ChemCentre - Your research partner
ChemCentre carries out many contract and collaborative research projects, working with diverse groups including universities, CSIRO, CRCs, research funding bodies, private companies and others.
Our expertise and resources means we are ideally placed to assist with your research and product development initiatives.
Collaborative research that attracts ChemCentre funding must have an identifiable benefit to Western Australia, be competitively sourced and gain approval from the ChemCentre Executive.
Within these guidelines we undertake research in many areas including, but not limited to: agronomy, forensics, biotechnology, environmental science and occupational health. For examples, see below.
To participate in any of the existing research programs or to develop a new proposal, please contact us.
Recent collaborations
| Research Project | Collaborators |
|---|---|
| Drug discovery from Legumes Using bioassay-guided fractionation and purification, several compounds with anti-cancer activity have been identified and isolated. Our research group seeks collaborative research partners to assist with the development of these legume extracts for further biological screening with the aim of developing compounds for pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and health benefits. | WA Institue of Medical Research |
| Lupin Protein Assay Development of rapid and non-destructive assays for the selection of single lupin seeds with improved protein content (GRDC). | Department of Agriculture |
| Alkaloids NIR Investigate the determination of lupin alkaloids by NIR (GRDC). | Department of Agriculture, CLIMA |
| Multi-Element Soil Testing Evaluation of multi-element soil testing procedures for improving fertiliser recommendation systems in Western Australian agriculture (GRDC). | Industry |
| Transport Atrazine WA Wheatbelt An investigation into the hydrogeological transport of atrazine in soils of the Western Australian wheatbelt (GRDC). | Department of Agriculture, Industry |
| Multi-pesticide Screening Protocols Reducing pesticide residue screening costs for the Australian vegetable industry through the development of multi-pesticide screening protocols (HRDC). | Department of Agriculture, Industry |
| Aphids Resistance Chemical mechanisms of resistance in lupins to aphids (GRC). | CLIMA, University of Western Australia, Department of Agriculture, CSIRO |
| Table Olive Oil Establish protocols and guidelines for the table olive oil processing in Australia (RIRDC). | University of Western Australia and various olive growers |
| Salinity Soil Carbon Impact of salinity on soil carbon stocks and fluxes (Greenhouse CRC). | Greenhouse CRC and Qld Department of Natural Resources |
| Kangaroos Selective herbivory by kangaroos in disturbed land (ARC-SPIRT). | Curtin University, Industry |
| Waste Management Utilising green and industrial wastes to overcome environmental problems in urban areas in Perth in WA (Waste management and recycling fund). | |
| Paired Site Sampling Paired site sampling to estimate soil carbon changes following land clearing in south-western Australian (Australian Greenhouse Office). | Department of Agriculture |
| Forensic Mineralogy of Soils (Sandy Soils) The forensic comparison of sandy soils using associated clay and heavy mineral assemblage as indicators of provenance (NIFS Project). | ESR NZ, Qld Forensic Laboratory, Forensic Science Centre SA |
| Lupin Breeding 2 Lupin breeding in Australia. Determination date of alkaloid levels in breeding lines from the national lupin breeding program (GRDC). | Department of Agriculture, Agriculture NSW, Agriculture VIC, SARDI |
| Origins of Asthma Environmental origins of asthma and allergy: the effects of persistent organic pollutants on early immune development. | University of Western Australia |
| Animal Trypanosomiasis Exploitation of a novel drug target for controlling animal trypanosomiasis. | Murdoch University, Industry |
| Faba Bean Investigation of environmental staining and storage discolouration in Faba bean (ARC Linkage). | University of Western Australia, Department of Agriculture |
| Dairy Vet Drugs Reducing veterinary drug residue screening costs for the Australian dairy industry through the development of multi-drug residue screening protocols (Dairy Research and Development Corporation). | |
| Legumes Chemical investigation into legumes with pharmaceutical and aquaculture feed potential (RIRDC). | CLIMA, University of Western Australia, Department of Agriculture |
| Lupin Nutrition A source of nutritionally beneficial natural compounds (GRC). | CLIMA |
| Canola Oil Quality Role of nitrogen and sulphur nutrition in determining quantity and quality of oil in canola seed (ARC Link). | University of Western Australia |
| Syngenta Project | Department of Agriculture |
| NIR Lupin Quality Develop L.angustifolius and L Luteus seed quality changes using single seed NIR screening (GRC). | University of Western Australia, Department of Agriculture |
| Medicago Fungi Chemical basis to resistance to fungal disease in Medicago (CLIMA). | Murdoch University |
| Chinese Cabbage VG02053 Causes of leaf spotting in Chinese cabbage (HRDC). | Department of Agriculture |
| Aquaculture Development of value added plant protein products for the aquaculture feeds sector (GRDC). | Fisheries and Department of Agriculture |
| Chardonnay Quality Environment, management and compositional quality of fruit and wine of the grapevine 'Chardonnay.' | University of Western Australia, Evans & Tate |
| Lupin Protein Quality UWA0013 Meeting market demand for high protein lupins (GRDC). | Department of Agriculture |
| Subsoil Acidity Developing new technologies to treat subsurface acidity (GRDC). | Department of Agriculture |
