| Student name | Discipline | Current programme | Research project to be undertaken at UoA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finlay Bourquin |
Biological Sciences |
Biology (MSci) |
Forest giants under drought |
| Samuel Howell |
Chemistry |
Chemical Physics (MSci) |
Measuring air quality at high spatial and temporal resolution using a network of low-cost instruments |
| Jane Pernes |
Chemistry |
BSc Cellular and Molecular Medicine (Hons) |
Production and purification of recombinant bacterial and human trimethyllysine hydroxylase for the treatment of ischemic heart disease |
| Samuel Turvey |
Chemistry |
Chemistry (MSci) |
Fine Chemical Synthesis using Biomass-Derived Building Blocks |
| Gemma Valentine |
Chemistry |
Chemistry (MSci) |
Fine Chemical Synthesis using Biomass-Derived Building Blocks |
| Johanna Viluma |
Chemistry |
Chemistry (MSci) | Protein NMR characterisation of eukaryotic release factor 1 |
| Jordan Frost |
Mathematics |
Mathematics (MSci) | Division algebras |
| Jonah Vinsome |
Mathematics |
Mathematics (MSci) |
Okounkov bodies associated to complex algebraic varieties |
A listing of the summer 2017 research scholarships projects which were on offer are listed below by department.
| Department | Research Project Title |
| Biological Sciences | Forest giants under drought |
| Chemical Sciences | Fine chemical synthesis using biomass-derived building blocks |
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Production and purification of recombinant bacterial and human trimethyllysine hydroxylase for the treatment of ischemic heart disease |
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Protein NMR characterisation of eukaryotic release factor 1 |
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Expression and purification of a recombinant bacterial ribosomal protein |
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Measuring air quality at high spatial and temporal resolution using a network of low-cost instruments |
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| Computer Science | Semantic rule based program behavioral monitoring |
| Six degrees of complexity: How complex are modern websites? | |
| Demystifying online porn: Characterizing a major adult video streaming service | |
| How do you App? Understanding mobile traffic characteristics | |
| Peeking into the online social scene: Understanding usage and performance issues on YouTube and Twitter | |
| Pirates of the internet: Analysing online copyright infringement | |
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Engineering Science |
Detangling competing influences on geothermal earthquakes |
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Environment |
micro-XRF-inferred paleoseismic events from Auckland maar lake sediment records: implications for earthquake hazards |
| Linguistics | Multilingual Auckland |
| Marine Science | Energetic cost of noise exposure on fish |
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Mathematics |
Post-quantum public key cryptography |
| Division algebras | |
| Global bifurcations in mathematical models of spike adding | |
| Okounkov bodies associated to complex algebraic varieties | |
| Modelling saliva secretion in the parotid gland | |
| The mathematics of buildings on shaky ground | |
| Excluded volume effects for particle diffusion | |
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Vertex-primitive digraphs having two vertices with almost equal neighbourhood |
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Multinomial Logit Model Extensions |
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Mathematics Education |
What students' reflections tell us about overcoming difficulties and misconceptions in mathematics |
| Can undergraduates convert $100 to a foreign currency? | |
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Mechanical Engineering |
Vibrational wave propagation in resonant metamaterials |
| Vibroacoustics of cross-laminated timber | |
| Rain noise | |
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Statistics |
Bayesian state-space approach to spectral density estimation for gravitational wave data |
