Applied Sciences

 

Name

Area

Email

Supervisor Registration

Prof. Prasanna Mohan Viswanathan

 

  • Hydrogeochemistry
  • Geochemical modelling
  • Isotope geochemistry
  • Enviromental geochemistry for soils and sediments
  • Geoelectrical method for water resources
  • Cave water geochemistry
  • Climate change
  • Radiation measurements
  • Microplastics
  • Submarine groundwater discharge
  • Sustainable water resource management

prasanna@curtin.edu.my

1

Prof. Dr. Ramasamy Nagarajan

 

  • Geochemistry (sediments and sedimentary rocks), Source to Sink relationship of sediments, Source rock evaluation
  • Environmental Geochemistry (Heavy metal pollution in sediments and water)
  • Ecotoxicology, Biogeochemistry
  • Environmental Health monitoring and assessment
  • Urban Geochemistry
  • Regional Geochemical Mapping (Rare Earths and critical minerals/metals)

nagarajan@curtin.edu.my

1

Assoc. Prof. Dominique Dodge-Wan

 

  • Sedimentary geology
  • Limestone rocks (deposition, facies, micropalaeontology)
  • Karst and cave systems (mapping, morphology and genesis, geomicrobiology)
  • Coastal erosion processes, soil erosion, GIS Mapping; Hydrogeology (groundwater resources, abstraction, protection)

dominique@curtin.edu.my

1

Dr Vijay Anand Sundarrajan

 

  • Mineralogy and Geochemistry
  • Petrology
  • Global Gold deposits
  • Geofluids
  • Research on ore minerals
  • Spectroscopic study of mineral deposits

vijay.anand@curtin.edu.my

1

Dr Syed Bilawal Ali Shah

 

  • Petroleum Geology
  • Structure and Tectonics
  • Seismic Structural Interpretation
  • Basin Modelling
  • Geochemistry (Source Rock Characterization)

bilawalshah@curtin.edu.my

2

Fiona Bassy William
  • Geochemistry of water
  • Sedimentary geology
fiona.w@curtin.edu.my 2
Prof. Ravi Fotedar

 

  • Use of feed add to improve immunocompetence of aquatic species
  • Production Biology of various aquatic species
  • Inland Saline Water Aquaculture
  • Larval Nutrition
  • Improving shelf life of seafood products
  • Research theme involving the use of biotechnological innovations to improve the productivity of aquaculture through sustainable and environmentally friendly means
  • Research into the conversion of inland saline water into an important aquaculture resource
  • Evaluation of alternative to fish meal ingredients in aqua-diets
  • Culture of macrophytes and their value addition
  • Culture of sea cucumbers

R.Fotedar@curtin.edu.au

1

Prof. Euan Harvey

 

  • Ecological Impacts of Climate Change
  • Conservation and biodiversity
  • Aquatic Ecosystem Studies and Stock Assessment
  • Fisheries Management

Euan.Harvey@curtin.edu.au

1

Prof. S M Nurul Amin

 

  • Circular Aquaculture
  • Assessment of Fisheries Stock Status

Smnurul.Amin@curtin.edu.au

1

Prof. Monique Gagnon

 

  • Effects of accidental oil spills, and of petroleum exploration and production on fish health
  • Endocrine disruptors
  • Sewage treatment plants and urban runoffs
  • Toxicity of drilling muds used in the petroleum exploration industry
  • Effects of anti-fouling chemicals on vertabrates and invertebrate populations

M.Gagnon@curtin.edu.au

Dr. Ben Saunders

 

  • Spatial distribution and habitat associations of fishes
  • Behavioural ecology
  • Community ecology
  • Influence of anthropogenic structures
  • Environmental changes on fishes

Ben.Saunders@curtin.edu.au

1

Assoc. Prof. Janet Howieson

 

  • Seafood
  • Supply chain monitoring
  • New product development
  • Value chain analysis

J.Howieson@curtin.edu.au

1

Dr. Lee Yih Nin

 

  • Fungal infection (lower fungi)
  • Immunology
  • Gene cloning
  • Fish diseases

leeyihnin@curtin.edu.my

1

Dr. Lirong Yu Abit

 

  • Aquaculture systems
  • Aquaculture Nutrition
  • Fish and crustacean reproduction
  • Fish and crustacean biodiversity

lirongyuabit@curtin.edu.my

2

Dr. Mohamed Sofi Abu Hassan

 

  • Fish Diseases
  • Green Nanotechnology
  • Immunology
  • Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

sofi.abuhassan@curtin.edu.my 

2

 

**Level 1: can supervise both PhD and MPhil students; Level 2: can be Co-Supervisor for PhD and Main Supervisor for MPhil