Our Researchers - Forrest Research Foundation

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Tim Hammer

Dr Tim Hammer

Tim’s research on the Ptilotus genus of wildflowers is delivering new insights into the evolution of the arid Western Australian biota, including how and when groups of plants dispersed to Australia from Asia and their response to their new environment.

Giovanni Polverino

Dr Giovanni Polverino

The Forrest Fellowship offered me a unique opportunity to join The University of Western Australia, a leading university for scientific research in the fields of ecology and evolutionary biology. I am very honoured for being awarded one of the inaugural Forrest Fellowships.

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Ana Motta

Dr Ana Paula Motta

Ana’s research focused on the analysis of human and animal interactions in the rock art from the Kimberley Region of Western Australia, with a special emphasis on scenes where human and animals are engaged with each other.

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