CRCs and etc
0th December
University of New South Wales researchers are to participate in a range of Cooperative Research Centres under funding agreements announced by the Federal Government this week.
A newly established Bushfire CRC, the inspiration for which stemmed from the 2001 Christmas fires in New South Wales, has attracted funding of $25 million and will bring together expertise from around the country. Funded for a seven year period, it will begin work in July 2003. The Australian Defence Force Academy will be a key participant in the Centre, with Dr Wendy Catchpole and Associate Professor Rodney Weber, both from the School of Mathematics and Statistics, involved in research programs aimed at better understanding the behaviour and danger of bushfires, and improving the management of natural landscapes.
UNSW is also a participant in the newly established Spatial Information CRC and will run two of its five programs (the other three are at the University of Melbourne.) Associate Professor Chris Rizos, of the UNSW School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems in the Faculty of Engineering is the leader of one program on integrated positioning and mapping systems, such as GPS, with mapping and consumer applications. Professor Anthony Milne of the School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences in the Faculty of Science is the leader of the other Sydney-based project, on remote sensing applications such as satellites and their use in agricultural and environmental problems.
A third new centre, to be called the Vision CRC, will be formed in part from the existing CRC for Eye Research and Technology (CRCERT) directed by Professor Brien Holden. The Vision CRC (which received a funding allocation of $32 million) will develop new vision correction products and technology. Through practitioner and public education, and the development of new markets, the VCRC will aim to double the rate of growth of the Australian eyecare business in seven years. The centre will also provide innovative educational opportunities for postgraduates, professionals and eyecare personnel world-wide.
A newly established Bushfire CRC, the inspiration for which stemmed from the 2001 Christmas fires in New South Wales, has attracted funding of $25 million and will bring together expertise from around the country. Funded for a seven year period, it will begin work in July 2003. The Australian Defence Force Academy will be a key participant in the Centre, with Dr Wendy Catchpole and Associate Professor Rodney Weber, both from the School of Mathematics and Statistics, involved in research programs aimed at better understanding the behaviour and danger of bushfires, and improving the management of natural landscapes.
UNSW is also a participant in the newly established Spatial Information CRC and will run two of its five programs (the other three are at the University of Melbourne.) Associate Professor Chris Rizos, of the UNSW School of Surveying and Spatial Information Systems in the Faculty of Engineering is the leader of one program on integrated positioning and mapping systems, such as GPS, with mapping and consumer applications. Professor Anthony Milne of the School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences in the Faculty of Science is the leader of the other Sydney-based project, on remote sensing applications such as satellites and their use in agricultural and environmental problems.
A third new centre, to be called the Vision CRC, will be formed in part from the existing CRC for Eye Research and Technology (CRCERT) directed by Professor Brien Holden. The Vision CRC (which received a funding allocation of $32 million) will develop new vision correction products and technology. Through practitioner and public education, and the development of new markets, the VCRC will aim to double the rate of growth of the Australian eyecare business in seven years. The centre will also provide innovative educational opportunities for postgraduates, professionals and eyecare personnel world-wide.
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