ProfessorBen Horan

Head of School Engineering

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Engineering

  • Head of School Engineering
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Engineering
  • +61 3 522 72907 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

GRANTS

  • GRANT
    Identifying and reducing stress and job turnover in aged care workers using an innovative virtual-reality approach.
    9 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Sundale Ltd - $5,000.00
  • GRANT
    Identifying and reducing stress and job turnover in aged care workers using an innovative virtual-reality approach.
    20 May 2025 - 30 Jun 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Aged Care Research and Industry Innovation Australia - $98,761.00
  • GRANT
    Collecting better data on risky driver actions to improve safety at school zones and roadworks
    27 Mar 2025 - 30 Apr 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts - Road Safety Action Grant - NSRAGP-RD1-A46 - $407,847.00
  • GRANT
    Collecting better data on risky driver actions to improve safety at school zones and roadworks
    27 Mar 2025 - 30 Apr 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    Transport for NSW - $15,000.00
  • GRANT
    REACH Industry Research Scholarship Agreement: Integrating Green Hydrogen-Based Assets into Renewable Hybrid Microgrid Systems in Remote and Off-Grid Areas: A Capacity-Building Approach
    28 Feb 2025 - 31 Aug 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    Canopy Power Australia - $30,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Truckwise Roadshow - Increasing awareness of safety around heavy vehicles through virtual reality
    12 Feb 2025 - 21 Jul 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative - HVSI 905 - $293,406.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Virtual Reality for educating community members in high-risk bushfire areas
    12 Sep 2024 - 31 Mar 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    The IBE Foundation Incorporated - $99,227.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Feasibility Study for Geelong Grammar School (Corio Campus) Energy Management Plan - Stage 1
    16 Nov 2023 - 16 Mar 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Geelong Grammar School - $10,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    VR-TIMS: Multi-agency in-field and virtual reality exercises in controlled environments to improve traffic incident management coordination and capability.
    20 Apr 2023 - 30 Aug 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    iMove Australia Limited - 1-070 - $200,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Investigating Virtual Reality Warden Emergency Response Induction
    1 Feb 2023 - 1 Mar 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Melbourne Cricket Club - $105,000.00
  • GRANT
    Implementation of an innovative virtual reality experience for people living with mild dementia in residential aged care
    16 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Aged Care Research and Industry Innovation Australia - $160,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Second generation immersive reality experience for the application of nutrition bolus to sheep and cattle livestock
    28 Nov 2022 - 31 Jan 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Pacific Biologics PTY LIMITED - $15,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    TruckWise Stage 2
    29 Nov 2021 - 28 Feb 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative - $390,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Interactive Virtual Fly Over Virtual Pilot Plant Visualisation.
    27 Apr 2021 - 31 Jul 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    Clean Energy Resources Pty Ltd - $25,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Investigation of Workforce Solutions for Rural and Remote Services in Aged Care.
    5 Nov 2020 - 5 May 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Ben Horan
    McLean Care - $110,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Investigating Virtual Reality (VR) Low Voltage (LV) Electrical Safety Rescue Simulation for Utilities and Manufacturing Sectors.
    1 Oct 2020 - 30 Sep 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    Innovative Manfacturing CRC Limited - $200,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Virtual Reality Embodiment for the Performing Arts.
    22 Jun 2020 - 30 Sep 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    Victorian Arts Centre Trust - CONTR2020/01016 - $18,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    City of Melbourne - Visual representation of a tonne of CO2.
    20 Apr 2020 - 30 Jun 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    City of Melbourne Grant - Research - CONTR2020/00722 - $6,363.63
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Virtual Reality Awareness Tool for Residential Flooding Scenarios.
    13 Apr 2020 - 31 Oct 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    MWC Grant - Research - Melbourne Water Corporation - $34,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Integrated Data Collection Framework for Aged Care.
    4 Nov 2019 - 30 Jun 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    Deptartment of Health - CONTR2019/02369 - $149,970.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Virtual Reality (VR) Windfarm Design, Visualisation and Training Platform.
    8 Aug 2019 - 1 Jul 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    Acciona Energy Australia Global Pty Ltd - CONTR2019/01527 - $120,000.00
  • COLLABORATIVE GRANT
    Virtual Reality Heavy Vehicle Awareness Platform
    27 May 2019 - 31 Jul 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    City of Greater Bendigo - CONTR2019/01074 - $248,619.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    3D digitisation of performing arts costumes.
    12 Mar 2019 - 12 Sep 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    Arts Centre Melbourne T/As Victorian Arts Centre Trust - CONTR2019/00601 - $14,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Virtual Reality Confined Space Entry (CSE) Training Systems.
    1 Sep 2018 - 1 Oct 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    Melbourne Water Corporation - CONTR2018/01836 - $266,038.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Virtual and Augmented Reality Upskilling
    1 May 2018 - 30 Jun 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Ben Horan
    Tradiebot Industries Pty Ltd - $30,000.00