Estimates Committee A - Answers to Questions
Fifty-Second Parliament, Second Session (52-2)
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Parliament of South Australia
Estimates Committee A - Answers to Questions
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Premier's Science and Research Fund
PREMIER'S SCIENCE AND RESEARCH FUND
In reply to Mr MARSHALL
House of Assembly
Norwood
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
PREMIER'S SCIENCE AND RESEARCH FUND
In reply to Mr MARSHALL (Norwood—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (26 June 2012).
The Hon. T.R. KENYON
House of Assembly
Newland
Minister for Employment
Minister for Science and Information Economy
Minister for Recreation and Sport
PREMIER'S SCIENCE AND RESEARCH FUND
The Hon. T.R. KENYON (Newland—Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for Recreation and Sport): The 2009-10 Guidelines for the Premier's Science and Research Fund specifically state that any public or independent South Australian research organisation is eligible to apply for funding under this program. This would include the University of Adelaide, the University of South Australia and Flinders University. This definition would also include organisations such as the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO).
Independent research organisations such as South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Women and Children Health Research Institute (WCHRI), Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) and Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG) would also be eligible under the definition described above. In addition, Cooperative Research Centres with headquarters in South Australia are eligible to applying for this funding.
The following list of recipients of Premiers Science and Research Funding from 2002-11 is provided for information:
PSRF Investment—Round 1 to Round 8
| Project |
Year Comm-enced |
Year Comp-leted |
Funding Recipient |
Partners |
SA Govt Investment |
Partner Investment |
Total Investment |
| ROUND 1 (2003-04) |
| Microanalysis Futures Project |
2004 |
2007 |
University of Adelaide |
Flinders University, PIRSA, SA Museum, Sola International Research Centre, University of South Australia |
$535,498 |
$1,600,000 |
$2,135,498 |
| Peer Robotics Mentoring |
2004 |
2007 |
University of South Australia |
Australian Science and Mathematics School, eLabtronics, Flinders University |
$350,000 |
$750,000 |
$1,100,000 |
| Healthy Brains |
2004 |
2007 |
Flinders University |
- |
$70,000 |
$0 |
$70,000 |
| TOTAL ROUND 1 ($) |
955,498 |
2,350,000 |
3,305,498 |
| ROUND 2 (2004-05) |
| Min Pilot Plant |
2005 |
2008 |
University of South Australia |
BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto Ltd, SA Chamber of Mines |
$300,000 |
$380,000 |
$680,000 |
| Defence Photonics Partnership |
2005 |
2008 |
University of Adelaide |
BAE Systems, DSTO, Tenix |
$250,000 |
$1,300,000 |
$1,550,000 |
| Enabling Infrastructure for Advanced Microscopy and Nanoscopy in SA |
2005 |
2008 |
Flinders University |
Australian Water Quality Centre, Bio Innovation SA, TGR Biosciences, University of Adelaide, University of South Australia, Yalumba Wine Company |
$552,611 |
$1,200,000 |
$1,752,611 |
| SA Scope Screening for Pregnancy Endpoints |
2005 |
2008 |
University of Adelaide |
King College, Department of Health, University of Auckland, University College Cork, University of Manchester |
$2,300,000 |
$2,300,000 |
$4,600,000 |
| A New Centre for Antibody Technologies |
2005 |
2008 |
Flinders University |
Chemican International Inc, CSIRO, Neubody Pty Ltd, Women's and Children's Health Research Institute |
$759,000 |
$1,700,000 |
$2,459,000 |
| Operational Ocean Current Forecast for SA Waters |
2005 |
2008 |
Flinders University |
