Pawsey is proud to provide Australian researchers with allocations in 2026 on Setonix.

Pawsey researchers have received allocations in the following schemes:

National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme (NCMAS)
Pawsey Partner Scheme

The awarded allocations are provisioned and reviewed quarterly.

More than 1 billion compute hours have been allocated in 2026 through various schemes to researchers from Australia’s universities, research institutions and State and Federal government research organisations.

Congratulations to all researchers awarded with compute time on Setonix.

National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme

Setonix allocations displayed below were determined in a meeting of the National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme (NCMAS) Committee. More information..

Project Title	Lead Chief Investigator	Institution	Allocation Setonix CPU (kSU)	Allocation Setonix GPU (kSU)	Allocation Setonix Q Pilot (kSU)
Mechanisms of ion channel function and modulation.	Toby Allen	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology		1000
Advanced numerical modelling for developing safer and more efficient ocean infrastructure	Hongwei An	University of Western Australia			1000
Large Scale Natural Convection Boundary Layers with Variable Fluid Properties	Steven Armfield	University of Sydney	2600
High-Accuracy, AI- and Quantum-Driven Digital Drug Design	Giuseppe Barca	Australian National University		12500
Molecular systems out of equilibrium: theory, simulation and application	Debra Bernhardt	University of Queensland	8000	2700
Controlling the relaxation rate of Rydberg atom arrays	Francesco Campaioli	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology			1000
Numerical simulations of rough-wall boundary layers	Leon Chan	University of Melbourne	3500	1800
Optimizing liquid systems for catalytic, biomolecular, and nanomedicine applications	Andrew Christofferson	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	500	3400
Direct numerical simulation of wall-bounded and buoyancy-driven turbulent flows	Daniel Chung	University of Melbourne	25000	700
Molecular simulation of membrane channels, transporters and receptors	Ben Corry	Australian National University		12300
Revealing the 4-D Evolution of Earth’s Engine	Rhodri Davies	Australian National University	6300
Analysis of complex genomes	David Edwards	University of Western Australia	4000	300
Combining metagenomics and AI to discover and understand novel bacteriophages and viruses	Robert Edwards	Flinders University	3300	12600
Computer Simulations of Biomolecular Systems: Unveiling Mechanisms and Functions	Nehad Elsalamouny	University of Wollongong	400	600
Regional Climate Modelling in Australia	Jason Evans	University of NSW	2900
Simulations of materials for gas separations and heterogeneous catalysis	Jack Evans	University of Adelaide		1400
From Interstellar Turbulence to the Formation of Stars	Christoph Federrath	Australian National University	24000	800
Atomistic Simulation for Geochemistry and Nanoscience	Julian Gale	Curtin University of Technology	9600	4800
The role of convection and turbulent mixing in ocean circulation	Bishakhdatta Gayen	University of Melbourne	11000
Quantum computing algorithms for biomedicine	Riddhi Gupta	University of Queensland	1000
Direct Numerical Simulations of Turbulent Combustion	Evatt Hawkes	University of NSW	17700	12600
3D Simulations of Core-Collapse Supernovae	Alexander Heger	Monash University	7400
Accelerating the Design of Novel Catalysts and Drugs through Computational Chemistry	Junming Ho	University of NSW	600	5400
Agentic Multimodal Large-Language-Model Framework for Autonomous De Novo Inorganic Crystal Design	Bram Hoex	University of NSW			1000
Computationally driven high-performance thermoelectric materials and devices	Min Hong	University of Southern Queensland	1000
