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Marsden Fund awards 2002

$12.6 m allocated to new Marsden projects

A total of 86 new research projects will receive $36.7 million support over the next three years from the Marsden Fund, administered by the Royal Society of New Zealand. In their first year, the projects will receive $12.6 million, of which $0.9 million has been allocated to 18 "Fast-Start" researchers who are in the early stages of their research careers.

The money for new projects is part of the $30.8 million commitment of Government money for cutting edge research - a $3 million increase on the previous year. Each successful project receives funding for 2 or 3 years.

Applications to the Fund are very competitive. Of the 801 preliminary proposals (671 Standard proposals and 130 Fast-Start proposals), 165 were asked to submit a full proposal. Overall, 10.7% of the total number of applications were successful.

The Chair of the Marsden Committee, Professor Diana Hill, said, "The Council members were pleased with quality and calibre of the funded proposals and we are delighted to be able to fund more proposals than usual. The Marsden funding is extremely important to our researchers and is very competitive. The Fast-Start grants are helping many promising young scientists to establish their careers. As such, they are an important incentive for them to stay in New Zealand. "

A summary is available here

Role key: PI = Principal Investigator; AI = Associate Investigator

Title Category Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Investigator PI/AI Institute
Determination of cell fate in plants: another path to immortality? Standard $200,000.00 $200,000.00 $200,000.00 Dr B Veit PI AgResearch
Dr JAH Murray AI Cambridge University
Disabled and non-disabled children's construction of identity - the influence of school experiences Standard $160,000.00 $168,000.00 $174,000.00 Dr JA MacArthur PI Donald Beasley Institute Inc
Dr A Bray AI Donald Beasley Institute Inc
Mr M Gaffney AI Children's Issues Centre
Retreat from the Pole: Cenozoic decline and migration of the Antarctic flora Standard $160,000.00 $170,000.00 $160,000.00 Dr JI Raine PI Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
Dr DC Mildenhall AI Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
Professor P Garnock-Jones AI Victoria University of Wellington
Dr VC Thorn AI Victoria University of Wellington
Dr PI Chester AI Massey University
Dr RA Askin AI Ohio State University
Dynamics, controls and consequences of silicic magma accumulation: Taupo volcano, New Zealand Standard $175,000.00 $175,000.00 $153,000.00 Dr CJN Wilson PI Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
Dr H Bibby PI Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
Dr S Bannister AI Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
Dr D Darby AI Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
Dr S Ellis AI Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences
Axial patterning in plants Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr T Foster PI Horticulture & Food Research Institute of New Zealand
Professor S Hake AI Plant Gene Expression Centre, California
Moving through the membranes with f1 (M13) filamentous phage Standard $200,000.00 $200,000.00 $200,000.00 Dr J Rakonjac PI Horticulture & Food Research Institute of New Zealand
Dr JF Conway AI Institut de Biologie Structurale (France)
Dr M Russel AI The Rockefeller University, New York (USA)
Speciation genes in New Zealand's native leafroller moths Standard $210,000.00 $210,000.00 $210,000.00 Dr RD Newcomb PI Horticulture & Food Research Institute of New Zealand
Dr T Buckley AI Landcare Research
Mr JS Dugdale AI Landcare Research
Understanding molecular interactions in solid polymer solutions: a combined theoretical and experimental investigation Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr MR Waterland PI Industrial Research Limited
Dr KC Gordon AI University of Otago
Dr DL Phillips AI University of Hong Kong
Strongly correlated metal oxides Standard $185,000.00 $190,000.00 $190,000.00 Dr GVM Williams PI Industrial Research Limited
Dr R Buckley AI Industrial Research Ltd
Dr A Bittar AI Industrial Research Ltd
Dr JL Tallon AI Industrial Research Ltd
Dr NM Strickland AI Industrial Research Ltd
Professor HJ Trodahl AI Victoria University of Wellington
Professor NW Ashcroft AI Cornell University
Bridging length scales: the application of crystal plasticity to metal fatigue Standard $160,000.00 $160,000.00 $160,000.00 Dr DM Knowles PI Industrial Research Limited
Dr RM Young AI Industrial Research Ltd
Dr I Brown AI Industrial Research Ltd
Dr T Connolley AI Industrial Research Ltd
Dr KJ Stevens AI Industrial Research Ltd
Dr FPE Dunne AI Oxford University
A new approach to integrating plant water loss in ecosystems using stable isotopes of oxygen Standard $170,000.00 $195,000.00 $170,000.00 Dr MM Barbour PI Landcare Research
Dr D Whitehead AI Landcare Research
Professor GD Farquhar AI Australian National University
The impacts of alien organisms on ecosystem functioning: a test using island ecosystems Standard $200,000.00 $200,000.00 $200,000.00 Dr DA Wardle PI Landcare Research
Dr P Bellingham PI Landcare Research
Dr GW Yeates AI Landcare Research
Dr W Williamson AI Landcare Research
Dr D Towns AI Department of Conservation
Dr CPH Mulder AI University of Alaska
Stochastic mechanics of soil erosion Standard $195,000.00 $195,000.00 $195,000.00 Dr A Sidorchuk PI Landcare Research
