Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment

School of Life and Environmental Sciences

PhD students

Student name Supervisor name Thesis title
Reinu Elsa Abraham  Colin Barrow TBA
Emi Sherizan Ab Rahim John Donald Genetic Improvement through Selective Breeding in Hatchery Produced Blue Mussels
Noor Khalidah Abdul Hamid John Donald Chronology in fish nutrition
Susan Mary Ackland Sharon La Fontaine Regulation of cellular copper homeostasis by glutaredoxin1 (GRX1)
Taiwo Akanbi  Colin Barrow Advanced metagnenomics and stable-isotape probing techniques for the identification and characterization of oil-degrading bacteria capable of producing food grade enzymes from Australia's subglacial and marine environments
Carol Lorraine Austin David Cahill The ecology and phylogeny of epigeous macrofungi at Anglsea Heath
Julia Back John Arnould Behavioural Responses of Australian Fur Seals to Boat-based Ecotourism
Michelle Bassett Andrew Bennett Refuges for native Australian mammals in fire prone landscapes
Justin Bell Laurie Laurenson Reproductive biology of southern Australian Holocephalans and the white-fin swell shark
Sarah Bradbury Kimberley James Resilience of biota in wetlands of intermediate salinity
Allyson Joanne Brown Neil Barnett Investigations into Reactions Involving Manganese (IV) Chemiluminescence
Sarah Brown Andrew Bennett Habitat preference and quality of the mallee emu-wren (Stipiturus mallee)
Bernadette Bostock  Laurie Laurenson Systematics and Biogeography of Three Widespread Australian Freshwater Fish Species
Stuart Cameron Brown Laurie Laurenson Effects of climate change on freshwater resources and biodiversity
William Arthur Burrage Peter Beech Dictyostelium discoideum as a model organism for Legionella pneumophila infection
Melissa Sue Cameron John Donald Nitric oxide signalling in vertebrate blood vessels
Adam Cardilini  Craig Sherman Population connectivity and trait variation in widespread species: implication for conservation and management
Emma Heidi Carlos Maria Gibson Habitat value of weeds for wildlife and implications for management
Scott David Carr Cenk Suphioglu Inhibitors of basophil and mast cell degranulation for allergy treatment
Rozaimi Che Hasan Daniel Ierodiaconou Effects of multibeam backscatter processing for Benthic Habititat classification
Evelyn Kylie Chia Andrew Bennett Values of refuges for the conservation of mammals after wildfire
Belinda Anne Christie Kelly Miller Environmental education ideals and realities: Australia's students, teachers and school communities
Patricia Anne Corbett Julie Mondon Development of a histopathology fish health index as a biomarker of pollution effect in Antarctica
Amanda Suzanne Cornish Geoffrey Wescott Refining the Spatial Dimension of Integration in Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Jane Alisa Cullum David Cahill Defence Mechanisms of a Resistant Monocot Model to Phytophthora Cinnamomi
Vidanelage Damitha De Mel Leigh Ackland Omega-3 fatty acids and zinc in neuronal cell homeostasis and survival
Natalie Debeljuh  Colin Barrow Controlling amyloid formation for analogues for the amyloid peptide of alzheimer's disease Controlling amyloid formation for analogues for the amyloid peptide of alzheimer's disease
Joshua Delaney Luke Henderson Efficient low cost organocatalysts to synthesise important isomerically pure compounds to be used in chemical research
David Donaldson Paul Francis Detection of nitro-explosive compounds using derivatisation and tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) chemiluminescence
Brett Patrick Downey Belinda Robson Ecosystem ENG by Hydropsychid larvae in Mt Emu Creek
Justin Eastwood  Andy T.D. Bennett The ecology and evolution of beak and feather disease virus in Platycercus elegans
Stacey Joan Ellery Cenk Suphioglu Identification and characterisation of inhibitors of peanut allergy
Yiwen Fang Julian Mercer MRNA surveillance in human disease: molecular determinants of nonsense mediated MRNA decay
Yvonne Katarina Fazendin Kieran Lim The detection, isolation, and structure determination of novel bioactives from plant endophytes
Anna Flanagan Andrew Bennett How does mosaic burning influence plant regeneration in Box forests?
