Showcase of past entries

Browse our showcase of past entries below by winners, year, or faculty.

2023

First place: Airing out wildlife trafficking by Georgia Moloney

Second place: In-situ stress measurement using non-destructive techniques by Zulfiqar Ali

Third place: Understanding and supporting Australian cheese manufacturers to improve the utilisation of whey by Jack Hetherington

People's Choice Award winner: The impact of female education on maternal healthcare utilization by Trang Huyen Dang

2022

First place:ÌýConceptualising emotion in 3D space using colour by Nathan Jones

Second place:ÌýLong-duration storage need for green electricity grid by Raheel Shaikh

Third place:ÌýOral microbiome recycling: from one mouth to another by Sonia Nath

People's Choice Award winner:ÌýDeath by diet and how to beat it by Yoko Brigitte Wang

2021

First place: Self-sufficiency through Urban Agriculture by Isobel Hume

Second place: Gene presence and absence in Cannabis by Chelsea Matthews

Third place: Pitfall traps and carnivore dens: comparing the palaeontology and taphonomy by Nerita Turner

People's Choice Award winner: Help that banana peel rot in the right place - the Green bin! by Trang Thi Thu Nguyen

2020

First place: The world is caving in: parental trauma after intensive care by Shannon Barnes

Second place: From plastic to plate? by Nina Wootton

Third place: Will octopuses adapt to climate change? by Qiaz Hua

People's Choice Award winner: The war on obesity by Yoko Wang

2019

First place:ÌýChild labour matters: overlooked adolescent mental health effects of child labour by Danusha Jayawardana

Second place:ÌýGrief in paediatric health professionals by Shannon Barnes

Third place and People's Choice Award winner:ÌýMeat the future byÌýLivia Garcez de Oliveira Padilha

2023

First place: Airing out wildlife trafficking by Georgia Moloney

Second place: In-situ stress measurement using non-destructive techniques by Zulfiqar Ali

Third place: Understanding and supporting Australian cheese manufacturers to improve the utilisation of whey by Jack Hetherington

People's Choice Award winner: The impact of female education on maternal healthcare utilization by Trang Huyen Dang

Doing the unthinkable together: partnerships between families and health professionals during paediatric critical illness by Shannon Barnes

Analysis of historical texts using natural language processing by Ashley Dennis-Henderson

The development of dental occlusion and facial profiles of monozygotic and dizygotic Australian twins, from the primary to the permanent dentition by Jamal Giri

A fast and safe way to make a slow phosphorus fertiliser by Nguyen Quang Tu Le

Indentifying Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax surface antigens that are targets of functional antibody responses by Kaitlin Pekin

2022

First place: Conceptualising emotion in 3D space using colour by Nathan Jones

Second place:ÌýLong-duration storage need for green electricity grid by Raheel Shaikh

Third place:ÌýOral microbiome recycling: from one mouth to another by Sonia Nath

People's Choice Award winner:ÌýDeath by diet and how to beat it by Yoko Brigitte Wang

Supporting the transition to wheelchair use by Kimberly Charlton

Multilingual language acquisition between global, national and local language by Hilmiyati Endriyana

The effects of stress on Cannabis chemical compounds by Sara Jalali

(Unwrapped) food for thought by Neha Lalchandani

Global citizenship for health professionals by CaraJane Millar

It's not JUST snoring by Amelia Noone

Assessing and treating the impacts of maternal asthma on newborn lung function by Joshua Robinson

2021

First place:ÌýSelf-sufficiency through Urban Agriculture by Isobel Hume

Second place:ÌýGene presence and absence in Cannabis by Chelsea Matthews

Third place:ÌýPitfall traps and carnivore dens: comparing the palaeontologyÌýand taphonomy by Nerita Turner

People's Choice Award winner:ÌýHelp that banana peel rot in the right place - the Green bin! by Trang Thi Thu Nguyen

Give your workhorse a quality data: Analysis of the World Bank's Trading Across Border Indicators byÌýAlfinura Sharafeyeva

