Conferences

2018 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Dr Ron Balsys and Surya Bhattarai co-presented at 30^th International Horticulture Congress, in Turkey, 12-16 August 2018. The presentation was titled “Use of Aerated Water for Irrigation of Horticultural Crops”.
• Dr Surya Bhattarai presented at the NRNA Symposium: Agriculture and Natural Resources for Food Security, in Nepal, 14 October 2018. The presentation was titled “Alternative Fertiliser Options for Sustainable Agriculture in Nepal”.

2018 CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE

• Sam Johnston attended the 10^th meeting of the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on the Funding Strategy and Resource Mobilisation from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, 5-7 September 2018.

2018 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Professor of Immunology and Haematology, Andrew Taylor-Robinson, presented at 2^nd International Conference on Zika Virus and Aedes Related Infections, in Estonia, 14-17 June 2018. The presentation was titled “ Neglected Australian Arboviruses Asspcoaied with Undiagnosed undifferentiated febrile illness”.
• Associate Professor Karena Burke presented at the 15^th International Congress of Behavioural Medicine, in Chile, 14-17 November 2018. The presentation was titled “ Confidence in Childhood Vaccination”.
• Professor of Psychology, Matthew Browne, presented at the 7^th International Gambling Conference 2018, in New Zealand, 12-14 February 2018.
• Professor Sarah Blunden presented at 1^st International Eurasian Congress of Social Pediatrics, in Turkey, 28 November to 1 December 2018.

2018 CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE

• Carina Anderson, Trudy Dwyer, Leeanne Heaton and  Kerry Reid Searl attended the NETNEP 2018 7^th International Nurse Education Conference.

2018 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Dr Susan Davis presented at IDIERI 2018 in New Zealand, 2-9 July 2018. The presentation was titled “Dare to dream – Dramatic thinking and learning Indigenous youth”.
• Corey Bloomfield presented at the 2018 European Conference on Educational Research, in Bolzano, Italy, 4-7 September2018. The presentation was titled “Stratifying structures: An ethnographic investigation of curriculum affordances and systemic structures of an alternative learning program for excluded young people”.
• Professor Judith Brown presented at the 33^rd International Society of Music Education 2018, in Baku, Azerbaijan, 15-20 July 2018.
• Professor Bobby Harreveld presented at the 2018 European Conference on Educational Research, in Bolzano, Italy, 4-7 September 2018. The presentations were titled “Stratifying structures: An ethnographic investigation of curriculum affordances and systemic structures of an alternative learning program for excluded young people”; “Transformative Pilgrimages, Integrated Service Provision and Alternative Schooling: Lessons for Innovative and Inclusive Intercultural Learning Environments in Ireland and Australia”; and  “An Alternative Reading of Inclusive Education: Context-specific and Curriculum-likely Learners”.
• Professor Ken Purnell presented at the 2018 16^th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, in Honolulu, 4-7 January 2018. The presentation was titled “Enhancing Everyday Resilience in Adolescents Through Neuroeducation”.

2018 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Dr Edward Palmer presented at the AUPEC Conference (ERA recognised) in Auckland, NZ, 27-30 November 2018. The presentation was titled “Non-Linear Compensation of Delays in the Wide Area control of SVC’s for First Swing Stabilisation and Damping”.
• Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Mohammad Rasul (M.G Rasul), presented at the 5^th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Development 2018, in Nagoya, Japan, 19-21 September 2018. The presentations were titled “Recent Development in the Production of Third Generation Biodiesel from Microalgae”; “Emission Characteristics of Polymer Additive Mixed Diesel-Sunflower Biodiesel Fuel”; “Combustion and emission analysis of Jojoba biodiesel to assess its suitability as an alternative to diesel fuel”; and “One-Dimensional Thermodynamic Model Development for Engine Performance, Combustion and Emissions Analysis Using Diesel and Two Paraffin Fuels”.

