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Research Fields

Energy Research Fields currently practiced at the University of Adelaide include:

• Turbulence, Energy and Combustion
• Micro-algal Biotechnology for the production of renewable fuels
• Hot rock geothermal energy and carbon dioxide geosequestration within the discipline of Geology and Geophysics
• Petroleum at the Australian School of Petroleum
• Biofuels
• Power Systems Engineering
• Thermal performance and preferences in buildings, including the architectural implications of thermal design (School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture & Urban Design)

Research and consulting expertise within the University that is available to multi-faceted energy research projects includes:

• Mathematical Modelling and Operations Research within the School of Mathematical Studies
• Environmental and Energy Law (Law School)
• Public Health within the School of Public Health and Clinical Practice
• The Adelaide Graduate School of Business, with a special interest in business sustainability
• Human Cognition and Applied Decision Making Research Centre (School of Psychology)
• Economics Studies Centres - International and South Australian (School of Economics)