Science Panel

The Council established a Science Panel to provide independent, strategic, scientific advice to the Council on emerging marine and coastal issues and knowledge gaps. This independent and credible scientific advice is critical in developing evidence-informed policy.

The Panel comprises scientists and other experts representing a broad range of disciplines to provide a "catchment to shelf" perspective. It is chaired by Emeritus Professor Alistar Robertson.

The 35 members of the Science Panel are:

Name	Discipline expertise
Prof. Jon Barnett	Adaptation to climate change and social impacts and responses to environmental change
Prof. Ruth Beilin	Policy and planning effecting the design and management of landscapes
Dr Brian Coffey	Coastal development
Dr Carly Cook	Conservation decisions, risk assessment, decision support systems
Prof. Perran Cook	Biogeochemistry, water management
A/Prof. Tim Dempster	Aquaculture - environment
Prof. Lee Godden	Environmental law, indigenous rights, natural resources law, energy law
Dr Rohan Henry	Coastal and catchment management
Prof. Samantha Hepburn	Property and land law, as well as mining, energy and environmental law, native title and marine habitats
A/Prof. Daniel Ierodiaconou	Benthic habitat mapping
Prof. Greg Jenkins	Fish ecology/fisheries
A/Prof. David Kennedy	Coastal geomorphology and coastal processes
Prof. Mick Keough	Marine ecology and pollution
Dr Tanya King	Anthropology, Fisheries
Prof. Tom Kompas	Economics of biosecurity, risk assessment
Dr Ruth Lane	Waste management and water use
Dr Randell Lee	Oceanography, modelling
Dr Andrew McCowan	Hydrodynamics, Coastal Processes, Water Quality and Modelling
Dr Kathleen McInnes	Climate change and coasts and oceans
A/Prof. Peter Macreadie	Biogeochemistry, carbon storage
A/Prof. Monica Minnegal	Social and ecological systems, and processes; fisheries management
Prof. Melodie McGeoch	Protected area management biodiversity monitoring
Dr Mark Norman	Biodiversity conservation
A/Prof. Melissa Nursey-Bray	Human geography, community engagement in coastal and marine management
Prof. Vin Pettigrove	Marine and aquatic pollution, water quality and toxicants
Dr David Provis	Oceanography, coastal dynamics
Dr Ruth Reef	Marine and coastal vegetation and climate change
Dr Beth Strain	Human impacts and management solutions for coastal/marine ecosystems. Marine protected areas
Prof. Stephen Swearer	Marine ecology, larval fish
Prof. Madeleine Van Oppen	Marine ecology and evolution/climate change
Dr Joanna Vince	Ocean governance and marine resource management
Dr Michelle Voyer	Social equity and the blue economy, human dimensions of marine conservation
Prof. Kevin Walsh	Climate change and variability (Physical, mainly tropical)
Dr Vanessa Wong	Geochemistry, hydrology, coast and floodplain
A/Prof. Margaret Young	Marine law/climate change/fisheries/biodiversity

Additional disciplines may be added as knowledge gap areas emerge.

Page last updated: 30/04/19