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

Use of oaten hay to support sustainable development of dairy production (AgriFutures Australia
Saranika Talukder
01 Jul 2021
The project aimed to educate and promote the use of Australian oaten hay in the export market through forage quality, rumen fermentation, digestibility, weight gain and milk production studies. The findings will be useful for fodder exporters and the broader public and bring collaboration opportunities with key experts in the Australian export fodder and dairy industries.
Analysis of dairy greenhouse gas emission cost and mitigation strategies
Saranika Talukder
01 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2022
The project aims to investigate variations of input parameters’ effect on dairy farm enteric methane emissions estimation
Methane Emissions Project
Saranika Talukder
01 Jul 2020 - 30 Jun 2021
The project explored the methane emission in different feeding systems used in Murray Dairy region.
How do interactions during grazing influence dairy herd performance
Saranika Talukder
02 Jul 2018 - 28 Jun 2019
This project was designed to develop thresholds to predict the grazing, standing, walking, and lying behaviour of dairy cows from motion sensor (IceTag) output.
Use of oaten hay to support sustainable development of dairy production
Saranika Talukder
01 Jan 2021 - 28 Mar 2025
The project will utilise international literature review, in vitro rumen fermentation experiment, dairy cattle experiments, and case study modelling to quantify and demonstrate oaten hay carbohydrates value proposition to total mixed ration based dairy production, with a specific aim to use oaten hay to optimise production and efficiency.
NESP 4.5: Restoration by design: improving biodiversity outcomes from Australia’s restoration investments
Susan Laurance
01 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2027
Biodiversity monitoring of restoration projects. It will achieve this by undertaking 3 linked activities. · Activity 1: stakeholder workshop · Activity 2: examining methods used for restoration monitoring and evaluation · Activity 3: evaluating biodiversity outcomes of key restoration projects. This research is foundational for enhancing biodiversity recovery, strengthening restoration program delivery, encouraging informed restoration investments, and meeting national environmental standards. It directly addresses knowledge gaps around restoration identified in the Australia State of the Environment 2021 report and current national priorities for biodiversity conservation and restoration. Note that this project is Phase 2 of the ‘Restoration by design’ project. Phase 1 is a small project currently underway (4.5 Phase 1: September 2023 – June 2024) which includes running a co-design workshop (planned for the first quarter of 2024) with a subset of stakeholders identified in this proposal. Project 4.5 Phase 1 is key to Project 4.5 Phase 2 of this project, as it is the formal start of the complex and time-consuming process of identification and consultation with stakeholders. Project 4.5 Phase 2 also aims to begin development of the program logic required for key parts of the project more broadly – specifically, the inclusion/exclusion criteria of restoration monitoring methods (there are many) and the inclusion/exclusion criteria for case studies to include in our detailed analysis here (again, there are many).
NESP 4.12: Mitigating the impacts of extreme weather events on spectacled flying-foxes
Susan Laurance
01 Apr 2024 - 31 Mar 2027
Spectacled flying-foxes (SFFs) were listed as Endangered in 2019, following an extreme heatwave in 2018 that resulted in the death of approximately one-third of the population. The mass mortality of Australian flying-foxes at roosts during heatwaves has been well documented, with future extreme heat events considered the greatest threat to their survival. This project aims to improve our understanding of the local thermal environments of SFF roosts across their range, which is a critical aspect of their sensitivity to the increasing risks imposed by climate change. By doing so, this project will improve species management through the provision of tools to mitigate the devastating impacts of future extreme heatwaves and advise managers on effective interventions. This project addresses national priorities by providing adaptive solutions to support the recovery of a threatened species and in developing capacity to help reverse the decline in Australia’s natural environment.
Modelling plasma devices on femtosecond to millisecond timescales for compact particle-accelerator applications.
