Curriculum vitae of Mason Campbell - Laurance Lab

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To undertake the above study, I was awarded a competitively selected Australian National University (Research School of Biological Sciences) $10000 scholarship 2005 James Cook University Cairns Bachelor of Science with a double major- Botany and Zoology Awarded a Golden Key Society membership for results achieved being in the top 15% of the university 1999 Smithfield High School (Queensland) Year 12 Certificate Distinction in the national English competition Employment History 2011 Late June PhD commenced at James Cook University 2010-2011 Environmental scientist/senior botanist for the private environmental consultancy Biotropica Australia Pty Ltd This position required various roles for numerous customers including (but not limited to): Project management including field surveying and environmental management plan production for Ergon Energy throughout Queensland. Duties included- plant identification (especially declared weeds and rare and threatened species), identification of animal habitats, production of management plans under the code of practice, remote area field work, use of GIS Arc Pad program and Trimble GPS systems, understanding of the local, state and federal acts (e.g. Nature Conservation Act 1992, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002) regarding pest and rare and threatened plants and regional ecosystems Field survey and pre-construction survey management plan production in Papua New Guinea for Coffey Natural Systems Pty Ltd. Duties included- remote and dangerous field survey work determining rare and threatened plants (IUCN redlist and PNG legislation), ecosystem variations, listed weed species, identification of animal habitat sites, structural environmental features (dolines, caves, watercourses), and large tree (
Field surveying and environmental management plan production for Main Roads Queensland (through Environment North) throughout Queensland. Duties includedsurveying for rare and threatened plants and animals and understanding their local, state and federal legislation (e.g. Nature Conservation Act 1992, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002), regional ecosystems identification and ground confirmation, use of GIS Arc Pad program and Trimble GPS systems (including differential GPS use), identification of animal habitat sites and structural environmental features identification (watercourses, soil changes, topographical variations). I also was the sole manager, curator and primary information sheet producer/photographer for the company’s very large databases of species identification/information sheets and botanical photographic database 2009 Technical herbarium assistant- Australian Tropical Herbarium (ATH) Duties including: Interpretation, entering and editing of biological information from field books, and existing specimen labels into the collection database. Sample incorporation, duplicate material preparation and distribution, names curation and determination, literature searching (APNI, Bri Mapper, IPNI, many floras) and plant identification using relevant keys. Position involved considerable unsupervised and supervised work. Volunteer at the Australian Tropical Herbarium Duties including: Sample incorporation, duplicate material preparation, spirit sample relabelling and spirit change, names curation and determination, literature searching (APNI, Bri Mapper, IPNI, many floras) and plant identification using relevant keys. A bark and blaze information determination session was also undertaken with Bruce Gray. I also developed a label production method to enhance multiple label production efficiency. Position involved considerable unsupervised and supervised work. Laboratory demonstrator I presented a self made presentation, laboratory demonstrated a session on interesting plant traits/variation and lectured two groups from the National Youth Science Forum as to possible careers in plant sciences 2008 Practical/laboratory demonstrator (two semesters) I was the laboratory demonstrator in the Botany and Zoology department of the Australian National University for the subject Biol 2121 plants: genes to environment and for the relevant plant sections of Biol 1009 diversity of life
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