Associate Professor Jeff Wright

Associate Professor - Marine Ecosystems

University of Tasmania

Jeff completed his BSc (Hons) at the University of Wollongong, studying chemical defences in marine sponges. He then completed his PhD at the University of New South Wales in 2000 where he studied seaweed ecology and chemical defences.

After his PhD, Jeff moved to the USA where he was a postdoc at the University of California (Davis) (2000-2001) studying the reproduction and demography of seaweed. He returned to Australia as an ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellow (2002-2004) and Lecturer (2005-2007) at the University of Wollongong where he studied the ecology and impacts of invasive seaweed. Jeff joined the University of Tasmania in 2008.

Jeff completed his BSc (Hons) at the University of Wollongong, studying chemical defences in marine sponges. He then completed his PhD at the University of New South Wales in 2000 where he studied seaweed ecology and chemical defences.

After his PhD, Jeff moved to the USA where he was a postdoc at the University of California (Davis) (2000-2001) studying the reproduction and demography of seaweed. He returned to Australia as an ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellow (2002-2004) and Lecturer (2005-2007) at the University of Wollongong where he studied the ecology and impacts of invasive seaweed. Jeff joined the University of Tasmania in 2008.