Twenty‑four successful research projects were awarded funding in Tranche Two of Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Seed Grants.
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Funding was awarded in the following National Reconstruction Fund priority areas:
- 9 value-add in agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors
- 11 value-add in resources
- 2 renewables and low emission technology
- 2 medical science.
Value-add in agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors
|
University |
Project Title |
Lead Entrepreneur |
Grant Funding |
|
Queensland University of Technology |
Sustainably Sourced Hard Carbon from agricultural waste for use in sodium ion batteries |
Prof Deepak Dubal |
$384,271 |
|
Queensland University of Technology |
Cost effective advanced manufacturing of high-demand cannabinoids |
Dr Carlos Luna-Flores |
$199,853 |
|
The Australian National University |
Development of non-invasive imaging tools to identify recombinant protein expression in plant-based molecular farming |
Dr Richard Poire |
$166,117 |
|
The University of Adelaide |
Revolutionising Agriculture: Innovative Encapsulation Technologies for a Sovereign Supply Chain |
Dr Yue Hui |
$299,994 |
|
The University of Queensland |
A Spinifex-based Nanomaterials Platform for Climate-ready Crops and Mine-Site Restoration |
Dr Jitka Kochanek |
$300,000 |
|
The University of Queensland |
Single-shot anti-fertility vaccine in pigs |
Dr Rachel Stephenson |
$471,683 |
|
The University of Queensland |
Proof of concept cattle tick vaccine trial for commercial adoption |
Dr Hannah Siddle |
$260,652 |
|
The University of Queensland |
Toward a rapid antibody test (RAT) for phosphine resistant insect pests of stored grain |
A/Prof Paul Ebert |
$58,666 |
|
University of South Australia |
Olives the Australian Way - A new style of table olive using a novel debittering process |
Prof John Fielke |
$275,054 |
Value-add in resources
|
University |
Project Title |
Lead Entrepreneur |
Grant Funding |
|
Monash University |
Enabling the Lithium economy by creating value-added product(s) for energy storage market |
Dr Md Joynul Abedin |
$199,290 |
|
Queensland University of Technology |
Value Adding Natural Zeolite Resources: Enhanced Anaerobic Digestion for Biogas Production and Nutrient Management |
Prof Graeme Millar |
$288,977 |
|
Swinburne University of Technology |
Mining with muons: muon tomography methods for site exploration and safety management |
Dr Federico Scutti |
$153,823 |
|
The University of Adelaide |
Rapid development of new medical treatment compounds from radioactive mine waste |
Ms Danielle Questiaux |
$196,248 |
|
The University of New South Wales |
High-yield, low-cost manufacturing of quantum magnetic field sensors |
Dr Maja Cassidy |
$171,675 |
|
The University of Queensland |
Developing scaling-up process to produce haloalkaliphilic bacteria inoculum for industry-deployment to treat alkaline wastes from refining alumina |
Dr Fang You |
$193,720 |
|
The University of Queensland |
Converting raw mineral materials to highly efficient lighting and display devices |
Dr Jingwei Hou |
$197,102 |
|
The University of Queensland |
Improving flotation beneficiation of minerals |
Dr Hangil Park |
$156,431 |
|
The University of Queensland |
Ore-sand: a circular economy solution to reduce mineral wastes and produce alternative construction materials |
Dr Juliana Segura Salazar |
$180,000 |
|
University of South Australia |
Transforming Australian regions for sustainable development: a novel approach to efficient metal recovery for cleaning contaminated sites |
A/Prof Larissa Statsenko |
$298,056 |
|
University of Southern Queensland |
Manufacture and agronomic assessment of polymer-free lignite derived slow-release fertiliser (SRF) |
A/Prof Lei Ge |
$251,714 |
Renewables and low emissions technologies
|
University |
Project Title |
Lead Entrepreneur |
Grant Funding |
|
The University of Adelaide |
Sustainable metal extraction and recovery from metal-containing waste for renewable energy transition and circular economy |
A/Prof Chi Wai Kwong |
$199,783 |
|
The University of Sydney |
Sensing the unseen: Advanced hydrogen gas sensor |
Prof Xiaoke Yi |
$192,703 |
Medical science
|
University |
Project Title |
Lead Entrepreneur |
Grant Funding |
|
Deakin University |
World’s first chemical antibody-based intraoperative diagnostic platform for surgical pathology |
Prof Wei Duan |
$200,000 |
|
The University of Melbourne |
Towards Non-invasive Pathology using Thermal Imaging Spectroscopy for Skin Cancer Diagnosis |
Miss Noor E Karishma Shaik |
$200,000 |
Further information on the research projects will be published shortly.