Dr Geoffrey Macfarlane
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 7858 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4921 8977 |
| Geoff.Macfarlane@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Office | LS2-47, Life Sciences |
Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 42 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $2,171,945 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
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2012 (2 grants)
Analysis of endocrine disrupting compounds (Alkylphenols) in inland sewage treatment plants (STP's) in the Lower Hunter Valley$10,000
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Phillip Geary, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2012 | 2014 |
| GNo:G1200147 | ||
2011 Awards for Supervision Excellence - Shared Account$4,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Mike Calford, Associate Professor Jim Jose, Associate Professor Helen Warren-Forward, Doctor Keri Glastonbury, Professor Mirka Miller, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Award for Supervision Excellence | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $4,000 | 2012 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1200057 | ||
2011 (1 grants)
Assessment of the bio-accumulation of lead in chicken eggs from residential backyards in the vicinity of a disused lead/zinc smelter$7,950
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Emily Grace, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Lake Macquarie Environmental Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $7,950 | 2011 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1100799 | ||
2009 (2 grants)
Electron Microscopes for Nanometer-scale Imaging/Microanalysis in the Materials, Biological, Physical, Engineering and Chemical Sciences$650,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Erich Kisi, Associate Professor Scott Donne, Doctor Vicki Keast, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Professor Robert Melchers, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Professor John O'Connor, Professor Reza Moheimani, Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Professor Bruce King, Professor Geoffrey Evans, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Associate Professor Yong-Ling Ruan, Doctor Severine Roselli, Doctor Minjie Lin, Professor Christopher Grof, Doctor Silvia Frisia, Doctor Rebecca Lim, Doctor Heber Sugo, Doctor Jennifer Forrester, Doctor Olivier Buzzi, Doctor Andrew Fleming, Associate Professor Erica Wanless, Doctor Clovia Holdsworth, Doctor Russell Drysdale, Professor Stephen Fityus, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Doctor De Zhu | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $650,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0189120 | ||
Electron Microscopes for Nanometer-scale Imaging/Microanalysis in the Materials, Biological, Physical, Engineering and Chemical Sciences$70,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Erich Kisi, Associate Professor Scott Donne, Doctor Vicki Keast, Associate Professor Alan Brichta, Professor Robert Melchers, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Professor John O'Connor, Professor Reza Moheimani, Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Associate Professor Dirk Van Helden, Professor Bruce King, Professor Geoffrey Evans, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Associate Professor Yong-Ling Ruan, Doctor Severine Roselli, Doctor Minjie Lin, Professor Christopher Grof, Doctor Silvia Frisia, Doctor Rebecca Lim, Doctor Heber Sugo, Doctor Jennifer Forrester, Doctor Olivier Buzzi, Doctor Andrew Fleming, Associate Professor Erica Wanless, Doctor Clovia Holdsworth, Doctor Russell Drysdale, Professor Stephen Fityus, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Doctor De Zhu | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) Partner funding | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $70,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0190441 | ||
2008 (3 grants)
Molluscan biomonitor for quantification and impact assessment of endocrine disrupting chemicals in marine ecosystems$135,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Dr Wayne O'Connor, Dr Lukas Van Zwieten | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Projects | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $135,000 | 2008 | 2011 |
| GNo:G0188418 | ||
Molluscan biomonitor for quantification and impact assessment of endocrine disrupting chemicals in marine ecosystems$30,000
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Dr Wayne O'Connor, Dr Lukas Van Zwieten | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Projects Partner funding | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $30,000 | 2008 | 2010 |
| GNo:G0189236 | ||
Molluscan biomonitor for quantification and impact assessment of endocrine disrupting chemicals in marine ecosystems$15,000
Funding Body: Port Stephens Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Dr Wayne O'Connor, Dr Lukas Van Zwieten | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Projects Partner funding | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $15,000 | 2008 | 2010 |
| GNo:G0189237 | ||
2007 (5 grants)
Molluscan biomonitor of estrogenic contaminants$18,000
Funding Body: NSW Department of Primary Industries (Fisheries)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Professor Hugh Dunstan | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Projects Partner funding | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $18,000 | 2007 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0188009 | ||
A primary assessment of mammalian taxa as bioindicators of heavy metal contaminant availability in areas adjacent to a disused lead and zinc smelter, Lake Macquarie$9,178
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Professor John Rodger, Mr Christopher McLean | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Lake Macquarie Environmental Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $9,178 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187328 | ||
Proof of concept for metal specific early-warning biomarkers in an estuarine plant model$7,629
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Pilot Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $7,629 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187840 | ||
Monitoring of heavy metal loads and ecological resource condition in lower Throsby Creek$4,500
Funding Body: Newcastle City Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $4,500 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0188008 | ||
5th International conference on Marine Pollution and Excotoxicology, Universtiy of Hong Kong, 3/6/2007 - 6/6/2007$1,870
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,870 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187743 | ||
2006 (4 grants)
Biomarkers of Heavy Metal Stress in Mangrove Ecosystems$210,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Discovery Projects | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $210,000 | 2006 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0185228 | ||
The Akoya pearl oyster shell as an archival indicator of metal exposure: field-based validation studies$12,696
Funding Body: AINSE (Australian Institute of Nuclear Science & Engineering)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Professor Hugh Dunstan | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $12,696 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0185911 | ||
Distribution of metals in the hair of native insectivore; Antechinus stuartii (Marsupialia, Dasyuridae)$6,658
Funding Body: AINSE (Australian Institute of Nuclear Science & Engineering)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $6,658 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186943 | ||
Catchments to Coast: International SWS & AMSA, 2006, 9-14 July 2006$2,058
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,058 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186463 | ||
2005 (3 grants)
Development of the scientific requirements of an Environmental Management Plan for the Pearling Industry$358,593
Funding Body: Fisheries Research & Development Corporation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Doctor Maria Schreider | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $358,593 | 2005 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0184993 | ||
