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The Centre’s aim is to facilitate and promote marine science at MU, led by the Centre Director, who liaises with three deputy directors, mentored ECR’s and administrative support on the day-to-day running of the centre. An advisory board will be convened annually to provide critical strategic input into the direction of the centre’s activities and focus.
Prof. Simon George (Director)
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Organic geochemistry; Archean; Geobiology; Astrobiology; Marine geoscience
Contact and find Simon at MQ
Dr Elizabeth Madin
(Deputy Director)
Biological
Sciences
Behavioural ecology, human impacts on oceans, conservation
Contact and find Liz at MQ
A/Prof.
Ian Goodwin
(Deputy Director)
Environmental
Sciences
Marine climate, paleoclimatology and paleoceanography, coastal geoscience and oceanography
Contact and find Ian at MQ
Dr
Martin Ostrowski
(Deputy Director)
Chemistry
and Biomolecular Sciences
Marine
microbial oceanography, photosynthesis and genomics
Contact and find Martin at MQ
Dr Linda Armbrecht
(Centre Administrator)
Biological Sciences
Marine phytoplankton ecology, biological oceanography, geomicrobiology
Contact and find Linda at MQ
Members
Advisors and Partners
Distinguished Prof. Lesley Hughes, PVC Research Integrity and Development, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University
Prof. Bernard Mans, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University
Prof. Emeritus Patrick De Deckker, Australian National University (ANU) College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
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Dr Bob Creese, NSW Department of Primary Industries
Academic Staff
Dr April Abbott, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Research areas: neodymium isotopes, rare earth elements, sediment geochemistry, oceanography, paleo-oceanography
A/Prof, Leanne Armand, Biological Sciences, Director Collaborative Australian Postgraduate Sea Training Alliance Network (CAPSTAN)
Research Areas: Southern Ocean diatom taxonomy, palaeoceanography, micropalaeontology
A/Prof. Melanie J. Bishop, Biological Sciences
Research areas: estuarine and coastal ecology, benthic ecology, ecoengineering, oysters, restoration, conservation, Benthic Ecology Lab Website
Mel is seeking for HDR students in the following project themes:
- Eco-engineering: habitat enhancements to increase the ecological value of seawalls
- Genetic pollution or genetic solution: how does aquaculture of selectively bred oysters modify the structure and function of wild oyster populations?
- Seagrasslandscapes as carbon stores: what to protect and where to restore
- Beach restoration using nourishment: ecological costs and benefits
- Facilitation cascades: understanding positive interactions among organisms to inform ecological restoration
A/Prof. Glenn Brock, Biological Sciences
A/Prof. Culum Brown, Biological Sciences, Behaviour, Ecology & Evolution of Fishes Website
A/Prof. Nathan R. Daczko, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Research areas: structural geology and tectonics, metamorphic petrology and thermobarometry, evolution of plate boundary zones, integration of geological and geophysical data, geochronology, and field mapping.
Contact Nathan if you are interested in pursuing any of the following topics as Masters or PhD projects:
1. Microcontinents under the sea – helpful for plate tectonic reconstructions? 2. Fluid-rock interaction during deformation. 3. Cryptic pathways of magma migration.
