The Melbourne – CNRS Network (MCN) is an international cohort of researchers and Joint PhD Candidates across The University of Melbourne, Australia, and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France.
In the first cohort (2020/2021), up to 12 joint PhD candidates will be trained by 6 multidisciplinary collaborative research teams.
Candidates must meet the entry requirements of both Universities to be accepted. They will spend at least a year at each institution over the course of their candidature and be eligible to graduate with a jointly awarded PhD recognised with a testamur from each University.
There are currently no Melbourne-CNRS Network (MCN) Joint PhD research projects available. Contact us if you wish to be alerted of future opportunities; however, please read the application guidelines to ensure you meet the eligibility requirements for the program.
Current Melbourne-CNRS Network (MCN) research projects scheduled to commence in 2020 are listed below.
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Modeling of multivariate data with complex dependence structures using copulas
Copula modeling has been applied in a wide variety of areas such as quantitative risk management, econometric modeling, environmental modeling, to name a few. Copulas arise as the functions which "couple together" the marginal cumulative distribution functions (c.d.f.s) of a random vector to form its joint c.d.f. From the point of view of the estimation of a multivariate distribution from …
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New monitoring technologies serving a better understanding of land and river degradation in urban areas
The world is increasingly urban. This project aims to explore human-river interactions in urban areas, with a focus on the major issues of soil erosion and sediment transfer in rivers. Human activity and land use change are the main drivers of soil erosion. Soil erosion on hillslopes and its transfer through river systems are major issues for society and ecosystems …
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Analysing the function of the ATPase p97 using cryo-EM
The AAA ATPase p97 is a motor protein converting energy stored in ATP into conformational changes to segregate proteins in a variety of essential cellular processes, ranging from protein degradation, gene transcription and membrane fusion. In the cell, many proteins interact with p97, with more than 20 serving as cofactors that direct p97 to a particular function. The project is designed …
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Atmospheric Chemistry of Silicon Compounds and their Role in Indoor Air Quality: Theory and Experiment
This project focuses on the field of theoretical chemical reaction kinetics and investigates the atmospheric chemistry of volatile silicon compounds that are present in personal care products. To understand potential health effects of indoor air we need to know the rate at which these silicon compounds are removed by reaction with free radical oxidants, which will control their airborne lifetimes. …
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Characterising the role of netrin-1 and its dependence receptors in drug tolerance and treatment-induced plasticity of metastatic human CRC
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common and lethal tumour types worldwide. The ultimate cause of patient fatality is metastases forming in vital organs, such as the liver, as these tumours often relapse after treatment has ceased. A patient with metastatic CRC only has 12% chance of surviving, and each year metastatic progression leads to a fatal outcome …
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Role of tissue mechanics in regulating seed growth
Coordination of growth in multicellular organisms requires the integration of signals that are received from both intracellular cues and tissue-level cellular interactions. In particular, mechano-responsive signalling pathways are now emerging as prominent controllers of growth coordination at the organ level. While the underlying genetic networks that are regulated by these pathways have been well characterised in animals, they are largely unknown …
Professor Frederic Hollande
Fred Hollande is the Academic Lead of the Melbourne-CNRS Network Joint PhD program. He is also Deputy Head at the Department of Clinical Pathology within the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and works at the University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research, located within the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC). He is also the project lead for the Melbourne-CNRS Network Joint PhD program project on Characterising the role of netrin-1 and its dependence receptors in drug tolerance and treatment-induced plasticity of metastatic human CRC.
Dr Gabriel da Silva
Gabriel da Silva is a Lecturer in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering and IT and also the project lead for the Melbourne-CNRS Network Joint PhD program project on Atmospheric chemistry of silicon compounds and their role in indoor air quality: theory and experiment.
Professor Tim Fletcher
Tim Fletcher is a Professor of Urban Echydrology in the Faculty of Science with expertise in stormwater quality, treatment and impacts, with research focused on modelling stormwater flows, quality and the performance of novel stormwater treatment and harvesting systems. He has been involved in a range of green infrastructure such as biofiltration, infiltration and green roofs. Along with Dr Kathryn Russell he is also the project lead for the Melbourne-CNRS Network Joint PhD program project on New monitoring technologies serving a better understanding of land and river degradation in urban areas.
