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Taking scientificresearch tothe edgemacro results fromnano technologyUWAnews 3Associate Professor Brendan Griffin andDr Richard Stern work at the facilityThe exciting new nanoSIMS facility in the Centrefor Microscopy and Microanalysis (CMM) willenable scientists from far-reaching disciplines to accessnew and unique data.The nanoSIMS 50 ion microprobe, the first in the southernhemisphere and only the tenth in the world, is the first newcomponent of the NANO major national research facility(MNRF), a UWA core partnership with the Universities ofMelbourne, Sydney, Queensland and New South Wales.The nanoSIMS reveals elemental and isotopic surfacecomposition with extreme sensitivity. The technique is basedupon the sputtering of a few atomic layers from the surface of asample induced by a primary ion bombardment. During theejection process, some atoms and clusters are spontaneouslyionized. These secondary ions are separated according to theirmass/charge ratios, and an image containing quantitativeinformation is formed for a selected mass. Images are formedfrom depths of only a few nanometres, with a spatial resolutiondown to 25 nanometres.The versatile facility will play an important role in improvingtreatment regimes for neurotrauma, increasing agriculturalproductivity by tracking nutrition paths, characterising newContinued on page 4A VC through changing timesLooking back over the past six arrangements on universities and setting to raise the profile of the Universityyears of the stewardship of up major reviews of aspects ofwithin Western Australia, withinThe University of WesternAustralia by Professor DeryckSchreuder as Vice-Chancellorone comes to recognise just howmuch the world of the highereducation sector has changed inthat time.Deryck joined us in February 1998following a period as Vice-Chancellorof The University of Western Sydneyand Deputy Vice-Chancellor ofMacquarie University. His credentials,BA(Hons 1 st Class) from RhodesUniversity and DPhil from theUniversity of Oxford, where he was aRhodes Scholar, were impressive tothe community.Staff will recall that his appointmentfollowed a turbulent period in thesector with the Federal Government,under Minister Vanstone, seeking toimpose tighter financial strictures anduniversity operations. Little did werealise that the Government’s chargefor reform had only begun. NewMinister Kemp sought to go furtherwith his reforms but his initiativescollapsed after being prematurelyleaked. Now Minister Nelson is on thebrink of implementing the most radicalshake-up of the sector in two decades.During Deryck’s tenure at UWA,significant initiatives have beenundertaken. There has been a strongfocus on internationalisation andincome diversification. Thedevelopment of two OperationalPriorities Plans, an Academic Profile anda restructure of the academic areas ofthe University has also occurred alongwith the establishment of the Office ofIndustry and Innovation and theInstitute for Advanced Studies. A majorcontribution has been Deryck’s effortsAustralia and internationally. This hasinvolved his major role in theAssociation of CommonwealthUniversities.In 2001, Professor Schreuder waselected President of the Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee and during2002 and 2003, and in the that positionhe has played a key role in the NelsonReview of Australian Universities andthe development of the bills currentlybefore Federal Parliament.For Deryck his term at UWA beganwith the future of the sector andnational issues dominating the agendaand at its conclusion he is still at theheart of the ongoing debate about thefuture of higher education into the 21stCentury. We wish him well.Professor Alan RobsonDeputy Vice-ChancellorTHE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA • 1 DECEMBER 2003

4 UWAnewsContinued from page 3Continued from page 1A legacy of lifeManagement, and the University’sconsultant landscape architect, BillJames, worked together on the designand construction of the garden and arealso very pleased with the result.“We wanted a softness in the area,which began with the curved limestonewall,” Mr Wagstaff said. “The curved seatsrespond to the wall, and the metal in theseats (wrought iron) respond to thebronze in the sculpture. The plants, whenfully grown, will mask the cars in thecarpark between the garden and the river,while still allowing a view of the water.”The focus of the garden is a stunningbut subtle bronze sculpture by theSchool’s resident artist, Hans Arkeveld.Celestian is a winged embryo perched onTakingscientificresearch tothe edgematerials and electronic devices to thenanometre scale, and aiding themineral and petroleum explorationindustries.The SIMS method can also be used,in biomedical research, to track thepassage of drugs in blood and tissue, inagriculture, to determine exactlywhere fertilisers go, and in the mineralindustry, to date minerals at a muchfiner level than ever possible before.CMM Director and NANO associatedirector, Associate Professor BrendanGriffin, said the local budget was $6a wheel, symbolising the cycle of life.“I love the embry-onic form,” saidHans. “I’ve drawn it many times and forme it symbolises the pure state of being.There are no opposing forces for anunborn child, no hot and cold, good andbad, up and down.“It is an ego-free state which we areall trying to achieve from the momentwe emerge from the womb. Thejourney of life is a quest for theequilibrium and purity which weexperienced pre-birth, and which wefinally attain when we die,” he said.ABOVE: Head of School, Associate ProfessorBrendan Waddell relaxes in the MemorialGardenmillion. “Much of our success isattributed to State government support.We have received more than a milliondollars from the Centres of Excellencein Science and Innovation funding,” hesaid. The MNRF is primarily funded bythe Federal Government, with additionalcontributions from the other partneruniversities, including UWA, and StateGovernments.“It allows us to do new cutting edgeresearch, looking at sub-cellular levelswith the high resolution scanning ionmicroprobe, whether we are workingwith biomedical material or mineralsamples,” he said.Professor Griffin said theappointment of international SIMSanalysis specialist Dr Richard Stern wasa measure of the attractiveness of thefacility and the research that it enabled.“Richard has come from Canada tomanage the facility for us. He is one ofthree new young academics attracted bythe facility this year and employedthrough joint appointments with otherschools. The others are Dr Peta Clodeand Dr Martha Ludwig.”He said the CMM had workedclosely with ALCOA World Alumina’sTechnology Delivery Group. “DrGerald Roach, our ALCOA contact,has been awarded the company’sprestigious, international Chairman’sAward in 2003, for sustainable andexcellent contribution to the company.Gerald noted his work with CMM andthe nanoSIMS facility had played amajor part in his becoming the firstaward winner from Australia in 30years.“It’s that level of excellence that we,as a scientific community, seek toachieve with this facility,” he said.“The technology also has strongapplications for new materials and microelectronics,” Professor Griffin said.The other nanoSIMS facilities in theworld are at Oxford, Harvard,University of California at Berkley, theNASA space centre at WashingtonUniversity, one in private industry inthe US, two in Japan and three inEurope.“So you can see, they’re in goodcompany!” Professor Griffin said. TheCMM is now an internationallyrecognised research infrastructurefacility and is underpinning many ofUWA’s major research bids.THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA • 1 DECEMBER 2003

