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Fellowships
Large grants
External funding has become an important `performance indicator' for university researchers. The major source of research funding for mathematical scientists is the Australian Research Council (ARC). Until 1998 information on ARC funding was difficult to find but this is no longer the case. Detailed statistics, listed by Institute or by Category of Research, are given on the Higher Education Research-Successful Outcomes website. (The address of this website has changed since last year.) The format of this website has changed somewhat over this year; there is less information but it is more readily accessible. The change of presentation means that we are no longer able to present the summaries of the successful proposals but only their titles.

The two ARC programs of greatest importance for mathematical scientists are the Fellowship program and the Large Grants program and most of the successful applications in mathematics and statistics occur through the ARC Physical Sciences Panels. Others are granted by the Engineering, Earth Sciences and Social Sciences Panels. Last year the official website listed successful applications by panel but this year they are listed by Institute and the title is the only indication of the discipline area. Unfortunately titles do not give an entirely unambiguous indication of the nature of the project. Hence there has been an element of randomness in the choice of the following lists of successful applicants for grants and fellowships. Moreover, the affiliations of the individual investigators are no longer given in the large grant data, only the name of the administering Institution. In addition the presentation of the data on the official ARC website is less than perfect and this has led to some gaps in the following presentation.


Fellowships

Institution:  Macquarie University

Fellowship Type:  Senior Research Fellowship

Prof. G. Forbes

Title:  New foundations and capabilities for asymptotic methods in optics


Institution:  The Australian National University

Fellowship Type:  Australian Research Fellowship

Dr.A. Hassell

Title:  Scattering Theory and the Quantum N-Body problem


Institution:  The University of Melbourne

Fellowship Type:  Australian Research Fellowship

Dr. I. Jensen

Title:  Exact numerical studies of lattice models in statistical mechanics


Institution:  The University of Melbourne

Fellowship Type:  Australian Research Fellowship

Dr. Z. Jiang

Title:  Nonlinear control design: small gain and Lyapunov methods


Institution:  The University of Melbourne

Fellowship Type:  Australian Research Fellowship

Dr. M. Joshi

Title:  Limited regularity micro-local analysis and applications to inverse problems in scattering theory


Institution:  The University of Adelaide

Fellowship Type:  Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship

Mr. N. Keswani

Title: Topological invariants and C* -algebra K-theory


Institution:  The University of Sydney

Fellowship Type:  Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship

Mr. S. Lack

Title: The algebra of categories with structure


Institution:  The University of Sydney

Fellowship Type:  Senior Research Fellowship

Prof. G. Lehrer

Title: Geometric aspects of the representation theory of algebraic structures


Institution:  The University of Melbourne

Fellowship Type:  Senior Research Fellowship

Dr. A. Owczarek

Title:  Lattice walks in statistical mechanics


Institution:  The University of New South Wales

Fellowship Type:  Australian Research Fellowship

Dr. W. Schief

Title:  Generation and application of Geroch-type transformations in soliton theory


Institution:  The University of New South Wales

Fellowship Type:  Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship

Mr. D. Sun

Title:  Computational methods for constrained nonsmooth equations


Institution:  The University of Queensland

Fellowship Type:  Australian Research Fellowship

Dr. H. Wiseman

Title:  Non-Markovian Evolution in Open Quantum Systems


Large Grants

Institution:  The University of Melbourne,

A/Prof. L. Allen


1999 2000 2001
Funding $53,00 $54,000 $56,000

Title:  The phase and inverse scattering problem for dynamical electron diffraction.


Institution:  The University of New South Wales,

A/Prof. M. Banner


1999 2000 2001
Funding $90,00 $60,000 $70,000

Title:  Ocean wave breaking threshold and energy loss.


Institution:  The Australian National University,

Dr. M. Batchelor


1999 2000 2001
Funding $86,000 $86,000 $86,000

Title:  Random tilings and asymmetric exclusion processes.


Institution:  La Trobe University,

Prof. N. Becker


1999 2000 2001
Funding $64,123 $61,123 $61,123

Title:  Models and statistical methods concerned with preventing epidemics.


Institution:  The Australian National University,

Dr. G. Bicknell


1999 2000 2001
Funding $57,000 $54,000 $55,000

Title:  Jet-Cloud interactions in active galactic nuclei.


Institution:  Monash University,

A/Prof. A. Bishop and A/Profs. P. Clarkson and G. Rowley


1999 2000 2001
Funding $35,000 $35,000 $33,000

Title:  Values in mathematics education: making values in teaching explicit and more effective in the mathematics classroom.


Institution:  The University of New South Wales,

A/Prof. M. Bradford


1999 2000 2001
Funding $50,000 $50,000 $52,000

Title:  Advanced out-of-plane buckling analysis by the finite element method.


