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Sixteen students from The University of Western Australia will be among 31 postgraduates to summarise four years of marine research at an event to be held in Perth in November.

The students have been sponsored by the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) to investigate the response of the marine environment to natural and human effects, and the reasons why marine life is important to the health of our coastline and estuaries.

UWA students received scholarships from WAMSI to research oceanographic processes including:

• Describing and modelling water flow through WA's Ningaloo Marine Park;
• Linking water movement across the reef to oceanic processes and improving our understanding of reef connectivity, productivity and energy flow within the marine park; and
• Improving our understanding of broader oceanographic processes and their influence on the park.

WAMSI liaises with State and Federal Government agencies to ensure WA postgraduate students have significant exposure to the workplace and take advantage of the skills and experience available.

High calibre senior scientists and academics supervise the postgraduate students in a program that is increasing WA's national and international reputation as being a model of excellence in the delivery of tertiary education in the marine sciences and engineering fields.

The students are an integral part of WAMSI's vision for the future and were some of the 250 scientists working on WAMSI's 85 research projects.

WHAT :            WAMSI postdoctoral student conference

WHERE: Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup.

WHEN: Wednesday 3 ^rd November 8.30am to 5pm.  Refreshments afterwards.

To register please email [email protected]

Abstracts and a program of speakers and will be available before the symposium.

Media references

Sue McKenna (WAMSI)  (+61 8)  6488 4574  /  (+61 4) 24 196 771
Janine MacDonald (UWA Public Affairs)  (+61 8)  6488 5563  /  (+61 4) 32 637 716