Research supervisors

The following table lists possible academic supervisors in the School of Environment, Science and Engineering and the postgraduate research topics they have nominated.

Supervisor	Proposed Research Topics
Professor Bill Boyd	Quaternary geology including palynology Cultural heritage management Environmental archaeology
Dr Daniel Bucher	Coral reef ecology Subtropical reef ecology Benthic invertebrates of sandy sediments
Dr Malcolm Clark	Engineering and Environmental Geochemistry Acid Rock Drainage Sediment water interactions
Mr Murray Cullen	Cooperative Education Solid Waste Management Compost and composting
Dr Leigh Davison	On-site treatment of domestic waste and wastewater Water quality improvement using subsurface flow constructed wetlands (reed beds) Water quality improvement using sand filters
Professor Brad Eyre	Biogeochemistry Nutrient budgets and water quality Estuaries
Dr Ross Goldingay	Conservation of threatened and endangered wildlife Ecology and management of forest wildlife Road impacts on wildlife and their mitigation
Professor Peter Harrison	Reproduction in reef corals Effects of bleaching and pollution stress on corals Coral reef monitoring and management
Dr David Lloyd	Marine and Terrestrial Protected Area Management Environmental Interpretation/Education Community and Indigenous Consultation
Associate Professor Doland Nichols	Domestication of subtropical and tropical tree species Tree regeneration in Border Ranges Silviculture and forest health in subtropical eucalypt plantations
Dr Sumith Pathirana	Geographic information systems and remote sensing Environmental hazard risk mapping Climate change and vector borne diseases
Dr Anja Scheffers	Coastal Geomorphology Long term history of coastal natural hazards Post event survey of recent coastal natural hazards
Dr Amanda Reichelt-Brushett	Ecotoxicology Trace Metals Sediment and water quality
Associate Professor Stephan Schnierer	Indigenous and Local Fisheries Traditional and Local Fisheries Knowledge Indigenous people and Biodiversity
Professor Leigh Sullivan	Acid sulphate soils Soil micromorphology Soil degradation
Dr Kathryn Taffs	Palaeoecology Wetland ecosystems Environmental history
Professor Jerry Vanclay	Modelling competition in mixed species stands Plantations and water use Incentives for sustainable private native forestry
Mr Michael Whelan	Geographic information systems and database management Remote sensing Agricultural software

Updated: 11 April 2012