UWAnews 5“His skills and experience willenhance our University’s high standingin the research environment inAustralia and overseas.”New supportfor researchcommunityAfter three years of commuting from Adelaide toCanberra, Professor Doug McEachern was readyto shed the role of public servant and get back to auniversity.“I was delighted to come to a research-intensive universitywith heaps of potential — and it wasn’t bad to be back living onthe coast again,” said UWA’s new Pro Vice-Chancellor(Research and Innovation).Professor McEachern was Executive Director of Social,Behavioural and Economic Sciences at the Australian ResearchCouncil (ARC) for the past three years.In addition to looking after the Social Sciences, he managedthe Discovery grants program (the biggest single ARC scheme)and Federation Fellowships, the Council’s most prestigiousprogram.He was a part of the team whose work at the ARC set theframework from within which Australian universities seekcompetitive grant funding and pursue their research andinnovation strategies. It built on an academic career whichbegan at The University of Adelaide, then a PhD from theUniversity of Leeds. Professor McEachern was Professor ofPolitics at The University of Adelaide, and a Senior VisitingFellow at several institutions including the Research School ofSocial Sciences at the Australian National University.He was Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University ofAdelaide for three years, before moving to the ARC.Professor McEachern obviously thrives in academia and hasmanaged to keep up his research projects, publishing a bookand several papers while DVC at Adelaide.“I was very keen to get back into a university and I hope tokeep up some of my research interests but, being realistic abouttime commitments, I think collaboration is the way to go,” hesaid.The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Deryck Schreuder, said thatProfessor McEachern would play a very significant role in settingthe future direction of the University.“We are confident that the insights Professor McEachern hasgained at the ARC will be used to advance UWA’s strategies forresearch and innovation,” he said.“His skills and experience will enhance our University’s highstanding in the research environment in Australia andoverseas.”Professor McEachern said that the University was a majorresearch university with a comprehensive structure ofdisciplines and a wide variety of different research styles,ranging from individual scholars working on major projects tolarge multi-disciplinary teams.The challenges were how to preserve and enhance the bestcharacteristics of traditional approaches to research whilefostering greater scale and focus in particular areas to ensureinternational excellence. He looks forward to working with theUWA research community to achieve this goal.THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA • 1 DECEMBER 2003

6 UWAnewsExerciseat the heart of this researchTwo research projectsfrom ExercisePhysiologistDr Danny Green’sgroup have capturedthe attention of themedical fraternity andthe media.Katie Watts and Dr Danny Green put a child through his paces in the Human Movement gymPhoto by Mark Sieczkowski for the Heart FoundationNovelresults saveyoung livesAyoung PhD student and hersupervisor are being fetedaround the world after their recentpresentation at the AmericanHeart Association conference inOrlando, Florida.Dr Danny Green, an exercisephysiologist and senior lecturer in theSchool of Human Movement andExercise Science, and one of hisgraduate students, Katie Watts, havebeen quoted in newspapers around theworld since revealing their findings onobesity, heart disease and exercise inchildren.“The American Heart Associationconference is the world’s biggest cardiovascularmedical conference, with about35,000 delegates,” explained Dr Green.“Katie’s abstract was one of 13,000submitted for consideration for theconference this year and one of onlyten percent accepted. Our researchwas then chosen, as one of only fourabstracts, to be presented at a mediaconference,” he said.“I knew the research was excellentand that our findings were novel, butthe response has just been fantastic!”Katie and Dr Green, along with theircollaborators Drs Tim Jones and LizDavis from Princess Margaret Hospitaland Dr Gerry O’Driscoll from RoyalPerth Hospital, looked at obesechildren and adults and found that inchildren as young as nine, obesityimpaired their blood vessel function.“That’s the first sign ofcardiovascular disease,” said Katie.“We wanted to see what effectexercise would have on these kids andthe results were astounding.“We put 35 children andadolescents through an eight-weekexercise program, without alteringtheir diet, and even in that short time,found that the impairment to the bloodvessel function was reversed. In theadolescents, it returned to normal, andin the younger children, it vastlyimproved.”Although exercise and a change ofdiet is always recommended for obesity,this is the first study in children todirectly link obesity with blood vesselproblems which may increase futureheart disease risk and, moreimportantly, the first to demonstratethat exercise could so effectivelyreverse the problem.“They didn’t lose weight on theprogram, although they did lose quite alot of fat and gained muscle, but theirvascular function certainly improved,”Dr Green said. “It’s very difficult toreverse this sort of damage in adultswhere obesity and the risk of heartdisease are well-established, but, if wecan get it early, in children, it’s mucheasier.”He said that not many laboratoriesaround the world had the technologythat they had, enabling researchers tomeasure blood vessel function. “Wehave worked on this technology formany years, along with a very talentedmedical physicist from Royal PerthHospital, Chris Reed, who has createdsome world-leading medical softwarewith us,” Dr Green said.Katie said that, as well as thescientific results, she was extremelypleased with her research on a personallevel. “One of the adolescent boys, whowould never have taken his shirt off infront of other people, is now a surflifesaver; another has joined the army;and some of the girls have joined awalking group,” she said. The study alsoshowed that children need to continueexercising to keep the risk of heartdisease at bay.THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA • 1 DECEMBER 2003

10 UWAnewsWaterpaintingWater, as a resource, is important to allAustralians, but for a group of Indigenousartists from the Kimberley, it is the source of theirinspiration, their art and their culture as well asproviding their living.Balanyi Galaroo, a painting on a water theme, created by 10artists from the Mangkaja Arts collective from Fitzroy Crossing,has been purchased by the University and will hang in theSchool for Water Research.The artists made the painting over five days during a watersymposium at UWA in July. The international inter-disciplinarysymposium on water and its histories, cultures and ecologiesfeatured local and international representatives of academia,industry, community and government.Water plays its own part in history, politics, culture and theenvironment and all of these were brought together in a richresearch atmosphere.Jila Jumu Jiwari Wirrkuja, an exhibition of paintings aboutwater by Mangkaja Arts, was held in conjunction with thesymposium, at UWA’s Cullity Art Gallery. The exhibitionincluded interpretations of water and food, water and work,rain-making rituals, life on stations and images drawn from theFitzroy River and other water sources.With support from a Pratt Foundation grant and inconjunction with the Mangkaja, the artists produced a series ofworks on water and travelled to Perth to contribute to thesymposium. International visitors and local school children wereinvited by the artists to watch the creation of a collective workof art.Anthropology senior lecturer Dr Sandy Toussaint has beenworking with Kimberley communities for many years. “TheBalanyi Galaroo, the water snakefrom the NgarrangkarniINSET: Artists Janet Williams, JeanCox and June Smith paint theirlandscapes Photos by Sandy Toussaintartists came from both desert and river groups, and they allpainted their own cultural landscapes around the edges of thecanvas,” Dr Toussaint explained. “In the middle is BalanyiGalaroo, the water snake.”Dr Toussaint introduced the Deputy Vice-Chancellor,Professor Alan Robson, to the artists and a decision was madefor the University to purchase the painting.“It is a tremendously symbolic gesture, the University buyingthe painting produced for the water symposium,” Dr Toussaintsaid.Goodwill to all… of everycolour and creedLEFT: Sally Morgan and the Vice-Chancellor are presented with a set of herwinning designs for Australia Post by its WA commercial manager, DavidEaton.THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA • 1 DECEMBER 2003

