Recent Academic Promotions within the QuakeCoRE Community
December 2, 20222022 Scholarships
January 27, 20232022 Te Hiranga Rū QuakeCoRE Request for Proposal (RfP) Projects
Te Hiranga Rū QuakeCoRE research programme provides funding through a range of different mechanisms including contestable funding to support projects aligned to our mission. The most recent contestable funding round was held in late 2022.
Funding was awarded in a range of different categories and the successful projects are listed below.
Reagan Chandramohan
University of Canterbury
Project Title: Identifying the key drivers of non-structural damage
RfP Project Funding: $60,870Disciplinary Theme 2 (DT2): Whole-of-Building Seismic Performance
Raj Prasanna
Massey University
Project title: Feasibility of LoRa (Long Range) communication architecture for earthquake early warning (EEW) and building/infrastructure monitoring systems
RfP Project Funding: $50,960Inter-disciplinary Theme 4 (IP4): Harnessing Disruptive Technologies for Earthquake Resilience
Annick Masselot
University of Canterbury
Project title: Parenting rights and policy in the midst of earthquakes
Diversity, Equity, Wellbeing & Inclusion (DEWI) Research Fund: $32,000Discriplinary Theme 3 (DT3): Law, Planning, Economics
Charles Clifton
University of Auckland
Project title: Seismic behaviour of CFS strap-braced stud walls as lateral force resisting systems for residential medium rise buildings for New Zealand
RfP Project Funding: $26,000Inter-disciplinary Theme 2 (IP2): Thriving Residential Communities
Chris de la Torre
University of Canterbury
Project title: Towards seismic microzonation of basin and site effects across New Zealand: Wellington and beyond
RfP - Proposal Development Grant: $15,000Disciplinary Theme 1 (DT1): Integrated Seismic Geohazards
Marion Tan
Massey University
Project title: Technology adoption of systems for earthquake risk and resilience management
RfP - Proposal Development Grant: $10,500Inter-disciplinary Theme 4 (IP4): Harnessing Disruptive Technologies for Earthquake Resilience
Geoff Rodgers
University of Canterbury
Pacific Rim Earthquake Engineering Mitigation Protective Technologies International Virtual Environment (PREEMPTIVE) workshop
RfP - Workshop Funding: $10,000Inter-disciplinary Theme 1 (IP1): Functional Recovery with Repairable Multi-storey Buildings
Kelvin Tapuke
Massey University
Project Title: Education Resources with Te Kura o Kawakawa mai Tawhiti
RfP - Māori Capability Development Grant: $5,000Disciplinary Theme 5 (DT5): Mātauranga Māori and Earthquake Resilience
Kevin Wang
University of Auckland
Technology Megatrend: Machine Learning Workshop
Coordination Mechanism Funding: $5,000Technology Megatrend 2 (TM2): Machine Learning
Siautu Alefaio-Tugia
Massey University
Project Title: South Pacific Regional Network Area
Coordination Mechanism Funding: $5,000Regional Network 5 (TM2): South Pacific
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Project Title: Developing an earthquake strengthening toolkit for Pasifika churches through community-led talanoa and disruptive technologies
Seed Funding Grant: $5,000Disciplinary Theme 2 (DT2): Whole-of-Building Seismic Performance