The TUDLab team
Academic Board
Associate Professor Lisa Law
TUDLab Chair, Geographer
Lisa's research focuses on the politics of urban spaces in the tropical world, from the changing meanings of public spaces to the politics of designing the built environment.
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Dr Simona Azzali
Urban Designer
Simona is interested in working across traditional disciplinary boundaries to solve urban problems. Her research includes: urban design and planning of tropical Asian cities, livability and sustainability of urban spaces and pedestrianisation.
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Rana Dadpour
Research Fellow, Cairns Institute
Rana is a Research Fellow at the Cairns Institute. Her doctoral research explored liveability and migration in regional areas and her current research contributes to understanding the social and economic dimensions of environmental change in the context of reef restoration and adaptation.
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Dr Han She Lim
Hydrologist
Han She has worked on urban stormwater remediation projects, such as rain gardens and green roofs, using low impact development techniques (LID) in tropical areas. She is also interested in river rehabilitation and restoration efforts.
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Dr Nick Osbaldiston
Sociologist
Nick researches predominantly in the area of lifestyle or amenity migration. He has also researched areas of climate change adaptation, insurance and under-insurance issues and the histories of coastal development in Australia.
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Professional Board
Sophie Barrett
Designer and Sustainability Advisor
Cairns Regional Council
Sophie is a Strategy and Sustainability Advisor at Cairns Regional Council. She has a passion for design as a means to respond to our urban environment through tropical urbanism, climate responsive built form and smart cities technologies.
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Gisela Jung
Architect
CA Architects
Gisela is an architect and urban designer at CA Architects. Her focus is on how residential, commercial, retail and public spaces can combine to create the best urban environments.
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Roger Mainwood
Architect
TPG Architects
Roger is the Principal at TPG Architects, and is currently leading the review of the Cairns CBD and Esplanade Masterplan and consulted for Council on the Cairns City Height and Impact Study.
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Urbi Musso
Planner
wildPLAN
Urbi is a Senior Planner at wildPLAN, with over 12 years experience in the property and planning sector. Her expertise includes master planning, land use planning in remote and Indigenous communities and community engagement services.
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Andrew Prowse
Landscape Architect
LA3
Andrew has extensive Landscape Architectural experience in both the private and government sector. His civic projects include the redevelopment of Munro Martin Park and the Cairns Performing Arts Centre.
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Affiliated Researchers
Tony Castles
Research Fellow
Cairns Institute
Anthony is a Research Fellow at Cairns Institute. His interests are in abandoned places, architecture, aesthetics, community, and creativity, and the development of methodologies for practitioners to measure and quantify social impacts.
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Benedict Gumbaketi
PhD Candidate
Benedict is a facility manager with a keen interest in the performance of smart public buildings in the tropics. His research explores various quantitative models for ventilation monitoring, prediction, and control of aerosolised air pollutants in real-time.
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Kaye Hergstrom
PhD Candidate
Kaye’s research explores the connections between people and wildlife in their front yards, and devises ways to measure environmental awareness and stewardship. She is interested in inspiring people to grow plants that attract local wildlife.
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Yee Mun Loong
PhD Candidate
Yee Mun is an urban planner/hobby farmer turned researcher. His latest research explores place branding from the perspective of young emerging artists in Cairns.