UNSW@ADFA Weekly News

September 8 , 2005

Message from the Rector

University Lecture

Thank you to all staff who were able to attend the University Lecture last Thursday evening given by Rev Tim Costello on 'Ethical Leadership. Staff and students who attended seemed to enjoy the lecture very much, and it no doubt contributed to our goal of providing our Officer Cadets and Midshipmen with a liberal and balanced education.

Thanks to all involved but particularly to Tess Blakers for her role in organising one of the major events of the University's year.

ADFA Open Day - 27 August

A big thank you to everyone from the University and Military who contributed towards making ADFA Open Day 2005 such a success. It was pleasing to see those who attended on the day were geninuely interested in attending ADFA.

Rector's Office New Appointment

I would like to announce the appointment of Ms Melissa Pollard to the position of Manager, Planning and Reporting. This position will provide high level support to the Rector for the planning and reporting processes with particular emphasis on the management of Defence contracts for delivery of accredited programs. Melissa has moved to Room 116, Level 1, Administration Building. Contact details: m.pollard@adfa.edu.au, ph: 02 6268 8721.

Professor John Baird
Rector

RESEARCH OFFICE REPORT

Platinum – and anti-cancer compounds

When staff in the Research and Research Training Office think of ‘Platinum', they think of things like jewelry – lots of expensive jewelry. A/Professor Grant Collins from the School of Physical , Environmental and Mathematical Sciences (PEMS), though, has an entirely different (and far more humanitarian) perspective. A/Prof Collins' work using platinum anti-cancer compounds is cutting-edge research which has been funded by The project has been funded by Unisearch, Professor Nick Farrell and funding from the Faculty Research Grant Program (FRGP).

Encapsulation of the Spermidine Linked Dinuclear Platinum Complex BBR3571 by Cucurbit[n]uril:

Multinuclear platinum anti-cancer compounds appeared to offer great potential, as they are highly active in cancers that are sensitive and resistant to treatment by standard platinum drugs (which are among the

most widely used anti-cancer agents). However, clinical trials have shown that they are extremely toxic and most of the drug is degraded by plasma proteins.

A/Professor Collins and his collaborators have shown that multinuclear platinum complexes can be encapsulated in a family of molecules called cucurbiturils. Encapsulation in cucurbiturils reduces toxicity and reduces binding by plasma proteins

Initial in vivo trials have shown that encapsulation does not significantly reduce the anti-cancer activity of the multinuclear platinum drug

A/Prof Collins and Dr Anthony Day (also from PEMS) have an international patent application filed (Jan 2005) in collaboration with Prof Nick Farrell (USA) the inventor of multinuclear platinum complexes

Faculty Seminar- 13 September

The September Faculty Seminar will now be held in LT12 (Design Office) on Tuesday 13 September. Refreshments will be available from 3:15 and the seminar commence at 3:40pm. After the 25 minute seminar there will be a short time available for questions. Researchers and research students are encouraged to attend. Faculty Seminars provide a great opportunity for networking across all 5 Schools and for learning about some of the cutting-edge research currently undertaken.

September Faculty Seminar: Science and Applications of Spectral Hole-Burning.

Abstract: A brief and non-technical (or shall I say: not too technical) introduction to optical hole-burning spectroscopy and its applications will be given by A/Prof Hans Riesen from the School of PEMS and recent UNSW@ADFA achievements in this research field will be highlighted. (Unfortunately, at variance with rumours spread by an unknown source, no recipes for creating emeralds will be handed out.)

(Ed: Blast!!)

For catering purposes please RSVP to Geoff Brooks at g.brooks@adfa.edu.au or on 02 6268 8112

UNSW Staff Ph D Completion Scholarship and UNSW Equity Initiative Grants 2006

Applications are now being sought for the 2006 rounds of the above mentioned initiatives.

UNSW Staff PhD Completion Scholarship. This Scholarship aims to support UNSW staff whose progress towards PhD completion has been substantially affected by family, carer or community responsibilities or disability. The Scholarship will provide funds to schools or centers to enable staff who are within six months of completion to be released from teaching and administrative duties in order to bring the doctorate to completion. It is available to UNSW academic staff, and to general staff who are working in a research-related position.

Please note that following a review of the Scholarship, eligibility criteria and application procedures have changed. Applicants are now expected to have a reasonable chance of completing the PhD within the period of the Scholarship. In addition, the roles of the Head of School and Associate Deans (Research) have been amended (see Attachment 2). All eligible staff are encouraged to apply.

Applications must be lodged with the Equity and Diversity Unit by 30 September 2005. Academic and research only women who are currently undertaking their doctorial candidature at UNSW have already been contacted about the Scholarship.