David John Freestone Leigh Ackland Copper transport across the placenta during gestation
Yongqun Gao Guang Shi Permian-Triassie marine bivalve fauna of South China
Maria Isabel Garcia Rojas Laurie Laurenson Sea Ice Habitat Heterogeneity & Selectivity for Cetacean Species in the Antarctic
Kelly Amber George Tes Toop Control of oviposition and larviposition in forensically important blowflies in Victoria
Martha Louise Gent Bradley Mitchell Exploring the relationship between children and nature in the Kimberley
Heather Gibbs Andrew Bennett The effects of climate on the breeding of selected Australian avifauna
Meagan Joy Gillespie John Donald Gene expression in lactating pigeons
Tiffany Goodie Xavier Conlan Interdisciplinary bioactive screening: Identifying phytochemicals beneficial to human health
Geoffrey Gooley Giovanni Turchini Integrated multi water-use aquaculture systems development in Australian agriculture
Vidya Raju Gottumukkala Peter Beech Nanotechnology based drug delivery for treatment of Tuberculosis
Daniel Grixti Gerry Quinn Estimating and improving the survival of recreationally caught-and-released fish
Adarsha Gupta  Colin Barrow TBA
Michelle Guzel Mark Warne The Mid-Late Cretaceous Ostracod Faunas and Biostratigraphy of the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia
Darren Hastie  Guang Shi Biogeography of the moachinae
Karen Maree Hermon Julie Mondon The Impacts of Recycled Water on Great Western Vinyard Soils
Christopher Hindson Neil Barnett Mechanistic considerations of acidic potassium permanganate chemiluminescence
Andrew James Hoskins John Arnould Fine-scale habitat use by Australian fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus)
Travis John Howson Gerry Quinn Fish Assemblage Response to Experimental Rehabilitation in the Glenelg River
Lee Hudek Leigh Ackland Molecular basis of metal homeostasis in cyanobacteria
Victor Hurley John White Factors impacting on the breeding success of Peregrine Falcons in Victoria
Thomas Andrew Hurst Gerry Quinn Impact of sea level rise on mangrove extent in Western Port Bay
Bronwyn Louise Isaac John White Spatial ecology of top-order predators using innovative GPS technologies
Mark Johnstone  Fred Pfeffer Conformationally preorganised hosts for Anion recognition and Sensing
Leena Johny David Cahill Excessive production of nutraceutical compounds by hairy root cultures
Luke Thomas Kelly Andrew Bennett Determining appropriate fire regimes to maintain biodiversity in Mallee habitats
Anand Prakash Khedkar  Colin Barrow Development and Evolution of novel insulin analogues
Phillip David Kerr Paul Lindsay Jones Aspects of the life history and reproduction of Galaxias Maculatus
Simren Kaur Khosa Fred Pfeffer Norbornane based polymyxin mimics targeting bacterial LPS
Rebecca Sarah Koss Geoffrey Wescott The Role of Environmental Stewardship in Nature Conservation
Loveleen Kumar Leigh Ackland Function of zinc transporters in human cells
Domenic Anthony LaRosa Jan West Adaptations of muscle to hypoxia: a comparative study
Agnes Dorothea Lautenschlager Gerry Quinn Marine coastal and freshwater processes on near shore ecology
Justin Travis Lawson Kelly Miller An investigation of faith groups involvement in environmental issues
Sangmin Lee Guang Shi Middle Permian brachiopod faunas and biogeography of the Arctic Region
Grant Reginald Leeworthy Laurie Laurenson Advancing the sustainable management of benthic invertebrate fisheries in Australia
Barry Lewis Kimberley James Government Policy and Legislation Impact on Management of Farm Dams
Wenzhong Li Guang Shi Permian brachiopods from Southeastern Mongolian and their palaeobiogeographical implications
Zhi Peng Liu  John Donald Evolution and development of vascular cGMP signalling in vertebrates
