College of Science & Engineering
Sophia Love
- Doctor of Philosophy (Natural and Physical Sciences)
- sophie.love@jcu.edu.au
Elle Robertson
- Doctor of Philosophy (Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies)
- elle.robertson@jcu.edu.au
Romain Vaucher
- Senior Lecturer, Sedimentology
- romain.vaucher@jcu.edu.au
Jenny Fisher
- Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching
- jenny.fisher@jcu.edu.au
Ambili Narayanan
- Doctor of Philosophy (Natural and Physical Sciences)
- ambili.narayanan@my.jcu.edu.au
Sarfaraz Ali
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- sarfaraz.ali@jcu.edu.au
Mikaeylah Davidson
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- mikaeylah.davidson@jcu.edu.au
Liuxin Chen
- Adjunct Lecturer
- liuxin.chen@jcu.edu.au
Rafael Cabral Carvalho
- Lecturer, Marine Geoscience
- rafael.cabralcarvalho@jcu.edu.au
Tom Lloyd
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Global Ecosystems
- tom.lloyd@jcu.edu.au
Carbon dioxide removal through the enhanced weathering of basalt in acidic soils under sugarcane
Enhanced weathering (EW) offers a potential negative emissions technology. Modelling suggests significant carbon dioxide removal (CDR) but requires field verification. This study quantifies CDR through EW of basalt and examined the influence of soil pH. The experiment received five annual basalt applications of 50t/ha since 2018 and 2.5t/ha lime in 2022. Drainage flux meters were installed to capture leachate during the 2022/23 wet season, and bicarbonate was measured, indicating CDR. Cumulative bicarbonate was not significantly influenced by basalt or lime. CDR was negligible compared to potential bicarbonate generation, with strong acids found to limit in-field CDR. Nitric and organic acids found aligned with fertiliser application, microbial activity and plant root exudation. Acidic soils may require amelioration for CDR through EW, although the neutralising effect of basalt application may reduce CO2 evasion.
Carbon dioxide removal through the enhanced weathering of basalt in acidic soils under sugarcane
Enhanced weathering (EW) offers a potential negative emissions technology. Modelling suggests significant carbon dioxide removal (CDR) but requires field verification. This study quantifies CDR through EW of basalt and examined the influence of soil pH. The experiment received five annual basalt applications of 50t/ha since 2018 and 2.5t/ha lime in 2022. Drainage flux meters were installed to capture leachate during the 2022/23 wet season, and bicarbonate was measured, indicating CDR. Cumulative bicarbonate was not significantly influenced by basalt or lime. CDR was negligible compared to potential bicarbonate generation, with strong acids found to limit in-field CDR. Nitric and organic acids found aligned with fertiliser application, microbial activity and plant root exudation. Acidic soils may require amelioration for CDR through EW, although the neutralising effect of basalt application may reduce CO2 evasion.
Macroalgal removal for reef restoration (Old ID 26442)
This project investigates the potential for restoration of reef ecosystems around Magnetic Island. It aims to remove macroalgae at varying frequencies and monitor changes in coral recruitment to develop best practices for the large-scale implementation of the technique to restore coral reefs impacted by macroalgal phase shifts. This grant is to support the project funded by Earthwatch Australia by increasing funds for field work.
The Science of Seafood: STEM Pathways through Aquaculture
To support the growth of Northern Australia’s Aquaculture industry, which will require between 1400 and 2300 new STEM-skilled staff by 2030 (CRCNA No.A.1.2021014 Report), this project will engage high school students in a series of interactive workshops designed to showcase aquaculture and highlight its range of attractive STEM career pathways. The workshops will be offered in key regional hubs of Queensland for aquaculture and economic development, including Cairns, Rockhampton, Whitsundays, and Townsville. Workshops will be structured as interactive, hands-on sessions at schools, designed to balance theoretical learning with practical application. The project goals are to raise awareness of aquaculture among the next generation and inspire students to pursue studies and careers in the field.
The Science of Seafood: STEM Pathways through Aquaculture
To support the growth of Northern Australia’s Aquaculture industry, which will require between 1400 and 2300 new STEM-skilled staff by 2030 (CRCNA No.A.1.2021014 Report), this project will engage high school students in a series of interactive workshops designed to showcase aquaculture and highlight its range of attractive STEM career pathways. The workshops will be offered in key regional hubs of Queensland for aquaculture and economic development, including Cairns, Rockhampton, Whitsundays, and Townsville. Workshops will be structured as interactive, hands-on sessions at schools, designed to balance theoretical learning with practical application. The project goals are to raise awareness of aquaculture among the next generation and inspire students to pursue studies and careers in the field.
