Research Students & Thesis Topics

Luke AMIES - 4^th yr Environmental Science Student (2003)
Assessment of a biosolid soil product for the rehabilitation at the Thiess Swanbank Landfill Site, Ipswich

Hendry BAIQUNI - PhD Student
Replacing exotic grasses with native vegetation on rehabilitated minesites in central Queensland

Angus BALL - 4^th yr Environmental Science Student
An investigation of possible barriers to buffel grass colonisation of surface-applied coarse coal rejects

Kelly BASS - 4^th yr Environmental Science Student
Assessing the topsoil seed bank for rehabilitation at the Donaldson coal mine, Hunter Valley

Ross BIGWOOD - PhD Student
Criteria for the establishment of effective capillary barriers to assist in the revegetation of tailings impoundments

Kate BRIMBLECOME - 4^th yr Environmental Science Student (2003)
Comparison of Rehabilitation and Analogue Communities with Ecological Theory for the Oaky Creek Coal Mine.

Simon BUCHANAN - Masters Student
An assessment of material handling characteristics of capping materials for Nabalco Refinery, NT

Tim BYRNE - Masters Student
Sustainable carrying capacities of pasture on rehabilitated coal mines in the Bowen Basin

April CHESTERS - 4^th yr Environmental Science Student (2006)
Phaius australis: Ecological Attributes and Responses to Environmental Change

Matt CORBETT - Masters Student
Seed bank research on North Stradbroke Island

Phil DAVIDSON - PhD Student
Factors affecting seed quality, viability and germination of Triodia and Plectrachne species (Poaceae) in respect to establishment on rehabilitation areas of mined lands across Australia

Jo DAVIS  - PhD Student
Environmental legislation and its impacts on environmental management in the Minerals Industry

Grus FARLEY - PhD Student
Dormancy mechanisms of Australian native grass seeds

Bronwen FORSYTH
[topic to be advised]

Melina GILLESPIE - Masters Student
Germination and establishment requirements of native understorey species for coal mine rehabilitation in the Hunter Valley, NSW

David HINCHLIFFE - Masters Student
Effect of longwall mine subsidence on plant production on cropping land

Gillian KOPITTKE - Masters Student
[topic to be advised]

Peter KOPITTKE - PhD Student
Factors affecting the growth and function of plant roots in highly saline and alkaline bauxite residues

Leesa LEATHBRIDGE - 4^th yr Environmental Science Student (2006)
Assessment of Ecological Monitoring Procedure for Vegetation Communities in the Gladstone State Development Area

Kath LYNCH - PhD Student
Ecosystem development and water use characteristics of native plants grown on capped bauxite residue, Nabalco Refinery, Gove, NT

Narelle MCCALLUM - PhD Student
Characterisation and restoration of habitat for the Bridled Nailtail Wallaby

Matt POMEROY - PhD Student
Flow modeling and saltwater balance: A study of the red mud revegetation capping trials at Gove, NT

Wilfredo SANIDAD - PhD Student
Comparative studies of the water use characteristics of native tree species

Ben SEABORN - Masters
Verification of EFA indicators of ecosystem rehabilitation success in the mining industry

Kate SECOMBE - Masters Student
Salinity issues for Beach Petroleum

Phil SCHULZ - Honours
[topic to be advised]

Hery SUHARTOYO - PhD Student
[topic to be advised]

Damien TREDWELL - Honours
Comparison of the Landscape Function Analysis (LFA) Techniques and alternative indicators of Ecosystem Functioning: a case study from Kidston Gold Mine

Wendy TYRRELL - PhD Student
Evaluating and testing wetland systems for treating waste water from coal mines in central Queensland with particular reference to treating sulfate-rich water

Rhys WORRALL - PhD Student
Past, present and future: Sustainable environmental management of Ipswich district open-cut coal mines, Queensland

Zhi Ling ZENG -  PhD Student
Bioavailability of heavy metals in mine spoils and contaminated soils