Michael Kingsford

Michael is a Distinguished Professor of Marine Biology in the College of Science and Engineering. The College is a recognized world leader in tropical marine science, aquaculture, ecology, environmental sciences, fisheries, planning, plant sciences and zoology. Over a 14 year period he has held positions as Head of the School of Marine Biology and Tropical Biology and Dean of the College of Marine and Environmental Sciences. Furthermore, he has been President of the Australian Coral Reef Society, Director of One Tree Island Research Station, member of the Great Barrier Reef Research Foundation and the Museum of Tropical Queensland advisory committees. His awards include, the K. Radway Allen Award Awarded for an outstanding contribution in fish or fisheries science by the Australian Society for Fish Biology (2017) and the AMSA Jubilee Award (2021) for excellence in marine research and an outstanding contribution to marine research in Australia.

He has published extensively on the ecology of reef fishes, jellyfishes, biological oceanography and climate change. His projects have encompassed   tropical to sub-polar latitudes. He was a Chief Investigator with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovative Coral Reef Studies. A major focus of his research has been on connectivity of reef fish populations, environmental records in corals and fishes and the ecology of deadly box jellyfishes. In addition to research and leadership, he teaches undergraduate students and supervises many postgraduate students.

Michael has published two hundred and thirty publications including four major books entitled ‘Studying Temperate Marine Environment: A Handbook for Ecologists’ 335 pp.; Great Barrier Reef: Biology, Environment and Management 400 pp (Editions 1 and 2); Oceanographic processes of coral reefs: Physical and biological links in the Great Barrier Reef 458 pp. Thirty one chapters in books, 185 refereed publications in journals and nine refereed proceedings. Publications include fifteen major refereed reviews (since 1988). For coverage of most journal articles see his Google Scholar page.