Computational Design of Electrode Additives for Sodium-Based Batteries	Tanveer Hussain	University of New England	1000
Design Clean Energy Conversion and Storage Materials by Molecular Modelling	Yan Jiao	University of Adelaide	1200	1200
Data-Driven Exploration of 2D Functional Materials for Physical and Chemical Applications	Liangzhi Kou	Queensland University of Technology	3400
Star Formation and Feedback in a Turbulent Interstellar Medium	Mark Krumholz	Australian National University		12300
Direct numerical simulation of multiphase flows in complex geometries	Christopher Leonardi	University of Queensland		1000
Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials for Transition State Modeling	Tongliang Liu	University of Sydney		1000
Integrated Computational Materials Engineering for Energy Materials	Zhe Liu	University of Melbourne	19000	2000
From molecules to cells: Probing the structural, dynamic and quantum dynamic properties of cellular components at an atomic level.	Alan Mark	University of Queensland	14600	9800
Nanoscale Materials: From Atomic Structure to Functional Properties	Nikhil Medhekar	Monash University	9800
Multiscale Simulations for Precision Biotechnology: Molecular Self-Assembly in Dynamic Environments	Megan O’Mara	University of Queensland	7500	6400
Fluid Mechanics in Environmental Sustainability: Numerical Simulations, Data-Driven Insights and Mathematical Models	Andrew Ooi	University of Melbourne	9800	7200
Development of Next-Generation Density Functional Theory	Ekaterina Pas	Monash University		1000
Aerothermodynamics of High Speed Flight and Enabling Technologies	Adrian Pudsey	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	2400
Closing the Causality Gap: A Computational Framework for Validating Allosteric Drug Mechanisms	Rajib Rana	Australian University			1000
Exploring structure-property correlations in advanced materials: Nexus between computational simulation and atomic resolution microscopy	Simon Ringer	University of Sydney		1500
High-fidelity simulations of turbulent flows in power generation and transport	Richard Sandberg	University of Melbourne	9000	12800	6000
Atomic and Molecular Collision Theory	Liam Scarlett	Curtin University of Technology	24600	9700
Investigation of the structure, evolution and transport properties of turbulent wall-bounded shear flows using direct numerical simulations	Julio Soria	Monash University	31200
Modelling Nanoscale Materials for Catalysis, Sensing and Device Applications	Michelle Spencer	Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology	8900
First-Principles Investigations of Processes and Properties in Catalysis, Coatings, and Devices	Catherine Stampfl	University of Sydney	7000
Developing predictive tools for cleaner combustion	Mohsen Talei	University of Melbourne	7600
Transition, stability and control of bluff body flows and wakes	Mark Thompson	Monash University	1800
High performance compute for better personalised medicine for cancer patients	Anna Trigos	Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre	1700	1700
First-principles design and characterisation of materials for quantum technologies, clean energy and spintronics	Carla Verdi	University of Queensland	3200
Advancing the Science of Hypersonic Propulsion and Aerothermodynamics	Vincent Wheatley	University of Queensland	11200
Quantum vs Classical: Investigating Geochemically Relevant Small Molecules on Setonix-Q	Jessica Jein White	CSIRO			1000
Elucidating CO2-to-Organonitrogen Conversion via Enhanced Sampling Simulations with Machine-Learned Interatomic Potentials	Karen Wilson	Griffith University	2500
Computer simulations of molecular systems and computer-aided molecular design	Haibo Yu	University of Wollongong	7300	7200
Quantum chromodynamics in focus: hadron structure and high-precision tests	James Zanotti	University of Adelaide	11500	12300	1000

