POSTGRADUATE NEWS March 2006
CONGRATULATIONS
Akiko Yamane (PhD) and Pauline Byrt ( MA ) for submitting their thesis.
Liam Brady's PhD thesis "Painting patterns: Torres Strait region rock-art, NE Australia" passed with glowing comments from examiners
WELCOME TO 2006
We are pleased to welcome the following new students and staff to the School:
New Students:
Lisa Alexander
(PhD
),
Michael McBain (MSc),
Peter Wheeler
(PhD
),
Chandika Ethagala ( MA ),
Susan Van De
Meene (PhD
),
Tara Lewis (PhD)
New Staff:
Tim Denham (Monash Research Fellow/Australian Postdoctoral Research Fellow). Tim is an archaeologist undertaking a multi-disciplinaryinvestigation of Pleistocene and Holocene plant exploitation practices in Papua New Guinea, with a view to understanding the early and independent emergence of agriculture on the island of New Guinea.
Neville Nicholls (Professorial Fellow) Neville's research involves nature, cause, and predictability of climate variations and change, especially in the Australian region; impacts of climate change and variability, especially on human health; changes and impact of climate
Bette
O'Brien (Director, Regional and Urban Planning
Program, Berwick) Bette's interests are in sustainable planning
(economic, environmental,
social, cultural and spatial
aspects), regional economic development, public policy, housing (economic,
social, cultural and spatial considerations), cultural diversity,
crime prevention, and qualitative research methods & ethics
INDUCTION
Wednesday 22nd March, 1-2pm in S119We invite all HDR students and SGES staff to an induction session on Wednesday 22nd March in S119. This will be a great opportunity for research students and staff to get together, and for our new students to meet other people from the School. Some light refreshments will be available.
See you all there!
SEMINARS
UPGRADE SEMINAR
- Sarah BurnsFriday 3rd March, 12-1pm in SGO2
"Environmental and human factors influencing fire activity under inter-annual climate variability in northern Australia"
Seminars in March
Tricks of the Trade TUESDAYS 5-6.30pm
in E457
21 March Welcome to new candidates
SGES Lunchtime Seminars WEDNESDAYS 1-2pm in SGO2
March 29 Teresa Wilson (Confirmation of Candidature)
Details of other research seminars in related disciplinary areas can be found at:
SCIENCE FACULTY
http://www.sci.monash.edu.au/students/postgrad/sem_news.html
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
http://www.meteorology.monash.edu.au/research/seminar2.shtml
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
http://biolsci.dbs.monash.edu.au/seminars/departmental.html
GEOSCIENCES
http://www.earth.monash.edu.au/news+seminars/news+seminars.html