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RESEARCH IMPACT AT UWA

Research impact tag: National security

Understanding and predicting ocean weather

February 10, 2017/in Engineering, Computing & Mathematics, Stories /by Scott Mitchell

Our planet experiences a range of natural disasters that can cause loss of life and displacement of communities. By using the latest technology and modelling to understand and predict ocean weather, this team have been able to help global communities.

Discovering Gravitational Waves

April 22, 2016/in Science, Stories /by Scott Mitchell

Professor David Blair’s mentor at UWA challenged him to look out for the most difficult problems around. David chose gravitational waves. 40 years later the dream was realised after Professor Blair and his team’s contribution enabled the LIGO laser detectors to discover gravitational waves.