Pawsey Partner Scheme

Setonix allocations displayed below were determined in a meeting of the Pawsey Partner Merit Allocation Committee. More information..

* “1st year” for 2-year allocations awarded across 2026-2027 rounds; researchers will be required to provide interim progress report in August-September 2026; multi-year allocations will be reviewed after each year based on utilisation and progress report; the allocation size listed in the table is per year

** “2nd year” for 2-year allocations awarded across 2025-2026 rounds; researchers will be required to apply for allocation in 2027 round; the allocation size listed in the table is per year

Project Title	Lead Chief Investigator	Institution	Allocation Setonix CPU (kSU)	Allocation Setonix GPU (kSU)	Multi-year
TrEnD Bioinformatics 2025	Morten Allentoft	Curtin University	2800	0	2nd year *
Advanced numerical modelling for developing safer and more efficient ocean infrastructure	Hongwei An	UWA	50000	20000	1st year *
The ProGeny of multi-wavelength galaxy modelling: delving into the stellar details in ProSpect.	Sabine Bellstedt	UWA	2000	0
Constraining the physics of galaxies and dark matter with simulation-based inference	Connor Bottrell	UWA	3900	100
Inverse design of exotic electromagnetic systems using Finite Element Method	Jeremy Bourhill	UWA	1000	0
Dynamic Dispersion of Air Pollutants in Underground Mines and Open-Pits via CFD Simulation	Ping Chang	Curtin University	1000	0
A High Resolution Oceanographic Simulation of the Tropical Pacific for Management and Conservation	Christopher Chapman	CSIRO	7000	0	1st year *
Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) Modelling for Subsurface Resource Recovery and Storage	Yongqiang Chen	Curtin University	10000	0
Cryo-Electron Microscopy Single Particle Analysis	Crystal Cooper	UWA	500	2800
Multiphase Astrophysics to Unveil the Virgo Environment	Luca Cortese	UWA	1200	0
Next-gen multi-layer analytics to improve profit from integrated weed management	Monica Danilevicz	UWA	400	600
Linking particle populations in galaxy clusters with the Murchison Widefield Array	Stefan Duchesne	CSIRO	2600	0
Analysis of complex genomes	David Edwards	UWA	6000	400	1st year *
Molecular Simulation of Adsorption for Energy and Environmental Applications	Chunyan Fan	Curtin University	1700	0
Advancing bioinformatics, pangenomics and structural proteomics for plant pathology and improvement	Kristina Gagalova	Curtin University	550	450
Fungal pathogen pangenomics for pathogenicity effector and fungicide-resistance surveillance	James Hane	Curtin University	1600	700	2nd year *
Integrated Photonics MEMS switching and sensing with nano scale optical sources	Martin Hill	UWA	1000	0	1st year *
Multi-modal Language Model for Measuring Human Empathy	Md Zakir Hossain	Curtin University	100	3500
Transient Searches with the Murchison Widefield Array	Natasha Hurley-Walker	Curtin University	7200	0	1st year *
Modelling wave-current interactions in the coupled ocean digital twin	Ivica Janekovic	UWA	1000	0
Large-scale simulations of ion collisions for fusion energy, hadron therapy and astrophysics	Alisher Kadyrov	Curtin University	8000	25000
Climate Science Initiative: producing high resolution climate projections for Western Australia	Sean Lam	Department of Water and Environmental Regulation	50000	0	2nd year *
Modelling Plate Margin Evolution from Lithospheric to Mineral Scale	Ben Steven Knight	Curtin University	1000	0
Development of multi-omics analyses using barley leaf infected with net blotch	Irina Kuznetsova	Curtin University	650	350
Predicting the properties of galaxies and black holes across cosmic time with SHARK v2.0	Claudia Lagos	UWA	4400	0
Weighing dark-matter haloes: testing cosmology using with Shark, GAMA, DEVILS, SDSS, WAVES & 4HS	Trystan Lambert	UWA	1000	0
On the Importance of Model Selection in the Era of Foundation Models	Qiyu Liao	CSIRO	100	5900
CFD Simulation of a Pilot-Scale Reactor for Metal Recovery from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries	Yiran Liu	UWA	1000	0
Computational Ocean Dynamics for Coastal and Offshore Engineering Applications	Ryan Lowe	UWA	8000	3000	1st year *
Atomistic Insights into the Abrasion of Pearlitic Steel	Chunsheng Lu	Curtin University	6100	0
