Ib Svane
Subprogram Leader, Gulfs and Estuaries Ecology
Areas of expertise:
Marine ecology with specialisation in benthic ecology and invertebrate larval ecology.
Countries of work experience:
Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and USA.
Experience and qualifications:
Dr Svane has 25 years experience in marine biology. He has a PhD in marine zoology from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark and a PhD in marine zoology from the University of Göteborg, Sweden where he also obtained a docent degree (Assoc. Prof.). He is educated as a professional diver in the Danish Navy and has maritime qualifications allowing him to captain large yachts and trawler size ships. He has published more than 40 papers in international journals on various aspects of marine zoology and ecology, specialising in the ecology of marine hard substrata and larval ecology. Dr Svane was Associate Professor at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for 20 years during which he also held senior lectureships at the University of Tromsø, Norway, and the University of Aarhus, Denmark. He participated in education and research programs in South–East Asia, particularly at various universities in Indonesia. He has tutored many under–graduate and post–graduate students of several nationalities. He moved to Australia in 1998 working for Flinders University and SARDI Aquatic Science. He has supervised numerous honours, MSc and PhD students.
Professional appointments:
2003–: Subprogram leader, SARDI Aquatic Sciences.
2000–2003: Senior lecturer, Flinders University of South Australia.
1998–2000: Senior Scientist, SARDI Aquatic Sciences.
1993–1994: Senior Lecturer, Department of Ecology and Genetics, University of Aarhus, Denmark
1995: Visiting Professor, SNC–Lavalin International Inc., Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Culture, Rep. of Indonesia. Science Advisor at University of Semarang, Indonesia.
1991–1998: Assoc. Prof., The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Kristineberg Marine Research Station, Sweden.
Research and consulting:
1991: Deep–sea research using Johnson Sea Link II Submersible". Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Florida, USA.
1991–1993: Ascidian Larval Ecology
1993–1994: Structuring mechanisms in marine high–energy epibioses.
1995–1997: Larval dispersal and settlement of marine benthic organisms.
1998–1999: MAST C(1)4: Marine biotechnology for the development of antifouling coatings, X–Gnat Labs Ltd and Heriot Watt University.
1998–2002: Research on prawn fishery by–catch and discards.
2003–2006: Research on prawn fishery by–catch and discards.
2002–: Studies into the impact of tuna aquaculture on benthic systems in Boston Bay (Port Lincoln).
Contact:
Dr. Ib Svane
Lincoln Marine Science Centre
Port Lincoln
Tel: 08 8683 2562
Fax: 08 8683 2520
E–mail: svane.ib@saugov.sa.gov.au