Contact Details
| Organization: | Botany |
| Position: | Honorary (Professorial Fellow) |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://phytoremediation.com.au |
| Work: | 8344 5055 |
| Mobile: | 0438 268 557 |
| Fax: | 9349 4523 |
| Room: | 123 |
| Level: | 02 |
| Building: | Botany |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Key Words | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Heavy metal toxicity and tolerance in plants | Heavy metals, uptake, tolerance, hyperaccumulation, metallophyte | United Kingdom, Brazil, Cuba, Chile, Australia |
| Ecological restoration of mineral wastes | Ecological restoration, revegetation, metallophyte | Australia, Chile, United Kingdom, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province), Thailand |
| Phytoremediation | Phytoextraction, Phytostabilization, Phytocapping, Phytodegradation, Phytomining | Australia, United Kingdom, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan Province), Italy, United States of America |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| China | Chinese Academy of Sciences | Research |
| United Kingdom | University of Oxford | Exchange, Research |
| Italy | University of Florence | Research |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Research |
| China | Zhejiang University | Research |
| China | Zhongshan University | Research |
| Italy | University of Pisa | Research |
| Thailand | Mahidol University | Exchange, Research |
| Hong Kong | Croucher Institute for Environmental Sciences | Research |
| United States | Brookhaven National Laboratory | Research |
| Chile | Chilean Research Center for Mining and Metallurgy | Research |
| Italy | Polytechnic of Turin | Exchange, Research |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | Isfahan University of Technology | Exchange, Research |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associateship of the Royal College of Science | Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine | 31-Dec-1970 | |
| Bachelor of Science | University of London | 31-Dec-1970 | |
| Diploma of Imperial College | Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine | 31-Dec-1974 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of London | 31-Dec-1974 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fellow of the Institute of Biology (FIBIOL) | 31-Dec-1994 |
| Fellow of the Linnean Society of London (FLS) | 31-Dec-1985 |
| Fellow of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (FIEEM) | 14-Oct-2004 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Instruments and Techniques (OTHER PHYSICAL SCIENCES) (249903)
- Transition Metal Chemistry (INORGANIC CHEMISTRY) (250201)
- Bioinorganic Chemistry (INORGANIC CHEMISTRY) (250204)
- Biological and Medical Chemistry (ORGANIC CHEMISTRY) (250302)
- Separation Science (ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY) (250401)
- Analytical Spectrometry (ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY) (250402)
- Flow Analysis (ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY) (250404)
- Analytical Chemistry not elsewhere classified (ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY) (250499)
- Environmental Chemistry (incl. Atmospheric Chemistry) (OTHER CHEMICAL SCIENCES) (259902)
- Inorganic Geochemistry not elsewhere classified (GEOCHEMISTRY) (260304)
- Geochemistry not elsewhere classified (GEOCHEMISTRY) (260399)
- Population and Ecological Genetics (GENETICS) (270203)
- Plant Systematics, Taxonomy and Phylogeny (BOTANY) (270401)
- Plant Physiology (BOTANY) (270402)
- Botany not elsewhere classified (BOTANY) (270499)
- Terrestrial Ecology (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270703)
- Conservation and Biodiversity (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270708)
- Ecology and Evolution not elsewhere classified (ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION) (270799)
- Transgenesis (BIOTECHNOLOGY) (270803)
- Biotechnology not elsewhere classified (BIOTECHNOLOGY) (270899)
- Membrane and Separation Technologies (CHEMICAL ENGINEERING) (290603)
- Mineral Processing (RESOURCES ENGINEERING) (290702)
- Geotechnical Engineering (CIVIL ENGINEERING) (290805)
- Environmental Engineering Modelling (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) (291101)
- Bio-remediation (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) (291102)
- Environmental Technologies (ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING) (291104)
- Maritime Engineering not elsewhere classified (MARITIME ENGINEERING) (291299)
- Soil Chemistry (SOIL AND WATER SCIENCES) (300103)
- Plant Nutrition (CROP AND PASTURE PRODUCTION) (300202)
- Agroforestry (FORESTRY SCIENCES) (300606)
- Environmental Management and Rehabilitation (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300801)
- Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES) (300899)
- Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified (OTHER MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES) (329999)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Forestry (SUSTAINABLE PLANT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS) (620503)
- Primary products from plants (SUSTAINABLE PLANT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS) (620504)
- Native vegetation (PASTURE, BROWSE AND FODDER CROPS) (630205)
- Other non-ferrous ores (e.g. copper, zinc) (PRIMARY MINING AND EXTRACTION PROCESSES) (640205)
- Concentrating processes of other base metal ores (FIRST STAGE TREATMENT OF ORES AND MINERALS) (640304)
- Primary mining and extraction processes (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (640402)
- First stage treatment of ores and minerals (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (640403)
- Other (MINING AND EXTRACTION) (650299)
- Exploration (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (650401)
- Mining and extraction (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (650402)
- Other (OTHER ENERGY SUPPLY) (669999)
- Basic metal products (incl. Smelting) (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (671708)
- Prevention and treatment of pollution (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (700401)
- Waste management (WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING) (710201)
- Waste management and recycling (PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF POLLUTION) (710702)
- Environmental health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730210)
- Food safety (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730216)
- Land and water management (URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT) (770502)
- Industrial/degraded areas (URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT) (770507)
- Living resources (flora and fauna) (HIGH COUNTRY INCL. MOUNTAINS) (770603)
- Land and water management (FOREST AND WOODED LANDS) (770702)
- Rehabilitation of degraded farmland (FARMLAND INCL. ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT CROP LAND) (770807)
- Land and water management (MINING ENVIRONMENTS) (771002)
- 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)
- Land and water management (ANTARCTIC AND SUB-ANTARCTIC AREAS) (771102)
- Physical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780102)
- Chemical sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780103)
- Earth sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780104)
- Biological sciences (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780105)
- Other (NON-ORIENTED RESEARCH) (780199)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drought and salinity tolerance in metal hyperaccumulating plants: a functional role for the metals? | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2002 |
| Bioprospecting for novel extractants to separate Nickel and Cobalt | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2003 |
| PHYTOREMEDIATION OF BIOSOLIDS AND SOILS CONTAMINATED WITH HEAVY METALS AT THE WESTERN TREATMENT PLANT, WERRIBEE | Chief Investigator | MELBOURNE WATER CORP, AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2005 |
| Physiological and biochemical dissection of cobalt accumulation by plants | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Discovery Projects | 01/01/2005 |
| Use of PIXE for spatial distribution and localisation of cobalt in the Co-hyperaccumulating plant Crotalaria cobatlicola and the common Australian | Chief Investigator | AINSE | Awards | 01/01/2006 |
| AINSE3792- USE OF PIXE FOR SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOCALISATION OF COPPER IN CU-INDICATING PLANTS HAUMANIASTRUM ROBERTII AND ELSHOLTZIA SLENDENS | Chief Investigator | AINSE | Awards | 01/01/2007 |
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.