Scott Smithers
Associate Professor
Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research
James Cook University
Australia
Biography
Scott Smithers is a geomorphologist within the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the Associate Dean Research for the Faculty of Science and Engineering (50% appointment).Scott Smithers is a geomorphologist within the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the Associate Dean Research for the Faculty of Science and Engineering (50% appointment).
Research Interest
Key areas of research include: 1) understanding spatial and temporal patterns and controls of reef growth and carbonate production; 2) the reconstruction of records of environmental change from coral skeletons, reef framework and sedimentary deposits as a context for understanding contemporary changes; and 3) understanding the geomorphological development and morphodynamics of coral reef islands. Unsurprisingly a large proportion of my research is focused on the Great Barrier Reef, but my research includes reefs in the Pacific (e.g. Torres Strait, Kiribati, PNG) and Indian Oceans (Maldives, Chagos, Singapore), as well as in the Caribbean Sea (Bahamas, Bonaire, Belize).
