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Professor Jon Hill

Professor Jon Hill

Executive Dean, Faculty of Science and Engineering

Jon is energised by the opportunities that lie ahead at Southern Cross University encompassing both curriculum development and innovative research. A strong advocate for an inclusive student experience, Jon champions  a learning culture that both prepares students for a changing world and empowers them to thrive in their future careers. This ethos is complemented by an energetic research environment that nurtures curiosity and ingenuity in students.

Jon’s diverse career has spanned research, academic leadership and professional veterinary practice in Australia and the USA. During doctoral work at Texas A&M University, Jon made significant contributions to early animal cloning by cloning the first adult bull, and exploring abnormalities of cloned pregnancies. At Cornell University Jon continued to enhance understanding of placental changes in cloned pregnancies, which led to improvements in neonatal viability and animal cloning technique refinements. His contributions continued at CSIRO, where Jon and his research teams achieved milestones in the application of testicular stem cell transplantation leading the birth of the first lambs through utilization of spermatogonial stem cell transplant technology.

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Faculty Executive Members

Professor Nigel Andrew

Professor Nigel Andrew

Discipline Chair of Science

Nigel is a 2020 Fulbright Senior Scholar. His research investigates the responses of insects (native and introduced; pests and natural enemies) to environmental extremes and rapid climatic changes. Nigel is currently Editor-in-Chief of Austral Ecology, Chair of the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment, and vice-President of the Entomological Society of NSW. He is a keen tennis player and has started to work on his deadlifting technique at the gym.

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Professor Charles Lemckert

Discipline Chair of Engineering & I.T.

Charles is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers Australia and holds CPEng in Civil, Environment and Leadership. Charles’ research interests are multidisciplinary and strongly related to understanding the dynamics of, and solving problems related to, water environments that encompass limnological systems, marine settings and engineered works.

Professor Bronwyn Barkla

Professor Bronwyn Barkla

Associate Dean (Research)

Professor Barkla has been applying proteomics technologies to advance our knowledge in plant abiotic stress tolerance. Recent work has focused on understanding the role and regulation of membrane proteins, with particular emphasis on transport proteins, in plant salt and heavy metal tolerance.

Dr Raina Mason

Associate Professor Raina Mason

Associate Dean (Education)

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Dr Raina Mason

Associate Professor Raina Mason

Associate Dean (Education)

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Associate Professor Renaud Joannes-Boyau

Director, Higher Degrees Research

Renaud is a geochronologist and a geochemist, Head of the Geoarchaeology and Archaeometry Research Group (GARG; www.garg.org.au). His research focuses on the development and application of direct dating methods and micro-analytical techniques to key questions in paleobiology and archaeological sciences, such as the timing of human evolution, hominid ecological niche, diet and early life history. Evolutionary medicine and medical geochemistry are also of prime and growing interest.

Course Coordinators

Dr Vinh Bui

Dr Vinh Bui

Course Coordinator of the Master of Information Technology Management program

Dr Bui has significant research and development experience in a number of areas including network modelling, machine learning, computer-guided scenario generation, internet of things and virtual reality.

Dr David Abrego

Course Coordinator Bachelor of Science

David is a marine ecologist and coral reef scientist. His research examines critical events on the early life history of corals, including coral settlement, the onset of symbiosis, and the impacts of climate change on those. He is also keenly interested on how coral-microalgal symbioses shape the growth and survival of corals. This research has important applications for conservation and restoration of coral reefs.

Professor Symon Dworjanyn

Professor Symon Dworjanyn

Course Coordinator Bachelor of Science with Honours

Symon is a marine ecologist and aquaculture scientist. He examines the effects of climate change on marine critters and seaweeds. He also develops, new environmentally friendly, aquaculture technologies for fish, invertebrates and seaweeds.

Dr Hanabeth Luke

Dr Hanabeth Luke

Course Coordinator of the Graduate Certificate in Regenerative Agriculture

Dr Hanabeth Luke is a passionate educator and researcher, deeply motivated by helping regional communities and farmers to become more resilient in times of transition, bringing communities to science, and vice-versa. She is presently working with the Soil CRC to identify drivers of on-farm decision-making across farming systems.

Dr Graeme Palmer

Dr Graeme Palmer

Course Coordinator Master of Forest Science and Management

Dr Palmer has 30 years’ experience in wood science and wood products manufacturing, and was awarded a PhD for his work on wood processing simulation. Current research includes plantation wood production and bioenergy. Units of study include Forest Operations, Wood Science and Wood Product Development and Marketing.

Dr Carolyn Seton

Dr Carolyn Seton

Course Coordinator Master of Information Technology

Carolyn is an experienced IT professional with a history in industry and higher education. Her research applies Cognitive Load Theory principles to the teaching and design of complex technologies, as well as digital literacy and user interface design for older people. Within IT education, she applies these same principles to assist and improve learning for international students studying technical subjects.

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Dr Mustafa Ucgul

Course Coordinator Bachelor of Engineering Systems (Honours)

Dr. Mustafa is a mechanical engineer with a strong interest in computational mechanics and its applications in agricultural machinery design. With 17 years of research experience in the Turkish and Australian contexts, a major component of his research has focused on the discrete element and finite element method simulations of soil engaging tools, design of mechanical systems, and thermal analysis of agricultural greenhouses and desalination systems.

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David Abrego Senior Lecturer Staff Profile
Ali Reza Alaei Senior Lecturer Staff Profile
Jay Anderson Senior Research Fellow Staff Profile
Nigel  Andrews  Professor  Staff Profile
Bronwyn Barkla Associate Dean (Research) Staff Profile
Kirsten Benkendorff Professor Staff Profile
Liam Bolitho Research Fellow Staff Profile
Ramon Braga Research Fellow Staff Profile
Joanne Oakes Associate Professor Staff Profile
Vinh Bui Lecturer Staff Profile
Ed Burton Professor (Research Scholar) Staff Profile
Peter Butcherine Research Fellow Staff Profile
Mitchell Call Research Fellow Staff Profile
Adam  Canning  Lecturer Staff Profile
Prithwi Chakraborty Lecturer Staff Profile
Penny  Cooke  Research Fellow  Staff Profile
Dexter Dela Cruz Postdoctoral Coral Researcher Staff Profile
Liz Deschaseaux Research Fellow Staff Profile
Steven  Doherty  Research Fellow  Staff Profile
Symon Dworjanyn Professor Staff Profile
Dirk Erler Professor Staff Profile
Bradley Eyre Professor Staff Profile
Guoyang  Fu  Lecturer in Engineering  Staff Profile
Monica Gagliano Associate Professor (Research) Staff Profile
Reza Ghanbarzadeh Lecturer Staff Profile
Abe Gibson Research Fellow Staff Profile
Ross Goldingay Associate Professor Staff Profile
Marine Gouezo Krause Postdoctoral Coral Researcher Staff Profile
John Grant Lecturer Staff Profile
Danielle Griffani Lecturer in Engineering Staff Profile
Peter Harrison Distinguished Professor Staff Profile
Daniel Harrison Senior Lecturer Staff Profile
Simon Hartley Associate Lecturer  Staff Profile
Alex Hendry Lecturer Staff Profile
Jon  Hill  Professor  Staff Profile
Emily Howells Senior Research Fellow Staff Profile
Luke Jeffrey Research Fellow Staff Profile
Renaud Joannes-Boyau Associate Professor Staff Profile
Scott Johnston Professor (Research Scholar) Staff Profile
Brendan Kelaher Professor Staff Profile
Graham King Professor Staff Profile
Tobias Kretzschmar Associate Professor Staff Profile
Angeline  Leece  Postdoctoral Researcher  Staff Profile
Szabolcs Lehoczki-Krsjak Research Fellow Staff Profile
Charles Lemckert Chair of Engineering, Professor Staff Profile
Ben Liu Senior Research Fellow Staff Profile
Hanabeth Luke Senior Lecturer Staff Profile
Damien Maher Professor Staff Profile
Raina Mason Chair of Discipline (Eng & IT) Staff Profile
Helen  McGregor  Research Fellow  Staff Profile
Shane Mcintosh Research Fellow Staff Profile
Chris  Medcraft  Postdoctoral Researcher  Staff Profile
Jos Mieog Academic Staff Profile
David Newell Senior Lecturer Staff Profile
Doland Nichols Associate Professor Staff Profile
Alexandra Ordonez Alvarez Academic Staff Profile
Graeme Palmer Lecturer Staff Profile
Marie-Chantale Pelletier Senior Lecturer Staff Profile
Anand Kumar  Pothula  Lecturer  Staff Profile
Steve Pudney Senior Lecturer Staff Profile
Steven Purcell Associate Professor Staff Profile
Atta  Rasool Research Fellow Staff Profile
Michael  Reading  Postdoctoral Researcher  Staff Profile
Amanda Reichelt-Brushett Professor Staff Profile
Mick  Rose Associate Professor  Staff Profile
Terry Rose Professor Staff Profile
Judith  Rosentreter  Research Fellow  Staff Profile
Christian Sanders Professor Staff Profile
Anja Scheffers Professor Staff Profile
Cooper Schouten Lecturer Staff Profile
Kai Schulz Associate Professor Staff Profile
Anna Scott Senior Lecturer Staff Profile
Carolyn Seton Lecturer Staff Profile
Mervyn Shepherd Senior Research Fellow Staff Profile
James Sippo Research Fellow  Staff Profile
Golam Sorwar Senior Lecturer Staff Profile
Debra Stokes Lecturer Staff Profile
Douglas Tait Senior Researcher Staff Profile
Emma Thompson Brewster Lecturer Staff Profile
Feifei Tong Senior Lecturer Staff Profile
Mustafa Ucgul Senior Lecturer Staff Profile
Jerry  Vanclay  Professor  Staff Profile
Simon Williams Postdoctoral Research Fellow Staff Profile
Lachlan Yee Senior Lecturer Staff Profile
Jacob Yeo Postdoctoral Research Associate Staff Profile
Wenjing  Yu  Postdoctoral Researcher  Staff Profile

