2005 AUSTRALIAN SCHOLARS

Postgraduate Scholars

Scholar	Joshua Cantone
Award	Science and Engineering Award sponsored by BHP
Field of Study	Civil Engineering
Education	Kellogg Brown & Root Ltd and University of Adelaide
Dates	12 months from June 2005
Host Institution	University of Illinois
Research Focus	Undertaking an Engineering Masters specialising in environmental hydraulics and hydrology

Scholar	James Cowling
Award	Technology and Communication Award sponsored by Telstra
Field of Study	Computer Science & Technology
Education	University of Sydney
Dates	6 years from August 2005
Host Institution	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Focus	Undertaking a PhD in Computer Science, specialising in computer networks and communication services

Scholar	Leah Curtis
Award	Postgraduate Award
Field of Study	Musical Composition
Education	University of NSW and Australian Film, Television and Radio School
Dates	12 months from January 2006
Host Institution	University of Southern California
Research Focus	Undertaking research in screen music and composition

Scholar	Sarah Knuckey
Award	Postgraduate Award
Field of Study	Law
Education	University of Western Australia and Australian National University
Dates	12 months from August 2005
Host Institution	Harvard University Law School
Research Focus	Completing a Master of Laws (LLM) focusing on jurisprudence, international and human rights law

Scholar	Mitchell Lawrence
Award	Postgraduate Award
Field of Study	Biotechnology, Prostate Cancer Research Program
Education	Queensland University of Technology
Dates	12 months from July 2005
Host Institution	Harvard School of Medicine
Research Focus	Researching the establishment of more effective biomarkers for prostate cancer

Scholar	Eliza Matthews
Award	Postgraduate Award
Field of Study	History
Education	University of Queensland
Dates	12 months from October 2005
Host Institution	George Washington University
Research Focus	Researching U.S. nuclear relations with India , Pakistan and Israel

Scholar	David McCann
Award	Postgraduate Award
Field of Study	Law
Education	University of Melbourne
Dates	12 months from August 2005
Host Institution	Columbia University
Research Focus	Undertaking a Master of Laws (LLM) focusing on public law, policy and development studies

Scholar	Roland Snooks
Award	Postgraduate Award
Field of Study	Architecture
Education	University of Canberra, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) and Ashton Raggatt McDougall
Dates	12 months from May 2005
Host Institution	Columbia University
Research Focus	Undertaking a Masters of Science in Advanced Architecture Design

Scholar	Martin Soh
Award	Postgraduate Engineering Award sponsored by Clough
Field of Study	Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Education	University of Western Australia
Dates	12 months from July 2005
Host Institution	University of Minnesota
Research Focus	Researching mechanical and optical coatings for infrared sensors

Scholar	Aleksandr Tsiboulski
Award	Postgraduate Visual & Performing Arts Award sponsored by Anthony Joseph Pratt
Field of Study	Classical Guitar Performance
Education	Canberra School of Music (ANU) and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
Dates	12 months from January 2006
Host Institution	Manhattan School of Music
Research Focus	Studying performance and researching the works of Manuel M Ponce

Scholar	Andrew Wroe
Award	Postgraduate Award
Field of Study	Medical Radiation Physics
Education	University of Wollongong
Dates	12 months from Spetember 2005
Host Institution	Loma Linda University Medical Centre
Research Focus	researching the impact of proton radiation fields at a cellular and DNA level to improve cancer treatment

Scholar	Dr David Ziegler
Award	Australian Alumni (WG Walker) Scholarship
Field of Study	Medicine
Education	Sydney Children's Hospital and University of New South Wales
Dates	12 months from July 2005
Host Institution	Harvard Medical School
Research Focus	Researching the development of new treatments for childhood cancer

Postdoctoral Award

Scholar	Dr Lincoln Turner
Award	Postdoctoral Award
Field of Study	Experimental and Theoretical Physics
Education	University of Melbourne
Dates	12 months from July 2005
Host Institution	National Institute of Standards and Technology
Research Focus	Seeking to measure the Abraham force and thus developments in precision measurement

Senior Scholar Awards

Scholar	Professor Alessandro Frino
Award	Senior Scholar Award
Field of Study	Finance
Education	University of Sydney
Dates	4 months from June 2005
Host Institution	Commodity and Futures Trading Commission and Georgetown University
Research Focus	Researching trading systems and the futures market

Scholar	Professor Mark Walker
Award	Senior Scholar Award
Field of Study	Microbiology
Education	University of Wollongong
Dates	6 months from October 2005
Host Institution	University of Tennessee and University of Southern California
Research Focus	Researching vaccines for group A Streptococcus

Professional Awards

Scholar	Olivia Coldrey
Award	Professional Award, Business/Industry Coral Sea Award
Field of Study	International Trade and Financial Law
Education	Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
Dates	6 months from August 2005
Host Institution	New York University
Research Focus	Research the U.S. government procurement market and its access to Australia through the free trade agreement

Scholar	Dr Ruth Pec Shian Lim
Award	Professional Award
Field of Study	Medicine, Radiology
Education	University of Melbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Dates	12 months from January 2006
Host Institution	New York University
Research Focus	Researching the use of MRI to understand heart disease factors in the diabetic population

Scholar	Dr Brendon O'Connor
Award	Professional Award, Australian–US Alliance Studies Award sponsored by Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Field of Study	American Politics
Education	Griffith University
Dates	6 months from January 2006
Host Institution	Georgetown University & University of Austin Texas
Research Focus	Researching American national interests and perceptions of Australia

Scholar	Metta Young
Award	Professional Award Vocational Education & Training Award sponsored by ANTA
Field of Study	Vocational Education and Training
Education	Vocational Education & Training, Centre for Appropriate Technology (CAT), Alice Spring
Dates	4 months from September 2005
Host Institution	University of Arizona
Research Focus	Researching educational pathways and training for Indigenous people

Scholar-in-Residence Award

Scholar	John Minns
Award	Fulbright Scholar in Residence
Field of Study	Political Science
Education	The Australian National University
Dates	5 months from January 2006
Host Institution	Texan A&M University
Research Focus	Lecturing in polical science on the topic of "Politcal Economy and Mexican Development"