{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE260101426"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"DE260101426","attributes":{"code":"DE260101426","administering-organisation":"The University of New South Wales","announcement-administering-organisation":"The University of New South Wales","scheme-name":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2026,"years-funded":3,"project-start-date":"2026-05-06","anticipated-end-date":"2029-05-05","grant-summary":"Active Mechanics of Biological Interfaces. Biology is typified by thin deforming interfaces that undergo complex geometric changes. Examples include lipid membranes and thin layers of epithelial tissue that form the basis of organs. The proposed research will develop mathematical methods to build models of these active living interfaces using tools from the fields of differential geometry, continuum mechanics and active matter. The project will focus on three aims, each displaying general mathematical characteristics, but with specific examples in biology that have so far evaded mathematical analysis. The development of these novel methods will bridge a substantial knowledge gap and tackle a problem that has stalled the feedback between theory and experiment in mathematical biology.","funding-current":510918.00,"funding-at-announcement":506852,"investigators-current":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Sami","familyName":"Al-Izzi","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0003-4764-1457 "}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Sami","familyName":"Al-Izzi","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0003-4764-1457 "}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"The University of New South Wales","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"NSW"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"The University of New South Wales","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"NSW"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":true,"code":"4901","name":"Applied Mathematics","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"490102","name":"Biological Mathematics","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"280102","name":"Expanding Knowledge In the Biological Sciences","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"280118","name":"Expanding Knowledge In the Mathematical Sciences","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":["England"],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"The proposed research aims to develop mathematical methods to address fundamental questions in the mathematical mechano-biology of thin deforming interfaces driven by active stresses, that is, stresses generated via microscopic transduction of chemical energy into mechanical work. It will contribute to Australia’s national interest in several areas, both scientific and educational. Beyond the basic mathematical and biological questions that will be addressed in the project, the mathematical tools developed here have the potential to open up new doors for developing downstream tools which may enable advances in biotechnology, health, and bio-inspired engineering. There is also potential for outcomes of the project to enhance Australia’s international reputation as a leader in mathematical biology research. The project will provide training for HDR and Honours students in state of the art mathematical modelling, numerical methods and analytical tools that have a wide range of applications in engineering, bioengineering and industry more broadly. Overall the researchers will develop transferable analytical and quantitative skills that are vital in an innovation-based economy such as Australia. "}}}