2012 thomson reuters australia citation & innovation awards

CITATION AWARDEES
Research Field: Biodiversity Conservation
Dr Jane Elith
The University of Melbourne
Environmental Science
School of Botany, Melbourne
VIC 3010
Dr Jane Elith is appointed as a research fellow at the University of Melbourne,
funded by an ARC Future Fellowship. Her research spans theoretical,
methodological, and applied aspects of methods for modelling and predicting
distributions of species and communities, reflecting her interest in biodiversity
and conservation and attraction towards quantitative methods.
Jane’s projects have spanned terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems,
with a substantial emphasis on finding appropriate methods and making them
accessible to end-users. Most recently Jane has started working on problems
associated with modelling non-equilibrial situations, exploring appropriate
methods for predicting both the potential spread of invasive species and the likely
responses of the biota to climate change.
*Mr Michael Bode, ARC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Melbourne’s
School of Botany will be accepting this award on behalf of Dr Jane Elith.
Research Field: Ecology
Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
The University of Queensland
Global Change Institute
St Lucia
QLD 4072
Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg (BSc Hons., Sydney; PhD. UCLA) is the inaugural
Director of the Global Change Institute (GCI) (www.gci.uq.edu.au) and Professor of
Marine Science, at The University of Queensland (UQ) (www.uq.edu.au), Brisbane,
Australia. He is deeply-motivated by a desire to communicate science effectively,
undertake game-changing research and to find high-impact solutions to address
several of the most pressing and serious challenges facing humanity worldwide,
such as climate change, food security, clean energy and population growth.
As Director of the GCI Ove has a key role in engaging with the UQ community and
external stakeholders to create opportunities and build strong external links and
networks for the institute. He heads a large research laboratory (over 30 researchers
& students) that focuses on how global warming and ocean acidification are
affecting and will affect coral reefs.
Ove has held academic positions at UCLA, Stanford University, The University
of Sydney and The University of Queensland and is a member of the Australian
Climate Group; the Royal Society (London) Marine Advisory Network; and the
Board of Editing Reviewers at Science Magazine. In 1999 he was awarded the
Eureka Prize for his scientific research. He is the Queensland Smart State Premier’s
Fellow (2008-2013).
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