ISAT - Successful applicants 1997/98

To date contracts have been entered into under four of the five contestable ISAT Linkages programmes including the:

• Bilateral Research Activities Programme (BRAP)
• NZ/FRG Scientific and Technological Co-operation (STC) Agreement Programme
• NZ/USA Co-operative Science Programme (CSP)
• Profiles Programme
• New Zealand/Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Programme

Successful applicants for the 1997/98 financial year to date include:

Bilateral Research Activities Programme (BRAP)

BRAP Code	NZ PI	NZ PI Institution	Overseas PI	Overseas PI Institution	Project Title
98-BRAP -01-LOUG	Dr Tony Lough	HortResearch Ltd	Dr Simon Santa Cruz	Scottish Crop Research Institute	Molecular dissection of plant virus movement and the development of viral resistence genes
98-BRAP -03-CONN	Dr Brian J Connor	NIWA	Mr Johan Mellqvist	Swedish Environmental Research Institute	Detection of Vortex-processed Stratospheric Air with Ground-based Measurements
98-BRAP -05-HARV	Dr Mike Harvey	NIWA	Dr Sue Turner	University of East Anglia	Marine Sulfur Gases and Climate
98-BRAP -06-KNOB	Robert Knobben	NIWA	Norihiro Watanabe	APEC Virtual Center for Environmental Technology Exchange	Development of New Zealand Node for APEC Virtual Centre for Environmental Technology Exchange
98-BRAP -07-METS	Associate Professor JB Metson	The University of Auckland	Dr SK Koh	Korean Institute of Science and Technology	Ion Beam Treatment of Surfaces
98-BRAP -08-HOUS	Dr Gary D Housley	The University of Auckland	Associate Professor Shin-ichi Usami	Hirpsaki University School of Medicine	Subcellular Loclization of ATP-gated Ion Channels in the Inner Ear
98-BRAP -09-BAGS	Dr Stephen A Bagshaw	IRL	Professor Rosario Aiello, Dr Flaviano Testa	Universita degli Studi della Calabria	New Routes to Synthetic Zeolite Minerals from Natural Silica Sources
98-BRAP -10-THOR	Dr Michael Thorpe	HortResearch Ltd	Dr Jeremy Pritchard	University of Birmingham	Cell Turgor in Kiwifruit
98-BRAP -11-THOR	Dr TG Thorp	HortResearch Ltd	Jean Pierre Ducroquet	University of Santa Catarina	Feijoa Breeding and Cultivar Improvement
98-BRAP -12-BETT	Mr Keith Betteridge	AgResearch	Professor Masse Shiyomi	Ibaraki University	A Grazing Model for Hill Land Farming on a Sedimentary Soil
98-BRAP -13-CAMP	Dr Bruce Campbell	AgResearch	Dr Sandra Diaz	Universidad Nacional de Cordoba	Testing Southern Hemisphere Grass Functional Types for Sensitivity to UV-B Radiation
98-BRAP -15-BROO	Dr Sally Brooker	University of Otago	Professor Keith S Murray	Monash University	Magnetostructure Relationships in Pyridazine-bridged Complexes
98-BRAP-20-MACK	Dr KJD MacKenzie	IRL	Professor S Shimada	Hokkaido University	New Advanced Sialon Ceramics Containing Halogens
98-BRAP-21-DENT	Dr MJ Denton	University of Otago	The Pakistan Foundation Fighting Blindness	The Pakistan Foundation Fighting Blindness	Collection of pedigrees with genetic eye diseases from north Pakistan for gene mapping purposes
98-BRAP-22-COCK	Dr John F Cockrem	Massey University	Dr Motoshi Kikuchi	Waseda University	Conservation of Endangered Birds by the Simulation of Breeding and Preservation of Genetic Material
98-BRAP-23-NICH	Dr MA Nichols	Massey University	Professor SK Lee	Nangyang Technological University	Greenhouse Vegetable Production Using Areoponics
98-BRAP-27-CAMP	Dr Bruce Campbell	AgResearch	Dr Mark Stafford Smith	CSIRO	Development of a functional model of pasture and rangeland composition for Australasia
98-BRAP-29-WITH	Dr CS Withers	IRL	Professor Ramon A Quintana-Gomez	Universidad Nacional (UNELLEZ)	Extremes of Climate Variation
98-BRAP-30-HOUS	Dr Gary Housley	The University of Auckland	Associate Professor Shin-ichi Usami	Hirosaki University School of Medicine	Subcellular Localization of ATP-gated Ion Channels in the Inner Ear

