Fields of Research

Oceanography
Physical oceanography
Data management and data science
Biological oceanography
Phycology (incl. marine grasses)
Other language, communication and culture
Other biological sciences
Other environmental sciences
Other physical sciences
Behavioural ecology
Environmental management
Air pollution modelling and control
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Electrical energy generation (incl. renewables, excl. photovoltaics)
Evolutionary biology
Meteorology
Information systems organisation and management
Ecosystem function
Other chemical sciences

Research Objectives

Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Other environmental management
Information systems, technologies and services
Climate change models
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Ecosystem adaptation to climate change
Climate change mitigation strategies
Oceanic processes (excl. in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean)
Other plant production and plant primary products
Tidal energy
Fisheries - aquaculture

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

15 Priorities for wind-waves research: an Australian perspective; Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
199 IIOE-2 data and information management; IMDIS 2018 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems
A data delivery system for IMOS, the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System; Advances in Geosciences
A database of chlorophyll a in Australian waters; Scientific Data
A database of marine phytoplankton abundance, biomass and species composition in Australian waters; Scientific Data
A highly spatially resolved ecosystem model for the North West European Continental Shelf; Sarsia
Accessing IMOS satellite data and converting into CSV format
Advective controls on primary production in the stratified western Irish Sea: an eddy-resolving model study; Journal of Geophysical Research
An initial assessment of the potential environmental impact of CO2 escape from marine carbon capture and storage systems; Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Proceedings. Part A: Journal of Power and Energy
An introduction to the UK marine renewable atlas; Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Maritime Engineering
Applications in coastal modeling and forecasting; Oceanography
Assessing the value of GODAE products in coastal and shelf seas; Ocean Dynamics
Assimilation of sea surface temperature in the POL Coastal Ocean Modelling System; Journal of Marine Systems
Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN) 'Publicly Funded Data, Publicly Available'; 2010 IEEE Sixth International Conference on e-Science
Australian Ocean Data Network utilises Amazon Web Service Batch processing for gridded data; IMDIS 2018 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems
Australia’s continental-scale acoustic tracking database and its automated quality control process; Scientific Data
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS): data impacts and lessons learned; Marine Technology Society Journal
Automated data ingestion for the Australian Ocean Data Network; IMDIS 2018 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems
Building multidisciplinary collaboration in coastal and ocean modelling and observation in Australasia; Journal of Marine Systems
Cloud-based national on-line services to annotate and analyse underwater imagery; IMDIS 2018 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems
Coastal observatories and operational oceanography: A European perspective; Marine Technology Society Journal: The International, Interdisciplinary Society Devoted to Ocean and Marine Engineering, Science and Policy
Coupled Marine Ecosystem Modelling on High-Performance Computers; Developments in Teracomputing: Proceedings of the Ninth ECMWF Workshop on the Use of High Performance Computing in Meteorology
Development of delivery of services from ocean observing systems - an opportunity to promote common approaches for a global ocean observing system; OceanObs'09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society
Eddy resolved ecosystem modelling in the Irish Sea; Tenth ECMWF Workshop on the use of High Performance Computing in Meteorology
Editorial to the first PECS 2008 special issue of Ocean Dynamics; Ocean Dynamics
Editorial to the second PECS 2008 special issue of Ocean Dynamics; Ocean Dynamics
Error quantification of a high-resolution coupled hydrodynamic-ecosystem coastal-ocean model: Part 1 model overview and assessment of the hydrodynamics; Journal of Marine Systems
Error quantification of a high-resolution coupled hydrodynamic-ecosystem coastal-ocean model: Part 2. Chlorophyll-a, nutrients and SPM; Journal of Marine Systems
Estimates of surface and subsurface boundary current transport around Australia; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Information infrastructure for Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System; Earth Science Informatics
Information infrastructure for the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System; OceanObs'09 : Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society
Integrated modelling to support decision-making for marine social-ecological systems in Australia; ICES Journal of Marine Science
Is single-window data search a myth or can it be made real? Developing federated search for polar oceanographic and terrestrial data; IMDIS 2018 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems
Modelling the global coastal ocean; Royal Society of London. Philosophical Transactions. Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Modelling the hydrodynamics and ecosystem of the North-West European continental shelf for operational oceanography; Journal of Marine Systems
Modelling the transport of the larval sandeels on the north-west European shelf; Fisheries Oceanography
Multi-decadal variability and trends in the temperature of the northwest European continental shelf: A model-data synthesis; Progress in Oceanography
Ocean and coastal data management; OceanObs’09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society
Ocean Data Interoperability Platform (ODIP): developing a common framework for marine data management on a global scale; IMDIS 2013 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems
Optimization of the POLCOMS hydrodynamic code for terascale high-performance computers
Predicting the consequences of nutrient reduction on the eutrophication status of the North Sea; Journal of Marine Systems
Priorities for IOOS^® Data Management and Communications (DMAC); Priorities for IOOS Data Management and Communications
Regional scale impacts of distinct CO2 additions in the North Sea; Marine Pollution Bulletin: The International Journal for Marine Environmentalists, Scientists, Engineers, Administrators, Politicians and Lawyers
SOOSmap brings circumpolar Southern Ocean data to a computer near you; IMDIS 2018 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems
The Australian Integrated Marine Observing System; American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2008
The Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS); OceanObs'09 : Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society
The Australian Integrated Marine Observing System: delivering data streams to address national and international research priorities; Marine Technology Society Journal
The Australian National Mooring Network; OceanObs'09 : Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society
The influence of initial conditions and open boundary conditions on shelf circulation in a 3D ocean-shelf model of the North East Atlantic; Ocean Dynamics: theoretical, computational oceanography and monitoring
The Integrated Marine Observing System – delivering data-streams to support marine research and applications; OCEANS 2010 IEEE
The integrated marine observing system: observations to support research and applications in the coastal zone; Coasts and Ports 2013: 21st Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference and the 14th Australasian Port and Harbour Conference
The Joint IOC (of UNESCO) and WMO collaborative effort for met-ocean services; Frontiers in Marine Science
The Marine Virtual Laboratory (version 2.1): enabling efficient ocean model configuration; Geoscientific Model Development
The seasonal circulation and volume transport on the northwest European continental shelf: A fine-resolution model study; Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans
The Southern Ocean observing system: initial science and implementation strategy; Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research; Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research
Thermohaline circulation of shallow tidal seas; Geophysical Research Letters
Tidal energy potential in UK waters; Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Maritime Engineering
Tidal power from the estuaries of NW England; Coasts, marine structures and breakwaters: adapting to change
Vocabulary enhancements for the Australian Ocean Data Network; IMDIS 2013 International Conference on Marine Data and Information Systems

Research Projects

Marine Habitat Vocabulary Service; Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE)
Benthic marine habitats on the Australian continental shelf; Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE)
Building services for Australian marine data discovery - Research Data Cloud (RDC); Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE)
DeVL - Develop/enhance the Marine Virtual Laboratory (MARVL) to provide the information infrastructure in support of the national ocean modelling system; Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE)
Marine Virtual Laboratory (MARVL) - increasing flexibility and utility project; Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE)
Marine Virtual Laboratory - Increase Flexibility and Utility; Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE)
SeaMap Australia Connections; Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE)
Tasmanian Research Cloud; Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER)
Improving access to shelf and coastal data and models through MARVL
REEF 2050 INTEGRATED MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM STRATEGY (RiMREP): DMS 6: Access, Licencing and Intellectual Property
REEF 2050 INTEGRATED MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM STRATEGY: Data Management and Systems Actions 3 and 5 (DMS3-5): Principles, protocols and characteristics for data management

Research Candidate Supervision