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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2019-09-03 human Helen Cohn updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006554b.htm person Erskine Wayne AACR2 21 August 1954 27 July 2017 Place of Birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Place of Death Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Geomorphologist Wayne Erskine was a geomorphologist whose research focused on rivers, including how they were affected by clearing, mining, rabbits and regulation. He held academic positions at the Universities of New South Wales and Newcastle, and as hydrologist for government organisations including in several capacities for the Office of the Supervising Scientist, Northern Territory. With colleagues he studied river systems in eastern Australia, including the Murray River. Erskine published prolifically and was renowned as an excellent teacher and supervisor of higher degree students. 1979 1979 Education - BA (hons), University of New South Wales 1986 1998 Career position - Lecturer (later Senior Lecturer) in geomorphology, University of New South Wales 1987 1987 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of New South Wales 1998 2003 Career position - Research Hydrologist, New South Wales State Forests 2001 2001 Award - