Job Type
Teaching/Education
Research
Technical Advice & Consulting
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography
Marine Ecology
Chemical Oceanography
Policy
Law
Economics
Management
Pollution
Activities
Australian Commonwealth Scientific Diving Advisory Committee (1990-99); Torres Strait Baseline Study Management Committee (1992-96); Int’l Tropical River/Ocean Processes in Coastal Settings (TROPICS) Project Steering Committee (1993-01); UN/IAEA Technical Co-operation Expert in Oceanographic Applications of Nuclear Technology (1994+); National Australian Testing Authority (NATA) Specialist Assessment Committee (1994+); Independent International Marine Study Team for Assessment of Nuclear Testing at Mururoa Atoll (1996); CSDC/HOMA Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Marine Chemistry (1997-99); France-Australia Marine Science & Technology Ministerial Agreement Committee (2004+); UN/IAEA/RCA Australian National Project Coordinator (2004+); UN/IAEA/CRP Chief Scientific Investigator on Nuclear applications to determine bioaccumulation parameters and processes used for establishing coastal zone monitoring and management criteria (2005+); Member of Editorial Board for international journal Environmental Bioindicators (2006+); Member of Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection [GESAMP] Expert Pool (2007+); Member of Editorial Board for international journal Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management (2008+); Honorary Fellow Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (2008+)
Region of Study
Asia-Pacific &Amp; North Africa
Skills
Oceanography; radiochemistry; trace element & stable isotopes; marine biogeochemistry; coastal, oceanic, coral reef ecology; radiotracer technology; ecological risk analysis
Comment(s)
The global oceanic flux and biogeochemical cycling of radionuclides, stable elements (C/N/P, heavy metals, rare earths & their isotopes) and associated coastal and oceanic processes - focusing on tropical oceanic, coral reefs and temperate coastal marine systems. Radioecology of nuclides in relation to global environmental processes - dose impact of radiation on marine biota; nutrient/energy flux and structural analysis in estuarine/oceanic food webs. Practical applications address coastal & oceanic fisheries and geophysical resource management, pollution mitigation & meteorology. Strategic & personal management of research teams. Science communication. Remote field situations and development of novel nuclear and isotopic tracer applications, sampling and analytical techniques.
