Dr Michael Gladys

Education Focused Academic

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Physics)

Email:michael.gladys@newcastle.edu.au
Phone:(02) 4921 5435

Career Summary

Biography

Research Expertise
My research expertise is two fold.

1. Non symmetric nanosize molecular structures on metal and oxide surfaces.

I have had great success with synchrotron based experiments and continually utilize the Australian Synchrotron National facility as well as the OPAL reactor and is an expert in spectroscopy techniques. I have made significant contributions in knowledge in reactions on surfaces involving water, the structure of surfaces and nanostructures, and biofunctionalized films for device technology.

I have continually received beamtime at both the Australian Synchrotron and overseas. Dr Gladys has a user at Maxlab(Sweden), Elettra(Italy), Bessy II (Germany), NSRRC (Taiwan) and Australian synchrotrons with over 85% success rate and has generated a very good reputation in synchrotron physics. As a consequence, his expertise over these years has led to the appointment to the program advisory committee (PAC member) for the soft X-ray beamline (2010 - 2012) and reviews beamline proposals at the Australia and Elettra Syncrotrons.

2. Teaching Pedagogy in Physics with the focus on enhancing student experience in first year. I am particularly interested in first year teaching practice and have participated in several workshops and 1st year teaching conferences.

I have been awarded ethics approval, and published several papers on STEM education practice which have influenced the restructure of the new Bachelor of Science and Physics Subjects therein at the University of Newcastle.

Initiated a program in 2011 for advanced 1^st year students to spend the summer vacation working with research groups in the department. This seems to have had a direct knock on affect with the retention of students in 2^nd year physics in 2012 where some subjects have increased by 100%.

Teaching Expertise
I have taught most courses in Physics, including Phys1200, Phys1205, Phys1210, Phys1220, Phys1250, Phys2170, Phys2160, Phys3330, Phys3345, Phys3310, Phys3990 as well as HUBS2105, STAT1070, MRSC1010, SCIM2030, OHSE6060.

Summer Scholarship Program for 1^st year Physics students $13000 from School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (2017).

Faculty Teaching Grants for blended learning and marketing in first year physics (2017) $5000

Remote Labs development Grant – 3^rd year MAPS Teaching Grants (2017) $5000

University of Newcastle, Centre of Teaching and Learning, funding for “multichoice mobile app” (2012) $2000.

University of Newcastle, Faculty of Science and IT Award for Teaching Excellence in 2009-2010.

Teaching developments

Developed demonstrations for 1^st year physics classes. This has been shown to improve student satisfaction of courses and retention of core knowledge (Awarded Faculty Teaching award for this work)
Developed a cross platform mobile phone teaching app that allows lecturers to receive instant feedback in class for multiple choice questions. Currently used by the Faculty of Science and Mathematics at Newcastle. This technology is focussed on utilising the peer instruction methodology where students work together and answer calculation and concept problems. Using the app allows both students and instructors to see whether they understand the material.

Qualifications

PhD, University of Newcastle
Bachelor of Science, University of Newcastle
Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Newcastle

Keywords

Atomic Physics
Chiral catalysis
Metal Surfaces
Optics and Laser Physics
Statistical Physics
Surface Science
Synchrotron techniques
chiral surfaces
oxide Surfaces
reaction on ice

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
020499	Condensed Matter Physics not elsewhere classified	75
030699	Physical Chemistry not elsewhere classified	10
090499	Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified	15

Professional Experience

Academic appointment

Dates	Title	Organisation / Department
1/9/2003 - 1/7/2004	Chevening Fellow	The University of Warwick Department of Physics United Kingdom
1/1/2004 - 1/10/2006	Research Associate	University of Cambridge Department of Chemistry United Kingdom
1/6/2004 - 1/10/2004	Reseach Associate	University of Newcastle School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences Australia
27/2/2017 -	Scholarly Teaching Fellow	University of Newcastle School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences Australia

