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2009 Innovation Award Winners

Invention Disclosure

Diamond Laser System for Advanced Ablative Microsurgery

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Macquarie University: Dr Richard Mildren

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Innovation in Research

Quantum Informatics on a Chip

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Macquarie University: Dr Graham Marshall, Dr Martin Ams, Dr Peter Dekker, Associate Professor Michael Withford

Partner Institutions: University of Bristol, UK -  Professor Jeremy O’Brien, Mr Alberto Politi and Mr Jonathan Matthews

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Research Students' Innovation

Highly Functional and Robust, Monolithic Fibre Laser Systems

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Macquarie University: Mr Nemanja Jovanovic, Dr Graham Marshall, Dr Alexander Fuerbach, Dr Michael Steel and Dr Michael Withford

Partner Institutions: Friedrich-Schiller Universitat – Jens Thomas, Stefan Nolte and Andreas Tunnermann

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Innovation in Learning and Teaching

Termfinder - Jargon-busting and Concept-building an online Learning Tool for Beginners in Science and Social Science

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Macquarie University: Professor Pam Peters, Dr Claudia Oliveira; Dr Theresa Winchester-Seeto; Mr Adam Smith; Ms Yasmin Funk; Dr Alan Jones; Associate Professor Peter Petocz; Ms Jenny Middledorp; Dr Kehui Luo; Mr Fred Wang; Mr Dae Raftos; Mr Alan Kilgore and Mr Chris Searchfield

Partner Institutions: RMIT/UQ — Professor Philip Poronnik; National Institute of Accountants — Mr Greg Tangey; King Mongkuts University, Bangkok — Associate Professor Jirapa Vitayanpirak; Universidad Politecnica de Madrid — Dr Trinidad Fernandez

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Innovation in Services

Distributor - a Paperless Committee Document Distribution System

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Macquarie University: Chas Christodoulides

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Innovation towards Sustainability

Environmental Risk and Sustainability in the Energy & Resource Industries

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Macquarie University: Professor Peter Nelson

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Innovation in Partnership

Understanding Conflict of Interest in the Public Sector

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Macquarie University: Dr Cindy Davids and Mr Gordon Boyce

Partner Institutions: Mr John Taylor, Ombudsman Victoria

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Commercial Innovation

Commercialising Innovations in Enzyme Development and Production through Applimex Systems

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Macquarie University: Dr Moreland Gibbs; Dr Junior Teo, Professor Peter Bergquist, Professor Helena Nevalainen and Dr Georgina Learmonth

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Innovators Hall of Fame

Professor Kevin William Wheldall for the development and implementation of the Making Up Lost Time In Literacy initiative – MULTILIT.

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