Chris Bice

PhD Candidate

Chris works at SARDI Aquatic Sciences and is undertaking his PhD part time. Chris is investigating fish movement and passage in a regulated estuary, the Coorong at the end of the River Murray.

Briony Chamberlayne

PhD candidate

Briony is undertaking a PhD enrolled through the School of Physical Sciences, and is co-supervised by Bronwyn Gillanders. She is investigating use of molluscs as bioarchives.

Anthony Coggan

Honours Candidate

Anthony has completed his BSc (Marine Biology) at the University of Adelaide and for his Honours research is investigating the use of shark vertebrae to assess movements and population structure.

Anthony (Rex) Conallin

PhD Candidate

Rex investigated fish assemblages and their movements to/from wetlands in the lower River Murray, including options for flow management and control of alien common carp for his PhD. He is currently a Senior Land Services Officer for Murray Local Land Services in Albury, NSW. 

Zac Connell

Volunteer Asssistant

Zac has assisted the group since he was very young. He is an avid snorkler and keen on dissecting otoliths from fish (see our field and lab images page). 

Sophie Dolling

Hons Candidate

Sophie has completed a BSc (Marine Biology) and a major in chemistry at the University of Adelaide. She is working on a method for identifying contaminants from micro plastics in fish tissues. 

Nicole Foster

PhD Candidate

Nicole forms part of our coastal carbon project and her co-supervisers include Bronwyn Gillanders and Alice Jones. She is using a range of approaches including environmental DNA to investigate how plants in coastal ecosystems have changed through time.

Kayla Gilmore

PhD Candidate

Kayla is investigating hypoxia in the Murray River region. She is examining the sub-lethal physiological impacts of hypoxia exposure on native freshwater fish and recontructing past hypoxic events, through  otolith chemistry. Her research is partially supported by a Goyder Postgraduate Scholarship. 

William (Bill) Goh

Hons Candidate

Bill has completed a BSc (Marine Biology) at the University of Adelaide and is using otolith chemistry to investigate a fisheries issue for his Honours.

Qiaz Hua

PhD Candidate

Qiaz has received an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship for international students for her PhD studies. She will commence in June 2019.

Tegan Lee

Hons Candidate

Tegan has completed a BSc (Marine Biology) at the University of Adelaide. For her Honours she is investigating population structure in wobbegong sharks using vertebrae chemistry.

Sandra Leigh

PhD Candidate

Sandra completed her BSc (Hons) at the University of Adelaide and has worked in research for a number of years. She returns to University to undertake a PhD working on the spatial ecology of Murray cod in the lower Murray River.

Kelsey Kingsbury

MSc Candidate

Kelsey is investigating the trophic niche, nutritional value and growth of native vs range-extending fish in temperate Australian ecosystems. This research forms part of an ARC Discovery grant. She is co-supervised by Bronwyn Gillanders.

Jasmin Martino

PhD Candidate

Jasmin is reconstructing the growth and physiological histories of an iconic Australian fish species, snapper (Sparidae).

Solomon Ogunola

PhD Candidate

Solomon has received an Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship for international students for his PhD studies. He will commence shortly.

Troy Rogers

PhD Candidate

Troy completed his Honours degree at Flinders University. He is undertaking a PhD investigating connectivity of King George whiting from spawning to settlement. Troy has a Playford Trust PhD topup scholarship.

Angela Russell

PhD Candidate

Angela completed her Honours degree at University of Newcastle. She is undertaking a PhD investigating connectivity of mulloway between estuaries and trawling grounds. This is part of an FRDC funded project with NSW Department of Primary Industries – Fisheries. 

Mandy Shao

PhD Candidate

Mandy is undertaking a PhD enrolled through the School of Physical Sciences, and is co-supervised by Bronwyn Gillanders.

Vinuri Silva

Hons Candidate

Vinuri has completed a BSc (Marine Biology) at the University of Adelaide. Her Honours research is investigating micro plastics in commonly consumed fish from Sri Lanka. 

Jackson Stockbridge

PhD Candidate

Jackson has completed a BSc Hons degree and is now undertaking his PhD investigating cumulative impacts in marine ecosystems

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Joe Widdrington

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Hons Candidate

Joe has completed a BSc (Marine Biology) at the University of Adelaide and is working on micro plastics in pelagic fish for his Honours research.

Nina Wootton

PhD Candidate

Nina completed her BSc Hons degree at the University of Adelaide and is now investigating micro plastics in fisheries species.

Brenton Zampatti

PhD Candidate

Brenton works at SARDI Aquatic Sciences and is undertaking his PhD part time. His PhD research is focused on the impact of river regulation of fish assemblage structure, movement and recruitment in the lower River Murray.

Affiliate Staff

Professor Steve Donnellan

South Australian Museum

Dr Tony Fowler

SARDI Aquatic Sciences

Our past research staff and PhD students are listed separately.

Our past Honours students are also listed on a separate page.

Professor Simon Goldsworthy

SARDI Aquatic Sciences

Dr Tim Ward

SARDI Aquatic Sciences