2011 Western Australian Award Winner

Prof David White

Professor White is pioneering research into the behaviour of shallow seabed sediments. He is internationally renowned for devising analysis techniques for the response of foundations and pipelines laid on soft and unstable seabed sediments, and for the development of new tools for in situ characterisation of the seabed. These advances have been rapidly adopted in practice – results…

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Dr Monique Robinson

Telethon Institute for Child Health Research (The University of Western Australia) Research Field: Adolescent Mental Health Dr Robinson’s research aims to prevent mental health problems before they start. Her research aims to find out what sorts of events during pregnancy determine whether or not a mental health problem will develop and how these experiences cause poorer mental…

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Ass Prof Andrew Whitehouse

Telethon Institute for Child Health Research (The University of Western Australia) Research Field: Child Health Autism is a debilitating developmental disorder affecting approximately one in every 100 Australians, but the exact causes of the condition remain unclear. A/Professor Whitehouse’s research aims to discover the biological and environmental causes of autism, and to use this understanding to identify…

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