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Biography
Rowan leads the Ecosystem Modelling & Assessment team in the Sustainable Marine Futures Program at CSIRO Environment in Hobart and an co-leads the Environmental Change and Adaptation research theme in the Centre for Marine Socioecology at the University of Tasmania, where he is an adjunct senior researcher. His diverse research interests centre around disentangling what drives ecosystem structure and function and engaging at the interface between science, decision-making and environmental stewardship.
The main focus of his current work is on assessing status, trends, risks and opportunities for marine social-ecological systems and on developing strategies for climate change adaptation.
He has worked in Australia, Europe and America across theoretical ecosystem ecology, statistical and mechanistic modelling, fisheries and natural resource management, and applications of biochemical tracers to quantify trophic linkages, including several years of fieldwork above and below temperate, tropical, and Southern oceans.
Academic Qualifications
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2014
PhD, Biological Sciences (Marine Ecology)
Simon Fraser University, Canada -
2008
MSc, Biodiversity Conservation and Management
University of Oxford -
2004
BSc (Hons), Zoology
University of Tasmania
Achievements and Awards
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2017-2018
Tasmanian Leaders Program scholarship
University of Tasmania -
2016-2016
CEO’s Award for Excellence
Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre -
2015-2017
RJL Hawke Postdoctoral Fellowship
Australian Antarctic Division -
2015-2015
SCAR Fellowship and Prince Albert II of Monaco Fellowship for Biodiversity
Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research -
2015-2015
Quirks and Quarks Award for best PhD Thesis in the Sciences
Simon Fraser University -
2013-2013
Science Program Scholarship
Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists -
2009-2013
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
NSERC, Canada -
2007-2007
Global Fellowship in Marine Conservation
Duke University -
2006-2006
The Rhodes Scholarship for Tasmania
The Rhodes Trust
Current Roles
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Team Leader
Ecosystem Modelling & Assessment Team -
Member
Biodiversity Assessment Expert Reference Group for the Nature Repair Scheme, DCCEEW -
Member
IMBeR Scientific Steering Committee https://imber.info/about/who-we-are/scientific-steering-committee-2023/
Professional Experiences
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2014-2019
Research Fellow, Southern Ocean Ecosystems
Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, University of Tasmania -
2014-2014
Consultant (Dive Biologist)
Haida Fisheries Program, Canada -
2013-2013
Consultant (Ecological Analyst)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada -
2008-2009
Statistical Programmer
Australian Antarctic Division -
2006-2007
Seabird Biologist
Department of Primary Industries, Water and the Environment, Tasmania -
2005-2006
Marine Conservation Officer
Department of Primary Industries, Water and the Environment, Tasmania
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2023-present
CSIRO Mental Health Champion
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2022-present
Councillor for Tasmania on the National Council of the Australian Marine Science Association
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2023-present
Local Organising Committee, AMSA & NZMSS 2024 Conference
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2022-2023
Member, Australian Academy of Science EMCR Forum Executive
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2022-2023
Oceans & Atmosphere EMCR Leadership Committee co-chair
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2021-2023
Member, ARDC EcoCommons Scientific Advisory Committee
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2022-2022
CSIRO Delegate. Science Meets Parliament.
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2019-2021
CSIRO representative on the National Marine Science Committee Baselines and Monitoring Working Group
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2018-2023
Associate editor for Frontiers in Marine Science, Marine conservation and sustainability section
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2020-2021
Scientific Advisor to the ARDC EcoAssets Project
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2017-2022
Member of the Southern Ocean Indian Sector Regional Working Group, Southern Ocean Observing System
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2018-2018
Australian Representative at at the EU/Australia Emerging Leaders Forum, Brussels, Belgium
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2018-2018
Local Organising Committee, International Conference on the Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean
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2018-2018
Initiated and co-convened workshop on ‘Early career trajectories in Biodiversity and Conservation’. University of Oxford
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2017-2018
Graduate of 2017 Tasmanian Leaders Program
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