Dr V Nikora AI National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd
Geometric integration Standard $81,000.00 $87,975.00 $94,950.00 Associate Professor R McLachlan PI Massey University
Associate Professor GRW Quispel AI La Trobe University
Professor JE Marsden AI California Institute of Technology
Dr M Perlmutter AI Instituto Superior Tecnico(Portugal)
Girl power: explorations into the making of our future numerate citizens Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr MA Walshaw PI Massey University
Regulation of X-linked genes in flies Standard $185,000.00 $185,000.00 $270,000.00 Dr M Scott PI Massey University
Hydrogen atoms in protein structures:  invisible agents of biological activity Standard $215,000.00 $215,000.00 $215,000.00 Professor GB Jameson PI Massey University
Dr BF Anderson AI Massey University
JW Whittaker AI Oregon Health and Science University
Ancient phylogeny and the problem of proteome diversity Standard $150,000.00 $150,000.00 $150,000.00 Dr PJ Lockhart PI Massey University
Dr S Moore AI Massey University
Associate Professor M Steel AI University of Canterbury
Is microevolution sufficient for macroevolution? Standard $195,000.00 $195,000.00 $195,000.00 Professor D Penny PI Massey University
Professor W Martin AI Dusseldorf University
New metal-rich molecular scaffolds Standard $190,000.00 $190,000.00 $190,000.00 Professor A Brodie PI Massey University
Associate Professor E Ainscough PI Massey University
Dr C Lensink AI Industrial Research Ltd
Professor HR Allcock AI Pennsylvania State University
Design and synthesis of biodegradable hydrogel scaffolds to support liver cell growth Standard $175,000.00 $200,000.00 $200,000.00 Associate Professor DRK Harding PI Massey University
Dr KC Pedley AI Massey University
Dr LS Kosaraju AI Food Science Australia
Is New Zealand an economic state of Australasia? Standard $113,063.00 $112,500.00 Dr A Grimes PI Motu Economic & Public Policy Research Trust
Dr S Kerr AI Motu Economic & Public Policy Research Trust
Dr DC Maré AI Motu Economic & Public Policy Research Trust
Dissecting autoimmunity: a novel approach to study the role of TCR signalling in autoimmune diseases Standard $195,000.00 $210,000.00 $250,000.00 Dr T Bäckström PI Malaghan Institute of Medicine
Dr TW Jordan AI Victoria University of Wellington
Dr CR Mackay AI Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Regulation of the anti-tumour immune response by cytotoxic T lymphocytes and perforin Standard $161,000.00 $161,000.00 $161,000.00 Dr F Ronchese PI Malaghan Institute of Medicine
Professor G Le Gros AI Malaghan Institute of Medicine
How does the atmosphere cleanse itself: formaldehyde as a pivotal species in atmospheric oxidizing pathways Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr K Riedel PI National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Dr W Allan AI National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd
Dr NB Jones AI University of Wollongong
Comparison of study designs for the estimation of site occupancy when species are not detected with certainty Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr DI MacKenzie PI Proteus Research and Consulting Ltd
Dr J Brown AI University of Canterbury
Dr JD Nichols AI Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Dr JA Royle AI Fish and Wildlife Service USA
The last global marine extinction: causes and consequences for global biodiversity Standard $162,000.00 $162,000.00 $162,000.00 Dr BW Hayward PI Private Individual
Dr HR Grenfell AI University of Auckland
Bose-Einstein condensation and ordered quantum matter wave states Standard $205,000.00 $205,000.00 $205,000.00 Professor CW Gardiner PI Private Individual
Professor RJ Ballagh PI University of Otago
Bayesian strategies for astrophysical data analysis Standard $108,000.00 $108,000.00 $108,000.00 Dr R Meyer PI University of Auckland
Associate Professor N Christensen AI Carleton College, Minnesota
Surface approximation and visualisation Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr SFD Waldron PI University of Auckland
Control design of nonlinear dynamical systems with multiple time scales Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr SK Nguang PI University of Auckland
Invariants in analysis and geometry Standard $98,396.00 $99,417.00 $100,820.00 Dr AR Gover PI University of Auckland
Adult neurogenesis: using gene transfer to investigate the effect of growth factors on the formation of new neurons in the adult mammalian brain Standard $209,000.00 $209,000.00 $209,000.00 Dr BJ Connor PI University of Auckland
Professor RLM Faull AI University of Auckland
A genetic strategy to identify regulators of leukaemia Standard $270,000.00 $270,000.00 $270,000.00 Professor KE Crosier PI University of Auckland
Associate Professor PS Crosier PI University of Auckland
Dr M Flores AI University of Auckland
Dr JA Horsfeld AI University of Auckland
Salty enough for you? Understanding epithelial sodium channel regulation Standard $202,000.00 $202,000.00 $202,000.00 Dr JS Lott PI University of Auckland
Dr FJ McDonald PI University of Otago
Dr PH Teesdale-Spittle AI Victoria University of Wellington
Dr PM Snyder AI University of Iowa
Dr JP Mackay AI University of Sydney
A molecule to remember: a new regulator of synaptic connectivity in memory and learning Standard $194,000.00 $194,000.00 $194,000.00 Dr N Birch PI University of Auckland
Professor M During PI University of Auckland
Dr D Young PI University of Auckland
Dr MJ Brownstein PI National Institutes of Health USA
