Scholarship Winners

Eleven University of Adelaide students have received a Prime Minister's Australia Asia Scholarship.

Details of eight scholarship recipients (2010-2012) are summarised below. In three cases (Jade, Kathleen and Michelle) there is also a short interview - to view this, click on the play button in the top left corner of the person's photo.

Undergraduate Recipients

Jade Cooper		Enrolment at University of Adelaide: Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of International Studies/Diploma of Languages (Japanese) Scholarship undertaken in 2010-11 at Osaka University, Japan, studying international and human rights law, with instruction in Japanese. Internships: Japan Institute of International Affairs (6 months) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Tokyo Office Protection Unit (5 months).
Daniel Murnane		Enrolment at University of Adelaide: Bachelor of Science (High Performance Computational Physics) Scholarship undertaken in 2012 at University of Hong Kong, studying physics, computation and applied mathematics, and Chinese. Internships: Centre for Theoretical and Computational Physics at HKU, and with a scientific equipment and technology company in Hong Kong.
Kathleen Wang		Enrolment at University of Adelaide: Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) Scholarship undertaken in 2010 at the University of Hong Kong, completing her 3rd year studies in psychology. Internship: Centre for Behavioural Health, Hong Kong.
Anastasia Woolmer		Enrolment at University of Adelaide: Bachelor of Economics Scholarship undertaken in 2011-12 at Nagoya University, Japan, undertaking guided independent study supported by coursework (language and culture, structural frameworks and monetary policy). Internship: Asia Development Bank Institute, in Tokyo.

Postgraduate Recipients

Michelle Lee		Enrolment at University of Adelaide: PhD student in orthopaedics Scholarship undertaken in 2010-11 at the Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, researching traditional Chinese medicine and the effects on bone cancer. Internships: visiting researcher at various Institutes in Tokyo, Japan, looking at traditional Japanese Kampo medicines and its applications into the clinic.
Hungyen Lin		Enrolment at University of Adelaide: PhD student in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Scholarship undertaken in 2011 at Osaka University, Japan, researching a novel microscopic imaging system using the relatively unexplored portion of the electromagnetic spectrum: terahertz radiation. Internship: not determined yet.
Jeff Newman		Enrolment at University of Adelaide: PhD student in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Scholarship undertaken in 2011-12 at Harbin Institute of Technology, China, researching the optimisation of urban water infrastructure in the Chinese context, plus Mandarin language study. Internships: water resource development/management organisations (both Chinese Government departments and NGOs).
Matthew Rodda		Enrolment at University of Adelaide: PhD student in bioscience Scholarship undertaken in 2010-11 at the Institute of Urban Environment, within the Chinese Academy of Sciences, researching the physiology of rice plants. Internship: Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Japan.