Ecology and Evolution Series - Summer #2
- Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Benham Lecture Theatre, Benham building, North Terrace campus
- Cost: FREE
- Contact: Dr Jasmin Packer 8313 5576
- Email: j.packer@adelaide.edu.au
Curious. Cutting-edge. Community.
For our Series I, we’re exploring global problems and local solutions in Adapting to extreme weather in our changing world. We’d love you to join us as we explore the impact of our behaviour and changing weather on marine environments. This week two of our PhD students present their proposals for cutting-edge research, backed by some of our world-leading experts in marine biology.
Presenters
Qiaz Hua
PhD student, School of Biological Sciences
Qiaz Hua is a PhD student under Bronwyn Gillanders and Zoe Doubleday. Qiaz is an honours graduate from the National University of Singapore, with experience in entomology and environmental biology. Well aware of the growing climate crisis and a timely discovery of her love for the intelligent octopuses, Qiaz came to Adelaide to study how octopuses respond to climate change. Her research on octopus physiology combines molecular and marine biology.
This will be highlighted in her introductory PhD seminar, Population genetic structure and molecular responses of octopuses for conservation and management.
Solomon Ogunola
PhD student, School of Biological Sciences
The ubiquitous presence of microplastics has been reported in aquatic ecosystems around the world, raising environmental and human health concerns. This study aims to assess if microplastics are found in the tissues of Australian crustaceans and molluscs, whether they are transferred from mussels to crabs, and the relationship between microplastics and mussels. This is the first empirical research in Australian coastal waters that investigates microplastic ingestion by benthic crustaceans and mussels. This study will expand our understanding of ingestion of microplastics by benthic communities and have important implications for marine pollution research globally.
This is Solomon’s introductory PhD seminar, Microplastics in crustacean and mollusc species from the Australian coastal waters.
About our Ecology & Evolution Series
Join us for the launch of our revamped Ecology & Evolution Series. We’re passionate about creating Research for a Better World with our community of students, researchers, and research partners. Our sessions are cutting-edge because they’re a training ground for our next generation of environmental scientists, backed by our best and brightest world-leading experts.
We’re changing our weekly sessions to be even more interactive – punchy presentations by students and experts, followed by panel discussions on some of our world’s most pressing problems.
Our Ecology & Evolution Series aims to share world-leading research that educates, engages, and energises our environmental science community. To achieve this we:
- Educate – A 21st century education for a growing community of learners – we reflect on our discoveries and learnings to global problems with our students and research partners.
- Engage – A magnet for talent – we tackle the most pressing global problems affecting our communities, seek unifying solutions and stronger evidence to guide policy and action, and build long-term relationships with our speakers and research partners.
- Energise – Research that shapes the future – we strengthen our environmental science community through inspiring seminars, seeking synergy, and building collaborations that create a better world.
Our seminars are a mix of punchy presentations and thought-provoking panels. World-leading experts alongside our budding scientists and research partners.
Our science community events are weekly, free, curious, and cutting-edge. We hope you can join us!