Environment & Ecology
Researchers
Prof Ian Anderson
Prof Ian Anderson
Hawkesbury Institute For The Environment
Research Interests:
I.Anderson@westernsydney.edu.au
Professor Matthias Boer
Prof Matthias Boer
Hawkesbury Institute For The Environment
Research Interests: Landscape ecology of fire-prone environments; (eco)hydrology of semiarid and arid environments; land degradation and desertification; spatial analysis and simulation modelling.
M.Boer@westernsydney.edu.au
Professor Brendan Choat
Prof Brendan Choat
Hawkesbury Institute For The Environment
Research Interests:
B.Choat@westernsydney.edu.au
Dr Maggie Davidson
Dr Maggie Davidson
Research Interests: Beyond Crystalline silica – icare dust diseases research grant looking at toxicology of artificial stone varieties. Blue Mountains Air Quality Project: use of low cost sensors to monitor local air quality. Health and hygiene in nail salons. Evaluation of biological risks to wildlife volunteers and animal carers.
Ma.Davidson@westernsydney.edu.au
Dr Chris Derry
Dr Chris Derry
Research Interests: Dr Derry is research advisor to the WSU/Sydney Water project titled the performance of constructed stormwater wetlands as a nutrient compliance offset resource. The Hawkesbury Campus research wetlands consist of four 300m parallel treatment channels for which removal efficiency for nitrates and phosphates is measured in terms of water chemistry, flow rate, wetland construction, climate, vegetation and algal growth. Samples are analysed at the West Ryde Sydney Water laboratories and in-house and results will advise Sydney Water and the EPA in determining fair regional offset-trading ratios, with improved water quality and increased wetland construction as outcomes
C.Derry@westernsydney.edu.au
Dr Sandra Diamond-Tissue
Dr Sandra Diamond-Tissue
Research Interests:
S.Diamond@westernsydney.edu.au
Prof David Ellsworth
Prof David Ellsworth
Hawkesbury Institute For The Environment
Research Interests:
D.Ellsworth@westernsydney.edu.au
Dr Yolima Carrillo Espanol
Dr Yolima Carrillo Espanol
Hawkesbury Institute For The Environment
Research Interests:
y.carrillo@westernsydney.edu.au
Dr Catriona Macdonald
Dr Catriona Macdonald
Hawkesbury Institute For The Environment
Research Interests: Nutrient cycling; plant-soil interactions; climate change; heavy metals; forensic microbial ecology
C.Macdonald@westernsydney.edu.au
Prof Belinda Medlyn
Prof Belinda Medlyn
Hawkesbury Institute For The Environment
Research Interests:
B.Medlyn@westernsydney.edu.au
Associate Prof Ben Moore
Associate Prof Ben Moore
Hawkesbury Institute For The Environment
Research Interests:
B.Moore@westernsydney.edu.au
Dr Uffe Nielsen
Dr Uffe Nielsen
Hawkesbury Institute For The Environment
Research Interests:
U.Nielsen@westernsydney.edu.au
Dr Rachael Nolan
Dr Rachael Nolan
Hawkesbury Institute For The Environment
Research Interests: Understanding how ecosystems respond to disturbance, and what this means for ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, habitat values and water resources. Developing models of forest flammability due to dynamics in fuel loads and fuel moisture content. As the climate changes and bushfires become more frequent, it is more important than ever to improve predictions of where and when major fires may occur, and what their impacts will be to our ecosystems, and the ecosystem services they provide, such as fresh drinking water and carbon storage.
Rachael.Nolan@westernsydney.edu.au
Prof Elise Pendall
Prof Elise Pendall
Hawkesbury Institute For The Environment
Research Interests:
E.Pendall@westernsydney.edu.au
Associate Prof Sebastian Pfautsch
Associate Prof Sebastian Pfautsch
Urban Studies, School of Social Sciences
Research Interests: Tree Physiology, Urban Cooling, Microclimate Analyses, Environmental Monitoring, Urban Green Infrastructure Planning
S.Pfautsch@westernsydney.edu.au
Assoc Prof Jeff Powell
Assoc Prof Jeff Powell
Hawkesbury Institute For The Environment
Research Interests:
Jeff.Powell@westernsydney.edu.au
Prof Sally Power
Prof Sally Power
Hawkesbury Institute For The Environment
Research Interests:
S.Power@westernsydney.edu.au
Dr Jason Reynolds
Dr Jason Reynolds
Research Interests: Dr Reynolds' research focuses on pedology and the linking underlying soil properties to repair/improve landscapes and how these properties can be manipulated to achieve beneficial outcomes. He currently works on several projects focused on the repair of degraded soils within the Sydney-basin through better utilisation of amendments, hydration, and soil structure repair.
J.Reynolds@westernsydney.edu.au
Assoc Prof Markus Riegler
Assoc Prof Markus Riegler
Hawkesbury Institute For The Environment
Research Interests:
M.Riegler@westernsydney.edu.au
Dr Michelle Ryan
Dr Michelle Ryan
Research Interests: Aquatic ecology, environmental health and management, nutrient trading, community education.
M.Ryan@westernsydney.edu.au
Prof Brajesh Singh
Prof Brajesh Singh
Hawkesbury Institute For The Environment
Research Interests:
B.Singh@westernsydney.edu.au
Prof Mark Tjoelker
Prof Mark Tjoelker
Hawkesbury Institute For The Environment
Research Interests: Plant Biology, Ecological Impacts of Climate Change, Forestry Sciences, Forest Ecology, Ecosystem Function
M.Tjoelker@westernsydney.edu.au
Associate Prof Justin Welbergen
Associate Prof Justin Welbergen
Hawkesbury Institute For The Environment
Research Interests: evolutionary ecology, climate change biology, and conservation biology
J.Welbergen@westernsydney.edu.au
Dr Ian Wright
Dr Ian Wright
Research Interests:
I.Wright@westernsydney.edu.au
Contact Person
For more information about the research area, please contact Mark Tjoelker via email M.Tjoelker@westernsydney.edu.au or phone (02) 4570 1618.
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