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.