Our team

Elka Blackman
eblackman@csu.edu.au
PhD topic: Understanding gene flow, adaptation and adaptive potential of freshwater mussels

Rendy Ginanjar
PhD topic: Evaluating the Socio-ecological Impacts of Micro-hydropower Plant Developments on Rivers and Fisheries in Indonesia: Case Study of the Kertamukti Micro Hydropower Plant, Cicatih River.

Kurniawan
PhD topic: Enhancing Tropical Anguillid Eel Sustainability in Indonesia: A Comprehensive Investigation on Migration, Recruitment, and Social-Ecological Perspectives

Vitas Prakoso
PhD topic: The ecology of juvenile anguillid eels in hydropower-regulated Indonesian river

Somphou Phasulath (Susannah)
Masters topic: The tolerance of Mekong fishes to pressure impacts associated with passage through hydropower facilities

Thanasak Poomchaivej
jbthanasak.p@ckpower.co.th
PhD topic: Patterns of fish migration at Xayaburi Dam on the Mekong River using the PIT (passive integrated transponder) monitoring system

Aliatii Swantari
PhD topic: The ecology of the Stocky Galaxias, Galaxias tantangara

Dwi Atminarso
PhD topic: The Impact of Perjaya Dam on biodiversity and livelihoods in the Komering River, Indonesia

Joachim Bretzel
PhD topic: Advancing fish-protection screening at water diversions to support freshwater fish conservation in the Murray-Darling Basin

Dr Jamin Forbes
PhD topic: Population dynamics and implications for management of a Murray cod and golden perch fishery in south-eastern Australia

Bettina Grieve
Honours topic: Assessing the effectiveness of PIT tagging for Mekong fish species

Dr Luke Pearce
PhD topic: Conservation management of southern pygmy perch (Nannoperca australis) in NSW, in the context of climatic extremes and alien species

Lauren Stoot
PhD topic: Predicting the impacts of river development on fish movement and population connectivity: A case study on the Clarence River system

Dr Daniel Svozil
PhD topic: Trait divergence in river and reservoir populations of Australian smelt (Retropinna semoni)

Dr An Vu
PhD topic: Diversity in the migration patterns of selected Mekong River fishes

Australasian Fish Passage Services (AFPS)

• Tim Marsden

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)

• Dr Ann Fleming

Australian Water Partnership

• Rory Hunter

AWMA Water Control Solutions

• Brett Kelly

Charles Sturt University (CSU)

• Prof. Martin Mallen-Cooper

Hendricks Consulting

• Hannah McPherson

KarlTek

• Karl Pomorin

NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI)

• Dr Craig Boys
• Dr Trevor Daly
• Luke Pearce

Snowy Hydro

• Elizabeth Pope

The Mekong River Commission (MRC)

• Dr So Nam

Department of Fisheries (Myanmar)

• Nyunt Win

Flora and Fauna International (Myanmar)

• Zau Lunn

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (Myanmar)

• Aye Myint Swe

The Living Aquatic Resources Research Centre (LARReC) (Lao PDR)

• Douangkham Singhanouvong
• Khampheng Homsombath

Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute (Cambodia)

• Chann Aun Tob

Research Institute for Freshwater Aquaculture and Fisheries Extension (Indonesia)

• Dr Arif Wibowo

Research Institute for Inland Fisheries (Indonesia)

• Rezki Antoni

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) (USA)

• Dr Daniel Deng

United States Fisheries and Wildlife Service

• Dr Alan Temple

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education (The Netherlands)

• Dr Leon Hermans

The National University of Laos (NUoL)

• Dr Oudom Phonekhampheng
• Garry Thorncraft

Technical University of Munich (TUM) (Germany)

• Prof. Juergen Geist
• Josef Knott

University of Mpumalanga, South Africa

• Dr Gordon O’Brien

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)

• Caroline Turner

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

• Erinda Pubill Panen