Peter Hanington

Peter Hanington
Peter Hanington

Position

Senior Research Officer
PhD student

Contact

Phone: 3365 9758

Fax: 3365 4755

Email: p.hanington@uq.edu.au

Qualifications

  • B.App.Sc (UTS Sydney)
  • M.Env.Sc (Macquarie University, Sydney)

Background

Prior to joining UQ, Peter has worked as an Environmental Scientist in state government (NSW) and for private industry, encompassing both technical-scientific and managerial roles. His experience and expertise covers a board range of disciplines such as: environmental monitoring and assessment, ecosystem health, environmental pollution, integrated water resource management, and environmental impact assessment.
More recently, Peter has been engaged in research activities focused on biogeochemical processes in estuaries and catchment related impacts on aquatic ecosystem health.

Research interests

  • Coastal aquatic ecosystem health & resilience
  • Biogeochemistry in estuarine and marine ecosystems
  • Use of environmental sensors to monitor coastal ecosystem function and health
  • Development of ecosystem knowledge frameworks for the integration of research and monitoring information to support management.

Recent projects

Benthic oxygen dynamics and carbon cycling in estuaries: links between toxic cyanobacterial blooms and ecosystem function (PhD research project)
University of Queensland
Investigate the linkages between benthic processes and the occurrence of the toxic cyanobacterium: Lyngbya majuscula, and the influence that reoccurring Lyngbya blooms have on ecosystem function
River Health and Environmental Flow in China (2009-2011)
International WaterCentre & AusAID:
The largest project under the Australia China Environment Development Program (ACEDP) – River Health and Environmental Flow in China (E-flow Project). The project is a AUD 3.3 million project managed by the IWC.
http://www.acedp-partnership.org/en/news/267.aspx
 Tweed Environmental Health & Monitoring Program (EHMP) 2009
Tweed Shire Council & International WaterCentre:
Implementation and reporting on ecosystem health for the freshwater and estuarine waterways of Cobaki and Terranora Broadwaters, Tweed Heads, NSW, Australia.
http://www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/Waterways/WaterwaysHealth.aspx
Lyngbya Research and Management Program 2005-2007
SEQ Healthy Waterways Partnership, Queensland, Australia
(a)        Best management practice for key landuses in the Pumicestone region.
Prepare a review and demonstration of best management practice for key landuses in the Pumicestone region, which potentially contribute to the occurrence of Lyngbya majuscula blooms.
(b)        The role of benthic sediments in Lyngbya majuscula blooms in Deception Bay.
Research into the growth history of Lyngbya majuscula in Deception Bay (Moreton Bay, Queensland) and the role benthic sediments play in the initiation and development of a bloom.
http://www.healthywaterways.org/HealthyWaterways/Resources/Reports.aspx

Selected publications

IWC (2009)   Cobaki and Terranora Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program 2009 Technical Report. International WaterCentre, Brisbane. ISBN 1-921499-02-8
Ecosystem Health Report Card 2009 for the waterways and catchments of Cobaki and Terranora Broadwaters. International WaterCentre, Brisbane.
Johnstone, R., Hanington, P., and Pantos, O. (2007)   The role of benthic sediments in Lyngbya majuscula blooms in Deception Bay, Lyngbya Research and Management Program 2005-2007; a report prepared for the South-east Queensland Healthy Waterways Partnership
Hanington, P, J. (2007)   A review and demonstration of best management practice for key landuses in the Pumicestone region, Lyngbya Research and Management Program 2005-2007; a report prepared for the south-east Queensland Healthy Waterways Partnership

Teaching

Academic coordination & lecturing
  • Professional Development Program in Integrated Water Management, (International Water Centre & AusAID) 2008 & 2009

 

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