In addition to laureate and future fellows, (CMM yesterday) Education Minister Simon Birmingham has also announced new ARC research hubs and training centres. Administering university, lead investigator and federal funding are:
ANU: Multiscale 3D Imaging, Mark Knackstedt, $3.9m
UNSW: Integrated energy storage, Zhao Yang Dong, $3m
Griffith U: Farming productivity, Yongsheng Gao, $5m
UoQ: Native Australian foods, Yasmina Sultanbawa, $3.5m
Deakin U: Future energy storage, Maria Forsyth, $4.3m
La Trobe U: Medicinal agriculture, Tony Bacic, $4.9m
Monash U: Early stage drug-discovery, Martin Scanlon, $4.1m
Monash U: Smart transport pavements, Jayantha Kodikara $4.9m
Swinburne U: Surface engineering for advanced materials, Christopher Berndt, $4.8m
UniMelb: Medical implant technologies, Peter Lee, $4m
Curtin U: Data science in maintenance technology, Andrew Rohl, $3.9m