ISAT Linkages Fund in 2005

The following were recipients of funding from the ISAT Linkages Fund in 2005:

Asia / Pacific

NZ Researcher	Project Title	Overseas Researcher
Callander, Michael – Industrial Research	Hydrogen battery development and optimisation	Dr Trevor Pryor, Murdoch University, Western Australia
Cheong, Dr Ke-Shen – Industrial Research Ltd	Developing new materials : Changing microstructures	Professor Tetsuya Ohashi, Kitami Institute of Technology, National University Corporation, Kitami, Japan
Chiu, Dr Yu Lung – University of Auckland	Nanomechanical properties of ZnO thin films	Dr. A.H.W. Ngan, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Claiborne, Dr Lise – Victoria University	Facilitation of developmental planning, observation of practices and interviews	Professor Bronwyn Davies, University of Western Australia, Sydney, Australia
Connor, Dr Bronwen – University of Auckland	Transplantation of human neural progenitor cells in an animal model of Huntington’s Disease	Professor Malcolm Horne, University of Melbourne and Dr Martin Pera, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Falloon, Professor Richard E – Crop & Food Research	Advanced technologies for intensive vegetable production	Dr Il Gin Mok, National Institute of Highland Agriculture, Rural Development Administration, Hoenggye, Gangwon, Korea
Gorman, Dr Andrew – University of Otago	NZ gas hydrate deposits: seismic analysis technique development	Dr Kevin Jarvis, Fugro-Jason Australia BV, Western Australia
Jones, Dr Mark I – University of Auckland	Processing and properties of reaction bonded ceramic refractories	Dr Kiyoshi Hirao, Dr You Zhou, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science & Technology, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya, Japan
Kirk, Dr Vivien – University of Auckland	Multiple time-scale analysis of mathematical models of calcium oscillations and waves	Dr Martin Wechselberger, University of Sydney, Australia
Kolt, Professor Gregory – Auckland University of Technology	Determinants of health-related physical activity	Professor Kerry Mummery, Central Queensland University, Australia
Luo, Zhiwei – HortResearch	Investigating kiwifruit and grape root physiology using the root pressure probe	Dr Steven Tyerman, University of Adelaide, Australia
Pereira, Dr Gerald – Victoria University	Theoretical and experimental studies of semi-flexible polymers	Dr Ravi Jagadeeshan, Monash University Melbourne, Australia
Singhal, Dr Naresh – University of Auckland	Biodegradation enhancement using biosurfactant foam	Assoc. Prof. Jae-Woo Park, Hanyang University, Dept. of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Seoul, Korea
Slinko, Dr Arkadii – University of Auckland	Adaptive choice in complex environments	Dr Murali Agastya, University of Sydney, Australia
Stott, Dr Matthew – Geological & Nuclear Sciences	To consolidate the research collaboration between New Zealand and Japan in the fields of geology, marine biology and oceanography	Dr Ken Takai, Extremobiosphere Research Centre, JAMSTEC & Dr Junichiro Ishibashi, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
Townend, Dr John – Victoria University	How do earthquakes talk to each other? Stress changes and seismicity in New Zealand and Japan	Dr Takane Hori, Institute for Research on Earth Evolution, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokohama, Japan
Walter, Dr Monika – HortResearch	Biological control of postharvest storage rot diseases	Professor Qing Ma, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, College of Plant Protection, Yangling, Shaanxi, PR China
Warner, Dr Jamie – Victoria University	Optical properties of quantum dots	Professor Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, University of Queensland, Australia
Zhang, Associate Professor Deliang – University of Waikato	Synthesis of high strength ultrafine grained and nanostructured Ti-Nb based alloys for biomedical applications	Professor Kee-Do Woo, Chonbuk National University, Chonju, Chonbuk, Korea

