Institutes
Facilities and Institutes Supported
Agriculture, Environment & Animal Facilities Technical Team
The team supports teaching and research in the fields of agriculture, environment, and animal science. Technical team members collaborate closely with academics in the School of Science to ensure the practical component of teaching is adequately resourced and prepared and have specific skills and experience to support research in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, agriculture in the field and the National Vegetable Protected Cropping Centre, environmental health and animal sciences. The team is also responsible for the wildlife research facility on the Hawkesbury campus and for supporting the research of the School of Medicine within the rodent facility on the Campbelltown campus.
For further information, please contact:
Gary Martinic - Technical Team Leader, Agriculture, Environment & Animal Facilities
Telephone: (02) 4570 1454
The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment Technical Team
The team supports research in the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment (HIE). HIE has become the leading centre of research excellence in ecosystem function and environmental responses to changing climates and offers access to world-class research facilities. The technical teams provide support for field research facilities, including whole tree chambers, rain out shelters and the unique Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) and Eddy Flux tower within native Cumberland Plain Woodland. They also provide support for the Institute’s wide range of laboratories that include molecular biology, microbiology, entomology and analytical chemistry, and a suite of controlled environments including glasshouses and growth cabinets.
For further information, please contact:
Dr Vinod Kumar – Senior Technical Coordinator, Sustainability & Environmental Science
Telephone: (02) 4570 1212
Email: vinod.kumar@westernsydney.edu.au
Dr Pushpinder Matta - Technical Team Leader, Environmental Science & Controlled Environments
Telephone: (02) 4570 1753
Email: p.matta@westernsydney.edu.au
The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour & Development Technical Team
The team supports research in the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development (MARCS). MARCS is an interdisciplinary research institute undertaking research in cognitive science, developmental psychology, language science, music science, cognitive neuroscience, and biomedical, electrical, electronic and software engineering. The technical team provides high-level technical support for specialised equipment for human motion-capture and for the recording, editing, playback and analysis of auditory signals, and for other specialised equipment such as EEG, TMS and audio-visual equipment. The team also has unique skills to support the design, implementation and testing of electronic hardware, software driven electronic devices and experimental equipment control systems as well as specialist support in developing sensor systems to be deployed in space.
For further information, please contact:
Dr Leidy Castro-Meneses - Technical Team Leader, MARCS
Telephone: (02) 9772 6582
The NICM Health Research Institute Technical Team
The team supports research and commercial activities conducted in the NICM Health Research Institute (NICM). NICM is an international leader in integrative medicine research with specific strengths in traditional medicines, herbal pharmacology, and complementary medicine. The technical team is responsible for state-of-the-art laboratories specialising in herbal analysis and pharmacology, analytical chemistry, OGTR certified Zebrafish research and GMP manufacturing.For further information, please contact:
Dina Vadassery - Senior Technical Coordinator, NICM Facilities
Telephone: (02) 9685 4778
Teams and Locations
- The Agriculture, Environment & Animal Facilities Team are located on the Hawkesbury Campus and Campbelltown Campus
- The Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment Technical Team are on the Hawkesbury Campus
- The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development Technical Team are located on the Bankstown City Campus, Werrington South Campus, Westmead Innovation Quarter (WIQ) and Penrith Campus
- The NICM Health Research Institute Technical Team are located in Westmead
If you are looking for contact details for a particular staff member in the Institutes Cluster, please use the link to the WSU Staff Directory.
For further information on how staff in the Institutes Cluster can assist you, please contact:
Gavin McKenzie Institutes Cluster Manager |
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Telephone: (02) 4570 1453 |
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