NZ/USA Co-operative Science Programme (CSP)

CSP Code	NZ PI	NZ PI Institution	Overseas PI	Overseas PI Institution	Project Title
97-CSP -01-BRYS	Dr Warren G Bryson	WRONZ	Dr Hans-Dieter Weigmann	Textile Research Institute (TRI)	Production of Wool Fabrics with Soft Handle
97-CSP -02-ELLI	Murray J Ellis	NZ FRI	Professor Jeff Empie	Institute of Paper Science and Technology	Inorganic Element Behaviour in Pulp & Paper Processes with Increased Closure
97-CSP -04-LAYC	Dr NJ Laycock	IRL	Dr MP Ryan	Brookhaven National Laboratory	Active Dissolution of Fe-Cr-Ni Alloys in Concentrated Chloride Solutions at Elevated Temperatures
97-CSP -07-QUIN	Dr John Quinn	NIWA	Dr Stuart EG Findlay	Institute for Ecosystems Studies	Stream Microbial Responses to Dissolved Organic Carbon Inputs
97-CSP -08-BARK	Dr Richard J Barker	Landcare Research	Professor Gary C White	Colorado State University	Travel to Facilitate Development of Software for the Joint Analysis of Mark-recapture Data and Radiotelemetry Data with Radio Failure
97-CSP -10-RONS	Dr Clive W Ronson	University of Otago	Professor Frans de Bruijn	Michigan State University	DNA Sequence Analysis of the Symbiotic Island of Mesorhizobium loti strain R7A
97-CSP -11-MEDE	Mr Rodger Meder	NZ FRI	Dr Robert Meglen	National Renewable Energy Laboratory	Quantifying Radiata Pine Lumber Quality by On-Line Infrared Scanning
97-CSP -12-RICH	Dr Brian Richardson	NZ FRI	Dr HW Thistle	Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)	Enhancement and Validation of Aerial Pesticide Application Simulation Models
97-CSP -14-CARP	Dr Alan Carpenter	Crop&Food Research	Professor Daryl Richardson	Oregon State University	Alternatives to Methyl Bromide
97-CSP -15-CROS	Dr RJ Cross	Crop&Food Research	Dr LE Towill	United States Department Agriculture (USDA)-ARS National Seed Storage Lab (NSSL)	Cyropreservation of Obligate Parasites
97-CSP -17HAYW	Allison Haywood	Cawthron Institute	Dr Karen Steidinger	Florida Marine Research Institute (FMRI), Florida Department of Environmental Protection	Comparison of the New Zealand and American Isolates of the Shellfish Toxin-Producing Dinoflagelatte Gymnodinium breve
97-CSP -18-WOOD	Ray Wood	IGNS	Larry Lawver	University of Texas at Austin	Plate Reconstruction Data Management & Hikurangi Plateau ODP Proposal Development
97-CSP -19-WINE	Dr Chris Winefield	Crop&Food Research	Dr Robert J Schmidt	University of California, San Diego	Investigation of the Molecular Mechanisms of Flowering of Maize
97-CSP -21-OLDH	Dr Jenny Oldham	AgResearch	Professor P Kay Lund	University of North Carolina	A Transgenic Approach to Investigating Signal Transduction of Growth Hormone
97-CSP-23-TROD	Professor HJ Trodahl	VUW	Professor JC Abele	Lewis and Clark College	Magnetic vortex dynamics in layered superconductors
97-CSP-25-LEAD	Associate Professor John Leader	University of Otago	Professor George van Rossum	Temple University	Control Mechanisms in Animal Cells
97-CSP-26-OSUL	Associate Professor MJ O'Sullivan	The University of Auckland	Dr Karsten Pruess	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	New Techniques for Computer Modelling of Geothermal Fields
97-CSP-27-MACK	Dr Glen Mackie	Carter Observatory	Dr John Hoessel	University of Wisconsin - Madison	Cosmology using Hubble Space Telescope Observations of Brightest Star Galaxies
97-CSP-28-WAGN	Dr Armin Wagner	Forest Research	Professor Subbash Minocha	University of New Hampshire	Genetic engineering of embryogenesis in Pinus radiata and related conifers
97-CSP-29-WALL	Professor DF Walls	The University of Auckland	Professor RJ Glauber	Harvard University	Atom Detection Theory with applications to Bose-Einstein Condensation
97-CSP-30-KENN	Max Kennedy	IRL	Raul Cano	California Polytechnic State University	Metabolic Studies on Ancient Revived Micro-organisms
97-CSP-32-REEV	Associate Professor Roger D Reeves	Massey University	Professor AR Kruckeberg	University of Washington	Metal-tolerant and metal accumulating plants
97-CSP-33-AMOU	Dr Mahyar Amouzegar	Massey University	Professor Khosrow Moshirvaziri	University of California Los Angeles	Global Optimisation Methods and Their Applications to Environmental Economics
97-CSP-35-HOFS	Dr DE Hofstra	University of Waikato	Professor T Harrington	Iowa State University	Genetic Characterisation of Sapstaining Fungi
97-CSP-37-WIND	Dr Louise Winder	AgResearch	Dr Keith Hopper	University of Delaware	Genetic fingerprinting of the biocontrol agent Microctonus hyperodae
97-CSP-38-CARE	Debbie Care	AgResearch	Dr Alan Shipley	Applicable Electronics	To use (Scanning Ion-selective Electrode Technique) SIET technology to investigate temporal and spatial differences in potassium and ammonium ion uptake in nodulated and non-nodulated white clover roots
97-CSP-41-SULL	Dr Denis Sullivan	VUW	Professor DE Winglet	University of Texas at Austin	Asteroseismology of White Dwarf Stars
97-CSP-42-FURN	Dr Richard H Furneaux	IRL	Professor Vern L Schramm	Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Inhibitors of Nucleoside Processing Enzymes: Design, Synthesis and Evaluation

