Early Career Research Showcase

Program

The showcase will be held on Monday 28th of September, in the Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre.

Welcome2:00 pm
Session 12:10 - 2:45 pmChair: Tara Murphy
Kate FullagarDepartment of HistoryIndigenous travellers in the eighteenth century abstract
Tamara WatsonBrain and Mind Research InstitutePerceiving a stable world despite eye movements abstract
Alistair McEwanSchool of Electrical and Information EngineeringElectrical Impedance Tomography abstract
Bronwen AckermannDiscipline of Biomedical ScienceHitting the right note with musicians' health abstract
Tanya LattySchool of Biological SciencesComplex decision making in an amoeboid organism abstract
Break2:45 - 2:50 pm
Session 22:50 - 3:30 pmChair: Charles Wolfe
Fabienne Brilot-TurvilleDiscipline of Paediatrics and Child HealthAntibodies and paediatric multiple sclerosis abstract
Emma CarberrySchool of Mathematics and StatisticsGeometry: When All Is Simpler Than It Seems abstract
Christine LinThe George Institute for International HealthTreatments for back pain: are they worthwhile? abstract
Vanessa de SouzaSchool of ChemistryExploring the Structure of Disordered Solids abstract
Roslyn BathgateSchool of Veterinary ScienceSperm sex-sorting for the animal industries abstract
Break3:30 - 4:00 pmAfternoon tea/coffee
Session 34:00 - 4:35 pmChair: Sam Solomon
Yasmine MusharbashDepartment of AnthropologyEveryday life in a remote Aboriginal community abstract
Russell DaleDiscipline of Paediatrics and Child HealthAutoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders in children abstract
Helen MitchellSydney Conservatorium of MusicWhen the words get in the way: linguistic limitations of describing music performers abstract
Nick ColemanSchool of Molecular and Microbial BiosciencesMicrobes for bioremediation and biocatalysis abstract
Helena MangsDiscipline of PathologyThe metastasis suppressor NDRG1: leading the way for a new treatment option for prostate cancer abstract
Break4:35 - 4:40 pm
Session 44:40 - 5:25 pmChair: Renae Ryan
Anika GaujaDepartment of Government and International RelationsDoes Democracy Need Political Parties? abstract
Lisa AskieNHMRC Clinical Trials CentreImproving research transparency abstract
Peter DomachukSchool of PhysicsOptofluidics: Micro-scale Fluids and Light abstract
Michele ZappavignaDepartment of LinguisticsThe world is full of #fail tonight: Ambient affiliation on Twitter abstract
Andrea MarshallFaculty of Nursing and MidwiferyVerbal testimony: legitimate evidence for practice? abstract
Laura Beth BuggDepartment of Sociology and Social PolicyThe Negotiation of Sustainability and the Rejection of Islamic Schools on Sydney's Urban Fringe abstract
Concluding remarks5:25 pmFollowed by drinks

2008 Program

The ECR Showcase program is still available here.