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Biography
Prof Andersen is a Chief Research Scientist with the CSIRO Land & Water Flagship, and a Professorial Fellow at Charles Darwin University. He has been Officer-in-Charge of CSIRO's Tropical Ecosystems Research Centre in Darwin for 16 years. He leads CSIRO's Tropical Savannas research, which aims to provide the scientific basis for delivering environmental, social and economic benefits to northern Australia. His main research interest is the biogeography and global ecology of ant communities. He has also played a key leadership role with CSIRO's research on savannna burning, which addresses the biophysical, economic, policy and anthropological issues relating to savanna fire management for Greenhouse gas abatement, especially on Aboriginal lands. Dr Andersen has published six books and more than 180 scientific papers; his h-index is 35, and his work has been cited more than 4,000 times by other scientists. He received the 2000 Far East Economic Review Asian Innovation Award, and was an inaugural member of the NT Research and Innovation Board. In 2009 he was awarded the Charles Darwin Medal for Research and Innovation in the NT for his contributions to science and science leadership.
Achievements and Awards
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2013
Outstanding Team Award
CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences -
2011
Professorial Fellow
Charles Darwin Universityt -
2009
Charles Darwin Medal for Research and Innovation
NT Government -
2006
Leadership Award
CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems -
2006
Service Award
Australian Entomological Society -
2000
Asian Innovation Award
Far Eastern Economic Review -
1999
Distinguished Visiting Ecologist
Colorado State University
Professional Areas
Academic Qualifications
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1980
BSc (Hons)
Monash University -
1985
PhD
University of Melbourne
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2014-2014
Writing Group, Australian Ecosystem Science Long-Term Plan
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2014-ongoing
Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Area Advisory Group
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2014-ongoing
Australian Wildlife Conservancy Science Advisory Network
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2014-2014
Scientific Committee, 2014 ATBC conference
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2013-2014
Chair, Local Organising Committee, 2014 ESA conference
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2012-ongoing
Editorial Board, Hot Topics in Ecology
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2011-ongoing
Editorial Board, Insectes Sociaux
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2011-2012
Local Organising Committee, 2012 Oceania Conservation Biology Conference
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2011-ongoing
Territroy Wildlife Park Biodiversity Conservation Committee
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2010-2010
Selection Committee, NT Young Tall Poppy Science Awards
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2010-2012
NT Land and Sea Management Board
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2010-2014
Selection Committee, NT Fulbright Programme
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2008-ongoing
Chair, Christmas Island Crazy Ant Scientific Advisory Panel
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2007-ongoing
Associate Editor, Austral Ecology
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2007-2010
Co-Chair, Tiwi Expert Biological Reference Group
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2006-ongoing
Associate Editor, Diversity and Distributions
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2004-2007
NT Research and Innovation Board
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2002-2007
Chair, Christmas Island Crazy Ant Management Steering Committee
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2001-2006
Scientific Advisory Panel, Queensland fire ant eradication programme
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1998-2005
Management Group, Tropical Savannas Cooperative Research Center
Publications
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