2009 Innovation Award Winners
Invention Disclosure
Diamond Laser System for Advanced Ablative Microsurgery
TEAM
Macquarie University: Dr Richard Mildren
Innovation in Research
Quantum Informatics on a Chip
TEAM
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
Research Students' Innovation
Highly Functional and Robust, Monolithic Fibre Laser Systems
TEAM
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
Innovation in Learning and Teaching
Termfinder - Jargon-busting and Concept-building an online Learning Tool for Beginners in Science and Social Science
TEAM
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
Innovation in Services
Distributor - a Paperless Committee Document Distribution System
TEAM
Macquarie University: Chas Christodoulides
Innovation towards Sustainability
Environmental Risk and Sustainability in the Energy & Resource Industries
TEAM
Macquarie University: Professor Peter Nelson
Innovation in Partnership
Understanding Conflict of Interest in the Public Sector
TEAM
Macquarie University: Dr Cindy Davids and Mr Gordon Boyce
Partner Institutions: Mr John Taylor, Ombudsman Victoria
Commercial Innovation
Commercialising Innovations in Enzyme Development and Production through Applimex Systems
TEAM
Macquarie University: Dr Moreland Gibbs; Dr Junior Teo, Professor Peter Bergquist, Professor Helena Nevalainen and Dr Georgina Learmonth
Innovators Hall of Fame
Professor Kevin William Wheldall for the development and implementation of the Making Up Lost Time In Literacy initiative – MULTILIT.