Seed grants

Applications open: earlier Jan 2023

1. Concept Design of a Real-Time & On-Site Agricultural Commodity Market Classification System - Chief Investigator: Professor Charles Christopher Sorrell, School of Materials Science and Engineering - Partner Investigator: A/Professor Juno Kim, School of Optometry and Vision Science; Dr Nicholas Lambropoulos, School of Materials Science and Engineering
2. A multidisciplinary testing environment for novel ultrasound transducer technology - Chief Investigator: Professor Alec Welsh, School of Women's and Children's Health - Partner Investigator: Dr Gordon Stevenson, School of Women's and Children's Health; A/Professor Danyang Wang, School of Materials Science and Engineering
3. 3D Printing of Highly Ordered Porous Gas-Diffusive Electrodes for Hydrogen Production - Chief Investigator: Professor Chuan Zhao, School of Chemistry - Partner Investigator: A/Professor Danyang Wang, School of Materials Science and Engineering
4. Coloured glass for high-efficiency vehicle integrated solar modules - Chief Investigator: Dr Yajie (Jessica) Jiang, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering (SPREE) - Partner Investigator: Dr Jack Yang, School of Materials Science and Engineering
5. Graphene/Copper composite wire technology: translating discovery into application - Chief Investigator: Professor John Fletcher, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications - Partner Investigator: Dr Jack Yang, School of Materials Science and Engineering
6. 3D Printing of Silica Photonic Fibres - Chief Investigator: Professor Gang-Ding Peng, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications - Partner Investigator: Professor Liming Dai, School of Chemical Engineering

1.  Fast and reliable detection of Covid-19 by monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides field effects transistor - Chief Investigator: A/Prof. John Stride, Chemistry - Partner Investigator: Dr Rakesh Joshi Materials Science & Engineering
2. Ultra-sensitive polymer hydrogel strain sensors for respiration monitoring of COVID-19 patients - Chief Investigator: Dr Jiangtao (Jason) Xu, Chemical Engineering / CAMD - Partner Investigator: Prof. Chun Wang, Mech & Manufacturing Engineering
3. Development of portable high-resolution 2D phased array ultrasonic transducers for evaluation of COVID-19 infection and recovery - Chief Investigator: A/Prof Danyang Wang, Materials Science and Engineering - Partner Investigator: Dr Jin Zhang, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
4. Development of novel and sustainable geopolymer materials for building elements - Chief Investigator: Dr Gloria Pignatta, Built Environment & Dr Riccardo Paolini Built Environment - Partner Investigator: Professor Charles Sorrell & Dr Pramod Koshy, School of Materials Science and Engineering
5. Solid Catalysts for Solar thermal Ammonia Synthesis – Exploring the Uncharted Territory of Ternary Oxides - Chief Investigator: Dr Jack Yang, Material Science and Engineering - Partner Investigator: Dr Jiangtao (Jason) Xu, Chemical Engineering
6. Navigation and Localisation based on IoT - Chief Investigator: Prof. Jinhong Yuan, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications - Partner Investigator: Dr Jack Yang, Materials Science and Engineering