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

Russell River Sustainability Plan (Old ID 31149)
Nathan Waltham
24 Jul 2023 - 31 Dec 2023
Runoff from catchments in northern Australia has the potential to carry large amounts of sediment and nutrients to the Great Barrier Reef. This project will build a overall catchment management plan for the Russell River catchment, in partnership with State Government, Jaragun Ecoservices, industry, community and indigenous partners. The plan will set out state, condition and opportunities for restoration and protection of the catchment, aligning with the Governments new policies and plans in this space.
Development and implementation of MathBench for Australian Universities to improve quantitative skills of science and mathematics students (Old ID 21655)
Shaun Belward
19 Dec 2013 - 03 Feb 2016
There is international agreement that quantitative skills (QS), the ability to apply mathematical and statistical thinking and reasoning within a given external context, are an essential graduate competence in science. Recent studies have shown a lack of availability of proven QS learning resources. MathBench, a suite of online modules that have been trialled, tested and adapted across several US universities, is a valuable QS learning resource for the US context. The project aim is to develop and implement MathBench as an Innovative online resource, for both desktop and mobile devices, to improve QS of science students at seven Australian universities.
Wetland Restoration Surveys Burdekin Catchment (Old ID 22221)
Nathan Waltham
03 Jul 2015 - 31 Mar 2016
This project will complete freshwater wetland surveys throughout the Burdekin catchment to examine the success of wetland system repair. Field work will include fish, water quality, vegetation, habitat, and macroinvertebrate sampling. A component of this program will include community training, education and workshops. Data generated will be sued in the preparation of promotional material, reports and social media releases.
Restoring ecosystems from catchment to reef (Old ID 26959)
Nathan Waltham
01 Jan 2020 - 10 Dec 2020
A range of NESP TWQ Hub funded projects have delivered insights into improved ways of restoring and evaluating ecosystem restoration efforts, from catchments through to the reef and other marine environments. This work has mostly focused on sediments, nutrients and freshwater, estuarine and marine wetland restoration in a wide range of projects. The diversity of approaches and contexts in which restoration has occurred, make it very difficult for anyone not intimately associated with the work to appreciate the overall outcomes and learnings. This synthesis will provide the ability to see across this range of projects and outcomes. Synthesis of the outcomes across these projects will provide easy to access practical recommendations for land and sea managers.
Xanthostemon plant essential oils as a valuable renewable resource for medical, agrochemical and healthcare applications. (Old ID 26985)
Michael Oelgemoeller
01 Jul 2021 - 31 Jan 2024
The genus Xanthostemon consists of about fifty plant species and is endemic to Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and New Caledonia. Australian essential oils are known to contain β-triketones, which possess broad antimicrobial and insecticidal activities. In contrast, the chemical composition of essential oils from New Caledonian and Papua New Guinean species are unknown. This project will close this gap by harvesting and characterizing essential oils in three tropical countries, identifying and modifying β-triketone constituents and testing these for insecticidal and antibacterial properties. The results will enable local essential oil producers to diversify and add value to their product portfolios.
Developing hyperspectral drone technology for coral reef bathymetric mapping (Old ID 22931)
Karen Joyce
01 Sep 2016 - 31 Dec 2017
The aim of this project is to develop a rapid and cost-effective technique for mapping shallow water bathymetry in coral reef environments. As water depth and reef structure is an important input for creating benthic habitat models, a robust means for generating this information is required. Current techniques use either coarse resolution satellite images or highly expensive boat-based SONAR. This project will instead use optical measurements obtained from a remotely piloted aircraft system (drone) to provide highly detailed depth measurements. This in turn can be used to calibrate and validate satellite models, and used to scale bathymetry over broader areas.
Streamlining SWIRLnet data acquisition, analysis, storage, and dissemination procedures (Old ID 28994)
David Henderson
30 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2023
This project is a collaboration with UQ. It builds on previous projects that have developed and refined the SWIRLnet wind anemometer towers. This project will streamline the data acquisition, analysis, storage, and dissemination procedures.
Coral Sea - Coral Reef Health Multi Year Project (Old ID 26516)
Morgan Pratchett
27 May 2019 - 30 Jun 2021
The principal output of this project will be providing spatial and temporal analyses of hydrodynamic patterns in the Coral Sea Marine Park (CSMP) to facilitate planning and establishment and/or revisions of existing management plans. This project will inform patterns of connectivity and circulation flow across the broader CSMP, and between CSMP and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park using existing modelling platforms.
3D mapping and monitoring coral reefs population and community dynamics: EcoRRAP PhD scholarship (Old ID 27302)
Alana Grech
28 Jun 2021 - 28 Jun 2025
The aim of this project is to fill key knowledge gaps in natural rates of reef recovery and adaptation to climate change through upscaling spatial analysis and monitoring. The overreaching goal is to improve the spatial extent in monitoring techniques and workflows used to investigate drivers of coral reef recovery and adaptation to climate change, to better guide managers in the planning and design of coral reef protection and conservation programs, including restoration interventions. The project will involve fieldwork and require high level of programming and statistical skills.
Resolving the genetics of adaptation and speciation (Old ID 22899)
Conrad Hoskin
01 Sep 2016 - 31 Dec 2017
The project will greatly assist my career development by increasing my skills and impact in genomic research. Genomic data is currently produced in a process (via next generation sequencing) that results in unordered markers. However the majority can only be resolved with ordered markers (i.e. genes arranged along chromosomes). This project will provide a way to determine the genetic structure that underlies SNPs and other types of genomic data for non-model organisms in order to product ordered markers.
Title: Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University
Reseracher: Michael Bird (Distinguished Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2000
End Date: 01 Jan 2003
Title: Associate Professor, James Cook University
Reseracher: Ickjai Lee (Professor - Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2010
End Date: 01 Jan 2013
Title: Senior Lecturer, James Cook University
Reseracher: Ickjai Lee (Professor - Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2006
End Date: 01 Jan 2009
Title: Lecturer, James Cook University
Reseracher: Ickjai Lee (Professor - Promotional Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2003
End Date: 01 Jan 2005
Title: Guest Editor: Water
Reseracher: Simon Das (Research Fellow - Grouper Nutrition)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2023
End Date: 01 Jan 2024
Title: Guest Editor : Journal of Environmental Biology
Reseracher: Simon Das (Research Fellow - Grouper Nutrition)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2020
End Date: 01 Jan 2021
Title: Examiner: Postgraduate & Undergraduate Level
Reseracher: Simon Das (Research Fellow - Grouper Nutrition)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2011
End Date: 01 Jan 2022
Title: Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil), University of Oxford
Reseracher: Nico Adams (Professor, Electronic Systems & IoT Engineering)
Title: Bachelor of Veterinary Science, James Cook University
Reseracher: Tessa Mackie (Lecturer, Veterinary Pathology)
Title: Membership in Veterinary Pathology, The Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists
Reseracher: Tessa Mackie (Lecturer, Veterinary Pathology)