By Paul Mignone
Last month, the Research Product Realisation Working Group (#RPRWG) invited University of Melbourne researchers to apply for the new 3D Printing mini research grants. With over 30 highly competitive applications submitted from a variety of research fields, selection of the best applicants was incredibly challenging.
The successful applicants were presented at the 3D Printing Showcase earlier this month, which drew over 1500 people over the two days. You can follow their research progress over the coming months using their hashtags as indicated in their tweets below.
The successful are as follows:
1) Christopher Bolton #PrintedOptics
Thanks to a #3Dprinting grant via @ResPlat, we’re starting to design #PrintedOptics to control lasers for research! pic.twitter.com/srBjh5R45s
— Christopher Bolton (@rrdLab) September 10, 2014
2) Varsha Pilbrow #greatapedentalscoringsystem
#greatapedentalscoringsystem 3D plaques describing great ape dental phenotypes for human evolutionary and biomedical research and teaching
— Varsha Pilbrow (@vpilbrow1) September 10, 2014
3) Darcy Zelenko #optiskel
Excited to get started on #optiskel - developing 3d printing infill techniques that are both structurally and materially efficient
— Darcy Zelenko (@DarcyZelenko) September 10, 2014
4) Jose Zarandona #Burrup3D
Granted award to write a paper, to explore and discuss the possibilities and implications of 3Dprinting Burrup Peninsula engraving #Burrup3D
— José Zarandona (@jagzarandona) September 10, 2014
5) Kerry Leonard #totouchbeauty
#totouchbeauty seeks to use the haptic sense as a means with which to reconnect an innate understanding of beauty via 3D sculptural objects
— Kerry Leonard (@kennyleopard) September 11, 2014
6) Lachlan Whitehead #PARASIGHT
New project! - I plan combine a bunch of spare microscope lenses and 3d printing to produce a low-cost, light weight microscope. #PARASIGHT
— Lachie (@DrLachie) September 10, 2014
7) Wen Ming Chen #3DBNMTBI
3D Bioprinting of Novel Materials for Trabecular Bone Implants #3DBNMTBI #RPRWG
— W.-M. Chen (@3DB_Win) September 11, 2014
8) Amanda Ng #3DMRIPhantom
Embarking on a 3D printing MRI gel phantom adventure. 1st stop: head-shaped solid container. 2nd stop: 3D printed hydrogel! #3DMRIPhantom
— Amanda Ng (@AmandaCLNg) September 11, 2014