Europe

Ausseil, Dr Anne-Gaelle – Landcare Research	Monitoring the effect of erosion on the health of coral ecosystems in New Caledonia	Didier Lille, IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement), Centre de Nouméa 101, promenade Roger Laroque – Anse Vata, Nouvelle-Calédonie
Bart, Mark – Industrial Research	An improved method for determining the size-of-source effect for industrial radiation thermometers	Eric van der Ham, NMi Van Swinden Laboratorium B.V., Thijsseweg 11, The Netherlands
Bolan, Professor Nanthi S – Massey University	Sustainable nutrient management	Professor Ewald Schnug, Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Federal Agricultural Research Centre, Bundesallee 50, Braunschweig, Germany
Bönisch-Brednich, Associate Professor Brigitte & Hill, Associate Professor Richard – Victoria University	Designing and Re-designing Indigeneity and Folk Culture	Department of Folkloristics (Folkloristika Osakond), Estonian Literary Museum, Vanemuise, Tartu, Estonia
Borrmann, Dr Thomas – Victoria University	Selective Absorption and Immobilization of Gases, Metal Ions and Ionic Species	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang H. Höll, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Technical Chemistry, Karlsruhe, Germany
Breier, Associate Professor Bernhard H – University of Auckland	Maternal nutrition during pregnancy and its long-term consequences for farm animal performance and health	Prof. K. Ender and Dr. Karin Nürnberg, Forschungsinstitut für die Biologie landwirtschaftlicher Nutztiere, Dummerstorf, Germany
Brooker, Associate Professor Sally & Morgan, Dr Grace – University of Otago	New Materials for Spintronics	Dr Grace Morgan, School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University College Dublin, Ireland
Brownbridge, Dr Michael – AgResearch	Bi-lateral Collaboration on New Technologies to Enhance Production and Stability of Fungal Biocontrol Agents	Dr Tariq M. Butt, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Swansea, United Kingdom
Buchan, Associate Professor Graeme – Lincoln University	Monitoring and modeling fate and transport of pathogens from land-applied animal wastes, for water resource protection	Main PL: Dr Andy Vinten, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute (MLURI), Craigiebuckler, AberdeenScotland and Dr Norval Strachan, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
Chang, Dr F Hoe – NIWA	Monitoring harmful algal blooms using remote-sensing	Dr Patrick Gentien (Director), Centre de Recherche sur les Ecosystèmes Marins et Aquacoles de l’ Houmeau (CREMA), Houmeau, France
Collins, Dr Alison – Landcare Research	Sustainable soil and land management	Professor Dick Godwin, National Soil Resources Institute (NSRI), Cranfield University at Silsoe, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Harvey, Dr Michael – NIWA	The fate of anthropogenic sulphur	Dr Jeremy Colls, Biology Building, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham United Kingdom
Hendy, Dr Shaun – Industrial Research	Exploiting Stick and Slip in Micro and Nanofluidics	Dr Cecile Cottin-Bizonne, Laboratoire de Physique de la Matiere Condensee et Nanostructures, Universite Claude, France
Henshaw, Dr Geoff – Aeroqual Ltd	Multi-layer semiconductor gas sensors	Prof Ivan Parkin, Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, United Kingdom
Janson, Annick – University of Auckland	Cross-cultural comparisons of early leadership formative experiences	Manfred Kets de Vries, Raoul de Vitry D’Avaucourt Chair Clinical Prof. of Leadership Development, Director INSEAD Global Leadership Centre, Fontainebleau, France
Kassardjian, Dr Elsa – HortResearch	A new methodology to elicit consumers’ willingness to pay for different biotechnology products: a cross cultural study	Professor Bernard Ruffieux, GAEL Domaine Universitaire, Saint Martin d'Hères, France
King, Nick – Cawthron Institute	A New Perspective on Pacific Oyster Selective Breeding in New Zealand	Pierre Boudry, IFREMER, Laboratoire Génétique et Pathologie, La Tremblade, France
Lecointre, Dr Jérôme – Massey University	Large Impact Volcancic Hazards on Andesitic Volcanoes	Prof. Jean-Claude Thouret,Laboratoire “Magmas et Volcans”, CNRS & Université Blaise Pascal, France
