Grants Commencing in 2013

ARC Discovery Grants

• T. Boecking, A.C. Coster, Single-molecule view of actin-tropomyosin flament dynamics (2013: $$107,000; 2014: $107,000; 2015: $107,000)
• D.S. Chan, Interactions between non-commutative algebra and algebraic geometry, (2013: $105,000; 2014: $105,000; 2015: $105,000)
• J.M. Murray, B.I. Henry, T.A. Langlands, P J Klasse, Mathematical modelling can provide vital information on the effectiveness and practical implementation of microbicides and vaccines against HIV (2013: $95,000; 2014: $95,000; 2015: $95,000)

Early Career Research Grants

• Z. Botev, Adaptive Monte Carlo methods for rare-event probability estimation and Bayesian inference ($5,750)
• F. Chen, Parametric and semiparametric estimation of Hawkes-type point processes ($5,750)
• G. Geenens, Nonparametric copula modelling: theory and applications ($5,750)
• S. Keating (& M. Roughan), Topological, statistical and signal-theoric methods for identifying Lagrangian coherent structures in the east Australian current ($5,750)

Faculty Research Grants

• A. Cai, Mathematical modeling of bioenergetics in the evolution of cell populations ($4,000)
• L. Chan, Pricing and calibration of volatility index-related derivatives ($4,000)
• F. Chen, A novel point process model for recurrent event modelling and its statistical inference ($3,000)
• I. Doust, Spectral theory for operators with complex spectrum ($7,000)
• S. Galbraith, Novel statistical methods for the design and analysis of complex biomedical studies ($6,000)
• B. Jefferies, Integration structures: Theory and integration ($4,000)
• J. Kress, Superintegrability and conformal geometry ($5,000)
• W. McLean (& K. Mustapha), Discontinuous Galerkin method for a fractional PDE with nonsmooth data ($5,000)
• J. Olivier, Evidence based policy using interrupted time series: the use and selection of comparative processes to address threats to internal validity ($4,000)
• S. Penev, Vega approximations and robust calibration ($5,000)
• D. Potapov, Recent progress with BMV conjecture- implications for the perturban theory ($9,000)
• N. Wildberger, Lie sphere geometry, inversive geometry and hyperbolic geometry ($4,000)

Faculty Silverstar Award

• T. Britz, New directions in combinatorial coding theory ($25,000)
• J. Murray, New mathematical approaches determining features associated with response in viral sequences ($25,000)

UNSW Goldstar Award

• A. Coster, Insulin action in metabolism - insights from mathematics ($30,000)

Other Grants

• T. Tran, Numerical methods for elliptic transmission problems with uncertain interfaces, 2013-2014 Group of Eight Australia – Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme ($10,000)

Grants Commencing in 2012

ARC Discovery Grants

• M.L. Banner, W.L. Peirson, F. Dias, Transitions in wave breaking from deep to shallow water (2012: $130,000; 2013: $120,000; 2014: $110,000)
• D.A. Bright, C.S. Greenhill, A. Ritter, C. Morselli, Illicit drug trafficking: the structure of illicit networks and implications for resilience and vulnerability (2012: $65,000; 2013: $44,000), through Faculty of Medicine
• A.H. Dooley, Group actions in random dynamical systems (2012: $120,000; 2013: $100,000; 2014: $100,000)
• J. Du, Quantum loop algebras and representations of affine q-Schur algebras (2012: $95,000; 2013: $95,000; 2014: $95,000)
• B. Goldys, J.F. Grotowski, T. Tran, Z. Brzezniak, R.W. Chantrell, The mathematics of novel magnetic memory materials (2012: $120,000; 2013: $100,000; 2014: $100,000)
• M. Holzer, F.W. Primeau, R.J. Matear, Global ocean productivity: revealing interaction patterns and nutrient pathways (2012: $100,000; 2013: $80,000; 2014: $80,000)
• V. Jeyakumar, G. Li, M.A. Goberna, New theory and methods for robust global optimisation: modern decision-making under uncertain conditions (2012: $110,000; 2013: $110,000; 2014: $110,000)
• I.H. Sloan, J. Dick, H. Wendland, E.B. Saff, Mathematics in the round - the challenge of computational analysis on spheres (2012: $200,000; 2013: $170,000; 2014: $130,000)
• F. Sukochev, Noncommutative probability and analysis (2012: $320,000; 2013: $182,792; 2014: $200,000)
• D.I. Warton, New approaches to predictive modelling of high-dimensional count data to study climate impacts on ecological communities (2012: $100,000; 2013: $100,000; 2014: $100,000)
• G. Gottwald, G.A. Froyland, Extracting macroscopic variables and their dynamics in multiscale systems with metastable states (2012: $90,000; 2013: $90,000; 2014: $90,000), through University of Sydney
• I.M. Wanless, C.S. Greenhill, R. Aharoni, Extremal problems in hypergraph matchings (2012: $120,000; 2013: $100,000; 2014: $100,000), through Monash University
• C.J. Burden, S.R. Wilson, Novel techniques for statistical and mathematical analyses of sequence data (2012: $120,000; 2013: $100,000; 2014: $100,000), through ANU

