Our people

The National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life brings together researchers from UniSC, University of Queensland and the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries interested in creating a thriving research enterprise that engages scientists from around the world to collaboratively to address durability issues central to the use of timber in Australia.

• Professor Tripti Singh (Chair), Director of the National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life (UniSC)
• Dr Babar Hassan, Research Fellow, National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life (UniSC)
• Dr Tim Smith, Director Forestry and Biosciences RD&E, Horticulture & Forestry Science, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
• Mr Bill Leggate, Forest Product Innovation, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
• Professor Sritawat Kitipornchai, Professor Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland (UQ)
• Associate Professor Dilum Fernando, Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland (UQ)
• Dr Luis Yerman Martinez, Research Fellow, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland (UQ)
• Dr Felix Wiesner, Associate Lecturer in Timber Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland (UQ)
• Dr Gary Hopewell, A/Business Manager, Horticulture & Forestry Sciences, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
• Dr Robbie McGavin, Affiliate, Wood based composites, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
• Lesley Francis, Senior Technician, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)

• Dr Phil Evans, Affiliate, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

• Mr Jack Norton, Affiliate, Timber Preservers’ Association Australia

• Dr Lisa Ottenhaus, Affiliate, Performance of timber connections, University of Queensland
• Dr Kyra Wood, Affiliate, Durability Timber Design

• Associate Professor Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava, Associate Professor, Geospatial Analysis

• Dr Penelope Mitchell, Research Fellow, (UniSC)
• Dr Saip Nami Kartal, Senor Research Fellow (UniSC)
• Dr Melanie Harris, Research Assistant, (UniSC)
• Dr Saeed Mahini, Affiliate, Civil engineering, QST Consulting Engineers
• Kelly Stewart, Program Manager, Forestry Institute (UniSC)
• Kerri Salmon, Research Administration, (UniSC)
• Michelle Tapp, Research Administration, (UnisC)
• Tamaryn Wood, Research Administration, (UnisC)

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