Unstoppable Awards

Higher Degree Researcher

Nominees:

• Aprille Chua, PhD Candidate (Design- Visual Communication), UniSA Creative
• Daniel Johnstone, PhD Candidate, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Stephanie MacWilliams, HDR, UniSA STEM/FII
• Kathryn Anderson, Higher Degree Researcher, UniSA Business
• Matthew Ryan, PhD candidate, UniSA Justice & Society
• Dr Ty Ferguson, Research Associate, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Sam Fowler, Lecturer, UniSA Education Futures

Winners:

• Higher Degree Researcher
  Dr Ty Ferguson, UniSA ALH
  And
  Stephanie MacWilliams, UniSA STEM/FII

Early-Career Researcher

Nominees:

• Dr Aaron Davis, Lecturer in Architecture, UniSA Creative
• Dr Todd Gillam, Research Fellow, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Dr Khoi Nguyen, Lecturer: Geotechnical Engineering, UniSA STEM/FII
• Dr Subha Parida, Lecturer in Management, UniSA Business
• Juliette McIntryre, Lecturer, UniSA Justice & Society
• Dr Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise and Sport Science, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Dr Rebecca Marrone, Lecturer, UniSA Education Futures

Winner:

• Early-Career Researcher
  Dr Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise and Sport Science, UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance

Mid-Career Researcher

Nominees:

• Professor Ian Gwilt, Professor of Design, UniSA Creative
• Professor Nicole Pratt, Research Professor in Biostatistics & Pharmacoepidemiology, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Dr Stephen Warren-Smith, Senior Research Fellow Future Industries Institute, UniSA STEM/FII
• Associate Professor Akshay Vij, Associate Professor, UniSA Business
• Dr David Radford, Radford, UniSA Justice & Society
• Dr Dot Dumuid, Enterprise Fellow, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Dr Melanie Baak, Senior Lecturer, UniSA Education Futures

Winner:

• Mid-Career Researcher
  Dr Dot Dumuid, Enterprise Fellow, UniSA, Allied Health & Human Performance

Senior-Career Researcher

Nominees:

• Professor Ning Gu, Professor of Architecture, UniSA Creative
• Professor Doug Brooks, Professor, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Associate Professor Joanne Tingey-Holyoak, Associate Professor, UniSA Business
• Professor Michelle Tuckey, Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology, UniSA Justice & Society
• Professor David Roder, Chair of Cancer Epidemiology and Population Health, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Professor Ryszard Kowalczyk, SmartSat Chair: Artificial Intelligence, UniSA STEM/FII
• Professor Kathleen Heugh, Professor of Language Education and Multilingualism, UniSA Education Futures

Winner:

• Senior-Career Researcher
  Professor Ryszard Kowalczyk, SmartSat Chair: Artificial Intelligence, UniSA STEM/FII

Research Degree Supervisor of the Year

Nominees:

• Dr Alpana Sivam, Senior Lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning, UniSA Creative
• Professor Sanjay Garg, Professor of Pharmaceutical Science, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Professor Haolan Xu, Research Professor Future Industries Institute, UniSA STEM/FII
• Dr Zac Anesbury, Senior Lecturer, UniSA Business
• Associate Professor Tasha Stanton, Associate Professor in Clinical Pain Neuroscience, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Associate Professor Negin Mirriahi, Associate Professor, UniSA Education Futures

Winner:

• Research Degree Supervisor of the Year
  Professor Sanjay Garg, Professor of Pharmaceutical Science UniSA Clinical Health Sciences/CCB

Up to HEO Level 7 Nominees:

• Amanda Kenyon, Senior Technical Officer: Diagnostic Laboratory, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Susie Duggin, Project Officer, UniSA Business
• Cath White, Administration Assistant, UniSA Research Office (URO)
• Sharron Skelly, Team Leader: Academic Services (Research), UniSA Justice & Society
• Emily Vaughton, Administrative Officer, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Emily Williams, Team Leader: Academic Services (Research), UniSA Education Futures

Winner:

• Up to HEO Level 7
  Emily Williams, Team leader, Academic Services (Research), UniSA Education Futures

HEO Level 8 and above nominees:

• Dr Tim Murphy, CCB Operations Manager, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Vanessa Eley, Program Services Manager: Research, UniSA Business
• Lexie Scott-Glenn, Program Services Manager, UniSA Education Futures

Winners:

• HEO Level 8 and above
  Vanessa Eley, Program Services Manager: Research, UniSA Business
  And
  Lexie Scott-Glenn, PSM, UniSA EDC

Nominees:

• UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences Research Team (UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB)
• UniSA Business HDR Monthly Seminar Series Team (UniSA Business)
• The Structural Engineering Team (SET) (UniSA STEM/FII)
• Enterprise Partnership Unit Team (Enterprise Partnership Unit)

Winner:

