l’Expoitation de la Mer France
Dr Marc in het Panhuis University of Wollongong	NANO-INKS: electroactive composite materials for inkjet printing.	Dr Wolfgang Maser Instituto De Carboquimica Spain
Dr Patrick Johnston Swinburne University of Technology	Assessing dynamic cortical interactions during face processing using steady state probe topography in conjunction with magnetoencephalography.	Dr Jason Tipples University of Hull UK
Dr Dianne Jolley University of Wollongong	Development of a passive in-situ sampling device to quantify biologically available selenium and arsenic contamination in aquatic sediments.	Dr Hao Zhang University of Lancaster UK
Dr Timothy Jones CSIRO Plant Industry	Genetic improvement of wine grapevine rootstocks for environmentally and economically sustainable viticulture.	Dr Nathalie Ollat Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin
Dr George Koutsantonis University of Western Australia	Functional Nanomaterials.	Associate Professor Jack Harowfield
Associate Professor Warrick Lawson University of New South Wales	Surveys of proto-planetary disks in the nearest young star clusters using the Spitzer Space Telescope.	Dr Jeroen Bouwman Max Planck Institute for Astronomy Germany
Professor Peter Majewski University of South Australia	Surface engineered particles.	Professor Siegfried Weber University of Applied Science Germany
Dr Brad Marsh University of Queensland	Towards next generation 3D Imaging of cells and molecules: defining new instrument.	Professor Wolfgang Baumeister Max-Planck-Institut fur Biochemie Germany
Dr Andrey Miroshnichenko Australian National University	Dynamical tunability of photonic structures with liquid crystals.	Dr Etienne Brasselet Universite Bordeaux 1 France
Dr Joshua Mylne University of Queensland	Structural studies of proteins involved in the epigenetic regulation of FLC.	Professor Caroline Dean Institute for Moelcular Bioscience Norwich
Dr Eugene Nalivaiko Flinders University	Prevention of stress-induced cardiac arrhythmias by serotonin-1A agonists.	Associate Professor Andrea Sgoifo University of Parma Italy
Dr Julie Nigro CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies	The development and analysis of advanced biological scaffolds to support the growth of adult bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells.	Professor Alberto Passi University of Insubria Italy
Associate Professor David Phillips Monash University	Activin in the sheep pituitary gland: relevance to reproductive hormone control.	Dr Catherine Taragnat Institut National De Le Recherche Agronomique France
Dr Gianluca Ranzi University of Sydney	Dynamic behaviour of innovative composite steel-concrete flooring systems.	Professor Andrea Dall’Asta Universita di Camerino Italy
Dr Daniel Real Ferreiro University of Western Australia	Cultivation of Bituminaria bituminosa var. albomarginata under low-rainfall Mediterranean climatic conditions as a pasture and forage legume for grazing or hay production.	Mr Enrique Correal Instituto Murciano de Investigacion y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario Spain
Dr Gary Rosengarten University of New South Wales	Interaction of nanofluids with surfaces- reducing pumping power while increasing heat transfer.	Professor Dimos Poulikakos Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich Switzerland
Dr Anna Smith University of Tasmania	Investigating the repelling properties of tannins in the bark of plantation grown Pinus radiata to browsing mammals.	Dr Steve Woodward University of Aberdeen Scotland
Dr Janette Smith University of Newcastle	A comparison of methods to remove the CNV from post-S2 electrical potentials of the brain.	Professor Rolf Verleger Universitat Luebeck Germany
Professor Julio Soria Monash University	Investigation into the structure of near-wall turbulence of turbulent boundary layer flow using time-resolved 3C-3D Tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry.	Professor Michel Stanislas Ecole Centrale de Lille France
Dr Nigel Tomkins CSIRO Livestock Industries	The development of audio capture technologies for determining grazing behaviour in free ranging cattle.	Dr Ian Hulbert BlueSky Telemetry Ltd Scotland
Dr Ryan Wilkinson University of Tasmania	Investigating growth and welfare benefits of sustained exercise in farmed Atlantic salmon.	Professor Felicity Huntingford University of Glasgow UK
Professor Mark Wilson University of Wollongong	Cellular trafficking of clusterin and its potential roles in apoptosis, phagocytosis and vaccine delivery.	Professor Pascale Jeannin Universite de  Angers France
Dr Mike Wong CSIRO Land and Water	Linkage to advance the development of a rapid and cost-effective method to map soil properties at high-spatial resolution using multiple sensor technologies.	Dr Annamaria Castrignano Agriculture Research Council – Agronomic Research Institute Italy
Dr Guangyong Zhou Swinburne University of Technology	Rare-earth ion doped lithium niobate crystal for active nonlinear photonic devices.	Professor Daniel Jaque Universidad Autonoma De Madrid Spain

North America

Researcher	Project	Host Institution
Dr Anthony Ashton University of Sydney	Exploring the role of the human specific isoform of the thromboxane receptor (TP beta) in breast cancer.	Associate Professor Rachel Hazan Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA
Associate Professor Dale Bailey University of Sydney	Measuring tumour uptake and therapeutic dose from radionuclides using SPECT/CT.	Dr John Humm Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
Dr Lindsay Bell CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems	Soil carbon sequestration in pasture/cropping systems.	Professor Martin Entz University of Manitoba, Canada