Benjamin Matthew Long Fred Pfeffer Functionalised norbornane and [n] polynorbornanes as biologically relevant receptors
David Anthony Lovelock David Cahill Biochemistry of brassica defence against soilborne and airborne pathogens
Michael Joseph Lynch John Arnould Disease surveillance and epidemiological investigations in Australian fur seals
Jonathan Mackie Paul Lindsay Jones Distribution of small-bodied native fish species in freshwater environments
Mahdi Ghafourian Boluri Mashhad  Daniel Ierodiaconou Land use change analysis for management of Corangamite catchment
Stephanie Materia Sharon La Fontaine The role of Clusterin in regulating the stability of ATP7A/ATP7B
Sean Cameron James Matthews Sharon La Fontaine Proteins that regulate the activity of the copper-transporter ATP7B
Geoffrey Paul McDermott Neil Barnett Development of novel analytical techniques for phytochemical elucidation
John McEvoy Andy T.D. Bennett Movement ecology of arid zone waterfowl
Shannon Jean McKay Gerry Quinn Spatial distribution and social interactions of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Jessica Lauren McKenzie Alecia Bellgrove The influence of estuaries on surrounding coastal ecosystems
Kathleen Patricia-Ann McLachlan Morley Muralitharan Development of combinatorial RNA interference for antiviral purposes
Milla Mihailova  Andy T.D. Bennett The effects of Beak and Feather Disease Virus on the vocalisations of the crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans)
Kade Anthony Mills  Gerry Quinn Processes and patterns of colonisation of artificial reefs by fish
Sharl Mintoff David Cahill Ultraviolet C induced resistance to plants pathogens in Arabidopsis thaliana
Shahara Mohd Idris Paul Lindsay Jones Application of Constructed wetland for aquaculture waste removal and reuse for aquaponic purposes
Jacquomo Monk Daniel Ierodiaconou Understanding fish-habitat associations using video observations and sonar imaging
Margaret Morrice Alecia Bellgrove Foraging ecology of Blue Whales in the Bonney Upwelling Region South Australia
Pavani Praveen Nadiminti  David Cahill TBA
Tim Nalder Colin Barrow Novel marine-derived enzymes and processing methods for the production of omega-3 concentrates for food and pharmaceutical use
Dale Graeme Nimmo Andrew Bennett The response of reptiles to landscape-scale fire mosaics
Keith Philip Niven Peter Beech The role of FszB in mitochondrial division in Dictyostelium discoideum
Keely Maree Ough Kimberley James Impacts of increased salinity on the flora of temporary freshwater wetlands
Samuel Parry Stuart Linton Metabolism of xenobiotics by the malpighian tubules of insects
Alistair Payne Julie Mondon Ecological renovation of a constructed wetland
Dean Ian Phillips Peter Beech Characterisaion of AltPLC protein in Phytophthora cinnamomi for future drug development
Dwan Price Cenk Suphioglu Molecular and immunological analysis of food allergens
Daniel Priebbenow Fred Pfeffer New Indole-based PPARy agonists
Tanya Marie Pyk Mike Weston Age-related variation in resource exploitation, foraging strategies and breeding success of Australasian gannets (Morus serrator) breeding along the Victorian coast
Sarah Louise Rackemann Gerry Quinn Comparative biodiversity across a mosaic of freshwater habitats in western Victoria
Alexander James Rattray Daniel Ierodiaconou Acoustic habitat mapping of Victoria's nearshore marine environments
James Rennie Gerry Quinn Hydrodynamic modelling tools to predict the extent of estuarine vegetation
Anneke Richards Anne Wallis Catchment to regional scale indicators of sustainability - integrating environmental, social and economic measures
Mark Richardson  Craig Sherman TBA
