Prof. Anthony Cheshire
Anthony Cheshire has worked for the last 25 years as a marine ecologist and environmental scientist including roles in private industry, government, and the higher education sector. He currently holds Affiliate and Adjunct positions as Professor with both the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Adelaide and with the School of Biological Sciences at Flinders University.
Over the last fifteen years he has held a number of executive management roles including as Head of the Department of Botany at the University of Adelaide, as Chief Scientist (Aquatic Sciences) with the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) and as Director of Research and Development (also with SARDI).
Anthony is on a number of Boards including the CRC (Cooperative Research Centre) for Environmental Biotechnology and the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resource Management Board. He also Chairs a number of Ministerial and Government advisory committees including the SA Fisheries Research Advisory Board and the SA Marine Planning and Marine Protected Areas Scientific Working Group. He is a member of a range of science based professional associations and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
When not "Balancing Carbon" Anthony works as an independant scientist providing support to government and industry in the development of strategic science programs and initiatives. Most recently he worked as Bid Director supporting the development of the new Seafood CRC. In that role he worked with Industry, Government and Higher Education providers to build one of the most substantial CRC’s ever created.
Over his career he has published more than 150 scientific papers, articles and research reports, presented at numerous scientific conferences and workshops and has frequently been invited as a key note or plenary speaker to national and international conferences and events. His major research interests include the development of alternative fuel (biofuel) feedstocks and the development of ecosystem models and technologies which can be used to better understand environmental impacts particularly in marine and coastal ecosystems.
