Students

Higher degree (current students) supervised by members of the ACSC:

Sustainable Landscapes

Name

Degree

EFTSU

Supervisor

Thesis title

Baral, G

PhD

1.0

Chong, A; McDougall,K

Land Cover to Land Use - A Journey from Conventional Methods to Object Oriented Algorithms
Devkota, R

PhD

1.0

Cockfield,G; Maraseni,T

The Socio-economics of Flood Adaptation Strategies in West Rapti River Basin, Nepal under Climate Change (PDF, 414 KB)
Dhakal, A

PhD

1.0

Cockfield,G;  Maraseni,T

Climate change, greenhouse gas dynamics and agroforestry systems: the case of Nepal (PDF,445 KB)
Fritz, L.

MSc

1.0

Le Brocque, A; Maron, M

Drivers of poplar box (Eucalyptus populnea) recruitment
in a production landscape Southern Queensland
 (PDF, 614 KB)
Graham, R

PhD

1.0

Dearnaley, J; Kotiw, M

Discovery and evaluation of novel antimicrobial agents derived from semi-evergreen vine thicket fungal endophytes
Horseman, D

PhD

0.5

Pretty, G

Psychological factors in understanding urban water use conservation and management
Hughes, S

PhD

0.5

Pretty, G

A grounded theory of primary teacher’s realisation of learning affordances through the management of space
Kath, J

PhD

1.0

Le Brocque, A;  Miller, C

Floodplain wetlands in agricultural landscapes

Richardson, L

PhD

0.5

Cockfield, G; *Maroulis, J

Reviewing impact evaluation options for natural resource management organisations.
Spence, J

MSc

1.0

Carter, B; McCabe,B

A renewable energy feasibility study for a meat processing plant. (PDF, 239KB)

Sustainable Water Use

 Name

 Degree

 EFTSU

 Supervisor

 Thesis title

Baillie, J

PhD

1.0

Brodie, I

Dynamic water sharing arrangements to address increased streamflow variability in the Northern Murray Darling Basin
Barbosa, M

PhD

1.0

Brodie, I

TBA
Shrestha, R

PhD

1.0

Brodie, I; Aravinthan, V

A treatment decision framework for urban stormwater based on particle count
Mahmood, R

MEngR

1.0

Aravinthan, V; Yusaf, T

Using Ultrasound technology as pre-treatment for Reverse Osmosis (RO) membrane system
Maryol, E        

PhD

1.0

Lin, C; Aravinthan, V;

Carbon sequestration potential in solid alkaline material
Meynink, W

PhD

1.0

Brodie, I; Hancock, N

Parsimonious hydrological modelling for resource development

Climate Science, Environmental Measurement and Modelling

Name

Degree

EFTSU

Supervisor

Thesis title

Adeyinka, A

PhD

0.5

Krishnamurti, C; Maraseni, T Weather index insurance as an adaptation mechanism to climate change: a focus on Australian agriculture and asset management sectors

Blazak, A

MSc

0.5

Ribbe, J.

Statistical downscaling of projected rainfall for southeast Queensland catchments

Brieva, D

 PhD

 1.0

 Ribbe, J.

 Impact of Climate Variability on the Coastal Ocean

Brown, C

PhD

0.5

Carter, B

Doppler Imaging of Active Young G Stars

Burton, D

MSc

0.5

Carter, B.

A southern survey of active young solar-type stars

Ewai, M

PhD

1.0

Ribbe, J

The future of climate change and its implications on tropical ecosystems and biodiversity with a focus on Papua New Guinea (AUSAid Australian Leadership Award)

 Lembo, K

 PhD

 0.5

 Carter, B
 Albion, P 

 A Framework for Effective Rural and Remote Secondary Science Teacher Professional Learning using Broadband Communication
Sagr, A

PhD

1.0

Khan, S

Estimation method for measurement error models

Hansen, R

MPhil

0.5

Stone, R

Impact of climate change and climate forcing factors on the production and marketing of agricultural crops

Hayes, M

 PhD

 0.5

 Ribbe, J

 Attributing Wine-Grape Phenology to Variability and Change in Climate on the Granite Belt Wine Region of Queensland, Australia
Hossian, Md B.

PhD

1.0

Khan, S

Statistical meta-analysis

MacFarlane, M

MSc

0.5

Ribbe, J.

Pacific Assessment Climate Condition Scale (PACCS)

Pudmenzky, C 

PhD

1.0

 Stone, R 
Butler, H 

El Niño-Southern Oscillation influence on the dust storm activity in Australia: Can the past provide an insight into the future? (PDF, 460KB)
Stilgoe, B

MSc

1.0

Ribbe, J Butler,H

Roadtest; an intercomparison of equatorial climate indices in their performance as a predictor of Australian rainfall (PDF, 384KB)

Waite, I

PhD

0.5

Carter, B

Zeeman Doppler Imaging of active young F stars

Spatial Analysis and Modelling

Name

 Degree

EFTSU

Supervisor

Thesis title

Dunwoody, E.

