Students

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

Sustainable Landscapes

Name

Degree

EFTSU

Supervisor

Thesis title

Attwood, S

PhD

1.0

#Maron, M Arthropod assemblage responses to intensified land-use in heterogeneous agricultural landscapes
Batterham, M.

BSc (Hons)

1.0

Le Brocque, A Ecosystem function and resilience of riparian and woodlands in agricultural landscapes
Boddington, M

MSc

0.5

Dearnaley, J Discovery and evaluation of novel antimicrobial agents against nosocomial pathogens
Case, H.

MSc

1.0

Le Brocque, A Vegatation and soil seedbank responses to Lantana camara control in escarpment areas of Toowoomba, southern Queensland
*Cottrill, A

PhD

1.0

#Maron, M

Past, Present and Future Rainfall in Queensland

Horseman, D

PhD

0.5

Pretty, G Psychological factors in understanding urban water use conservation and management
Kath, J

PhD

1.0

Le Brocque, A

Ephemeral wetlands and ecosystem function and resilience in agricultural landscapes: integrating biodiversity, social and economic considerations

Khair, S Md

PhD

1.0

Cockfield, G TBA (arriving shortly)
McNamara, N

PhD

0.5

Cockfield, G A cross-national comparison of environmental policy for mining
Morris, F PhD 0.5 Raine, S Water-use characteristics of mountain coolibah (Eucalyptus orgadophila) woodlands in a salinity risk area
Murray, A

MSc

0.5

Dearnaley, J Conservation of the endangered black-clubbed spider orchid
Raziq, A

PhD

1.0

Rahman, M TBA (arriving shortly)
Reardon-Smith, K

PhD

0.5

Le Brocque, A Disturbance ecology in riparian woodlands of the upper Condamine floodplain, eastern Australia
Ritchie, J

PhD

0.5

Cockfield, G Optimising water management through climate forecasting
Stark, M

MSc

0.5

Le Brocque, A Targeting information to landholders with public benefit natural resource management issues

Wagner, P

MSc

1.0

Le Brocque, A

Changes in ecological processes in Brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) and related vegetation remnants, southern Queensland

Sustainable Water Use

 Name

 Degree

 EFTSU

 Supervisor

 Thesis title

*Parikah, D MSPS 1.0 Misra, R Desertification - land degradation - modelling using remote sensing and GIS
Achmad, M PhD 1.0 Porter, M Predicting the effects of mechanical destratifiers on water quality in Toowoomba’s reservoirs
(Under Examination)
Dorner, W PhD 0.5 Porter, M Environmental economic aspects of river basins and their catchment
Bedford, K PhD 1.0 Porter, M Hydrology of the Toowoomba basalts
Rattray, D MEng 0.5 Porter, M Investigating the potential of SWAT to model land management effects on catchment water quality outcomes
Md Azizul Hoque PhD 1.0 Aravavinthan, V Surfactants Biodegradation: Sludge behaviour, process kinetics and stiochiometry

Climate Science, Environmental Measurement and Modelling

Name

Degree

EFTSU

Supervisor

Thesis title

Carmichael, C

MPhil

0.5

Dunn, P TBA
Donald, A

PhD

0.5

Stone, R TBA
Ewai, M

PhD

1.0

Ribbe, J

Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity in Papua New Guinea (AUSAid Australian Leadership Award)

Hansen, R

MPhil

0.5

Stone, R Impact of climate change and climate forcing factors on the production and marketing of agricultural crops
Harrison, L

MSc

1.0

Ribbe, J

The impact of climate events and weather on the distribution of fish larvae in Hervey Bay, Australia

Igoe, D

MSc

0.5

Sabburg, J Designing and evaluating a CCD camera system to detect and classify aerosols in an urban environment
Potgieter, A*

PhD

0.5

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

PhD

1.0

Ribbe, J

Climate Change and El Nino Southern Oscillation: Implications and Impacts for Australia

Spatial Analysis and Modelling

Name

Degree

EFTSU

Supervisor

Thesis title

Parikah, D

MSPS

1.0

Young, F Desertification - land degradation - modelling using remote sensing and GIS
Nicholls, A * +

MSPS

0.5

Young, F TBA
Jensen, T *

PhD

0.5

Apan, A Multi-temporal imagery from a remotely controlled platform for crop mapping and forecasting
Potgieter, A *

PhD

0.5

Apan, A Determining broad acre crop area estimates through the use of multi-temporal modis satellite imagery for major Australian winter crops
Lam, N

PhD

1.0

Apan, A Using SAR for rice crop monitoring
Paudyal, R

PhD

1.0

McDougall, K TBA
Ong, G *

MSPS

0.5

Gibbings, P Monitoring movement using GPS and automatic targeting systems

* = 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

 Topic

Brodie, I

 PhD

 2008

Porter, M Stormwater quality management for urban development based on component surfaces
Collard, S.

 PhD

 2007

Le Brocque, A; Zammit, C Indicators of ecosystem health
Maraseni, T

 PhD

 2008

Cockfield, G; Apan, A Carbon sequestration under different land uses