CURRENT AUSTRALIAN SCHOLARS
Senior Scholars
| Scholar |
Associate Professor Graham Edgar |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Tasmania Scholarship |
| Field of Study |
Zoology |
| Education |
University of Tasmania |
| Host Institution |
Conservation International, Centre for Applied Biodiversity Science |
| Research Focus |
The effectivenss of marine protected areas as a tool for biodiversity conservation. |
| Scholar |
Professor Carolyn Evans |
| Field of Study |
Law |
| Education |
Melbourne Law School |
| Host Institution |
Emory University |
| Research Focus |
The role of consent in limiting religious freedom |
| Scholar |
Professor Yogesan Kanagasingam |
| Field of Study |
Medical Informatics/Opthalmology |
| Education |
University of Oslo |
| Host Institution |
Stanford University |
| Research Focus |
Development and validation of a new "non-invasive"imaging system for telemedicine based screening of new babies for sight threatening conditions such as Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). |
| Scholar |
Professor Robert Park |
| Field of Study |
Plant Pathology |
| Education |
University of Sydney |
| Host Institution |
Cereal Disease Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture, St Paul |
| Research Focus |
The genetic basis of resistance to fungal rust pathogens in wheat. |
Professional Scholars
| Scholar |
Dr James Curran |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Professional Australia-U.S. Alliance Studies Scholarship sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| Field of Study |
History |
| Education |
University of Sydney |
| Host Institution |
Georgetown University |
| Research Focus |
The history of Australian-American relations, 1969-1983. |
| Scholar |
Mr Simon Gamble |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Tasmania Scholarship |
| Field of Study |
Renewable energy |
| Education |
University of Adelaide, University of Tasmania |
| Host Institution |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) |
| Research Focus |
Renewable energy technology |
| Scholar |
Associate Professor Mary Haines |
| Field of Study |
Epidemiology and Public Health |
| Education |
University of Sydney, University College London |
| Host Institution |
Veterans Health Administration |
| Research Focus |
Evaluation of healthcare reforms |
| Scholar |
Mr Mark Harris |
| Field of Study |
Fulbright Professional Scholar in Vocational Education and Training (VET) sponsored by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
| Education |
Southbank Institute of TAFE, University of Southern Queensland, and Griffith University |
| Host Institution |
State University of New York |
| Research Focus |
Improving VET workforce development. |
| Scholar |
Associate Professor Steven Lapidge |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Professional Business/Industry (Coral Sea) Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Zoology |
| Education |
Flinders University, University of Sydney, University of South Australia |
| Host Institution |
Department of Agriculture |
| Research Focus |
Development of sodium nitrite, a food preservative, as a humane vertebrate pesticide for feral pigs and other species. |
Scholar-in-Residence
| Scholar |
Dr Hilary Hughes |
| Field of Study |
Education |
| Education |
Queensland University of Technology, University of Sheffield and University of Birmingham |
| Host Institution |
University of Colorado Denver |
| Research Focus |
Developing an inclusive informed learning approach for student academic success in culturally diverse contexts . |
Postdoctoral Scholars
| Scholar |
Dr Elgene Lim |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Victoria Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Medicine |
| Education |
The University of Melbourne, Royal Australiasian College of Physicians |
| Host Institution |
Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Harvard University |
| Research Focus |
Research into novel ways to treat breast cancer. |
| Scholar |
Dr Shevarl MacNamara |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Mathematics |
| Education |
University of Queensland |
| Host Institution |
MIT |
| Research Focus |
The application of mathematical and computational principles to biology. |
Postgraduate Scholars
| Scholar |
Ms Tammy Russell (formerly Broom) |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Indigenous Scholar sponsored by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
| Field of Study |
Human Geography |
| Education |
Macquarie University |
| Host Institution |
University of Arizona |
| Research Focus |
Economic development for Indigenous communities |
| Scholar |
Dr James Chong |
| Scholarship |
Postgraduate |
| Field of Study |
Medicine |
| Education |
University of Sydney |
| Host Institution |
University of Washington, Seattle |
| Research Focus |
New therapies for heart failure |
| Scholar |
Ms Krista Clews De Castella |
| Field of Study |
Psychology |
| Education |
ANU |
| Host Institution |
Stanford University |
| Research Focus |
Exploring fear of failure, underachievement and student disengagement |
| Scholar |
Mr Craig Costello |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar in Technology and Communications sponsored by Telstra |
| Field of Study |
Mathematics |
| Education |
Qld University of Technology |
| Host Institution |
University of California, Irvine |
| Research Focus |
Security on computer and telecommunications devices |
| Scholar |
Ms Sarah Holland-Batt |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Postgraduate Alumni (WG Walker) Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Creative writing |
| Education |
University of Queensland |
| Host Institution |
New York University |
| Research Focus |
Dantes Inferno |
| Scholar |
Ms Elizabeth Jens |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar in Science and Engineering sponsored by BHP Billiton |
| Field of Study |
Engineering |
| Education |
University of Melbourne |
| Host Institution |
Stanford University |
| Research Focus |
Aeronautical and astronautical engineering |
| Scholar |
Dr Cameron Keating |
| Scholarship |
Postgraduate |
| Field of Study |
Medicine |
| Education |
University of Melbourne |
| Host Institution |
Harvard Medical School |
| Research Focus |
Nerve regeneration and repair |
| Scholar |
Mr Steven Kenway |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Queensland Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Natural Resource Management |
| Education |
University of Queensland |
| Host Institution |
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratries |
| Research Focus |
Linkages between water use, energy and greenhouse gases |
| Scholar |
Ms Angela Langdon |
| Field of Study |
Maths/Neuroscience |
| Education |
UNSW |
| Host Institution |
New York University |
| Research Focus |
Developing a model of the brain that can give insight into brain function. |
| Scholar |
Mr Matthew Lee |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Postgraduate Alumni (WG Walker) Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Law |
| Education |
University of Adelaide |
| Host Institution |
Harvard Law School |
| Research Focus |
Examining American approaches to water law and natural resources regulation to consider how Australian disputes might be more effectively addressed and resolved. |
| Scholar |
Ms Kathryn Napier |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Western Australia Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Biomedical Science |
| Education |
Murdoch University |
| Host Institution |
University of Wyoming |
| Research Focus |
The nutritional importance of mistletoes to bird communities in Western Australia. |
| Scholar |
Mr Sam Nester |
| Scholarship |
Posgraduate Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Music |
| Education |
Edith Cowan University |
| Host Institution |
Manhattan School of Music |
| Research Focus |
Masters in Trumpet |
| Scholar |
Mr Lewis Tunstall |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright South Australia Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Physics |
| Education |
University of Adelaide |
| Host Institution |
University of California Berkeley |
| Research Focus |
Research aiming to solve one of the unresolved issues in relation to the standard model of particle physics. |
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July 13, 2010