‘Planim Fiuja fo Yumi’ - Co-planning climate-smart and equitable livelihood futures with small-scale fishing communities through a participatory and integrated approach to community engagement. (Old ID 30038)
The project will implement a Participatory and Integrated Planning Approach (PIPA) trialled in a previous ACIAR project. The PIPA aims to equip small-scale fishing communities with the information, resources and capacity to pro-actively and autonomously strengthen their livelihoods towards more equitable, sustainable and climate-smart outcomes. The PIPA is underpinned by a risk-based spatial analysis that is used through participatory engagement activities to support a joint understanding of risk and strengths within local land and seascapes. The approach draws on local knowledge, decision making and governance arrangements to enhance customary community-based livelihoods planning, assessment, prioritising and action processes. This project will seek to adapt and extend the PIPA across Solomon Island contexts, and leverage opportunities to scale to other countries in the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
‘Planim Fiuja fo Yumi’ - Co-planning climate-smart and equitable livelihood futures with small-scale fishing communities through a participatory and integrated approach to community engagement. (Old ID 30038)
The project will implement a Participatory and Integrated Planning Approach (PIPA) trialled in a previous ACIAR project. The PIPA aims to equip small-scale fishing communities with the information, resources and capacity to pro-actively and autonomously strengthen their livelihoods towards more equitable, sustainable and climate-smart outcomes. The PIPA is underpinned by a risk-based spatial analysis that is used through participatory engagement activities to support a joint understanding of risk and strengths within local land and seascapes. The approach draws on local knowledge, decision making and governance arrangements to enhance customary community-based livelihoods planning, assessment, prioritising and action processes. This project will seek to adapt and extend the PIPA across Solomon Island contexts, and leverage opportunities to scale to other countries in the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
‘Planim Fiuja fo Yumi’ - Co-planning climate-smart and equitable livelihood futures with small-scale fishing communities through a participatory and integrated approach to community engagement. (Old ID 30038)
The project will implement a Participatory and Integrated Planning Approach (PIPA) trialled in a previous ACIAR project. The PIPA aims to equip small-scale fishing communities with the information, resources and capacity to pro-actively and autonomously strengthen their livelihoods towards more equitable, sustainable and climate-smart outcomes. The PIPA is underpinned by a risk-based spatial analysis that is used through participatory engagement activities to support a joint understanding of risk and strengths within local land and seascapes. The approach draws on local knowledge, decision making and governance arrangements to enhance customary community-based livelihoods planning, assessment, prioritising and action processes. This project will seek to adapt and extend the PIPA across Solomon Island contexts, and leverage opportunities to scale to other countries in the Pacific and Southeast Asia.
Develop an autonomous AI vehicle damage assessment tool (Old ID 26683)
Development of a practical means and method for automated detection, identification and categorisation of vehicle panel damage using AI, deep learning and selected semantic segmentation networks. Semi-Supervised methods will be investigated to minimize the requirements on hand made training data (archived damaged vehicle images) and research will be conducted to determine the possibility to build a minimum viable product (MVP) directly onto the existing platform architecture.
PADI Global Shark Census 2025-2028
This is a continuation of the existing project with PADI Aware Foundation. The Fish and Fisheries Lab @ JCU is the global scientific quality control and data analysis hub for the PADI Global Shark and Ray Census (GSRC), an international long-term initiative of the PADI AWARE Foundation to monitor sharks and rays around the world through the PADI Diver network. The F&F Lab @JCU conducts quality assurance and scientific verification and checks to the rigor of programme data and will conduct scientific analyses and pattern and trend reporting from the data. This multi-year project provides WIL placement opportunities and may include several PhD students once the data streams collate sufficient data.
Organic matter, sodicity and soil structure
- 1998
- Oxford University Press
- Researchers:Paul Nelson
Start Date:
01 Jan 2016
End Date:
01 Jan 2016
Title:
European Geosciences Union
Start Date:
01 Jan 2011
End Date:
01 Jan 2023
Title:
American Gepphysical Union
Start Date:
01 Jan 2011
End Date:
01 Jan 2023
Start Date:
01 Jan 2004
End Date:
01 Jan 2010
Start Date:
01 Jan 2003
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01 Jan 2009
End Date:
01 Jan 2010
Start Date:
01 Jan 2014
End Date:
01 Jan 2019
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01 Jan 2016
End Date:
01 Jan 2021
Title:
Churchill Fellowship
Start Date:
01 Jan 2012