Recent Grant Winners
2011 Paddy Pallin Foundation Science Grant
Winner: Helen Smith, University of Sydney
Project title: Replacing native with exotics: wildlife responses to black rat invasion in Sydney Harbour National Park
2011 Marine Science Grant from Humane Society International
Winner: Matthew Heard, Flinders University
Project title: Assessment of the vulnerability of thresher sharks (Alopias spp.) to commercial and recreational fisheries
2011 Marine Science Grant from the Foundation for National Parks
Winner: Libby Liggins, University of Queensland
Project title: Getting There & Staying There: how important is larval dispersal versus local selection in determining the genetic composition of a coral reef fish population?
2010 Paddy Pallin Foundation Science Grant
Winner: Dr Nelika Hughes, UNSW & Australian Wildlife Conservancy
Project title: Burning the burbs: can burning regenerate remnants of eastern suburbs banksia scrub
2010 Marine Science Grant from Humane Society International
Winner: Dr Peter Mc Creadie, UTS
Project title: Resilience in seagrass ecosystems: The importance of genetic variability for insurance against environmental disturbances
2010 Marine Science Grant from the Foundation for National Parks
Winner: Gwenael Cadiou, UTS:
Project title: Fish movements, habitat use and connectivity within Jervis Bay Marine Park: implications for conservation and coastal ecosystems management
2009: Pia Lentini, PhD Candidate, Australian National University
Project Title: The conservation value of the Travelling Stock Route network in NSW
2008: Rachel Gallagher, PhD Candidate, Macquarie University
Project Title: Ecological strategies of exotic climbing plants in littoral rainforests of NSW

