Phebe Fidge (Rowland) Blue Carbon Technical OfficerHybrid. Based in Wollongong, NSW. Deakin Marine Research and Innovation Centre Deakin University, Burwood campus 221 Burwood Hwy, VIC 3125 phebe.fidge@rmit.edu.au Phebe’s workPhebe is a marine ecologist passionate about repairing nature and mitigating the effects of climate change. She has worked in a variety of technical and mentoring rolesRead more
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Dr Siegmund Nuyts Research FellowDeakin Marine Research and Innovation Centre Deakin University, Burwood campus 221 Burwood Hwy, VIC 3125 s.nuyts@deakin.edu.au Siegmund’s workSiegmund is a coastal engineer and environmental scientist. His research focuses on getting a better understanding of coastal processes and how they influence coastal zones over time. During his PhD and post-docs, he developedRead more
Dr Jacqui Pocklington Research FellowDeakin Marine Research and Innovation Centre Deakin University, Queenscliff campus 2A Bellarine Hwy, Queenscliff VIC 3225 j.pocklington@deakin.edu.au Jacqui’s workJacqui is a marine ecologist with twenty years of cross-sector experience across academia, government, non-profit and consultancy; predominantly focused on conservation. Her current research focuses on restoration of kelp forests and measuring theRead more
Dr Lukas Schuster Postdoctoral Research FellowDeakin Marine Research and Innovation Centre Deakin University, Burwood Campus 221 Burwood HWY, VIC 3125 lukas.schuster@rmit.edu.au Lukas’ researchLukas is an environmental scientist, ecologist, and evolutionary biologist at Deakin’s Blue Carbon Lab. His research focuses on ‘Teal Carbon’ ecosystems, which are non-tidal freshwater systems. Within Dr Malerba’s research team, Lukas focusesRead more
Sabrina Olsson Research AssistantDeakin Marine Research and Innovation Centre Deakin University, Burwood campus 221 Burwood Hwy, VIC 3125 sabrina.olsson@rmit.edu.au Sabrina’s researchSabrina’s background is in biotechnology and microbiology. She received her Bachelor of Science from University of Copenhagen, which was mainly focused on plant science and molecular biology, and later received her Master of Science fromRead more
Dr Tanveer M Adyel ARC DECRA FellowRMIT University, City Campus STEM College, School of Science Melbourne VIC 3001 tanveer.adyel@rmit.edu.au Tanveer’s researchTanveer’s research focuses on understanding the fate and transport of microplastics (plastic particles with <5 mm in size) in coastal wetlands e.g., seagrass meadows, tidal marshes, and mangrove forests. His research also seeks to understandRead more
Dr Martino Malerba ARC DECRA FellowRMIT University, City Campus STEM College, School of Science Melbourne VIC 3001 martino.malerba@rmit.edu.au Martino’s researchMartino leads the Teal Carbon group at the Blue Carbon Lab. He is an environmental scientist, ecologist, and evolutionary biologist whose research focuses on freshwater wetlands. Equivalent to coastal wetlands, teal carbon ecosystems are key toRead more
Dr Noyan Yilmaz Senior Technical Officer (Field Operations)Deakin Marine Research and Innovation Centre Deakin University, Burwood campus 221 Burwood Hwy, VIC 3125 noyan.yilmaz@rmit.edu.au Noyan’s researchNoyan’s primarily research centres on long term trends in estuarine and marine pelagic ecosystems, particularly on anthropogenic impacts and trophic cascades caused by introduced species. His other scientific interests involve extensiveRead more
Dr Maria M. Palacios Research Fellow & Project ManagerRMIT University, City Campus STEM College, School of Science Melbourne VIC 3001 maria.palacios@rmit.edu.au Maria’s research Maria is a marine ecologist, project manager, and science communicator based at Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab. She is originally from Colombia and received her PhD from James Cook University, Queensland inRead more
Dr Melissa Wartman Research FellowDeakin Marine Research and Innovation Centre Deakin University, Burwood campus 221 Burwood Hwy, VIC 3125 melissa.wartman@rmit.edu.au Melissa’s researchMelissa is an environmental research scientist and Research Fellow at Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab. Her current research focuses on nature-based carbon sequestration through blue carbon restoration. Her work entails translating science into on-groundRead more
