About the Centre

The Water Research Centre is one of three research-intensive centres within the Environment Institute. The Centre is deliberately trans-disciplinary and brings together hydrologists, ecologists, biochemists, engineers, mathematical modellers and social scientists to undertake research of national and international significance.

Our research fits within a number of themes:

• Environmental Water Efficiency
• Water Quality in Catchments
• Hydrology and Climate Variability
• Water Assets

Our Key staff are:

• Justin Brookes - Director
• Graeme Dandy
• David Chittleborough
• Angus Simpson
• Holger Maier
• Bronwyn Gillanders
• Wayne Meyer
• Jim Cox
• John Tibby
• Martin Lambert
• Dmitri Kavetski
• Mark Thyer
• Seth Westra
• Megan Lewis
• Matt Gibbs
• Kane Aldridge
• Todd Wallace

Postdocs:

• Michael Leonard
• Feifei Zhang
• Jing Li
• Min Liu
• Zoe Doubleday
• Anna Rigosi

Governance

WRC is overseen by Associate Professor Justin Brookes and an Executive Committee of three staff who, together, are responsible for developing and coordinating new initiatives including collaborative research grants, hosting visiting research scientists and facilitating communication within and outside the Centre.