International Programs
France-Australia Science Innovation Collaboration (FASIC) Program Early Career Fellowships 2012
Fifteen leading Australian early career researchers have been awarded scientific grants to undertake important research under France-Australia Science Innovation Collaboration (FASIC) Program Early Career Fellowships in 2012.
The program supports Australian early career researchers, from both the public and private sectors, to collaborate with international partners on leading edge science and technology in order to contribute to Australia's economic, social and environmental wellbeing.
Australian early career researchers will travel to research institutions in France to commence their projects in 2012. They will be working on a range of topics including: (1) medical science and biotechnology; (2) energy, including clean energy; (3) sustainable infrastructure and transportation; and (4) climate change and environment in the areas of marine science; land and water management and fire management.
The program is supported by the Australian Government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.
Successful exchange participants FY 2012-2013
| Project | Host Institution | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Tony Aitchison Flinders University |
The enhancement of clean energy/technology using nanoscience: surface modification of additives and fillers with controlled and uncontrolled polymers. | Professor Laurent Fontaine Université du Maine |
| Dr James Blinco Queensland University of Technology |
Application of controlled radical polymerisation for the synthesis of fluorescent nanoparticle sensors. | Professor Didier Gigmes Université Aix-Marseille |
| Dr Qing Nian Chan University of New South Wales |
Advanced laser diagnostics in optically-accessible diesel engine. | Dr Gilles Bruneaux IFP Energies nouvelles |
Dr Shulei Chou University of Wollongong |
Novel carbon and nanocomposite materials for high energy supercapacitors. | Professor Patrice Simon Université Paul Sabatier – Toulouse III |
| Dr Paul Dargusch University of Melbourne |
Realising the potential of blue carbon: a study of the factors influencing carbon offset project development in mangrove, coral and seagrass ecosystems. | Professor Denis Bailly L’Université de Bretagne Occidentale |
| Dr Jun Huang University of Sydney |
Catalytic upgrading of bio-oils to transportation fuels by novel acid catalysts. | Professor Franck Dumeignil Université Lille Nord de France |
| Dr Jenna Iwasenko University of New South Wales |
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV)-induced placental damage by dysregulation of host cellular pathways in the placenta and the effect of CMV therapeutics. | Professor Sophie Alain Université de Limoges |
| Dr Julien Lerat CSIRO Land and Water |
Improvement of water allocation in regulated basins under uncertainty. | Dr Charles Perrin Institut National de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l’environnement et l’agriculture |
| Dr Annaliese Mason University of Queensland |
New brassica biofuel crops. | Dr Anne-Marie Chevre Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique |
| Dr Lidia Matesic Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation |
Development of caspase-3 radiotracers for apoptotic disease imaging. | Dr Franck Sobrio Cyceron |
| Dr David McCarthy Monash University |
Priority pollutants in urban water systems using sustainable urban water infrastructure to mitigate the risks they pose to humans and the environment. | Professor Jean-luc Bertrand-Krajewski Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon Professor Regis Moilleron Université Paris-Est Créteil Val de Marne |
| Dr Jasmine Menant Neuroscience Research Australia |
Sensory contributions to postural control during quiet standing in individuals with intellectual disability from childhood to adulthood. | Professor Christine Assaiante Aix-Marseille Université |
| Dr Shyuan Ngo University of Queensland |
Investigating the mechanisms underlying energy metabolism in motor neuron disease (MND). | Dr Jean-Philippe Loeffler Université de Strasbourg |
| Dr Christoph Rudiger Monash University |
Satellite based snow property monitoring across Antarctica as an indicator of global climate change. | Dr Yann Kerr Centre d’Etudes Spatiales de la Biosphere Professor Ghislain Picard Univeristé Jean Fourier |
| Dr John Spence University of New South Wales |
Development and evaluation of high resolution global ocean simulations: a collaborative assessment of the French DRAKKAR and Australian Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science ocean modeling efforts. | Dr Julien Le Sommer Université de Grenoble |
