Functions of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research Infrastructure (PVCRI)
As Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure), Associate Professor Grainne Moran is responsible for strategy, policy, and advice relating to research infrastructure. Her Office is also responsible for provision of shared research facilities and equipment, funding schemes, and associated technology services. The major services and themes supported by her Office are:
-
UNSW shared research facilities, such as the Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre and Network Labs.
-
Research Technology Services, such as High Performance Computing (HPC), Data Management and Community Initiatives (including Training, Events and Hacky Hour).
-
Infrastructure funding schemes, in particular, the UNSW internal Research Infrastructure Scheme and major external schemes, such as the ARC LIEF and the Cancer Institute NSW Research Equipment Grant schemes.
-
Coordination of UNSW involvement in research infrastructure at the national and international level, such as National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy initiatives.
The UNSW shared research infrastructure model promotes collaborative use of equipment, expertise, facilities and services as well as coordinated access to major national and international research facilities or consortia in order to enable researchers at UNSW to undertake excellent research and deliver innovative outcomes.
The PVCRI Team
| Name | Position | Ext | |
| Grainne Moran | Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure) | 54642 | g.moran@unsw.edu.au |
| Avril Clarkson | Executive Assistant to PVCRI | 53213 | a.clarkson@unsw.edu.au |
| Luc Betbeder-Matibet | Director, Research Technology Services | 51216 | luc@unsw.edu.au |
| Claudia Hillenbrand | Director, Research Imaging NSW | 51496 | claudia.hillenbrand@unsw.edu.au |
| Malcolm France | Director, Animal Services | - | m.france@unsw.edu.au |
| Peter Cumpson | Executive Director, Mark Wainwright Analytical Centre | 54850 | p.cumpson@unsw.edu.au |
| Gabriel Caus | Senior Infrastructure Manager | 54129 | g.caus@unsw.edu.au |
| Joachim Mai | High Performance Computing (HPC) Data Manager | - | joachim.mai@unsw.edu.au |
| Jacky Cho | Project Officer | 52820 | k.cho@unsw.edu.au |
| Jake Surman | Research Computing Support Engineer | 51752 | j.surman@unsw.edu.au |
| Julia Muenchhoff | Senior Project Officer | 52979 | j.muenchhoff@unsw.edu.au |
| Alper Yasar | Project Officer | 57785 | s.yasar@unsw.edu.au |
| Paul O'Brien | Cold Storage Systems Manager | 56854 | paul.obrien1@unsw.edu.au |
Contact Details
For general enquiries, please contact pvcresin@unsw.edu.au or call +61 2 9385 3213.
For enquiries regarding High Performance Computing (HPC) and other Research Computing, please contact restech@unsw.edu.au.
Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure)
Level 4, South Wing, Rupert Myers Building (M15)
UNSW Kensington Campus NSW 2052