Stuart Bunn

Professor, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University

Stuart is a senior member of the Australian Rivers Institute at Griffith University and, until July 2022, was the founding Director. His major research interests are in the ecology of river and wetland systems with a particular focus on the science to underpin river management. Stuart has extensive experience working with international and Australian government agencies and industry on water resource management issues and has been an active member and chair of state and national science advisory committees. Stuart is currently a member of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority and has previously served as a National Water Commissioner and as a Director of Land and Water Australia. In 2019, he was appointed to the Earth Commission, hosted by Future Earth, and in 2022 was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

Experience

1999–present

Professor in Ecology, Griffith University
1999–2002

Director, Land and Water Australia
1988–1998

Lecturer - A/Professor, Griffith University

Education

1986

University of Western Australia, PhD
1980

University of Western Australia, BSc Hons Zoology

Research Areas

Freshwater Ecology (060204)
Ecosystem Function (050102)

Honours

Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science