Institution:  Curtin University of Technology,

Prof. A. Cantoni, Prof. K. Teo and Dr. Y. Leung


1999 2000 2001
Funding $50,000 $50,000 $50,000

Title:  Project optimum design of hardware-efficient filters and filters in the complex domain.


Institution:  The University of Melbourne,

A/Prof. D. Clarke and Prof. J. Stigler


1999 2000 2001
Funding $55,000 $55,000 $47,000

Title:  Mathematics classrooms in four countries: The learners' perspective.


Institution:  The University of Melbourne,

Dr. M. Chong


1999 2000 2001
Funding $45,000 $47,000 $45,000

Title:  Evolution of fine scale structures in turbulence.


Institution:  The University of New South Wales,

Prof. M. Cowling


1999 2000 2001
Funding $63,468 $84,746 $60,433

Title:  Random algebraic structures.


Institution:  The Flinders University of South Australia,

Dr. P. Dodds


1999 2000 2001
Funding $80,000 $90,000 $90,000

Title:  Analysis in Banach spaces of measurable operators.


Institution:  The University of New South Wales,

A/Prof. A. Dooley


1999 2000 2001
Funding $58,622 $58,409 $60,192

Title:  Nonsingular dynamical systems and entropy.


Institution:  The University of New South Wales,

Dr. I. Doust, Prof. G. Gaudry, Dr. B Jeffries and A/Prof. W. Ricker,


1999 2000 2001
Funding $56,000 $75,000 $75,000

Title:  A functional calculus approach to certain linear operators of mathematical analysis.


Institution:  The University of Queensland,

Prof. P. Drummond


1999 2000 2001
Funding $30,000 $58,000 $60,000

Title:  Multi-dimensional quantum solitons.


Institution:  Macquarie University,

Dr. X. Duong


1999 2000 2001
Funding $60,814 $58,755 $60,692

Title:  Heat kernel estimates, singular integrals, and applications to differential operators.


Institution:  The University of South Australia,

Prof. J. A. Filar and Dr. V. Gaitsgory


1999 2000 2001
Funding $48,622 $50,409 $52,192

Title:  Controlled Markov Chains and Hybrid Systems.


Institution:  The University of New South Wales,

Dr. G. Feng


1999 2000 2001
Funding $48,622 $50,409 $52,192

Title: Systematic analysis and design of fuzzy control systems.


Institution:  Macquarie University,

Prof. G. Forbes


1999 2000 2001
Funding $62,000 $58,000 $60,000

Title: Applications of phase space densities in optical modelling.


Institution:  The University of Melbourne,

Dr. P. Forrester


1999 2000 2001
Funding $58,000 $60,000 $62,000

Title:  Random matrices and statistical quantum chaos.


Institution:  The University of Western Australia,

Dr. A. Galybin


1999 2000
Funding $30,000 $55,000

Title:  Non-classical plane boundary value problems for bianalytic functions.


Institution:  The University of Queensland,

Drs. M. Gould and Y. Zhang


1999 2000 2001
Funding $67,622 $67,409 $69,192

Title:  Representations and applications of quantum affine superalgebras.


Institution:  Monash University,

Prof. R. Grimshaw


1999 2000 2001
Funding $65,000 $60,000 $62,000

Title:  Flow Interaction with Topography.


Institution:  The Australian National University,

Prof. P. Hall


1999 2000 2001
Funding $80,389 $80,808 $77,529

Title:  Biased Bootstrap Methods.


Institution:  The University of Wollongong,

Prof. J. M. Hill and Dr. Y. Wu


1999 2000 2001
Funding $45,000 $47,000 $45,000

Title:  Development of quasi-static granular flow theory with an application to underground block caving design.


Institution:  The University of Melbourne,

Dr. L. Hollenberg and Prof. B. Mckellar


1999 2000 2001
Funding $54,000 $65,000 $56,000

Title:  Lattice Hamiltonian field theory.


Institution:  The University of Melbourne,

A/Prof. Y. Hua


1999 2000 2001
Funding $54,941 57,002 $59,060

Title:  On rank reduction and subspace decomposition.


Institution:  The University of Sydney,

Prof. G. M. Kelly


1999 2000 2001
Funding $30,000 $30,000 $30,000

Title:  Two-dimensional universal algebra : an investigation of categories with structure.


Institution:  Monash University,

Prof. M. King


1999 2000
Funding $34,687 $36,000

Title:  Improved computer intensive hypothesis testing in econometrics.


Institution: The University of Melbourne,

A/Prof. F. Klebaner


1999 2000 2001
Funding $53,622 $55,409 $57,192

Title:  Random perturbations of classical population models.


