Contact Details
| Organization: | Botany |
| Position: | PROFESSOR |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.botany.unimelb.edu.au/physiology |
| Work: | 8344 7503 |
| Fax: | 9347 5460 |
| Room: | 123 |
| Level: | 01 |
| Building: | Botany |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical defence mechanisms in trees | Cyanogenesis, monoterpene, natural product | Australia |
| Clonal forestry eucalypts | Essential oil, tissue culture, eucalypt, clone | Australia |
| Phytoremediation of gold mine tailings | Arsenic, food chain, Phytoremediation | Australia, United States of America |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Exchange, Research |
| Denmark | Copenhagen University | Exchange, Research |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science | University of Melbourne | ||
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Sheffield |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prize | Australian Academy of Science | Frederick White Prize | 01-Jan-1996 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Separation Science (ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY) (250401)
- Analytical Spectrometry (ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY) (250402)
- Flow Analysis (ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY) (250404)
- Environmental Chemistry (incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) (OTHER CHEMICAL SCIENCES) (259902)
- Surfacewater Hydrology (HYDROLOGY) (260502)
- Hydrology not elsewhere classified (HYDROLOGY) (260599)
- Population and Ecological Genetics (GENETICS) (270203)
- Plant Systematics, Taxonomy and Phylogeny (BOTANY) (270401)
- Plant Physiology (BOTANY) (270402)
- Botany not elsewhere classified (BOTANY) (270499)
- Animal Systematics, Taxonomy and Phylogeny (ZOOLOGY) (270501)
- Animal Physiology - Cell (PHYSIOLOGY) (270602)
- Terrestrial Ecology (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270703)
- Landscape Ecology (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270704)
- Life Histories (incl. Population Ecology) (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270706)
- Conservation and Biodiversity (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270708)
- Bio-remediation (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) (291102)
- Environmental Technologies (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) (291104)
- Soil Chemistry (SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES) (300103)
- Land Capability and Soil Degradation (SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES) (300104)
- Plant Biochemistry and Physiology (CROP AND PASTURE PRODUCTION) (300201)
- Crop and Pasture Production not elsewhere classified (CROP AND PASTURE PRODUCTION) (300299)
- Nutrition and Physiology (FORESTRY SCIENCES) (300601)
- Tree Improvement (Selection, Breeding & Genetic Engineering) (FORESTRY SCIENCES) (300602)
- Agroforestry (FORESTRY SCIENCES) (300606)
- Forestry Sciences not elsewhere classified (FORESTRY SCIENCES) (300699)
- Environmental Management and Rehabilitation (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300801)
- Wildlife and Habitat Management (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300802)
- Environmental Impact Assessment (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300804)
- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy (PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES) (320501)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Other cereals (FIELD CROPS) (620104)
- Field crops not elsewhere classified (FIELD CROPS) (620199)
- Stone fruit (HORTICULTURAL CROPS) (620201)
- Native forests (FORESTRY) (620301)
- Integration of farm and forestry (FORESTRY) (620305)
- Forestry not elsewhere classified (FORESTRY) (620399)
- Primary plant products not elswhere classified (PRIMARY PRODUCTS FROM PLANTS) (620499)
- Forestry (SUSTAINABLE PLANT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS) (620503)
- Primary products from plants (SUSTAINABLE PLANT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS) (620504)
- Native vegetation (PASTURE, BROWSE AND FODDER CROPS) (630205)
- Exploration (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (650401)
- Treatments (e.g. chemicals, anntibiotics) (HUMAN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS) (670403)
- Industrial chemicals and related products (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (671707)
- Other (MATERIALS PERFORMANCE AND PROCESSES) (680399)
- Prevention and treatment of pollution (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (700401)
- Infectious diseases (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730101)
- Land and water management (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770402)
- Living resources (flora and fauna) (COASTAL AND ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT) (770403)
- Living resources (flora and fauna) (URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT) (770503)
- Land and water management (FOREST AND WOODED LANDS) (770702)
- Living resources (flora and fauna) (FOREST AND WOODED LANDS) (770703)
- Remnant vegetation and protected conservation areas (FOREST AND WOODED LANDS) (770706)
- Rehabilitation/reafforestation (FOREST AND WOODED LANDS) (770707)
- Living resources (flora and fauna) (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770803)
- Land and water management (SPARSELAND INCL. PERMANENT GRASSLAND AND THE ARID ZONE) (770902)
- Living resources (flora and fauna) (SPARSELAND INCL. PERMANENT GRASSLAND AND THE ARID ZONE) (770903)
- Living resources (flora and fauna) (MINING ENVIRONMENTS) (771003)
- Remnant vegetation and protected conservation areas (MINING ENVIRONMENTS) (771006)
- Rehabilitation of degraded mining lands (MINING ENVIRONMENTS) (771007)
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physiology of grape quality | Chief Investigator | GRAPE & WINE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP | Research Grants | 01/07/2000 |
| APAI Linkage "Quantifying the effects of CO2 emissions on an Aust.Savanna | Chief Investigator | JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY | Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2003 |
| Maximising the essential oil yield of blue mallee plantations | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL, FELTON, GRIMWADE AND BICKFORD PTY LTD |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2004 |
| NOVEL APPROACHES TO ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE AND SAFE REHABILITATION OF GOLD MINE TAILINGS | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2006 |
| Restoring riverine ecosystems: effective model-based planning and monitoring | Chief Investigator | DEPT OF SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT, AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL, MURRAY DARLING BASIN AUTHORITY |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2006 |
| CHEMICAL DEFENSE IN EUCALYPTUS CAMPHORA | Principal Supervisor | ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS | Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Fund | 01/01/2006 |
| Enhancing the essential oil yield of clonal blue mallee plantations | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL, FELTON, GRIMWADE AND BICKFORD PTY LTD |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2007 |
| CHEMICAL DEFENSE IN EUCALYPTUS CAMPHORA | Principal Supervisor | ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS | Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Fund | 01/01/2007 |
| Chemical defense in Eucalyptus camphora | Chief Investigator | ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS | Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Fund | 27/05/2008 |
| ALKALOIDS OF AUSTRALIAN HUPERZIA SPECIES | Principal Supervisor | ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS | Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Fund | 27/05/2008 |
| Enhanced Capacity in Ultra-Trace Level Detection and Speciation of Compounds of Environmental, Biological and Materials Science Interest | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) | 01/01/2009 |
| DEFENCE CHEMISTRY AND MICROPROPAGATION OF EUCALYPTUS FROGGATTII | Principal Supervisor | ANZ CHARITABLE TRUSTS | Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Fund | 03/06/2009 |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EFFECT OF INCREASED SHADE ON THE MELBOURNE CLUB PLANE TREE | Chief Investigator | THE MELBOURNE CLUB | 18/08/2008 |
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.