Origin of bone loss in sharks
Origin of bone loss in sharks
The project will investigate the developmental morphology of mineralised cartilage in shark embryos and across ontogenetic sequences, using a combination…
Circular Economy Opportunities using Waste Brines from Salt Mining
Salt mining is an important industry in the north-west of Western Australia. Wind and solar evaporation of salt lake water…
Vision-Based Vibration Monitoring for Civil Infrastructure Inspection and Damage Detection
Small-amplitude vibrations are important in many engineering systems, including civil infrastructure, mechanical equipment, industrial assets, towers, stadia, transmission structures and…
Understanding Flexible Adsorbents for Low-Energy Carbon Capture
Carbon capture is essential for achieving net-zero emissions, yet current technologies remain energy-intensive and costly. A new generation of porous…
Multi-Sensor Data Fusion for In-Orbit Satellite Detection and Characterisation
The rapid expansion of the orbital environment has produced an unprecedented challenge for space traffic management (STM). Commercial mega-constellations such…
Predicting molecular crystals on Titan and beyond
Saturn’s moon Titan is the only other celestial body in our solar system with a thick atmosphere and liquid lakes…
Hidden fungicide pools in barley: understanding conjugation, persistence and opportunities to improve disease protection
Fungicides are a critical component of disease management in cereal production, yet their behaviour within plants remains incompletely understood. Current…
Deciphering resistance mechanism to septoria nodorum blotch of wheat for marker-assisted selection breeding
Triticum aestivum (wheat) is the most important cash crop in Australia. To improve wheat productivity, losses caused by fungal diseases,…
Digital anatomical comparison of Victorian Cretaceous ornithopod dinosaurs with a view to understanding their palaeobiogeographic and palaeoecological
Ornithopod dinosaurs were a phenomenally successful group of ornithischian dinosaurs. They first appeared and became widespread in the Middle Jurassic…
Remote Sensing of phytoplankton diversity using cutting-edge satellite ocean colour techniques
Phytoplankton – the microscopic photosynthesizing algae inhabiting the surface sunlit layers of the oceans, are responsible for the production of…