Markey, Professor Ray – Auckland University of Technology	Enhancing Workplace Productivity Through Employee Participation	Dr Bente Ingebrigsten, NTNU Social Research Ltd, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway; Professor Herman Knudsen, Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University, Fibigerstraede 13, Denmark
Mills, Dr Tessa - HortResearch	Calcium uptake and transport in Gold kiwifruit: The use of labeled isotopes and Stemject( technology to study nutrition of perennial plants	Peter Minchin, ICG-III Phytosphaere, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Juelich, Germany
Mountain, Bruce W – Geological and Nuclear Sciences	Ancient Extremophilic Life: Molecular Biomarkers in New Zealand Sinter Deposits	Richard Pancost, Organic Geochemistry Unit, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Mueller, Dr Karin – AgResearch	Impact of wastewater irrigation on pesticide transport through soil	Dr Celine Duwig, Colegio de Postgraduados, Laboratorio de fertilidad de suelo, Montecillo, France
Parr, Dr Wendy – Lincoln University	Making sense of wine: understanding perception of aroma and flavour	Dr Dominique Valentin, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Biologie Appliquée a la Nutrition et a L’Alimentation (ENSBANA), The Université of Burgundy, Dijon, France.
Parry, Mr David – Auckland University of Technology	Assessment of Mobile devices for rural telemedicine	Dr Jim Briggs, Director, Healthcare Computing Group, Department of Information Systems and Computer Applications, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Patterson, Dr Lesley – Massey University	Low-income mothers: a qualitative longitudinal cross-national comparison	Professor Jane Millar, Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, Bath United Kingdom
Pavlov, Boris – University of Auckland	Transport Properties and Mathematical Modeling of Quantum Networks	Institute of Mathematics, Humboldt–University of Berlin, Rudover Chausse 25, Germany
Pearson, Dr Michael – University of Auckland	Role of dsRNA elements in plant pathogenic fungi	Professor Gary Foster, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Pinkerton, Dr Matt – NIWA	Modelling ice-edge phytoplankton dynamics in the Ross Sea	Dr Jill N Schwarz, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar & Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
Reed, Jacqueline – NIWA	Diagnosing sub-cellular injuries and functional impairment in NZ aquatic invertebrates	Brett Lyons, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, United Kingdom
Rohrle, Dr Oliver – University of Auckland	Towards three dimensional models of active contraction of skeletal muscles	Dr. Ulrich Simon, Institute of Orthopaedic Research and Biomechanics, University of Ulm, Helmholtzstrasse Ulm, Germany
Shulmeister, Dr James – University of Canterbury	Glacio-depositional environments and their implications for glacial processes and past climate changes in the Southern Alps of New Zealand	Dr Dave Evans, Geography Department, Quaternary Environmental Change Research Group, University of Durham, United Kingdom
Steel, Dr Gary – Lincoln University	Taking The Antarctic Arctic Polar Pulse 2007-8(TTAAPP): An International Polar Year Project	Mr Iain Grant, BASMU, Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Swalwell, Dr Melanie – Victoria University	Archiving New Zealand’s Digital Games History	Mr Andreas Lange, Computerspiele Museum & Digital Game Archive, Berlin, Germany
Tilley, Dr Richard D – Victoria University	Electron microscopy of silicon clusters	University of Oxford, Department of Materials, Parks Road, Oxford, United Kingdom
Villamor, Dr Pilar & Ellis, Dr Susan – Geological and Nuclear Sciences	How does the Taupo Volcanic Zone terminate in central New Zealand? Comparison of structural data with analogue and numerical models of rifting processes	Dr Guido Schreurs, Institute of Geological Sciences, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland & Dr Susanne Buiter, Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), Leiv Eirikssons, Trondheim, Norway
Vogeler, Dr Iris – HortResearch	Sustainable nutrient management	Professor Ewald Schnug, Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Federal Agricultural Research Centre, Bundesallee, Braunschweig, Germany

