Professor of Coral Reef Ecology
University of Queensland
Professor Peter Mumby began his career helping to design marine reserves in Belize and experienced first hand the limited scientific basis for decision-making. He then began a research pathway with a goal of providing science that can inform practical conservation and management action. His research combines field observations, experiments, and ecological modelling to answer questions about reef ecology, ecosystem resilience, impacts of climate change, marine reserve functioning and design, connectivity of ecosystems, coral reef fisheries, and restoration. Peter undertook a PhD at the University of Sheffield (UK),followed by NERC Post-doctoral Fellowship at the University of Newcastle. He then moved to the University of Exeter on a Royal Society Research Fellowship and later moved to the University of Queensland to take up an ARC Laureate fellowship and set down roots. He has had the pleasure of supporting many PhD students and learned a lot from his post-docs. Peter is a Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation, winner of the inaugural ISRS Mid-Career Award. He has published >400 papers and is an ISI Highly Cited Researcher. He is happiest on a coral reef with a camera in his hands.