Simon Mitrovic
Professor
Health Psychology Unit
University of Technology Sydney
Australia
Biography
Principal Research Scientist with the NSW DPI Water and as a Senior Lecturer in the Applied Ecology Team of the School of Life Sciences. As an applied scientist focusing on freshwater ecology, environmental flows and plant ecotoxicology part of my role with DPI Water is to ensure that students are exposed to industry related issues and undertake research relevant to industry needs. In this way research students develop skills to be placed into government and industry positions.
Research Interest
Freshwater phytoplankton ecology Environmental flows, dissolved organic carbon delivery to rivers and estuaries and ecosystem responses. Cyanobacterial ecology, Harmful algal ecology and factors influencing toxin regulation (marine and freshwater), Benthic algal ecology, Fate and toxicity of algal toxins, Plant ecotoxicology,