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Grant Award View - GA68430-V2
Meta-microscopy of insect tissue: How nature grows bicontinuous...
GA ID:
GA68430-V2
Agency:
Australian Research Council
Approval Date:
19-Dec-2019
Variation Publish Date:
2-Aug-2021
Variation Date:
27-Jul-2021
Category:
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research
Grant Term:
1-Jan-2021 to 31-Dec-2023
Value (AUD):
$405,900.00
(GST inclusive where applicable)
Varies:
GA68430
- Meta-microscopy of insect tissue: How nature grows bicontinuous nanosolids
One-off/Ad hoc:
No
Aggregate Grant Award:
No
PBS Program Name:
ARC 19/20 Discovery
Grant Program:
Discovery Projects
Grant Activity:
Meta-microscopy of insect tissue: How nature grows bicontinuous nanosolids
Purpose:
Several butterfly species grow a complex nano-sculptured matrix whose chiral network structure confers remarkable optical properties, including jewel-like reflections. The formation process remains mysterious and a spectacular case of bottom-up self-assembly at far larger scales than accessible in the lab. The project aims to decipher this process, by (a) tomography of a species where arrested growth sites represent time-frozen snapshots of the development, and (b) by a combination of micron-resolved in-vivo microscopy of a developing butterfly wing with a growth model to infer nanometer-scale information. This insight will lead to blueprints for self-assembly strategies and shed light on function and form of inner-cellular membranes.
GO ID:
GO Title:
Discovery Projects for funding commencing in 2020
Internal Reference ID:
DP20 Round 1
Selection Process:
Targeted or Restricted Competitive
Confidentiality - Contract:
No
Confidentiality - Outputs:
No
Grant Recipient Details
Recipient Name:
Murdoch University
Recipient ABN:
61 616 369 313
Grant Recipient Location
Suburb:
MURDOCH
Town/City:
MURDOCH
Postcode:
6150
State/Territory:
WA
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Grant Delivery Location
State/Territory:
WA
Postcode:
6150
Country:
AUSTRALIA