Contact Details
| Organization: | Genetics |
| Position: | RESEARCH FELLOW - AWI STUDENTSHIP |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.genetics.unimelb.edu.au/person/academics/aweeks.html |
| Work: | 8344 6497 |
| Building: | Chemistry-East Wing |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science (Honours) | La Trobe University | 20-Dec-1994 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | La Trobe University | 09-Feb-2000 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Population and Ecological Genetics (GENETICS) (270203)
- Molecular Evolution (GENETICS) (270208)
- Invertebrate Biology (ZOOLOGY) (270504)
- Freshwater Ecology (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270701)
- Terrestrial Ecology (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270703)
- Life Histories (incl. Population Ecology) (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270706)
- Conservation and Biodiversity (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270708)
- Biogeography (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270709)
- Ecology and Evolution not elsewhere classified (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270799)
- Global Change Biology (OTHER BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES) (279901)
- Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds) (CROP AND PASTURE PRODUCTION) (300204)
- Crop and Pasture Production not elsewhere classified (CROP AND PASTURE PRODUCTION) (300299)
- Plant Protection (Pests, Diseases and Weeds) (HORTICULTURE) (300303)
- Animal Protection (Pests and Pathogens) (ANIMAL PRODUCTION) (300405)
- Environmental Management and Rehabilitation (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300801)
- Wildlife and Habitat Management (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300802)
- Sustainable Development (LAND, PARKS AND AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT) (300903)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Other cereals (FIELD CROPS) (620104)
- Horticultural crops not elsewhere classified (HORTICULTURAL CROPS) (620299)
- Field crops (SUSTAINABLE PLANT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS) (620501)
- Horticultural crops (SUSTAINABLE PLANT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS) (620502)
- Sheep - wool (LIVESTOCK) (630102)
- Browse crops (PASTURE, BROWSE AND FODDER CROPS) (630203)
- Livestock (SUSTAINABLE ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS) (630501)
- Pasture, browse and fodder crops (SUSTAINABLE ANIMAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS) (630502)
- Crop and animal protection chemicals (AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS) (670602)
- Disease distribution and transmission (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730212)
- Global climate change adaptation measures (ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, LEGISLATION AND STANDARDS) (760101)
- Climate change (CLIMATE AND WEATHER) (770101)
- Living resources (flora and fauna) (HIGH COUNTRY INCL. MOUNTAINS) (770603)
- Living resources (flora and fauna) (FOREST AND WOODED LANDS) (770703)
- Living resources (flora and fauna) (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770803)
- Control of pests and exotic species (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770804)
- Integrated (ecosystem) (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770805)
- Rehabilitation of degraded farmland (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770807)
- Land and water management (OTHER INCL. ISLANDS) (779902)
- Living resources (flora and fauna) (OTHER INCL. ISLANDS) (779903)
- Biological sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780105)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, parthenogenesis and adaptation: a novel laboratory 'natural selection' experiment testing the adaptive significance of sexual and asexual ....... | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2003 |
| Population genetics of the lucerne flea with applications for biocontrol | Principal Supervisor | GRAINS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP | Industry Research Scholarship | 30/01/2006 |
| A NOVEL APPROACH TO CONTROL AN INSECT PEST: USING WOLBACHIA TO SUPPRESS POPULATIONS OF SHEEP BLOWFLY | Chief Investigator | AUST WOOL INNOVATION LTD | Scholarship & Studentship Program | 01/04/2006 |
| PREDICTING AND MONITORING CLIMATE CHANGE IN INSECTS: FROM GENES TO DISTRIBUTION SHIFTS | Chief Investigator | DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT & HERITAGE | Commonwealth Environment Research Facilities Significant Projects | 20/03/2008 |
| THE ECOLOGY AND POPULATION GENETICS OF THE PLATYPUS, ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS | Principal Supervisor | ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS | Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Fund | 27/05/2008 |
| Developing and demonstrating the role of alternative chemistries and integrated management for crop establishment pests | Chief Investigator | GRAINS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORP | Research Grants | 01/07/2008 |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0506-441 THE EFFECTS OF WINDBREAK MANAGEMENT ON PEST AND BENEFICIAL INVERTEBRATES | Chief Investigator | GLENELG HOPKINS CMA | 01/07/2005 |
| THE EFFECTS OF WINDBREAK MANAGEMENT ON PEST AND BENEFICIAL INVERTEBRATES | Chief Investigator | GLENELG HOPKINS CMA | 01/07/2005 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.