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Investigating the impacts of visual arts on primary chronic pain

This project consists of a series of studies investigating the physiological, social and psychological impacts of visual arts on patients with chronic pain. more...

Supervisor(s): Pourkazemi, Fereshteh (Dr), McKay, Marnee (Dr)

Evaluating alternative sustainable sanitation technologies for East Africa and the Pacific in order to improve both human and environmental health

The main aim of the PhD research is to evaluate a range of sanitation systems for developing countries, that protect human and environmental health; while reducing greenhouse gas em more...

Supervisor(s): Thomas, Jacqueline (Dr)

Evaluation of possible head Injuries in construction and sport fields

This research is geared towards studying the behaviour of a human head during the event of an impact in sport or construction fields. Experimental and numerical studies will be carr more...

Supervisor(s): Mohotti, Damith (Dr)

VULNERABILITY AND RESILIENCE IN FOOD AND NUTRITION PROVISION

Primary producers of agricultural commodities and consumers of food items desiring a balanced nutrition and health are linked by a global supply-chain system, in which demand and su more...

Supervisor(s): Lenzen, Manfred (Professor)

Investigating the impact of pain after the first ankle on development of chronic ankle instability

This project consists of a series of longitudinal studies investigating the impact of pain on development of chronic ankle instability after an index (first) ankle sprain. more...

Supervisor(s): Pourkazemi, Fereshteh (Dr), Hiller, Claire (Dr)

Do hydrological models cope with complex Australian catchments?

Climate change and rapid land use change has forced a rethink on hydrological models. Non-stationarity (where trends in time-series are non-linear or non-uniform) is now the norm, a more...

Supervisor(s): Vervoort, Willem (Associate Professor), Bishop, Thomas (Associate Professor), Van Ogtrop, Floris (Dr)

Blast and impact loadings on structures

The purpose of this research is to identify improve the current design approaches and develop innovative structural systems to mitigate damage caused by extreme loadings such as bla more...

Supervisor(s): Mohotti, Damith (Dr)

Development of smart materials impedance graded composite materials in blast and impact mitigation

The purpose of this research is to develop novel composite materials and structural systems which have wide range of applications. more...

Supervisor(s): Mohotti, Damith (Dr)

High strain rate behaviour of engineering materials

This study is a part of ongoing research to develop lightweight materials that can sustain severe loading conditions. The Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) method will be used for more...

Supervisor(s): Mohotti, Damith (Dr)