ARC Future Fellowships

• G.A. Froyland, A probabilistic and geometric understanding of transport and metastability in mathematical geophysical flows (2012: $85,168.50; 2013: $172,015.50; 2014: $172,354; 2015: $166,544; 2016: $81,037)
• D.I. Warton, Advancing tools for the analysis of high-dimensional data in ecology (2012: $77,857; 2013: $155,714; 2014: $155,714; 2015: $155,714; 2016: $79,857)

ARC Linkage

• I.M. Suthers, M.B. Lowry, E.L. Johnston, M. Roughan, M.D. Taylor, C.A. Gray, The trophic ecosystem of a purpose-built, offshore artificial reef: do coastal currents supply sufficient nutrients for the local production of fish? (2012: $259,617; 2013: $157,000; 2014: $97,000)

Early Career Research Grants

• F. Chen, Parametric and semi-parametric estimation of self-exciting point processes ($9,793)
• G. Geenens, Smoothed k-nearest neighbour regression ($9,794)
• D. Potapov, Non-commutative analysis and quantum statistical mechanics ($9,794)

Faculty Research Grants

• D. Chan, Non-commutative curves and surfaces ($4,200)
• L. Chan, Filtering for state-space models ($7,500)
• I. Doust, The geometry of discrete metric spaces ($5,000)
• S. Galbraith, Design and analysis of accelerated longitudinal studies ($6,000)
• H. Grundling, Field algebras for canonical quantum systems ($10,000)
• J. Kress, Higher order nonseparable superintegrability and multivariable hypergeometric functions ($7,000)
• S. Penev, New inference procedures for risk optimization in static and dynamic settings ($8,300)
• N. Wildberger, Hyperbolic triangle geometry ($10,000)

Faculty Silverstar Award

• A. Coster, Predictive mathematical modelling to define emergent properties of the insulin action pathway ($25,000)

UNSW Goldstar Award

• J. Murray and B.I. Henry, Mathematical modelling can provide vital information on the effectiveness and practical implementation of microbicides and vaccines against HIV ($30,000)
• Y. Fan, Efficient methods for massively computational Bayesian models ($30,000)

ARC - DECRA

• D.M. Harvey, Counting solutions to equations over fields of large characteristic (2012: $125,000; 2013: $125,000; 2014: $125,000)

Grants Commencing in 2011

ARC Discovery Grants

• X.T. Duong, M. Cowling, A.G. McIntosh, A. Sikora, Harmonic analysis and spectral analysis of differential operators (2011: $180,000; 2012: $170,000; 2013: $170,000)
• J.I. Westbrook, W.T. Dunsmuir, C.M. Duffield, Advancing understanding of health professionals' work and communication patterns and the effectiveness of work reform initiatives (2011: $120,745; 2012: $182,773; 2013: 208,533)
• G.A. Froyland, M. Dellnitz, A. Quas, Innovative mathematics using transfer operators to reveal hidden ordered structures in geographical flows (2011: $113,000; 2012: $105,000; 2013: $105,000)
• R. Quispel, J.A. Roberts, P.H. van der Kamp, C.M. Ormerod, J.J. Duistermaat, F.W. Nijhoff, S.B. Lobb, Discrete integrable systems (2011: $260,000; 2012: $260,000; 2013: $260,000)
• W.K. Schief, Discrete differential geometry: Theory and applications (2011: $20,000; 2012: $20,000; 2013: $20,000)
• I.H. Sloan, F.Y. Kuo, M. Griebel, H. Wozniakowski, Very high dimensional computation - the new frontier in numerical analysis (2011: $160,000; 2012: $150,000; 2013: $150,000)
• F. Sukochev, A.L. Carey, Noncommutative analysis and geometry in interaction with quantum physics (2011: $95,000; 2012: $95,000; 2013: $95,000)

Early Career Research Grants

• F. Chen, Semi-parametric method for a marked point process and its applications in financial data modelling ($9,539)
• G. Geenens, A nonparametric functional method for signature recognition ($9,539)
• D. Potapov, Spectral shift in perturbation theory ($9,537)