Dr Kathy Belov University of Sydney	From marsupials and monotremes to big cats and lizards: tracing the evolutionary history and genetic diversity of the vertebrate Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC).	Professor Scott Edwards Harvard University, USA
Associate Professor Christopher Bertram University of New South Wales	Collaboration on investigation of microlymphatic function.	Professor James Moore JR. Texas A&M University, USA
Dr Matias Braccini Department of Primary Industries, Victoria	Characterization of shark nursery areas: concepts and methodologies.	Dr John Carlson National Marine Fisheries Service, USA
Dr Ralf Dietzgen Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Queensland	Advanced fluorescence microscopy to study host-microbe interactions in living plant cells.	Associate Professor Michael Goodin University of Kentucky, USA
Professor Robin Gasser University of Melbourne	The genomics of parasitic nematodes: toward new intervention strategies.	Dr Adam Felsenfeld National Institutes of Health, USA
Dr Neil Gribble James Cook University	Expansion and validation of a linked ecosystem trophic model of the Great Barrier Reef, World Heritage Area.	Professor Villi Christensen University of British Columbia, Canada
Professor Jim Hone University of Canberra	Evaluation of wildlife monitoring.	Professor Charles Krebs University of British Columbia, Canada
Dr Gavin Huttley Australian National University	Estimating genic interactions from the extent of evolutionary dependence.	Dr Robin Knight University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Dr Gunasegaran Karupiah Australian National University	In vivo imaging to visualize cell-cell interaction and viral antigen presentation to T cells.	Dr Jonathan Yewdell National Institute of Health, USA
Dr Kamaljit Kaur James Cook University	Developing techniques to assess the role of ecosystem services from tropical rainforests in human well-being.	Professor Robert Costanza The Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, USA
Dr Jian Li Monash University	Investigation of adaptive resistance to colistin in multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.	Professor Robert Hancock University of British Columbia, Canada
Dr David Lupton Monash University	Electochemically assisted palladium catalysed chemistry.	Professor Kevin Moeller Washington University in St Louis, USA
Dr Peter Pivonka University of Melbourne	Mathematical modelling of signalling networks describing metastasis formation in bone.	Professor Gregory Mundy Vanderbilt University, USA
Dr Kim Plummer La Trobe University	Enhanced genetic manipulation techniques for molecular dissection of Sclerotinia, the cause of devastating, white rot disease.	Dr Jeffrey Rollins University of Florida, USA
Dr Ahmed Regina CSIRO Plant Industry	Investigate starch biosynthetic machinery in wheat endosperm through characterisation of enzyme complexes in starch biosynthetic enzyme mutants.	Dr Michael Emes University of Guelph, Canada
Dr Simon Ruffel Australian National University	Study of the kinetics of nano-void formation in silicon using positron annihilation spectroscopy.	Professor Peter Simpson University of Western Ontario, Canada
Dr Abd-Krim Seghouane Australian National University	Computer colonic polyps detection based on spherical wavelet descriptors.	Associate Professor Hiro Yoshida Harvard Medical School & Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
Dr Devanshi Seth University of Sydney	To investigate the direct effect of alcohol on molecular and cellular interactions in normal human hepatocyte-stellate cell co-culture system.	Associate Professor Manuela Neuman In Vitro Drug Safety, Toxicology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Canada
Dr Paul Smith Australian Wine Research Institute	The role of polysaccharide –  polyphenol interactions in influencing the polyphenol concentrations of Australian red wines.	Dr James Kennedy Oregon State University, USA
Dr Milton Speer University of New South Wales	Declining twentieth century coastal rainfall over New South Wales and southeast Queensland: The role of significant changes in the variability of the larger scale atmospheric circulation.	Professor Peter Lamb Co-operative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorology Studies, USA
Dr Matthew Taylor University of New South Wales	Establishing an ecological basis for stocking density of carangid species.	Dr David Zeimann The Oceanic Institute, USA
Dr Glen Ulett University of Queensland	Genetic analysis of anti-streptococcal immunity.	Professor David Briles University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Dr Rongping Wang Australian National University	Probe bonding structure of Ge-As-Se glasses by high resolution x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.	Professor Himanshu Jain Lehigh University, USA
Dr Adam Wittek University of Western Australia	Mesh-free method for neurosurgery simulation.	Associate Professor Simon Warfield Children's Hospital & Harvard Medical School, USA
Dr Trent Woodruff University of Queensland	Protective actions of novel anti-inflammatory agents in neurotoxin-damaged neuronal cultures mimicking Parkinson's disease.	Dr Thiruma Arumugam Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Canada
Dr Andrew Zalesky University of Melbourne	Precise charting of neural fibre trajectories in the human brain.	Associate Professor Carl-Fredrik Westin Harvard Medical School, USA
Dr Xi Zhang CSIRO Petroleum	Modelling of the effects of structural heterogeneities on fluid flow for maximizing gas production.	Professor David Pollard Stanford University, USA