College of Science & Engineering

Sophia Love

Sophia Love

Romain Vaucher

Romain Vaucher

Jenny Fisher

Jenny Fisher

Ambili Narayanan

Ambili Narayanan

Sarfaraz Ali

Sarfaraz Ali

Mikaeylah Davidson

Mikaeylah Davidson

Liuxin Chen

Liuxin Chen

Rafael Cabral Carvalho

Rafael Cabral Carvalho

Tom Lloyd

Tom Lloyd

Mohamadreza Chalak Qazani

Mohamadreza Chalak Qazani

Hub Mission Leader (Old ID 27433)
Helene Marsh
01 Jul 2021 - 30 Jun 2027
Delivering the Hub Mission focused on threatened and migratory species and threatened ecological communities. As stated in the Resilient Landscapes Hub research scope, the Activity Outcomes related to the cross-cutting Mission includes: i Delivering tools and advice to support the conservation of habitat important for priority threatened species, threatened ecological communities and migratory species; ii Updating the National list of threatened ecological communities and species; iii Improving detection of cryptic, ‘difficult’ and other data deficient species; and iv Monitoring and supporting the management of species / community recovery post extreme events. Service to be provided by Professor Helene Marsh, a researcher of international repute able to drive multidisciplinary outcomes, deliver outputs into national information repositories and guide relevant investment across the four research hubs.
Baseline invasive ant fauna and impact survey in the Torres Strait (Old ID 27827)
Peter Yeeles
18 Oct 2022 - 30 Jun 2024
The project aims to collect a representative baseline sample of ant fauna on all inhabited Torres Strait islands and five communities in the northern peninsula area of Cape York. The focus is on invasive and non-native ant fauna.
Project CE140100020
Mia Hoogenboom
01 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2020
grant
Barron River Bridge Planning Study (Old ID 28979)
Conrad Hoskin
01 Mar 2023 - 01 Jun 2023
Arup Australia Pty Ltd is working with Qld Department of Transport & Main Roads to assess environmental impacts of upgrading/replacing the Barron River Bridge. Their main concern is the Critically Endangered Kuranda Treefrog, for which I am the expert. The project is to fund me to do range-wide surveys of the species to estimate current population size and the proportion of the population that may be impacted by the bridge. Additionally, my expert advice on how to mitigate impacts. I consider this ‘contract research’ because it funds research I planning to do anyway (i.e., a current range-wide survey), and that data will be used by one of my PhD students.
Tectonic and Geodynamic Controls on Critical Mineral Systems in Proterozoic Australia
Youseph Ibrahim
01 Jun 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
This project investigates the tectonic and geodynamic controls on critical mineral systems in Proterozoic Australia. Australia's supergiant sediment-hosted deposits, including Mount Isa, Century, McArthur River, and Olympic Dam, formed in Proterozoic basins during the assembly and breakup of the Nuna supercontinent, yet the conditions that enabled mineralisation at this scale remain poorly understood. These basins are typically interpreted using geodynamic frameworks built for the modern Earth, which assume colder, stronger lithosphere than existed at the time. Using coupled thermo-mechanical and landscape evolution modelling (Underworld and Badlands), the project will test how rift mode under elevated Proterozoic geotherms controls basin architecture, fault spacing, heat flow, and sediment distribution. Coupled thermo-mechanical and landscape evolution models will be tested against field data from Proterozoic terranes in northern Australia,
A Proterozoic Framework for Australia's Critical Mineral Systems
Youseph Ibrahim
01 Jun 2026 - 01 Jun 2027
Recent advances in high-performance computing and open-source geodynamic modelling codes now make it possible to simulate the complexity of Proterozoic tectonic processes in three dimensions, capturing how a hotter lithosphere rifts, how basins subside and fill, and how heat and fluids move through the crust over millions of years. This project leverages these technologies to investigate: • RQ1: How does the mode of continental rifting under hot Proterozoic conditions control basin architecture, fault spacing, and subsidence patterns? • RQ2: How do wide rift basins evolve towards narrow rifts, and what are the structural and geomorphological consequences of narrow rift development within already-thinned crust? • RQ3: How is strain partitioned when a wide rift is inverted, and does this explain the structural traps and fluid pathways that characterise world-class Proterozoic ore districts?
Using radiocarbon to measure microbial respiration of charcoal (Old ID 22994)
Michael Bird
18 Jul 2016 - 17 Jul 2017