NZ/FRG Scientific and Technological Co-operation (STC) Agreement Programme

FRG Code	NZ PI	NZ PI Institution	Overseas PI	Overseas PI Institution	Project Title
97-FRG -12-BAKE	Professor EN Baker	Massey University	Dr G Spregner	Institut fur Biotechnologie, Forshungszentrum Julich	Structure-function studies of an enzyme of biotechnological importance- glucose-fructose oxi-reductase
97-FRG -22-STED	Professor Geoffrey Stedman	University of Canterbury	Dr RWG Syme	University of Canterbury	C II Ring Laser Opening
97-FRG -23-THIE	Dr Jürgen Thiele	Waste Solutions Ltd	Professor Peter Weiland. Dr ERB Moore	Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft, Institut für Technologie. Department of Microbiology GBFmbH	Thermophilic degredation of problematic lipid wastes
97-FRG -13-RODD	Harvey Rodda	NIWA	Jens Mehlhorn	Albert-Ludwigs University	The use of hydrological tracers in model validation and determining the sources of steam runoff
97-FRG -18-SIMM	Dr Nicola Simmons	MIRINZ	Dr Karl O Honikel	Institute of Chemistry and Physics, Federal Centre for Meat Research	International Reference Methods for measuring pH-value, conductivity and impedance in meat and meat products
97-FRG -19-MOUG	Professor Paul Moughan	Massey University	Dr Wolfgang Souffrant	Research Institute for Biology and Farm Animals (FBN)	Determination of Gut Endogenous Amino Acid Losses in Monogastric mammals: Part II
97-FRG -21-STUD	Dr Clifford Studman	Massey University	Dr Martin Geyer	Institut fur Agratechnik Bornim e.V	Postharvest technology in fruit and vegetables for improved quality and reduced handling damage
97-FRG -01-STEE	Dr Mike Steel	University of Canterbury	Dr Daniel Hudson	Universitat Bielefeld	The analysis of competing speciation models- with applications to endemic New Zealand fora
97-FRG -02-MUCA	Dr Michael Mucalo	University of Waikato	Dr Herbert Mucha	Institut fuer Verbundewerkstoffe, TU Chemnitz-Zwic	Synthesis of Polymeric Precursors for Liquid phase Infiltration of Carbon Fibre Composites
97-FRG -03-PHUN	Thai Phung	AgResearch	Julius-von-Sachs	University of Wurzburg	A contribution to the development of a New Technique for Assessing Fruit Quality- Analysis of Electro-physiological Data from Apple Fruit
97-FRG -04-SING	Dr Adya Singh	NZ FRI	Dr Uwe Schmitt	Bundesforschungsanstalt fur Forst-und Holzwirtschaft	Improving penetration of protective coatings into wood
97-FRG -05-PICK	Dr RA Pickering	Crop&Food	Dr AI Schbert	Institut fur Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)	The characterisation and evaluation of disease-resistant recombinants from barley (Horeum vulgare) x H. Bulbosum crosses
97-FRG -06-LORI	Dr Stephen Lorimer	Crop&Food	Mr Wolfgang Geis	University of Saarlandes	Liverwort Culturing and Chemistry
97-FRG -07-BILK	Dr David Bilkey	University of Otago	Professor Uwe Heimann	Institut fur Physiologie der Charite	Biological mechanisms of memory formation
97-FRG -09-LEVE	Dr Michael Lever	Canterbury Health	Dr Erwin A Galinski	Institut fur Mikrobiologie & Biotechnologie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat	How do some solutes help macromolecules work in hostile environments?
98-FRG-24-MACK	Dr KJD MacKenzie	IRL	Dr H Schneider	German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR)	Development of New Coating Materials for Fibre-Reinforced Engineering Ceramics
98-FRG-26-JOBL	Dr Keith Joblin	AgResearch	Dr Edward Moore	German National Research Centre for Biotechnology Ltd (GBFmbH)	Molecular Analysis of Methanogenic Microflora in New Zealand Ruminants
98-FRG-28-WOUT	Dr WM Wouts	Landcare Research	Dr D Sturhan	Biologische Bundesanstalt	A. Classification of the yellow beet cyst nematode, an unidentified pest of beets, B. Ecology and distribution of Criconema species from Germany and a pictorial key C. The Helicotylenchus species of New Zealand
98-FRG-29-RODD	Dr Harvey Rodda	NIWA	Jens Mehlhorn	Albert-Ludwigs University	The use of hydrological tracers in model validation and determining the sources of stream runoff