Molecular dynamics simulation of biophysical phenomena	Ricardo Mancera	Curtin University	2000	800
Building the WAVES Survey Database: Mapping the Distribution of Energy and Mass in the Universe	Adam Marshall	UWA	1000	0
Atomistic modelling of carbon materials and related solids	Jacob Martin	Curtin University	1800	0
Computational Geochemistry Laboratory: Molecular Modelling for Sustainable Mineral Resources	Yuan Mei	CSIRO	10000	500	1st year *
High time resolution science with the Murchison Widefield Array and beyond	Bradley Meyers	Curtin University	500	4000	2nd year *
A genomics approach to identifying the causes of pigmentation differences in alpaca fibre.	Kylie Munyard	Curtin University	1000	0	2nd year *
Genomics for Western Australian biodiversity conservation	Kym Ottewell	Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions	1000	0	1st year *
Advanced malaria modelling to support policy and develop novel malaria tools	Melissa Penny	UWA	2100	600
Land Surface Modelling to Support Sustainable Resource Use in Western Australia	Jakob Petereit	Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, WA	500	1300	2nd year *
Aqueous Solvation of Small Molecules	Chi Phan	Curtin University	300	1800
Experimenting with the physics of galaxy formation with the Solas and KIARA Simulations Suites	Chris Power	UWA	20000	0
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Pathogen Diagnostics and Research	Asad Prodhan	Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, WA	250	750
Advanced atomistic simulations of crystallisation under realistic conditions	Paolo Raiteri	Curtin University	17000	23000	1st year *
High Angular Resolution Radio Astronomy with the LBA	Cormac Reynolds	CSIRO	1000	0	1st year *
Atomic and Molecular Collision Theory	Liam Scarlett	Curtin University	50000	32500	1st year *
Establishing a framework for WA state-wideLULUCF inventory reporting	Jianxiu Shen	Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, WA	1500	300
Surrogate-assisted optimisation under uncertainty of complex groundwater problems	Adam Siade	CSIRO	1000	0
From Titan’s haze to Earth’s labs: predicting organic crystal growth	Peter Spackman	Curtin University	4000	5000	1st year *
Decomposing metal organic frameworks at high pressure to characterise metal oxide nanoparticles	Dino Spagnoli	UWA	3200	0
Statistical Genetic and Epidemiological Analyses for Complex Traits	Jennifer Stone	UWA	6000	700	2nd year *
An Ensemble of National Convective Scale Climate Projections with CCAM	Marcus James Thatcher	CSIRO	26600	1100
Epoch of Reionisation exploration with the MWA	Cathryn Trott	Curtin University	700	800	1st year *
WA priority airsheds – improvements in regional dispersion modelling using WRF-CMAQ	Puneet Verma	Department of Water and Environmental Regulation	1000	0
Quantum Algorithms for Real-Time Optimization and Imaging Analysis	Jingbo Wang	UWA	12300	30000
Mechanistic Understanding of Metal Cluster Interactions for Intelligent Catalyst Design	Peter Watson	Curtin University	5000	0
The role of epigenetic alterations in age-related senescence.	Paul Whatmore	Curtin University	1000	0
Wide-field Radio Astronomy: ASKAP Survey Science	Matthew Whiting	CSIRO	12400	0
Tackling the Challenges of SKA-scale Deep Surveys.	Andreas Wicenec	UWA	1000	8000	2nd year *
Three-dimensional high-resolution ocean model for Australian Waters (ozROMS).	Sarath Wijeratne	UWA	600	400
The Liver Cancer Collaborative ‚Äì Improving treatment for Primary Liver Cancer	Louise Winteringham	UWA	1000	100
CFD Modelling of Cryogenic Ambient Air Vaporizers using Novel Frost Formation Model	Joshua Chang Qai Wong	Curtin University	1000	0
Large Scale Photogrammetric 3D Reconstruction for Underwater Virtual Heritage Experiences	Andrew Woods	Curtin University	10000	1200
Lithospheric Architecture of Western Australia: seismic imaging of WA Array data: Years 3 & 4	Huaiyu Yuan	Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration, WA	2600	0	2nd year *
Impact of large surface roughness on wake transition of a wall-free cylindrical structure	Tongming Zhou	UWA	11400	0
Out-of-Session Allocations
Genetic Tests to Identify People at High Risk of Common Diseases	Grant Morahan	UWA	256	1000
Multiphysics modelling: Moisture retention in insulation to mitigate corrosion	Thunyaluk Pojtanabuntoeng	Curtin University	2000	0