College of Science & Engineering

Sophia Love

Sophia Love

Romain Vaucher

Romain Vaucher

Jenny Fisher

Jenny Fisher

Ambili Narayanan

Ambili Narayanan

Sarfaraz Ali

Sarfaraz Ali

Mikaeylah Davidson

Mikaeylah Davidson

Liuxin Chen

Liuxin Chen

Rafael Cabral Carvalho

Rafael Cabral Carvalho

Tom Lloyd

Tom Lloyd

Mohamadreza Chalak Qazani

Mohamadreza Chalak Qazani

Climate Vulnerability Index Aldabra (Old ID 27415)
Scott Heron
01 Sep 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
Climate change poses an existential threat to global heritage. With rising sea-levels, more extreme weather events and aridification, the extensive impacts of climate are evident at heritage sites globally and the pace of this change is startling. In most parts of the world the rate of loss is exceeding adaptive capacity and this deficit is only getting worse. Decisions on conservation and preservation begin with a detailed understanding of a place's vulnerability. The choices made will directly impact that ability to effectively integrate the goals of safeguarding heritage, adapting and mitigating climate change, and driving sustainable development. This project will apply the Climate Vulnerability Index process to assess the vulnerability of the Aldabra Atoll World Heritage property and its associated communities. There is an urgent need to assess climate vulnerability using community-based methodologies to inform actions taken by decision makers.
Add mountains and shake: fault and earthquake pattern controls in active plate boundaries. (Old ID 27639)
Melanie Finch
01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2025
Transpressional mountain building occurs when tectonic plate boundaries undergo shortening and shearing parallel and perpendicular to the plate boundary. Such regions are characterised by mountains, interacting fault networks, earthquakes, volcanoes and ore deposits. We aim to determine the fundamental physical processes that link topography, seismicity, volcanism and the evolution of fault networks in these mountain belts. This work will: determine fault patterns, seismic and volcanic hazards in transpressional mountain belts, determine how seismicity modulates fault pathways, determine how high topography affects fault networks, seismic and volcanic unrest, and provide a new framework for mineral exploration at these plate boundaries.
NQBP & JCU Research & Monitoring Partnership - Seagrass and Coral Studies (Old ID 24715)
Nathan Waltham
23 Oct 2017 - 27 Dec 2020
This project conducts long term assessments of seagrass and coral in the Ports of Mackay, Hay Point, Weipa and Abbott Point. The work forms part of a research and monitoring partnership between JCU and NQBP to monitor and assess marine environmental health within ports as well as support related research and education opportunities.
Caught in the canopy: can coral larvae navigate seaweed canopies? (Old ID 27922)
Hillary Smith
10 Feb 2023 - 31 Aug 2024
Hard corals and fleshy macroalgae are two major benthic components of corals reefs, and the competition between these two groups can shape reef trajectories. Where coral reefs have been degraded through anthropogenic influences (climate change and local factors), the competitive interactions between coral and macroalgae are often increased in frequency and intensity. Given the range of known negative effects of macroalgae on corals, and in light of the climate crisis, it has been proposed that manual removal of macroalgae could help boost coral settlement and resilience on a local scale. Indeed, recent research has shown that the physical removal of macroalgae can triple the resulting recruitment of coral juveniles and drastically increase coral cover, and hence is a viable strategy for active reef management. However, it is not yet known what macroalgal mechanism (biochemical or physical) prevents coral juvenile success. It is also not known what level of algal reduction is needed to achieve reef rehabilitation outcomes. In this project, field data and aquarium-based experiments using different densities and heights of macroalgae will determine how macroalgae canopies affect coral recruitment, and will explicitly test the hypothesis that a physical barrier is responsible for preventing coral juveniles access to reef substrate, and could explain wide- scale patterns in recruitment failure on reefs worldwide.
INVESTIGATION OF SLURRY PROPERTIES TO ENHANCE GOLD LEACHING (Old ID 30053)
Elsa Antunes
01 Jun 2023 - 31 Mar 2024
This project with the Pajingo Mine involves thesis students solving industry related problems. The main objective is to optimise the production of gold covering 5 main aspects: - Investigate chemical additives to enhance the gold leaching - Determine the relationship between leaching rate and slurry density - Investigate chemical additives that could be used to reduce the slurry viscosity - Determine the relationship between particle size and viscosity for slurry with a P80 of 38microns down to a P80 of 10microns - Investigate ultimate settled density of tailings in a Tailings Storage Facility for tailings initially deposited at 40% solids and 60% solids
