Research Team
- Dr Alastair Birtles
- Chief Investigator & Co-Leader of the Minke Whale Project
Adjunct Professor in Marine Biology - College of Science & Engineering
Division of Tropical Environments & Societies - James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811
Australia - alastair.birtles@jcu.edu.au
- Dr Naomi Gardiner
- Co-Leader of the Minke Whale Project
Senior Lecturer in Marine Biology & Aquaculture - College of Science & Engineering
- James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811
Australia - naomi.gardiner@jcu.edu.au
- Caylee Lindsay
- 2024 Field Season Coordinator & Master of Marine Biology candidate
- College of Science & Engineering
- James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811
Australia - +61 474 562 815
- caylee.lindsay@my.jcu.edu.au
- Claire Barr
- Catalogue Manager & Previous Master of Science candidate
- James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811
Australia - claire.barr@my.jcu.edu.au
- Dr Matt Curnock
- Research Projects Officer
- Ecosystem Sciences, CSIRO
Australian Tropical Science & Innovation Precinct - James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811
Australia - +61 7 4753 8607
- matt.curnock@csiro.au
- Dr Putu Liza Kusuma Mustika (“Icha”)
- Adjunct Researcher
- College of Business, Law and Governance
- James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811
Australia - putu.liza@jcu.edu.au
Minke Whale Project Volunteers
We are excited to currently have four new volunteer student researchers working with our team for 2024.
Previous Research Team Members
Dr Peter Arnold
The MWP research team acknowledges the involvement and contributions from our departed colleague and friend, the late Dr Peter Arnold. Much of the information presented in the website is built on his original work and compilations.
Dr Peter Arnold (1949-2006) on dedicated watch for minkes until the very last light of the day and enjoying every minute.
Dr Peter Valentine
Adjunct Professor, College of Science and Engineering
James Cook University
Dr Susan Sobtzick
Previous PhD candidate and Post-doctoral research officer,
James Cook University
2019 Volunteers
