28 September 2016 at 9:00 am
Winners announced for the NZIDRS scholarships
Eight international research students have been awarded New Zealand International Doctoral Research Scholarships (NZIDRS), worth about NZD$100,000 each. The scholarships aim to attract and retain the best international researchers to New Zealand, and provide full tuition fees and a living stipend for up to 3 years.
Keep an eye out in the coming weeks for more in-depth profiles on select winners.
The 2016 awardees are:
|
Family Name |
First Name |
Citizenship Country |
Title of Research |
NZ University |
|
Pham |
Thuy Trang |
Viet Nam |
Chemical synthesis using substrates available from biomass |
University of Auckland |
|
Tan |
Marion Lara |
Philippines |
Capturing citizens' perspectives on usability: mobile apps for disaster preparedness and response |
Massey University |
|
Chen |
Ting-Hsuan |
Taiwan |
Investigation of the regulatory mechanism of endogenous transposon (TE)activity in grapevines |
Lincoln University |
|
Prakash |
Khadka |
Nepal |
Interaction of drugs with lung surfactant monolayer and the influence of alveolar liquid crystalline nanostructures on dissolution of drugs |
University of Otago |
|
Amirpour Najafabadi |
Hamed |
Iran |
Investigation of polymorphic variation in the growth differentiation factor-9 gene (GDF9) in New Zealand Sheep breeds |
Lincoln University |
|
Jabbari |
Milad |
Iran |
Development of cold-formed steel portal frame system using the HRC connection |
University of Auckland |
|
Etemadi |
Hossein |
Iran |
Processing, Surface Engineering and Characterisation of Magnetic Hydrogels for Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications |
Massey University |
|
Lischka |
Alexandra |
Germany, Canada |
Metal contamination in the ecologically and commercially important New Zealand squids (Nototodarus sloanii), N. gouldi and Onykia ingens |
AUT University |