UWAnews 11Agroup project for first year finearts students has resulted inPerth’s most stunning car — an iconfor the School of Architecture,Landscape and Visual Arts.Lecturer Paul Trinidad set out with hisstudents to design and make retablos,traditional Mexican religious icons createdby individuals to thank a patron saint for aspecial favour.They can take any form, big or small,and Paul decided to get the group togetherto make a big one — with a car. “But theyweren’t really interested, so they wentback to making their own individualretablos and my family and friends helpedme every weekend this semester to turnthis Saab into a retablo (or reSaablo as oneof the labels on it points out!)”He bought the car specially for theproject because he says Saabs are knownas architects’ cars. “I can see this car beingused for open days and expos and at anytime and place where we want to promoteour faculty,” he said.It is covered with Mexican-stylepaintings, in oil, then coated with severalcoats of lacquer. The design includes twoUWA logos and Paul says irreverently thatthe goddess on the bonnet represents thefaculty’s Associate Dean, Dr Clarissa Ball.The car — and the students’ retablos— will feature in an exhibition at theFremantle Arts Centre from December 15.The reSaablo was part of a street parade inthe Fremantle Festival.Icon-o-carChristmas in Australia is a season that transcendscultural differences, and is this year celebrated bythe work of Nyoongar artist Sally Morgan.Professor Morgan, from the School of Indigenous Studies,has designed a cheerful colourful range of Christmas cards andstamps for Australia Post.“Ever since my designs were chosen by Australia Post,people have been asking me about the cultural implications ofthe cards and stamps,” Professor Morgan said. “I’m amazed thatpeople want to turn Christmas into a political issue. I’m thefirst person to recognise and respect cultural and religiousdifferences, but in Australia, Christmas is simply a time to wisheach other well, regardless of race and ethnicity. “If there is anopportunity to express goodwill, I’m in there!”Professor Morgan’s designs are bright and happy anddesigned to appeal to children, who she says should be thefocus of Christmas. They were painted in acrylics on artpaper and she says that Australia Post has worked hard toretain the bright colours in the printing process.“It was a more difficult task than it looks,” she said.“When you know that your design is going to be reduceddramatically to fit onto a stamp, you have to leave out a lot ofthe detail that you would otherwise use.”Her work was chosen from designs submitted, byinvitation, to Australia Post by several artists. They areavailable now at all post offices.THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA • 1 DECEMBER 2003

12 UWAnewsOf coursethese booksare available!Almost everybody who has once been a student willremember experiencing some problem withgetting hold of library books.Either they were not there (stolen by an overzealousstudent), or the library was shut when you needed them, orthey were defaced and unpleasant to use.All that is changing at UWA. Course Materials Online is a newdigital library initiative, to be launched at the start of the 2004academic year. It will ensure that course reading material isavailable on-line 24 hours a day, seven days a week from anycomputer anywhere in the world.As Brian Poleykett, project co-ordinator for the DigitalLibrary Initiative, says, there will be no chance of an item beingout on loan or missing, and no more torn pages and scribble inthe margins.“As with recommended hard copy reading materials, weundertake to locate, digitise and mount on-line materialssubmitted to us by lecturers, within two weeks of receivingtheir recommendations,” Brian said.“But to get this project up and going successfully, we wouldappreciate it if academics could give us plenty of notice,especially for materials for first semester next year.“We are in the process of digitising all the first semestermaterials from this year, in the hope that much of it will be thesame as the materials for next year, so the bulk of it mayalready be done before the semester begins,” he said.“We are investigating the best methods possible to createdigital documents which are of the highest quality, whilemaintaining the smallest possible file size.“Our goal is for documents to be as readable on-screen, asUniversity Librarian John Arfield and Brian Poleykett check out thebooks that will be going onlinethey are when printed, and to download in the shortestpossible time over a standard modem,” Brian said.The new system will be a boon to academics as well asstudents.“So we’re asking the academic staff to help us as much asthey can by sending their reading lists for next semester to theirsubject libraries as soon as they can,” he said.More information about Course Materials Online is availableon the CygNET website and an all-staff email will be circulatedurging teachers to get their reading lists in early.Outstanding contributor to engineeringEMERITUS PROFESSOR DEREK HUMPAGE who died last month beganhis professorial career in the School of Electrical and Electronic andComputer Engineering in 1974.Described as an outstanding educator, Professor Humpage always believed thatteachers should be a vital part of, and an active contributor to, the subjects in whichthey teach. Colleagues say he fulfilled that belief many times over.His research matched his teaching prowess, with international publications receivingwide acclaim. His contribution to his field of electrical engineering was recognised by aDoctorate of Science in 1986.Professor Humpage was Head of Department from 1975 to 1979 and still continuedto publish widely. He was invited to run many specialist courses for industry and did sonot only in WA but all over the world, from Venezuela to China.In 1983, he was awarded the MA Sargent Medal for his outstanding contribution toelectrical engineering. The medal is still the highest award of the Electrical CollegeBoard and Professor Humpage was the first West Australian to receive it.His Western Power colleague, Eric Goddard, said, “If you see the stars shining alittle brighter in the future, I am sure it will be Derek fixing up God’s power system!”THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA • 1 DECEMBER 2003

UWAnews 13TravelwillenrichagriculturalfellowsBen Biddulph (left) and Martin Vila-Aiub chat about their international conference tripsWheat and weeds — the He is using his $5,000 Mike Carrolllifeblood and the enemy of fellowship to attend a symposium onfarmers –– will be put under themicroscope by the inauguralweed science in South Africa next year,where he will present a paper.winners of an agricultural His work is concerned with whattravelling fellowship.happens in weeds which are resistant toThe Mike Carroll travelling a particular herbicide when thatfellowships have been awarded to twogifted young agricultural scientists whoare pursuing their PhD in the School ofPlant Biology.The fellowship allows them to enrichtheir studies with overseas travel, andboth winners have chosen to attendinternational conferences next year.Ben Biddulph, who has already wonseveral prizes for his undergraduatestudies in agriculture, is investigating theproblem of pre-harvest sprouting inwheat, a problem that is widespread inWA’s wheatbelt.Growing up, then working on hisfamily wheat and sheep farm inherbicide isn’t present, and how to getthat energy working for, instead ofagainst, the farmer.Martin’s PhD is supervised byProfessor Steve Powles and Dr PaulNeve from WAHRI. Ben’s supervisorsare Associate Professor Julie Plummer,with Dr Tim Setter from the StateDepartment of Agriculture, andAssociate Professor Daryl Mares, fromthe University of Adelaide.Emeritus Professor Bob Lindner saidthe Fellowship was established inrecognition of Mike Carroll’s devotionto agriculture, and for his tireless andselfless efforts to improve the lot ofRavensthorpe, Ben has experienced the farmers, the wider agriculturalproblem first-hand. He is going to aninternational symposium on pre-harvestsprouting in cereals, in Norwich, UK,next year. He will also visit theUniversity of Cambridge to collaboratewith leading UK agricultural scientists.Martin Vila-Aiub , who is doing hisPhD with the WA Herbicide ResistanceInitiative (WAHRI), has found thatweeds which become resistant toherbicides are an international problemfor farmers.Martin is from Argentina, where hecompleted his undergraduate and mastersdegrees in plant biology. He choseUWA’s WAHRI group as the best placeto continue his studies and won a UWAscholarship for international students.community and his scientific colleagues.“The Fellowship also reflects the greatvalue Mike Carroll placed on internationalrelationships,” he said.Mike Carroll was a Director Generalof the WA Department of Agriculture.He was known throughout Australia forhis leadership and wise counsel, and hisintegrity, honesty, and good humour indealing with his colleagues. He was aFellow of both the Australian Instituteof Agricultural Science and Technologyand the Academy of TechnologicalSciences and Engineering.Major donors to the Fellowship werethe Grains Research and DevelopmentCorporation and the Department ofAgriculture of WA.Globalmix winsA poster on the effect of stormson mining platforms off WA haswon an Italian student a prize inthe US.Micaela Pilotto, a Master ofEngineering Science student withthe School of Oil and GasEngineering, recently won aninternational student postercompetition at the OceanicEngineering Society’s OCEANS2003 International Conference inSan Diego, California.Of 124 students abstractssubmitted, just 27 were chosen forpresentation at the conference.Micaela’s poster was judged thebest from an international field withentries from the US, UK, France,Italy, and Puerto Rico.Micaela, pictured below at thepresentation, is an internationalstudent, originally from Italy.Her poster, Non-linear DynamicAnalysis with Deterministic and RandomSeas: The Case of Minimum Platforms,was based on Micaela’s researchwhich examines the phenomenon ofringing in minimum offshore oil andgas platforms. These are smallplatforms which are prevalent inshallow water regions on the NorthWest Shelf of Australia, and otherlocations around the world. Ringingis a type of dynamic response of theplatforms to wave loading duringstorms. The concern with this typeof behaviour is that the structuralloads for which the platform isdesigned may be exceeded.THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA • 1 DECEMBER 2003

