CURRENT AUSTRALIAN SCHOLARS
Senior Scholars
| Scholar |
Professor Ross Buckley |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Senior Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Law |
| Education |
UNSW |
| Host Institution |
Duke University, North Carolina |
| Research Focus |
Research in international finance law, examining potential systemic responses to future financial crises. |
| Scholar |
Associate Professor Hylton Menz |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Senior Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Medical science |
| Education |
La Trobe University’s Musculoskeletal Research Centre |
| Host Institution |
Institute for Aging Research, Harvard University |
| Research Focus |
Research into foot pain |
Professional Scholars
| Scholar |
Dr Sharon Davis |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Professional Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Engineering |
| Education |
Monash University |
| Host Institution |
Harvard University |
| Research Focus |
Research into water management in collaboration with the Harvard Water Initiative. |
| Scholar |
Mr Fergus Hanson |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Anniversary Alliance Scholarship sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| Field of Study |
Political Science |
| Education |
The University of Sydney |
| Host Institution |
Georgetown University, Washington |
| Research Focus |
Research into innovations used by the State Department, such as digital diplomacy and opinion polling, with a view to adopting these in Australia |
| Scholar |
Ms Libby Maynard |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Professional Business/Industry (Coral Sea) Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Business Administration |
| Education |
Monash University, the University of Melbourne |
| Host Institution |
George Mason University, Virginia |
| Research Focus |
Studying methodologies for measuring and evaluating the performance of community legal services for women experiencing family breakdown and violence |
| Scholar |
Dr Timothy McEvoy |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Professional Australia-U.S. Alliance Studies Scholarship sponsored by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| Field of Study |
Law |
| Education |
University of Melbourne, University of Virginia |
| Host Institution |
University of Virginia and Georgetown University, Washington |
| Research Focus |
Research to assess the desire for greater mutual recognition and enforcement of judgments expressed in the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement. |
| Scholar |
Mr Damien Pearce |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Professional Scholar in Vocational Education and Training (VET) sponsored by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
| Field of Study |
Education |
| Education |
Canberra Institute of Technology, University of Canberra |
| Host Institution |
John Jay School of Criminal Justice in New York |
| Research Focus |
Undertaking a comparative analysis of police education and training strategies used in Australia and the U.S. at Federal and State levels. |
| Scholar |
Dr Clare Sullivan |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright South Australia Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Law |
| Education |
The University of Adelaide |
| Host Institution |
George Washington University |
| Research Focus |
Research into the digital identity that people use for transactions online, its legal nature and how it can be protected. |
International Fulbright Science and Technology
Scholar
| Scholar |
Mr Gus Schrader |
| Scholarship |
International Fulbright Science and Technology Award |
| Field of Study |
Mathematics |
| Education |
The University of Melbourne |
| Host Institution |
U.C. Berkeley |
| Research Focus |
Studying mathematical structures that appear in mathematical physics, especially in relation to an area known as the Geometric Langlands program. |
| Scholar |
Ms Laura Williams |
| Scholarship |
International Fulbright Science and Technology Award |
| Field of Study |
Ecology |
| Education |
Monash University |
| Host Institution |
University of Minnesota |
| Research Focus |
PhD research and coursework in plant ecology and ecological modelling, with a specialisation in phylogenetic and trait-based community analyses. |
Postdoctoral Scholars
| Scholar |
Dr Jacek Jasieniak |
| Scholarship |
Postdoctoral Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Chemistry |
| Education |
Flinders University, the University of Melbourne |
| Host Institution |
University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Research Focus |
Investigating printed metal-oxide layers used in conjunction with semiconducting organic polymers and small molecules to develop paper-thin laser technologies. |
| Scholar |
Dr David Nisbet |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Victoria Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Biological Sciences |
| Education |
Monash University |
| Host Institution |
U.C. Berkeley |
| Research Focus |
Augmenting current research into ways to help damaged brain and spinal cord tissues to regenerate, using polymer nanofibres as a scaffold for stem cells. |
| Scholar |
Dr Steven Tong |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Northern Territory Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Medical Sciences |
| Education |
The University of Melbourne, Charles Darwin University |
