Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0986752

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0986752

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Environmental stability of nanoscale materials for catalysis and sensing. After two decades of research, the first wave of 'nanotechnology' consumer products are entering the market, and large quantities of nanoparticles (less than millionth of a centimetre in size) are now being produced annually. However, before any new product can be manufactured, we need to know how stable engineered nanomaterials are before we bring them into our home, or we find them (unintentionally) free in our waterways and other ecosystems. For the first time, this project uses high performance supercomputing and advanced theoretical modelling to predict the stability of nanomaterials under a wide range of environmental conditions, to help safe guard Australia from potential 'nano-hazards' associated with these tiny pieces of matter.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 09-02-2009

End Date: 08-02-2014

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $775,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Theory Of Materials | Theoretical And Computational Chemistry Not Elsewhere Classified | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Condensed Matter Physics—Structural Properties

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Environmental health | Other environmental aspects | Industry |

Other Keywords

Condensed Matter Physics—Structural Properties | Environmental health | Industry | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Other environmental aspects | Theoretical And Computational Chemistry Not Elsewhere Classified | Theory Of Materials

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