Mark Burgman
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Mark A. Burgman is an Australian ecologist and Director of the Australian Centre of Excellence for Risk Analysis
(ACERA) in Melbourne
. He was born in Wagga Wagga in 1956. He received a BSc from the University of New South Wales
(1977), an MSc from Macquarie University
, Sydney (1981), and a Ph.D. from the State University of New York
(1987).
He worked as a consultant ecologist and research scientist in Australia, the United States and Switzerland during the 1980s before joining the University of Melbourne
in 1990. He has received research grants from the Australian Research Council, government agencies, industry and private foundations. He has published four authored books, two edited books, over 140 research papers, and more than 50 reviewed reports and commentaries. His most recent book is Risks and decisions for conservation and environmental management, which appeared through Cambridge University Press
in 2005.
He works on ecological modelling, conservation biology and risk assessment. His research has included models on a broad range of species including giant kelp
, Orange-bellied Parrot
s, Leadbeater's possum
s, bandicoots, and Banksia
s in a range of settings including marine fisheries, forestry, irrigation, electrical power utilities, mining, and national park planning.
He was the winner of the 2005 Eureka Prize for Biodiversity Research. He holds the Adrienne Clarke Chair of Botany in the School of Botany at the University of Melbourne
and became the foundation director of ACERA
on its establishment in 2006.
Australian centre of excellence for risk analysis
The Australian Centre of Excellence for Risk Analysis is a research institute within the School of Botany at the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
(ACERA) in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. He was born in Wagga Wagga in 1956. He received a BSc from the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
(1977), an MSc from Macquarie University
Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
, Sydney (1981), and a Ph.D. from the State University of New York
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
(1987).
He worked as a consultant ecologist and research scientist in Australia, the United States and Switzerland during the 1980s before joining the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
in 1990. He has received research grants from the Australian Research Council, government agencies, industry and private foundations. He has published four authored books, two edited books, over 140 research papers, and more than 50 reviewed reports and commentaries. His most recent book is Risks and decisions for conservation and environmental management, which appeared through Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
in 2005.
He works on ecological modelling, conservation biology and risk assessment. His research has included models on a broad range of species including giant kelp
Kelp
Kelps are large seaweeds belonging to the brown algae in the order Laminariales. There are about 30 different genera....
, Orange-bellied Parrot
Orange-bellied Parrot
The Orange-bellied Parrot is a small broad-tailed parrot endemic to southern Australia, and one of only two species of parrot which migrate. The adult male is distinguished by its bright grass-green upperparts, yellow underparts and orange belly patch. The adult female and juvenile are duller...
s, Leadbeater's possum
Leadbeater's Possum
Leadbeater's Possum is an endangered possum restricted to small pockets of remaining old growth mountain ash forests in the central highlands of Victoria north-east of Melbourne...
s, bandicoots, and Banksia
Banksia
Banksia is a genus of around 170 species in the plant family Proteaceae. These Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting "cones" and heads. When it comes to size, banksias range from prostrate woody shrubs to trees up...
s in a range of settings including marine fisheries, forestry, irrigation, electrical power utilities, mining, and national park planning.
He was the winner of the 2005 Eureka Prize for Biodiversity Research. He holds the Adrienne Clarke Chair of Botany in the School of Botany at the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
and became the foundation director of ACERA
Australian centre of excellence for risk analysis
The Australian Centre of Excellence for Risk Analysis is a research institute within the School of Botany at the University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
on its establishment in 2006.