14 UWAnewsStaff becomeFriendsUniversity staff are offereddiscounts on all Festival ticketsthis season. The discounts areequivalent to those available toFriends of the Festival.To qualify for the discounts, staffneed to book at the OctagonTheatre box office, which is openfrom Monday to Friday, noon to4.15pm. Remember to quote thestaff code SP04 to receive thediscount.With more than 200performances in the Festival, it canbe hard to decide what to see. TheFestival office has put together a‘journey’ with these easy, themedpackages. They pick the shows, youpick the dates — and you get a realFestival experience with great value,and, as a UWA staff member, youcan take the Journey at Friendsprices.HIGH END PACK:12 Angry Men, Prague ChamberOrchestra at Araluen and Jazz EveningConcert all for $158CLASSIC PACK:Stabat Mater, After Mrs Rochester,Death & The Maiden and Black Graceall for $180GROOVY PACK: Tense Dave, 100and Crouching B Boy all for $93ADVENTURE PACK: After MrsRochester, Black Grace and Lyle Lovettall for $140PARTY PACK: The Cat Empire,Northern Stars Southern Sky and LateNight Live Comedy Gala all for $73Prices quoted above for theseJourney Packs are for A Reserveseats at Friends pricesStaff will also be able to salarypackage their Festival tickets. Fordetails, contact Maxine Gamble(mgamble@admin.uwa.edu.au) orJenny Huband (jhuband@admin.uwa.edu.au)p ersonalsPassionsA series looking at the Personal Passionsof people on campus …Diane Valli’s grand passionstarted quietly.“It started with me having to be veryquiet while my grandfather listened tothe cricket on the ‘wireless’ at home inNarrogin, when I was just a little girl,”said Di, the research officer in theOffice of Development and one of themost passionate cricket fans you couldever hope to meet. (The only othertime she can remember being so quietwas holding her breath for 49.11seconds watching Cathy Freeman winthe 400 metres final in Sydney.)Di loved playing cricket but she iseven more passionate about watching it,so she had to relinquish her whitesbecause the playing seasons clashed withthe Test matches she now follows,when she can, around the world.“I work so I can go to the cricket –it’s my life,” she says.After secretly listening to the cricketon her crystal set while at boardingFROM TOP: Di and her globe-trottingcricket mates; with recently retiredAustralian captain, Steve Waugh; Di treatsPaul Kelly (right) and his cousin to thecricket and (below) Di displays the Eurekaflag in Chennai, IndiaTHE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA • 1 DECEMBER 2003

UWAnews 15school in Highgate, Di took up playingcompetitively and was the captain of thefirst women’s team at the WA Instituteof Technology (now Curtin University).“We were thrashed by everybody inour first season. Then, in our secondseason, we beat Melville (I stillremember I scored 76) and it ranks upthere with winning the Ashes!”Di transferred to UWA cricket club,then Subiaco, but, after a few seasons,gave it up to concentrate on spectating.“I gave up my job at Curtin Uni to moveto the University of Sheffield as managerof the MBA program and then to theUniversity of the West of England,Bristol. People thought it was a careermove, but of course, it was so I couldwatch more cricket!”She went to all six test matches ofthe 1993 Ashes series and five countygames throughout the UK. A short tripto the West Indies in 1995 for theBarbados and Antigua tests was anotherhighlight matched only by thefriendliness of the locals. “I had a veryunderstanding dean!” said Di, who wasFaculty Administrator of Economics andSocial Science.She shares the highlights of hercricket spectating career with manyAustralians who were lucky enough tobe at the Ashes Test at Old Trafford in1993, when Shane Warne bowled whatbecame known as the ‘ball of thecentury’.“Having been out of Australia for afew years, I had never seen Shane bowl.This was his first ball in an Ashes test,so I didn’t know what to expect. Thelocals were jeering him and telling himhe belonged on a beach and not acricket pitch.“Nobody would have expected whathappened. Shane Warne was bowlingto Mike Gatting and landed his first ballabout 40cm outside the leg stump, fromwhere it spun and took the off stump.”There have been countless otherexciting games, but Di says thecamaraderie built up between theAussie cricket fans who are luckyenough to follow the Australian teamaround the world has created for her afantastic life style.“I go to as many matches as I can andwherever I am in the world, as soon as Iwalk into a cricket ground, I’m greetedby my cricket friends. We never makeplans — it’s an unwritten rule — wejust say ‘see ya’ at the end of a match,and, invariably, we do!”The most famous friend Di has madethrough international cricket is Aussierock icon Paul Kelly.“It was the day before Australiaplayed India in the World Cup in SouthAfrica this year and I was in theApartheid Museum in Johannesburgwhen I literally bumped into Paul Kelly.“We got chatting and I said that ofcourse he was going to the cricket thenext day. He said no, he didn’t havetickets and hadn’t thought about going.We parted, then I thought, no, this istoo good an opportunity for anybody tomiss, so I marched straight back andtold him that I would get him tickets andpick him up the next day.“Well, there wasn’t a ticket to behad, anywhere in the world! So I rangthe team’s hotel and Brett Lee verykindly got me four tickets. AlthoughI’ve met a lot of the players andcommentators, Brett didn’t really knowme. But there’s something so niceabout people who play and watchcricket!”Di is off to Melbourne and Sydneythis summer to watch Australia playIndia. And she will be sure to take thetime to catch up with her friend PaulKelly.THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA • 1 DECEMBER 2003

16 UWAnewsTHElast wordTake a journeythrough theFestivalWe are all on a journey, and The UWAPerth International Arts Festival is offeredas an oasis to rest, recharge and replenishalong the way. Here you will meet fellow travellers andgain inspiration from artists from all around the world.In 2004 more than 500 artists will journey from 22countries and from all over Australia to be part of ourFestival. Thousands of journeys will intersect,thousands of lives wil be made richer.Stories of great journeys have stirred people’s hearts andspirits for thousands of years. They resonate in our collectivepsyche, revealing profound, timeless truths. It’s impossible, forexample, to read Homer’s Odyssey without thinking ofcontemporary border crossings and refugees for whom, as forOdysseus, the simple phrase “going home” implies a journey ofunimaginably epic proportions.The theme of Journey is woven through the 2004 Festivalprogramme in a series of pathways, some very obvious, othersmore obscure, quirky or personal.Lindy HumeDirector, UWA Perth Inernational Arts FestivalFor me, WA’s extraordinary Kimberley region embodiesmany concepts of Journey - spiritual, physical and metaphorical— and for this reason the Kimberley features as a central focusof the 2004 Festival. The magnificent Ngurrara Canvas, an 80square metre artwork created by 50 inhabitants of the GreatSandy Desert as a key document in the 1997 Ngurrara Nativetitle claim, will be a powerful symbol for the Kimberleythroughout the Festival. It will hang above the audience’s headsat the Perth Concert Hall, a continuous reminder of the powerof the Kimberley.Our city, Perth, also has an incredible story to tell. In its 100years, Australia’s most beautiful theatre, His Majesty’s, hascelebrated many great moments of world theatre history, manyof which still resonate in our consciousness today, and are nowpart of our city’s journey. The Maj is part of the Festival’s 50-year creative history and — having directed 10 operas there —it’s certainly part of mine, so it’s a pleasure to celebrate thiswonderful building’s journey from 1904 throughout the Festival.Each night the exterior will be transformed by projection artistIan De Gruchy from its white Edwardian splendour into anexplosion of fantastic, colourful illuminations, while inside, wepresent works of scale and splendour befitting the occasion,such as Richard Mills and Peter Goldsworthy’s powerful newopera Batavia.All West Australians know well the doomed voyage of theDutch merchant ship Batavia, whose epic journey to the End ofthe World challenged the very extremes of human enduranceand morality.For me, the greatest Journey story ever is that of Orpheuswho, grief-stricken, journeys to the Underworld and back,discovering that Love is stronger than Death. Black SwanTheatre Company has taken up the challenge of this myth in LiveActs On Stage, arguably Australian playwright Michael Gow’sbest and most profound play.Festivals offer people precious opportunities to pause andcontemplate the Big Picture. Last year audiences leapt atopportunities to talk with writers and thinkers about thechallenges of the contemporary world. Responding to that needa new program called simply Words and Ideas is a place wherewords and ideas are used to explore the theme of Journey inmany different ways – by journalists such as BBC veteran KateAdie, activists such as Julian Burnside QC, artists such as Israelifilmmaker Etgar Keret, refugees, activists, playwrights, students,and in our Writers’ Week, many writers of wonderful books.I believe that to value art in society is to show faith inhumanity. For many of us in these turbulent times, art is moreimportant than it has ever been. We will not, in our lifetime,complete the great journeys toward reconciliation,enlightenment or world peace. But while we travel, artreassures us that, no matter what the circumstances, beauty,connection and revelation are possible in human life.We hope you will enjoy your journey through the 2004Festival program. We are proud of our association with UWA,and in these turbulent times, to share the UWA tenet “SeekWisdom”.THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA • 1 DECEMBER 2003

infoUWAnewsTea andphilanthropyResearcher Dr Lin Fritschi (left) meets herbenefactor’s family, Dr Jan Lord (rear) andher mother, Dorothy RansomMedical research would be poorerthe world over if it were not forgenerous donations from ordinarypeople.On a national day of celebrating thesedonations and bequests, the Faculty ofMedicine and Dentistry invited its donorsand researchers to an afternoon tea, sothe recipients could meet and thank thepeople responsible for funding theirwork.Representatives of the OhmanSummer songsSingers from UWA will take partin a choral festival, as part of thePerth International Arts Festival,in February.The Perth Intervarsity ChoralFestival will bring together about 200students from different universities fora fortnight of song, culminating it twoconcerts.It is the 55th intervarsity choralfestival to be held in Australia. Ticketsare available from the Octagon Theatrebooking office. Don’t forget to quotethe UWA staff code (SP04) for yourdiscount.CAMPUS DIARY • RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS • CLASSIFIED ADS • NOTICES • REDUNDANT EQUIPMENTCompiled by Joanna ThompsonTelephone: 9380 3029LIFT-OUTFacsimile: 9380 11621 DECEMBER 2003 Volume 22 Number 19Email: joanna.thompson@uwa.edu.aubequest, University stalwart DorothyRansom and her daughter Dr Jan Lord,talked to one of the fund’s recipients, DrLin Fritschi, from Population Health.Dr Fritschi is looking at fish intakeand how it relates to cancer. She waspleased to be able to explain herresearch to Siggie Ohman’s family. MrsRansom was the late Mr Ohman’s halfsister.Mrs Ransom was delighted to hearabout Dr Fritschi’s subject. “I have ason who is an oncologist and all ourfamily love fishing, so this is a greatconnection, an excellent project for thefamily bequest,” she said.Dr Bu Yeap and Dr Jane Allan talkedto the family of benefactor AlbertJohnston about their projects. Dr Yeapis studying growth factors signallingpathways in prostate and breast cancercells.The Johnston fund contributed tosome new equipment used by Dr Allanand her colleagues in areas of infection,gastroenterology, diabetes, diseases ofthe elderly, wound healing and cancer.The Dean of Medicine, Professor LouLandau, the Associate Dean (research),Associate Professor George Yeoh, andthe new Pro Vice-Chancellor (Researchand Innovation), Professor DougMcEachern, all spoke aboutphilanthropy, the University’s deepappreciation of bequests and donationsand the work they enable the medicalresearch fraternity to achieve.NewstaffWelcome to these new staff, who joined theUniversity in October:Ruby Balaguer, Oral Health Centre of WADr John Collis, Primary, Aboriginal and RuralHealth CareElaine Kite, Primary, Aboriginal and RuralHealth CareDr Zhen-Wei Liu, Medicine and PharmacologyPaul Marinko, Legal ServicesProfessor Doug McEachern, Vice-ChancelleryMelissa Milner, Anatomy and Human BiologyStephen Pope, PhysicsDamyon Wiese, Human ResourcesStaff who join UWA in November, Decemberand January will be listed in the first issue ofUWAnews in 2004.RAINE VISITING PROFESSORS’LECTURE SERIESProfessorMike GeevesProfessor of PhysicalBiochemistry, University ofKent, Canterbury, UnitedKingdom will present aRaine Lecture entitled:Calcium Regulation of MuscleContraction: Insights from Studies onTropomyosin and Troponin Solutionon Wednesday 10 December 2003 at 1pmin The Simmonds Lecture Theatre,Myers Street, UWA Crawley Campus.All welcomeHost: Lyn Ellis, Raine Medical Foundation,telephone: 9380 3329 email: lellis@raine.uwa.edu.auAssociate Professor Paul Attwood, Biochemistryand Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical andChemical Sciences, telephone: 9386 9880, email:pattwood@cyllene.uwa.edu.auProfessorJohn WarnerProfessor of ChildHealth, School ofMedicine, University ofSouthampton, UnitedKingdom will present aRaine Lecture entitled:The child is father of the manon Monday 8 December 2003 at 5.30pmin The Mary Lockett Lecture TheatreFJ Clark Lecture Theatre ComplexThe QEII Medical CentreAll welcomeHost: Lyn Ellis, Raine Medical Foundation,telephone: 9380 3329 email: lellis@raine.uwa.edu.auAssociate Professor Susan Prescott, School ofPaediatrics and Child Health, telephone: 93408591 (Sec), eamil: susanp@ichr.uwa.edu.auPHONE NUMBER CHANGEFrom January 2004, a new UWA phoneprefix range 6488 will replace the currenttwo prefixes 9380 and 9347. While internalextension numbers will remain, the changewill be implemented throughout 2004 andthe old numbers remain operational until atleast September.Enquiries about the change should beaddressed to phone-migration@ucs.uwa.edu.auFor more information visit: www.ucs.uwa.edu.au/web/staff/phone/number_migration