Profiles Programme

Code	NZ PI	NZ PI Institution	Overseas PI	Overseas PI Institution	Project Title
97-PROF - 02-LICH	Mr Keith A Lichti	IRL	Mr James Frank Norton	Joint Research Centre - Petten Establishment	Facilitation of Technology Transfer - Visiting Technologist to Promote Utilization of Burner-rig Testing by New Zealand Industry
97-PROF -04-MCNA	Dr Keith G McNaughton	HortResearch Ltd	Dr HAR de Bruin	Wageningen Agricultural University	Aspects of Regional Hydrology & Global Climate Change
97-PROF -05-BEDF	Professor Richard Bedford	RSNZ	Professor Eckart Ehlers	University of Bonn	The Inaugural Open Meeting of the New Zealand Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research Community, April 1998
97-PROF -06-LAYC	Dr Nick Laycock	IRL	Professor Roger Charles Newman	University of Manchester Institute of science and Technology	Visit of Professor RC Newman for Keynote Lectures at a Technology Transfer Workshop, critical review of FRST programmes in materials science and promotion of contract research in New Zealand
97-PROF -08-LAUD	Glen Lauder	DoC	Jeffrey McNeely	IUCN-The World Conservation Union	Visit to New Zealand by JM McNeely, Chief Scientist of IUCN, the World Conservation Union
97-PROF -10-HUNT	Dr Jane Hunter	Massey University	Dr Joe Geraci	National Aquarium Baltimore	Travel costs for Dr Joe Geraci (Baltimore, USA) to lead the Marine Mammal Necropsy Workshop, and deliver the Memorial Lecture at the Marine Mammal Symposium
97-PROF -14-ROBE	Dr Susan Robertson	The University of Auckland	Professor Samuel Myer Jr [Professor Roy Wilkins]	University of Minnesota	Educational Research and Ethnic Minorities

New Zealand/Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Programme

Code	NZ PI	NZ PI Institution	Overseas PI	Overseas PI Institution	Project Title
98-DFG-01-SING	Dr Adya Singh	Forest Research	Dr Uwe Schmitt	Bundesforschungsanstalt für Forst-und Holzwirtschaft (BFG)	Improving Penetration of Protective Coatings into Wood
98-DFG-02-SARR	Dr Stephen Sarre	Massey University	Dr Klaus Henle	Umweltforschungszentrum	Conservation Biology in New Zealand and Germany
98-DFG-03-MOUG	Professor Paul Moughan	Massey University	Dr Wolfgang Souffrant	Research Institute for Biology and Farm Animals (FBN)	Determination of Gut Endogenous Amino Acid Losses in Monogastric Mammals: Part III
98-DFG-04-CORB	Professor Richard Corballis	Massey University	Various	Technical University of Dresden	Links between the Institut für Anglistik, Technical University of Dresden and Massey University