A/Prof. Kelsie Dadd, Earth and Planetary Science (Associate Dean International, FSE), GEMOC Website
Prof. Robert Harcourt, Biological Sciences, Marine Predator Research Group
Dr Shari Gallop, Environmental Sciences
Research areas: coastal morphodynamics, coastal oceanography, sediment transport
Shari is interested in pursuing the following HDR project areas:
- Impacts of reefs and rocks on coastal response
- Storm and storm cluster impacts on coastal erosion and recovery
- Sea level rise impacts on wave energy and coastal response
A/Prof. Nathan Hart, Biological Sciences
Dr Paul Hesse, Environmental Sciences
Prof. Dorrit Jacob, Earth and Planetary Sciences, ARC Future Fellow
Dr. Ian Jonsen, Biological Sciences, Research Website
Prof. Martin Kennedy, Earth and Planetary Sciences (Head of Department)
Prof. Natalie Klein, Professor & Dean of Macquarie Law School, Department of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism
Dr Matthew Kosnik, Biological Sciences, Conservation Paleobiology
Dr Kaikai Li, Visiting Lecturer, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Dr Stefan C. Löhr, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Dr Elizabeth M.P. Madin, Biological Sciences, ARC DECRA Fellow
Research areas: behavioural ecology, human impacts on oceans, conservation
Elizabeth is interested in pursuing the following topics as Masters or PhD projects:
- How does predation risk structure marine ecosystems?
- How are humans affecting marine predators – and thus predation risk and marine ecosystem structure?
- How can new and emerging technologies be applied to marine ecological and conservation questions? e.g., using satellite imagery (and, possibly, drones) to remotely monitor coral reef 'health'
OCEANSHPERE - Marine Ecology & Conservation
Dr Joshua S. Madin, Biological Sciences, ARC Future Fellow
Research areas: Coral reefs, biophysics, technology, Quantitative Ecology & Evolution
Josh is interested in pursuing these HDR project themes in the future:
- Ecological consequences of physical disturbance
- Trait-based approaches to ecology
Dr Philip E. O’Brien, Honorary Associate, Department of Environment and Geography (retired from Geoscience Australia)
A/Prof. Helen Pask, ARC Future Felllow, Physics and Astronomy
Research areas: optical remote sensing, Raman scattering, measuring water temperature and salinity
Helen would like to recruit a PhD student to work on the following: Implementing depth-resolved optical remote sensing of temperature and salinity
Prof. Ian Paulsen, Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University Distinguished Professor, Laureate Fellow
A/Prof. Hongwei Ping, Visiting Lecturer, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Prof. David Raftos, Biological Sciences, Aquaculture, Ecotoxicology, cell &Molecular Biology
Dr. Marta Ribogene, Environmental Sciences
Prof. Neil Saintilan, Environmental Sciences (Head of Department)
A/Prof. Adam Stow, Biological Sciences, Conservation Genetics
Dr Sasha Tetu, Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, ARC DECRA Fellow
A/Prof. Jane E. Williamson, Biological Sciences, Marine Ecology Group
Prof. Leigh Wood, Department of Marketing and Management, and Associate Dean Learning and Teaching, Faculty of Business and Economics
Postdoctoral Researchers
Ms Soumaya Abbassi, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Dr Linda Armbrecht, Biological Sciences
Research areas: Phytoplankton Ecology, Biological Oceanography
Dr Kerstin Bilgmann, Biological Sciences
Dr Belinda Cooke, Biological Sciences
Dr Vivian Cumbo, Biological Sciences
Research areas: oysters, selective breeding, restoration
Dr Tim Green, Biological Sciences
Ms Sarah Houlahan, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Dr Aline Jaeckel, Macquarie Law School,
Research Areas: Regulation of Deep Seabed Mineral Mining, Law of the Sea, Marine Environmental Law
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Dr Jeffrey Kelleway, Department of Environmental Sciences
Research areas: saltmarsh, mangroves, blue carbon
Dr Kate Lee, Biological Sciences
Dr Tim Leefmann, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Dr Sophie Mazard, Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
Research areas: marine cyanobacteria, photosynthetic symbionts, stable isotope probing
Dr Thomas Mortlock, Environmental Sciences
Research areas: Wave, hydrodynamic and sediment transport modelling; Coastal processes and engineering; Shelf oceanography, Topographic and bathymetric surveying
Dr Karita Negandhi, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Dr Benjamin Pitcher, Biological Sciences
Ms Jennifer Rowland, Biological Sciences
Dr K-lynn Smith, Biological Sciences
Dr Catherine Stafford, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Dr Emma Thompson, Biological Sciences
Dr Deepa Varkey, Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
Research areas: Marine microbiology and molecular biology (marine cyanobacteria: ecological distribution, environmental stress response, proteomics and transcriptomics)
Higher Degree Research Students
Mr Philippe Ahier, Biological Sciences
Mr Abdullah-Al Arif, Macquarie Law School
Ms Nicolette Armansin, Biological Sciences
Yueyue Bai, Visiting PhD, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Mr Nathan Bass, Biological Sciences
Ms Shirin Baydjanova, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ms Sophia Bratenkov, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ms Penelope Carbia, Biological Sciences
Ms Gemma Carroll, Biological Sciences
Research areas: Behavioural and physiological adaptations of marine animals (especially little penguins) to the environment.