PhD

1.0

Apan, A

The Role of Landscape Function Analysis in Evaluating the Condition of Rangeland Ecosystems
Paudyal, R

PhD

1.0

McDougall, K; Apan, A

Facilitating Sustainable Catchment through Spatial Data Infrastructure Design and Development
Espada,R    

PhD

1.0

Apan, A; McDougall, K

 

Spatial Prescriptive Modelling of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Associated for Flood Risk Management
Salcedo, P

PhD

1.0

McDougall,K;   Maraseni, T

Suitability Assessment of Carbon Sequestration Capability of Various Forest Types and the Potential Impact of Climate Change using GIS and Remote Sensing (Australian Endeavour Scholarship Recipient)

* = Associate supervisor; + = Not directly relevant to ACSC; #=Adjunct ACSC Member

Note: There are postgraduate student projects that align with the NCEA whose supervisor is in both the ACSC and NCEA. None of these projects are reported here.

Postgraduate Completions

 Name

 Degree Completed

 Year Awarded

 Supervisor/s

 Thesis Title

 Reardon-Smith, K

 PhD

 2012

 Le Brocque, A; House, A

Disturbance and resilience in riparian woodlands on the highly modified Upper Condamine floodplain

Wagner, P

 MSc

     2012

 Le Brocque, A; Dearnaley, J

Regrowth vegetation in production landscapes: comparisons between remnant and regrowth Brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) communities, Southern Queensland
Treschman,
Keith

MSc

2011

Carter, B

Starspots on the Active Young Solar-Type Star AH Lep
Monsour, Jason

MSc

2011

Carter, B

Stellar photometry for the shared skies partnership
Igoe, Damien

MSc

2011

Carter, B

Analysing urban aerosols using a digital camera
Suriadi, Ahmad

PhD

2011

Misra, R; *Adj. Assoc. Prof.  Abawi,Y Field evaluation and modelling of water and nitrogen management strategies in tropical lowland rice-based production systems
Muhmadd Azizul Hoque

PhD

2011

Aravinthan, V

Modeling urea biodegradation in activated sludge using combined respirometric-titrimetric measurements
Hall, Margaret

PhD

2011

Harrison, K

Interpretive communities and the legitimation of news values: A recursive framing analysis of the representation of refugees in the Press
Lam, N

PhD

2011

Apan, A

Using SAR for rice crop monitoring
Achmad, Mahmud

PhD

2010

Porter, M

Predicting the effects of mechanical destratifiers on water quality in Toowoomba's reservoirs
Sinclair, Scott

MSc

2010

Carter,B

An autonomous telescope implementation at the USQ Mount Kent Observatory
Bridgeman, Donald

PhD

2010

Pretty, G

The working relationship between horse and rider during training and competition for equestrian sports
Attwood, S

PhD

2010

#Maron, M

The impacts of agricultural intensification on arthropod assemblages at global and local scales
Cottrill, Andrew

PhD

2010

Ribbe, J; #*Maron, M

Past, Present and Future Rainfall Trends in Queensland

Faqih, Ahkmad

PhD

2010

Ribbe, J

Rainfall variability in the Austral-Indonesian Region and the role of Indo-Pacific climate drivers

Osland, Emma

MPhil

2010

Khan, S

Meta-analysis for post-operative nutritional needs
Ritchie, John

PhD

2010

Cockfield, G.

An assessment of the economic value of using seasonal climate forecasting in water resources management
Yunus, R. Md.

PhD

2010

Khan, S

Robust test after pre-test
Rattray, Danny J

MEng

2009

Porter, M

Modelling herbicide movement from farm to catchment using the swat model
Dorner, Wolfgang

PhD

2009

Porter, M

Environmental economic aspects of river basins and their catchment - identification and quantification of flood related land use externalities
Potgieter, Andries

PhD

2009

Apan, A; Dunn, P.

Determining broad acre crop area estimates through the use of multi-temporal modis satellite imagery for major Australian winter crops
Boddington, Morweena

MSc

2009

Dearnaley, J

Discovery and evaluation of novel antimicrobial agents against nosocomial pathogens
McNamara, Noeleen

PhD

2009

Cockfield, G

The environmental regulation of mining: an international comparison 
Brodie, Ian

PhD

2008

Porter, M

Investigation of stormwater particles generated from common urban surfaces
Jensen, Troy

PhD

2008

Apan, A

Using remotely controlled platform to acquire low-altitude imagery for grain crop mapping
Maraseni, Tek

 PhD

 2008

Cockfield, G; Apan, A

Re-evaluating land use choices to incorporate carbon values: a case study in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia 
Collard, Stuart

PhD

2007

Le Brocque, A; Zammit, C

Agricultural intensification and ecosystem function in a brigalow (Acacia harpophylla)landscape: implications for ecosystem services.