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2005 U.S. fulbright scholars

Postgraduate Awards

Field of Study

Education

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Fulbright Research

Patrick Crosby

 Electrical Engineering Duke University 2 years from January 2006

Melbourne Hearing Group, CRC for Cochlear Implant and Hearing Aid Innovation

 Researching the improvement of music perception in cochlear implants.

Jeffrey Glick

 Economic Development US Military Academy, West Point 12 months from March 2006

Asia Pacific School of Government and Economics, Australian National University

 Undertaking a Masters in International and Development Economics.
Per Henningsgaard Publishing New York, Longman Publishers 12 months from August 2005 University of Western Australia Researching the opportunities and obstacles of a regional publishing house focusing on Fremantle Arts Centre Press.

John Howell

 Music / Voice Indiana University 12 months from August 2005 Sydney Conservatorium of Music Studying classical song literature to compile an annotated bibliography and catalogue of Australian art song.

Jessica Jarett

Biology Southhampton College 12 months from August 2005 University of Queensland Researching the hypothesis that coral bleaching is an adaptive response to environmental change.

Michael Jones

 Musical Performance Indiana University 12 months from January 2006 Sydney Conservatorium of Music Studying bassoon performance and working with Professor Mark Walton's outreach program, providing music education in rural areas.

Elizabeth LaMont

 Biology Washington University in St Louis 12 months from July 2005 University of Newcastle Investigating hypotheses regarding the possible causes of Meniere's Disease, an inner ear disorder.

Crystal Liu

 Public Health University of California Berkeley 12 months from July 2005 Infertility Treatment Authority in Victoria Researching actions taken in Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) and regulatory framework regarding this technology.

C. Scott Lopez

Fulbright U.S. Alumni Award

 Law Harvard, Stanford and Yale universities 12 months from August 2005 University of Sydney Undertaking a Masters of Law researching alternative dispute resolution techniques for resolving Native Title claims of Australian Aborigines.

Christopher MacDonald

 Physics Lehigh University, Pennsylvania 12 months from August 2005 University of Sydney Researching biocompatibility of implants by coating them with molecular layers of different proteins, with the goal to create new and safer materials for medical implants.

Navin Mahadevan

Biology Washington University in St Louis 12 months from July 2005 Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development at Monash University Researching factors related to kidney disease using cell and embryo culture, for prospective use of cell-replacement therapy in treatment.

Katherine Nesbitt

 Law Colombia University 12 months from July 2005 University of New South Wales Undertaking a Masters of Law degree researching the comparative analysis of U.S. and Australian legislation relating to the detention of suspected terrorists.
Olutoyin Okanlawon Public Health Wake Forrest University 12 months from August 2005 Curtin University Researching how the Australian media reflects the disparity in the rates of sexually transmitted diseases between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.
Brooke Scelza Anthropology University of Washington 12 months from August 2005 University of Western Australia Researching the decision-making behaviour of a transnational generation of the aboriginal group, the Mardu.
Surya Singh Mechanical Engineering Stanford University 12 months from January 2006 University of Western Australia Undertaking research in robotics design and manufacturing.

Senior Scholar Awards

Field of Study

Education

Dates

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Fulbright Research

Associate Professor Peter Berg

 Industrial Relations Michigan State University 6 months from January 2006 University of Sydney Researching the effect of flexible working time practices on Australian workers satisfaction and organisational commitment.
Associate Professor Allen Goldstein Environmental Science University of California, Berkeley 6 months from July 2005 CSIRO Melbourne, RMIT and University of Melbourne Researching the extent of unrecognized biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) in the atmosphere.
Professor Theodore Cook History William Paterson University 6 months from January 2006 University of NSW (ADFA) Researching the Japanese war with Asia and the West: Australian resources for understanding the history and memory of Japan's Second World War.
Professor Abbe Smith Law Georgetown University 6 months from August 2005 University of Melbourne Law School Researching criminal defense and lawyers' ethics through the representation of ‘unpopular clients’.
Associate Professor Jack Judy Electrical Engineering & Biomedical Engineering University of California, Los Angeles 6 months from January 2006 University of New South Wales Researching high-density neuroelectronic brain-computer interfaces.