Over $22m for Monash University researchers in ARC Discovery Projects

Monash University

Monash University researchers have received $22.58 million in Australian Research Council Discovery Project funding that will support 46 research projects from a wide range of disciplines.

Discovery funding recognises the importance of fundamental, 'blue sky' research to Australia, to build new knowledge to support a wide range of outcomes. More than $221 million in ARC Discovery Projects funding for 478 new projects was announced by the ARC, providing between $30,000 and $500,000 each year for up to five consecutive years.

The Monash Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences was awarded 15 of the grants totalling over $8.5 million, followed by the Faculty of Science with over $5 million, and Engineering with more than $3.7 million.

Monash University President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Margaret Gardner AC said the funding is fundamental to support cutting-edge research in fields that are investigating some of the world's greatest challenges.

"As Monash continues delivering excellent and innovative research, this funding will enable our outstanding researchers to continue their groundbreaking work across disciplines to explore new ideas and address the most significant challenges facing our world today," Professor Gardner said.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Rebekah Brown said discovery research remains the bedrock of Monash University's research quality and innovation.

"The value of discovery research cannot be understated. It is the backbone of all subsequent research and innovation, without which we would not have the knowledge or industries we take for granted today," Professor Brown said.

"Congratulations to our incredibly talented researchers and thank you to the Australian Research Council for its continued support of discovery research."

Projects funded include:

Title	Chief Investigator	Faculty
Driving Towards Greener and Safer Roads using Big Spatiotemporal Data	A/Prof Muhammad Cheema	IT
Carbon in a Bubble: Cavitation in Ionic Liquids	Dr Daniel Duke	Engineering
Resonant tender X-ray scattering of organic semiconductors	Prof Christopher McNeill	Engineering
Sexualised Deepfakes: Predictors, Consequences, Responses and Prevention	A/Prof Asher Flynn	Arts
The sociology of health data for sexuality and gender diverse people	A/Prof Mark Davis	Arts
Redesigning workers‚ compensation using participatory systems modelling	Prof Alex Collie	MNHS
Invisible labour: Principals‚ emotional labour in volatile times	Prof Jane Wilkinson	Education
A Universal Power Law for Growth and Diversity of Dinosaur and Bird Beaks	A/Prof Alistair Evans	Science
Determining the links between size and function in phytoplankton	Prof Dustin Marshall	Science
Fundamental research advancing remanufacturing with a 3D printing technique	A/Prof Wenyi Yan	Engineering
Understanding uterine contractility for reducing newborn lamb mortality	Em/Prof Helena Parkington	MNHS
Extracting subtle hints for new phenomena at the Large Hadron Collider	Prof German Valencia	Science
Exploiting Geometries of Learning for Fast, Adaptive and Robust AI	Prof Dinh Phung	IT
Understanding the role of digital technologies in addressing loneliness	Prof Alan Petersen	Arts
Dark-field: A new kind of x-ray imaging	Dr Kaye Morgan	Science
Labour Market and Health Dynamics of Australia's Front Line Workers	Prof Michael Shields	BusEco
Ultrathin Gold Nanocrystal Conductors for Wearable Epidermal Biofuel Cells	Prof Wenlong Cheng	Engineering
Biomolecular condensates in mRNA-regulation in germ cells	Dr Peter Boag	MNHS
Defining how signalling pathways cooperate to regulate organ size	Prof Kieran Harvey	MNHS
The Benefits of Utilising Visual-Spatial Representations of Numbers	Dr Sarah Hopkins	Education
Harnessing Business Insights from Unstructured Customer Data	Prof Stephan Ludwig	BusEco
A platform technology for developing mesoporous polymer particles	Prof San Thang	Science
Dynamic Microcages for Cells: Advanced Tools to Interrogate Cell Mechanics	Prof Nicolas Voelcker	Engineering
Design of 2D Soft Plasmonic Photocatalysts for Artificial Leaves	Dr Qianqian Shi	Engineering
The viral fusosome: a modular machinery for cargo delivery to target cells	A/Prof Fasseli Coulibaly	MNHS
In depth characterisation of the gamma delta T cell immune synapse	Dr Benjamin Gully	MNHS
A theory for the vertical structure of tropical atmospheric circulations	Dr Martin Singh	Science
Hitting bacteria with a Bam: Lectin-Like Antimicrobials as New Antibiotics	Dr Rhys Grinter	MNHS
How do vortices live in spatio-temporally complex flows?	Dr Kengo Deguchi	Science
Self-Interacting Random Walks	A/Prof Andrea Collevecchio	Science
Resilient design of energy pile foundations toward zero carbon buildings	Prof Abdelmalek Bouazza	Engineering
The Role of Lck/CD8 Association in Negatively Regulating T cell Activation	Prof Nicole La Gruta	MNHS
Histone H3.3-dependent transcriptional control and B cell differentiation	A/Prof Lee Wong	MNHS
Unravelling the maternal gut microbiome as a driver of fetal development	A/Prof Francine Marques	Science
Structure and dynamics of class B1 G protein coupled receptors	A/Prof Denise Wootten	P&PS
The physiological importance of GLP-1R and GIPR dimerisation	A/Prof Denise Wootten	P&PS
Defining novel immune checkpoints controlled by stromal cells	Prof Mariapia Degli-Esposti	MNHS
Beautiful strings	Prof Peter Skands	Science
Mapping Australians' Media Use and Civic Attitudes	Prof Mark Andrejevic	Arts
Extracting energy from air: mechanism of a bacterial hydrogenase	A/Prof Chris Greening	MNHS
A Transdimensional Approach to Gravitational-Wave Astronomy	Prof Eric Thrane	Science
Imaging mammalian organogenesis with adaptive optics	Dr Alexander Combes	MNHS
Understanding why mammalian eggs have so much mitochondrial DNA	Dr Deepak Adhikari	MNHS
High activity catalysts for CO2 recycling to valuable chemical products	A/Prof Akshat Tanksale	Engineering
How are sperm mitochondria eliminated after fertilisation	Prof John Carroll	MNHS
Visualising chromatin changes in 3 dimensions: super to ultra resolution	Prof Stephen Turner	MNHS

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