Dr Paul is an Associate Professor in Aquaculture in the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. His main research areas include: Seaweed production and new product development; Seaweed as functional food and nutraceuticals; Environmental roles of seaweed farming; Bioremediation of wastewater using algae; Waste-to-resource technologies. He received his PhD from the University of New South Wales, Australia in 2006 after which he worked as a Lecturer in Aquaculture and research academic at James Cook University in tropical Australia. He was a founding Director of MACRO – the Centre for Macroalgal Resources and Biotechnology, in which he lead a cross-disciplinary team of scientists that pioneered research on macroalgae for new product developments, such as human food, animal feeds and renewable fuel, based upon a platform of environmentally sustainable production that simultaneously treats wastewater. In 2015, he was winner of the United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards for 'Excellence in Sustainable Water Management' based on this work. In early 2017 Dr Paul joined the University of the Sunshine Coast, continuing research and development focused on creating high-value seaweed products, including functional food and nutraceuticals for human health and applications in animal feed and health for agriculture. Dr Paul is project leader on ACIAR-funded projects 'Improving seaweed production and processing opportunities in Indonesia' and 'Diversification of seaweed industries in Pacific Island countries'. His work aims to foster industry partnerships and develop new species, culture techniques and bio-products for farmed seaweed in the Indo-Pacific region. Dr Paul has published >80 papers in peer-reviewed journals and is the author of four patents in the broad area of aquatic technology. His current role at USC combines research expertise with a strong focus on industry partnerships, innovation, intellectual property development and commercialisation.
University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland AUSTRALIA