Research Showcase - 2007

A brief look at 18 of our leading researchers.
Research Showcase - 2007 section

Beam me up

Teleportation, a concept popularised in the original Star Trek television series, is edging closer to reality through work being conducted by theorists from The University of Queensland and Australian National University (ANU). Researchers from UQ&r...

Brewing up solutions

A joint project between UQ and Foster’s to turn beer wastewater into electricity has won $140,000 from the Queensland Government’s Sustainable Energy Innovation Fund. Advanced Wastewater Management Centre (AWMC) postdoctoral res...

Cirrhosis death double

Australian manual or “blue collar” workers are dying from liver cirrhosis at 2.5 times the rate of their “white collar” counterparts, according to a University of Queensland study. School of Population Health Professors Jake ...

Drawing conclusions

UQ Ipswich researcher, Dr Donna Pendergast, is finding new ways to tackle teacher burnout using fresh research methods based on graphic-design techniques. In a world-first longitudinal study of how teachers construct their identity, Dr Pendergast is...

Dunnarts on the run

An endangered mouse-like marsupial from central Australia has been found to run more than 30 kilometres in one day while on heat. Several marathon-running Julia Creek Dunnarts were clocked at the David Fleay Wildlife Park on the Gold Coast ...

Fish eye under the lens

A University of Queensland researcher has uncovered the oldest-known fossilised eye capsules from jawed fishes. Palaeontologist, Dr Carole Burrow, from UQ’s School of Integrative Biology, discovered the 410-million-year-old specimens ...

Future shots

A scramjet experiment involving The University of Queensland as a collaborative partner was safely launched at the Woomera Test Facility, 500km north of Adelaide, in June this year. Scramjets are air-breathing supersonic combustion ramjet e...

Games without frontiers

UQ Business School academic, Associate Professor Frank Alpert, believes the stereotypical image of computer gamers is a long way wide of the mark. “When they think about computer games or entertainment software, many people picture a teenaged ...

Going against the grain

Life in the laboratory is a stroll along the beach for two UQ researchers, after discovering that metals bear exciting similarities to granular materials such as sand. Christopher Gourlay and Professor Arne Dahle, from the CAST Cooperative Research ...

Growth centres

The outstanding work of UQ’s Australian Research Council (ARC) centres has been recognised with $15.7 million of extension funding for all four research groups. Two of the ARC centres based at UQ have had their status upgraded to Cent...

Just add (less) water

UQ researchers have embarked on a $3 million research project with industry partners to develop more water-efficient turf grass varieties. The project aims to help Australians maintain lush green lawns while still reducing water consumption ...

Lava likelihood

A University of Queensland scientist has developed a computer model that could help provide more accurate predictions about volcanic eruptions. Dr Alina Hale, from the University’s Earth Systems Science Computational Centre, has been investiga...

Mastering water

Water professionals from around the world will look to Queensland for training in water resources management with the International WaterCentre’s (IWC) launch of a masters program in Integrated Water Management. A joint venture of fou...

Practical parenting

Professor Matt Sanders, creator of the Triple P parenting program, met with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair late last year before the PM announced a $10 million parenting help package. Professor Sanders, Director of UQ’s Parenting and...

Sea snail key to pain relief

Unique UQ research could revolutionise the treatment of pain – thanks to a humble sea snail. Dr Jenny Ekberg, a Research Fellow with UQ’s School of Biomedical Sciences, has studied a toxin produced by a marine snail found on the...

Staying free of depression

For many Australians living in the country, getting treatment for depression can be difficult, particularly when the drive to the nearest counselling facilities can take hours. But some rural Australians who have lived with depression have been able...

Trans-Tasman Team

The New Zealand Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, recently announced a new trans- Tasman partnership to solve complex problems in agriculture. She announced that AgResearch – a New Zealand Crown research institute – and UQ had ag...

Turtles bottom out

The endangered Mary River Turtle has learned the perfect way to avoid being eaten – stay underwater. UQ PhD student, Natalie Mathie, who has been studying Mary River hatchlings for the past two years, has shown that the turtle can sta...

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