What's On at UWA

Dr Naresh Radhakrishnan from ECU will give the following talk: "Sulphur oxidising bacteria and sulphate reducing bacteria for environmental clean-up". All Welcome!

ABSTRACT: Heavy metal contamination of soil and water has been occurring from several centuries. However (...)

Are you interested in international work experience? Come along to the International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience (IAESTE) seminar. Opportunities available in 80 countries.

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The ongoing operation and health of human joints relies on the correct mechanical functioning of articular cartilage to allow movement, and on the tensile capacity of the connective tissues (ligaments and tendons). These tissues have extremely complex structures and functional (...)

Dr Mark Farrell from CSIRO will give a Soil and Water seminar next week, PLEASE NOTE the different time/day of 11am on Tues Oct 19th. All welcome!

TITLE: "Soil organic matter interactions in soils: From dissolved organic nitrogen to biochar"

ABSTRACT:This talk aims (...)

Dr Clint McCullough from ECU will give a Soil and Water seminar on Oct 20th at 4pm, details below. All welcome! u.

TITLE: "Post mining lake district landscapes: what are the opportunities and how can we achieve them?"

ABSTRACT: Restoration of mining landforms has now (...)

Target audience: Early Career Researchers, PhD students or anyone looking for a refresher from Oceans Institute, FECM and FNAS.

This session will focus on filling in a typical research funding application form, based on the ARC Discovery and Linkage Project schemes, but of relevance to (...)

Bioenergy is a favorable option at remote sites where land is available with reasonable soils and sufficient water for the required biomass production. Immediate use of the biomass can be made with off-the-shelf thermochemical conversion systems providing syngas or electricity via generators or (...)

Gain useful insight into the ARC Linkage Projects scheme and Commercialistation.

The speakers will discuss: 1) Support available at UWA when applying for Linkage; 2) IP Commercialisation via different routes such as licensing, spin-outs, and research contracts; 3) Their personal (...)

Dr. Ela Eroglu is one of the newest researchers to join the UWA - Centre for Energy. Ela completed her Postdoctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley on algal biofuels, following her PhD Degree in Chemical Engineering (METU, Turkey) on biohydrogen production by utilization of (...)

The seminar will provide attendees with tips and advice on setting up a publication strategy to increase publication output of your research activities, ways to improve the quality of your paper(s), leading them through to publication success and answers on your individual questions regarding (...)

Professor Michael A. Huston is an Adjunct Professor at the UWA School of Earth & Environment. He has been an IAS Professor-at-Large in 2008 and 2009, and this is his third visit in this capacity at UWA.

Professor Hustons research is focused on understanding the causes of observed (...)

Presentation 1: Ultrasound in the Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Biorefinery and Biofuel As concerns increase over climate change and the limitations of the global supply of oil and coal there is a move towards renewable fuel and chemical sources. Currently ethanol is being fermented (...)

Following a successful 2011 ARC LEIF bid, CMCA will acquire cryo-SEM capabilities this coming year, to provide improved imaging capabililties for hydrated and beam sensitive samples. Marilyn Carey from Gatan UK will present information on cryo-SEM techniques for those wanting to know more about (...)

Grantsmanship can make a difference! Come along and further develop your grant writing skills. This workshop, prepared in consultation with UWA researchers who have been successful in obtaining peer-reviewed funding and who have served on national reviewing bodies, will be structured to assist (...)

Are you an Arts, Science, Law, Computer Science, Maths, Economics, Commerce or Engineering student seeking a job in management consulting?

Launch a career in Management Consulting with McKinsey & Co, build matchless expertise, work with leading corporations around the world, and have (...)

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“The effect of tree belowground C allocation on the seasonal course of microbial N cycling in an European beech forest soil”

ABSTRACT: Soil microbes in temperate forest ecosystems are able to cycle several hundreds of kg of nitrogen (N) ha-1 yr-1 and are (...)

All exceptional final year domestic students with an insatiable drive and proven record in finance, economics, engineering, law or science, are encouraged to attend this event. Included in the presentation will be an introduction to Management Consultancy, the nature of the work performed by (...)

BCG are now hiring for their Australian Offices for 2012 start dates. If you are interested in a position with BCG, visit their website www.bcg.com/careers to submit an on-line application by 12.00 noon on Friday 11 March 2011. All applications must include a Cover Letter, Resume and Academic (...)

This year the CMCA will be leading a WA-based consortium applying for funding through ARC LIEF to provide advanced X-ray micro-CT capabilities for local researchers mainly in the physical and geo-sciences.

To provide more information on the capabilities of the latest generation micro-CT (...)

The Research Development Office will be presenting a seminar regarding the rules and how to write a winning application for an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award.