Bureau of Meteorology, SA Partnership for Advanced Computing, SARDI |
$347,610 |
$245,010 |
$592,620 |
| Stormwater Aquifer Storage Transfer and Recovery for a Portable Urban Water Supply |
2005 |
2008 |
United Water Inter-national |
City of Salisbury, CSIRO, DWLBC, Northern Adelaide & Barossa Catchment Water Management Board, Reclaim Water, SA Water |
$350,000 |
$1,500,000 |
$1,850,000 |
| Value Adding South Australian Lamb |
2005 |
2008 |
University of Adelaide |
TAFE SA, Wanderibby |
$250,000 |
$549,700 |
$799,700 |
| TOTAL ROUND 2 ($) |
5,109,221 |
9,174,710 |
14,283,931 |
| ROUND 3 (2005-06) |
| Next Generation Digital Phased Array Systems for Radio Frequency Surveillance, Navigation and Environmental Monitoring |
2006 |
2009 |
University of Adelaide |
DSTO, Tenix Defence |
$300,000 |
$1,200,000 |
$1,500,000 |
| Investigations in technology for high efficiency energy saving electric machines |
2006 |
2009 |
Glassy Metal Techno-logies |
University of Adelaide (School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering) |
$300,000 |
$100,000 |
$400,000 |
| Advanced Material Surface Engineering |
2006 |
2009 |
University of South Australia |
Mawson Institute of Advanced Manufacturing, University of South Australia, Carl Zeiss Vision, Schefenacker Vision Systems |
$312,400 |
$1,050,000 |
$1,362,400 |
| New Information for Mineral Processing |
2006 |
2009 |
University of South Australia |
BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Canadia Light Sources, Advanced Light Source, ANKA Synchrotron |
$362,700 |
$300,000 |
$622,700 |
| Centre for Drug Formulation and Delivery |
2006 |
2009 |
University of South Australia |
University of South Australia (Ian Wark Research Institute, Centre for Pharmaceutical Research and PharmaQest Pty Ltd), Mayne Pharma International, Metabolic Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd, Acrux Ltd, Sigma Tau, Neuren Pharmaceuticals |
$550,000 |
$679,500 |
$1,229,500 |
| South Australia's access to the Australian Synchrotron |
2006 |
2011 |
University of Adelaide |
University of Adelaide (School of Chemistry and Physics, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, School of Agriculture and Wine), University of South Australia, Flinders University (School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences, School of Biological Sciences), SA Museum, Forensic Science SA, IMVS, CSIRO Land and Water, AMDEL Ltd, SARDI |
$850,000 |
$1,600,000 |
$2,450,000 |
| National Solution for the Treatment and recycling of waste oil residues |
2006 |
2009 |
Flinders University |
Murdoch University, COMET Resources Ltd |
$1,040,000 |
$2,500,000 |
$3,540,000 |
| A new sea plane industry for South Australia |
2006 |
2009 |
Tigerfish Aviation Pty Ltd |
Mincham Aviation Pty Ltd, GISCA, University of Adelaide (School of Mechanical Engineering) |
$300,000 |
$300,000 |
$600,000 |
| Florey Male Ageing Study |
2006 |
2009 |
University of Adelaide |
University of Adelaide (Department of Medicine, Orthopaedics, Hanson Institute), Flinders University (Centre for Ageing Studies), SA Department of Health, IMVS, CSIRO Human Nutrition, Central Northern Adelaide Health Service |
$300,000 |
$280,258 |
$580,258 |
| Value Adding for the South Australian Wheat Industry |
2006 |
2009 |
SARDI |
Molecular Plant Breeding CRC, University of Adelaide, Australian Grain Technologies, Laucke Flour Mills |
$647,900 |
$0 |
$647,900 |
| TOTAL ROUND 3 ($) |
4,963,000 |
8,009,758 |
12,972,758 |
| ROUND 4 (2006-07) |
| The Establishment of a large-scale, world class wind tunnel to support SA's defence, aerospace and wind turbine sectors. |
2007 |
2010 |
The University of Adelaide |
- |
$800,000 |
$1,200,000 |
$2,000,000 |
| A Materials Research Engineering Facility for Conducting Polymers |
2007 |
2010 |
