Our people

The National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life brings together 12 researchers from USC, University of Queensland and the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries interested in creating a thriving research enterprise that engages scientists from around the world to collaboratively to address durability issues central to the use of timber in Australia.

• Professor Jeffrey Morrell (Chair), Director of the National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life (USC)
• Dr Babar Hassan, Research Fellow, National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life (USC)
• Dr Tim Smith, Director Forestry and Biosciences RD&E, Horticulture & Forestry Science, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
• Mr Bill Leggate, Forest Product Innovation, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
• Professor Sritawat Kitipornchai, Professor Structural Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland (UQ)
• Associate Professor Dilum Fernando, Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland (UQ)
• Dr Luis Yerman Martinez, Research Fellow, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland (UQ)
• Dr Felix Wiesner, Associate Lecturer in Timber Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland (UQ)
• Dr Gary Hopewell, A/Business Manager, Horticulture & Forestry Sciences, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
• Dr Robbie McGavin, Research Facility and Project Manager, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)
• Lesley Francis, Senior Technician, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Q-DAF)

• Dr Phil Evans, Affiliate, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

• Mr Jack Norton, Affiliate, Timber Preservers’ Association Australia

• Mr Michael Powell, Affiliate, Bioteca, EC

• Kelly Murphy, Program Manager, Forestry Institute (USC)

For any feedback on this page or other pages across the National Centre for Timber Durability website please email kamurphy@usc.edu.au