The timing and nature of human colonisation of Vanuatu Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr SH Bedford PI University of Auckland
Campaign media content analysis 2002 Standard $148,000.00 $120,000.00 $120,000.00 Professor J Vowles PI University of Auckland
Dr J Atkinson PI University of Auckland
Dr S Banducci AI University of Amsterdam
Professor H Semetko AI University of Amsterdam
Does the prenatal environment influence genomic imprinting during fetal development? Standard $270,000.00 $240,000.00 $190,000.00 Associate Professor M Dziadek PI University of Auckland
Associate Professor BH Breier PI University of Auckland
Scaling metabolic rates: challenging the 'three-quarter power' law Standard $92,000.00 $79,000.00 $81,000.00 Dr MA Sewell PI University of Auckland
Professor R Wells AI University of Auckland
Trophic connectivity in marine foodwebs Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr RB Taylor PI University of Auckland
Tool manufacture, social transmission and cognition: New Caledonian crows as a model system. Standard $210,000.00 $210,000.00 $210,000.00 Dr G Hunt PI University of Auckland
Dr RD Gray PI University of Auckland
Professor M Corballis AI University of Auckland
Sympatric speciation in New Zealand triplefin fishes Standard $145,000.00 $150,000.00 $124,000.00 Dr K Clements PI University of Auckland
Thermal spring microbes and the origin of life Standard $170,000.00 $170,000.00 $155,000.00 Dr K Campbell PI University of Auckland
Associate Professor PRL Browne PI University of Auckland
Dr SJ Turner AI University of Auckland
Professor JD Farmer AI Arizona State University
Waves in submerged particulate beds Standard $190,000.00 $185,000.00 $185,000.00 Dr S Coleman PI University of Auckland
Associate Professor B Melville AI University of Auckland
Dr V Nikora AI National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd
Dr D Goring AI National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd
A historical reconstruction and critical assessment of the alternatives to metaphysics originally proposed by Artificial Intelligence and Structuralism Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr S Franchi PI University of Auckland
The writings of Allen Curnow: a study of cultural identity in New Zealand in the twentieth century Standard $112,000.00 $114,000.00 $118,000.00 Professor T Sturm PI University of Auckland
Edition of William Shakespeare's Othello Standard $70,000.00 Professor M Neill PI University of Auckland
Gap junctions in the brain Standard $160,000.00 $160,000.00 $160,000.00 Dr LFB Nicholson PI University of Auckland
Associate Professor C Green AI University of Auckland
Abundance of terrestrial planets Standard $200,000.00 $200,000.00 $200,000.00 Associate Professor PCM Yock PI University of Auckland
Dr I Bond PI Mount John Observatory
Dr DJ Sullivan PI Victoria University of Wellington
Professor J Hearnshaw AI University of Canterbury
New modes of communication in ancient frogs Standard $170,000.00 $170,000.00 $170,000.00 Dr B Waldman PI University of Canterbury
Dr JW Blunt AI University of Canterbury
Mr BM Clark AI University of Canterbury
Do simple sequences evolve simply? An empirical examination of microsatellite evolution Standard $180,000.00 $180,000.00 $144,000.00 Dr NJ Gemmell PI University of Canterbury
Heat and mass transport in pulsing transition regime flow Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr SP Krumdieck PI University of Canterbury
Image analysis and modelling of semi-ordered biomolecular arrays Standard $200,000.00 $210,000.00 $220,000.00 Associate Professor RP Millane PI University of Canterbury
Associate Professor PJ Bones AI University of Canterbury
Professor JM Squire AI Imperial College, London
Dr A Roorda AI University of Houston (USA)
Conformationally constrained and immobilised bioactives Standard $200,000.00 $200,000.00 $200,000.00 Dr AD Abell PI University of Canterbury
Dr A Downard PI University of Canterbury
Dr R Blaikie AI University of Canterbury
Professor J Coxon AI University of Canterbury
Professor T Takaoka AI University of Canterbury
Dr KM McGrath AI University of Otago
Probing brane world cosmologies Standard $100,000.00 $100,000.00 $100,000.00 Dr D Wiltshire PI University of Canterbury
Dr M Visser AI Victoria University of Wellington
Euripides' Cyclops and major fragments of Greek satyric drama: introduction, translation and commentary Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr PD O'Sullivan PI University of Canterbury
Anzac neighbours: 100 years of multiple ties between New Zealand and Australia Standard $115,000.00 $115,000.00 $115,000.00 Dr P Mein Smith PI University of Canterbury
Professor P Hempenstall AI University of Canterbury
Dr S Goldfinch AI University of Canterbury
New Zealand English: linking past and present Standard $107,000.00 $107,000.00 $107,000.00 Dr J Hay PI University of Canterbury
Professor L Campbell PI University of Canterbury
Dr M Maclagan AI University of Canterbury
Associate Professor E Gordon AI University of Canterbury
Professor P Trudgill AI University of Lausanne (Switzerland)
Vesicle-associated DNA: a novel signalling mechanism between Helicobacter pylori and gastric epithelium Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr JI Keenan PI University of Otago
Dr SA Thompson AI Medical College of Georgia
Pregnancy as a model for leptin-resistant obesity Standard $183,000.00 $195,000.00 $195,000.00 Dr DR Grattan PI University of Otago
Dr SJ Bunn AI University of Otago
How do bacteria stick to metals?