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Amanda Beasley Technical and Laboratory Team Leader Staff Profile
Peter Bligh-Jones Technical and Laboratory Officer Staff Profile
Nyomi Bodley Technical and Laboratory Officer Staff Profile
Priya  Borpatra Gohain  Lab and Field Assistant  Staff Profile
Aaron  Chai  Research Assistant   Staff Profile
Kristy Cocks Executive Assistant Staff Profile
Tony Coyle Technical and Laboratory Officer Staff Profile
Adrian  Doss  Airbourne Scientific Instrumentation Technician  Staff Profile
Ernest Du Toit Technical Manager, ReCirculator Staff Profile
Georgia Foley Administrative Coordinator (Research) Staff Profile
Emily Grace Research Officer Staff Profile
Alison Graham Executive Officer Staff Profile
Pauline  Graham  Administration Officer, RRAP  Staff Profile
Karina  Griffin  research Officer  Staff Profile
Roz Hagan Technical and Laboratory Officer Staff Profile
Ceylena Holloway Scientific Project Officer Staff Profile
Lee Kearney Research Officer Staff Profile
Isaiah Koopmans Technical  and Laboratory Officer Staff Profile
Susan Lang-Lemckert Program Manager Staff Profile
Shannon Maguire Curriculum and Accreditation Coordinator Staff Profile
Peter  Marshall  Administration Officer  Staff Profile
Charmaine Mcgrath Curriculum and Accreditation Coordinator Staff Profile
Yvette Millist Research Officer Staff Profile
Jaimee  Moynihan  Research Assistant  Staff Profile
Will Petrie Field Research Assistant Staff Profile
Sydur  Rahman  Technical Officer  Staff Profile
Lara Reading Administrative Assistant Staff Profile
Robert  Rollin  Industry Experience Manager  Staff Profile
Toby  Shapiro Ellis  Technical Assistant  Staff Profile
Karley Simmons Administrative Assistant Staff Profile
Stephan Soule Manager, Education and Outreach Staff Profile
Ben  Stewart  Research Technician  Staff Profile
Alejandro Tagliafico Guzman Technical and Laboratory Officer Staff Profile
Sonia Weiss Administrative Coordinator (Research) Staff Profile
Erich Wittstock Technical and Laboratory Team Leader Staff Profile

 

