STAFF PROFILE
Professor Jeff Shimeta
Position:
Deputy Dean, Learning and Teaching
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Science
Phone:
+61399257151
Email:
jeff.shimeta@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Bundoora West
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Research interests
- Ecology of marine fouling communities, especially settlement and assemblage development of invertebrates and protozoans.
- Marine antifouling technologies.
- Microbial ecology of aquatic biofilms.
- Ecology of aquatic protozoans.
- Use of DNA metabarcoding in marine population and assemblage investigation.
- Small-scale physical-biological interactions in marine ecology, particularly ecological effects of water flow.
- Mechanics of suspension feeding by aquatic invertebrates and protozoa.
Experience
- RMIT University, Lecturer to Professor, School Science, Dec. 2007 - present.
- Australian Maritime College, Lecturer, National Centre for Marine and Coastal Conservation, 2007. Taught marine science and meteorology.
- University of Melbourne, Lecturer, Zoology Dept., 2006-2007. Taught zoology and ecology.
- Australian Marine Ecology Pty. Ltd., Marine Ecologist, 2006. Conducted research as part of the Supplemental Environmental Effects Statement for the Port Phillip Bay Channel Deepening Project.
- University of California, Davis, California, U.S.A., Lecturer, Section of Evolution and Ecology, 2005. Taught zoology and evolution.
- University of California, Berkeley, California, U.S.A., Visiting Associate Professor, Integrative Biology Dept., 2004. Taught biological oceanography.
- Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, Biology Dept., 1997-2005. Taught marine ecology, zoology, and general biology. Led a research program on ecology of marine invertebrates and protozoa.
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, U.S.A., Postdoctoral Scholar and Guest Investigator, Biology Dept. and Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering Dept., 1995-2000, 2004. Conducted research on marine protozoan ecology and mapping of epibenthic invertebrate assemblages.
- University of California, Berkeley, California, U.S.A., Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Miller Institute for Basic Research in Science and Integrative Biology Dept., 1993-1995. Conducted research on marine invertebrates.
Awards
- School of Science, Impact Award for the Biosciences & Food Technology Discipline, RMIT University, 2022.
- Top STEM College Educator Award, RMIT University, 2021.
- RMIT University Award for Research Excellence - Enterprise, 2020.
- RMIT University Vice-Chancellor's Award for Strategic Contributions to Learning and Teaching, 2019.
- National Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, Australian Office of Learning & Teaching, 2015.
- RMIT University Award for Teaching Excellence in the College of Science, Engineering and Health, 2014.
- RMIT University Award for Teaching Excellence in Biological Sciences, Health and Related Studies, RMIT University, 2011.
- National Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, Australian Learning & Teaching Council, 2010.
- RMIT University Teaching Award in Biological Sciences, Health and Related Studies, RMIT University, 2009.
Media
- Testing the waters (YouTube video)
Course coordinator for:
- BIOL2061: Field Practicum at Lizard Island Research Station, Great Barrier Reef
- BIOL2151 Animal Diversity
- BIOL2255 Marine Biology
Program Manager of:
- BP229BISC Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences)
- BP350 Bachelor of Science (Biological Sciences)
- Ph.D. in Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., 1993
- B.A. in Biology with Distinction, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, U.S.A., 1986
- Associate Editor, Frontiers in Marine Science.
- Member of the Australian Marine Sciences Association (Victorian chapter Council Member), American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, International Society of Protistologists, and The Oceanography Society.
- Peer reviewer for scientific journals: Acta Protozoologica; American Naturalist; Aquatic Ecology; Aquatic Microbial Ecology; Biofouling; Biological Bulletin; Biological Reviews; Biology Letters; Chemosphere; Continental Shelf Research; Deep Sea Research; Ecotoxicology; Estuaries; Estuaries and Coasts; Freshwater Biology; Frontiers in Marine Science; Heliyon; Invertebrate Biology; Iranian Journal of Fisheries Sciences; Journal of Experimental Biology; Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology; Journal of Marine Systems; Journal of Sea Research; Journal of Theoretical Biology; Journal of Zoology; Limnology and Oceanography; Limnology and Oceanography Methods; Marine Biology; Marine Ecology Progress Series; Marine Environmental Research; Marine Pollution Bulletin; Microbial Ecology; Oecologia; PLOS ONE; Proceedings of the Royal Society; Progress in Organic Coatings; Rapid Prototyping Journal; Science; Science Advances; Scientific Reports.
