Showcasing our bright stars
25 August 2010
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Monash University celebrated the efforts of some of its brightest research stars during two recent Research Matters events.
The first took place last week when top Monash researchers and partners from industry and government met at the RACV Club in Melbourne for the 2010 Research Awards.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Ed Byrne, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Professor Edwina Cornish and Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Senator Kim Carr presented the awards.
Sally Dominguez from the ABC television program 'New Inventors' was the compere at the glittering event.
In all there were four award winners and one special commendation.
The Vice-Chancellor's Award for Postgraduate Supervision was awarded to Associate Professor Kate Loveland, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences while Professor Bernadette McSherry from the Faculty of Law received a special commendation.
The Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher was awarded to Dr Wouter Schellart in the Faculty of Science and Dr Joel Windle in the Faculty of Education.
The Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Innovation and External Collaboration was awarded to Professor David Abramson.
The second week of Research Matters kicked off with the Three Minute Thesis final at the Robert Blackwood Hall on Monday.
Eleven finalists performed the difficult task of explaining their PhD thesis to a general audience within a three-minute time limit and using only one static PowerPoint slide.
The judging panel included Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Edwina Cornish, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Professor Adam Shoemaker and Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor, Professor Peter Dixon from the Faculty of Business and Economics.
The panel put the finalists through their paces before choosing the winner and runners up.
The runners up:
Faculty finalist MUARC
Name: Marilyn Johnson
Department: Accident Research Centre
Thesis title: Cycling safety from the perspective of all road users.
Faculty finalist Law
Name: Benjamin Hayward
Department: Law
Thesis title: Arbitral discretion in resolving conflicts of laws.
Faculty finalist Science
Name: Carolina Segovia
Department: School of Mathematical Sciences
Thesis title: Integration of data mining, game theory and optimisation for tackling crime.
Winner:
Faculty finalist Business and Economics
Name: Bharat Saraf
Department: School of Business and Economics, Gippsland
Thesis title: Legal aspects of jurisdiction in e-commerce by businesses: need for a new solution.
The winner will represent Monash in the first transnational finals hosted by the University of Queensland in September.
Watch an interview with Bharat Saraf after competing in the Three Minute Thesis Final.
"Research Matters 2010 has been a huge success in celebrating and showcasing the research excellence here at Monash," Professor Cornish said.
"I would like to congratulate the winners from the Monash Research Awards and Three Minute Thesis final for their awards as well as all Monash researchers for their hard work and dedication in making a positive impact on the world that we live in."
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