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

Genetic audit of Cygnet Bay Pearls’ Akoya oyster broodstock (Old ID 27738)
Dean Jerry
01 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2023
This Project will examine genetic diversity in Cygnet Bay’s current Akoya oyster breeding populations, design mating pairs for a spawning followed by analysis of the genetic diversity in the offspring.
Population assessments and ecology of threatened Queensland plants. (Old ID 29008)
Myles Menz
09 Jun 2023 - 11 Nov 2025
This project involves the assessment of population status, abundance, and ecology of 48 NCA/EPBC Vulnerable to Critically Endangered plant species. State of condition reports or population summaries will be generated for the species identified. We also propose to collect living material to investigate the feasibility for vegetative propagation. The data will be provided to DES for use in reviews of threat classification and development of management programs. The proposed project will generate key information on the status of 48 species of threatened plants and provide an important baseline for ongoing ecological research on these species.
Optimisation of internal pressure for designing industrial buildings (Old ID 21871)
John Ginger
14 Oct 2015 - 31 Dec 2020
The internal pressure in a building is dependent on the sizes of openings in the envelope, and its volume and flexibility, and is a critical loading parameter in building design. Post windstorm damage investigations have shown that incorrect internal pressures are frequently used in building design leading to damage. This project will study the internal pressures generated in buildings with a range of volumes and openings in the envelope. A combination of model scale and full scale tests and theoretical analysis will e used to determine critical parameters for highly turbulent air-flow through openings. Results will be used to revise design data in codes and produce guidelines for consistent, optimal design of industrial type buildings.
MINJAR GOLD - INVESTIGATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF CLAY ON GOLD EXTRACTION (Old ID 27376)
Elsa Antunes
22 Feb 2021 - 30 Nov 2021
The main objective of this thesis is to explore possible ways of mitigating issues associated with the presence of clay in a Carbon in Pulp (CIP) plant. It is hypothesized that heat treatment is an effective way of eliminating these issues as well as providing several subsequent benefits such as improvements to grinding and recovery. Yet, the efficacy of heat treatment is largely determined by the characteristics unique to each clay species. Thus, preliminary testing using equipment in the James Cook University Analytical Centre such as the Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) is necessary. This will provide the optimal heat treatment temperature, where the impacts of the heat treatment on viscosity in these conditions can be determined. Furthermore, secondary benefits such as improvements to recovery and grinding will also be quantified. This method allows for a thorough understanding of the impacts of heat treatment and will determine whether it is an effective approach to mitigating issues associated with the presence of clay.
North Queensland Proterozoic Metallogenesis (Old ID 27601)
Ioan Sanislav
06 Jun 2022 - 05 Jun 2024
This project will assess the metallogenic potential of the Croydon and southern Etheridge provinces including their potential to host critical mineral resources
Linking continental emergence and climatic evolution on the Early Earth (Old ID 26941)
Alex McCoy-West
01 May 2021 - 29 May 2025
This project aims to constrain the timing and extent to which the continents were emergent (above sealevel) at different times in Earth’s history and its impact on climatic evolution, which remains poorly understood. Continental emergence was a pivotal moment in the development of our habitable planet, because it controls the influx of bioessential elements (like phosphorus) to the oceans. Using innovative geochemical techniques, expected outcomes of this work include a detailed record of changes in ocean chemistry and a time integrated model of the amount of emergent crust on the early Earth. Documenting the impact of changes in the solid Earth on the evolution of life is of the highest interest to society in Australia and abroad.
NQBP and JCU Research and Monitoring Partnership – Ambient Marine Water Quality Studies. (Old ID 27000)
Nathan Waltham
11 Sep 2020 - 10 Sep 2025
Ports are essential for economic trade and prosperity, and vital for the day-to-day function of modern society. TropWATER has provided services to complete an ambient marine water quality-monitoring program for North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) at the Port of Mackay and Port of Hay Point since 2014. This program has expanded to include the other two major port facilities (Port of Abbot Point and Port of Weipa) administered by NQBP. The ambient marine water quality program includes deployment, maintenance and analysis of water quality data generated from high frequency loggers positioned on the sea floor, ambient water quality for metals, nutrients and herbicides. Data will be used by the port authority for strategic planning of operations.
Donation of Armoured Mist Frog translocation program (Old ID 27290)
Conrad Hoskin
01 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2022
Donation of $2,000 from AWS to my upcoming translocation of Armoured Mist Frogs to establish another breeding population in the wild.
The ecological and evolutionary factors influencing the establishment and persistence of community associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in resourcelimited, high-burden settings (Old ID 27344)
Paul Horwood
01 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2025
Our preliminary data suggests that there is high circulation of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in the highlands of PNG. We propose a hospital- and community-based study to determine the ecological and evolutionary factors associated with the establishment of the highly virulent MRSA ST93 clone in the highlands of PNG. This study will provide vital information for clinicians, public health professionals and policy makers in PNG to guide treatment and interventions to reduce the impact of MRSA-associated AHO in the country. Indeed, these findings will also inform strategies for the treatment and prevention of MRSA-associated AHO in other resource-limited settings.
Heritage Oil Rukwa (TZ) PhD Scholarship for Cassy Mtelela (Old ID 20298)
Eric Roberts
15 Jul 2012 - 14 Jan 2016
Heritage Oil Rukwa (TZ) to fully support a PhD scholarship and project expenses for Tanzanian Student, Cassy Mtelala. The PhD research Project will focus on investigating the relationship between sedimentation and tectonics in the deposition of the Pilocene to Recent Lake Beds strata in the Rukwa Rift Basin, Tanzania. Heritage will support all tuition; fees; living expenses; and a small research stipend for Cassy to conduct this PhD project through the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, under the direction of Dr Eric Roberts. Heritage Oil Rukwa (TZ) will also directly pay for all field expenses, visas and travel costs.

