Past Students

PhD

Dr Rashid Iftikhar

PhD 2022 (* with Perran Cook)

Dynamics of iron bound phosphorus within sediments of the Gippsland Lakes

Curr. Lecturer at National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan

Dr Anna Turetcaia

PhD 2022 U Texas Austin

(* Committee with Bayani Cardenas)

Aerobic Metabolism of Organic Matter Across the Terrestrial-Aquatic Interface Through the Lens of Flume Experiments and Models

Curr. Postdoctoral Researcher at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA

Dr Tess Hutchinson

PhD 2023

(* with Perran Cook and Chris Greening)

Carbon degradation pathways in permeable marine sediments

Curr. Research Manager at Monash University

Dr Tamara Herzog

PhD 2025

(* with Anna Lintern and Brandon Winfrey)

River mining – pushing the limits of passive and semi-passive remediation for an acid mine drainage affected river system

Curr. Lecturer at Monash University

Dr Maha Alharbi

PhD 2025

(* with Perran Cook and Chris Greening)

Coupling DNRA to Fe oxidation and the associated change of microbial community structure

Curr. Lecturer, Saudi Arabia

Honours Research Projects

Kelly Laing

BSc Honours 2020 (#)

Changes to nitrate reduction in estuarine sediments following suspended sediment deposition during a flood

Curr. Senior HSE Consultant at Prensa

Ning Hall

BSc Honours 2020 (*)

VFA production by bacterial fermentation under transient anoxia in permeable marine sediments

Curr. Research Scientist, Aarhus University, Denmark

Tess Hutchinson

BSc Honours 2018 (*)

Hydrogen dynamics in permeable marine sediments of Port Phillip Bay, Victoria

Curr. Research Manager at Monash University

Sharlynn Koh

BSc Honours 2017 (*)

Influence of hypoxic bioirrigation on phosphate release from estuarine sediments.

Curr. Global Digital Content Specialist at Ego Pharmaceutical

Imogen Bate

BSc Honours 2023 (#)

Influence of hypoxic bioirrigation on phosphate release from estuarine sediments.

Curr. PhD Student, Monash

Sophie Golding Chan

BSc Honours 2023 (#)

Variation in Nitrous Oxide fluxes from Estuaries in Victoria

Curr. PhD Student, University of Melbourne

Maya Croome

BSc Honours 2025 (#)

Greenhouse gas fluxes in urban wetlands: the variability of large scale methods at small scales.

MSc Research Projects

Alexandra McIlwain

MSc Research Project 2018 (*)

Mapping the benthic faunal community of an estuarine environment (Lake King, Gippsland) as a basis for understanding the potential for bioirrigation

Kelly McInnes

MSc Research Project 2018 (*)

The role of fauna in sediment phosphorus uptake and release in the Gippsland Lakes

Curr. at Captial Transport

Undergraduate Research Projects

Jessica Radevski

Undergrad. Research Project 2022 (#)

Does burrowing behaviour in polychaetes enhance phosphorus release from aquatic sediments under hypoxic conditions?

Curr. Air and Noise Quality Consultant at WSP

Emma Bowman

Undergrad. Research Project 2018 (#)

Hold your breath! Benthic polychaetes’ response to hypoxia affects sediment biogeochemistry

Curr. Veterinarian, via Veterinary Medicine at University of Melbourne

Angus Rogers

Undergrad. Research Project 2018 (#)

How do oxygen and pH control carbonate dissolution and alkalinity fluxes in permeable coral reef sands?

Curr. PhD Candidate, Monash

Michaela Wawryk

Undergraduate Research Project 2017 (#) ResearchFirst Scholarship Recipient

How do cable bacteria affect biogeochemistry in the Yarra River?

Curr. Postdoctoral Researcher, Swinburne University of Technology

Merrilyn McKee

AINSE Research Award Student (#) Undergrad. Research Project (*) 2016

Measuring metal fluxes from cable bacteria in Yarra River sediments 

Biospectroscopy of marine cable bacteria from the Yarra River

Curr. Forensic Analyst at National Measurement Institute

Samuel Howard-Hawkins

Undergrad. Research Project 2016 (*)

How do cable bacteria affect biogeochemistry in the Yarra River Estuary?

Leith Murray

Undergrad. Research Project 2025 (*)

Influence of hypoxic bioirrigation on phosphate release from estuarine sediments.

Curr. Honours student

Max Tarraran

Undergrad. Research Project 2025 (*)

Influence of hypoxic bioirrigation on phosphate release from estuarine sediments.