Science Advisory Council - Dr Tim Entwisle
Dr Tim Entwisle is a highly respected scientist and scientific communicator with a broad interest in plants, science and gardens. Tim has worked as a scientist and senior manager in botanic gardens for nearly 20 years, and before that as a Post-doctoral Fellow at The University of Melbourne. He is currently Executive Director of the Botanic Gardens Trust in Sydney. His research has focussed primarily on the systematics of freshwater algae, and Tim is author of over 70 scientific publications, including three books. While working at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne, Tim co-edited and contributed to the four-volume Flora of Victoria. Tim has chaired numerous national and State committees, and is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at The University of Sydney. Tim is also a regular contributor to the ABC Sydney radio and website, and writes for various science, nature and garden magazines.
