BNHRC TEAM
PREVENTION & PREPAREDNESS
Associate Professor Rachael Nolan
Western Sydney University
Director
ENVIRONMENT
Associate Professor Rachael Gallagher
Western Sydney University
Deputy Director
INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT
Oliver Costello
Jagun Alliance
Independent Indigenous Advisor
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Philip Sen
Western Sydney University
Program Manager
KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
Dr Charuni Pathmeswaran
NSW DCCEEW
Senior Knowledge Exchange Officer, Climate and Weather
KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE
Dr Melanie Taylor
NSW DCCEEW
Senior Knowledge Exchange Officer, Bushfires and Natural Hazards
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Shantel O’Loughlin
NSW DCCEEW
Project Officer, BNHRC
FUTURE CAPABILITY
Professor Marta Yebra
The Australian National University
Node Leader
FUTURE CAPABILITY
Dr Colleen Bryant
The Australian National University
Research Fellow
FUTURE CAPABILITY
Dr Li Zhao
The Australian National University
Research Fellow
FUTURE CAPABILITY
Dr Nicolas Cardenas
The Australian National University
Research Fellow
ENVIRONMENT
Professor David Keith
UNSW
Node Leader
OPERATIONS
Professor Jason Sharples
UNSW
Node Leader
ENVIRONMENT
Associate Professor Mark Ooi
UNSW
Project Lead
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Professor Jason Evans
UNSW
Node Leader
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Associate Professor Fiona Johnson
UNSW
Node Leader
ENVIRONMENT
Dr Tom Le Breton
UNSW
Research Fellow
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Dr Tim Raupach
UNSW
Research Fellow
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Dr Martin Jucker
UNSW
Project Lead
CLIMATE & WEATHER
David Bee Olmedo
UNSW
Masters Candidate
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Patrick Wilcox
UNSW
Masters Candidate
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Sam Lee
UNSW
Masters Candidate
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Sima Rahmani
UNSW
Masters Candidate
CLIMATE & WEATHER
Sylvia (Xueying) Wang
UNSW
Masters Candidate
DECISION SCIENCE & DATA INTEGRATION
Dr Tori Reynolds
University of Melbourne
Research Fellow
DECISION SCIENCE & DATA INTEGRATION
Professor Trent Penman
University of Melbourne
Node Leader
DECISION SCIENCE & DATA INTEGRATION
Associate Professor Grant Williamson
University of Tasmania
Node Leader
DECISION SCIENCE & DATA INTEGRATION
Dr Todd Ellis
University of Tasmania
Research Fellow
DECISION SCIENCE & DATA INTEGRATION
Liu Zhao
University of Tasmania
PhD Candidate
PREVENTION & PREPAREDNESS
Associate Professor Owen Price
University of Wollongong
Node Leader
OPERATIONS
Professor Clare Murphy (Paton-Walsh)
University of Wollongong
Node Leader
COMMUNITIES
Professor Nick Gill
University of Wollongong
Node Leader
OPERATIONS
Dr Max Desservettaz
University of Wollongong
Research Fellow
OPERATIONS
Deepa Roy
University of Wollongong
PhD Candidate
COMMUNITIES
Associate Professor Jessica Weir
Western Sydney University
Node Leader
FUTURE CAPABILITY
Distinguished Professor Belinda Medlyn
Western Sydney University
Node Leader
PREVENTION & PREPAREDNESS
Dr Chris Gordon
Western Sydney University
Node Leader
ENVIRONMENT
Dr Shubham Chhajed
Western Sydney University
Research Fellow
FUTURE CAPABILITY
Dr Assaf Inbar
Western Sydney University
Research Fellow
PREVENTION & PREPAREDNESS
Amy Smart
Western Sydney University
PhD Candidate
FUTURE CAPABILITY
Camille Sicangco
Western Sydney University
PhD Candidate
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Professor Matthias Boer
Western Sydney University
Founding Director (2022-23)