(Funding shared by PSE and BMS panels) 		 Standard $207,000.00 $200,000.00 $210,000.00 Dr I Lamont PI University of Otago
Dr PJ Bremer PI University of Otago
Associate Professor AJ McQuillan PI University of Otago
Defining the GnRH neuronal network with transgenics and viral tracers Standard $156,000.00 $144,000.00 $144,000.00 Professor AE Herbison PI University of Otago
Age-related changes in representational flexibility Standard $220,000.00 $220,000.00 $220,000.00 Associate Professor H Hayne PI University of Otago
Dr M Colombo PI University of Otago
Tests of a new hemispheric coactivation model for redundancy gain Standard $130,000.00 $135,000.00 Professor J Miller PI University of Otago
New Zealand business and sustainability: critically analysing discourse and practice. Standard $130,000.00 $180,000.00 $170,000.00 Associate Professor MJ Milne PI University of Otago
Dr KN Kearins PI University of Waikato
Associate Professor RK Morgan AI University of Otago
Professor R Gray AI University of Glasgow
Estimating the risk of horizontal gene transfer from genetically modified crops Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr PK Dearden PI University of Otago
Use it or lose it: mechanisms of enhanced brain function in complex environments Standard $300,000.00 $300,000.00 $300,000.00 Professor WC Abraham PI University of Otago
Professor D Bilkey PI University of Otago
Can a linear sequence impart three-dimensional information for decoding stop signals in protein synthesis? Standard $240,000.00 $240,000.00 $240,000.00 Professor WP Tate PI University of Otago
Dr ES Poole PI University of Otago
Dr KK McCaughan AI University of Otago
Dr SM Cutfield AI University of Otago
Proteomic approaches to elucidate the regulation of flowering time Standard $220,000.00 $220,000.00 $220,000.00 Dr R Macknight PI University of Otago
Dr C Day AI University of Otago
Dr G Simpson AI John Innes Centre, UK
Structural and functional analysis of a new class of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase Standard $220,000.00 $234,000.00 $220,000.00 Dr VK Ward PI University of Otago
Associate Professor JM Cutfield AI University of Otago
Dr CE Cameron AI University of Pennsylvania
Dr AE Gorbalenya AI Leiden University (Netherlands)
Food web connectivity in the Fiordland ecosystem: an investigation of trophic links across ecotone boundaries Standard $190,000.00 $190,000.00 $190,000.00 Dr SR Wing PI University of Otago
Dr RD Frew AI University of Otago
Dr CL Hurd AI University of Otago
Electrodynamics of the Middle Atmosphere (EMA) Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr CJ Rodger PI University of Otago
Dr NR Thomson AI University of Otago
A dust up from the Red Heart - does trans-Tasman aerosol transport alter New Zealand's oceanic biota? Standard $200,000.00 $200,000.00 $200,000.00 Professor KA Hunter PI University of Otago
Dr PW Boyd PI National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd
Dr JP Kim AI University of Otago
Associate Professor G McTainsh AI Griffith University (Australia)
Fault rock studies on seismic and aseismic slip processes Standard $175,000.00 $165,000.00 $170,000.00 Professor R Sibson PI University of Otago
Experiments with Bose-Einstein condensates - manipulation of coherent matter Standard $250,000.00 $250,000.00 $250,000.00 Dr AC Wilson PI University of Otago
Professor RJ Ballagh AI University of Otago
Ethical challenges and socio-cultural dimensions of human experimentation in wartime China Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr JB Nie PI University of Otago
Dr N Guo AI University of Otago
Professor A Kleinman AI Harvard University
Magnetic reconnection and turbulence in solar coronal plasmas Standard $170,000.00 $170,000.00 $170,000.00 Associate Professor I Craig PI University of Waikato
Associate Professor AD Sneyd PI University of Waikato
Dr S Oughton PI University of Waikato
Salvarsan - new targets for antibacterial therapy Standard $180,000.00 $180,000.00 $180,000.00 Professor H Morgan PI University of Waikato
Dr RS Ronimus AI University of Waikato
Professor BK Nicholson AI University of Waikato
Dr S Moore AI Massey University
Public and private social security Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr J Gibson PI University of Waikato
Professor S Rozelle AI University of California, Davis
How generic is Einstein's theory of general relativity? Standard $128,000.00 $128,000.00 $128,000.00 Dr M Visser PI Victoria University of Wellington
Dr D Wiltshire AI University of Canterbury
Local point processes in the neighbourhood of sets Standard $82,688.00 $78,188.00 $78,188.00 Professor EV Khmaladze PI Victoria University of Wellington
Professor W Weil AI University of Karlsruhe
Professor J Einmahl AI Tilburg University
Matroid minors Standard $74,579.00 $74,579.00 $74,579.00 Professor G Whittle PI Victoria University of Wellington
The role of photographs in the formation of false memories Standard $160,000.00 $140,000.00 $145,000.00 Dr M Garry PI Victoria University of Wellington
Associate Professor H Hayne AI University of Otago
Professor JD Read AI University of Victoria, Canada
Towards a mechanistic understanding of population connectivity in marine environments: integrating larval condition, dispersal pathways and post-recruitment survival Fast-Start $50,000.00 $50,000.00 Dr JS Shima PI Victoria University of Wellington
Dr SE Swearer AI University Of Melbourne
The state and indigenous people: rangatiratanga and the Crown in the twentieth century Standard $140,000.00 $140,000.00 $140,000.00 Dr R Hill PI Victoria University of Wellington
Ms TW Gilling AI Victoria University of Wellington
Dr BD Gilling AI Victoria University of Wellington
Mr A Patete AI Victoria University of Wellington
Dr R Lange AI University of Canterbury

