BSc (Hons), PhD
Stuart Bunn is the Director of the Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University. He is an international expert in riverine and wetland ecology, and regular advisor to government and non-government agencies, both at home and abroad. As well as being an Australian National Water Commissioner and Technical Director of the International Water Centre, Stuart also serves on a number of significant expert panels and committees.
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BSc (Hons), PhD
Rod Connolly is a Professor in the Griffith School of Environment and Member of the Australian Rivers Institute. Rod is internationally renowned for his work on coastal fisheries production and ecosystem health and has published on a breadth of topics, ranging from pollutants in estuaries to climate change impacts. He collaborates with research institutes in the USA and in Europe, and in Australia, is a member of several expert panels including the Minister’s fish health advisory panel.
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BA, MS, PhD
Brian Fry is a Professor in the Australian Rivers institute. Brian's primary research has focused on understanding ecological interactions through the use of stable isotopes, particularly in watersheds, estuaries and coasts. He has made incredible advancements in the field and is recognised as one of the 250 most-cited researchers in the world in the domain of Ecology and the Environment.
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Ove Hoegh-Guldberg is Professor of Marine Studies and Director of the Global Change Institute at The University of Queensland. He specialises in the impact of climate change on biological systems, and is particularly well-known for his work on the impacts of ocean warming and acidification on coral reefs. His work on coral bleaching was recognised in 1999 with the Eureka prize for Research. He is also a Queensland Smart State Premier’s Fellow.
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BSc (Hons), PhD
Jane Hughes is a Professor in the Griffith School of Environment and Member of the Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University. She is a population ecologist, with expertise in population genetic approaches to answering questions about dispersal, behaviour and evolution in animals and plants. She currently leads the aquatic biodiversity and conservation theme in the Australian Rivers Institute and has run large multi-disciplinary projects addressing questions about contemporary and historical connectivity among populations of aquatic fauna.
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Prof. Jürg Keller is Director of the Advanced Water Management Centre at The University of Queensland and Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering. He has also an Australian Professorial Fellowship from ARC (Australian Research Council).
Jurg has over 17 years experience in water industry research, particularly in biological wastewater treatment, environmental biotechnology, microbial fuel cells and water recycling. While working at the leading edge of research and development in this field, he is also heavily involved in collaborative and consulting projects with industry partners across Australia and New Zealand. He has been director of the AWMC since its inception in 1996 and the Centre is one of the leading research centres in this field worldwide with over 60 staff and students investigating innovative ways to improve water management.
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PhD
Associate Professor Lovelock’s expertise is in the fields of plant ecology and global change biology. Associate Professor Lovelock’s main research focus is the biocomplexity of mangrove ecosystems. Early in her career Associate Professor Lovelock made important contributions in understanding the role of light in structuring mangrove, tropical rainforest and coral reef algal communities. She also uncovered the importance of nutrient availability in determining species interactions in mangrove forests.
Associate Professor Lovelock’s current research focuses on the ecology and ecophysiology of coastal plant communities with particular interest in the influence of environment, including global climate change on plant community productivity and diversity.
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BSc (Hons), MPhil, PhD, FSB CBiol
Shing Yip (Joe) Lee is Deputy Director of the Australian Rivers Institute and Professor in the School of Environment, Griffith University. Joe is a Chartered Biologist (UK) and Chartered Environmentalist (UK), and was elected Fellow of the Society of Biology (UK) in 2004. Joe has lead national projects on wetlands and has been a keynote speaker at seven international conferences on estuarine ecology, pollution and management.
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CEnvBSc, PhD, DIC
Hamish McCallum is Head of the Griffith School of Environment and a Member of the Environmental Futures Centre, Griffith University. Hamish is a Professor of Ecology, with interests in infectious diseases, conservation biology and quantitative ecology. He is well renowned for his work to save the Tasmanian Devil from a rare contagious facial cancer, and in 2011 was a joint recipient of a prestigious Eureka Award for his efforts.
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BSc (Hons), PhD
Jon Olley is Deputy Director of the Australian Rivers Institute and Professor of Water Science at Griffith University. Jon is a fluvial geomorphologist, with research interests including climate change and land use impacts on, and rehabilitation of rivers and streams. Jon has led the Queensland Government’s Healthy Country project and along with his research team, was awarded the 2010 Health Waterways Watersecure Research Award for this work.
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Stuart Phinn is currently Scientific Director for Australia’s Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network, a $45 million investment to improve Australia’s collection and sharing of ecosystem data.
Stuart's contribution to biophysical remote sensing is reflected through his involvement in activities to advance the profession and application of remote sensing both internationally and in Australia. In particular, his work has enabled ecosystem scientists to develop methods for using remote sensing to map and monitor specific environmental features, processes, plants or animals, and to have that information used within management activities for detecting and monitoring change in the environment. His work in TERN is focussed on establishing a network of scientists and infrastructure to collect and share long-term ecosystem data sets. This has led to a new approach to build the infrastructure and community values necessary to share long-term ecosystem science data and knowledge for the benefit of the Australian ecosystem science and management communities.
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Hugh Possingham is Professor of Mathematics and Professor of Ecology at The University of
Queensland. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Sciences and an Australian Research Council Federation Fellow. He is Director of the Commonwealth Environmental Research Facility on Applied Environmental Decision Analysis and Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions. His research interests include marine reserve design, optimal landscape reconstruction for birds, metapopulation dynamics of plants and animals, population viability analysis, kangaroo and koala management, and optimal weed control (as part of the Weeds CRC).
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Helen Ross is an expert in Rural Community Development in the School of Integrative Systems, The University of Queensland. She is an interdisciplinary social scientist (environmental psychologist and anthropologist) specialising in social aspects of sustainable development and environmental management. Her work includes catchment and integrated water resource management, management of socialecological systems, resilience, collaborative planning and management, social impact assessment and approaches to integration. She is a frequent adviser to government and non-government agencies on water and environmental management.
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BEng, PhD, FIEAust, CPEng, NPER
Rodger Tomlinson is the Director of the Griffith Centre for Coastal Management and Research Director for the Smart Water Research Centre. Rodger’s research interests include the impacts of climate change on coastal zone dynamics and management. Rodger acts as the Gold Coast City Council’s Professor of Coastal Management and also leads the Griffith Climate Response – Climate Program.
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BSc, MSc, PhD
Xu is Director of the Environmental Futures Centre and Professor of Plant and Soil Systems, School of Biomolecular and Physical Sciences, Griffith University. Zhihong has an impressive publishing record and he holds editorial positions with a number of key journals, including Environment Science and Pollution Research, Plant and Soil and the Journal of Soils and Sediments. Zhihong has secured numerous national competitive grants and frequently serves on the assessment board for national grant applications and university and research institute promotions.
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PhD
Dr Liz O’Brien is an integral member of the Research Development Team at Griffith University who pursues strategic opportunities to develop research initiatives. This involves the development of partnerships with industry, government agencies, other universities, philanthropic organisations and other partners.
Dr O’Brien’s previous experience in program management has included involvement in national, multidisciplinary research teams and has involved engaging with all levels of government. Dr O’Brien’s skills in strategy development, relationship management, collaboration and research management will facilitate the strategic guidance and organisation needed to coordinate and promote AWERA strategic objectives.
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