Dr Shasta Henry1, Dr Steophen Cameron1, Adam Smolenski1, Dr Peter McQuillan1 1University Of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia Biography: Shasta is a passionate scientist and science communicator. She is committed to both the frontier of entomological science & to bringing that knowledge...

Dr Thomas Heddle1, Dr Kym Perry1, Dr David Logan1,2, Dr Kate Muirhead1,2 1University Of Adelaide, Urrbrae, Australia, 2South Australian Research and Development Institute, Urrbrae, Australia Biography: Dr. Thomas Heddle completed his PhD at the University of New England in early...

Miss Holly Farnan1, Dr Peter Yeeles1, Dr John Roberts2, Dr Lori Lach1 1College of Science and Engineering, Centre for Tropical Biosecurity, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia, 2Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Canberra, Australia Biography: Holly Farnan is a PhD...

Dr Natalia Medeiros De Souza1, Dr Sybilla Oczkowicz1, Dr Patricia Chay1, Dr Carole Wright2, Mrs. Pauline Wyatt3 1Department Of Agriculture and Fisheries, 21-23 Redden Street, Cairns, Australia, 2Department Of Agriculture and Fisheries, 28 Peters St, Mareeba, Australia, 3Department Of Agriculture...

Miss Liesel Morgan1, Dr Joel Huey1, Dr Nihara Gunawardene1 1Biologic Environmental Survey, East Perth, Australia Biography: Liesel has four years’ experience collecting, analysing and interpreting ecological and molecular data. This includes working in environmental consulting since 2021, as well as...

Dr Karen Richards1, Chris P Spencer 1Natural resources and Environment Tasmania, Hobart, Australia Biography: Biography to come. Abstract: Successful conservation outcomes for threatened fauna are reliant on having a detailed ecological and biological understanding of the target species. Many of...

Miss Ella Yeatman1 1The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia Biography: Miss Ella Yeatman is a first-year PhD student at Melbourne University. After completing her Masters, she wanted to continue her research in her chosen field of entomology and endosymbiont relationships,...

Dr Shasta Henry1, Dr Peter McQuillan1, Dr Jamie Kirkpatrick1 1University Of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia Biography: Shasta is a passionate scientist and science communicator. She is committed to both the frontier of entomological science & to bringing that knowledge to the...

Dr Pedro De Souza Castanheira1, Dr Volker Framenau1 1Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia Biography: My research aims to document the spider biodiversity through the study of their taxonomy and systematics, with a focus on orb-weaving spiders. I raise the public’s interest...

Dr Ian Naumann1 1CSIRO, Canberra, Australia Biography: 1977 – 2000: Research taxonomist in Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Black Mountain, Canberra, specialising in taxonomy and biology of Australian Hymenoptera. Chief Editor of textbook, The Insects of Australia. 2000-2022: Director, Technical...