Metallic signatures and pearl quality$10,864
Funding Body: AINSE (Australian Institute of Nuclear Science & Engineering)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,864 | 2005 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0184793 | ||
The 3rd International Behavioral Development Symposium, 3-6 August 2005$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,500 | 2005 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0185584 | ||
2004 (7 grants)
Upgrade and expansion of Newcastle Plant Growth Facility$329,504
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Emeritus Professor John Patrick, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Associate Professor David McCurdy, Mr Michael Cole, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Professor John Rodger | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $329,504 | 2004 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0183029 | ||
Assessing effects of petroleum oil pollution on estuarine rock platform invertebrate communities$70,668
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Conjoint Professor Robert Toia, Professor Hugh Dunstan, Miss Michael Cove | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Projects | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $70,668 | 2004 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0183625 | ||
Estuarine wetland rehabilitation and ecohydraulics: the link between hydraulics, sediment, benthic invertebrates, vegetation and migratory wading bird habitat.$69,099
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Jose Rodriguez, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Conjoint Professor Brian Timms | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Projects | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $69,099 | 2004 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0183865 | ||
Estuarine wetland rehabilitation and ecohydraulics: the link between hydraulics, sediment, benthic invertebrates, vegetation and migratory wading bird habitat.$30,000
Funding Body: Hunter Catchment Management Trust
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Jose Rodriguez, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Conjoint Professor Brian Timms | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Projects Partner funding | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $30,000 | 2004 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0183866 | ||
Assessing effects of petroleum oil pollution on estuarine rock platform invertebrate communities.$17,500
Funding Body: Shell Co Pty Ltd
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Conjoint Professor Robert Toia, Professor Hugh Dunstan | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Linkage Projects Partner funding | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $17,500 | 2004 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0183825 | ||
4th International Conference on Marine Pollution and Ecotoxicology, 1-5 June 2004$1,566
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,566 | 2004 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0184055 | ||
Pearl Aquaculture: potentail for heavy metal remediation for coastal ecosystems.$280
Funding Body: AINSE (Australian Institute of Nuclear Science & Engineering)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Use of Facilities Only | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $280 | 2004 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0183593 | ||
2003 (10 grants)
Plants as bioremediators: Employing aquatic macrophytes to address heavy metal contamination$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Conjoint Professor Christina Offler, Emeritus Professor John Patrick | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Collaborative Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0182968 | ||
The use of pearl-oyster aquaculture for commercially viable bioremedation of contaminated marine environments$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Collaborative Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0183148 | ||
Responses of plant assemblages to saline reintroduction at both Hexham and tomago wetlands within the Hunter Estuary.$6,000
Funding Body: Hunter Catchment Management Trust
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $6,000 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0183364 | ||
Impact of mangrove removal on estuarine fauna at Stocton Sandspit$5,000
Funding Body: Hunter Catchment Management Trust
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Kooragang Wetlands Rehabilitation Project | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0183126 | ||
Plants as bioremediators: Employing aquatic macrophytes to address heavy metal contamination$5,000
Funding Body: Koppers Wood Products Pty Ltd
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Conjoint Professor Ray Rose, Conjoint Associate Professor Robin Offler, Emeritus Professor John Patrick | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| University Grant Partner funding | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0183115 | ||
The use of pearl-oyster aquaculture for commercially viable bioremedation of contaminated marine environments$5,000
Funding Body: Australian Radiata - Pearl Oyster Production Division
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| University Grant Partner funding | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0183291 | ||
The use of pearl-oyster aquaculture for commercially viable bioremedation of contaminated marine environments$5,000
Funding Body: NSW Fisheries
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Hugh Dunstan, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| University Grant Partner funding | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $5,000 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0183290 | ||
Status of the Black Swan, Cygnaus atratus, and other waterfoul in Lake Macquarie$4,521
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Lake Macquarie Environmental Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $4,521 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0182974 | ||
Status of the Black Swan, Cygnus atratus, and other waterfowl in Lake Macquarie.$4,521
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Doctor Liz Date-Huxtable | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Lake Macquarie Environmental Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $4,521 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0182677 | ||
Ecological Society of Australia Annual Conference 7 to 10 December 2003$675
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $675 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0183682 | ||
2002 (3 grants)
Lethal and Sub lethal effects of Petroleum Oil Products on Estuarine Rock Platform Invertebrates$7,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Early Career Researcher Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $7,400 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0182018 | ||
Responsible Scuba Diving and Snorkelling in the Lake Macquarie marine environment.$2,455
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Kevin Markwell, Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane, Doctor Paul Stolk | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Lake Macquarie Environmental Education Small Grants | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,455 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181902 | ||
Annual Conference Society Study of Animal Behaviour Melbourne, 3-7 April 2002$527
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $527 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181705 | ||
2001 (2 grants)
Assessing Effects of Petroleum Oil Pollution on Estuarine Rock Platform Invertebrate Communities$12,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Early Career Researcher Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $12,000 | 2001 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0181039 | ||
Biomarkers of Heavy Metal Stress in Estuarine Biota in Lake Macquarie.$8,733
Funding Body: Lake Macquarie City Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Geoffrey MacFarlane | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Lake Macquarie Environmental Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $8,733 | 2001 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0181626 | ||