SCIENCE AT THE SHINE DOME canberra 6 - 8 may 2009
Chairs
Annual Symposium: Evolution of the universe, planets, life and thought
Friday, 8 May 2009
CONVENER
Professor Rick Shine FAA
School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney
Rick Shine is a professor of biology at the University of Sydney, and a Federation Fellow of the Australian Research Council. He has conducted extensive field and laboratory-based research on reptiles and amphibians in many parts of the world, with an emphasis on the ecology, evolution and conservation of snakes. He has published more than 600 papers in scientific journals, and attracted many national and international awards for his work. The major thrust of his current research involves approaching conservation challenges from an evolutionary perspective, and embedded within a detailed understanding of reptile and amphibian biology.
