Barry W. Brook

ARC Australian Laureate Professor, University of Tasmania

Barry Brook, an ecologist and modeller, is an ARC Australian Laureate Professor and Chair of Environmental Sustainability at the University of Tasmania. He is a highly cited scientist, having published three books, over 300 refereed papers, and many popular articles. His awards include the 2006 Australian Academy of Science Fenner Medal, the 2010 Community Science Educator of the Year and 2013 Scopus Researcher of the Year. His research focuses on the impacts of global change on biodiversity, ecological dynamics, forest ecology, paleoenvironments, energy, and simulation models.

Experience

2014–present

Professor of Environmental Sustainability, University of Tasmania
2016–present

ARC Australian Laureate Fellow, University of Tasmania
2007–2014

Sir Hubert Wilkins Chair of Climate Change, University of Adelaide
2011–2014

Australian Research Council Future Fellow, University of Adelaide

Education

Macquarie University, B.Sc. (Hons I), Ph.D.

Publications

2016

Google Scholar, https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=-NjjXUYAAAAJ

Grants and Contracts

2016

Fellowship, Discovery, Linkage Grants

Role:

Chief Investigator

Funding Source:

Australian Research Council

Professional Memberships

Society for Conservation Biology
Ecological Society of Australia
Ecological Society of America