Funding

Curtin wins $3.6 million to develop biomass gasification project

Tuesday 11 December 2012

The Australian Government, through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), has awarded a grant of $3.6 million to build and operate a demonstration facility for an innovative biomass gasification technology that has been developed at the Fuels and Energy Technology Institute (FETI) at Curtin University. Once commercialised, the technology will convert biomass, such as agricultural Read More

By Megan Meates | Research; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Engineering and mining

Chevron selects Curtin for Energy Research Partnership

Tuesday 11 December 2012

Curtin University has signed an agreement with Chevron Australia in which the energy company will invest $1 million over three years to fund a new Chair in Petroleum Geology at the University’s Department of Applied Geology. The agreement is part of Chevron’s global University Partnership Program (UPP) and aims to enhance knowledge and capability in Read More

By Megan Meates | Research; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; Engineering and mining

ARC Fellowships awarded to Curtin researchers

Friday 3 August 2012

Four Curtin University researchers have been granted Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships to do research focused on new ways of addressing 21st Century challenges. The four fellowships, totalling more than $2.85 million, are among 10 awarded to Western Australian universities, and 209 awarded to universities Australia-wide in 2012. Professor Graeme Wright, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Read More

By Megan Meates | Campus and community; Research

Curtin receives funding for emission reduction technology

Monday 9 July 2012

Curtin University researchers will develop new technology for reducing carbon dioxide emissions after receiving $1 million of State Government funding. John Curtin Distinguished Professor Chun-Zhu Li, Director of the Fuels and Energy Technology Institute, will lead the project, which aims to replace some of the coal burned in coal-fired power stations with biomass. The technology Read More

By Grace Daniel | Research; Agriculture, environment and sustainability; IT and computing

Significant funding for Curtin’s dementia education and research program

Wednesday 10 February 2010

Curtin University of Technology has received Federal Government funding to advance its dementia education and research programs through its Centre for Research on Ageing.

By Ann Marie Lim | Research; Health

Curtin receives $20.5m in funding from 2009 Federal Budget

Thursday 28 May 2009

Curtin University of Technology will receive $20.5m in Commonwealth funding to help build a new engineering pavilion on its Bentley campus.

By Jarrad Long | Campus and community; Business, management and law | Leave a comment