ISAT - Successful applicants 1998/99

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 1998/99 financial year to date include:

 

 

Bilateral Research Activities Programme (BRAP)

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Code	NZ PI	NZ Institution	Overseas PI	Overseas Institution	Country	Project Title
99-BRAP-02-GAMB	Joanna Gamble	HortResearch	Dr Lynn Frewer	Institute of Food Research (UK)	United Kingdom	Cross Cultural Differences in Public Perceptions of Transgenic Plants and Plant-Based Products
99-BRAP-04-POOK	Dr Donald Pooke	IRL	Prof. A David Caplin	Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine	United Kingdom	Critical Currents in High Temperature Superconductors: Bridging Fundamental Science to Enhanced Performance of Practical Conductors
99-BRAP-06-SIMS	Dr Ian M Sims	IRL	Dr Andy Cairns	AFRC Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research	United Kingdom	Large-Scale Extraction of Fructans from Phleum pratense L
99-BRAP-07-STEV	Dr David Stevenson	IRL	Dr Vladimir Kren	Laboratory of Biotransformation	Czechoslavakia	Synthesis of Glucuronides of Pharmacologically Active Compounds as Potential Drugs and Research Standards
99-BRAP-09-YANA	Dr Toshimasa Yanai	University of Otago	Dr Frank K Fuss	University of Vienna	Austria	Shoulder Pathology: Intensity of Mechanical Trauma
99-BRAP-11-HALL	Dr Blair Hall	IRL	Dr Daniel Ugate	Laboratorio Nacional de Luz Sincroton	Brazil	Characterisation of Gold Nanoparticles by Synchroton Radiation
99-BRAP-12-BAGS	Dr Stehen A Bagshaw	IRL	Dr Flaviano Testa	Universita degli Studi della Calabria	Italy	Development of Natural Resources for Heterogeneous Catalyst Manufacture
99-BRAP-13-WITH	Dr C S (Kit) Withers	IRL	Dr S Nadarajah	University of Plymouth	United Kingdom	Extremes of Climate Variation
99-BRAP-16-BRAH	Dr Victoria Braham	IRL	Prof. R D Armstrong	University of Newcastle on Tyne	United Kingdom	Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS)
99-BRAP-17-FALS	Dr R Falshaw	IRL	Prof. Olav Smidsrod	NOBIPOL	Norway	New and Improved Properties of Polysaccharides
99-BRAP-18-GRAC	Lynette Grace	FRI	Dr Daniel B K Napillay	Forest Research Institute	Malaysia	Development of Transformation and Regeneration Systems for Genetic Manipulation of Flowering for Teak (Tectona grandis)
99-BRAP-19-TAYL	Paul Taylor	NIWA	Dr Aquiles Sepulveda	Instituto de Investigacion Pesquera	Chile	Recent Changes in Distribution of the Chilean Jack Mackerel (Trachurus murphyi) in the South Pacific
99-BRAP-20-PUGH	P A Pugh	AgResearch	Dr Abas M Othman	Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute	Malaysia	Cryopreservation of Bovine Immature and In Vitro Matured Oocytes
99-BRAP-23-DUNL	Dr James Dunlop	AgResearch	Dr Guodong Liu	Institute of Agricultural Natural Resources and Regional Planning	PR China	The Identification of Mechanisms which Contribute to the Superior Performance of Agricultural Plants which are Tolerant to Low Phosphate Levels in Soils
99-BRAP-24-BUCK	Dr R G Buckley	IRL	Dr J MacManus-Driscoll	University of London	United Kingdom	Electronic Properties of Colossal Magnetic Materials
99-BRAP-25-CAMP	Dr Bruce Campbell	AgResearch	Dr Greg McKeon	Queensland Department of Primary Industries	Australia	Improved Methods of Managing Climate Variability and Change in Grazing Systems
99-BRAP-29-HARV	Prof. J D Harvey	University of Auckland	Dr D Richardson	University of Southampton	United Kingdom	High Speed Optical Communications
99-BRAP-30-HENS	Dr Geoff Henshaw	IRL	Prof. David E Williams	University College London	United Kingdom	X-Ray Photoelectron Imaging of Dopant Ions in Polyaniline Thin Films
99-BRAP-31-LENS	Dr Cornelis Lensink	IRL	Mr M J R Brandsma	Rijks Universiteit Groningen	The Netherlands	Novel Metallocene Catalysts
99-BRAP-34-MULL	Dr Ian Mullaney	University of Otago	Dr Christopher Hillier	Glasgow Caledonia University	United Kingdom	The Role of Altered Bradykinin-Mediated Signal Transduction Mechanisms in the Pathophysiology of Critical Limb Ischaemia
99-BRAP-35-PASC	Dr Neil Pasco	Lincoln Ventures Limited	Prof. Lo Gorton	Lund University	Sweden	Construction of a Fully Integrated L-Glutamate Biosensor
99-BRAP-36-POOR	Dr Carolyn Poortenaar	NIWA	Prof. Hidemi Kumai	Laboratory of Kinki University	Japan	Improving Egg Collecting Techniques from Kingfish
99-BRAP-42-TOWN	Dr Dougal Townsend	Victoria University	Dr Gary S Wilson	University of Oxford	United Kingdom	Palaeomagnetic Declination Anomalies within the Miocene Flags Creek Fault System, Malborough, NZ
99-BRAP-44-WITH	Dr Toni Withers	FRI	Dr Anantanarayanan Raman	University of Sydney	Australia	Describing the Mechanism of Gall Induction by Olhelimus on its Euclypt Host Trees
99-BRAP-45-YUAN	Dr Jiangnan Yuan	IRL	Prof. Shigo Tsujikawa	University of Tokyo	Japan	Visit of Prof. S. Tsujikawa on Stress Corrosion Cracking

