Ysgoloriaethau Sgiliau’r Economi Gwybodaeth
Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarships (KESS)
KESS PhD Awards at Cardiff University
2009/10 Awards
Lead Supervisor
1
Joe Cartwright
with T Alves
(EARTH)
2
Andy Smith
(PSYCH) with
William Fear
(CARBS)
3
Alun Kwan with
Roger Falconer
(ENGIN)
Lead
School
Project Title
Company Partner
EARTH
Fugro-Robertson
Ltd, Gwynedd
PSYCH
Link to Life
Limited (trading
as Connect
Assist), RCT
ENGIN
Tata Steel UK
(Port Talbot
Business
Headquarters)
4
Les Baillie with
Alex White
(PHRMY)
PHRMY
National Botanic
Garden of Wales,
Carmarthenshire
5
Mark Good with
John Harwood
(PSYCH /BIOSI)
PSYCH
6
Steve Ormerod
with Sian
Griffiths (BIOSI)
7
Peter Brabham
with TC Hales
(EARTH)
8
Chris Chambers
with John Evans
(PSYCH)
Start Date
CO2 sequestration: the risk of
leakage
Researching and developing
mental health and wellbeing
assessment tools for
supporting employees and
employers in Wales
Developing novel techniques
for corrosion resistant coated
steel use in rotating
environment to produce
renewable hydro-power
Area
Jan-10
Low Carbon
Oct-10
Health and
Biosciences
Oct-10
Advanced
Manufacturing,
Low Carbon
A natural plant derived
therapeutic for the treatment
of the hospital pathogen
Clostridium difficile
Jan-10
Health and
Biosciences
Cultech Ltd,
Neath Port Talbot
How diet and exercise
influence the development of
Alzheimer’s disease pathology
Oct-10
Health and
Biosciences
BIOSI
South East Wales
Rivers Trust,
Abercynon, RCT
Adapting rivers to climate
change to support high value
fish and fisheries
Jan-10
Low Carbon,
Biosciences
EARTH
TerraDat
Geomatics Ltd,
Abercynon, RCT
An investigation into the use of
high resolution laser scanners
and stereo photogrammetry
for monitoring the effects of
climate change in Wales
recruiting
ENGIN
The Magstim
Company Ltd,
Carmarthenshire
Integrated Brain Imaging and
Stimulation using Magnetic
Fields
Low Carbon
July 10
Health and
Biosciences,
Advanced
Engineering
1
Ysgoloriaethau Sgiliau’r Economi Gwybodaeth
Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarships (KESS)
KESS PhD Awards at Cardiff University
2010/11 Awards
Lead
School
Company Partner
Project Title
Start Date
Area
1
Dr Richard Marsh
and Dr Tim
O’Doherty
(ENGIN)
ENGIN
Graveson Energy
Management Ltd,
Port Talbot
Characterisation and
minimisation of solid and liquid
contaminants in syngas from
low-carbon energy processes
Oct-10
Low Carbon
and Advanced
Engineering
2
Dr Julian Marchesi
and Dr Eshwar
Mahenthiralingam
BIOSI
Cultech Ltd,
Neath Port Talbot
Modulation of the gut bacteria in
healthy individuals to promote
gut health and host well being
Oct-10
Health and
Biosciences
3
Dr Joe Cartwright
and Prof Richard
Lisle (EARTH)
EARTH
Rockfield
Software Ltd,
Swansea
Forward modelling the physical
evolution of sedimentary
sequences adjacent to salt
intrusions
Jan-11
Low Carbon,
Digital
Economy
4
Dr Nick Allen
(BIOSI) and Prof
Paul Kemp (BIOSI)
BIOSI
Ruskinn
Technology Ltd,
Bridgend
Role of hypoxia in iPS cell
derivation and Alzheimer’s
disease modeling
Mar-11
Health &
Biosciences
5
Prof Justin Lewis
(JOMEC) and Dr
Andy Williams
(JOMEC)
JOMEC
Media Standards
Trust,
Conwy
Developing a new business
model for local news provision
and addressing the democratic
deficit in the digital economy
Oct-10
Digital
Economy
6
Dr Karen Wilson
(CHEMY), Prof
Adam Lee
(CHEMY)
CHEMY
Polymer Health
Technology Ltd,
Blaenau Gwent
Nanoengineered polymer
architectures for antimicrobial
medical applications (A) Novel
additives
Jan-11
Health &
biosciences
7
Dr Peter Griffiths
(CHEMY), Dr
Karen Wilson
(CHEMY)
CHEMY
Polymer Health
Technology Ltd,
Blaenau Gwent
Nanoengineered polymer
architectures for antimicrobial
medical applications (B)
Optimised Formulation
recruiting
Health &
biosciences
8
Dr Timothy
Bowen (MEDIC),
Dr Donald Fraser
(MEDIC)
MEDIC
BBI Enzymes (UK)
Ltd , Torfaen
The identification of microRNA
biomarkers of chronic kidney
disease and development of
minimally-invasive methods of
molecular detection
Jan-11
Health &
Biosciences
9
Dr Simon Pope
(CHEMY), Dr Ian
Fallis (CHEMY)
CHEMY
Magnox North
Plc,
Anglesey
Speciation of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Actinides in Environmental
Samples
Oct-10
Low Carbon
Lead Supervisor
2
Ysgoloriaethau Sgiliau’r Economi Gwybodaeth
Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarships (KESS)
KESS PhD Awards at Cardiff University
2011/12 Awards
Lead Supervisor
Lead
School
1
Prof Justin Lewis
(JOMEC) and Prof
Ian Hargreaves
(JOMEC)
JOMEC
2
Dr Emyr LloydEvans (BIOSI)
3
Prof Jim Murray
(BIOSI) and Dr
Dafydd Jones
(BIOSI)
4
Dr Alex White
(PHRMY) and Prof
Les Baillie
(PHRMY)
Project Title
Start Date
Area
Digital platforms: learning,
change and national brand
Oct -11
Digital
Economy
Liquids Research
Ltd,
Gwynedd,
Improved techniques for
isolation of pure cellular
organelles with magnetic
ferrofluid
Oct -11
Health and
Biosciences
BIOSI
3M Health Care
Ltd
Bridgend
Engineering of luciferase for
improved stability in liquid
enzyme formulations used in
rapid hygiene monitoring.
Oct -11
Health and
Biosciences
PHRMY
Sarum
Biosciences Ltd,
Dyfed
Drugs from the sea: Exploring
marine sponges as a source of
novel chemical entities for drug
development.
Oct -11
Health and
Biosciences
BIOSI
Company Partner
The Do Lectures,
Ceredigion
3