Dr. Victoria Reynolds

Dr. Victoria Reynolds

Tori is an ecologist working as an environmental fire risk analyst with the FLARE research group. Her research program aims to address current issues in applied ecology, particularly around how environmental change impacts ecosystem structure and function....
Dr. Amy Smith

Dr. Amy Smith

Amy is an ecologist interested in the future impact of fire regimes on species and biodiversity. She is currently working as a future fire risk analysist with the FLARE group. Her current research uses fire simulation modelling and future climate scenarios to...
Julio Najera Umana

Julio Najera Umana

Julio is based at our Creswick Campus, assisting with the day-to-day operation of research projects by providing professional and technical support to lead scientists and postgraduate students. Julio’s main focus is on projects that partner with the Department of...
Brett Cirulis

Brett Cirulis

Brett completed the Masters of Forest and Ecosystem Science in 2013. Since then he has worked across various projects within the group. He has strong interests in fire simulations, spatial data science and remote sensing technology.  The focus of Brett’s work up until...
Bianca Pickering

Bianca Pickering

Bianca completed her Honours in Science in 2017 with a focus on plant flammability. Since then, she has been working as a research assistant in FLARE to support various projects within the group. A major focus of her work has involved the improvement of data that is...