Person
Erskine, Wayne (1954 - 2017)
- Born
- 21 August 1954
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 27 July 2017
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia - Occupation
- Geomorphologist
Summary
Wayne Erskine was a geomorphologist whose research focused on rivers, including how they were affected by clearing, mining, rabbits and regulation. He held academic positions at the Universities of New South Wales and Newcastle, and as hydrologist for government organisations including in several capacities for the Office of the Supervising Scientist, Northern Territory. With colleagues he studied river systems in eastern Australia, including the Murray River. Erskine published prolifically and was renowned as an excellent teacher and supervisor of higher degree students.
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Chronology
- 1979
- Education - BA (hons), University of New South Wales
- 1986 - 1998
- Career position - Lecturer (later Senior Lecturer) in geomorphology, University of New South Wales
- 1987
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New South Wales
- 1998 - 2003
- Career position - Research Hydrologist, New South Wales State Forests
- 2001
- Award - Carl Sullivan International Membership Endowment, International Fisheries Section, American Fisheries Society
- 2004 - 2011
- Career position - Professor, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle
- 2011 - 2017
- Career position - Program Leader and Principal Research Scientist, Hydrological, Geomorphic and Chemical Processes Group, Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist, Darwin
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Published resources
Journal Articles
- Saynor, Mike Mouse, 'Obituary: Wayne Erskine 1954 - 2017', Geographical research, 56 (1) (2018), 118-20, https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-5871.12273. Details
Resources
- Tilleard, John [and] Saynor, Mike Mouse, Wayne Erskine [obituaries], River Basin Management Society, 2-17. https://rbms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Wayne-Erskine-1-1.pdf. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 3 September 2019