TRIN participant profile

Stephen Moore

Technical Officer

BSc (Biological); MA (Natural History Film-making)

Ph: (02) 6024 9880 | Fax: (02) 6024 9888 | Email: steve.moore@latrobe.edu.au

Department of Environmental Management and Ecology, La Trobe University
PO Box 821, Wodonga VIC 3689, Australia
Web: www.latrobe.edu.au/deme/aw

Research Interests

Freshwater ecology, conservation biology & species invasions, taxonomy of Australian Mayflies.

Areas of Expertise

• genetics techniques
• aquarium care and maintenance, fish breeding
• documentary film-making, specialising in scientific and educational productions
• science-based cinematography, including microscopic, time-lapse, under water, infra-red and remote operated filming
• video editing, using Apple Final Cut Studio, and other related programs
• documentary script-writing
• digital still photography
• electronics
• digital image post-production (Adobe Photoshop)
• web design and preparation of still and video imagery for the internet.

Current Projects

Our group is currently working to broaden knowledge of the Australian mayfly fauna and to enhance our knowledge of the evolutionary relationships between species. (Taxonomy of Mayflies and Aquatic Invertebrates)

My main roles in the project involve:

• collection of mayflies in the field
• subsequent identification of mayflies
• extraction and preparation of DNA for genetic sequencing
• microscope photography of specimens
• entry of data into the BioLink database.