APAI Scholarship in Modelling interactions of spray droplets with plants

You have to be applying for a QUT course to apply for this scholarship.

Available for

Student type:
  • Future international research students
  • Future domestic research students
Study type:
  • Postgraduate research
Faculty/area:
  • Science and Engineering

Application dates

Open date: 8 August 2011

Closing date: 23 September 2011

Eligibility details

You must:

  • hold one of the following:
    • an Australian first-class honours
    • a second-class Division A honours degree or equivalent
    • an appropriate masters degree (research or coursework). A masters degree by coursework must have a research component of at least 33% of the total degree
    • professional doctorate from a recognised institution that has a research component of at least 33% of the total degree.
  • have demonstrated skills in mathematical modelling and fluid mechanics.

It would be an advantage to have experience in dealing with thin film models.

What you receive

You'll receive:

  • $33,651 per year, tax exempt, for research and living expenses. This includes a $10,000 top-up from industry partners
  • payments every fortnight for up to 3 years.

How to apply

Contact Dr Scott McCue

Conditions

You must show satisfactory progress.

Background

This Australian Postgraduate Award Industry (APAI) Scholarship is associated with the Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project LP100200476 entitled Modelling interactions of spray droplets with plants. The project aims to deliver a comprehensive suite of mathematical models to investigate spray deposition and retention by plant foliage at the single leaf, whole plant and crop level.

The successful applicant will be a PhD student in the Discipline of Mathematical Sciences at the Gardens Point campus of Queensland University of Technology (QUT) under the supervision of Dr Scott McCue (QUT), Dr Geoff Mercer (ANU), Dr Alison Forster (industry partner PPCNZ) and Professor Ian Turner (QUT), but will be expected to work closely with other collaborators at QUT, UQ and industry partners.

Contacts

Faculty of Science and Technology - Scholarships Officer

Level 3 , O Block Podium Gardens Point
2 George St, Brisbane QLD
4000