The Science Division has over 170 staff, including research scientists (specialising across the disciplines of botany, zoology, biology, ecology, genetics, systematics, biometrics, bioinformatics and marine science) as well as technical staff, library staff and administrative support staff.
The Science Division actively develops and maintains collaborations with external agencies, students and industry to extend its capabilities to undertake conservation research.
Researcher profiles and areas of expertise
Research prizes and awards
- Nov 2009
Principal research scientist Dr Lachie McCaw has been awarded the top prize at the inaugural Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Awards for Excellence.
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- May 2008
The Michelin Man™ plant (Tecticornia bibenda) described by Research Scientists Dr Kelly Shepherd & Stephen van Leeuwen has made it into a top 10 listing of new species described in 2007.
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- October 2007
Dr Al Glen has won the 2007 Chairman's Award for Excellence in Science under the national Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Awards, which recognise significant contributions to scientific research.
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- August 2007
Ray Cranfield has been awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study historical lichen collections and community participation in lichen surveys and collections in the UK and Sweden.
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- July 2006
Greg Keighery, Stuart Halse and Norm McKenzie were finalists in the People's Choice category of the Australian Museum's Eureka Prizes. They were nominated for their work on surveying biodiversity in the Wheatbelt region.
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