• DownUnder GeoSolutions

    DownUnder GeoSolutions uses advanced computing for seismic processing for oil and gas exploration.

  • eAgriculture

    The Department of Agriculture and Food WA uses advanced computing to improve grain production

  • Evans and Tate

    The Evans and Tate Wine Group uses advanced computing to improve wine quality in the Margaret River region.

  • iVEC eResearch Grid

    iVEC’s computing and data infrastructure, connected by a high speed network, is the key enabler of eResearch in Western Australia.

  • Hydrogen Fuel Cells

    Nanochemistry Research Institute uses high performance computing to model new materials for hydrogen fuel cells to be an effective alternative energy source.

  • Urban Monitoring

    Monitoring changes in the Perth urban and surrounding environment enables improved land and water management for world class urban planning.

  • WAMSI Marine Research

    The Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) uses iVEC’s resources to make marine scientific data publicly accessible.

  • Satellite Imaging

    iVEC’s online archive of satellite images of Australia is now publicly available for use in environmental research and management.

  • Modelling Coral Reef Systems

    A research team from the University of Western Australia is using iVEC’s resources to study the fundamental processes controlling coral reef dynamics and their resilience to climate change. 

  • Reverse Osmosis Desalination

    Associate Professor Ben Corry from The University of Western Australia’s School of Biomedical, Biomolecular and Chemical Sciences has used iVEC’s resources to investigate how the science behind ion channels can be applied to issues like developing anti-bacterial compounds and increasing desalination efficiency.

  • Genetic Health Analysis

    Murdoch University head of wildlife identification Dr Peter Spencer has utilised iVEC’s advanced supercomputing resources to investigate and quantify the genetic contribution in species declines by studying population structure and dynamics through analysis of molecular data.

  • Stratigraphic Forward Modelling

    Sedsim is a stratigraphic forward modelling program designed to numerically reproduce the way that sand and sediments are moved, by changing winds, waves, tides and currents, and to determine how those sediments will respond to environmental changes over long time periods.

  • Educational Software Development

    The EVO program was conceived as a way to assist teachers to explain the workings of Darwinian evolution through natural selection, with an audience of upper primary and lower high school students.

  • Cryopreservation for botanic specimens

    A collaborative project by the Western Australian Biomedical Research Institute (WABRI) and Kings Park Botanic Gardens is using iVEC’s supercomputing resources to conduct molecular modelling aimed at finding new, more effective methods of cryopreservation for botanic specimens.