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Outcomes of the 2006 FAST Program
The 2006 FAST (French-Australian Science & Technology) program opened on Tuesday 4 October 2005 and closed on Wednesday 16 November 2005. The FAST program aims at supporting scientific and technological cooperation between French and Australian researchers in both public and private sectors.
On 3 February, the FAST selection board from the DEST (Department of Education, Science and Training) and from the French Ministries of Foreign Affairs and of Research met in Canberra to select the successful applications. The program has had a large success this year since 142 applications were received! It has thus been a very competitive round.
The quality of the applications was very high. The following 13 applications were retained and are now under contract negotiation:
| field of research | Australian partner | French partner | project |
|---|---|---|---|
| agronomy | ANU | INRA SGAP | Genetic diversity in the ERECTA gene family: a tool to improve drought resistance and water use efficiency |
| agronomy | Victorian Agribiosciences Centre | INRA APBV | Establishing shared resources for the identification of Blackleg disease resistance genes in Canola (Brassica napus) |
| biology, medicine | USyd | INSERM | Cardiac gene expression profile of ageing |
| IT | QUT | INSTITUT EURECOM | WOMBAT – Worldwide Observatory of Malicious Behaviour and Attack Threats |
| engineering sciences | UWA | CNRS FEMTO-ST | Investigation of Frequency Standards: From Microwave to Optical |
| mathematics | ANU | CNRS | Progress in Geometric Analysis and Applications |
| biology, medicine | UWA | INRA URGV | Protein-RNA complexes controlling gene expression in plant organelles |
| engineering sciences | USyd | ENSAM LAMEFIP | Fatigue Crack Growth in Polymer Nanocomposites |
| agronomy | ACPFG | CIRAD PIA | Utilization of a cell type-specific transgene expression system in rice to investigate salinity tolerance mechanisms in cereals |
| IT | UniSA | EUROCOM | Advanced Concepts for Future Broadband Wireless Networks |
| biology, medicine | ANU | UPS - PARIS XI | Investigation of root respiratory function using carbon stable isotopes |
| engineering sciences | USyd | CNRS GREMI | Plasma-assisted fabrication of nanopowders: growth, instabilities, transport and deposition |
| IT | USyd | CNRS LPCES | Investigation of the Multiphoton Process for Grating Fabrication in Photonic Crystal Fibres and Tapers with no Germanium |
The opening for the 2007 round will likely be advanced to September 2006, with results being published approximately in early February 2007.
Further information
sciencegrants.dest.gov.au/ISL/Pages/Doc.aspx?name=FranceFund.htm
