1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

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Swinburne Centres
Research Centres at Swinburne
In 1995, the University's Board of Research and Graduate
Studies adopted a three-tier structure for research
development and support. Tier 1 includes major research
centres or institutes and tier 2 is comprised of other
recognised research centres. During 1995/6 two major
research centres were given the status of institutes. The
establishment of two tier 2 research centres for 1996 has
been approved by the Board of Research and Graduate
Studies.
Tier 1 Research Centres or Institutes
Brain Sciences Institute (formerly the Swinburne Centre for
Applied Neurosciences)
Industrial Research Institute Swinburne (IRIS) (formerly the
Centre for Computer Integrated Manufacture)
Centre for Applied Colloid and BioColloid Science
Centre for Urban and Social Research
Tier 2 Recognised Research Centres
Asia-Australia Research Centre
Swinburne Computer Human Interaction Laboratory
Centre for Applied Colloid and
BioColloid Science
Head
Dr I.H. Harding
School of Chemical Sciences
Telephone: 9214 8715
Fax: 9819 0834
Ernail: iharding@swin.edu.au
The Centre was established in 1980 for the development of
applied research and contract research in applied colloid
science. It provides an opportunity through research
sponsorship and other collaboration for companies or
organisations to make use of sophisticated equipment and
applied research skills for the investigation of problems
within this field. The base area of expertise in colloid science
has been broadened to include some biochemistry. Major
areas of applied research now include integrated projects
combining diverse skills such as wastewater treatment
(utilising adsorbing colloid flotation) for the removal of
toxic heavy metals, anions and organics to biological
techniques of cellular degradation for the complete
treatment of toxic organics. Combined with more
traditional areas of colloid science such as coal pelletisation
and emulsion science, these and other multidiscipline
projects provide an avenue for the teaching of colloid
science at an advanced (postgraduate) level and has resulted
in the training of a large number of postgraduate students.
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The Centre also promotes the teaching of colloid science at
all levels - undergraduate and postgraduate, coursework and
research only degrees. It also acts as a contact point for
visiting members of staff from other academic institutions,
companies or government authorities, both local and
overseas. Visitors often give lectures and discuss research
activities, which proves advantageous to the quality of
teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate
(particularly coursework postgraduate) levels as an integral
part of their training.
Some of the work undertaken inevitably involves the
development of equipment or processes which may be
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patented, covered under secrecy agreement or made
available for publication in the international literature.
Asia-Australia Research Centre (AARC)
Director
Professor Ken Young
Deputy Director
Dr Pradeep Taneja
Division of Business, Humanities & Social Science
Telephone: 9214 5243 or 9214 8101 Fax: 9214 8747
The Centre was established in 1996. Its mission is to
become an internationally recognised centre of excellence in
research, scholarship and commentary on Asia and
Australia, their relationships and role in the contemporary
world. It aims to win recognition within the wider
scholarly, government and business community of
Swinburne's expertise in Asia, to develop a significant
consulting and advisory service for business, government
and the community, and to raise Swinburne's profile in the
area of Asia-oriented research.
The main objectives of the Centre are :
to strengthen Swinburne's research expertise and
activity on Asia and Australia-Asia relations, and to win
national and international recognition for the excellence
of our achievements in research;
to develop ~ostgraduate work on Asia and on
Australia's role in the Asia Pacific by attracting research
students of high calibre, and provide a quality
environment for their training;
to bring together academic, linguistic and business skills
that will offer expert consultation and commentary for
business, government and the media;
to foster collaborative research links with research
institutions with internationally recognised expertise on
Asia, especially those in Asia itself, but also in Europe
and America;
to develop collaborative research within Swinburne,
tapping diverse expertise with interests in Asia across
the University;
to nurture a research culture at Swinburne responsive to
the highest international standards;
to enhance the internationalisation of under- graduate
teaching programs at Swinburne.
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