Laura is working on a statistical analysis of this data so that the project team may better target their efforts for the 2010 event. Last year Laura also helped to organize this event and a survey was administered to participants to assess their knowledge of e-waste issues and their recycling tendencies. As a result, Laura’s project objectives are to examine the feasibility of small e-waste curbside collection programs, research how greater public awareness will improve e-waste recycling and analyze how collaboration with producers of electronic goods will provide more opportunities and lower costs for recycling these goods.Ĭurrently, Laura is focused on orchestrating a community e-waste collection event that is scheduled for April 2010. The ability to properly process e-waste and avoid excess contamination over time is a major public policy problem for local governments, specifically in regard to availability and knowledge of electronic recycling programs, cost issues, and public trust of the validity of the program. This cost often provides disincentives for residents to recycle their e-waste and this waste either is improperly disposed, land filled or accumulates in residential homes. However, while local governments often offer drop off sites for residents, the processing of this waste is expensive and residents typically incur a fee to recycle. With the technology boom, electronic waste (e-waste) is generated every day by city residents and requires proper disposal to prevent groundwater and soil contamination. Project Description (while EREF Scholar):
Summit on Quantification of Landfill Emissions.Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Resource.Targeted Request for Safety Related Proposals.The Awards are granted in open competition with all award applications being evaluated by an independent and international global review panel.
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Three times a year, three outstanding scientists from the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific receive a LEO Foundation Award to support their promising research in skin health. “It is an honour to be recognised for this award among the talented pool of researchers across the Asia-Pacific region and to be afforded the opportunity to champion skin immunology research.”īased in Denmark, the LEO Foundation 's philanthropic awards and grants aim to support the best international research in skin diseases. “The LEO Foundation’s work to highlight young skin researchers will greatly support our teams’ pursuit to understand the role of memory T cells in the skin,” Professor Mackay said. Professor Mackay praised the support of the LEO Foundation for early- and mid-career researchers, like herself, and said she was honoured to receive the recognition. The prestigious honour, which was announced at the International Societies for Investigative Dermatology (ISID) in Japan earlier this week, aims to highlight outstanding young researchers and scientists from around the world whose work represents an extraordinary contribution to skin research.
Professor Laura Mackay, Laboratory Head and Immunology Theme Leader at the Doherty Institute, and National Health and Media Research Council (NHMRC) Leadership Fellow at the University of Melbourne, has been awarded the LEO Foundation Award in Region Asia-Pacific for her contributions to our understanding of T cells and their relevance for immunology memory.
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