2007 AUSTRALIAN SCHOLARS

Postgraduate Scholars

Scholar	Robin Brimblecombe
Scholarship	Science and Engineering Scholarship sponsored by BHP Billiton
Field of Study	Energy Studies
Education	Monash University, Murdoch University
Host Institution	Princeton University
Research Focus	The development of catalysts that, with solar energy, can create hydrogen in order to facilitate the sustainable production of hydrogen for fuel

Scholar	Amy Ellks
Scholarship	Visual & Performing Arts Scholarship sponsored by Anthony Joseph Pratt
Field of Study	Music Performance, Flute
Education	The University of Adelaide
Host Institution	Mannes College, New School University
Research Focus	Either an Artist Diploma or a Masters Degree in Music Performance, majoring in classical flute at one of the three world-class music institutions in New York City

Scholar	Danny Gelman
Field of Study	Chemistry
Education	Monash University
Host Institution	Harvard University
Research Focus	Undertaking research to investigate the enantioselective construction of natural and non-natural steroids

Scholar	Karel Hartlieb
Scholarship	Science and Engineering Scholarship, sponsored by BHP Billiton
Field of Study	Materials Engineering
Education	The University of Western Australia
Host Institution	Clarkson University
Research Focus	Conduct PhD research on the process intensification strategies for the synthesis and encapsulation of metal and semiconductor nanomaterials

Scholar	Steven Lane
Scholarship	Australian Alumni (WG Walker) Scholarship
Field of Study	Medicine
Education	University of Queensland
Host Institution	Harvard Medical School/ Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Research Focus	Acute myeloid leukemia in order to correlate a relevant biomarker for disease response

Scholar	Kanthi Lewis
Field of Study	Chemistry
Education	University of Technology, Sydney
Host Institution	New York University
Research Focus	The factors which can be utilised to enhance bone formation in order to prevent degenerative bone disorders such as osteoporosis

Scholar	Daniel Mitchell
Field of Study	Aerospace Engineering
Education	Monash University
Host Institution	Stanford University
Research Focus	Undertaking research towards his PhD into the fluid mechanics of fuel injection into scramjets, that is, engines designed for supersonic and hypersonic flight

Scholar	Ben Mooney
Scholarship	Tasmanian Scholarship
Field of Study	Plant Science
Education	University of Tasmania, University of Newcastle
Host Institution	University of Maryland
Research Focus	Undertaking research towards his PhD into the fundamentals of fish-killing algal blooms common to the U.S. and Australia in order to contribute towards the understanding of toxic mechanisms of algae

Scholar	Andrew Nicol
Field of Study	Legal Philosophy and Jurisprudence
Education	University of Western Australia
Host Institution	Harvard University
Research Focus	Undertaking his LLM speciaising in jurispriudence in order to explore new and emerging applications of theories about 'rights'

Scholar	Oscar Potter
Field of Study	Chemistry
Education	University of Tasmania
Host Institution	Lawrence Berkeley
Research Focus	Undertaking research to develop new functionalised polymer materials that can facilitate separation and digestion of biochemical analytes

Scholar	Melissa Tacy
Field of Study	Mathematics
Education	Australian National University
Host Institution	University of California, Berkeley
Research Focus	Undertaking research towards her PhD in mathematics, which involves the application of cross-disciplinary approaches from Quantum Theory to pure mathematical analysis

Scholar	Kristy Vernon
Scholarship	Technology and Communication Scholarship sponsored by Telstra
Field of Study	Physics
Education	Queensland University of Technology
Host Institution	University of California, Berkeley
Research Focus	Undertaking research towards her PhD on the investigation of nano-sensors, capable of detecting trace amounts of a substance down to single molecules

Scholar	Rowena White
Field of Study	Law
Education	University of Adelaide
Host Institution	Harvard University Law School
Research Focus	Undertaking an LLM Masters Degree focusing on aspects of public law concerned with the state's ability to control the freedom of the individual

Postdoctoral Scholars

Scholar	Elizabeth Krenske
Field of Study	Chemistry
Education	Australian National University, University of Queensland
Host Institution	UCLA
Research Focus	Undertaking research focusing on a new technique for analysing how molecules react, working with a theory known as Atoms In Molecules Theory

Scholar	Julie Owen
Scholarship	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship sponsored by Department of Education, Science and Training
Field of Study	Indigenous Health
Education	The University of Western Australia, Flinders University
Host Institution	Arizona State University
Research Focus	Undertaking research on the impact of lay educators in effective Indigenous health promotion programs

Scholar	Mai Tran
Field of Study	Immunology and Biology
Education	Queensland Institute of Medical Research (UQ), Griffith University
Host Institution	NIAID Biomedical Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania
Research Focus	Undertaking research to find a vaccine for the parasitic disease, schistosomiasis

Senior Scholars

Scholar	Francis Carbone
Field of Study	Biochemistry
Education	The University of Melbourne
Host Institution	The SCRIPPS Research Institute / Oregon Health and Science University
Research Focus	Undertaking research into the role of cross-presentation in the immune responses to virus infection, examining a series of inbred animals which have genetic mutation in key immunological pathways, for their ability to mount effective anti-viral immune responses

Scholar	Billie Giles-Corti
Field of Study	Population Health
Education	The University of Western Australia, Curtin University of Technology
Host Institution	Stanford University
Research Focus	Establishing a collaborative research program on active living and older adults and exploring the potential of Stanford's University whole-of-university approach to education and research on sustainable development

Professional Scholars

Scholar	Julia Grix
Field of Study	Legal Practice
Education	University of New South Wales, University of Technology Sydney
Host Institution	New York Legal Aid Society / Bronx Defenders
Research Focus	A professional placement to explore and integrate some of the innovative approaches to juvenile indigent legal defence work undertaken in the U.S.

Scholar	Brent McInnes
Scholarship	Business/Industry Coral Sea Scholarship
Field of Study	Geology
Education	University of Ottawa
Host Institution	NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre
Research Focus	Undertaking collaborative research to review technologies for remotely and autonomously measuring and characterising minerals, specifically in regard to their application for remote automation technology

Scholar	Mark O'Rourke
Scholarship	Vocational Education & Training Scholarship sponsored by Deptartment of Education Science and Training
Field of Study	Education and Training
Education	Victoria University, University of Melbourne
Host Institution	University of Southern California
Research Focus	Researching the acquisition of vocational skills through the use of game-based multimedia teaching and learning tools that will lead to the development of multimedia, interactive vocational training programs with industry in Australia

Scholar	James Renwick
Scholarship	Australian–US Alliance Studies Scholarship sponsored by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Field of Study	Constitutional Law
Education	University of Sydney
Host Institution	Johns Hopkins University
Research Focus	Undertaking research into the perceived legal impediments to closer joint or complementary Alliance action and information sharing

New Century Scholar

Scholar	Anthony Welch
Field of Study	Education
Education	The University of London
Host Institution	Boston College
Research Focus	The implications for access and equity, of the growth of private education in SE Asia