Aquatic Environmental Stress Research Group (AQUEST)
Water Effective Tools and Technologies (WETT)
Biomedical and Health Innovations ECP
Email: dayanthi.nugegoda@rmit.edu.au
Phone: +61 39925 7150
Campus: Bundoora
BIOL2162 - Ecotoxicology (undergraduates)
ENVI1004 - Ecotoxicology (postgraduates)
BIOL2347 - Ecotoxicology for Open University
Aquatic Environmental Stress Research Group (AQUEST)
Water Effective Tools and Technologies (WETT)
Biomedical and Health Innovations EIP
Email: dayanthi.nugegoda@rmit.edu.au
Phone: +61 39925 7150
Campus: Bundoora
BIOL2162 - Ecotoxicology (undergraduates)
ENVI1004 - Ecotoxicology (postgraduates)
BIOL2347 - Ecotoxicology for Open University
She is passionate about diversity and inclusion in Higher Education and an advocate for females in STEMM.
Professor Nugegoda has led the Ecotoxicology Research Group at RMIT University since 2004. She is a lead researcher in the Aquatic Environmental Stress (AQUEST) Research Group at RMIT University.
Her group has developed novel methods to assess monitor and evaluate the effect of toxicants and other environmental stressors on aquatic organisms, and ecosystems including trace metals, pesticides, endocrine disrupting chemicals cyanobacterial toxins; salinisation of freshwater systems, and ocean acidification and plastics on biota from rotifers to seabirds and marine mammals. She has with her collaborators, raised over $10 million research grant income with an associated additional $3.4 million industry support for research in ecotoxicology and environmental biology.
In 2018, she set up the Aquatic Prevention Pollution Partnership at RMIT with a $5 million grant from Melbourne Water. Prof. Nugegoda has trained many Australasian researchers in Ecotoxicology, graduating 30 PhD and 5 MSc research candidates; and supervised 12 Postdoctoral Fellows. She now supervises 14 PhD candidates (10 as senior supervisor).
Professor Nugegoda contributed expert opinion on the environmental impacts of Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining as an appointed member (2012-2014) of the Independent Expert Scientific Panel to the Minister of Environment; on pesticides to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) of Australia, on ecotoxicology to The New South Wales Environment Trust; The Research Councils of Hongkong, South Africa, Norway, France, Croatia and the Netherlands; The OECD Validation Management Group for Ecotoxicity Tests (VMG-eco); The SETAC Global Bioaccumulation Advisory Group and Animal Alternatives Advisory Group and to the Australian Shipowners Association.
In 2015, she served on the Scientific Reference Panel for Onshore Natural Gas and Water for the State of Victoria and was re-appointed to the Science Panel for the Victorian Coastal Council.
In 2017, she was invited by the Lead Scientist of Victoria to join the Scientific Reference Group for Onshore Conventional Gas until 2020.
In 2018, with Vin Pettigrove, she set up the $5 million Aquatic Pollution Prevention Partnership with Melbourne Water to evaluate and minimise pollutants.
Prof. Nugegoda and her group has developed novel methods to assess monitor and evaluate the effect of toxicants and other environmental stressors on aquatic organisms, and ecosystems including trace metals, pesticides, endocrine disrupting chemicals cyanobacterial toxins; salinisation of freshwater systems, ocean acidification and plastics on biota from rotifers to seabirds and marine mammals.
Ecotoxicology, Ecophysiology, Endocrine Disruption, Trace Metals, Pollutants, Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS), Pesticides, Microplastics, Nanoparticles, Pharmaceuticals, Aquatic, Fish, Invertebrates, Birds, Dolphins, Cyanobacteria
Publications
Grants
Awards
Science of The Total Environment: 135826-135826
Trestrail, C., M. Walpitagama, C. Hedges, A. Truskewycz, A. Miranda, D. Wlodkowic, J. Shimeta and D. Nugegoda (2019).
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 6:152-
Lekamge, S, Miranda, AF, Abraham, A, Li, V, Shukla, R, Bansal, V, Nugegoda, D (2018).
Gen. Comp. Endocrinol
Nugegoda D. and Kibria, G. (2016).
Journal articles
Scholarly books
Scholarly books (edited)
Scholarly book chapters
Scholarly books
Published conference proceedings
Written paper - refereed
Scholarly books
Scholarly book chapters
Scholarly books
Published conference proceedings
Written paper refereed
Scholarly book chapters
Published conference proceedings
Written paper refereed
Published conference proceedings
Written paper refereed
Published conference proceedings
Written paper refereed
Published conference proceedings
Written paper refereed
Published conference proceedings
Written paper refereed
Published conference proceedings
Written paper refereed
Published conference proceedings
Written paper refereed
Published conference proceedings
Written paper refereed
Published conference proceedings
Written paper refereed
Published conference proceedings
Written paper refereed
$5 million Research Contract with Melbourne Water
Dayanthi Nugegoda, Lead CI at RMIT
2018 - 2023
To establish a national high resolution imaging facility at the University of Melbourne
Dayanthi Nugegoda, CI
2019
Preserving Freshwater Biodiversity: Predictions to manage the effects of suspended salinity and sediments, $800,000
Dayanthi Nugegoda, Ben Kefford, Satish Choy
2005 - 2008
Award date: 2019
Recipients: Dayanthi Nugegoda
Award date: 2020
Recipients: Dayanthi Nugegoda
Award date: 2011
Recipients: Dayanthi Nugegoda
Dayanthi was elected President of the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Australasia 2011–2013.
In 2014, she was awarded a visiting Professorship to Tianjin, Chengxian University in China by the Chinese Government. In 2009, she was awarded a Visiting Professorship at the Helmholtz Research Centre for Environment and Health, Munich, Germany; and a visiting Research Fellowship at the Flinders Research Centre for Coastal and Catchment Environments, Flinders University, Adelaide. From 1999-2003. She was awarded 5 Visiting Research Fellowships (two-four months each) from the GSF National Research Centre for Environment and Health, Munich, Germany.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.
Acknowledgement of Country
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.