Indi Williams, Honours
July 2025 – Present
Using tree-ring analysis to resolve the timing of wood-borer driven dieback in sub-alpine snow gum (Eucalyptus pauciflora) stands.
Supervisors: John Morgan and Matt Brookhouse (ANU)

Elly Longley, Masters of Science
July 2024 – Present
Greenhouse gas dynamics in Australian alpine peatlands: an exploration of CO2 and CH4 fluxes on the Bogong High Plains.
Supervisors: Ewen Silvester and Aleicia Holland

Alex Blackburn-Smith, Masters of Science
July 2021 – Present
The composition and dynamics of wet rocky pavement communities.
Supervisors: John Morgan and Ewen Silvester

Sithara Arachchige, PhD
2024 – Present
Effects of increased temperature on ectotherm development
Supervisors: Michael Shackleton and Sally Maxwell (CFE)

Ualani Miller, Masters of Science
2024 – Present
Investigating the influence of temperature on Trichoptera
Supervisors: Michael Shackleton and Vanessa Kellermann

Patrea Smith, Honours
2024 – Present
Adaptations of groundwater dependent mosses to extreme osmotic environments in Victorian alpine fens
Supervisors: Kim Johnson and Ewen Silvester

Oliviah Lines, PhD
How do changes in water quality drive microbial communities within biofilms in alpine stream?
Supervisors: Ewen Silvester, Alecia Holland and Michael Shackleton