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Macquarie University 2007 Innovation Awards

Media Releases

Successful Tenders


Media Releases

2008

18 July 2008 BluGlass's opens LED pilot demonstartion plant

18 July 2008 BluGlass's plant opened by Australian Environment Minister

18 July 2008 Australia opens energy efficiency centre

16 July 2008 Centre for Macquarie English Special Edition

19 June 2008 BluGlass to open pilot manufacturing plant in July

14 May 2008 BluGlass: News for the supply chain and questions from an end user

1 May 2008 IELTS Online launched at Macquarie University

30 April 2008 Jingles to teach NSW youngsters road safety

14 February 2008 BluGlass makes its first quantum well LEDs

 

2007

28 November 2007 Geoscience a core of Macquarie's research

12 November 2007 BluGlass announces reactor sale, uniform large-area plasma generation, and Technical Advisory Committee

12 November 2007 BluGlass makes critical commercial breakthroughs

19 October 2007 LAMS rollout across entire NT school system

1 October 2007 LED research company gets $5m federal funding

8 October 2007 The lights are on

26 September 2007 BluGlass wins $5m lighting tech grant

21 September 2007 BluGlass set to hire as government grant kicks in

7 September 2007 BluGlass awarded $5m in government funding

6 September 2007 Government grant brightens BluGlass

7 June 2007 BluGlass produces first blue light emission from GaN on 6” glass wafer

1 June 2007 Casualties in the reading wars

9 May 2007 EMF Hooks up with BluGlass on GaN equipment

3 May 2007 BluGlass awards first equipment manufacturing contract
                 (BluGlass appoints MD of Access Macquarie Ltd as non-executive director)

27 April 2007 Flying phobias soaring

24 April 2007 Macquarie initiative takes the fear out of flying

10 April 2007 BluGlass details cost savings of new GaN process

20 March 2007 LED Manufacturer BluGlass Make Significant Advances

19 March 2007 LED-on-glass firm claims emission breakthrough

19 March 2007 BluGlass touts 6-inch GaN-on-glass technology developments

13 March 2007 New commercial boss has all bases covered

9 February 2007 Selling lamingtons to Tokyo

20 January 2007 Noel Pearson: Behind the eight ball

18 January 2007 Shakes on a plane

2006

20 December 2006 Gallium Nitride Momentum Will Continue into 2007 and Beyond

18 December 2006 BluGlass strengthens team in preparation for commercialization

23 November 2006 Industry veteran aims to steer GaN from start-up to mass production

21 November 2006 BluGlass scales up GaN deposition to 4-inch substrates

20 October 2006 Saint-Goabin to develop substrates for BluGlass' GaN-on-glass devices

28 September 2006 GaN-on-glass spin-off floats

24 September 2006 From the pens of babes: proof that all is not lost in literacy

23 September 2006 BluGlass starts strongly on ASX debut

22 September 2006 BluGlass lists at a 42.5% premium to offer price

22 September 2006 Bluglass makes shattering ASX debut

22 September 2006 LAMS International signs China e-learning partnership

7 September 2006 BluGlass closes IPO fully oversubscribed; lodges supplementary prospectus

7 September 2006 BluGlass extends the IPO for its semi-conductor project

6 September 2006 BluGlass closes IPO fully oversubscribed

30 August 2006 Young Scientist of The Year 2006 from GEMOC

31 July 2006 BluGlass IPO to develop mobile-phone screen materials

28 July 2006 BluGlass seeks $4.6m IPO

2005

1 July 2005 FLUOROPROFILE™ PRODUCT LAUNCH

16 June 2005 CHIROPRACTORS LAUNCH SPIN-OFF


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Successful Tenders

2008

NSW Health Department
Drug Crime Diversion Initative Postgraduate module and placement scheme (Stage III)
Ms Michelle Dickson (Department of Psychology)

Department of Climate Change
Climate Change Adaptation Skills for Professionals Program (Grant funding)
Professor Peter Nelson (Graduate School of the Environment)

NSW Department of Community Services
Redesign of Alcohol and Other Drugs Caseworker Development Course
Dr Daphne Hewson (Department of Psychology)

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Extension of current contract for another year to June 2009
Dr Coral Kemp (Macquarie University Special Education Centre)

Sydney Catchment Authority
Stygofauna Baseline Assessment for Kangaloon Borefield Investigations – Southern Highlands
Dr Grant Hose (Department of Physical Geography)

Murray Darling Basin Committee
Establishment of An Expert Panel for the National Water Accounting Development Project
Mr James Hazelton (Department of Accounting & Finance)

2007

During 2007 Access MQ submitted a total of 21 tenders to various governmental and non-governmental agencies. Twelve were awarded to Access MQ, resulting in an extremely high success rate of over 50%

NSW Health Department
Evaluation of statewide infant screening - hearing program
Dr Catherine McMahon (Department of Linguistics)

Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and Arts
The Study of Mercury Sources, Transportation and Fate in Australia
Professor Peter Nelson (Graduate School of the Environment)

Wyong Shire Council
Development and Delivery of training on changes to POEO Act
Professor Zada Lipman (Dept of Law with the Graduate School of the Environment)

NSW Health Department
Drug Crime Diversion Initative Postgraduate module and placement scheme (Stage II)
Ms Michelle Dickson (Department of Psychology)

NSW Health Department
Design, conduct and analysis of best practice quantitative research (registered on the Department's list of preferred sevices providers)
Ms Michelle Dickson (Department of Psychology)

NSW Department of Community Services
Provision of Training and Related Services for the NSW Department of Community Services (3 year Standing Offer Agreement)
Ms Michelle Dickson (Department of Psychology)

Geoscience Australia
Overview of Natural Hazard Risk for Asia Pacific Region
Mr Roy Leigh (Risk Frontiers)

NSW Department of Community Services
Parents as Teachers Institute (USA) - Born to Learn™ Prenatal to 3 Years: professional development for DoCS caseworkers
Professor Jennifer Bowes & Professor Alan Rice (Institute of Early Childhood)

NSW State Emergency Services
Solomon Islands Tsunami Warning Evaluation
Dr Dale Dominey-Howes (Department of Physical Geography)

Department of Environment & Water

Study of current regulatory and voluntary measures regarding mercury in Australia

Professor Peter Nelson (Graduate School of the Environment)

Professional Support Coordinator Alliance

National Research Project: Significance of Professional Development, Support & Training

Professor Manjula Waniganayake (Institute of Early Childhood)

Department of Education Science & Training

Indigenous Higher Education: School to University Pathways Project
A/Professor Joanne Jamie (Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Sciences)
Dr Alan Rice (Australian Centre for Educational Studies)

2006

During 2006 Access MQ submitted a total of 18 tenders to various governmental and non-governmental agencies. Eight were awarded to Access MQ, resulting in an extremely high success rate of approx. 50%

NSW Health Department
Drug Crime Diversion Initative Postgraduate module and placement scheme
Ms Michelle Dickson (Department of Psychology)

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Services
Landform survey of Ledknapper Nature Reserve
Dr Paul Hesse (Department of Physical Geography)

Convention on Biological Diversity
Manual on communication for convention on Biological diversity
Ms Wendy Goldstein (Graduate School of the Environment)

Department Finance and Administration
Conduct of a Free and Open Source Software Survey of Australian Government Agencies
Mr Ray Warouw (Macquarie E-Learning Centre of Excellence)

Department of the Environment and Heritage
Population genetic structure of Australian southern right whales
A/Professor Rob Harcourt (Project Director), Dr Luciana Moller, Dr Luciano Beheregaray (Graduate School of the Environment and Department of Biological Sciences)

Department of the Environment and Heritage
Population genetic structure of Australian blue whales
Dr Luciana Moller (Project Director), Dr Luciano Beheregaray (Graduate School of the Environment and Department of Biological Sciences)

QLD Department of Education, Training and the Arts
Evaluation of the 2006 National Literacy and Numeracy Trial
Professor George Cooney (School of Education)

Department of the Environment and Heritage
Cetacean Species SPRAT Profiles
A/Professor Rob Harcourt and Dr Victor Peddemors (Graduate School of the Environment)

2005

During 2005 Access MQ submitted a total of 18 tenders to various governmental and non-governmental agencies. 10 were awarded to Access MQ, resulting in an extremely high success rate of over 50%.

AusAID
AusAid: Education period contract (renewed)

Department of the Environment and Heritage
Scientific Support Services for Assessing the Environmental Risks of Importing Live Specimens
Professor Andrew Beattie, Ms Letitia Silberbauer, Mr Guy Williams (Department of Biological Sciences)

NSW Department of Environment and Conservation
Review of the Local Government Air Quality Toolkit

Local Government Air Quality Toolkit Training Program
Both of these led with a team of academics from the Macquarie Graduate School of the Environment

NSW Department of Education
Review of Statewide Assessments in the Context of National Developments
Professor George Cooney is Professor of Education with the School of Education in the Australian Centre for Educational Studies

NSW Department of Health: Centre for Drug and Alcohol
Clinical Supervision Training
Led by Dr Daphne Hewson with a team of academics from Department of Psychology

NSW Health - Psychologists Registration Board
Development of a Training Package for Supervisors of Provisionally Registered Psychologists
Dr Daphne Hewson and Ms Michelle Dickson (Department of Psychology)

Department for Planning and Infrastructure Government of Western Australia
Coral Bay Boating Facility Review
E/Professor Alistair Gilmour (Graduate School of the Environment)

US EPA
Comparison of Air Particulates for US EPA
Professor Brian Gulson (Graduate School of the Environment)

US EPA
Review and evaluation of the available scientific database on lead physical and chemical properties, measurement methods, environmental sources, concentractuons and pathways to human exposure, environmental effects, toxicological and human effects, and an evaluation of health risks
Professor Brian Gulson (Graduate School of the Environment)

 

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