Construction of Mental Health on Social Media Platforms by Anne Nattembo

Enhancing Oyster Reef Restoration with Soundscape Ecology by Brittany Ruth Williams

Combining natural fish markers to investigate population structure and connectivity by Koster Sarakinis

Marine Debris and The Environment by Nikita Pring

Decoding the genetic basis of Intellectual Disability by Rudrarup Bhattacharjee

2020

First place: The world is caving in: parental trauma after intensive care by Shannon Barnes

Second place:ÌýFrom plastic to plate? by Nina Wootton

Third place:ÌýWill octopuses adapt to climate change? by Qiaz Hua

People's Choice Award winner: The war on obesity by Yoko Wang

Role of gut microbiota in radiotherapy response and severity of radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis by Ghanyah Al-Qadami

Studying the genetic basis of neuronal disease by Rudrarup Bhattacharjee

Developing a dried milk spot method to determine the changes to breast milk during storage, handling, and administration by Chang Gao

Let's starve prostate cancer! by Chui Yan Mah

Movies in University teaching by Ngoc Nhu Nguyen (Ruby)

P.E.T.'s journey through the mangroves by Nikita Pring

Digging up deep time by Priya

Cumulative impact assessment methods in marine ecosystems by Jackson Stockbridge

Jarosite: dissolution kinetics and passivation strategies by Austin Trueman

Transition metal-based electrocatalysts for highly selective CO2Ìýreduction by Chaochen Xu

Super graphene bio-sponge for clean water by Pei Lay Yap

2019

First place:ÌýChild labour matters: overlooked adolescent mental health effects of child labour by Danusha Jayawardana

Second place:ÌýGrief in paediatric health professionals by Shannon Barnes

Third place and People's Choice Award winner:ÌýMeat the future byÌýLivia Garcez de Oliveira Padilha

Adoption of improved practices to enhance the competitiveness of Indonesian smallholder dairy farmer by Rida Akzar

The investigation of cathodic materials for high capacity and long cycle life li-oxygen batteries by Qi Bi

The role of intestinal TLR4 on chemotherapy toxicity, immunity and tumour growth by Elise Ellen Bruning

Inferring social network structure from information cascades by Caitlin Gray

The power of being broken: small RNAs on the rise in regulating Plant Development by Pei Qin Ng

Digital adoption: the need for truly inclusive e-Government services by Samantha Papavasiliou

The role of microbiome in chemotherapy-induced gastrointestinal toxicity by Kate Secombe

Misinformation and post-truth in the Australian asylum seeker and refugee discussion by Natasha van Antwerpen

Neural regulation of food intake in the stomach by Yoko Wang

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

2023 Third place: Understanding and supporting Australian cheese manufacturers to improve the utilisation of whey by Jack Hetherington

2023 People's Choice Award winner: The impact of female education on maternal healthcare utilization by Trang Huyen Dang

2022: Multilingual language acquisition between global, national and local language by Hilmiyati Endriyana

2021ÌýPeople's Choice Award winner:ÌýHelp that banana peel rot in the right place - the Green bin! by Trang Thi Thu Nguyen

2021:ÌýGive your workhorse a quality data: Analysis of the World Bank's Trading Across Border Indicators byÌýAlfinura Sharafeyeva

2021:ÌýConstruction of Mental Health on Social Media Platforms by Anne Nattembo

2020:ÌýMovies in University teaching by Ngoc Nhu Nguyen (Ruby)

2019 First place:ÌýChild labour matters: overlooked adolescent mental health effects of child labour by Danusha Jayawardana

2019 Third place and People's Choice Award winner:ÌýMeat the future byÌýLivia Garcez de Oliveira Padilha

2019:ÌýAdoption of improved practices to enhance the competitiveness of Indonesian smallholder dairy farmer by Rida Akzar

2019:ÌýDigital adoption: the need for truly inclusive e-Government services by Samantha Papavasiliou

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

2023: Doing the unthinkable together: partnerships between families and health professionals during paediatric critical illness by Shannon Barnes

2023: The development of dental occlusion and facial profiles of monozygotic and dizygotic Australian twins, from the primary to the permanent dentition by Jamal Giri