Latin America

White, Dr Alan – HortResearch	Stonefruit Genomics	Dr Ariel Orellana, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
Murray, Dr Warwick E – Victoria University	Chile and New Zealand – Monitoring the Closer Economic Partnership	Dr Jonathan Barton, Sub Director, Institute of Urban and Territorial Studies, Universidad Catolica, Santiago, Chile

North America (including Canada)

Adams, Dr Serean – Cawthron Insitutte	Effects of cryopreservation on cellular and molecular processes in oocytes and embryos	Professor John Critser and Steve Mullen, University of Missouri – Columbia, USA and Professor Vic Vacquier, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, California, USA
Atkinson, Professor Paul – Victoria University	Elucidation of protein folding by chemical genetics	Professor Charlie Boone, University of Toronto, Canada
Barton, Associate Professor Bill – University of Auckland	Indigenous mathematics teachers international research project	Associate Professor Cynthia Nicol, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Beuzenberg, Veronica – Cawthron Institute	Indicators of nitrogen induced eutrophication in NZ estuaries	Professor Hans Paerl, University of North Carolina, USA
Bowden, Dr Mark – Industrial Research	New hydrogen storage materials	Dr Tom Autrey, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, USA
Brodie, Professor A M – Massey University	Metal-rich polyphosphazenes	Professor H R Allcock, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Cameron Stewart – GNS Science	Optimisation of denitrification bed technology: inexpensive but highly efficient systems for nitrogen removal from wastewater	William Robertson, University of Waterloo, Canada; and Steven Siliciano, University of Saskatoon, Canada
Christey, Dr Mary – Crop & Food Research	Development of chloroplast engineering technology	Dr Kuehnle, University of Hawaii, Hawaii, USA
Clarkson, Dr Bev – Landcare Research	Understanding functioning and improving management of NZ peatlands	Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Clearwater, Dr Susan – NIWA	Bioincorporation of metals into natural foodwebs	Dr M. Grosell and K Brix, University of Miami, Florida, USA
Eaton-Rye, Dr Julian – University of Otago	A systems-level perspective on the acclimation of cyanobacterial cells to environmental variation	Professor Louis A. Sherman, Purdue University, Indiana, USA
Eck, Dr Peter – AgResearch	Establishing a xenopus oocyte expression system for intestinal transporter proteins associated to Crohn’s disease	Dr Mark A. Levine, Digestive Diseases Branch, NIDDK, Bethesda, USA
Forgie, Shaun – HortResearch	Extraembryonic membrane protein characterization: its role in endoparasitic host avoidance	Professor Mike Strand, University of Georgia, USA
Fox, Dr Colin – University of Auckland	Meshing multigrid and MCMC	Dr J David Moulton, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA
Gaugler, Marc – SCION	Chemical mapping of polyphenolic interfaces	University of Tennessee, USA
Howard-Williams, Dr Clive – NIWA	Latitudinal gradient project planning	National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programme, Washington DC, USA
Ingham, Dr Malcolm – Victoria University	The microstructure of sea-ice	Professor Hajo Eicken, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA
Koziol-McLain, Associate Professor Jane – Auckland University of Technology	Healthcare site-based partner violence screening and intervention efficacy	Professor Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, USA
Kubke, Dr M Fabiana – University of Auckland	Role of binaural hearing in the processing of auditory signals	Dr Sarah Woolley, Columbia University, New York City, USA
La Flamme, Dr Anne Camille – Victoria University	Targeting the proteome for diagnostic markers of severe liver disease	W. Evan Secor, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, USA
Lindquist, Dr Mark – Victoria University	Low-cost advanced network computing for urban design and planning visualization	Associate Professor John Danahy, University of Toronto, Canada
Palliser, Dr C C – Dexcel Ltd	Modelling mammary activity and capacity and its effect on energy partitioning in lactating dairy cows	Dr M D Hanigan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia, USA
Phillips, Leon – University of Canterbury	From vaporization of liquid fuels to air-sea exchange of greenhouse gases	Associate Professor Chris Pursell, Trinity University, Texas, USA
Ruscoe, Dr Wendy – Landcare Research	Resource mediated distribution and abundance in an alien seed predator	Dr Charles Canham, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, New York, USA
Sandanayaka, Manoharie – HortResearch	Electrical Penetration Graph to determine the likelihood of transmission of Xylella fastidiosa to important horticultural crops in NZ	Dr Elaine A. Backus, USDA Agricultural Research Service, USA
Stewart, David – Industrial Research	Molecular dynamics simulations of mechanical properties	Professor David J. Bacon, University of Liverpool; Dr Yury Osetskiy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, USA
Stott, Matthew – GNS Science	Sequencing the genome of an extremophilic microorganism isolated from a submarine hydrothermal vent in NZ’s Kermadec Arc	Professor Maqsudul Alam, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA
Stuthridge, Trevor – SCION	Metaproteomics and bioinformatics technology development	Jeremy Melanson, National Research Council of Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada
Tustin, Dr Stuart – HortResearch	Developing a physiological model for Apricot production and optimized fruit quality	Gregory A. Lang, Michigan State University, USA
Vyatkin, Valeriy – University of Auckland	Safety and agility of intelligent manufacturing systems facilitated by formal modelling	T U Vienna and F H Wels, University of Calgary, Canada
Walter, Dr Monika – HortResearch	Strawberry disease management	Dr Barbara J. Smith USDA-ARS Small Fruit Research Station, Minneapolis, USA
Xu, Dr Xun – University of Auckland	Technologies for intelligent, adaptive and interoperable machining	Dr Lihui Wang, National Research Council, Canada; and Professor Kevin Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA
Yuan, Dr Yong – Industrial Research	Self-assembly of surfactant molecules into interesting nanostructures	Dr Srinivasa R. Raghavan, University of Maryland, USA