Awards

Distinction

Year	Award
2003	British Chevening Postdoctoral Fellowship British Council
2000	Australian-American Fulbright Postgraduate Student Award for Science and Engineering Fulbright - Australian-American Fulbright Foundation

Honours

Year	Award
2003	University of Newcastle, Faculty of Science and Mathematics Travel Scholarship University of Newcastle

Recognition

Year	Award
2007	Journal of Physical Chemistry Cover Art American Chemical Society
2006	Royal Microscopical Society, First Prize in the Electron Microscopy Material Royal Microscopical Society
2003	AVS Vacuum Technology award for best journal article in 2003 Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology

Research Award

Year	Award
1998	The University of Newcastle Department of Physics Undergraduate Summer Vacation Scholarship University of Newcastle

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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.

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2015

Gladys MJ, O'Connor JD, 'Elastic and inelastic scattering of ions', Physics of Solid Surfaces: Subvolume A, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 244-278 (2015) [B1]

DOI	10.1007/978-3-662-47736-6_86
Co-authors	John Oconnor

Journal article (37 outputs)

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2019

Gladys MJ, O'Donnell K, Tadich A, Yook H, Han JW, Thomsen L, 'Enantiospecific Adsorption and Decomposition of Cysteine Enantiomers on the Chiral Cu{421}(R) Surface', JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 123 20829-20837 (2019) [C1]

DOI	10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b03373
Citations	Scopus - 2Web of Science - 2

2017

Gladys MJ, Han JW, Pedersen TS, Tadich A, O'Donnelld KM, Thomsen L, 'Adsorption differences between low coverage enantiomers of alanine on the chiral Cu{421}(R) surface', PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 19 13562-13570 (2017) [C1]

DOI	10.1039/c7cp01844d
Citations	Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4

2015

Suleiman IA, Radny MW, Gladys MJ, Smith PV, Mackie JC, Kennedy EM, Dlugogorski BZ, 'Thermodynamic stability and structure of cuprous chloride surfaces: A DFT investigation', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17 7038-7045 (2015) [C1]

This journal is © the Owner Societies 2015. Density functional theory together with ab initio atomistic thermodynamics has been utilized to study the structures and stabilities of... [more]

This journal is © the Owner Societies 2015. Density functional theory together with ab initio atomistic thermodynamics has been utilized to study the structures and stabilities of the low index CuCl surfaces. It is shown that the Cl-terminated structures are more stable than the Cu-terminated configurations, and that the defective CuCl(110)-Cu structure is more stable than the stoichiometric CuCl(110) surface. The equilibrium shape of a cuprous chloride nanostructure terminated by low-index CuCl surfaces has also been predicted using a Wulff construction. It was found that the (110) facets dominate at low chlorine concentration. As the chlorine concentration is increased, however, the contributions of the (100) and (111) facets to the Wulff construction also increase giving the crystal a semi-prism shape. At high chlorine concentration, and close to the rich limit, the (111) facets were found to be the only contributors to the Wulff construction, resulting in prismatic nanocrystals.

DOI	10.1039/c4cp05340k
Citations	Scopus - 7Web of Science - 6
Co-authors	John Mackie, Marian Radny, Eric Kennedy

2014

Suleiman IA, Radny MW, Gladys MJ, Smith PV, Mackie JC, Stockenhuber M, et al., 'Water formation via HCl oxidation on Cu(100)', APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, 299 156-161 (2014) [C1]

DOI	10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.01.204
Citations	Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3
Co-authors	Eric Kennedy, Marian Radny, Michael Stockenhuber, John Mackie

2012

Karakatsani S, Ge Q, Gladys MJ, Held G, King DA, 'Coverage-dependent molecular tilt of carbon monoxide chemisorbed on Pt{110}: A combined LEED and DFT structural analysis', Surface Science, 606 383-393 (2012) [C1]

