Academic Staff

Phone numbers should be prefixed by +61 2 4221 if dialling from outside UOW.


	Name/ Research Interests	Phone	Location
Head of School
	Mark Dowton Molecular evolution Lifestyle transitions among parasitoids Mitochondrial gene rearrangements	5653	35.G19C

Professors
	David Ayre Ecological genetics and marine ecology Evolutionary consequences of variation in the mating systems of terrestrial plants The importance of selection in determining the genetic structure of populations of marine invertebrates Director: Institute of Conservation Biology	3440	35.G05

	Ross Bradstock Fire ecology Plant population ecology Conservation biology Landscape simulation modelling Landscape ecology Climate change Director of the Centre for Environmental Risk Management of Bushfires	5531	19.G34

	Bill Buttemer Thermal biology Physiological ecology of free-living birds Field endocrinology Reproductive biology Conservation biology of amphibians and birds	4459	41.175

	Tony Hulbert Evolutionary physiology and biochemistry. Animal energetics, thermoregulation and hormonal control of metabolism. Effects of dietary fats on physiological function of vertebrates. Research Presentation (Quicktime Video)	3437	35.G10B

	Mats Olsson Professor of Evolutionary Ecology	3957	15.G06

	Mark Walker Development of recombinant human vaccines Development of recombinant veterinary vaccines Vaccine delivery systems Director: Centre for Medical Bioscience	3439	35.104

	Rob Whelan Fire ecology Plant-animal interactions - herbivory and pollination ecology Conservation biology Restoration ecology Currently President of UOW Dubai

	Mark Wilson Extracellular chaperones Quality control of extracellular protein folding Cellular analyses (e.g. flow cytometry, confocal microscopy) Associate Dean Research, Science	4534	35.120A

Associate Professors
	Andy Davis Ecology of invertebrate larvae. Chemical ecology. Defensive strategies in marine invertebrates Impact of introduced marine pests. Structure and dynamics of invertebrate assemblages.	3432	35.G01D

	Kris French Terrestrial ecology (particularly bio-diversity) avian ecology seed dispersal and predation urban ecology Manager: Janet Cosh Herbarium	3655	35.G15

	Marie Ranson Structure-function relationships of plasminogen activator inhibitor type 2 Cell and molecular biology of cancer. Development of combination chemotherapies incorporating 5-FU	3291	35.103

	Sharon Robinson COOL PLANTS How Antarctic plants are responding to climate change HOT PLANTS Thermogenesis and thermoregulation in plants PLANT STRESS ECOPHYSIOLOGY Climate change induced environmental stress in Australian plants	5753	42.G03

	Ron West Coastal wetland biology and ecology Fish and fish habitats Recreational and commercial fisheries Estuary science and ecology Oceans and coastal policy	4648	35.G11

Senior Lecturers
	Dr Andrew Aquilina The role of protein modification in presbyopia and cataract Mass spectrometry of non-covalent protein complexes Structure and function of small heat shock proteins	3340	35.122A

	Dr Todd Minchinton Population and community ecology of benthic invertebrates, insects, and plants in coastal terrestrial, marine, and estuarine habitats Importance of dispersal, habitat selection, and colonisation Predicting how humans will destroy the planet and developing conservation strategies to avoid this	5188	35.G09

	Dr Ren Zhang Signal transduction of plant development and plant-microbe interactions Edible and medicinal mushrooms Metal tolerance and Phytoremediation Bioinformatics	3427	35.124

	Dr James Wallman Evolution and biology of Diptera, especially Calliphoridae Forensic entomology	4911	15.G11

	Dr Ron Sluyter	5508	35.107B

Lecturers
	Dr Tracey Kuit Mycoplasma pathogenicity Science Education	4916	41.177

	Dr Heath Ecroyd	3443	15.G15

	Dr Roy Himes	5506	35.122B

	Dr Jason McArthur Post infectious kidney disease Bacterial activators of human plasminogen Bacterial pathogenesis	5650	35.107A

	Dr Vidiya Ramachandran	4602	35.124A

Academic Liaison Advisor
	Dr Jody Gorman	3328	41.177

Director, Shoalhaven Freshwater and Marine Centre, Nowra
	Dr Pia Winberg Marine community ecology Applied phycology Integrated Multitrophic aquaculture systems	024229 1522	Nowra