| Host Institution |
Duke University, North Carolina |
| Research Focus |
Investigate heart valve infections due to the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus; and extend knowledge of one peculiar Northern Territory strain of Staphylococcus aureus. |
| Scholar |
Dr Natasha Wiggins |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Tasmania Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Biological Sciences |
| Education |
University of Tasmania |
| Host Institution |
Boise State University, Idaho and Washington State University |
| Research Focus |
Research plant-herbivore ecology between the pygmy rabbit and sagebrush foliage. |
Postgraduate Scholars
| Scholar |
Mr Lashi Bandara |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Mathematics |
| Education |
Monash University |
| Host Institution |
Stanford University, University of Missouri |
| Research Focus |
Further current PhD studies in mathematics, combining two areas known as differential geometry and harmonic analysis. |
| Scholar |
Ms Tarah Barzanji |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Law |
| Education |
The University of Sydney |
| Host Institution |
To be confirmed |
| Research Focus |
Master of Public Administration research with a focus on non-profit management and social policy implementation. |
| Scholar |
Mr Benjamin Cheah |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright NSW Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Biological sciences |
| Education |
University of New South Wales, Macquarie University |
| Host Institution |
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland |
| Research Focus |
Statistical research with relevance to motor neurone disease in the hope of furthering our understanding of this complex disease. |
| Scholar |
Mr Daniel Duke |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Nuclear Science and Technology Scholar sponsored by the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation |
| Field of Study |
Engineering |
| Education |
Monash University |
| Host Institution |
Argonne National Laboratory, Illinois |
| Research Focus |
Research into the formation of sprays, using U.S. developed Synchrotron X-Ray techniques in combination with methods from his PhD. |
| Scholar |
Ms Angelina Hurley |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Indigenous Scholar sponsored by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
| Field of Study |
Writing for Film and TV |
| Education |
University of Technology Sydney, University of New South Wales |
| Host Institution |
To be confirmed |
| Research Focus |
Study and research to gain further experience and skill in comedy writing for film and television. |
| Scholar |
Ms Julia Mansour |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Law |
| Education |
University of New South Wales |
| Host Institution |
Columbia Law school |
| Research Focus |
Studying human rights law, with a focus on domestic violence and women's rights in the context of sustainable development. |
| Scholar |
Mr Stephen McAnearney |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Electrical Engineering |
| Education |
University of Western Australia |
| Host Institution |
Columbia University |
| Research Focus |
Master’s degree in Management Science and Engineering focusing on entrepreneurship and innovation in high tech organizations, specifically within the healthcare and biotech industries |
| Scholar |
Ms Anna Rakoczy |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Western Australia Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Law |
| Education |
University of Western Australia |
| Host Institution |
Berkeley Law School |
| Research Focus |
Furthering current research in the area of Indigenous employment, with a view to making recommendations regarding implementation of the Australian Employment Covenant. |
| Scholar |
Mr Matthew Thompson |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Queensland Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Psychology |
| Education |
The University of Queensland |
| Host Institution |
University of California, Los Angeles |
| Research Focus |
Research into human matching of crime-scene fingerprints, including accuracy, psychological factors and ways to maximise the reliability of fingerprint evidence. |
| Scholar |
Mr Gar-Wing Truong |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Postgraduate Alumni (WG Walker) Scholar, Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar in Technology and Communications sponsored by Telstra |
| Field of Study |
Physics |
| Education |
University of Western Australia |
| Host Institution |
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Maryland |
| Research Focus |
Further PhD research in high-sensitivity and accurate measurements of gas properties. |
| Scholar |
Mr Kelly Tsang |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar in Science and Engineering sponsored by BHP Billiton |
| Field of Study |
Engineering |
| Education |
Monash University |
| Host Institution |
To be confirmed |
| Research Focus |
Extending PhD research in tissue engineering to create light degradable hydrogels for reconstruction of biological tissues. |
| Scholar |
Mr Daniel Wodak |
| Scholarship |
Fulbright Postgraduate Scholar |
| Field of Study |
Philosophy |
| Education |
The University of Sydney |
| Host Institution |
To be confirmed |
| Research Focus |
Undertake PhD research in philosophy, specialising in moral philosophy. |
Page last updated:
December 16, 2011