Faculty Research Grants

• D. Chan, Moduli spaces on non-commutative algebra ($7,000)
• J. Franklin, Aristotelian Epistemology and the middle level of percepton + The law and reference class problems ($10,000)
• S. Galbraith, Statistical methods for the design and analysis of methylation array and other epigenetic studies ($8,500)
• C.S. Greenhill, Directed graphs and peer-to-peer networks ($6,250)
• M. Holzer, Global interactions in ocean biographical productivity: A novel mathematical approach for determining mechanisms, pathways, and patterns ($15,520)
• J. Kress, Families of superintegrable systems ($8,000)
• W. McLean, Non-smooth data error estimates for fractional diffusion problems ($5,800)
• S. Penev, A new approach in stochastic risk modelling ($6,500)
• D. Salopek, Stochastic integration of cylindrical fractional Brownian motion in UMD spaces ($7,420)
• T. Tran, Advanced computational methods for modelling of multiscale phenomena with scattered data ($5,020)
• N. Wildberger, Relativistic and hyperbolic geometries ($13,000)

Faculty Silverstar Awards

• J. Roberts, Novel perspectives and new frontiers in arithmetic dynamics ($25,000)
• J. Murray, Mathematical modelling of early stages of sexual transmission of HIV and the impact of microbicides and vaccines ($25,000)

UNSW Goldstar Awards

• A. Coster, Predictive mathematical modelling to define emergent properties of the insulin signalling network ($30,000)
• A.H. Dooley, New concepts of randomness for dynamical systems ($30,000)
• J. Du, Representations of Affine Quantum Schur Algebras ($30,000)
• Y. Fan, Adaptive strategies for Monte Carlo methods in Bayesian inference ($30,000)
• B. Goldys, Stochastic Landau-Lifchitz-Gilbert equation: From flows of harmonic maps to theory of novel magnetic materials ($30,000)
• V. Jeyakumar, Innovative approaches to solving optimization problems affected by data uncertainty: New insights from emerging robust optimization methodology ($30,000)
• J. Murray, Dynamical regulation of hepatitis B virus infection by the immune system ($40,000)

Other Grants

• G. Froyland, The climatic and environmental impacts of ocean circulation: tracking ocean eddies (2010-2011 Group of Eight Australia - Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme) (2011-2012: $12,000)

Grants Commencing in 2010

ARC Discovery Projects

• J. Dick (QEII Fellowship), Algebraic methods for Markov Chain Monte Carlo and quasi-Monte Carlo (2010: $180,000; 2011: $180,000; 2012: $125,000; 2013: $125,000; 2014: $125,000)
• B. Henry, and S.L. Wearne, New mathematics of fractional diffusion for understanding cognitive impairment at the neuronal level (2010: $90,000; 2011: $90,000; 2012: $90,000)
• V. Jeyakumar, G. Lee, B. Mordukhovich, S. Kim and G. Li (APD), A new improved solution to global optimization over multivariate polynomials: Mathematical principles, numerical methods and selected applications (2010: $75,137; 2011: $75,137; 2012: $75,137; 2013: $60,137)
• A.M. Waite, M. Roughan, C.B. Pattiaratchi, J. Kotta and H. Orav-Kotta, Ocean-reef interactions as drivers of continental shelf productivity in a changing climate (2010: $189,000; 2011: $189,000; 2012: $125,000)
• S. Sisson (QEII Fellowship), Innovations in Bayesian likelihood-free inference (2010: $84,000; 2011: $86,000; 2012: $90,000; 2013: $84,000; 2014: $70,000)

ARC Linkage

• J. Murray and G. Symonds, Can an anti-HIV gene in blood stem cells protect from immune depletion by HIV? (2010: $120,000; 2011: $119,000; 2012: $121,000)
• D. Ramp, D.I. Warton, K.M. Jenkins, M.B. Ashcroft, J.R. Gollan, P. Driver, Innovative approaches to identifying regional responses of biodiversity to climate change (2010: $60,000; 2011: $110,000; 2012: $100,000; 2013: $50,000)
• R.H. Grzebieta, A.M. Williamson, J. Olivier, R.F. Job, C.A. Karl, Safety management system for heavy vehicles transport (2010: $100,000; 2011: $89,000; 2012: $150,000; 2013: $161,000; 2014: $110,000)

Early Career Researcher Grants

• F. Chen, Dividend optimization problems under Markov-regime switching collective risk models ($3,098)
• G. Geenens, A nonparametric functional method for signature recognition ($3,098)

