Our people

Melbourne TrACEES Platform is governed by Capability Steering Committee who provides strategic direction and senior leadership, and Users Committee who brings invaluable guidance and feedback representing a broad multi-disciplinary user community.

Platform staff

Our specialised academic and technical expertise provide consultation and assist researchers and clients with their analytical enquiries.

Dr. Alex Duan

Platform Manager
Academic Specialist        

Dr. Jay Black

Deputy Manager
Academic Specialist
Geo Node, micro-CT

Dr. Jianlei Sun

Node Supervisor
Soil Node

Dr. Yukie O'Bryan

Senior  Technical Specialist
Chemistry node

Lachlan Hurley-Shaw

Technical Analyst
Soil Node

Graham Hutchison

Senior Technical Specialist
Geo Node, EMPA & ESEM

Dr. Ashlea Wainwright

Assistant Lab Manager
Isotope Laboratory

Christine Xie

Technical Analyst
Microbial Laboratory

Dr. Ling Chung

Academic Specialist
Thermochronology Laboratory

Steering Committee

The Capability Steering Committee provides strategic direction and senior leadership to the Melbourne TrACEES Platform.

Prof. Ralf Haese

Chair of Steering Committee
Professor
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Faculty of Science

Dr. Maria Ines Almeida

Research fellow
School of Chemistry
Faculty of Science

Prof. Deli Chen

Professor
School of Agriculture and Food
Faculty of Veterinary and
Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Brad Clarke

Senior lecturer
School of Chemistry
Faculty of Science

A/Prof. Kathryn Mumford

Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and IT

Prof. Richard O'Hair

Professor, Head of School
School of Chemistry
Faculty of Science

Prof. David Phillips

Professor
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Faculty of Science

A/Prof. Helen Suter

Associate Professor
School of Agriculture and Food
Faculty of Veterinary and
Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Petronella Nel

Lecturer
Grimwade Centre for Culture Materials Conservation
Faculty of Arts

Users Committee

The Users Committee who brings invaluable guidance and feedback representing a broad multi-disciplinary user community.

Dr. Petronella Nel

Chair of Users Committee
Lecturer, Grimwade Centre for Culture Materials Conservation
Faculty of Arts

A/Prof. Suzie Reichman

Director of CAPIM
School of Biosciences
Faculty of Science

Dr. Maria Ines Almeida

Representative of Steering Committee, Research fellow
School of Chemistry
Faculty of Science

Dr. Clayton Butterly

Senior lecturer
School of Agriculture and Food
Faculty of Veterinary and
Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Apoorv Jyoti

Reactive-Transport Modeller
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Faculty of Science