Building on previous AINSE funding, this project aims to determine the contribution of indigenous charcoal carbon to CO2 respired from the charcoal after three years environmental exposure on a tropical rainforest soil surface at the Daintree Rainforest Observatory, Cape Tribulation. The results will unequivocally demonstrate the degree to which the microbial carbon pool contains carbon derived from radiocarbon dead charcoal.
Fingerprinting environmentally sustainable ores using neodymium isotopes (Old ID 27841)
Alex McCoy-West
01 Sep 2022 - 30 Jun 2026
The rare earth elements (REE) are a critical resource as the world transitions to an energy system dominated by green energy. However, current extraction methods rely on strong acid leaching, which has the potential to create environmental contamination. Alternative REE extraction methodologies, including phyto‐extraction (using plants) and bacteria induced bioleaching are currently being investigated. This project aims to utilise radiogenic and stable neodymium isotopes to characterise the isotopic fractionations induced during different REE extraction techniques. This isotopic fingerprinting will provide a method to verify more sustainably generated REE concentrates, enabling the Australian REE industry to be positioned as a world leading environmental producer.
Fish tissue proteomics as baseline evaluation for safer cultivated seafood with known allergen profile
Ludwig Lopata
20 Nov 2022 - 19 Nov 2023
Cultivated seafood is far less researched than traditional livestock alternatives. We will address this critical knowledge gap through high throughput proteomic analysis of various tissues from different fish species, used for cultivation, with a focus on comparative composition of allergenic proteins (allergens), and directly compare with cultivated meat. Closing this lack of industry-wide target product, protein, and allergen profiles is essential for success in the alternative protein field and will promote regulation of safe cultivated foods.
Satellite Based Water Analysis and Drought Planning in Northwest Qld
Ben Jarihani
01 Aug 2023 - 23 Apr 2025
This project will utilize satellite imagery to map and monitor small water bodies and farm dams to improve grazing land management. The project aims to extract time series of water areas from the satellite images, perform time series analysis to assess the shrinkage or expansion of the water bodies, water levels, and determine their precise locations. The focus is on understanding the availability and dynamics of these water resources, which are vital for livestock, domestic use and wildlife habitats. This project will be a partnership between SGNRM and JCU.
Title: Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian National University
Reseracher: Peter Cowman (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2012
End Date: 01 Jan 2014
Title: Associate Editor for Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences
Reseracher: Martijn van de Pol (Associate Professor, Mathematical Modelling)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2018
End Date: 01 Jan 2025
Title: New Colombo Plan funding - Avian Veterinary Biosecurity Program (AVBP) between James Cook University (JCU), Australia and Walailak University (WU), Thailand $19,800
Reseracher: Orachun Hayakijkosol (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2022
Title: Visiting Research Fellow, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Reseracher: Mohan Jacob (Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2000
End Date: 01 Jan 2000
Title: Member of the 'National Allergy Strategy'-an initiative of the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy and Anaphylaxis and Allergy Australia
Reseracher: Ludwig Lopata (Professor, Personal Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2015
End Date: 01 Jan 2015
Title: PhD, James Cook University
Reseracher: Bethany Smith (Postdoctoral Research Fellow)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2021
End Date: 01 Jan 2025
Title: Frank Fenner Early Career Fellowship
Reseracher: Matt Field (Professor, Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2017
Title: Adjunct Associate Professor of the School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne
Reseracher: Ludwig Lopata (Professor, Personal Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2011
Title: Ministers Award for Urban Design 2021, Winner of Master Plan category for Tropical Design Studio: Strategic concept masterplans in northern Queensland country towns
Reseracher: Lisa Law (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2021
Title: Institute of Australian Geographers (IAG) Award for Teaching Leadership and Scholarship (ATLAS)
Reseracher: Lisa Law (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2021