Meet the Team
Our team of fire scientists and students have backgrounds in landscape ecology, forest science, combustion engineering, mathematical modelling, data analysis and computer programming. We are passionate about advancing the science of fire to improve ecosystem and community health.
Prof. Trent Penman
Professor | Team Leader
Assoc Prof. Lauren Bennett
Associate Professor | Ecosystem Services
Assoc Prof. Alex Filkov
Associate Professor | Fire Behaviour
Dr. Jane Cawson
Senior Research Fellow | Landscape Flammability
Dr. Matthew Swan
Senior Research Fellow | Ecosystem Interactions
Dr. Kate Parkins
Research Fellow | Fire Risk Modelling
Dr. Hamish Clarke
Senior Research Fellow | Future Fire
Dr. Tom Fairman
Research Fellow | Future Fire
Dr. Bonnie Wintle
Senior Research Fellow
Dr. Nina Hinko-Najera
Research Fellow
Dr. Erica Marshall
Research Fellow
Dr. Jamie Burton
Research Fellow
Dr. Saumya Wanniarachchi
Research Fellow
Dr. Victoria Reynolds
Research Fellow
Dr. Amy Smith
Research Fellow
Dr. Waseem Hittini
Research Fellow
Dr. Maricar Rabonza
Research Fellow
Dr. Marina Hurley
Senior Honorary Fellow
Julio Najera Umana
Research Officer
Brett Cirulis
Research Officer
Bianca Pickering
Research Officer
Brendan Holyland
Research Assistant
Caitlin Symon
PhD Candidate
Emma Window
Research Assistant
Paul Bentley
Research Assistant
Amelia French
Research Assistant
Charlie Hart
Research Assistant
Denis Kultaev
Scientific Software Developer
Dan Ababei
Senior Scientific Software Engineer
Aaron Heap
PhD Candidate
Lily Wheeler
PhD Candidate
Mohamed Mohamed
PhD Candidate
Grace Vielleux
PhD Candidate
Ha-Ninh Nguyen
PhD Candidate
Sarita Chaulagain
PhD Candidate
Habtamu Getnet Gessesse
PhD Candidate
Tamika Farley-Lehmer
PhD Candidate
Breanna Iredale
PhD Candidate
Anuj Singh
PhD Candidate
Brittney Taylor
PhD Candidate
Luana Izzicupo Borges
PhD Candidate
Renee Woodward
Masters Candidate
Anita Senserrick
Administrative Assistant