Griffith University

The Environmental Futures Centre is a major research initiative of the Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology (SEET) group, Griffith University, and aims to understand and develop solutions to facilitate a clean, resilient and sustainable future for our global environments.

The magnitude of the environmental challenges already being felt regionally, nationally and globally require a trans-disciplinary and collaborative approach from a comprehensive series of scientific fields. Issues of sustainability, food security, clean energy, climate change and biodiversity conservation cannot effectively be approached from traditional disciplinary perspectives. As such, our network of researchers undertake a vast range of both theoretical and applied sciences that fall under the areas of environmental, physical and social sciences.

While our scientists are leaders in a comprehensive range of research fields, there are also many commonalities including foci on:

• developing enabling technologies for environmental remediation and new sources of renewable energy;
• improving our understanding of biodiversity and ecosystems and developing practical solutions to conservation challenges;
• providing sustainable solutions to renewal bio-production and to green environments; and
• exploring our prehistory, informing environmental policy and educating attitudes towards the natural world.

Scott Piper Award for Best Student Paper

The Scott Piper Award for Best Student Paper is in memory of Dr Scott Piper and recognises the best student publication from the previous year.  We are proud of the research our HDR students produce each year and use this support program to recognise achievement.

• Target group: Higher Degree by Research student members
• Award: The winner will receive $500.00 and a keepsake trophy. A maximum of 2 runners-up will each receive $100.00 and a keepsake trophy.
  
• Application closing date: Nominations open 1 March 2012, with all applications to be submitted by 5.00pm on 16 April 2012.
• Full details are available by downloading the The Scott Piper Award for Best Student Paper Application Form (PDF).

Postgraduate Publication Scheme

The Environmental Futures Centre understands the effort, dedication and time involved in publishing papers to a high standard and offer this award to recognise the work of our HDR students.

• Target group: Higher Degree by Research student members
• Award: The awarded amount is dependent upon the journal publishing the paper. Papers published in high quality journals will be awarded $700. Papers published in other journals will be awarded either $500 or $300 dependent on the journal.
  
• Application closing date: There is no set closing date; eligible applications will be accepted at any time. Applicants can apply for one award per paper published. 
• Full details are available by downloading the Postgraduate Publication Scheme Application Form (PDF).