Faculty Research Grants

• S. Ajiev, Function spaces and quasi-linear evolution equations ($5,000)
• F. Chen, Dividend optimization problems under Markov-regime switching collective risk models ($5,000)
• I. Doust, Banach-Stone theorems for BV function algebras ($10,000)
• J. Du, A double hall algrebra approach for quantum Schur-Weyl theory ($10,000)
• G. Geenens, A nonparametric functional method for signature recognition ($5,000)
• B. Goldys, Stochastic conservation laws ($12,000)
• J. Kress, Polynomial algebras of superintegrable systems ($8,000)
• N. Wildberger, A novel algebraic approach to non-Euclidean geometry and inversive geometry ($5,000)

UNSW Goldstar Awards

G.A. Froyland, New mathematics to detect and track ocean eddies and quantify their environmental impact in the Coral and Tasman Seas (2010: $40,000)

Grants Commencing in 2009

ARC Discovery Projects

• A. an Huef and A.D. Simms, Operator algebras associated to groupoids (2009: $95,000; 2010: $80,000; 2011: $80,000)
• M.L. Banner, W.L. Peirson and F. Dias, Forecasting wave breaking in directional seas (2009: $200,000; 2010: $80,000; 2011: $90,000)
• I. Sloan, E. Saff and H. Wendland, Innovations in spherical approximation - construction, analysis and applications (2009: $110,000; 2010: $110,000; 2011: $110,000)
• F.A. Sukochev, Q. Xu and V.V. Peller, Non-commutative analysis and differential calculus (2009: $82,000; 2010: $85,000; 2011: $80,000)
• D.I. Warton, N.R. Andrew and H. Gibb, Predicting the effect of climate change on community structure and function: An assessment using temperate grassland invertebrates (2009: $120,000; 2010: $90,000; 2011: $90,000)
• D.I. Warton, Advances in statistical methods for analysing high dimensional count data (2009: $94,000; 2010: $94,000; 2011: $94,000)

NHMRC Grants

• Cooper, Beard, Dore, Emery, French, Kelleher, Kent, Lloyd, Purcell, J. Murray (co-investigator), HIV and HCV vaccines and immunopathogenesis (2009-2013: $17,734,213)
• A. Williamson, R. Grzebieta, and J. Olivier, The relationship between fatigue, sleepiness and crash risk while driving (2009-2011: $427,200)
• James, Martin, Kraegen, Chisholm, Cooney, Ye, A. Coster (co-investigator), Pathways to Diabetes Prevention (2009-2013: $10,596,960)

Grants Commencing in 2008

ARC Discovery Projects

• S.S Ajiev, Functional and harmonic analysis of function spaces: Synthesis, development and applications (2008: $78,648; 2009: $78,648; 2010: $78,648)
• A.P Bassom (UWA), P.J. Blennerhassett (UNSW) and C. Davies, The stability of unsteady fluid flows in channels and pipes (2008: $85,000; 2009: $85,000; 2010: $85,000)
• D.S. Chan, Towards Mike Artin's conjecture (2008: $45,000; 2009: $45,000; 2010: $40,000)
• A.H. Dooley, Dynamical systems: Theory and practice (2008: $85,000; 2009: $85,000; 2010: $80,000)
• M.H. England and W.P. Sijp, Coupled ocean-carbon-atmosphere feedbacks in the global climate system (2008: $145,000; 2009: $135,000; 2010: $135,000)
• M.H. England, Genesis of Australian Climate Extremes in the Southern Hemisphere extratropical ocean atmosphere (2008: $315,000)
• B.I. McNeil (QEII Fellowship), An Investigation into Oceanic CO2 Variability and its Influence on Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations (2008: $129,806; 2009: $123,806; 2010: $123,806; 2011: $120,000; 2012: $120,000)
• A. Pitman et al., Where will the species go? Revolutionising projections of species distributions with climate change (2008: $163,225; 2009: $133,000; 2010: $104,486; 2011: $11,986)
• M. Rutkowski, Stochastic Methods for Dynamic Risk Management (2008: $80,000; 2009: $80,000; 2010: $80,000)
• S.A. Sisson and Y. Fan, Innovations in Bayesian inference with applications to climate extremes (2008: $75,000; 2009: $70,000; 2010: $65,000)
• I.M. Suthers and M.E. Baird, Quantifying the role of salps in marine food webs and organic carbon export (2008: $87,708; 2009: $84,650; 2010: $77,426)

NHMRC Grants

• W. Dunsmuir, S. Galbraith et al., Levels of evidence for surrogate therapeutics ($513,875)
• J. Zaunders, J. Murray, and K. Suzuki, Processes underlying establishment and maintenance of the latent HIV reservoir and potential impact of integrase inhibitors (2008-2010: $305,500)