Citations	Scopus - 8Web of Science - 7

2012

Thomsen L, Tadich A, Riley DP, Cowie BCC, Gladys MJ, 'Investigating the enantioselectivity of alanine on a chiral Cu{421}R Surface', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 116 9472-9480 (2012) [C1]

Citations	Scopus - 17Web of Science - 16

2011

Suleiman IA, Radny MW, Gladys MJ, Smith PV, Mackie JC, Kennedy EM, Dlugogorski BZ, 'Chlorination of the Cu(110) surface and copper nanoparticles: A density functional theory study', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 115 13412-13419 (2011) [C1]

DOI	10.1021/jp2036372
Citations	Scopus - 18Web of Science - 17
Co-authors	Eric Kennedy, Marian Radny, John Mackie

2011

Keast VJ, Gladys MJ, Petersen TC, Dwyer C, Koch CT, Haber T, Kothleitner G, 'Energy-filtered phase retrieval using the transport of intensity equation', Applied Physics Letters, 99 (2011) [C1]

DOI	10.1063/1.3663572
Citations	Scopus - 7Web of Science - 4
Co-authors	Vicki Keast

2011

Tadich A, Riley J, Thomsen L, Cowie BCC, Gladys MJ, 'Determining the orientation of a chiral substrate using full-hemisphere angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy', Physical Review Letters, 107 175501 (2011) [C1]

DOI	10.1103/physrevlett.107.175501
Citations	Scopus - 5Web of Science - 5

2011

Suleiman IA, Radny MW, Gladys MJ, Smith PV, Mackie JC, Kennedy EM, Dlugogorski BZ, 'An equilibrium ab initio atomistic thermodynamics study of chlorine adsorption on the Cu(001) surface', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13 10306-10311 (2011) [C1]

DOI	10.1039/c0cp02211j
Citations	Scopus - 18Web of Science - 18
Co-authors	Eric Kennedy, Marian Radny, John Mackie

2010

Suleiman IA, Radny MW, Gladys MJ, Smith PV, Mackie JC, Kennedy EM, Dlugogorski BZ, 'Interaction of Chlorine and Oxygen with the Cu(100) Surface', The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 114 19048-19054 (2010) [C1]

DOI	10.1021/jp1078983
Citations	Scopus - 11Web of Science - 11
Co-authors	Eric Kennedy, Marian Radny, John Mackie

2010

Gladys MJ, Kambali I, Karolewski MA, Soon A, Stampfl C, O'Connor JD, 'Comparison of hydrogen and deuterium adsorption on Pd(100)', Journal of Chemical Physics, 132 (2010) [C1]

DOI	10.1063/1.3292686
Citations	Scopus - 16Web of Science - 11
Co-authors	John Oconnor

2009

Shavorskiy A, Eralp T, Gladys MJ, Held G, 'A stable pure hydroxyl layer on Pt[110]-(1x2)', Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113 21755-21764 (2009) [C1]

DOI	10.1021/jp907424w
Citations	Scopus - 14Web of Science - 14

2009

Thomsen L, Wharmby MT, Riley DP, Held G, Gladys MJ, 'The adsorption and stability of sulfur containing amino acids on Cu{5 3 1}', Surface Science, 603 1253-1261 (2009) [C1]

DOI	10.1016/j.susc.2009.03.014
Citations	Scopus - 41Web of Science - 39

2009

Jones G, Gladys MJ, Ottal J, Jenkins SJ, Held G, 'Surface geometry of Cu{531}', Physical Review B, 79 165420 (2009) [C1]

DOI	10.1103/physrevb.79.165420
Citations	Scopus - 15Web of Science - 14

2008

Gladys MJ, El-Zein AA, Mikkelsen A, Anderson JN, Held G, 'Modifying the adsorption characteristics of water on Ru{0001} with preadsorbed oxygen', Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 78 035409 (2008) [C1]

DOI	10.1103/physrevb.78.035409
Citations	Scopus - 19Web of Science - 21

2008

Shavorskiy A, Gladys MJ, Held G, 'Chemical composition and reactivity of water on hexagonal Pt-group metal surfaces', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 10 6150-6159 (2008) [C1]

