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Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods

RIEL people

Our staff and students

Ordered by first name

Academic Staff

Mr Aasish Adhikari

Research


Ms Amaka Nwobodo

Research Assistant - Top End Hydrology


Ms Amy Cook

Laboratory assistant


Dr Benjamin Brown

Postdoctoral Researcher


Associate Dean Innovation; Senior Lecturer in STEM Pathways


Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Marine Fauna


Ms Claire Johnston (CJ)

Taxonomic List Governance Officer


Ms Cynthia Coyne

Communications, Extension & Adoption Project Leader


Dr François Brassard

Research Associate - Ant Biodiversity


Spatial Analyst - Ecological Remote Sensing


Dr Ian Davies

Academic


Mr James Pike

Casual researcher - NAFI


Dr Jenny House

Casual researcher


Ms Kristina Macdonald

Postdoctoral Researcher


Dr Leigh Vial

Senior Research Fellow - International Agricultural Research


Md Nazmul Chowdhury Srabon

Casual Research - Environment


Manager, North Australia and Rangelands Fire Information Service


Mr Sam Amini

Research Assistant


Research Fellow - Climate Change Impact on NT Ecosystems


Research Professor Conservation Management


Ms Tanvikumari Patel

Research Assistant


Research Fellow - Arboreal Marsupial Ecology & Conservation


Dr Yujuan (Jady) Li

Research Fellow - Tropical Biosecurity (Plant)


Ms Zarah Tinning

Research Assistant


Adjuncts and Fellows

Professor Aaron Lien

Adjunct


Dr Adam Smart

Adjunct Research Fellow


Dr Alex Kutt

Adjunct Professor


Dr Amanda Lilleyman

Adjunct


Dr Andrew Coates

Adjunct research associate


Dr Andrew Harford

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow


Dr Andrew Tuckey

Adjunct Professor


Dr Ben Hoffmann

Adjunct


Dr Bevlyne Sithole

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow


Dr Caroline Chong

Adjunct Research Fellow


Dr Catherine Joyce

Adjunct research associate


Dr Catherine Nano

University Fellow


Dr Chris Jolly

Adjunct Research Fellow


Dr Dan Edwards

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow


Dr David Gallacher

Adjunct


Professor David Young

Adjunct Professor


Mr Dion Wedd

Adjunct Research Associate


Dr Donald Franklin

Adjunct Research Fellow


Dr Donna Lewis

Adjunct


Dr Donna Lewis

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow


Dr Edward Halawa

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow


Dr Edward Mwando

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow


Professor Eric Valentine

University Fellow


Professor Frank Emmanuel Zachos

Adjunct Research Fellow


Dr Gianna Bonis-Profumo

Adjunct Research Fellow


Dr Greg Leach

Adjunct Associate Professor


RIEL/CSIRO Research Fellow


Dr Ian Radford

Adjunct Research Fellow


Mrs Jaana Dielenberg

University Fellow


Dr Judith Korb

Adjunct


Dr Kamal Melvani

Adjunct Research Fellow


Adjunct Senior Research Fellow


Dr Kelly Dixon

Adjunct Research Fellow


Dr Laura Ruykys

Adjunct Research Fellow


Ms Marcia Exposto e Silva

Adjunct research associate


Dr Mark Grubert

University Fellow


Dr Mark Sistrom

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow


Dr Michael Guinea

Adjunct Senior Research Fellow


Dr Mitchell Cowan

Adjunct Research Associate


Dr Muhammad Sohail Mazhar

Adjunct Professor


Nadia Rimmer

Adjunct


Mr Nicholas Cuff

Adjunct Research Associate


Dr Noel Preece

University Fellow


Dr Paul Box

Adjunct Research Associate


Dr Penny van Oosterzee

University Fellow


Dr Rik Buckworth

Adjunct Professor


Dr Ron Firth

University Fellow


Dr Rosemary Hohnen

Adjunct Research Fellow


Dr Ruth Patterson

Adjunct Research Fellow


Dr Samantha Nowland

Adjunct Research Fellow


Dr Sarah Sutcliffe

Adjunct


Dr Scott Thomson

Adjunct Research Fellow


Dr Simon Townsend

University Fellow


Dr Sonu Yadav

Adjunct Research Associate


Dr Stephen Morton

University Fellow


Mr Xavier Tingle

Adjunct Research Associate


Professional staff

Ms Bismita Khatiwada

Casual General Professional - Landscape and Carbon Dynamics Group


Ms Dipti Khanal

Casual General Professional Field Technician - Landscape and Carbon Dynamics Group


Ms Hannah Maddison-Harris

Communication and Partnerships Officer


Ms Jamie Payne

Operations Manager


Mrs Kristine McGrath

Manager, Research Institute for Northern Agriculture


Dr Lindsey Perry

Manager, Research Institute for Northern Agriculture


Mr Narayan Sapkota

Field Technician and Data Analyst - Landscape and Carbon Dynamics Group


Gender Equity and Inclusion Committee (GEIC) Project Officer


Mr Pablo Arriaga Velasco Aceves

GIS Officer - RIEL


Ms Porni Mollick

Casual General Professional


Ms Roanne Ramsey

Business Manager


Mr Ryan Taylor

Assets Officer


Ms Susmita Sharma

Casual General Professional - Landscape and Carbon Dynamics Group


Mr Will Kemp

Communications Officer, RIEL and RINA


Students

Ms Áine Nicholson

Project title: The role of disturbances in the distribution and resilience of the savannah-forest mosaics of Asia


Mr Acacio Da Costa Guterres

Project title: Enhancing red rice production in lowland areas of Timor-Leste: variety selection, soil improvement and technology transfer to farmers