CAMPUS DecemberDiary1–21Monday 1 DecemberCHEMISTRY SEMINAR‘The chemistry of dimethylcarbonate’,Piero Tundo, Venezia. 12noon, SimmondsLecture Theatre.ASTHMA AND ALLERGYRESEARCH INSTITUTE’S 2003‘Toll receptors’, Dr Andrew McWilliam,Microbiology. 12.30pm, Joske SeminarRoom, School of Medicine andPharmacology SCGH Unit, 4th Floor, GBlock, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.Tuesday 2 DecemberINSTITUTE OF ADVANCEDSTUDIES‘Science, society and sustainability’, NobelLaureate Sir Harry Kroto. The lectureexplores numerous aspects of science—what science is, how others perceivescience and scientists and some of theproblems that non-scientists have inunderstanding the Science, Engineeringand Technology (SET) upon which ourmodern world is so completely andprecariously balanced. This lecture is freeand all are welcome. 6.30pm, SocialScience Lecture Theatre .Wednesday 3 DecemberCHEMISTRY SEMINAR‘Groovy interactions: new perspectives ondrug/DNA binding’, George Clark, Auckland.12noon, Simmonds Lecture Theatre.Friday 5 DecemberBIOCHEMISTRY ANDMOLECULAR BIOLOGY‘Myosin: molecular motor and strainsensor’, Professor Mike Geeves,University of Kent, UK. 1pm, SimmondsLecture Theatre.Wednesday 10 DecemberCHEMISTRY SEMINAR‘The electrodepositing of gold formicroelectronic and optoelectronicapplications’, Todd Green, Newcastleon-Tyne.12noon, Simmonds LectureTheatre.RAINE VISITING PROFESSORLECTURE‘Calcium regulation of musclecontraction: insights from studies onTropomyosin and Troponin Solution’,Professor Mike Geeves, University ofKent, UK. 1pm, Simmonds LectureTheatre .Friday 12 DecemberCLIMA SEMINAR‘Cell biology research in chickpea—progress at the Canadian CropDevelopment Centre’, Dr MonikaLulsdorf, CDC Canada. 4pm, CLIMASeminar Room.LAWRENCE WILSON ARTGALLERY TALK‘Printmaking: production, people andsocial discourse’, Gail Cameron, CentralTAFE Art Gallery and Artist-in-ResidenceProgram and exhibition curator. 1pm,LWAG.Sunday 21 DecemberCONCERTChristmas Oratorio by J. S. Bach. ChristmasOratorio is a masterful combination ofmusical storytelling and reflection. TheUWA Choral Society and chamberorchestra will perform this classic inWinthrop Hall at 6.30pm. Tickets $28and $25 (concession) from the OctagonTheatre (x2440) or at the door.administration • IT/computing • technical • executiveThis is the finalissue of UWAnewsfor 2003We hope you’ve enjoyed reading itand keeping in touch with what’shappening at your University. Yournews tips, story ideas, feedback andcomments are always welcome … butnot until February next year.The deadline for the first issue nextyear will be Wednesday February 25,and it will be published on MondayMarch 8.We will be continuing the backpage column, The Last Word, theoccasional column, Personal Passions.Don’t wait to be asked to contribute.If you have an idea, let’s hear it. Youcan email Lindy from February 9, onlindy.brophy@uwa.edu.au or call on9380 2436.workskillsprofessionalstemporary & permanent personnelNeed temporary, contract orpermanent staff?Workskills Professionals are proud to be a wholly owned andoperated WA Company and are preferred suppliers to State andFederal Government agencies. Supplying staff in the areas of:• Administration/Clerical • IT/Computing• Professional/Technical • Skilled/Unskilled LabourWe have been supplying candidates with previous tertiary(University) experience to UWA since 1993. We have developed aStar Education Performers list to capture these experienced people,enabling us to deliver a fast quality service.Try us — we are sure you will notice the differenceGive our friendly staff a call onPh: (08) 9201 7777 Fax: (08) 9201 7778requestwa@workskillsprofessionals.com.auwww.WorkskillsProfessionals.com.auCORPORATEMEMBEROF RCSA

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Research&GrantsContractsAny queries about the researchgrants published in this issue shouldbe directed to the Research GrantsOffice, ext. 3702.NIH VIA UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEYA/Prof Kevin Croft and Dr Trevor Mori,Medicine and Pharmacology: ‘Oxidative damageand the risk of coronary heart disease’’—$67636.2 (2003-04).ARC LINKAGE VIA CURTINUNIVERSITYDr Samuel Leong and Prof John Malone,Music:—‘Misperceptions in mathematics andmusic education: a computer-enabled diagnosticand remediation investigation involvingmetacognition’’— $70,000 (2003-04).OFFICE OF MULTICULTURALINTERESTS, WAA/Prof Loretta Baldassar, Ms RaeleneWilding and Ms Farida Tilbury, Social andCultural Studies: ‘Migrant contributions toWestern Australia: an edited volume’’— $30,000(2003).ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTHUNIVERSITIES (ACU)Dr David Webb, Economics and Commerce:‘Exploring the relationship between eco-tourismand quality of life (QOL) in Sikkim’’— $11586.6(2003).CRC FOR PLANT BASEDMANAGEMENT OF DRYLANDSALINITYA/Prof Keith Smettem, Water Research:‘Development and application of high resolutionspatial diagnostic tools to aid in deployment’’—$127,000 (2003-06).IAN POTTER FOUNDATIONDr Giles Plant, Anatomy and Human Biology:‘Attend the 10th International Symposium onNeural Transplantation in Asilomar, CaliforniaUSA’’— $2000 (2003).WA HEALTH PROMOTIONFOUNDATIONMs Susan Byrne, Mr Neil Mclean, Dr E.Blair, Dr E Davis, Dr T. Jones, Mr S. Silburnand Prof S. Zubrick, UWA Centre for ChildHealth Research and Institute for Child HealthResearch: ‘Factors influencing the persistence ofchildhood obesity’’— 50,000 (2004-6).NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTHProf Peter Le Souef, Dr SunaleneDevadason, Prof Peter Sly and Dr PaulWatt, UWA Centre for Child Health Research,Paediatrics and Child Health and Faculty ofMedicine and Dentistry Office: ‘Asthmamedication delivery with a new paediatricincentive spacer’’— $702,000 (2003-05).Dr Helen Leonard, Dr Nicholas De Klerkand Dr Carol Bower, Paediatrics and ChildHealth and Population Health:—‘Rett Syndrome:determinants of outcome and burden’’—$1,264,308 (2003-07).VRI BIOMEDICAL LTDA/Prof Susan Prescott, Paediatrics and ChildHealth: ‘The effects of probiotics in infants withatopic dermatitis: a randomised controlledtrial’’— $20,000 (2003).WA HEALTH PROMOTIONFOUNDATIONA/Prof Billie Giles-Corti, Population Health:‘Healthway Visiting Fellow: Professor LarryFrank’’— $35,000 (2004).Convocation, the UWA Graduates AssociationAnnual Elections• ELECTION OF WARDEN AND DEPUTY WARDEN• ELECTION OF THIRTEEN MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OFCONVOCATION, THE UWA GRADUATES ASSOCIATIONApplication forms are now available for the above positions.Mr Peter Clifton will complete his one-year term as Warden of Convocation,the UWA Graduates Association in March 2004.Mr Matthew Zilko will complete his one-year term as Deputy Warden ofConvocation, the UWA Graduates Association in March 2004.Eight members of the Council of Convocation, the UWA GraduatesAssociation will complete terms in March 2004, and there are five additionalvacancies.Nomination forms for all of these positions are nowavailable from Convocation, the UWA GraduatesAssociation. Please telephone Juanita Perez, theConvocation Officer on 9380 3006, or email onuwaga@admin.uwa.edu.au including your postaladdress.Please consider nominating for oneof these positions.The closing date fornominations for all positionsis 5 pm, Friday 23 January2004.Applications received after thisdate will be declared invalid.John Mungham ’92NARSADDr Dieter Wildenauer, Psychiatry and ClinicalNeurosciences: ‘Investigation of candidate genesfor schizophrenia in chromosone 10p14-12, aregion with evidence for linkage and linkagedisequilibrium’’— $81,400 (2003).LAND AND WATER AUSTRALIA VIAGRIFFITH UNIVERSITYDr Peter Davies and Dr Craig Russell,Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences andAnimal Biology: ‘In-stream and riparian zonenitrogen dynamics’’— $59,724 (2003-04).AGRICULTURE WESTERNAUSTRALIA/AUSTRALIAN RESEARCHCOUNCIL LINKAGEDr Susan Barker, CLIMA and Plant Biology:—‘Genetic variation in narrow-leafed lupin (NLL)accessions and breeding programs’’— $15,000(2003-05).AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCILLINKAGE/KINGS PARK & BOTANICGARDENA/Prof Julie Plummer, Plant Biology:‘Mechanisms for release of deep dormancy inseeds of Australian plant species used in landrestoration’’— $85,561 (2003-05).UWA’s support appreciatedThe University was highlycommended at the 2003 StateArts Sponsorship SchemeAwards.The UWA Perth International ArtsFestival nominated the University forits continued support over more than50 years and its contribution to thecommunity.