DOI	10.1039/b808235a
Citations	Scopus - 48Web of Science - 48

2008

Gladys MJ, Inderwildi OR, Karakatsani S, Fiorin V, Held G, 'Synergetic effects of the Cu/Pt{110} surface alloy: Enhanced reactivity of water and carbon monoxide', JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 112 6422-6429 (2008) [C1]

DOI	10.1021/jp711588v
Citations	Scopus - 18Web of Science - 18

2008

Gladys MJ, El Zein AA, Mikkelsen A, Andersen JN, Held G, 'Chemical composition and reactivity of water on clean and oxygen-covered Pd{1 1 1}', Surface Science, 602 3540-3549 (2008) [C1]

DOI	10.1016/j.susc.2008.09.031
Citations	Scopus - 31Web of Science - 32

2008

Samavat F, Gladys MJ, Jenks CJ, Lograsso TA, King BV, O'Connor JD, 'Study of preferential sputtering and segregation effects on the surface composition of Al-Pd-Mn quasi-crystals', Surface and Interface Analysis, 40 433-435 (2008) [C1]

DOI	10.1002/sia.2769
Citations	Scopus - 3Web of Science - 1
Co-authors	John Oconnor, Bruce King

2008

Kambali I, O'Connor JD, Gladys MJ, Karolewski MA, 'Determination of deuterium adsorption site on palladium(100) using low energy ion recoil spectroscopy', Applied Surface Science, 254 4245-4250 (2008) [C1]

DOI	10.1016/j.apsusc.2008.01.037
Citations	Scopus - 10Web of Science - 6
Co-authors	John Oconnor

2008

Held G, Gladys MJ, 'The chemistry of intrinsically chiral surfaces', Topics in Catalysis, 48 128-136 (2008) [C1]

DOI	10.1007/s11244-008-9050-y
Citations	Scopus - 37Web of Science - 36

2007

Gladys MJ, Stevens AV, Scott NR, Jones G, Batchelor D, Held G, 'Enantiospecific adsorption of alanine on the chiral Cu{531} surface', JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 111 8331-8336 (2007) [C1]

DOI	10.1021/jp070621f
Citations	Scopus - 57Web of Science - 56

2007

Samavat F, Gladys MJ, Jenks CJ, Lograsso TA, King BV, O'Connor JD, 'Surface layer self diffusion in icosahedral Al-Pd-Mn quasicrystals', Surface Science, 601 5678-5682 (2007) [C1]

DOI	10.1016/j.susc.2007.06.043
Citations	Scopus - 7Web of Science - 6
Co-authors	Bruce King, John Oconnor

2006

Gladys MJ, Stevens AV, Ottal J, Jones G, Batchelor D, Held G, 'COLL 119-Enantioselective adsorption of alanine on copper{531}', ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 232 (2006)

2006

Gladys MJ, El Zein A, Mikkelsen A, Andersen J, Held G, 'COLL 528-Oxygen-induced dissociation and stabilization of water on Ru{0001}', ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 232 (2006)

2006

Parkinson GS, Munoz-Marquez MA, Quinn PD, Gladys MJ, Tanner RE, Woodruff DP, 'Medium-energy ion-scattering study of the structure of clean TiO2(110)-(1x1)', PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 73 (2006) [C1]

DOI	10.1103/PhysRevB.73.245409
Citations	Scopus - 27Web of Science - 26

2006

Gladys MJ, El-Zein AA, Mikkelsen A, Andesen J, Held G, 'Water and oxygen adsorption on fcc(111) platinum metals: A comparison to Ru{0001}', ECOSS-24, (2006) [C1]

2005

Gladys MJ, Mikkelsen A, Andersen JN, Held G, 'Water adsorption on O-covered Ru {0001}: Coverage-dependent change from dissociation to molecular adsorption', CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS, 414 311-315 (2005) [C1]