Ruben-Lee Roennfeldt Paul Lindsay Jones The ecology of larval ichthyofauna in intermittent estuaries
Bibiana Andrea Rojas Zuluaga John Endler The role of colouration on the territorial behaviour of dendrobatid frogs
Nadia Christella Sadli Cenk Suphioglu Zinc and omega-3 fatty acid metabolism in brain cells - links to Alzheimer's disease
Nicole Schumann John Arnould Trophic relationships and habitat use of bass strait seabirds
Shyamalie Dhammika (S.P.) Senadheera Giovanni Turchini Fatty acid metabolism and nutritional quality in Farmed Fish
Linden Servinis  Luke Henderson Functionalised Liposeomes Targeting Estrogen Receptors
Marianne Seter Fred Pfeffer Novel Routes to Chiral Rings and Cages
Bianca Jade Sfiligoj Julie Mondon Effects of heavy metals on Antarctic marine invertebrates and algae
Natalie Sheppard  Mike Weston Foraging ecology and spatial dynamics of an obligated beach dwelling shorebird
Bernadette Maree Sinclair Maria Gibson Regeneration of bryophyte communities in logging coupes in the Central Highlands
Teo Slezak Neil Barnett Extending the analytical utility of potassium permanganate
Zoe Smith  Paul Francis Manganese-based chemiluminescence reagents
Jennifer Suzanne Squire Luke Henderson Realising the potential of gene therapy: non-viral DNA vectors
Shivani Srivastava  David Cahill Elicitiation of plant mycorhhizal metabolites for anti-cancerous activity
Kate Stevens Raylene Cooke Ecology and behaviour of the grey crowned babbler
Amelia Mary Taylor Neil Barnett Detection and characterization of illicit substances
Jessica Michele Terry Paul Francis A rapid screening test for 3.6 diacetylmorphine on a microfludic platform
Thanongsak Thanuthong Paul Lindsay Jones Effects of dietary lipid source on the fatty acid metabolism of farmed fish
Megan Thornton Fred Pfeffer Flavonoid-based compounds as therapeutic agents
Tamilselvi Thyagarajan  Colin Barrow The fermentation and exploitation of microbial world for the well being of human beings
Fabian Ian Trinnie Paul Lindsay Jones Fisheries Biology of Stingarees in SE Australia
Christine Lorraine Tyshing Maria Gibson The ecology of desert mosses in Victoria
Amanda Peucker  Gerry Quinn Conservation Genetics of the Little Penguin Eudyptula Minor
Megan Paige Underwood John Arnould The ecology of the white-faced storm petrel in South-eastern Australia
Shilpi Vajpai Leigh Ackland Heavy metal accumulation by fungi and gene expression studies of metal transporters and their roles in hyperaccumulation
Jacob Thomas Van Oosterom Julie Mondon Gene flow in Antarctic echinoderms and resiliance to climate change
Rebecca Waite Neil Barnett Instrumentation and applications of Tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)Ruthenium(II) Chemiluminescence of the piperazine-based compounds
Timothy Walsh  Colin Barrow Enzymatic strategies for producing functional food ingredients pharmaceuticals and biofuels
Simon Joseph Watson Andrew Bennett Determining the Influence of fire on Mallee bird communities
Marian Jane Weaving Raylene Cooke The response of nocturnal birds to a suburban to forest gradient
Amy Elizabeth Shaw Kelly Miller Public attitudes toward native suburban gardens and native suburban wildlife
Steven John Wickson Belinda Robson Dispersal of Aquatic Fauna in a Modified Landscape
Sara Jane Wilkinson Kimberley James The relationship between building characteristics and building adaptation
Simon John Wilkinson Paul Lindsay Jones Molecular genetic studies of the rohu, Labeo rohita (Pisces: Cyprinidae)
Bernie Wittner  Guang Shi Mass extinction and biogeography: Abiotic variations and biotic control at the permian/triassic boundary
Elizabeth Maree Zammit Paul Francis Evaluation of novel chemiluminescent reagents

 

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8th February 2013