FEMALE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FORSTRENGTH/POWER TRAININGFemale volunteers who have previously, or whoare currently doing strength training, are neededto participate in a strength/power training studyat the School of Human Movement and ExerciseScience. The purpose of the study is to comparethe effectiveness of two training programmes onthe development of strength and power.Organisational and Staff Development Services announcesthat the following staff have been awarded General StaffDevelopment GrantsMrs Jacqueline Massey, Registrar’s Office, University Secretariat, ‘University GovernanceConference and National meeting of Uni Council Secretaries’, $705Dr Bhupinderdal Singh, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, ‘Third International Symposiumon Dynamics of Physiological Processes in Woody Roots’, $94Ms Annette Cook, Student Services, CELT, ‘Rhetoric or Reality? 16th EA EducationConference’, $655Mrs Jennifer Bevan, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, School of Earth andGeographical Sciences, ‘Dynamic Earth: Past, Present and Future’, $705Mrs Siew Heng, Student Services, SIMS Implementation Project, Achievement ThroughPartnership,‘Calista Client Strategy Group Conference’, $705Mrs Judith Fetherston, Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences, Achievement ThroughPartnership, ‘Calista Client Strategy Group Conference’, $705Mr Paul von Bergheim, Student Services, Student Administration, Achievement ThroughPartnership, ‘Calista Client Strategy Group Conference’, $705Ms Judith Smith, Library, Reader Services,‘Bridging Services - Embracing Reality’, $705Dr Campbell Thomson, Registrar’s Office, Research Services, ‘Lifting RandDPerformance - Australasian Best Practice’, $705Ms Sally Quin, Community Relations, Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery,’‘AAANZ AnnualConference’, $705Ms Lynne Brown, Economics and Commerce, Economics and Commerce, ‘How toBecome a Better Communicator’, $101Ms Tracy Taylor, Economics and Commerce, Economics and Commerce, ‘How toBecome a Better Communicator’, $101Ms Suzanne Purdum, Economics and Commerce, Economics and Commerce,‘How to Become a Better Communicator’, $101Ms Helen Reidy, Economics and Commerce, Economics and Commerce, ‘How toBecome a Better Communicator’, $101Ms Vicky Karagiannis, Economics and Commerce, Economics and Commerce, ‘How toBecome a Better Communicator’, $101Ms Glenys Walter, Economics and Commerce, Economics and Commerce, ‘How toBecome a Better Communicator’, $101Ms Therese Ellis, Economics and Commerce, Economics and Commerce, ‘How toBecome a Better Communicator’, $101Mrs Michelle Grubinic, Human Resources, Employee Relations and ManagementServices, ‘Leadership Program for HEW Levels 5-7’, $705Ms Trica Gardiner, Student Services, Prospective Students Office,‘Developing a Marketing Plan’, $75Mr Murray Jasper, Vice-Chancellery, UWA Albany Centre, ‘Marketing for Non-Marketers Seminar’, $705Ms Leitha Delves, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Arts, Humanities and SocialSciences Multimedia Centre, ‘Advanced Action Script for Applications’, $705Mr Jonathan Brant, Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, School of Electrical,Electronic and Computer Engineering, Practical Grounding/Earthing, Bonding,‘Lightning and Surge Protection of Electrical and Electronic Systems and Equipment’,$353Mr John Schurmann, Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, School of Electrical,Electronic and Computer Engineering, Practical Grounding/Earthing, Bonding,‘Lightning and Surge Protection of Electrical and Electronic Systems and Equipment’,$353To be eligible to participate in this study, youmust:- be aged between 18–32 years- be healthy and free of physical injuries- have participated in strength training in theprevious 6–12 months- agree not to undergo any other form ofstrength/power training during the entireperiod of the studyVolunteers will be asked to:- train 3 times per week (Tuesdays, Thursdaysand Saturdays) for a total period of 12 weeksbeginning March 2004, and train twice a week(Mondays and Thursdays) for the following 4weeks. Each training session takes approximatelyone hour, at a time that can be arrangedaccording to your schedule.- attend training through the non-teaching studybreak beginning 12/04/04 until 18/04/04.Each test session requires approximately 2 hours.At the completion of the study, you will be given aResults Sheet summarising your test scores and ifyou wish, an individualised program so that youcan continue to train. This study has beenapproved by the Human Rights EthicsCommittee, UWA.If you are interested, please contact Lian Yee,Kok at the School of Human Movement andExercise Science on 0403 555 048 or 9380 1383,or email lian@cyllene.uwa.edu.au.Raine researchfunds upThe Raine Foundation has madethe biggest allocation of funding forPriming Grant projects since 1996.The successful candidates are:Dr Jacqueline Phillips $71,616Dr Susanna Temple $140,411Dr Susan Byrne $120,565Dr Bu Yeap $124,863Dr Ross Graham $161,713Dr Jason White $124,056Professor David Ravine $100,000Professor Sergio Starkstein $149,471Raine/National Heart FoundationPostdoctoral FellowshipDr Dick ChanDr Andrew Currie has won the HealyPostdoctoral Fellowship for 2004.The Raine Foundation continues itssupport for undergraduate research inconjunction with the Faculty of Medicineand Dentistry with the inaugural MBBS/PhD Scholarships jointly funded by Raineand the Faculty. A Scholarship has beenawarded each to Kelvin Balakrishnan andNermina Vagaja.