- Al, M.,Chen, H.,Yan, X.,Ren, K.,Xue, Y.,Shimeta, J.,Majaneva, M.,Wilkinson, D.,Yang, J. (2024). Relic DNA confounds the results of DNA-based study on microeukaryotic succession in aquatic biofilms In: Ecological Indicators, 158, 1 - 12
- Shimeta, J.,Wilding-McBride, G.,Bott, N.,Piola, R.,Santander, R.,Leary, M.,Scardino, A. (2023). Growth of marine biofilms and macrofouling organisms on biocide-infused, 3D-printed thermoplastics In: Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, 1 - 15
- Carrier, A.,Carve Luzardo, M.,Shimeta, J.,Walker, A., et al, . (2023). Transitioning towards environmentally benign marine antifouling coatings In: Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, 1 - 7
- Carve, M.,., N.,Askeland, M.,Allinson, G.,Shimeta, J. (2023). Salting-out assisted liquid–liquid extraction combined with LC–MS/MS for the simultaneous determination of seven organic UV filters in environmental water samples: method development and application In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, 104870 - 104885
- Szabo, D.,Nuske, M.,Lavers, J.,Shimeta, J.,Green, M.,Mulder, R.,Clarke, B. (2022). A baseline study of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in waterfowl from a remote Australian environment In: Science of the Total Environment, 812, 1 - 8
- Al-Mamun, A.,Xue, Y.,Xiao, P.,Shimeta, J., et al, J. (2022). Community assembly of microbial habitat generalists and specialists in urban aquatic ecosystems explained more by habitat type than pollution gradient In: Water Research, 220, 1 - 12
- Piola, R.,Grandison, C.,Shimeta, J.,Del Frate, A.,Leary, M. (2022). Can vessel sea chest design improve fouling control coating performance? In: Ocean Engineering, 256, 1 - 13
- Roberts, K.,Wong, W.,Shimeta, J.,Kessler, A.,Cook, P. (2022). Recovery of denitrification and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium following reoxygenation of sediments from a periodically hypoxic temperate lagoon In: Limnology and Oceanography, 67, 1879 - 1890
- Lewis, P.,Lashko, A.,Chiaradia, A.,Allinson, G.,Shimeta, J.,Emmerson, L. (2022). New and legacy persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in breeding seabirds from the East Antarctic In: Environmental Pollution, 309, 1 - 12
- Al Nabhani, K.,Salzman, S.,Shimeta, J.,Dansie, A.,Allinson, G. (2022). A temporal assessment of microplastics distribution on the beaches of three remote islands of the Yasawa archipelago, Fiji In: Marine Pollution Bulletin, 185, 1 - 8
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
11 PhD Completions and 1 Masters by Research Completions5 PhD Current Supervisions
Coastal and marine ecology, particularly relating to invertebrates and protozoa; Marine fouling ecology and antifouling technologies; Use of DNA metabarcoding in marine assemblage studies; Biomechanics of organism-flow interactions; Microbial activities in impacted marine sediments; Settlement of marine invertebrate larvae.
- Biodiversity Assessment of Marine Mammals in Victoria, Australia (PhD student: Jemima Beddoe). Funded by: Parks Victoria Contract from (2022 to 2026)
- Bioacoustic monitoring of frogs. Funded by: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - Grant from (2019 to 2020)
- Bioacoustic monitoring of frog populations. Funded by: Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment Grant 2017 from (2018 to 2020)
- Bioacoustic Monitoring of Frogs (RPP 1718 P14). Funded by: Parks Victoria Research Partners Grant 2017 onwards from (2018 to 2019)
- Predictive capability for particle capture in aquatic ecosystems - Administered by the University of Western Australia. Funded by: ARC Discovery Projects via other University Grant 2015 from (2015 to 2017)