Research interests and projects
In the complex and trans-disciplinary arena of environmental science, The School of the Environment offers a strong nucleus of environmental researchers with skills, capacity and reputation to deliver world-class environmental technology and service solutions.
The School has core environmental research expertise in:
Climate change studies
- Coral bio-energetics
- Estimating primary production of the Southern Ocean
- Impact of climate change on coral skeleton
- Development of harmful algal blooms
- C3
Stressor responses and ecotoxicology
- Impacts of endocrine disruptor chemicals (EDCs) on aquatic fauna
- Pesticides and pollution in river systems
- Ecotoxicology of metals in estuarine plants
- Toxic pollutants in seagrasses
- Groundwater ecotoxicology
- Metal toxicity in terrestrial plant species
- Phytotoxicity assessment protocols for terrestrial plants
- Soil amelioration for plant growth
- Utilisation of coal fly-ash in agricultural ecosystems
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Freshwater ecology and catchment management
- Monitoring of stream water quality
- Environmental flows and water quality
- Catchment management
- Micro and macrocosm studies of stream ecology
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Geosciences
- Sedimentary systems
- Formation and evolution of terrestrial solar system planets
- Modelling of mantle convection
- Water / rock interaction
- Regional geology and tectonic evolution
- Arid Ecology, Mars Study Group
Marine and coastal ecology
- Coral reef fish ecology
- Influence of herbivores on reef systems?
- Ecophysiology of seagrasses
- Coral bleaching and photobiology
- Phytoplankton photokinetics
- Climate change impacts on marine ecosystems
- Contribution of invertebrates to marine ecosystem dynamics
- Pacific climate records
- Sustainable management of coasts and estuaries
- C3, Fish Ecology Lab, Seagrass Inc, Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Group & Artificial Reef Ecology Group
Terrestrial ecology and ecophysiology of plants and animals
- Migration, orientation and magnetoreception in birds
- Macroecology, Invasion Ecology and Ecosystem Services
- Plant ecophysiology and ecology
- Plant tissue culture
- Molecular fingerprinting of plants
- Fungal diseases of pests
- Use of indoor plants to improve air quality
- Reintroduction of indigenous plants to parklands
- Restoration ecology using Australian native plants
- C3, cens , Animal Behaviour and Wildlife Ecology Group
UTS Science also has a newly updated set of environmental laboratories in prime location next to the Sydney CBD. These exceptional facilities including a field research station at Stroud provides an excellent opportunity for rapid growth in capacity and output from laboratory-based research.