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Cherise Addinsall Adjunct Fellow Staff Profile
Peter Ampt Adjunct Professor Staff Profile
Maxime Aubert Adjunct Professor Staff Profile
Sarah Barrett Adjunct Lecturer Staff Profile
Michael Barry Adjunct Associate Professor Staff Profile
Jeremy  Bradley  Adjunct Senior Lecturer Staff Profile
Matt Broadhurst Adjunct Professor Staff Profile
Lyndon  Brooks Adjunct Senior Lecturer Staff Profile
Paul Butcher Adjunct Associate Professor Staff Profile
Curtis Champion Adjunct Lecturer Staff Profile
Girish Choppala Adjunct Fellow Staff Profile
Victoria Cole Adjunct Lecturer Staff Profile
Melinda Coleman Adjunct Professor Staff Profile
Allan Curtis Adjunct Professor Staff Profile
David  Davenport  Adjunct Fellow  Staff Profile
Thomas Davis Adjunct Lecturer Staff Profile
Maartin  De Brauwer  Adjunct Fellow  Staff Profile
Morgan Disspain Adjunct Lecturer Staff Profile
William  Doherty  Adjunct Professor  Staff Profile
Ken  Doust  Adjunct Senior Lecturer  Staff Profile
Trish Franklin Adjunct Fellow Staff Profile
Wally Franklin Adjunct Fellow Staff Profile
Rex Glencross-Grant Adjunct Associate Professor Staff Profile
Samantha  Goyen  Adjunct Fellow  Staff Profile
Karina Hall Adjunct Associate Professor Staff Profile
Zan Hammerton Adjunct Lecturer Staff Profile
David  Harasti  Adjunct Associate Professor Staff profile
Louise Hardman Adjunct Fellow Staff Profile
David Hardwick Adjunct Lecturer Staff Profile
Liz Heagney Adjunct Senior Lecturer Staff Profile
Kerstin Hockmann Adjunct Lecturer Staff Profile
Bruce Hodgson Adjunct Fellow Staff Profile
Bryony Horton Adjunct Lecturer Staff Profile
Graham Jones Adjunct Associate Professor Staff Profile
Corrine Jordan Adjunct Professional Fellow Staff Profile
Niloofar  Karimian Adjunct Fellow Staff Profile
Rod Kavanagh Adjunct Associate Professor Staff Profile
Carlo Leifert Adjunct Professor Staff Profile
Yang Liu Adjunct Professor Staff Profile
David Lloyd Adjunct Associate Professor Staff Profile
Greg Luker Adjunct Fellow Staff Profile
Ramil  Mauleon  Adjunct Senior Lecturer  Staff Profile
David  Mills  Adjunct Senior Lecturer Staff Profile
Nils Moosdorf Adjunct Professor Staff Profile
Sumith Pathirana Adjunct Associate Professor Staff Profile
Rachel  Przeslawski  Adjunct Professor  Staff Profile
Andrew Read Adjunct Associate Professor Staff Profile
David Rohweder Adjunct Fellow Staff Profile
Isaac Santos Adjunct Professor Staff Profile
Haile  Shishaye  Adjunct Fellow  Staff Profile
Geoff Smith Adjunct Associate Professor Staff Profile
Scott  Smith  Adjunct Professor Staff Profile
Stephen  Smith  Adjunct Professor  Staff Profile
Tim Smith Adjunct Professor Staff Profile
Doug Somerville Adjunct Associate Professor Staff Profile
Ian  Southwell  Adjunct Professor  Staff Profile
Caroline Sullivan Adjunct Professor Staff Profile
Hilton Swan Adjunct Fellow Staff Profile
Kathryn Taffs Adjunct Associate Professor Staff Profile
Brendan  Taylor  Adjunct Fellow Staff Profile
Aaron Thornton Adjunct Associate Professor Staff Profile
Matthew Tonge Adjunct Fellow Staff Profile
Chamindra Vithana Adjunct Fellow Staff Profile
Naomi Wells Adjunct Lecturer Staff Profile
Philip West Adjunct Lecturer Staff Profile
Steve  Whalan  Adjunct Associate Professor Staff Profile
Jacqueline Williams Adjunct Associate Professor Staff Profile
Michael Wood Adjunct Professional Fellow Staff Profile
Heidi  Zimmer  Adjunct Fellow Staff Profile

Contact the Faculty of Science and Engineering

Executive Assistant to the
Dean of Faculty
National Marine Science Centre
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