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c) System design and construction, experimental design
and running of an experiment to investigate the effects
of nutrition and hypoxia on the penaeid prawn Penaeus
monodon
d) System design, construction and maintenance of
novel feed ingredients for inclusion in diets of the
penaeid prawn Penaeus monodon
e) Routine system maintenance, including water quality
testing, animal husbandry, routine and experimental
sampling, data collection and maintenance
• Research Assistant October 2011 – February 2012
University of New England
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Supervisor: Dr Glenn Wilson
Responsibilities: a) Maintenance and operation of field-work equipment,
including fyke nets, water quality meters and digital
cameras
b) Collection and processing of aquatic macrofaunal and
microfaunal samples from the Gwydir River in the
Moree region
• Research Assistant June 2011 – November 2011
Southern Cross University
National Marine Science Centre
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Supervisor: Dr Kirsten Benkendorff
Responsibilities: a) Field collection of the dog whelk Dicathais orbita
from intertidal reefs in the Coffs Harbour region and
maintenance of tank culture
b) System design and construction for tank culture of
Dicathais orbita
c) Run feeding trials to initiate egg laying and bioactive
compound production of Dicathais orbita
d) Spawning, collection of eggs and preparation of
larval samples for Scanning Electron Microscopy
e) Preparation of safe/standard operating procedures for
the molluscan research laboratory
f) Marking and providing feedback on university
student assignments and teaching material for Ecology:
BIO 00202
g) Prepare and maintain a professional Endnote library
for the molluscan research laboratory