DOI	10.1016/j.cplett.2005.08.077
Citations	Scopus - 29Web of Science - 25

2005

Munoz-Marquez MA, Parkinson GS, Quinn PD, Gladys MJ, Tanner RE, Woodruff DP, et al., 'N-induced pseudo-(100) reconstruction of Cu(111): One layer or more?', SURFACE SCIENCE, 582 97-109 (2005) [C1]

DOI	10.1016/j.susc.2005.03.008
Citations	Scopus - 9Web of Science - 10

2005

Parkinson GS, Munoz-Marquez MA, Quinn PD, Gladys MJ, Woodruff DP, Bailey P, Noakes TCQ, 'The methanethiolate-induced pseudo-(100) reconstruction of Cu(111): A medium energy ion scattering structure study', SURFACE SCIENCE, 598 209-217 (2005) [C1]

DOI	10.1016/j.susc.2005.08.038
Citations	Scopus - 19Web of Science - 20

2004

Gladys MJ, Ermanoski I, Jackson G, Quinton JS, Rowe JE, Madey TE, 'A high resolution photoemission study of surface core-level shifts in clean and oxygen-covered Ir(210) surfaces', JOURNAL OF ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY AND RELATED PHENOMENA, 135 105-112 (2004) [C1]

DOI	10.1016/j.elspec.2004.02.109
Citations	Scopus - 14Web of Science - 12

2004

Gladys MJ, Samavat F, King BV, O'Connor JD, 'Modelling and measurement of A1 interlayer diffusion in Pd(100): A low-energy ion scattering study', Physical Review B, 69 165418 1-165418 6 (2004) [C1]

DOI	10.1103/PhysRevB.69.165418
Citations	Scopus - 4Web of Science - 4
Co-authors	John Oconnor, Bruce King

2003

Gladys MJ, Jackson G, Rowe JE, Madey TE, 'High resolution photoemission study of growth, alloying, and intermixing of ultrathin ruthenium films on W(111) and W(211)', SURFACE SCIENCE, 544 193-208 (2003) [C1]

DOI	10.1016/j.susc.2003.06.001
Citations	Scopus - 9Web of Science - 8

2003

Gladys MJ, Clarke I, O'Connor JD, 'Infrared thermal annealing device', Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology, A21 1073-1075 (2003) [C1]

DOI	10.1116/1.1575228
Citations	Scopus - 1
Co-authors	John Oconnor

2000

Gladys M, Dastoor PC, Page NW, 'Novel polymer insulating surfaces for electromagnets', Surface Coatings & Technology, 124 243-247 (2000) [C1]

Co-authors	Paul Dastoor

2000

Gladys MJ, Greig PL, Dastoor PC, 'Measuring the Electrical Characteristics of Thin Polymeric Films', Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, 18(1) 257-260 (2000) [C1]

Citations	Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1
Co-authors	Paul Dastoor

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2015

O'Connor JD, Gladys MJ, 'Surface Characterization by Ion Scattering Spectroscopy (2015) [D1]

DOI	10.1016/B978-0-12-409547-2.11442-8
Co-authors	John Oconnor

Conference (13 outputs)

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2015

Furst J, Holdsworth JL, Gladys M, Dastoor P, King BV, 'First Year Physics at Newcastle: A Longitudinal Study', Proceedings of the Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, Curtin University (2015) [E3]

Co-authors	Paul Dastoor, Bruce King, John Holdsworth

2014

Holdsworth JL, Furst J, Gladys M, King BV, 'OUTCOMES OF ALTERED TEACHING STRATEGY IN FIRST YEAR PHYSICS INSTRUCTION', ACSME Proceedings, University of Sydney (2014) [E3]

Co-authors	Bruce King, John Holdsworth

2014

Gladys M, Furst J, Holdsworth JL, Dastoor P, King B, 'Do Students Need Face-to-face Teaching?', ACSME Proceedings, Sydney (2014) [E3]

Co-authors	John Holdsworth, Bruce King, Paul Dastoor

2009

Suleiman IA, Radny MW, Gladys MJ, Smith PV, Mackie JC, Kennedy EM, Dlugogorski BZ, 'Dissociative adsorption of molecular oxygen on the Cu(001) surface: A density functional theory study', Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium 2009, Brisbane, QLD (2009) [E1]

Co-authors	Marian Radny, John Mackie, Eric Kennedy

2007

Kambali I, O'Connor JD, Gladys MJ, Karolewski MA, 'Determination of deuterium adsorption site on palladium (100) using low energy ion scattering spectroscopy', 15th Australian Conference on Nuclear and Complementary Techniques of Analysis & 9th Vacuum Society of Australia Congress. Proceedings, University of Melbourne, VIC (2007) [E2]

Co-authors	John Oconnor

2007

Gladys MJ, Stevens A, Scott N, Jones G, Batchelor D, Held G, 'Enantioselectivity of chiral molecules on chiral copper surfaces', 15th Australian Conference on Nuclear and Complementary Techniques of Analysis & 9th Vacuum Society of Australia Congress. Proceedings, Melbourne, VIC (2007) [E3]

2007

Gladys MJ, Mentes LO, Abelle A, Locatelli A, Held G, 'Bridging the gap between the nano-particle and single crystal surface science', 15th Australian Conference on Nuclear and Complementary Techniques of Analysis & 9th Vacuum Society of Australia Congress. Proceedings, Melbourne (2007) [E3]

2006

Gladys MJ, Stevens AV, Jones G, Scott N, Batchelor D, Held G, 'Enantioselective adsorption of alanine on copper{531}', 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco (2006) [E2]

2006

Gladys MJ, Stevens AV, Ottal J, Jones G, Scott N, Batchelor D, Held G, 'Does Alanine show adsorption selectivity on chiral copper surfaces', Proceedings ECOSS-24, Paris (2006) [E2]

2005

Gladys MJ, Mikkelsen A, Andersen J, Held G, 'The Surface Chemistry of Water on Ruthenium{0001}', Proceedings, ECOSS-23, Berlin (2005) [E2]

2004

O'Connor JD, Shen Y-G, Gladys MJ, 'Structure and Dynamics of A1 on Pd(100)', Technical Program IVC-16, Venice, Italy (2004) [E3]

Co-authors	John Oconnor

2003

Gladys MJ, Samavat F, King BV, O'Connor JD, 'Modelling and measurement with LEIS of atomic interlayer diffusion A1 in Pd(100)', Proceedings, Lucas Heights, NSW (2003) [E2]

Co-authors	Bruce King, John Oconnor

2003

Samavat F, Gladys MJ, O'Connor JD, 'Structure and composition of the surface of an A1PdMn quasicrystal LEIS - a feasibility study', Proceedings, Lucas Heights, Sydney (2003) [E2]

Co-authors	John Oconnor

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Other (1 outputs)

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2014

Furst J, Gladys M, Holdsworth JL, 'The impact of on-line e-learning systems and student engagement', ( pp.1-1). Canberra: ANU (2014) [O1]

Co-authors	John Holdsworth

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Grants and Funding

Summary

Number of grants	2
Total funding	$48,000

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20031 grants / $8,000

Chevening Fellowship$8,000

Funding body: British Council

Funding body	British Council
Project Team	Professor Phil Woodruff
Scheme	Chevening Postgraduate Fellowship
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2003
Funding Finish	2004
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Type Of Funding	Aust Competitive - Commonwealth
Category	1CS
UON	N

20001 grants / $40,000

Fulbright$40,000

Funding body: Fulbright - Australian-American Educational Foundation

Funding body	Fulbright - Australian-American Educational Foundation
Project Team	Prof. Theodore Madey
Scheme	Unknown
Role	Investigator
Funding Start	2000
Funding Finish	2001
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Type Of Funding	International - Non Competitive
Category	3IFB
UON	N

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