Table 1: Applications by panel in 2002.

For each panel the number of standard proposals is given with the Fast-Start ones in brackets underneath. Note that the totals include proposals sent to more than one panel so that these are greater than the number of separate proposals, which was 801 (671 Standard proposals and 130 Fast-Start proposals). At the full proposal stage, 1 proposal was considered by 2 panels.

Panel

Number of standard preliminary proposals

Number invited to submit a full proposal

Number of successful proposals
 
(No. of Fast-Start)
(No. of Fast-Start)
(No. of Fast-Start)

Biochemical and Biomedical Sciences

107

(9)

20

(2)

11

(1)

Cellular, Molecular and Physiological Biology

115

(11)

20

(2)

10

(2)

Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour

125

(20)

22

(4)

11

(2)

Earth Sciences and Astronomy

79

(8)

15

(2)

7

(2)

Humanities

39

(16)

10

(4)

5

(3)

Mathematical and Information Sciences

58

(15)

13

(3)

7

(3)

Physical Sciences and Engineering

99

(17)

19

(4)

11

(2)

Social Sciences

91

(40)

18

(8)

7

(3)

Total

713

(136)

137

(29)

69

(18)

Table 2: The total number of separate proposals – preliminary, full and those recommended for funding.

 

Preliminary

Full

Successful
Standard proposals

671

136

68
Fast-Start proposals

130

29

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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