The University of Sydney and UC Davis Announce the Recipients of the 2024 Ignition Grants
The University of Sydney and the University of California, Davis are pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of Ignition Grants.
The University of Sydney - University of California, Davis Ignition Grants initiative aims to foster strategic partnerships that enhance collaborative research and educational endeavors between the two institutions. By supporting multidisciplinary projects that align with both universities' strategic priorities, the grants are designed to facilitate innovative and sustainable programs with significant academic and societal impact. The initiative encourages collaboration among researchers aiming to promote new partnerships that will yield publishable results and future funding opportunities.
Dead Reckoning - Using Carcass Decay for One Health Surveillance
Thomas Newsome (Associate Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney)
Beatriz Martinez Lopez (Professor and Agronomist, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis)
Engineering Novel Device Coatings for Next Generation Sensors for Human Health, Water Quality, and Food Safety
Anna Waterhouse (Associate Professor, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney)
Erkin Seker (Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, UC Davis)
Fire Over the Fence
Malcolm Possell (Senior Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney)
Alessandro Ossola (Assistant Professor and Assistant Agronomist, Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UC Davis)
Global Perspectives on Indigenous Environmental and Climate Justice
David Schlosberg (Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Sydney)
Jonathan London (Professor, Department of Human Ecology/ Community and Regional Development, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UC Davis)
Using Living Materials to Fabricate Sustainable and Recyclable Smart Devices
Anusha Withana (Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science, The University of Sydney)
Katia Vega (Associate Professor, Department of Design, College of Letters and Science, UC Davis)