Professor
Rebecca LesterProfile page
Professor
Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences/Centre for Regional and Rural Futures
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- ProfessorFaculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Life and Environmental Sciences/Centre for Regional and Rural Futures
- +61 3 522 78254 (Work)
- Warrnambool Campus, Princes Highway, Warrnambool Victoria 3280
BIO
Rebecca is the Director for a leading Strategic Research Centre, including responsibility for strategic direction, budget, human resources and business development. Her research is focused on understanding aquatic ecosystems and how they can be best managed to support environmental values and human uses now and under future climates. This research also extends to include regional development and sustainability including the links between ecology and social and economic impacts.
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- ProfessorDeakin University, School of Life and Environmental Sciences
DEGREES
- Doctor of PhilosophyMonash University
- Graduate Certificate of Higher EducationDeakin University
- Bachelor of EngineeringUniversity of Melbourne
- Bachelor of ScienceUniversity of Melbourne
FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)
- Ecology
- Environmental management
- Ecological applications
- Climate change impacts and adaptation
- Modelling and simulation
AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION
- Masters by Research and PhD supervision
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences
STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE
- Centre for Regional and Rural Futures