NZ/USA Science and Technological Co-operative Science Programme (NZ/USA CSP)

Code	NZ PI	NZ Institution	Overseas PI	Overseas Institution	Country	Project Title
99-CSP-01-DARB	Dr Desmond Darby	GNS	Dr Steven C Cohen	Geodynamics Branch, Goddard Space Flight Centre	USA	Crustal Deformation and Earthquake Hazard in Southern Alaska and the North Island of New Zealand
99-CSP-02-HALL	Dr Stephan Halloy	Crop & Food Research	Dr Jeff Lockwood	Entomology Section	USA	Developing Complex System Dynamics Models for the Diagnosis and Management of Agro-Economic and Ecological Systems
99-CSP-03-KKIM	Kyeong Kim	GNS	Robert Finkel	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	USA	Cosmic Rays Iduced Production of 10Be and 26Al in Quartz from Deep Gold Mines
99-CSP-04-LAYC	Dr Nick Laycock	Materials Performance Technologies Ltd	Dr Mary Ryan	Brookhaven National Laboratory	USA	Transpassivity of Ni-Cr-Mo Alloys
99-CSP-05-WILS	Assoc. Prof. J B Wilson	University of Otago	Dr C B Halpern	University of Washington	USA	Comparison of Island and Continental Biodiversity
99-CSP-07-TOME	Dr Mark D Tomer	FRI	Dr Wade Nutter & Dr Jon Wraith	Nutter, Overcash Inc & Montana State University	USA	Land Treatment of Waste: Enhancing Technology Transfer and Research Capability
99-CSP-10-MALP	Dr Simon Malpas	University of Auckland	Dr Don E Burgess	University of Kentucky College of Medicine	USA	Analysis of the Nonlinear Properties in the Control of Blood Flow
99-CSP-14-HARR	Dr Merrilee Harris	Landcare Research	Prof. Mike O'Rand	University of North Carolina	USA	Characterisation of Two Marsupial Sperm Proteins and Genes
99-CSP-16-BETT	Mr Keith Betteridge	AgResearch	Dr Dennis L Isaacson	Oregon Department of Agriculture	USA	Application of Biological Weed Control Technologies: Ragwort Control as a Model System for a National Bio-Control Strategy
99-CSP-17-COCK	Dr John F Cockrem	Massey University	Dr Rebecca L Holberton	University of Mississippi	USA	Development of Methods in Conservation Endrocrinology: Non-Invasive Delivery of Hormones to Birds
99-CSP-18-MCMA	Dr Michael T McManus	Massey University	Dr Mark Tucker	US Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service	USA	Regulation of Abscission Cell Differentiation in Higher Plants
99-CSP-21-BAGS	Dr Stephen A Bagshaw	IRL	Prof. Thomas Pinnavaia	Michigan State University	USA	(a) Mechanisms of Formation of Improved Non-Ionically Templated Mesostructured Molecular Sieve Catalyst Materials (b) Zeolite-Supported Metal Oxidation Catalysts
99-CSP-24-CASP	Dr Horst Caspari	HortResearch	Dr Greg Land	Washington State University	USA	Partial Rootzone Drying (PRD) Strategies for Apples and Cherries
99-CSP-25-CHRI	Dr Laurie Christian	IRL	Dr Clark A Hamilton	National Institute of Standards and Technology	USA	Development of an AC Waveform Synthesizer using Josephson Array Technology
99-CSP-26-COOM	Dr David A Coomes	Landcare	Dr Charles Canham	Institute of Ecosystem Studies	USA	Development of an Individual-Based Model for Indigenous Forests