UNSW Equity Initiative Grants . The University has provided $50,000 for 2006 as seed funding for the development of initiatives aimed at redressing the under-representation of women in academic positions in schools, faculties and centers. Applications for grants of up to $10,000 are currently being sought. Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis to areas that can demonstrate a relevant project which addresses some aspects of academic gender imbalance, and which has support within the School/Center. Past grants have developed a range of exciting initiatives and I would strongly encourage you to consider possible projects in your School or Faculty. Applications are due on 28 October 2005.

Copies of guidelines and application forms and further information on both these initiatives can be obtained from the Equity and Diversity Unit by calling 02 9385 5210.

Research Office Move

The Research and Research Training Office has ‘upped stakes' and moved from the Administration Building . We may now be found on Level 3 in Building 21 (old Geography and Oceanography building).

(We had hoped to escape without advertising our new location, but Professor Joseph Lai, Associate Dean (Research), somehow discovered our nefarious intentions!)

Research Day Poster Competition

Students who wish to submit a poster for the Research Day Poster Competition must advise Geoff Brooks in the research and Research Training Office (RRTO) by no later than 30 September of their intention to submit a poster. Geoff may be contacted on 02 6268 8112 or g.brooks@adfa.edu.au .

ETS have kindly offered their services in regard to the printing and laminating of posters to be entered in the competition. However, bearing in mind the advance notice which is necessary:

Students who wish to have their posters printed by ETS must provide ETS with the final pdf file of their poster no later than 7 October ; and
ETS will only print ONE poster per student and will only print posters submitted by students who have notified the RRTO of their intention to enter the poster competition.

“Academy photographer scoops the pool”

The ACT Professional Photography Awards were judged on Monday August 27 th with a record number of photographs entered.

Academy photographer David Paterson was named ACT Professional Photographer of the Year 2005. This is the fourth time David has won this Award after victories in 1991, 1997 and 1998.

Photographs were submitted in 5 categories, Commercial, Illustrative, Landscape, Portraiture and Wedding. The winners of each category had their portfolios reassessed by an esteem panel of interstate judges whose task was to select a winning portfolio and a runner-up portfolio.

The official results are:

ACT Professional Photographer of the year : David Paterson

(for his Commercial portfolio)

Runner-up: David Paterson (for his Landscape Portfolio)

ACT Landscape Photographer of the year: David Paterson ACT Commercial Photographer of the year: David Paterson

ACT Wedding Photographer of the year: Steven Murray

ACT Portrait Photographer of the year: Nick Morgan

ACT Illustrative Photographer of the year: Karolina Trailovic

ACT Student Photographer of the year: Ildiko Kiraly

Highest Print: David Paterson

2nd Highest Print: Jan Kulokowski

Open Award Winner: David Paterson

This year David submitted photographs that he had taken in and around the Wollongong area, concentrating on industrial landscapes and cloud formations.

His highest scoring print features the National Museum of Australia and scored an average of 98 out of 100.

Last year David held a major exhibition of his life's work at the Canberra Museum and Gallery, which was accompanied by a book of his work.

Staff Bulletins

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UNSW@ADFA TEACHING AWARD

The UNSW@ADFA Teaching and Learning Committee (TLC) invites applications for the Teaching Award for 2005. The TLC can recommend up to three awards of $3000 each to the Rector. The award are to recognise excellence in teaching over the period of the last two years. The closing date for applications is Monday 24 October 2005. The recipient/s will be presented the award at the Prizes and Awards ceremony on Wednesday 7 December 2005.

The nominations have to come from (i) the Head of School and (ii) two academic colleagues OR two present or former students OR one academic and one student. Please feel free to contact the Presiding Member of the TLC, A/Prof Hemanshu Pota (School of Information Technology & Electrical Engineering, h.pota@adfa.edu.au, 6268 8197), for further information and assistance in preparing the application.

Award guidelines and nomination forms can be accessed from: http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/governance/tlc/guidelines.html

Enable e-mail & Calendar services

Early in 2005 ASG's ICT Services rolled out the UNSW@ADFA e-mail system that is based on the Sun JES software that included calendar and personal address book (PAB). The recent upgrade to JES has made both calendar and PAB available to all users on the UNSW@ADFA system.

Since then ICTS has improved the functionality of Calendar to connect to your UNSW@ADFA mail account via a web browser from on-site or off-site. This web interface comes with a context-sensitive online help system that provides the necessary details on how to use all the features of the services.

Users of Microsoft Outlook 2000 or a later version will be able to access most of the JES functionality from within their Outlook mail client that includes:

Access to your UNSW@ADFA calendar
Access to your UNSW@ADFA PAB
Share your calendar with other people
Subscribe, view, and interact with, other peoples' calendars
Subscribe, view, and interact with, shared resources
Share your mail folders with other people
Subscribe, view, and interact with, other peoples' shared mail folders.