Dr John Golz
John Golz is Group Leader of the Golz Group in Plant Developmental Genetics and Senior Lecturer in Genetics in the School of BioSciences in the Faculty of Science. He is also the project lead for the Melbourne-CNRS Network Joint PhD program project on the Role of tissue mechanics in regulating seed growth.
Associate Professor Mark Holmes
Mark Holmes is a Future Fellow in the School of Mathematics and Statistics in the Faculty of Science and along with Dr Pavel Krupskiy also the project lead for the Melbourne-CNRS Network Joint PhD program project on Modeling of multivariate data with complex dependence structures using copulas.
Dr Pavel Krupskiy
Pavel Krupskiy is a Lecturer in the School of Mathematics and Statistics in the Faculty of Science and along with A/Prof Mark Holmes also the project lead for the Melbourne-CNRS Network Joint PhD program project on Modeling of multivariate data with complex dependence structures using copulas.
Associate Professor Isabelle Rouiller
Isabelle Rouiller is a Structural Biologist who leads the Rouiller Group in the Bio21 Molecular Science & Biotechnology Institute in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. She is also the project lead for the Melbourne-CNRS Network Joint PhD program project on Analysing the function of the ATPase p97 using cryo-EM.
Dr Kathryn Russell
Kathy Russell a Research Fellow in the School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences of the Faculty of Science. She is a fluvial geomorphologist, working on the impacts of urbanization on stream physical form and function. Her research interests include the sediment supply and transport regime of urban streams, sediment pollution produced by construction areas, prediction of stream channel adjustment to urban conditions and the provision of freedom space for urban streams to exhibit healthy dynamic behavior and engage their floodplains. Along with Professor Tim Fletcher, she is also the project lead for the Melbourne-CNRS Network Joint PhD program project on New monitoring technologies serving a better understanding of land and river degradation in urban areas.
The following graduate researchers are involved in research projects supported by the Melbourne-CNRS Network PhD program:
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Thi DT Nguyen
Research Project Title: Atmospheric Chemistry of Silicon Compounds and their Role in Indoor Air Quality: Theory and Experiment Research Project Summary: This project is looking at the atmospheric chemistry of volatile silicon compounds found in personal care products such as shampoos, deodorants, and lotions. How are these compounds transformed and removed after they enter the air through our daily uses? What possible …
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Paulo Vitor Ribeiro Marques da Silva
Research Project Title: Investigating relations between land use and soil erosion using innovative low-cost, open-source and Internet of Things technologies Research Project Summary The project will investigate the dynamics of soil erosion on hillslopes and suspended sediment sources in peri-urban areas: what are the spatio-temporal dynamics of soil erosion in relation to land use; where is sediment supply coming from in the urban context; …
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Zihao Zhao
Research Project Title: Conformations of the AAA ATPase p97 and its relevance for activity in health and disease Research Project Summary The AAA ATPase p97 is a motor protein to remodel or unfold proteins by performing conformation changes associated with various partners and protein cofactors. Determining the conformational landscape of p97 is critical to understanding its functional mechanisms. In this project we …
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Morgan Brisset
Research Project Title: Characterising the role of netrin-1 and its dependence receptors in drug tolerance and treatment-induced plasticity of metastatic human CRC. Research Project Summary: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common and lethal tumour types worldwide. The ultimate cause of patient fatality is metastases forming in vital organs, such as the liver, and each year metastatic progression leads to …
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Alex Verhoijsen
Research Project Title: Topics in Factor Copula Modelling Research Project Summary: While factor copula models allow a statistician to reduce the number of parameters to be estimated, and hence the computational burden, some gaps in the literature remain. To begin with, hitherto no model selection mechanism has been proposed to discriminate both between the number of factors, and between the competing …
The IRTG Coordinator team consists of:
- Petra Van Nieuwenhoven
The team works with the Joint PhD program Academic Lead on operational activities, including recruitment and the end to end graduate research lifecycle processes for joint PhD candidates. Please direct all your enquiries to jointphd-admin@unimelb.edu.au.