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e-research tools on display

1 October 2008

Professor Edwina Cornish, Associate Professor Ashley Buckle, Professor Paul Bonnington, Professor Ron Weber, Professor David Abramson.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Edwina Cornish, Associate Professor Ashley Buckle, MeRC director Professor Paul Bonnington, Dean of IT Professor Ron Weber, and Associate director MeRC Professor David Abramson.

The Monash e-Research Centre (MeRC) showcased its innovative and practical ICT solutions for Monash researchers during an e-XPO in August.

The e-XPO, which included seminars from 12 e-Research leaders and a technology and applications exhibition, was designed to promote e-research opportunities available to Monash researchers from all faculties and disciplines.

The MeRC supports researchers by harnessing the resources and capacities of the IT Services Division, the library and computer scientists in the Faculty of Information Technology and creating and delivering ICT services that enhance research capability.

MeRC director Professor Paul Bonnington said Monash was leading the way in meeting the challenges of e-research, in both its use of advanced infrastructure, and in pushing the envelope of researcher practice.

"For instance, by using a software tool called Condor, which enables us to harness otherwise unused computers, Associate Professor Ashley Buckle and his team of researchers from the department of biochemistry are able to perform biological research that simply wasn't possible before," Professor Bonnington said.

Associate director of MeRC Professor David Abramson, who planned e-XPO week, said the event had a fantastic mix of educational talks and live demonstrations.

"It enabled us to highlight existing Monash research projects and a number of state and external organisations/government initiatives including the Victorian e-Research Strategic Initiative, BioGrid Australia, the Australian e-Research Infrastructure Council and the Australian National Data Service, which were on hand on the day to show their support for Monash researchers," Professor Abramson said.

"There was something for everyone. I'm sure next year the e-XPO will be even more significant in its reach."

For information on e-Research tools and the e-XPO visit the MeRC website.