Infrastructure vital to the success of research at The University of Western Australia in a diverse range of disciplines including artificial intelligence, health and the environment has received University funding.
Twelve projects were awarded more than $947,000 by the Rolling Research Infrastructure Fund, which aims to help bridge the funding gap for important infrastructure.
The successful applicants are:
• Dr Jessica Kretzmann for high throughput cytometry on UWA campus;
• Associate Professor Wei Liu for critical modernisation of Kaya’s computational support for AI research;
• Dr Aleksey Sadekov for extending research capabilities through enhancement of UWA centralised sample preparation facilities;
• Senior scientific officer Emielda Yusiharni to upgrade WA's premier powder XRD facility;
• Senior scientific officer Mary Lee to upgrade histology services equipment;
• Senior scientific officer Celeste Wale to upgrade ultra-low temperature freezer infrastructure for sustainability and streamlined sample management;
• Professor Stephen Moggach for sustainable low temperature single-crystal diffraction;
• Professor Pauline Grierson to advance water isotope analysis for human, ecological, earth, oceans and environmental research across UWA;
• Dr Fiona Moggach for high-throughput, automated sample processing for metabolomics;
• Dr Glenys Collard for Sole stories: yarning about diabetic foot education and foot pressure mapping with Aboriginal people;
• Dr Maria Pazos Navarro to enhance imaging Infrastructure for genetic, cellular and environmental research across schools to accelerated discovery at UWA; and
• Dr Rachel Lloyd and scientific manager Blagica Penova-Veselinovic to invest in critical infrastructure to facilitate and enhance lifesaving research as part of the Raine Study.
Professor Andrew Page, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), congratulated the recipients of the awards.
“The funded infrastructure will support a diverse range of disciplines and reflects the breadth and depth of research expertise within our institution,” Professor Page said.
“We look forward to witnessing the progress and impact of these funded projects over the coming months and years, and I encourage all researchers to collaborate and leverage these new resources.”