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Allmod-cons, near bus, walk to Morley Galleria.$90pw plus bond and share utility costs. Ph9375 9935 or 0402 393 547. Email laurad@cyllene.uwa.edu.auWANTED TO RENTVISITING PROFESSOR (LAW SCHOOL) seeksfor Sem 1 2004, fully furnished/equipped 3 or 4brm house, close to public transport and in easyreach of UWA. Ph Deborah Rhys-Jones on ext.3792 or email tdaintit@law.uwa.edu.au.HOUSESITTER AVAILABLE, mature-age studentrelocating from Albany seeks housesittingposition from Jan 2004. Long term pref. Nonsmoker,mature, responsible woman with goodreferences, current police clearance. Ph Maggie0427 448 247.FOR SALEBABY CAR SEAT Safe’n’Sound, excellent cond,suit newborn to 4 yrs, dk blue plush, 3 recliningpositions. $100 ono. Ph Zoey on 9380 1475 (w),9309 6834 (h), email zdurmic@cyllene.uwa.edu.au.DINING SUITE, round, 4-seater, excellentcond. $200 ono. Ph Jenny Gillet on ext 3324.1995 PEUGEOT 306 XT, 5-dr hatch, 5 spd man,a/c, pwr steer, central locking, sun roof, newtyres. Lovely car, great fun to drive. $10,500ono. Ph Chris ext 1432 or email chrisdav@cyllene.uwa.edu.au.CAMRY. UWA visting academic leaving beforeChristmas needs to sell Toyota Camry Exec.Sedan 1992 Auto., a/c, pwr st., grey metallic,very low kms (155 000), exellent cond. $4900ono. Ph 9389 9099 or email mayoux@eftel.comWASHING MACHINE, top-ldg Hoover Elite 6kg.V. good cond. $150 ono. Ph Jenny Gillett on ext 3324.Redundant Equipment for SaleITEM PRICE AGE COND. CONTACT70 X PCs, Celeron III 400-466mhz $200–complete 4 2 Jeremy, 9346 4066 jmjm@cyllene.uwa.edu.au128MB RAM, 4GB H/D, NIC 10/100 $80–less CRT – – Jeremy, 9346 4066 jmjm@cyllene.uwa.edu.auWin 98 O/S– PC only $70 – – Jeremy, 9346 4066 jmjm@cyllene.uwa.edu.auCash Register, TEC MA-71 Offers 13 2 Tim, ext 2326 bids@library.uwa.edu.auComdek Pentium 2 CPU 128MB RAM Offers 5+ 3 Scott, ext 230830 x Pentium II 350Mhz, 128MB RAM, 3.2GB Hard disk, 15"multimedia monitor, CDROM, Netowrk card, floppy drive orzip drive, OS redhat 9 – – – Mark, ext 1405CanonScan Scanner FB310 (Parallel) Offers 7 3 General Practice bjaw@cyllene.uwa.edu.auEdge PC 686-266/32MB Ram/3GB HDD, Keyboard, Mouse,14" Monitor Offers 6 4 General Practice bjaw@cyllene.uwa.edu.auPentium150 Box/0 Ram/0 HDD (parts only) Offers 6 4 General Practice bjaw@cyllene.uwa.edu.auEdsys PC P100/0 Ram/0 HDD (parts only) Offers 6 4 General Practice bjaw@cyllene.uwa.edu.auMacintosh Power PC Powerbook 5300 (Mac Laptop) Offers 7 3 General Practice bjaw@cyllene.uwa.edu.auMacintosh LC630, keyboard, mouse, 14" monitor Offers 8 3 General Practice bjaw@cyllene.uwa.edu.auMacintosh Power PC G3 17" monitor, mouse, keyboard Offers 5 2 General Practice bjaw@cyllene.uwa.edu.auMacintosh Power PC 7300/200 15" Monitor, speaker,mouse, keyboard Offers 6 2 General Practice bjaw@cyllene.uwa.edu.auMonitor - Tatung 14" Offers 7 3 General Practice bjaw@cyllene.uwa.edu.auMonitor - Apple 15" Offers 7 3 General Practice bjaw@cyllene.uwa.edu.auMonitor - Apple 14" Offers 9 3 General Practice bjaw@cyllene.uwa.edu.auMacintosh Power PC 6100/66 box only Offers 8 3 General Practice bjaw@cyllene.uwa.edu.auMacintosh Power PC 6100/66 box only Offers 8 3 General Practice bjaw@cyllene.uwa.edu.auMacintosh Powerbook - 520C Mac Laptop Offers 8 3 General Practice bjaw@cyllene.uwa.edu.auFax Machine - Olivetti OFX3100 Offers 9 3 General Practice bjaw@cyllene.uwa.edu.auMonitor - 15" Apple with Speakers Offers 5 3 General Practice bjaw@cyllene.uwa.edu.auMonitor - Apple 15" Offers 8 3 General Practice bjaw@cyllene.uwa.edu.auAcer 529 Laptop 14", PIII-900, 512Mb RAM, 20Gb disk,new battery, CD, Modem, Ethernet, 14 mths warranty $1,250 2 1 ext 3100 peterj@cs.uwa.edu.auTwo HP Vectra PCs, PII-400, 128Mb RAM,4Gb disk, CD, 17" monitor $200 ea 4 1 ext 3100 peterj@cs.uwa.edu.auTwo HP NetServer E60, PII-400, 128Mb RAM, 9Gb SCSI disk,HP 8Gb DAT DDS-2 tape, CD, modem, 15" monitor $300 ea – 1 ext 3100 peterj@cs.uwa.edu.auSix 17" CRT Displays (hardly used) $100 ea – 1 ext 3100 peterj@cs.uwa.edu.auAcer USB Camera $90 2 1 ext 3100 peterj@cs.uwa.edu.auGateway Laptop 12", P120, 16Mb RAM, 1.2Gb disk,CD, PC network card $200 7 2 ext 3100 peterj@cs.uwa.edu.auApple Airport card $70 3 1 ext 3100 peterj@cs.uwa.edu.auGroup Response Electronic Voting System, 16 wirelesskeypads (with LCDs), PC interface (RS232), 2 transmitters(see www.xtol.co.uk), software, carry cases $1,600 5 1 ext 3100 peterj@cs.uwa.edu.auSun SparcStation ELC Offers 7 3 Stuart, ext 3899Sun SparcStation 4 Offers 7 3 Stuart, ext 3899Sun Ultra 4 Offers 4 2 Stuart, ext 3899SGI O2 Offers 5 2 Stuart, ext 3899Laptop ACER Extensa 390 (390MHz, CD, floppy, Win95) $500 5 2 Stuart, ext 3899Laptop Toshiba Satellite 1750 (700MHz, CD, floppy, Win98ME) $1,200 2 1 Stuart, ext 3899Bids should be accepted by Monday 15 December with schools to have first optionSchools are reminded that all University equipment available for sale must be advertised in the UWAnews. Receipts should be PeopleSoft account coded490 (computing with barcode), 491 (non-computing with barcode) or 493 (items with no barcode). If equipment has an existing barcode please contactextension 3618/2546 for details.CONDITION refers to the general condition of item ( 1 = as new; 2 = good; 3 = serviceable; 4 = unserviceable). AGE refers to the nearest year.