ProfSimon Mitrovic

I am Professor of Freshwater Ecology in the School of Life Sciences. I lead the Freshwater and Estuarine Research Groupwhere we do applied research focusing on freshwater ecology, cyanobacterial blooms, environmental flows and plant ecotoxicology. I work closely with government departments to solve environmental issues and this also ensures that students are exposed to industry related issues and undertake research relevant to industry needs. In this way research students develop skills to be placed into government and industry positions.

Top 5 papers of last 5 years

Sheldon, F., Barma, D., Baumgartner, L.J., Bond, N., Mitrovic, S.M. and Vertessy, R., 2021. Assessment of the causes and solutions to the significant 2018–19 fish deaths in the Lower Darling River, New South Wales, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 73(2), pp.147-158.

Balzer, M.J., Hitchcock, J.N., Hadwen, W.L., Kobayashi, T., Westhorpe, D.P., Boys, C. and Mitrovic, S.M., 2023. Experimental additions of allochthonous dissolved organic matter reveal multiple trophic pathways to stimulate planktonic food webs. Freshwater Biology, 68(5), pp.821-836.

Facey, J.A., Apte, S.C. and Mitrovic, S.M., 2019. A review of the effect of trace metals on freshwater cyanobacterial growth and toxin production. Toxins, 11(11), p.643.

Hitchcock, J.N. and Mitrovic, S.M., 2019. Microplastic pollution in estuaries across a gradient of human impact. Environmental pollution, 247, pp.457-466.

Sim, D.Z., Mowe, M.A., Song, Y., Lu, J., Tan, H.T., Mitrovic, S.M., Roelke, D.L. and Yeo, D.C., 2021. Tropical macrophytes promote phytoplankton community shifts in lake mesocosms: Relevance for lake restoration in warm climates. Hydrobiologia, 848(20), pp.4861-4884.

Professional

Scientific Committees and editorial boards

- Core member of Environmental Sciences Team UTS
- Associate Editor for journal Marine and Freshwater Research
- Associate Editor Frontiers in Microbiology
- Member Cold Water Pollution Interagency Committee
- Member of the NSW State Algal Advisory Group
- Research Affiliate with National University of Singapore (NUS) Raffles Museum of Biodiversity and Research

Professional society memberships

- International Society for Theoretical and Applied Limnology (SIL)
- Association of Scientists in Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO)
- Australian Society for Limnology (ASL)

International Visiting Expert

- National University of Singapore (NUS) – Biodiversity group. Invited as a phytoplankton expert to consult
on program development and sampling design and to develop their skills.
- Training courses and publication of methods and taxonomy guide for National University of Singapore (NUS).