2008 AUSTRALIAN SCHOLARS

Postgraduate Scholars

Scholar	Sarah Beavan
Scholarship	Technology and Communication Scholarship sponsored by Telstra
Field of Study	Physics
Education	Australian National University
Host Institution	Joint Quantum Institute at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland
Research Focus	Research on quantum mechanics focusing on quantum cryptography (Aust. PhD research)

Scholar	Sharon Bonython-Ericson
Scholarship	Fulbright Queensland Scholarship
Field of Study	Health Science
Education	The University of Sydney
Host Institution	Brown University or University of California, Los Angeles
Research Focus	PhD research on Indigenous health comparisons between Far North Queensland and North America (Aust. PhD research)

Scholar	Tegan Brink
Field of Study	Law
Education	The University of Sydney
Host Institution	Columbia University
Research Focus	Master of Laws (LLM), focusing on international economic law, looking at the relationship between World Trade Organisation (WTO) law, preferential trade agreements and growing areas of global governance. (U.S. Masters coursework)

Scholar	Azadeh Dastyari
Scholarship	Australian Alumni (WG Walker) Scholarship
Field of Study	Law
Education	Monash University
Host Institution	Georgetown University
Research Focus	Comparative study of U.S. and Australian immigration and refugee law – interception, detention and offshore processing of asylum seekers (Aust. PhD research)

Scholar	Kim Edwards
Field of Study	Economics
Education	University of New South Wales
Host Institution	Harvard University
Research Focus	Masters in Public Administration / International Development (MPA/ID), with a focus on macro-economic policy in small open economies (U.S. Masters coursework)

Scholar	Natalia Galin
Scholarship	Science and Engineering Scholarship sponsored by BHP Billiton
Field of Study	Electrical Engineering
Education	University of Tasmania
Host Institution	University of Kansas and NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Research Focus	Research on geophysics and radar engineering to develop an airborne radar capable of measuring the depth of snow cover on Antarctic sea ice (Aust. PhD research)

Scholar	Jenny Giles
Field of Study	Marine Science
Education	The University of Queensland
Host Institution	Guy Harvey Research Institute, Nova Southeastern University
Research Focus	Research on forensic techniques to characterise aspects of Australia’s contribution to the Indo-Pacific shark fin trade (Aust. PhD research)

Scholar	David Keith
Field of Study	Environmental Policy
Education	The University of Melbourne
Host Institution	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Research Focus	Undertake a PhD investigating the consequences of widespread implementation of sustainable energy technologies for transportation, and the role of technology and public policy in developing effective transitional strategies (U.S. PhD coursework)

Scholar	Christopher Lawrence
Scholarship	Indigenous Scholarship sponsored by the Dept. of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations
Field of Study	Epidemiology
Education	The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney
Host Institution	Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University
Research Focus	Research interventions designed to reduce the incidence of obesity and onset of type 2 diabetes amongst minority groups (Aust. PhD research)

Scholar	David Liu
Field of Study	Computer Engineering
Education	The University of Queensland
Host Institution	University of Utah
Research Focus	Research on designing patient simulators to support human factors’ evaluations of medical device innovations (Aust. PhD research)

Scholar	Clyde McGill
Scholarship	Visual and Performing Arts Scholarship sponsored by Anthony Joseph Pratt
Field of Study	Visual Art
Education	Curtin University
Host Institution	Parsons The New School for Design
Research Focus	PhD research into the impact of democracy on the ambiguity of contemporary borders, including the American-Pacific-Australian Border.

Scholar	Keith Pembleton
Scholarship	Fulbright Tasmania Scholarship
Field of Study	Rural Technologies
Education	University of Tasmania
Host Institution	Purdue University
Research Focus	Study in molecular biology and advanced crop physiology, aiming to develop a better understanding of gene expression that will improve the management of lucerne, particularly with regard to drought tolerance (Aust. Phd research)

Scholar	Anthony Robinson
Scholarship	Fulbright Western Australia Scholarship
Field of Study	Viticulture
Education	Murdoch University
Host Institution	University of California, Davis
Research Focus	Research on environmental influences on grape aroma potential (Aust. PhD research)

Postdoctoral Scholars

Scholar	Dr Anthony Kemp
Field of Study	Geology
Education	James Cook University
Host Institution	Washington State University
Research Focus	Research seeking to understand what caused the rapid growth of the Australian continent during the Proterozoic era – 1.9 to 1.5 billion years ago

Scholar	Dr Kenneth Pang
Field of Study	Medicine
Education	Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Host Institution	Harvard University
Research Focus	Research into the molecule ribonucleic acid (RNA) – the function and significance of RNA in the body

Senior Scholars

Scholar	Professor Brenda Cherednichenko
Field of Study	Education
Education	Edith Cowan University
Host Institution	University of Texas, El Paso
Research Focus	Developing a Learning, Education and Research Network for improved educational outcomes for young people in disadvantaged communities

Scholar	Professor Robin Gasser
Field of Study	Molecular Parasitology
Education	University of Melbourne
Host Institution	Caltech, Washington University and the National Human Genome Research Institute
Research Focus	Research on parasite genomics, working towards developing novel intervention strategies for destructive parasites using cutting-edge advances in genomics and bioinformatics

Scholar	Professor Jennifer McKay
Field of Study	Law
Education	The University of Adelaide
Host Institution	University of California, Berkeley
Research Focus	Research water allocation and sustainable development law for water use

Scholar	Professor Jiyuan Tu
Field of Study	Computational Fluid Dynamics
Education	RMIT
Host Institution	Purdue University
Research Focus	Computational and experimental modelling of multiphase bubbly flow will involve collaborative research towards developing new predictive models vital for nuclear safety and many other industries

Professional Scholars

Scholar	Christopher Ainsworth
Scholarship	Vocational Education and Training (VET) Scholarship sponsored by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Field of Study	Business Administration
Education	University of Adelaide
Host Institution	The City of Austin’s and the City of Dallas’s Offices of Emergency Management
Research Focus	Research to increase professional respect between full-time and volunteer emergency management staff through equitable access to training

Scholar	Abul Hashem
Scholarship	Business/Industry (Coral Sea) Scholarship
Field of Study	Weed Science
Education	Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
Host Institution	Oregon State University
Research Focus	Research on developing synergistic herbicide mixtures to combat herbicide resistant weeds

Scholar	David Hobbs
Field of Study	Rehabilitation Engineering
Education	Novita Children’s Services Inc
Host Institution	Cleveland FES Center and Shriners Hospital for Children, Philadelphia
Research Focus	Research into functional electrical stimulation (FES) and cerebral palsy, aiming to develop and evaluate an effective protocol for delivering optimal functional electrical therapy for children with cerebral palsy

Scholar	Cameron O’Reilly
Scholarship	Fulbright Professional Australia-U.S. Alliance Studies Scholarship sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Field of Study	Public Policy
Education	Energy Retailers Association of Australia
Host Institution	University of Texas and Georgetown University
Research Focus	Research into reducing emissions while remaining competitive, carrying out a comparative public policy study of U.S. and Australian approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions