Science and Innovation Studentship Awards
- About the Science and Innovation Studentship Awards
- Information on becoming a host organisation
- 2008 Award winners
About the Science and Innovation Studentship Awards
The awards program promotes research interaction between industry and academia, with a focus on issues essential to long-term development and modernisation of WA industry.
The program seeks to encourage creativity and innovation in science students/graduates, with students allowed to broaden their professional experience and gain valuable skills and experience in developing and applying their own ideas.
Students who win a Science and Innovation Studentship Award are provided with a financial assistance package to broaden their professional experience and gain valuable skills and experience in developing and applying their own ideas. This is achieved through conducting a full-time 10-week project during the university summer break (Dec – Feb), with a private sector host organisation.
Please note: The awards program for 2009 has been postponed. Information about the 2010 program will be available here next year.
Information on becoming a host organisation
In addition to gaining the benefit of the research, host companies also have the opportunity to
form or strengthen ties with tertiary research institutions.
By providing us with details about a proposed project, the Department can match your company with a student from a relevant discipline. Alternatively, you can contact a university student directly and ask them to contact the Scholarships Officer at their university.
To be considered an eligible host organisation you must be currently operating within the Western Australian private sector, possess an ABN and/or ACN as applicable and be able to offer a research project of 10-weeks duration in a science field.
Please note: The awards program for 2009 has been postponed. Information about becoming a host organisation for the 2010 program will be available here next year.
For general enquiries please contact us.
2008 Award winners
Curtin University of Technology
- Howraa ABED: Development of a Nano-porous Membrane for Improved Wound Healing.
Host Organisation: McComb Foundation
Academic Supervisor: Dr Mark Fear - Cassandra CURRIE: Analysis of the NorthWest Cape Shelf Slope Currents. Understanding of the currents experienced at depth in the NW shelf region is therefore crucial for ensuring the safety of offshore oil and gas installations.
Host Organisation: RPS Metocean
Academic Supervisor: Dr Alexander John Duncan
For more information contact Curtin University of Technology.
Edith Cowan University
- Melissa BRADBURY: Design and Prototyping for Tamper Proofing the Silicon Data Vault (SDV).
Host Organisation: Secure Systems Limited
Academic Supervisor: Dr Ganesh Kothapalli - Matthew WINTERS: Characterisation and Identification of Spoiled Harvested Manjimup Black Truffle Aroma.
Host Organisation: Treetec Consulting Pty Ltd
Academic Supervisor: Dr Mary Boyce
For further information contact Edith Cowan University.
Murdoch University
- Belinda HARLAND: Development of a novel vaccine for Avian Intestinal Spirochaetosis a disease affecting commercial laying and broiler breeding hens.
Host Organisation: Spirogene Pty Ltd
Academic Supervisor: Professor David Hampson - Jurek Marin MALARECKI: Evaluation of Nano-Carbon Thermo-Solar Captor for Zero Emission Power.
Host Organisation: Burrup Fertilisers Pty Ltd
Academic Supervisor: Dr Gerard Eddy Poinern
For further information contact Murdoch University.
University of Western Australia
- Rebecca COLVIN: A new approach to Understanding Oxidative Stress.
Host Organisation: Proteomics International
Academic Supervisor: Dr Peter Arthur, Senior Lecturer - Aanandini GANESALINGAM: Heterosis in Emergence and Establishment of Hybrid Canola Varieties.
Host Organisation: Canola Breeders Western Australia Pty Ltd
Academic Supervisor: Dr Zed Rengel - Dominic HO: Optimization of Development Stage SoluMatrix™ Formulations for Commercial Manufacture.
Host Organisation: iCeutica
Academic Supervisor: Professor Colin Raston - Richard JACOBY: Identifying mitochondrial protein biomarkers which indicate stress tolerance and stress susceptibility in wheat.
Host Organisation: InterGrain Pty Ltd
Academic Supervisor: Professor A. Harvey Miller - Amos NGOI: Screening and computer-aided grading of Cataract Disease. Produce a non-invasive screening tool that can be used by a wide variety of health care workers in all locations.
Host Organisation: Lions Eye Institute
Academic Supervisor: Professor Yogesan Kanagasingam - James RIXSON: Investigation into possible phenylephrine derived drugs for the treatment of African sleeping sickness. A fatal parasiti, vector-borne disease.
Host Organisation: Epichem Pty Ltd
Academic Supervisor: Dr Scott Stewart - Vidya SEENARAIN: Protein identification in hypertrophied guinea pig cardiac myocytes after exposure to hydrogen peroxide.
Host Organisation: Proteomics International
Academic Supervisor: Dr Livia Hool - Ross THYER: A new screening system for protein-protein interactions in living cells.
Host Organisation: WAIMR
Academic Supervisor: Dr Aleksandra Filipovska - Louise WALKER: Does TLR4 expression on infiltrating neutrophils exacerbate the inflammatory response to LPS in the mouse cornea and can this response be inhibited by the application of a topical TLR4 antagonist?
Host Organisation: Lions Eye Institute
Academic Supervisor: Professor Paul McMenamin
For further information contact the University of Western Australia.