Key research centres and stations at James Cook University

 

The Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change

The objective of The Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change is to build a world-leading, multi-disciplinary research centre to examine the impacts of global climate change on the natural environment with a view to developing appropriate mitigation and adaptation strategies. The Centre is part of the School of Marine and Tropical Biology, in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Centre Director Professor Stephen Williams is also the Convener of the NCCARF Terrestrial Biodiversity Network. Details on researchers, research projects, publications and collaborators associated with the Centre can be found here. 

 

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

The ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies undertakes research on the science that underpins the sustainability and management of the world's coral reefs.

Managing corals reefs proactively, in anticipation of future uncertainty associated with climate change, is a key unifying theme in all of the Centre’s research programs (especially Program 5 - Resilience of linked social-ecological systems - and Program 6 - Conservation Planning).
 
The ARC Centre is ranked #1 globally for citations in coral reef science, and is the world's largest provider of graduate training in coral reef research, with over 150 PhD students currently enrolled. Researchers, research programs and collaborations associated with the Centre are described in detail here.
 
 
 
The Cyclone Testing Station
 
The Cyclone Testing Station is part of the School of Engineering & Physical Sciences. 

Researchers within the station include Dr John Ginger, Research Director, Mr Cam Leitch, Manager, Mr Peter Kim, Research Engineer and Mr David Henderson, Research Engineer. 

They are working on assessing the vulnerability of structures (including housing in Australia) to windstorms, which is able to accommodate effects of climate change. 
 
They intend working with the NCCARF Emergency Management and Settlements & Infrastructure networks. Further details on the research carried out at the Cyclone Testing Station can be found here. publications from the Cyclone Testing Centre can be found here.