Peter is a research scientist with CSIRO Data61 who deploys predominantly to the Health & Biosecurity. He has a background in applying quantitative methods for addressing contemporary problems in the environmental sciences. Before joining CSIRO, Peter undertook research into the effect of climate change on the distribution of vertebrate pests, researched infectious human disease transmission and control with the Australian National University, improved plant biosecurity and invasive screening models with CSIRO Entomology, and undertook vertebrate pest research and management with government agencies in the Northern Territory and New Zealand. He has taught at Charles Darwin University (mathematics, statistics and biological modelling), Australian National University (epidemiology) and the University of Canberra (statistical & biological modelling).In his current CSIRO role from 2011 to the present he has undertaken quantitative research to underpin the effective management of environmental resources, including the development and application of statistical methods to generate quantitative inference where previously, qualitative assessments dominated.

effective management of environmental resources