Mr Adam Rexroade

Project title: Predicting gaseous evasion from streams across tropical Australia


Mr Adrian Gurra

Project title: The ecology of the geckos in Girraween National Park, Queensland


Ms Adriana Gonzalez Pestana

Project title: Identifying and Conserving Critical Shark Habitat through a Multidisciplinary Approach


Mr Alex Carey

Project title: Using landscape genetics and other tools to understand how spatial patterns of fire affect the dispersal and persistence of mammals on the Tiwi Islands


Ms Aliesha Hvala

Project title: Optimising coastal marine debris management through RPAS remote sensing and AI-enabled solutions


Ms Allyson Malpartida

Project title: eDNA and metabarcoding of terrestrial invertebrates as bioindicators in environmental monitoring


Ms Amy Pilmore

Honours student

Project title: The impacts of cane toads on the distribution of a variety of vertebrates across northern Australia


Project title: Implementing deep learning architectures to extract vegetation species composition from drone-based hyperspectral images.


Mr Andrew Hunt

Project title: Rating an applicants corporate social responsibility


Mr Angga Rachmansah

Project title: The effects of disturbance (primarily fire and grazing) on lizards in Australian tropical savannas


Mr Anthony Albrecht

Project title: Attitudinal and behavioural changes in audiences caused by the experience of environmental art


Ms Benaya Simeon

Project title: Examining shark and ray catches in small-scale fisheries of the Riau islands to inform conservation planning of a critically endangered wedge fish


Ms Billee McGinley

Project title: Spatial analysis identifying where in the Northern Territory is suitable for sustainable development of utility-scale solar farms


Mr Bryn Pickering

Honours student

Project title: Evaluating the short-term success of a translocation of brush-tailed rabbit-rat (Conilurus penicillatus) onto an offshore island at Cobourg Peninsula


Ms Candy Duff

Project title: Rainfall characterisation to inform hydrological and hydrogeological insights across northern Australia


Ms Claire Johnston (CJ)

Project title: Global Science: Governance, Equity & Diversity


Mr Dave Drynan

Project title: Management of global fisheries to aid the conservation of sharks


Ms Ellen Rochelmeyer

Project title: Hollows, termites and long-term fire regimes in tropical savannas


Ms Emily Taljaard

Project title: Threatened Marine Species Bycatch Mitigation in Northern Australian Fisheries


Project title: Future climate change impacts on North Australia water resources


Project title: Investigating the interactions of threatening processes that drive mammal population trends on the Tiwi Islands


Mr Getahun Kassa Mengesha

Project title: Forest-based climate change adaptation for reducing local people's vulnerability


Mr Hafsa Yousuf Nipa

Project title: Contribution of Bushfire Smoke to Greenhouse Gas Emissions and its Effect on Human Health and Other Living Beings in the Northern Territory


Ms Hayley Geyle

Project title: The conservation ecology of the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis)


Ms Helen Truscott

Project title: The effectiveness of the northern long-necked turtle as an umbrella species in the conservation of wetland ecosystems in northern australia, and feasibility of commercialization through understanding nest ecology and incubation


Ms Isabel Ely

Project title: Ecological processes compromising the consumption of long-necked turtles (Chelodina oblonga) in the Finniss River floodplain, Northern Territory, Australia


Mr James Pike

Honours student

Project title: Synthetic aperture radar remote sensing techniques for the detection of groundwater dependent ecosystems, and the associated depth to groundwater thresholds required to sustain them, in the NT's arid zone


Mr Joel Smith

Honours student

Project title: A review of catchment management strategies: Towards an adaptive management plan in the Lower Burdekin Delta


Mr Josh Magro

Project title: Brush-tailed rabbit-rat island translocation


Mr Matthew Hammond

Project title: Effects of climate and oceanographic change on tropical marine fish and fisheries


Project title: Vulnerability, resilience and adaptation to Sama-Bajo women fisher livelihood disruptions in Indonesia


Mr Oscar Metcalfe

Project title: Developing ecosystem services based economic opportunities for indigenous communities in northern Australia


Mr Othusitse Lekoko

Project title: Spatial characterization of physiognomic properties of African savanna vegetation for quantification of bushfire emissions and the impact of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana)


Ms Penelope Godwin

Project title: The influence of landcover and other environmental controls on groundwater yields in Sumba, Indonesia.


Ms Porni Mollick

Project title: Climate Change and Water Extraction Impacts on Wetlands Condition in Northern Australia


Ms Rachel Murphy

Project title: To what extent does prescribed burning leverage unburnt habitat in subsequent years in central Australian ecosystems?


Mr Razib Ahmed

Project title: The calibration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) using uncooled thermal cameras and how the accuracy varies with atmospheric conditions and flight elevation


Md Saidur Rahman

Project title: Unlocking the adaptive strategies of cotton under high soil temperature and nutrient scarcity stress


Mr Sam Amini

Honours student

Project title: Kinship dynamics of critically endangered freshwater sawfish in the Daly River


Ms Samantha Connor

Honours student

Project title: How does wind impact sheep grazing patterns in arid environments?


Project title: Connections between the wellbeing of indigenous communities and their lands.


Ms Stephanie Lee

Project title: Improving desert fire management with culturally directed science


Ms Tayhlia Casey

Honours student

Project title: Using remote sensing to identify environmental impacts of the growing Northern Territory estuarine crocodile populations


Mr Wesley Van Zanden

Project title: Recycling of tyres from remote agricultural properties in Northern Territory, Australia


Ms Zarah Tinning

Project title: Microbiota and tropical rock oyster health


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