Staff profile: Dr Brian Lassig
- Position title:
- Assistant Director, Research & Collections
- Division:
- Research & Collections
- Phone:
- +612 9320 6237
- Email:
- Contact Brian Lassig using the form below
Profile
Brian Lassig has a coral reef fish research background with extensive field experience on the Great Barrier Reef through his post-graduate projects based at the Heron Island and Lizard Island Research Stations. Following his PhD from Macquarie University Brian worked as an account manager and market research consultant in the computer industry before moving to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority in Townsville where he led the multi-disciplinary crown-of-thorns starfish research program. While based in Townsville Brian was a member of the team responsible for the establishment of the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Ecologically Sustainable Development of the Great Barrier Reef. He continued his participation in field work through involvement in surveys and research on the Great Barrier Reef, in Torres Strait and in the Red Sea. Before joining the Museum in 2005 Brian held a variety of positions in the Department of the Environment and Heritage in Canberra with responsibilities including development of coastal monitoring programs, coordination of scientific input into Australia’s Oceans Policy, leadership of environmental decision support system teams and management of workforce performance across the Department. Brian has been a member of national and state committees and advisory groups in the areas of marine science, environmental management and climate change. Brian has been Assistant Director, Research & Collections Division since January 2010.
Qualifications
BSc (University of Queensland)
MSc (University of Queensland)
PhD (Macquarie University)