2018 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Professor of Management, Ross Chapman, presented at the 19^th International CINet Conference in Dublin, Ireland, 9-11 September 2018. The presentation was titled, “Research and Teaching for Impact Beyond Academe”.
• Dr Elise Crawford, presented at the International Conference on Human Systems Engineering and Design: Future Trends and Applications, in Paris, 25-27 October 2018. The presentation was titled “Participatory design for optimising the implementation of new transport technology”.
• Professor Lee Di Milia, presented at the British Academy of Management Conference 2018, in Bristol UK, 4-6 September 2018.
• Dr Michael Li presented at the 10^th IFIP IIP2018 Conference, in Nanning, China, 19-22 October 2018. The presentation was titled, “Bayesian linear regression model for curve fitting”.
• Dr Wei Li presented at the 4^th International Conference of Pioneering Computer Scientists, Engineers and Educators, in Zhengzhou, China, 21-23 Sept 2018. The presentation was titled “The Competence of Volunteer Computing for MapReduce Big Data Applications”.
• Mehdi Mirzababaei presented at the GeoChina 2018 conference, in Hangzhou, China, 23-25 July 2018. The presentation was titled “Workshop 3- Non-Intrusive Inspection Technologies for Civil Infrastructure Projects”.
• Christopher Bosomworth presented at the 11^th International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems, in Delft, The Netherlands, 24-27 September 2018. The presentations were titled “Influence Of Frictional Processes At The Wheel-Rail Interface On The Generation Of Heat Flow In The Rail” and “Friction Measurement And Creep Force Modelling Methodology For Locomotive Track Damage Studies”.

2018 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Carolyn Daniels, Kylie Radel and Wendy Hilman presented at the 32^nd Annual Australia and NZ Academy of Management Conference 2018, 4-7 December, Auckland. The presentation title was “Australian women’s career transitions: Leveraging time for sustainable work”. Carolyn Daniels also presented  “Indigenous arts practice: Promotes health and wellbeing, keeps culture alive, sustains cultural heritage and provides sustainable work.”

2018 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Associate Professor Linda Colley presented at the IRSPM Conference 2018 in Edinburgh, 5-14 April 2018. The presentation was titled, “Organizational Change and the Organization of Public Sector Work”.
• Dr Kevin Ronan presented at the NZCCP Conference, Nelson, NZ, 15-16 March 2018. The presentation was titled  “Family-centred, Feedback-informed Therapy for Complex Problems: Theory, research, practice”.

2018 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Dr Nanjappa Ashwath, presented at the  World Environment Congress, India, 10-12 January 2018.

2018 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Associate Professor of Cognitive Psychology, Chris Bearman, presented at the 15^th International Wildland Fire Safety Summit, USA, 10-14 December 2018. The presentation was titled “Managing Teams More Effectively During Large Scale Emergencies”.
• Dr Andrew Hammond, presented at the at NZSSS Conference, New Zealand, 3-6 December 2018. The presentation was titled “Hydropedology and soil landscapes of North Curtis Island marine plain, Central Queensland, Australia”.
• Professor Owen Nevin, presented at the 26th International Conference on Bear Research and Management, in Slovenia, 17-21 September 2018.

2018 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Professor Phil Brown was the Project Lead on the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Project HORT/2014/080 titled “Integrating protected cropping systems into high-value vegetable value chains in the Pacific and Australia”.
• Professor Dave Swain, in collaboration with the National Agricultural Technology Institute of Argentina(INTA) in “Advancing Precision Livestock Technologies for Commercial Release in Argentina” via DataMuster.
• Associate Professor Mark Trotter was the Project Lead on implementing a trial funded by the Australian and New Zealand Government using Satellite Based Augmentation System of global positioning technology for stock monitoring.

2018 INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS

• GPS Cows Project: CQUniversity staff working in collaboration with Oregon State University and the University of Maine in the USA to increase digital literacy in the agricultural industry.

2018 COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE ACTIVITIES

• CQUniversity is one of a number of Australian universities participating in the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre. Professor David Pearson, Professor of Marketing at CQUniversity is the Engage Program Leader in the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre.