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Director's Welcome
Dear ,
As Director of the Environmental Futures Centre (EFC), I am very pleased to welcome you to the second issue of the EFC Newsletter for 2010. I also encourage you to
interact with the EFC members, staff and students for securing the future of our common living environments at both local and global scales.
Since the first issue of the EFC Newsletter published in March 2010, we have been quite fortunate to successfully recruit two excellent Administrative Coordinators. Ms Dianna Woods and Ms Dian Riseley, who have worked with us since May 2010, are based at the EFC Offices on the Gold Coast and Nathan campuses, respectively.
The first EFC Retreat at Couran Cove Resort, South Stradbroke Island was held on 10-11 June 2010. The Retreat proved to be a very successful networking and collaborative event, with about 90 participants of EFC Advisory Board members, staff, students, invited guests and visitors. The two-day open forum generated some lively discussions, we learnt a lot about the research our colleagues are doing and also raised issues regarding the strategic direction of the Centre.
I am pleased to note that the EFC memberships and student numbers have continued to increase in the past 6 months and currently we have over 40 full research members, 15 visiting fellows and more than 50 RHD students. I would like to officially welcome all new members that have joined the Centre in recent months.
As shown in this EFC Newsletter, there have been a lot of exciting events and developments during this period. I look forward to sharing more exciting news and developments of EFC in the coming months of 2010 and beyond.
Kindest regards,
Professor Zhihong Xu
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Latest News
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$20,000 for conservation bilby researchClimate Change and Sustainability Minister, Kate Jones, joined forces with Dreamworld and the Save the Bilby foundation when they presented a $20,000 cheque to the Environmental Futures Centre. The cheque was presented to Associate Professor Jean-Marc Hero for research into the ecological processes existing in Currawinya National Park.
Research conducted by Associate Professor Hero and his team is part of the Program for Planned Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research (PPBio) project.
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Win David Suzuki TicketsThe Environmental Futures Centre has 2 x Adult and 2 x Student tickets to give away to David Suzuki - The Legacy on Tuesday 26 October at the Powerhouse Museum.
TO ENTER:
Please suggest this email to as many interested contacts as you can (industry, government, not for profit organisation and general public). The individuals that can suggest the most contacts will win! Winners announced Thursday 21 October.
Use 'SEND TO A FRIEND' at the top left of the page!
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Publication ScholarshipCongratulations to Ms Lucy Halliday and Ms Kate Rudolph for being awarded the Publication Scholarship (Semester II, 2010). Both students have recently completed their Honours within the Environmental Futures Centre and will be awarded $3,000 each to support their research.
The Environmental Futures Centre offers a range of other student suppport programs to assist with research projects.
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ARC grant awarded to mine site projectProfessor Zhihong Xu and Dr Chengrong Chen, in collaboration with the University of Western Australia, have been successful in applying for an Australian Research Council LP mine site project grant. Over five years, the project has been awarded $2.5M from the Australian Research Council with another $1.9M (and significant in-kind contributions) from industry partners.
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Centre for Clean Environment & EnergyThe Centre for Clean Environment & Energy (CCEE) is a new strategic program within the Environmental Futures Centre. Led by Foundation Director Professor Huijun Zhao, the CCEE brings together a team of researchers with extensive expertise in environmental chemistry, pollution chemistry, geochemistry, analytical chemistry, biological chemistry, environmental microbiology, photochemistry, photocatalysis, membrane science, nanomaterials, nanotechnology and biotechnology.
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Congratulations - Dr Haimin ZhangWe would like to congratulate Dr Haimin Zhang on being awarded a 2010 Griffith University Postdoctoral and Research Fellowship. Dr Zhang's project title is "Nanostructured TiO2 photoelectrocatalysis-based bactericidal technique for disinfection and decomposition of pathogenic biohazards".
The Scheme was established to assist Griffith University achieve its objective of strengthening its research profile and capacity through attracting high calibre early career researchers.
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EFC to host Animals and People conference 2011The Environmental Futures Centre is to host the 4th Australian Animal Studies Group Conference. Mark your diaries to join animal theorists and scientists from a broad range of academic disciplines to examine the interrelationships between human and nonhuman animals.
When: 10 - 13 July 2011
Where: Griffith University, Southbank
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DreamWorld and EFC CollaborationA team of enthusiastic scientists from the Environmental Futures Centre, Griffith University, led by Associate Professor Jean-Marc Hero and Research Fellow Dr. Edward Narayan are aiming to develop non-invasive monitoring of the stress hormones to track the physiological responses of Koalas to routine husbandry in order to improve captive management and breeding.
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Ancient DNA reveal life of extinct Moa birdProfessor Dave Lambert and his team have used forensic DNA methods to report that some of the largest bird eggs in history were also the most fragile. The study has been published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA.
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Recent PublicationsWe would like to congratulate both Professor Roger Kitching and Dr Leah Burns on the recent publication of their new books:
- The Butterflies of Australia (Albert Orr & Roger Kitching)
- Dingoes, Penguins and People: Engaging Anthropology to Reconstruct Management of Wildlife Tourism Interactions (Leah Burns)
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A full listing of publications from the Environmental Futures Centres members is available from Griffith Research Online.
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Upcoming Events
Seminar SeriesThe next presentations in our Seminar Series will be:
Dr Chris Matthews
Tuesday 26 October
12.30pm - 2.00pm
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Nathan Campus
Dr Peter Hoppe
Thursday 4 November
12.30pm - 2.00pm
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Nathan Campus
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Social BBQ'sEach month the EFC holds social BBQ's for our members, staff and students. The next scheduled dates are:
Friday 22 October
Gold Coast campus
Friday 12 November
Gold Coast campus
Friday 19 November
Nathan campus
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Scott Piper AwardApplications for the Scott Piper Award for Best Student Paper close on Friday 29 October 2010. All applications must be received by Dianna Woods by 5.00pm
EFC Summer Studentships
Applications also close 5.00pm Friday 29 October 2010.
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Comments & Feedback
We want your suggestions!
We encourage any feedback and comments that you may have in regards to this newsletter as we want to provide the most effective communication channels and networking opportunities.
Also, should you have any news items, upcoming events or relevant stories for future editions of this newsletter, please contact Dianna Woods to discuss further.
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