ARC Linkage

• R.T. Kingsford, S.W. Laffan, D.I. Warton, J.A. Merson, R.A. Bradstock, R. Mulley, T.D. Auld and R.S. Chapple, Managing Ecosystem Change in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area (2008: $150,000; 2009: $150,000)

Other External Grants

• S. Galbraith, A. Lloyd, B. Cameron, Gene expression correlates of chronic fatigue syndrome (from The Mason Foundation, 2008: $99,500)
• A. Vallely, P. Siba, J. Kaldor and J. Murray (co-investigator), Male circumcision for HIV prevention among at-risk men and women in Papua New Guinea: Acceptability, epidemiological impact, cost-effectiveness and options for implementation (Australian Development Research Awards, 2008-2010: $699,232)
• D. Wilson, A. Hoare, J. Murray, J. Kaldour and M. Law, Evaluating and predicting the epidemiological impact of health policies for reducing HIV in Melanesian and South-East Asian populations (Australian Development Research Awards, 2008-2010: $392,443)

UNSW Goldstar Awards

• D.I. Warton, Advances in statistical methods for analysing community abundance data in the environmental sciences ($30,000)

Grants Commencing in 2007

ARC Discovery Projects

• T. Britz, Chromatic polynomials, random graphs, and error-correcting codes: A unified approach to graph colouring problems (APD Fellowship) (2007: $82,518; 2008: $78,698; 2009: $80,850)
• J. Evans, Vulnerability of the Murray-Darling basin Hydrometeorology to human modification (Aust. Res. Fellowship) (2007: $143,000; 2008: $140,000; 2009: $125,000; 2010: $125,000; 2011: $125,000)
• J. Franklin and D.M. Armstrong, Mathematics, the science of real structure: An Australian realist philosophy of mathematics (2007: $40,000; 2008: $35,000; 2009: $35,000)
• G.A. Froyland, M. Dellnitz and A. Treguier, A Dynamical Systems Approach to Mapping Southern Ocean Circulation Pathways (2007: $100,000; 2008: $95,000; 2007: $90,000)
• V. Jeyakumar and M.A. Thera, Quadratic support function technique to solving hard global nonconvex optimization problems (2007: $84,000; 2008: $82,000; 2009: $80,000)
• F.Y. Kuo (QEII Fellowship), Innovative Methods for Very High Dimensional Problems (2007: $141,826; 2008: $139,761; 2009: $122,893; 2010: $122,893; 2011: $122,893)
• J.A.G. Roberts and F. Vivaldi (University of London), Signatures of order, chaos and symmetry in algebraic dynamics (2007: $95,000; 2008: $90,00; 2009: $85,000)
• I. Raeburn (UOW) and A. an Huef, Endomorphisms, transfer operators and Hilbert modules (2007: $150,131; 2008: $135,000; 2009: $120,000)

Office of Naval Research

• M.L. Banner, Nonlinear wave group evolution to breaking - innovative measurements and analysis (2007: $9,183)

ARC Linkage

• A. Pitman et al., Reengineering a dynamic vegetation model to explore the stability of Australian terrestrial carbon (2007: $57,883; 2008: $63,856; 2009: $70,182)

Other External Grants

• M.H. England, Multiple equilibria in the Southern Ocean thermohaline circulation and links to global climate (from the Department of Environment and Water Resources, 2007-2008: $25,196)
• J. Franklin and S.A. Sisson, Evaluating frameworks for dealing with low probability - high consequence events (from the Australian Centre of Excellence for Risk Analysis, 2007-8: $33,000)
• A. Kelleher, J. Murray, J. Zaunders, S. Emery and D.A. Cooper, A pilot study of the differential effects of a HAART regime including MK-0518 commenced at primary or during chronic infection on viral reservoirs (from Merck Research Laboratories, 2007: $450,000)
• S. Penev and D. Leonte, Analysis of water quality measurements (from the Sydney Catchment Authority, 2007-8: $150,000)
• M. Roughan, Circulation and connectivity in Sydney estuaries (from the NSW Department of Primary Industries, 2007: $26,500)

UNSW Goldstar Awards

• B.I. McNeil, Investigating the oceanic influence on atmospheric CO2 concentrations via empirical analysis of ocean carbon measurements (2007: $40,000)
• D.I. Warton, Advances in statistical methods for analysing community abundance data in the environmental sciences (2007: $40,000)
• J. Zaunders and J. Murray, Delineation of establishment and maintenance of the T cell reservoirs of HIV-1 infection (2007: $40,000)

Earlier Grants

A list of our earlier grants is also available.