The Forrest Research Foundation

Our researchers

Current
Fellow
Dr Connor Bottrell
Astrophysics
Connor’s studies predominately took place at the University of Victoria, Canada. After receiving his PhD in 2020, Connor spent 2.5 years as a...
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Alumni
Dr David Gozzard
Astrophysics
David’s research will develop technologies to stabilize the transmission of laser signals to spacecraft through the shimmering atmosphere. Laser...
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Alumni
Dr Dulce Vargas Landin
Epigenomics, trancriptomics and genomics in brain development and diseases.
Dulce studies the development of epigenomic and transcriptomic techniques and data analysis methods for the characterisation of brain samples in...
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Alumni
Dr Emily Hoffman
Improving conservation outcomes for critically endangered white-bellied frogs
In the current global biodiversity extinction crisis, amphibians are one of the most threatened groups of animals. For many amphibian species, the...
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Current
Fellow
Dr Fiona Panther
Astrophysics
Dr Fiona Panther is an astrophysicist, statistician, and mother (not always in that order). She grew up in Northumberland, in the North East of...
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Alumni
Dr Francesco De Toni
Linguistics
Dr Francesco De Toni holds a BA in Modern Letters and an MA in Modern Philology from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan (Italy). In...
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Alumni
Dr Frederik Seersholm
Biodiversity
Frederik combined his passion for archaeology with his interest in science to understand how biodiversity have changed historically both before and...
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Alumni
Dr Georgia Hay
Organisational psychology
Under the guidance of ARC Laureate Fellow Prof. Sharon K. Parker at the Curtin University Future of Work Institute, Centre for Transformative Work...
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Alumni
Dr Giovanni Polverino
Ecology and evolutionary biology
Giovanni’s project aims to investigate the role of phenotypic plasticity in the ecological success of invasive fishes over native Australian ones...
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Alumni
Dr Gladymar Perez Chacon
Public health
Gladymar’s research focussed on the allergy protective benefits of the addition of an early single dose of the whole-cell whooping cough...
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Alumni
Dr Grace Goh
Physiology
Grace’s research investigated the interplay between nutrition, body temperature, and biological rhythms, to determine the impact that lifestyle...
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Current
Fellow
Dr Houda Ennaceri
Biofuel production
Microalgae have the potential to be an excellent source of sustainable and renewable biofuel. However, different issues surrounding their economic...
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