Ian Wark Research Institute—Uni of SA |
Carl Zeiss Vision, Mawson Institute for Advanced Manufacturing, Visiocorp Australia |
$376,956 |
$756,956 |
$1,133,912 |
| A Visual Technologies Laboratory |
2007 |
2010 |
The University of Adelaide |
DSTO, Rising Sun Pictures, BAE Systems |
$750,000 |
$1,564,000 |
$2,314,000 |
| Development of Wine Yeast Strains to value-add to Australian Wine |
2007 |
2010 |
The Australian Wine Research Institute |
CSIRO Plant Industry, AB Mauri Australia, Grape and Wine Research Development Corporation, Provisor, SARDI, University of Adelaide, Wine Innovation Cluster, Yalumba Wine Company |
$533,745 |
$2,833,745 |
$3,367,490 |
| Building and Fit and Healthy SA (SAPHIRE Project) |
2007 |
2009 |
University of South Australia |
Child Health Research Institute, Child, Youth and Women's Health Service, Department of Health, Flinders University, Melbourne University, Spencer Gulf Rural Health, University of Adelaide |
$1,300,000 |
$170,000 |
$1,470,000 |
| TOTAL ROUND 4 ($) |
3,760,701 |
6,524,701 |
10,285,402 |
| ROUND 5 (2007-08) |
| The South Australian Networking Laboratory (SANLAB) |
2008 |
2011 |
The University of Adelaide |
ASC Pty Ltd, BAE Systems, CISCO Systems Australia, University of South Australia |
$900,000 |
$1,995,000 |
$2,895,000 |
| A New Advanced Manufacturing Capability and Capacity in SA |
2008 |
2011 |
The University of South Australia |
Bio Innovation SA, Carl Zeiss Vision, CSIRO Food Futures, Electronic Industries Association, Flinders University, Research Laboratories Australia, Visiocorp Australia |
$910,038 |
$2,210,038 |
$3,120,076 |
| High Power Fibre Lasers for Defence Applications |
2008 |
2011 |
The University of Adelaide |
DSTO, Tenxi Group |
$1,500,000 |
$1,725,000 |
$3,225,000 |
| Smart Sensors for Smart Packaging** |
2008 |
2011 |
The University of Adelaide |
- |
$79,457 |
$0 |
$79,457 |
| Medical Device Product Development Centre |
2008 |
2011 |
The Finders University |
Australian Institute for Commercialisation, Centre for Innovation, City of Marion, ENTECH Group, Flinders Biomedical Engineering, Flinders Partners, Manufacturing Focus Pty Ltd, Novita Children's Services, Office for the Ageing, Office for the Southern Suburbs, Office of the Venture Capital Board, Southern Adelaide Economic Development Board, University of Adelaide, University of South Australia |
$625,000 |
$3,025,000 |
$3,650,000 |
| Micro-algal Biofuels Industry |
2008 |
2009 |
The Flinders University |
NCRIS |
$75,514 |
$116,814 |
$192,328 |
| Optical Fibres for Light-matter Interactions |
2008 |
2011 |
Adelaide University |
ARC, DSTO |
$600,000 |
$4,100,000 |
$4,700,000 |
| Regional Sustainability Centre in Whyalla |
2008 |
2012 |
The University of South Australia |
ANU, Onesteel, Whyalla Economic Development Board |
$660,000 |
$1,345,000 |
$2,005,000 |
| Improving Knowledge for promoting Population Health |
2008 |
2011 |
Flinders University |
ARC, Department of Health, Department of the Premier and Cabinet |
$600,000 |
$2,191,788 |
$2,791,788 |
| TOTAL ROUND 5 ($) |
5,950,009 |
16,708,640 |
22,658,649 |
| ROUND 6 (2008-09) |
| Materials Engineering for Murray Darling |
2009 |
2012 |
University of South Australia |
Flinders University, SA Water, United Water |
$1,100,000 |
$1,900,000 |
$3,00,000 |
| Small Scale Wind Turbine System for Stand Alone and Grid Connected Application |
2009 |
2010 |
University of Adelaide |
Diverse Industry Group Australia, Glassy Metal Technology |
$25,000 |
|
$25,000 |
| Developing Microalgal Biodiesel Feedstock for SA |
2009 |
2012 |
Flinders University |
Australian Rail Track Corporation, Balance Carbon, City of Onkaparinga, City of Marion, SA Centre for Innovation, SARDI, SANCON Recycling Pty Ltd, United Water International |
$1,100,000 |
$2,800,000 |
$3,900,000 |
| Climate change—landscape vulnerability and adaptation |