99-CSP-29-DIGG	Dr Ben Diggles	NIWA	Dr Jeffrey Shields	Virginia Institute of Marine Science	USA	Economically Important Diseases of Lobsters in New Zealand
99-CSP-30-EASO	Dr Charles Eason	Landcare	Dr Ronald Kendall	Texas Tech University	USA	Bilateral Development of Biomarkers to Improve Environmental Risk Assessment
99-CSP-33-HOBD	Dr Barbara J Hobden	University of Waikato	Assoc. Prof. Jon P Davidson	University of California	USA	Investigating Magma Chamber Evolution Using Crystal Isotope Stratigraphy
99-CSP-34-ILG	Dr Bradley R Ilg	Victoria University	Dr Stephen R Getty	University of New Mexico	USA	Calculating Rock Uplift Rates in the Southern Alps
99-CSP-36-JACK	Dr T A Jackson	AgResearch	Prof. Drion Boucias	University of Florida	USA	Control of Insect Feeding and Digestion - A Potential Pest Management Tool
99-CSP-38-KJAE	Dr Henrik G Kjaergaard	University of Otago	Prof. Veronica Vaida	University of Colorado	USA	Water Clusters in the Atmosphere
99-CSP-39-KREH	Dr Karin Kreher	NIWA	Dr Ross J Salawitch	Jet Propulsion Laboratory	USA	A Model Study of Chlorine Activation and Ozone Depletion in the Antarctic Stratosphere
99-CSP-42-MCDO	Dr Scott McDougall	Animal Health Centre	Prof. Woody Pankey	University of Vermont	USA	Enhancing Goat and Sheep Milk Quality by Improving Diagnosis of Mastitis
99-CSP-46-STAN	Dr Roger Stanley	HortResearch	Dr Elizabeth Baldwin	USDA Citrus and Sub-Tropical Products Laboratory	USA	Processes to Stabilise Fresh Food Quality
99-CSP-48-TURN	Dr Matthew H Turnbull	University of Canterbury	Dr Kevin Griffin	Columbia University	USA	Environmental Controls on Tree Growth: A Comparison between Northern Hemisphere and Native New Zealand Conifers
99-CSP-49-WILL	Dr Allan Willms	University of Canterbury	Dr Ronald M Harris-Warrick	Cornell University	USA	Practical, Accurate Parameter Estimation for Hodgkin-Huxley Neuronal Models

NZ/Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) of Germany

Code	NZ PI	NZ Institution	Overseas PI	Overseas Institution	Country	Project Title
99-DFG-01-NEDE	Dr E M Nederhoff	HortResearch	Dr Hans P Klaring	Institute for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops Grobbeeren/Erfurt	Germany	Closed Soilless Growing Systems
99-DFG-02-HARR	Dr Marion Harris	HortResearch	Dr Jurgen Ziesmann	Max Planck Institute for Behavourial Physiology, Seewiesen	Germany	Electrophysiological Recordings from the Chemosensory Systems of the Hessian Fly
99-DFG-04-ARNO	Dr Mike Arnold	IRL	Dr R Ehret	Universitaet Freiburg, AG Medizinische Physik und Elektronenmikroskopie	Germany	To Further Explore and Solidify a Possible Collaboration Between the Two Laboratories
99-DFG-05-CLAR	Dr R F C Claridge	University of Canterbury	Prof. J-M Spaeth	Universitat GH Paderborn	Germany	EPR Crystallography: Investigation of Spatial Correlation of Defects in Insulations Crystals
99-DFG-06-CRUT	Dr Andrew Matthews	NIWA	Prof. Paul Crutzen	Max Plank Institute for Air Chemistry	Germany	Presentation of Three Lectures

