Research Fellow, iCAM
Water quality modelling, spatial data analysis, environmental management
Phone: +61 (0)2 6125 8129
Fax: + 61 (0)2 6125 0746
E-mail: Lachlan.Newham@anu.edu.au

Lachlan Newham has been employed at The Fenner School of Environment and Society since completing his a PhD at the then Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies in 2002. Lachlan's PhD research was focused on developing and assessing modelling tools used to prioritise management for water quality improvement. Prior to undertaking his PhD studies, Lachlan completed a BSc (Resource and Environmental Management) degree with Honours at the then School of Resources and Environmental Management.

Professional Activities

Lachlan's research interests are in the broad area of integrated assessment with a particular focus on water quality assessment, modelling and management. His research is currently focused on a project titled 'Integrating Economic Valuation and Water Quality Modelling for Improving Management of Coastal Catchments'. This ARC Linkage project is being undertaken with partners the Eurobodalla Shire Council and NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change. It aims to develop and apply an integrated assessment and management tool for managing coastal catchments. The project consists of three core components: development of biophysical models to predict water quality impacts under a wide range of conditions; economic evaluation of those impacts; and the integration of water quality and economic modelling in order to influence policy development and investment in environmental conservation and remediation.

Lachlan is the Treasurer of the Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc.

Full professional details are available at: http://fennerschool-people.anu.edu.au/lachlan_newham/

Academic Highlights

Award, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc. Early Career Research Excellence 2005.

Selected Publications

Ticehurst, J.L., L.T.H. Newham, D. Rissik, R.A. Letcher and A.J. Jakeman 2007. A Bayesian Network Approach to Assess the Sustainability of Coastal Lakes, Environmental Modelling and Software. (in press)

Drewry, J., L.T.H. Newham, R.S.B. Green, A.J. Jakeman and B.F.W. Croke 2006. A review of nitrogen and phosphorus export to waterways: context for catchment modelling, Marine and Freshwater Research. (in press)

Newham, L.T.H., A.J. Jakeman and R.A. Letcher 2006 Stakeholder Participation in Modelling for Integrated Catchment Assessment and Management: An Australian Case Study in Participation, International Journal of River Basin Management, vol. 4(3), pp. 1-13.

Newham, L.T.H., R.A. Letcher, A.J. Jakeman and T. Kobayashi 2004. A Framework for Integrated Hydrologic, Sediment and Nutrient Export Modelling for Catchment-Scale Management, Environmental Modelling and Software, vol. 19, pp.1029-1038.

Newham, L.T.H., J.P. Norton, I.P. Prosser, B.F.W Croke and A.J. Jakeman 2003. Sensitivity Analysis for Assessing the Behaviour of a Landscape-Based Sediment Source and Transport Model, Environmental Modelling and Software, vol. 18, pp. 741-752.