Institution: The University of Melbourne,

A/Prof. V. Krishnamurthy and Prof. R. Evans


1999 2000 2001
Funding $77,000 $79,000 $81,000

Title:  Stochastic scheduling of sensors.


Institution:  The University of Sydney,

Dr. T. Kuo


1999 2000 2001
Funding $63,123 $81,681 $83,743

Title:  Applications of blow-analytic equisingularity theory.


Institution: The University of Melbourne,

Dr. N. Lovell, Prof. B. Celler and A/Prof. T. ???


1999 2000 2001
Funding $57,500 $58,500 $57,900

Title:  A mathematical and experimental analysis of vagal tachycardia.


Institution:  Monash University,

Dr. A. Lun


1999 2000 2001
Funding $48,000 $52,000 $56,000

Title:  Perturbations of black holes: second and higher order perturbations using the modified Newman-Penrose formalism.


Institution:  Monash University,

Dr. G. Martin and Mr. N. Wilkins


1999 2000
Funding $26,000 $26,000

Title:  Multivariate fractional cointegration: simulation-based approaches to testing and estimation, with applications to exchange rate models.


Institution:  The University of Western Australia,

Prof. A. Mees


1999 2000 2001
Funding $50,000 $45,000 $47,000

Title:  Reconstruction, estimation and control of nonlinear input-output systems.


Institution:  The University of New South Wales,

Prof. J. Middleton and A/Prof. A. Moore


1999 2000 2001
Funding $65,000 $50,000 $55,000

Title:  Recirculating flows in the coastal ocean .


Institution:  The University of Melbourne,

A/Prof. A. Moffat


1999 2000 2001
Funding $32,173 $44,734 $47,185

Title:  Algorithms for constrained source coding.


Institution:  The University of Melbourne,

A/Prof. C. Pearce and A/Prof. P. Howlett


1999 2000 2001
Funding $57,979 $59,718 $61,422

Title: Constructive models for the approximation of realistic nonlinear ????.


Institution:  The University of Melbourne,

A/Prof. P. Pearce


1999 2000 2001
Funding $75,000 $63,000 $65,000

Title:  From integrable statistical mechanics to perturbed conformal field theory.


Institution:  The University of New England,

A/Prof. J. E. Pegg


1999 2000 2001
Funding $35,000 $39,000 $38,000

Title:  Developmental-based assessment in mathematics.


Institution:  Queensland University of Technology,

Prof. A. Pettitt and Dr. K. Mengersen


1999 2000 2001
Funding $59,999 $62,512 $58,848

Title:  New Statistical theory and methodology for applied Bayesian?????.


Institution:  The University of Sydney,

Prof. N. Phan-Thien


1999 2000 2001
Funding $50,000 $52,000 $50,000

Title:  Applications of distributed computing in finite volume methods dealing with three-dimensional and transient flows of viscoelastic fluids.


Institution:  The University of Technology, Sydney,

Prof. E. Platen


1999 2000 2001
Funding $55,000 $57,000 $64,000

Title:  Asset price dynamics under stochastic volatility.


Institution:  The University of Western Australia,

Prof. C. Praeger


1999 2000 2001
Funding $75,215 $73,352 $75,985

Title:  Group actions: matrices, designs and computation.


Institution:  Monash University,

Dr. A. Prentice


1999 2000 2001
Funding $30,000 $35,000 $35,118

Title:  The Galilean satellites of Jupiter: numerical models for their internal physical structure, bulk chemical composition and cosmogonic origin.


Institution:  The University of Melbourne,

Prof. J. Rubinstein and Dr. I. Aitchison


1999 2000 2001
Funding $66,409 $63,692 $66,941

Title:  Knot theory and topics in 3- and 4-manifolds.


Institution:  The University of Technology, Sydney,

Dr. A. M. Rubinov


1999 2000 2001
Funding $48,622 $50,409 $52,192

Title:  Dual methods for the solution and computational analysis of structured optimisation problems.


Institution:  The University of Queensland,

Prof. A. Street, Dr. D. Donovan and Dr. P. Adams


1999 2000 2001
Funding $54,000 $55,000 $56,000

Title:  Enhanced computer xecurity, from inter-relations between combinatorial structures.


Institution:  The University of Sydney,

Dr. G. Warr


1999 2000 2001
Funding $48,000 $47,000 $44,000

Title:  Surfactant self-assembly structure on solid substrates.


Institution:  Macquarie University,

Dr. K. Zhang


1999 2000 2001
Funding $48,622 $50,000 $50,000

Title:  Generation of visual programming languages.


Institution:  Queensland University of Technology,

Dr. A. Zoubir,


1999 2000 2001
Funding $46,154 $46,755 $47,357

Title:  Bootstrap methods for modelling and parametric analysis of multicomponent non-stationary signals.


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