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

A low power flexible sensor network system for viticulture (Old ID 22420)
Mohan Jacob
04 Apr 2016 - 05 Sep 2020
While many researchers are focusing on wireless sensor networks as the core component of on-farm sensor networks, these systems suffer from high maintenance due to the number of units required, each with their own batteries and charging systems. For viticulture, where sensor strings can be run down rows, I propose a wired system capable of driving 1000's of sensors from a single sensor master. There is a gap in the types of sensors currently available in viticulture research and routine that the proposed development would meet.
Coral recovery dynamics on post-bleach coral reefs (Old ID 27474)
David Bellwood
01 Apr 2022 - 31 Mar 2024
I will use a long-term data to investigate what determines patterns of coral settlement and survival in Lizard Island. 1) Investigate the fate of juvenile corals settled after the back-to-back bleaching events in the Island. 2) I will deploy current meters to provide hydrodynamic data to determine whether currents are able to explain the uneven distribution of recruits. 3) These current data will be combined with detailed 3D photogrammetry to generate small-scale digital photomosaic to estimate if and, to what extent multi-scale topographical details may interact with currents to determine the distribution, fate and growth of recruited corals.
Tropical forest flammability and post-fire recovery (Old ID 27657)
Susan Laurance
01 Mar 2022 - 31 Dec 2022
This project aims to quantify the shoot-level flammability of tropical forest species across a range of growth forms via experimental burns and assess which plant functional traits influence high or low flammability. The expected outcomes of this research include an understanding of the relation between plant traits and species and growth form flammability, which will help inform fire management and revegetation efforts in the wake of increased tropical and subtropical forest bushfires. The overall significance of this research is to build on previous rainforest flammability data and provide experimental data that may eventually be used in larger scale flammability modelling.
Impacts of a volcanic eruption on coral reef fisheries in a co-managed fishery-system (Old ID 27870)
Patrick Smallhorn-West
01 Jan 2023 - 01 Jan 2025
In January 2022, a massive submarine volcanic eruption occurred in the Kingdom of Tonga, causing widespread damage from both ashfall and tsunami waves. For 20 years prior to this eruption, the Tongan government has worked closely with local communities to manage and conserve the countries coral reef ecosystem and reef fisheries. In the wake of this acute disturbance, I aim to: 1)understand how coral reefs and their fisheries respond to massive acute disturbances, and 2)investigate whether local marine management measures can mitigate observed impacts. Ecological surveys of fish and reef health will be conducted across the country’s coral reefs, both within and beyond managed areas, at varying distances from the eruption epicentre.
Moore Reef Grounding Assessment (Coral Sea Marine Park) (Old ID 27905)
Gemma Galbraith
27 Jan 2023 - 29 Dec 2023
A vessel was reported to have run aground at Moore Reef in the Coral Sea Marine Park in December 2022. This project will use surveys of the grounding site and surrounding habitat to understand the impact of the vessel grounding on reef habitats, and benthic and fish communities on Moore Reef.
ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrated Coral Reef Studies (Old ID 21109)
David Bellwood
31 Oct 2014 - 31 Dec 2021
The overarching aim of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrated Coral Reef Studies is to provide the scientific knowledge necessary for sustaining ecosystem goods and services of the world's coral reefs, which support the livelihoods and food security of millions of people in the tropics. The Centre will enhance Australia's global leadership in coral reef science through three ambitious research programs addressing the future of coral reefs and their ability to adapt to change. A key outcome of the research will be providing tangible benefits to all Australians by bui8lding bridges between the natural and social sciences, strengthening capacity, and informing and supporting transformative changes in coral reef governance and management.
ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrated Coral Reef Studies (Old ID 21109)
Mia Hoogenboom
31 Oct 2014 - 31 Dec 2021
The overarching aim of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrated Coral Reef Studies is to provide the scientific knowledge necessary for sustaining ecosystem goods and services of the world's coral reefs, which support the livelihoods and food security of millions of people in the tropics. The Centre will enhance Australia's global leadership in coral reef science through three ambitious research programs addressing the future of coral reefs and their ability to adapt to change. A key outcome of the research will be providing tangible benefits to all Australians by bui8lding bridges between the natural and social sciences, strengthening capacity, and informing and supporting transformative changes in coral reef governance and management.
ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrated Coral Reef Studies (Old ID 21109)
Tiffany Morrison
31 Oct 2014 - 31 Dec 2021
The overarching aim of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrated Coral Reef Studies is to provide the scientific knowledge necessary for sustaining ecosystem goods and services of the world's coral reefs, which support the livelihoods and food security of millions of people in the tropics. The Centre will enhance Australia's global leadership in coral reef science through three ambitious research programs addressing the future of coral reefs and their ability to adapt to change. A key outcome of the research will be providing tangible benefits to all Australians by bui8lding bridges between the natural and social sciences, strengthening capacity, and informing and supporting transformative changes in coral reef governance and management.
Council improving the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef through the use of smart sensors and the IoT for urban water management (Old ID 23533)
HanShe Lim
01 Feb 2018 - 30 Jun 2019
The primary aim of this grant application is to bring smart city technology into urban water management to improve urban water quality discharging to the Great Barrier Reef by: 1). Developing IOT technology to manage large data sets obtained from existing smart meters and water quality monitoring probes to make effective management decisions; and 2) Supporting the development of new cost effective, real time water quality monitoring technology. This grant application is for purchase of commercially available water quality monitoring probes suitable for a tropical urban stormwater environment, for supporting the development of new real time monitoring technology for nutrients; for the development of data analysis tools using IOT technology for both smart meter water consumption data, sewer pump station overflow data and stormwater water quality data so that the data is available in real time and can be used for effective decision making.
Integrating climate adaptation into rainforest restoration plantings (Old ID 26711)
Susan Laurance
01 Mar 2021 - 30 Sep 2024
This project aims to investigate the impact of within species adaptation to climate on reforestation success in the Australian Wet Tropics. For a suite of six species of tropical tree frequently employed in rainforest restoration plantings in northeast Queensland, we will test the hypothesis that collecting seed from populations in similar ecoclimatic settings to the planting site will result in superior seedling growth and survival. The results of the study will allow us to provide practical advice to reforestation practitioners about the importance of matching the provenance of seed source to planting sites, and opportunities for selecting provenances pre-adapted to predicted future climatic conditions at planting sites.
Title: Destination Australia Cheung Kong Exchange Program funding for the veterinary international placement program between James Cook University (JCU), Australia and Mahidol University (MU), Thailand $35,484
Reseracher: Orachun Hayakijkosol (Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2022
Title: Australian Coral Reef Society
Reseracher: Stephanie Duce (Senior Lecturer, Spatial Science)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2018
End Date: 01 Jan 2025
Title: Appointed External academic reprentative for the Major Course Review Panel of the Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences, Deakin University
Reseracher: Ludwig Lopata (Professor, Personal Chair)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2010
Title: Residency in Food Animal Theriogenology, University of Saskatchewan
Reseracher: Mohanathas Gobikrushanth (Senior Lecturer, Veterinary Reproduction Theriogenology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2019
End Date: 01 Jan 2022
Title: Veterinary Externship in Cattle Reproduction, University of Florida
Reseracher: Mohanathas Gobikrushanth (Senior Lecturer, Veterinary Reproduction Theriogenology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2012
End Date: 01 Jan 2013
Title: Doctor of Philosophy, University of Sydney
Reseracher: Youseph Ibrahim (Lecturer, Geoscience)
End Date: 01 Jan 2024
Title: Honours in Geology and Geophysics, University of Sydney
Reseracher: Youseph Ibrahim (Lecturer, Geoscience)
End Date: 01 Jan 2019
Title: Consultant, ECNESOFT
Reseracher: Euijoon Ahn (Senior Lecturer, Information Technology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2010
End Date: 01 Jan 2016
Title: BSc (Adv) , University of Sydney
Reseracher: Youseph Ibrahim (Lecturer, Geoscience)
End Date: 01 Jan 2018
Title: Vice Chair of IEEE Northern Australia Section
Reseracher: Bronson Philippa (Associate Professor, Electronic Systems and IoT Engineering)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2021
End Date: 01 Jan 2023