2009 |
2012 |
University of Adelaide |
CSIRO, Department for Environment and Heritage, Department for Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation, SARDI, SA Murray Darling Basin NRM Board |
$1,260,983 |
$2,400,000 |
$3,660,983 |
| Neural Recovery for Spinal Cord Injury |
2009 |
2012 |
Central Northern Adelaide Health Service |
Central Northern Adelaide Health Service, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, University of Western Australia |
$198,240 |
$5,091,133 |
$5,289,373 |
| TOTAL ROUND 6 ($) |
3,684,223 |
12,191,133 |
15,875,356 |
| ROUND 7 (2009-10) |
| Plant Image Analysis for the Development of Stress-Tolerant Crops |
2010 |
2013 |
University of South Australia |
Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics, University of Adelaide |
$420,000 |
$1,096,554 |
$1,516,554 |
| Aerial and Satellite Imagery Exploitation Program |
2010 |
2013 |
University of Adelaide |
Apogee Imaging International, Carbon Planet, Flinders University |
$592,708 |
$2,192,708 |
$2,785,416 |
| Adapting to Climate Change in South Australia: Human Dimensions of Transect Project |
2010 |
2013 |
University of Adelaide |
Flinders University, Natural Research Management Research Alliance, University of South Australia |
$381,793 |
$1,261,793 |
$1,643,586 |
| TRansect for ENvironment-al monitoring and Decision making (TREND)—Adaptive Management of Productive and Native Systems for Climate Change |
2010 |
2013 |
University of Adelaide |
Department for Environment and Heritage, Department for Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation, SARDI |
$1,350,000 |
$4,350,000 |
$5,700,000 |
| Goyder Institute |
2010 |
2011 |
CSIRO |
University of South Australia, Flinders University, University of Adelaide, SA Government |
$500,000 |
$0 |
$500,000 |
| TOTAL ROUND 7 ($) |
3,244,501 |
8,901,055 |
12,145,556 |
| ROUND 8 (2010-11) |
| Drilling Research and Training Facility |
2011 |
2014 |
Deep Exploration Tech-nologies CRC |
Boart Longyear, CSIRO, University of Adelaide |
$774,373 |
$2,807,505 |
$3,581,878 |
| Trace Element and Imaging Facilities |
2011 |
2014 |
University of Adelaide |
SA Museum, PIRSA, CSIRO, Deep Exploration Technologies CRC |
$341,473 |
$766,946 |
$1,108,419 |
| Advanced Reproductive Sensing Technologies |
2011 |
2014 |
University of Adelaide |
Reproductive Health Sciences Pty Ltd, Cook Medical, Fertility SA, Flinders Reproductive Medicine |
$700,000 |
$1,984,000 |
$2,684,000 |
| Marine Biotechnology Industry |
2011 |
2012 |
Flinders |
South Australian Research and Development Institute, SA Museum, Australian Institute of Marine Sciences, Australian Kelp Products Pty Ltd, Nutrizeal Pty Ltd, Diamond Biotech Laboratories Pty Ltd/Fravin Pty Ltd |
$20,000 |
$60,000 |
$80,000 |
| Development of a Sustainable SA Macro-algal Aquaculture Industry |
2011 |
2014 |
SARDI |
The University of Adelaide, Flinders University, Science to Manage Uncertainty, PIRSA Fisheries and Aquaculture, Abalone Investments Ltd, Marinova Pty Ltd, Adam & Amos Abalone Foods, Penrice Soda Products Pty Ltd, Coorong Aquaculture Pty Ltd |
$1,139,567 |
$2,327,553 |
$3,467,120 |
| Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Walls |
2011 |
2013 |
University of Adelaide |
ARC, University of Melbourne, University of QLD, others |
$500,000 |
$0 |
$500,000 |
| Seafood Safety & Market Access |
2011 |
2014 |
SARDI |
Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Centre/Abalone Council of Australia, Paua Industry Council of New Zealand, University of Tasmania, AquaBio Consultants Limited, Cawthron Institute, Abalone Association of Australasia |
$286,902 |
$1,450,872 |
$1,737,774 |
| TOTAL ROUND 8 ($) |
3,762,315 |
9,396,876 |
13,159,191 |
| PSRF GRAND TOTAL ROUND 1—8 ($) |
31,429,468 |
73,256,873 |
104,686,347 |