Free Public lecture: Professor Helene Marsh - Dugongs to Doctorates
Professor Helene Marsh
Join us to hear from one of Australia’s most respected environmental scientists, Professor Helene Marsh, at Harbourview, Newcastle. Professor Marsh will present 'Dugongs to Doctorates.'
Helene Marsh is Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science and Dean, Graduate Research at James Cook University. She is a Fellow of both the Australian Academies of Science and Technological Sciences and Engineering, and she has received several international awards for her research. She currently chairs the national Threatened Species Scientific Committee.
In this free public lecture she will reflect on her distinguished career in her field of research, her expertise in research training and ways forward to build and consolidate Australia’s research excellence through training.
Her research group at James Cook focuses on the ecology and conservation biology of tropical coastal marine megafauna, especially dugongs, and includes ecological research on life history, reproductive ecology, population dynamics, diet, distribution, abundance and movements. This research has been instrumental in advancing the scientific understanding and management of coastal marine megafauna in the global topics, including the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Her research, which is strongly cross-disciplinary and problem-focused, has contributed to policy outcomes in Australia and other tropical countries and has been recognised by several international awards.
Helene is also Australia’s longest serving Graduate Dean (since 1994) and has served two terms as convenor of the Australian Council of Dean and Directors of Graduate Studies (2003–04 and 2010–11). She has supervised or served on the advisory committees of 55 completed PhD students, 13 Masters by Research students, 5 Masters of Applied Science students, and 20 other students at Masters, Honours and Graduate/Postgraduate Diploma level. Her commitment to Research Training and her vision for the sector in this area is well known and is also evident in the active role she played as Deputy Chair of the Review of Australia’s Research Training System undertaken by the Australian Council of Learned Academies.
We hope that you can join us for this engaging discussion with Professor Helene Marsh, who is a leading voice in Australian research.
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