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Ms Sherrie Chambers, Biological Sciences
Ms Jennalee Clark, Biological Sciences
Mr Lincoln Critchley, Biological Sciences
Mr Peter David, Biological Sciences
Mr Gabriel Dominguez, Biological Sciences
Ms Sally Dupont, Biological Sciences
Ms Natalie Debenham, Earth and Planetary Science
Mr Michael Farmer, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ms Amaranta Focardi, Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
Ms Bianca Frary, Biological Sciences
Ms Ramila Furtado, Biological Sciences
Ms Ina Geedicke, Biological Sciences
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Mr Connor Gervais, Biological Sciences
Ms Lisa Marie Harrison, Biological Sciences
Mr Tao Huang, Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
Ms Julianna Kadar, Biological Sciences
Mr Kostas Kotzakoulakis, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Mr Harry Leung, Environmental Sciences
Ms Samantha Lynch, Biological Sciences
Mr Peter Mahoney, Biological Sciences
Mr Andrew McLeish, Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
Mr Dominic McAfee, Biological Sciences
Mr Johann Mourier, Biological Sciences
Ms Molly O'Halloran, Biological Sciences
Ms Laura Otter, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Mr Carl Peters, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ms Joni Pini-Fitzsimmons,
Conservation biology of sharks and rays, Biological Sciences
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Ms Vanessa Pirotta, Biological Sciences
Mr Habib Raman, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ms Andrea Ribeiro, Physics and Astronomy
Ms Tanya Smith, Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
Ms Yanan Sun, Biological Sciences and The Australian Museum, Sydney
Ms Brodie Sutcliffe, Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
Mr Fallen Teoh, Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences
Ms Jessica Thompson, Biological Sciences
Ms Louise Tosetto, Biological Sciences
Ms Melissa Vallee, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ms Catarina Vila Pouca, Biological Sciences
Ms Maria Vozzo, Biological Sciences
Research areas: Benthic ecology, habitat-forming species, oyster restoration, ecosystem services of oysters
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Mr Harry West, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ms Jessica Wilks, Biological Sciences
Ms Kaja Wierucka, Biological Sciences
Ms Rachael Woods, Biological Sciences
Mr Huiyuan Xu (Ian), Earth and Planetary Sciences & Geosciences Beijing, China Uni
Technical & Administrative Staff and External Members
- Ms Wendy Southwell, Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Ms Alarnah-Jade Cullen, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Mr Josh Aldridge, Senior Scientific Officer, Seawater Facility Manager, Biological Sciences
- Mr Nick Harris, Senior Scientific Officer, Marine Fieldwork Manager, Biological Sciences
- Ms Leigh Staas, Biological Sciences
- Ms Triana O'Keefe, PR/Media and Communications
- Dr Jo Day, Taronga Zoo, Sydney
- Andrew Irvine, Taronga Zoo, Sydney
- Anna Fitzgerald, Bioplatforms Australia
- Dr Vic Peddemors, NSW Department of Primary Industries
- Dr Alana Grech, Assistant Director, ARC Centre of Excellence Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
- Dr Belindar Cooke, Office of the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer
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