Almost one-third of all Australian Research Council (ARC) Federation Fellows at UQ have previously been recognised with UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards. Introduced in 1999 and designed to nurture early-career researchers, are this year worth a total of $505,000.  Read story at UQ News Online - Research excellence celebrated at UQ awards

UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award Winners - 2007 section
Dr Derek Arnold, School of Psychology Scientific experiments by a UQ researcher have shown that our own brain activity can influence our sense of timing. Work by Dr Derek Arnold, of the UQ School of Psychology, goes against a widely held belief that activity in the cortex of th...
Dr Gary Schenk, School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences A UQ biophysical chemist is working on new research which one day may slow down or switch off certain diseases. Dr Gary Schenk, from the School of Molecular and Microbial Sciences, has been awarded an $85,000 UQ Foundation Research Excellen...
Dr John Zhu, School of Engineering A novel technology to trap large-scale greenhouse gas emissions caused by coal mining and power generation is being developed by a UQ researcher. Dr John Zhu, Senior Lecturer at the School of Engineering, aims to develop a carbon nanotube (...
Dr Jon Adams, School of Population Health Complementary treatment use is high in regional Australia, but patients often don’t tell their doctor, according to a UQ researcher, who will conduct the world’s first study in this area. The study, by School of Population Healt...
Dr Matthew Davis, ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum-Atom Optics - School of Physical Sciences A University of Queensland quantum physicist is applying a new theory to an old problem. Dr Matthew Davis, from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum-Atom Optics within the School of Physical Sciences, is working on a new state of matter...
Dr Matthew Hornsey, School of Psychology Dispensing and swallowing the “bitter pill” of personal criticism is one of life’s less enjoyable but most important experiences. UQ social psychologist, Dr Matthew Hornsey, says he is out to fill an information vacuum sur...
Dr Melissa Gregg, Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies Dr Melissa Gregg has won $55,000 to investigate just how much the internet and mobile technologies are blurring our public and private lives and creating real benefits. Dr Gregg, from UQ’s Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, wil...

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