This functionality is also available within the new web interface for users of other e-mail clients or users that do not use the Microsoft Windows environment.

If you would like to have more information on how to have this functionality, please contact the ICTS Service Desk by email helpdesk@adfa.edu.au or telephone: 02 6268 8140.

PENFOLDS Grange Auction - 29 August to 7 October

RULES – lowest unique bid

The auction will be open to all ADFA Cadets, Midshipmen, military and civilian staff who ‘live or work' at ADFA. The competition is not open to persons under the age of 18 as this would constitute supply of liquor to a minor and this is prohibited by statute and Defence Instruction.

The prize is a bottle of 1999 Penfolds Grange, (hereinafter referred to as the Prize) currently worth $400.

Aim: The entrant who makes the lowest unique bid will be declared the winner. Entrants making bids are to guess the lowest unique figure in whole cents that the bottle might be sold for. More than one bid of the same value will void all bids of that value. The successful entrant will then have the option to purchase the Prize for the value of their winning bid.

Bidding: The following rules apply to bidding:

a. Each bid will cost $2.

b. Entrants are to place their written bid, their contact details and the $2 fee in the envelope provided.

c. Entrants may make more than one bid per envelope, as long as a $2 fee accompanies each bid. Therefore, a person making 5 bids will pay $10.

d. There is no limit to the number of bids that can be made by one person.

e. Bids are to be made in ‘whole cents', ie a bid of $1.37 can be made as 137c.

f. Once the bid is announced at Sportsman's Ball, the figure will be rounded to the nearest five cent mark for payment; ie 137c will be 140c.

g. Bidding is open to ADFA Military members and Civilian Staff, contractors working at ADFA, and UNSW@ADFA academic and general staff.

h. Bidding will commence 0800 h Mon, 29 Aug 05.

i. Bidding concludes NLT 1200 h Fri, 07 Oct 05.

j. Bidding will be adjudicated by SOCM. SOCM's decision on the winning bid is final and no correspondence in regards to the result will be entered into.

k. In the event that there is no valid unique bid, the Prize will be up for auction on the night of Sportsman's Ball. Bidding will commence at the reserve set by the highest invalid unique bid. The ‘contingency' auction will only be open for those who attend Sportsman's Ball.

6. Bids are to be placed in locked entry boxes located in the ACM, the Duty Desk in the Mil Building and at the ADFA Café.

7. The winner will be announced at the Academy Cadets Ball on the 8 th October 05.

8. All monies raised will go towards the 2005 Graduation Ball and Half Grad Party.

POC: OCDT Emma Nixon 02 6268 6171 e.nixon@student.adfa.edu.au

Limelight and exhibition of ceramic vessels by Sara Hogwood

8 September to 9 October

Library UNSW@ADFA, Northcott Drive, Campbell ACT

Viewing hours: Monday - Thursday 9am to 9pm

Friday 9am - 5pm, Saturday & Sunday 1pm -5pm

Classifieds

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For Sale

3 seater Sofa Bed. Light green and cream striped fabric. Sofa and mattress in good condition. $250.00. All reasonable offers welcome. Photo available on request. Contact: Tania Finn 02 6268 8701 or email: t.finn@adfa.edu.au

Accommodation Wanted – 15 Dec 2005 to 15 March 2006

A visiting professor to ITEE and his wife are looking for a place to stay during 15 December 2005 to 15 March 2006. If you can offer a suitable accommodation for the entire period or a part of this period please contact Himanshu Pota ( h-pota@adfa.edu.au or 88197). The visitors will be happy to pay commercial rent.

Upcoming Events

DATE	TITLE	VENUE
8 September to 9 October	'Limelight' an exhibition of ceramic vessels by Sara Hogwood	ADFA Library
13 September	Information Technology Discussion Forum	LT7
9 & 16 September	School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences Seminars	P25 PEMS Sth
13 September	Research Office - Faculty Seminar -Science and Applications of Spectral Hole-Burning	LT12 Design Office
15 September	Visit by Professor Adrian Lee ProVice-Chancellor (Education and Quality Improvement) to discuss AUQA Panel visit in October.	Details to be confirmed
15 September	TLC Seminar - Using Games to teach Science	R 152 ITEE, Bldg 15, ADFA
29 &30 September	Dr Reagan Moore - Data Management and Sustainability	Lecture &tutorial tba
7 December	Degree Conferral Ceremonies & Prizes and Awards Ceremony	Adams Hall, ADFA
8 December	Graduation Parade	ADFA Parade Ground

Free Community Lectures

School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences Seminars

Friday 9 September at 11.10 am in P25, PEMS South (Buiilding 26)

Keith Lyons
Performance Analysis Department
Australian Institute of Sport

The vision that links physicists and sport scientists?

