Seven UQ scientists were honoured with awards totalling almost $500,000 at a gala ceremony at the new UQ Centre tonight as part of the 2002 UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards for early career researchers.

Now in their fourth year, the annual awards recognise outstanding performance and leadership potential, and this year formed part of the inaugural UQ Research Week from September 23?27.

UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor John Hay congratulated all winners.

"The University's research and research-training performance consistently rank between first and third among Australian universities on most readily available measures," he said.

"The University's research initiatives and achievements are playing a pre-eminent role in establishing Queensland as the 'Smart State'.

"UQ Research Week has highlighted some important projects and the UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards have introduced the work of some of our brightest young researchers."

Research Excellence Award Winners - 2002 section
UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards and the official opening of the UQ Centre The new UQ Centre will be officially opened at a function on the evening of Thursday, September 26. This will be followed by the presentation of the UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards by Queensland Premier Peter Beattie. The UQ...
Dr. Mark Blows - Sexy Fly-Boys Studied Studying the sex life of a fly species native to Australia?s east coast rainforests could explain why females get more of a 'buzz' from some males than others. Dr Mark Blows i...
Dr. Mellisa Brown - Cancer Genetics Understanding the genetic basis of breast cancer ' the most common cause of cancer death among Australian women' may lead to better diagnosis and the development of new preventative dru...
Dr. Sean Grimmond - Gene Genies Based at the Institute of Molecular Bioscience (IMB)'s Expression Genomics Laboratory, Dr Sean Grimmond and his colleague Rohan Teasdale are poised to unravel the invaluable secrets...
Assoc. Professor Paul Hodges - Spinal Risk Examined People with breathing difficulties or urinary incontinence may be at greater risk of spinal injuries. Associate Professor Paul Hodges from UQ?s School of Health and Rehabilit...
Dr. Eugene Jak - Mysteries Unearthed Metallurgy researcher Dr Eugene Jak is turning to mathematics to solve a long-standing metal processing problem. Dr Jak, Research Director of the Pyrometallurgy Research Centre ...
Dr. Andrew Neal - Sky High Research Psychologist Dr Andrew Neal will use his award to develop a computer program aimed at maintaining Australia's high air-safety standards. The software uses data such as traffic ...
Dr. Tim Ralph - The Light Stuff A member of the Australian research team which made a breakthrough result in teleportation in June is now helping Australia lead the world in new computer technologies. Dr Tim...

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