Miniaturized hairpin superconducting filters for telecommunications applications

Mono- and di-nuclear complexes of the ligands 3,4-di(2-pyridyl)-1,2,5-oxadiazole and 3,4-di(2-pyridyl)-1,2,5-thiadiazole; new bridges allowing unusually strong metal–metal interactions

Macrocyclic ligand design: Structure-function relationships involving the interaction of pyridinyl-containing, mixed oxygen-nitrogen donor macrocycles with cobalt(II), nickel(II), zinc(II), cadmium(II), silver(I) and lead(II)

Detritus in the epilithic algal matrix and its use by coral reef fishes

The effect of water density variations on the tidal flushing of animal burrows

Using southern oscillation index phases to forecast sugarcane yields: a case study for northeastern Australia

On measuring quality of a probabilistic commodity forecast for a system that incorporates seasonal climate forecasts

Surface resistance measurements of surface and interface sides of YBa2Cu3O7 films on sapphire and LaAlO3

Precise microwave characterisation of YBa2Cu3O7−δ films on sapphire and lanthanum aluminate substrates

An AM1 semiempirical study of host-guest complexation in hemicarcerand complexes

Title: JCU reef scientist goes global after plumbing the depths, Townsville Bulletin
Reseracher: Gemma Galbraith (AIMS@JCU Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Reef Connectivity)
Start Date: 10 Nov 2024
Title: Deep dive: How I use robots to survey coral reefs, Nature
Reseracher: Gemma Galbraith (AIMS@JCU Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Reef Connectivity)
Start Date: 31 Mar 2025
Title: Bengali
Reseracher: Khandakar Faisal Ibn Murad (Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering and Related Technologies))
Title: English
Reseracher: Khandakar Faisal Ibn Murad (Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering and Related Technologies))
Title: Wet Tropics Management Authority - Scientific Advisory Committee
Reseracher: Nathan Waltham (Associate Professor, Blue Carbon)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024
Title: Aquaculture without Frontiers (AwF), Australia
Reseracher: Simon Das (Research Fellow - Grouper Nutrition)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024
End Date: 01 Jan 2027
Title: ARC Future Fellow ($680,000), Global Change: Rainforest responses to experimental drought
Reseracher: Susan Laurance (Professor, Personal Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2014
Title: American Society of Naturalists
Reseracher: Megan Higgie (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2003
Title: PhD, James Cook University
Reseracher: Alana Grech (Professor)
End Date: 01 Jan 2010
Title: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Led "Super Gurus" team on the CSIRO ON Prime #15 program from 03/03/2024 to 25/06/2024 conducting customer discovery for the “Digital Twin Student” Educational Technology Project.
Reseracher: Kranthi Addanki (Lecturer, Information Technology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024
End Date: 01 Jan 2024