2022 First place:ÌýConceptualising emotion in 3D space using colour by Nathan Jones

2022 Third place:ÌýOral microbiome recycling: from one mouth to another by Sonia Nath

2022 People's Choice Award winner:ÌýDeath by diet and how to beat it by Yoko Brigitte Wang

2022: Supporting the transition to wheelchair use by Kimberly Charlton

2022:Ìý(Unwrapped) food for thought by Neha Lalchandani

2022:ÌýGlobal citizenship for health professionals by CaraJane Millar

2022: It's not JUST snoring by Amelia Noone

2022: Assessing and treating the impacts of maternal asthma on newborn lung function by Joshua Robinson

2021:ÌýDecoding the genetic basis of Intellectual Disability by Rudrarup Bhattacharjee

2020 First place:ÌýThe world is caving in: parental trauma after intensive care by Shannon Barnes

2020 People's Choice Award winner:ÌýThe war on obesity by Yoko Wang

2020:ÌýRole of gut microbiota in radiotherapy response and severity of radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis by Ghanyah Al-Qadami

2020:ÌýStudying the genetic basis of neuronal disease by Rudrarup Bhattacharjee

2020:ÌýLet's starve prostate cancer! by Chui Yan Mah

2019 Second place:ÌýGrief in paediatric health professionals by Shannon Barnes

2019:ÌýThe role of intestinal TLR4 on chemotherapy toxicity, immunity and tumour growth by Elise Ellen Bruning

2019:ÌýThe role of microbiome in chemotherapy-induced gastrointestinal toxicity by Kate Secombe

2019:ÌýMisinformation and post-truth in the Australian asylum seeker and refugee discussion by Natasha van Antwerpen

2019:ÌýNeural regulation of food intake in the stomach by Yoko Wang

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

2023 First place: Airing out wildlife trafficking by Georgia Moloney

2023: Analysis of historical texts using natural language processing by Ashley Dennis-Henderson

2023: A fast and safe way to make a slow phosphorus fertiliser by Nguyen Quang Tu Le

2023: Indentifying Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax surface antigens that are targets of functional antibody responses by Kaitlin Pekin

2022 Second place:ÌýLong-duration storage need for green electricity grid by Raheel Shaikh

2022: The effects of stress on Cannabis chemical compounds by Sara Jalali

2021 First place:ÌýSelf-sufficiency through Urban Agriculture by Isobel Hume

2021 Second place:ÌýGene presence and absence in Cannabis by Chelsea Matthews

2021 Third place:ÌýPitfall traps and carnivore dens: comparing the palaeontologyÌýand taphonomy by Nerita Turner

2021:ÌýEnhancing Oyster Reef Restoration with Soundscape Ecology by Brittany Ruth Williams

2021:ÌýCombining natural fish markers to investigate population structure and connectivity by Koster Sarakinis

2021:ÌýMarine Debris and The Environment by Nikita Pring

2020 Second place:ÌýFrom plastic to plate? by Nina Wootton

2020 Third place:ÌýWill octopuses adapt to climate change? by Qiaz Hua

2020:ÌýDeveloping a dried milk spot method to determine the changes to breast milk during storage, handling, and administration by Chang Gao

2020:ÌýP.E.T.'s journey through the mangroves by Nikita Pring

2020:ÌýDigging up deep time by Priya

2020:ÌýCumulative impact assessment methods in marine ecosystems by Jackson Stockbridge

2020:ÌýJarosite: dissolution kinetics and passivation strategies by Austin Trueman

2020:ÌýTransition metal-based electrocatalysts for highly selective CO2Ìýreduction by Chaochen Xu

2020:ÌýSuper graphene bio-sponge for clean water by Pei Lay Yap

2019:ÌýThe investigation of cathodic materials for high capacity and long cycle life li-oxygen batteries by Qi Bi

2019:ÌýInferring social network structure from information cascades by Caitlin Gray

2019:ÌýThe power of being broken: small RNAs on the rise in regulating Plant Development by Pei Qin Ng

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