Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE170100186

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DE170100186

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Statistical mechanics and topology of polymer systems. This project aims to study the behaviour of systems of long polymers in solution, and the effects of temperature, solvent and other environmental properties. Polymer models capture important physical properties of real-world molecules like DNA. This project will study the topology of polymer chains in tightly confined spaces. Knots and links hinder important biological processes like DNA replication, and this project will research how entanglement forms and how the biological mechanisms are used to manage it. The project is expected to have both important biological consequences and to enhance Australia's position as a centre for research in statistical mechanics.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 09-01-2017

End Date: 20-04-2021

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $322,054.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Statistical Mechanics, Physical Combinatorics and Mathematical Aspects of Condensed Matter | Mathematical Physics |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Mathematical Sciences

Other Keywords

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Mathematical Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Mathematical Physics | Statistical Mechanics, Physical Combinatorics and Mathematical Aspects of Condensed Matter

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