60 seconds with Prof Kirstin Ross

We sat down with Professor Kirstin Ross – Flinders University who kindly shared her passion and interest in engaging remote communities to understand and improve environmental health issues, in particular with First Nations and Aboriginal communities. What is your research area and why is Environmental Health important? Gastrointestinal infection caused by a parasitic worm or […]

60 seconds with Dr Ben Van den Akker

We sat down with Dr Ben Van den Akker, Enterprise Fellow within STEM from UniSA and Management Board member for the Goyder Institute to hear his thoughts on the academic and industry interface in research and his passion for wastewater treatment plants and water reclamation schemes. What is your main research focus and what first […]

60 seconds with Mark Koolmatrie

Mark Koolmatrie, a Ngarrindjeri Elder, has kindly shared his thoughts on the impact of First Nations engagement and how the CLLMM Research Centre can play its part in supporting the community. What does the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth mean to you? It is our life. Our life blood to health and well-being. Our […]

60 seconds with Prof Tom Raimondo

We sat down with Professor Tom Raimondo from the University of South Australia (UniSA) to hear his thoughts on data analytics and visualisation, immersive technology and the impact this can have as a teaching tool. What is your main research focus? Developing tools to better understand and interpret data, complex data, rich data, big data. […]

60 seconds with the Goyder Chair, Jody Swirepik

We sat down with the Goyder Institute’s new Independent Chair, Jody Swirepik, to hear more about her experiences from her career and her future focus with the Goyder Institute What first sparked your interest in the environment and water? I think it’s always been akin to a religion for me. Nature is a powerful force […]