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
Dr. Hamish Clarke
Senior Research Fellow | Future Fire
Dr. Alex Filkov
Senior Research Fellow | Fire Behaviour
Dr. Matthew Swan
Senior Research Fellow | Ecosystem Interactions
Dr. Jane Cawson
Research Fellow | Landscape Flammability
Dr. Kate Parkins
Research Fellow | Fire Risk Modelling
Dr. Tom Fairman
Research Fellow | Future Fire
Dr. Nina Hinko-Najera
Research Fellow
Dr. Erica Marshall
Research Fellow
Dr. Sarah McColl-Gausden
Research Fellow
Dr. Jamie Burton
Research Fellow
Julio Najera Umana
Research Officer
Brett Cirulis
Research Officer
Bianca Pickering
Research Officer
Shona Elliot-Kerr
Research Assistant
Paul Bentley
Research Assistant
Dan Ababei
Senior Scientific Software Engineer
Brendan Holyland
Research Assistant
Denis Kultaev
Scientific Software Developer
Ella Plumanns Pouton
PhD Candidate
Andy Wiechnik
PhD Candidate
Lily Wheeler
PhD Candidate
Aaron Heap
PhD Candidate
Mohamed Mohamed
PhD Candidate
Cameron Tampion
Masters Student
Anita Senserrick
Administrative Assistant