Friday 16 September at 11.10 am in P25, PEMS South (Buiilding 26)

Assoc. Prof. Ted Catchpole
Bayesian Statistics for Dummies

For details go to http://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/pems/news/phys_disc_sem.html

“ Rough Diamond": A Review of "Damage Tolerance" for Aircraft Structures ”

Steve Swift, CASA

6pm, Tuesday 13 th September 2005

Military Lecture Theatre, ADFA

The August edition of AeroNews announced that the September lecture would be delivered by Mr Bruce Byron, CEO of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. Unfortunately Mr Byron will now be unable to be present in September. Another CASA staff member, Mr Steve Swift, will speak to the Branch on the subject of damage tolerance for aircraft structures.

Steve Swift of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) will present the Paper he first gave to the International Committee on Aeronautical Fatigue, in Germany , in June 2005. With his counterpart from the United States Federal Aviation Administration, Bob Eastin, he reviewed whether "damage tolerance" is delivering the safety envisioned when it became the preferred fatigue management method for large civil airliners.

Steve and Bob laud the method, which they call the "diamond". It is more valuable and versatile than first thought. It was a breakthrough. However, they find it so cluttered and poorly regulated that many reject it and others misuse it. The diamond is "rough". They recommend "cutting and polishing", by simplifying the diamond and its rules.

Steve Swift is Principal Engineer, Airframe Durability, for the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. He is based in CASA's Canberra headquarters. Before joining CASA in 1984 Steve worked for Hawker de Havilland in Australia , and Boeing and McDonnell Douglas in the US .

Bob Eastin is Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor for Fatigue and Damage Tolerance for the United States Federal Aviation Administration. He is based in the FAA's Los Angeles office. Before joining FAA in 1997 Bob worked for McDonnell Douglas.

As usual refreshments will be available in the Officers Mess before the meeting and Members are reminded to get a security pass from the Duty Desk adjacent to the Military Theatre unless they wear a photo ID issued by ADFA, ADF or a Defence contractor. Those who would like to continue discussions after the presentation are most welcome to join the committee and the speaker for dinner at a venue to be decided on the night.

Faculty Seminar- 13 September

September Faculty Seminar: Science and Applications of Spectral Hole-Burning.

(Ed: Blast!!)

For catering purposes please RSVP to Geoff Brooks at g.brooks@adfa.edu.au or on 02 6268 8112

TLC seminar: Using Games to Teach Science

When: 1440 - 1600 Thursday 15 September, 2005
Where: R 152 ITEE, Bldg 15, ADFA
Presenter: Dr. Paul Francis
Cost: Free
Bookings: via email to Sue Burdekin s.burdekin@adfa.edu.au
Booking deadline: Wednesday September 14th Refreshments will be provided.

Information Technology Discussion Forum

Thursday 15 September at 1.40 pm in LT7

GUEST SPEAKER

UNSW IT ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

CURRENT PLANNING STRATEGY AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

UNSW@ADFA staff and students are invited to a presentation by Mark Fisher, Chief Information Technology (IT) Architect at the University of New South Wales .

In his presentation, Mark will provide a case study on Enterprise Architecture, which is a “hot” and relevant topic in the IT industry.

Mark's presentation will focus on how Strategy and Planning has been introduced to UNSW over the last three years. His presentation will include a discussion on UNSW's current strategic IT directions for the next three years, which should be of considerable interest to UNSW@ADFA staff and students.

Mark has been a practitioner in IT for over 20 years and, prior to joining UNSW, spent the last 10 years as Manager of Strategy Architecture and Planning groups in the financial and service provision companies such as: CBA, EDS and Zurich Financial Services.

Enquiries to Dr. Stephen James, 02 6268 8776, s.james@adfa.edu.au

Dr Reagan Moore - Data Management and Sustainability

Internationally regarded expert in the field of data management and sustainability, Reagan Moore, will be visiting Canberra during September. Dr Moore is widely recognised as perhaps the world's most knowledgeable figure in this rapidly developing area of interest.

Reagan Moore is Associate Director for Data Intensive Computing at the San Diego Supercomputer Center and an Adjunct Professor in the University of California San Diego Computer Science and Engineering Department. He coordinates research efforts in development of massive data analysis systems, scientific data publication systems, and persistent archives. An ongoing research interest is support for information based data-intensive computing. Dr Moore is an active participant in National Science Foundation workshops on digital libraries and Knowledge Networks.

There will be two public events associated with his Canberra visit.

Data-intensive Research - Challenges and Issues

Public lecture to be held on September 29, 2005.

See http://www.apsr.edu.au/events/Data_Intensive_Research.htm

Data-intensive Research and Analysis, Preservation Environments and the Data Grid

One day tutorial to be held on September 30, 2005.

See http://www.apsr.edu.au/events/Data_intensive_research_and_analysis.htm

Enquiries: contact@apsr.edu.au

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