Techno-Economic Analysis of Bio-Based Hydrogen Production in Gasifier-Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems: Exploring Dry Reforming Materials for Enhanced Performance and Cost Efficiency (Old ID 31187)
Liyuan Fan
15 May 2024 - 15 May 2025
This fellowship, sponsored by the Australian Government (AUD 90,000), will support my research project "Techno-Economic Analysis of Bio-Based Hydrogen Production in Gasifier-Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Systems: Exploring Dry Reforming Materials for Enhanced Performance and Cost Efficiency." This initiative is hosted by Imperial College London, The University of Oxford, and the Henry Royce Institute in the UK. I intend to leverage this platform to foster collaborations with top-tier research groups, particularly in the realm of low-cost green hydrogen production. This aligns with James Cook University's aspirations to become a leading institute in delivering relevant research to industries operating in the Tropics.
Mitigation of Losses in Community from Extreme Wind Events (Old ID 23175)
David Henderson
01 Jan 2017 - 30 Jun 2017
The objective of the project is to investigate and inform on aspects of building codes/standards and implementation to mitigate losses from extreme wind events including Cyclones.
Impacts of Air Pollution on Productivity of Natural and Cultivated Tropical C4 Grasses: Implications in the Face of Land Use Change in Brazil (Old ID 27102)
Alex Cheesman
01 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2022
The overall aim of this project is to assess the impact of currently observed, and more common future episodes of high ozone (O3) concentrations in the context of changing land-cover (from native C4 pasture to sugarcane) at the regional scale in southern Brazil. This information is of direct interest to governmental, non- governmental, private-sector, academic and community stakeholders with respect to the diverse benefits tropical grasses provide to society.
Mungalla ecosystem service restoration. (Old ID 27736)
Nathan Waltham
01 Jul 2022 - 30 Nov 2025
Coastal wetland restoration is critical and necessary in response to lost values and services, and to increase climate change resilience. Working with Birdlife Australia, Greening Australia and Mungalla Aboriginal Corporation for Business, we will undertake a series of works to improve restoration outcomes for the wetland on the station. The focus is on blue carbon, though other services include water quality and biodiversity outcomes.
National inventory of implemented nature-based solutions (Old ID 27760)
Nathan Waltham
01 Sep 2021 - 31 Mar 2022
This project will undertake a national inventory revie of implemented nature-based solutions that have been completed to mitigate coastal hazards. The aim of this project is to collate the information, build a repository of data and to provide end user groups access to the data and information to inform future planning decisions.
Title: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Western Ontario
Reseracher: Michael Bird (Distinguished Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 1989
End Date: 01 Jan 1990
Title: CPHMVS Research and Research Education Training Committee, James Cook University
Reseracher: Paul Horwood (Professor, Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2017
Title: Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine
Reseracher: Paul Horwood (Professor, Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2017
Title: Research Excellence Award Winner
Reseracher: Paul Horwood (Professor, Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2019
Title: Australian Research Field Leader in Health & Medical Sciences - Epidemiology
Reseracher: Paul Horwood (Professor, Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2018
Title: Bursary Award
Reseracher: Paul Horwood (Professor, Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2012
Title: Travel Scholarship
Reseracher: Paul Horwood (Professor, Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2010
Title: Telehealth Technology Innovation Award ($50,000), “DeepVitals for Remote Patient Monitoring – A Non-contact Image-based Blood Pressure via Deep Photoplethysmography Network”, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (Nepean Hospital), NSW, 2019.
Reseracher: Euijoon Ahn (Senior Lecturer, Information Technology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2019
Title: Best Oral Presentation Award ($500), “A Self-Supervised Deep Learning Framework for Plane Identification in Fetal Ultrasound Images”, Annual Nepean Research Day, The University of Sydney Nepean Clinical School, 2019.
Reseracher: Euijoon Ahn (Senior Lecturer, Information Technology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2019
Title: 2019 School of Computer Science Research Students Excellence Prize Award ($5000), The University of Sydney, 2019.
Reseracher: Euijoon Ahn (Senior Lecturer, Information Technology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2019