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

Code	NZ PI	NZ Institution	Overseas PI	Overseas Institution	Country	Project Title
99-FRG-01-WRIG	Dr Ian Wright	NIWA	Prof. Peter Stoffers	University of Kiel	Germany	Seafloor Research of Volcanic Processes of Havre Trough-White Isalnd Regions
99-FRG-02-MEDE	Roger Meder	Forest Research	Professor Rudolf Kessler	Institut für Angewandte Forschung	Germany	Grading and severity of compression wood by infrared spectroscopy
99-FRG-03-KREH	Dr Karin Kreher	NIWA	Professor Ulrich Platt	University of Heidelberg	Germany	Analysis and interpretation of spectroscopic measurements of tropospheric bromine oxide (BrO) in the Antarctic
99-FRG-06-WALL	Professor DF Walls	University of Auckland	Professor Dr W Schleich	Universitaet Ulm	Germany	Linewidth of the Atom Laser
99-FRG-12-WHEE	Dr Thomas T Wheeler	AgResearch	Dr H.-M. Seyfert	Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals (RIBFA)	Germany	Molecular control of milk production in cows
99-FRG-14-LOCK	Peter Lockhart	Massey University	Professor Uwe Maier	University of Marburg	Germany	Understanding the Tree of Life
99-FRG-16-VEIT	Dr Bruce Veit	Massey University	Dr Thomas Laux	Lehrstuhl fur Entwicklungsgenetik, Univ. Tubingen	Germany	Genes Controlling Shoot Development in Plants
99-FRG-17-SLIM	Dr George Slim	IRL	Professor Dr J Theim	Universität Hamburg	Germany	The Use of Enzymes Isolated from Bovine Colostrum for Oligosaccharide Synthesis
99-FRG-18-LANG	Dr Patricia Langhorne	University of Otago	Professor Dr. Manfred Lang	University of Muenster	Germany	The Role of Brine Movement in the Transport of Impurities in Sea Ice
99-FRG-20-RYE	Dr Julian Eaton-Rye	University of Otago	Dr Andreas Seidler	Ruhr-University	Germany	Molecular organisation of the photosynthetic water-splitting complex
99-FRG-22-CLAR	Dr RFC Claridge	University of Canterbury	Professor J-M Spaeth	Universität GH Paderborn	Germany	EPR Crystallography: Investigation of spatial correlation of defects in insulating crystals
99-FRG-25-SAVI	Dr Marion Savill	ESR	Dr Edward Moore	German National Research Centre for Biotechnology	Germany	Strain variation - a comparison of northern and southern hemisphere isolates of two important environment micro-oragnisims
99-FRG-26-MART	Dr Diana Martin	ESR	Professor Singh Chhatwal	Biozentrum, Technical University	Germany	Opacity factor - its role in the pathogenicity of group A streptocci
99-FRG-30-HANC	Dr Kerrie Hancock	AgResearch	Dr Arnd Heyer	Max Plank Institute for Molekulare Pflanzenphysiologie	Germany	Forage Plant Molecular Genetics: Increasing Forage Digestible Carbohydrates
99-FRG-31-HENR	Dr Stuart Henrys	GNS	Christian Buecker	Geowissenschaftliche Gemeinschaftsaufgaben	Germany	Seismic Data Characterisation at the Cape Roberts Drill Site (CRP-2)
99-FRG-33-JONE	Dr Nicholas B Jones	NIWA	Dr Justus Notholt	Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar & Marine Research	Germany	Relative Impacts of Biomass Burning and Anthrogenic Pollution Sources
99-FRG-35-LEFT	Mr Steve Leftly	WRONZ	Mr Johannes Haas	Bayer AG	Germany	Development of an Environmentally Acceptable Insect Resist Agent for Wool
99-FRG-40-THIE	Dr Jurgen H Thiele	Waste Solutions Limited	Prof. Peter Weiland	Institut for Technologie	Germany	Modern Monitoring Methods for High Lipid Waste Digester Systems
99-FRG-41-NIXO	Dr Allan Nixon	AgResearch	Prof. Dr Ralf Paus	Universitaet Hamburg	Germany	Prolactin and Prolactin Receptor Control of Hair Growth
99-FRG-42-STED	Dr G E Stedman	University of Canterbury	Dr Ulrich Schreiber	Technische Universitaet Muenchen	Germany	G Ring Laser Gyroscope - Critical Design Review

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