Greg Boyle
01 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024
Australia-Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme 2023: Short-term exchange of researchers between JCU and DESY, collaborating on plasma wakefield acceleration (PWFA) research and development. JCU student to benefit from DESY experimental and simulation expertise as world leaders in PWFA, and DESY postdoc to benefit from JCU expertise on charged-particle transport theory.
Long-term effects of sea-weeding on degraded coral reefs
Hillary Smith
01 Oct 2024 - 30 Sep 2029
Coral reefs around the world are under threat from the combined impacts of climate change and local stressors. Often, when corals die, macroalgae (seaweeds) rapidly take over available space on a reef, with corals struggling to regain dominance once seaweeds are established. My research has shown that a low-tech, simple approach of “sea-weeding” (i.e. removing seaweed by hand) is effective in rapidly rehabilitating degraded, macroalgae-dominated reefs. Over five years, my research program on two degraded reefs of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef saw a >600% increase in coral cover where macroalgae were removed three times annually, while no change was observed in control plots. These spectacular results provide an exciting potential management approach for other seaweed-dominated areas, as sea-weeding can be achieved through collective action via citizen science. However, because reef recovery dynamics operate on decadal time-scales, it is critical to understand the long-term effects of intervention via sea-weeding. In this project, I will extend the timeframe of the established sea-weeding experiment to document the trajectory of reef recovery. Specifically, the project will transition into a "maintenance" phase of weeding once per year (rather than 2-3 times per year in the first 5 years) to establish the efficacy of less frequent intervention. The results will help inform the best-practice application of sea- weeding in reef management strategies.
Wildlife Conservation Society Graduate Scholarship Program
Patrick Smallhorn-West
01 Jun 2024 - 01 Jan 2029
WCS is committed to a strategy that invests in developing the global conservation leaders of tomorrow. As part of that strategy, the Graduate Scholarship Program provides support for graduate education opportunities (masters or doctoral programs) at international institutions of academic excellence for exceptional conservationists from Asia/Pacific, Africa, Latin America, and North American indigenous groups. Scholars will be selected based on their exceptional abilities, their potential to become leaders of the conservation movement in their home country, and the relevance of their proposed study and future work to WCS conservation priorities. This funding is for a candidate to come study a PhD at JCU.
Title: Globally ranked in top 1% of citation scores across all fields, when accounting for career stage, research field and author position on papers (data till 2022; see list in doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.5)
Reseracher: Martijn van de Pol (Associate Professor, Mathematical Modelling)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2022
Title: Globally ranked in top 1% of citation scores across all fields, when accounting for career stage, research field and author position on papers (data till 2019; see list in https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918)
Reseracher: Martijn van de Pol (Associate Professor, Mathematical Modelling)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2019
Title: International Society for Computational Biology
Reseracher: Matt Field (Professor, Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2015
Title: Globally ranked in top 1% of citation scores across all fields, when accounting for career stage, research field and author position on papers (data till 2017; see list in https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000384)
Reseracher: Martijn van de Pol (Associate Professor, Mathematical Modelling)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2017
Title: PhD cum laude (highest distinction, top 5%)
Reseracher: Martijn van de Pol (Associate Professor, Mathematical Modelling)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2006
Title: President-elect of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Reseracher: Peter Junk (Distinguished Professor; Nevitt Professor of Chemistry)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2015
End Date: 01 Jan 2016
Title: Chair, OZOM8, Magnetic Island, Qld
Reseracher: Peter Junk (Distinguished Professor; Nevitt Professor of Chemistry)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2014
End Date: 01 Jan 2014
Title: Best Undergraduate Poster Prize (CSC National Meeting)
Reseracher: George Vamvounis (Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering)
Start Date: 01 Jan 1998
Title: Adjunct of the 'Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine', University of Cape Town, South Africa
Reseracher: Ludwig Lopata (Professor, Personal Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2007
Title: Best Paper Awards
Reseracher: Jiajia Yang (Associate Professor, Renewable Energy and Electrical Engineering)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2022