HDR Symposium

All presentations will be viewable online or in person.

Thursday 3 December 2020

9.00 - Welcome

9.15 – 10.00 Simon Walker _{(presenting remotely)}

_{Final Presentation moderated by Albert Van Dijk}

Topographic studies of gully erosion in the catchments of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

10.00 – 10.30 Giselle Owens _{(presenting remotely)}

_{Thesis Proposal Review moderated by Dejan Stojanovic}

Forest disturbance and conservation of the swift parrot

10.30 – 11.00 Michelle Littlefair _{(presenting in person)}

_{Thesis Proposal Review moderated by Martin Westgate}

Frogs in farmland: What factors shape the occurrence of frogs in agricultural dams? How do farm dams influence the dynamics of frog populations?

11.00 – 11.15 The Fenner Circle _{(presenting in person)}
The research group will give an introduction about working on country.

11.15 - break

11.30 – 12.00 Caroline Rosello _{(presenting remotely)}
_{Thesis Proposal Review moderated by Joseph Guillaume}
Developing decision-maker capabilities for adaptive and robust water resources planning under irreducible uncertainty

12.00 – 12.30 Sunail Hasnain _{(presenting in person)}

_{Mid term Seminar moderated by Tony Jakeman}
Asset Management framework for managed aquifer recharge

12.30 – 1.15 Mawe Gonapa _{(presenting remotely)}

_{Thesis Proposal Review moderated by Steve Crimp}
Determination of carbon biomass accumulation for Arabica coffee varieties grown in the Highlands of PNG : examining alternative income streams for PNG Growers.

1.15 - lunch break

1.45 – 2.15 Tim Andrewartha _{(presenting in person)}
_{Mid term Seminar moderated by Adrian Manning}
Outfoxing the Fox: Conditioned taste aversion

2.15 – 2.45 Cara Parsons _{(presenting remotely)}

_{Thesis Proposal Review moderated by Phil GIbbons}
Exploring the conservation of mature trees in urban areas

2.45 – 3.15 Prabhasri Herath _{(presenting remotely)}

_{Mid term Seminar moderated by Xuemei Bai}

Effectiveness of Nature-based Solutions as cooling strategies for excessive summer heat

3.15 - break

3.30 – 4.00 Madeline Goddard _{(presenting in person)}
_{Mid term Seminar moderated by Sara Beavis}
Buffering the rising tide: Mangrove sediment response to accelerating sea level rise in northern Australia

4.00 – 4.30 Skye Turner-Walker _{(presenting remotely)}

_{Final Presentation moderated by Jamie Pittock}
Local responses adapting to adaptation: Climate change adaptation in Indonesia

4.30 – 5.00 Michael Wellington _{(presenting in person)}

_{Thesis Proposal Review moderated by Jamie Pittock}
Assessing smallholder irrigation in southern Africa using remote sensing