• One Team Award
  Enterprise Partnerships Unit

Ethics Awards

Human Research Ethics Award nominees:

• Lucy Andrew, PhD Student
• Dr Rachel Curtis, Research Fellow

Winner:

• Human Research Ethics Award
  Lucy Andrew, Online Course Facilitator, UniSA online

Chemical and Radiation Safety Award

Nominees:

• Dr Anson Chau, Senior Lecturer in Medical Radiation
• Dr Ian Nicholson, Research Administrator
• Professor Eva Bezak, Professor in Medical Radiation
• Dr Steven McInnes, Manager Technical Services: Chemistry and Biology
• Dr Anson Chau, Senior Lecturer in Medical Radiation

Winners:

• Dr Anson Chau, Senior Lecturer in Medical Radiation, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
  And
  Dr Steven McInnes, Manager Technical Services: Chemistry and Biology, UniSA STEM

Animal Ethics Award

Nominees:

• Miss Kiralee Janusaitis, Adjunct Research Fellow
• Associate Professor Sophie 'Topa' Petit
• Shawn Scott, PhD Student

Group Nomination

• Dr Ainslie Derrick-Roberts, Research Associate
• Dr Endre Szili, ARC Future Fellow
• Dr Sung-Ha Hong, Research Fellow
• Dr Xanthe Strudwick, Research Fellow
• Bryn Short, Research Assistant, University of Glasgow – EXTERNAL
• Professor Gordon Ramage, University of Glasgow – EXTERNAL

Winner:

• Kiralee Janusaitis, Adjunct Research Fellow, Future Industries Institute

Biosafety Award

Nominees:

• Mrs Alyshea Collaco, Manager: Technical Services
• Dr Xanthe Strudwick, Research Fellow
• Weiwei Duan, PhD Candidate

Group Nomination

• Mrs Alison Pincin, Senior Technical Officer
• Mrs Ana Keut, Manager Central Laboratory Services
• Ms Cathy Lagnado, Laboratory Resource Manager

Winner:

• Weiwei Duan, PhD Candidate

Nominees:

• Ethos Community of Practice 2022 Report – Dr Kristin Alford, Director, MOD.
• Research Ethics and Safety Committees and Research Integrity: Annual Reports and Overarching Analysis for 2022 – Camilla Liddy and Committee Executive Officers, Chairs and Deputy Chairs, UniSA Research Office
• Stay the course – don’t get distracted! Rankings Update 2023 – Michael Crisp, Deputy Director: Performance Metrics
• Philanthropic Gift and Fundraising Policy and Procedure – Colin Taylor, Chief Advancement Officer, Advancement Unit
• Cooperative Research Centres—Category Four—Plan on a Page Update – Chair CRC Advisory Committee, Director Enterprise Partnerships, Director UniSA Research Office, Manager Research Projects Development, Grant Developer Major Initiatives, Management Accountant Finance
• Read & Publish Agreement uptake for 2022 at UniSA – Cathy Mahar, Research Connections Librarian
• Generative AI and the impact on higher degrees by research (RDC) – Sandra Orgeig, Dean of Graduate Studies
• Project Based Research Degree (PBRD) Admissions (RDC) – Tiernan Cross, Team Leader: Research Degree Admissions
• Comparative Cohort and Year-on-Year analysis of commencement, completion and withdrawal rates in the research degree student lifecycle (RDC) – Tiernan Cross, Team Leader: Research Degree Admissions, Dr Noemi Llamas Gomez, Process Analyst: Research Student Services
• Project-based research degrees at UniSA (RDC) – Allyson McAllister, Project Manger: Research Degrees
• Category 1: UniSA Strategy on a Page Update – Marina Delpin, Manager: Research Projects Development, Alicia Schroeder, Management Accountant
• ERA and EI – where to from here for research assessment? – Michael Crisp, Deputy Director, Business Intelligence and Planning
• Visiting Research Fellow (VRF) 1-year-on Process Improvement – Tanya Vale, Senior Project Officer, Research and Enterprise
• Large Research Infrastructure Grant Strategy – Dr Leanne Britcher, Grant Developer: Major Initiatives, Professor Nikki Stanford, Dean of Programs (Engineering & Aviation)

Winner:

Dr Colin Taylor, Chief Advancement Officer, Advancement Unit

Shortlist:

• Professor Carol Maher, Professor of Population and Digital Health, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Professor Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Dr Ben Singh, Research Fellow, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Professor Andy Koronios, Adjunct Professor, UniSA STEM
• Dr Permal Deo, Senior Lecturer, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
• Dr Ty Ferguson, Research Associate, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Dr Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director: Nutrition and Food Sciences, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
• Associate Professor Topa Petit, Associate Professor, UniSA STEM
• Dr Brad Stenner, Lecturer, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Associate Professor Lyrian Daniel, Enterprise Fellow, UniSA Creative

Winner:

Professor Carol Maher, Professor of Population and Digital Health, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance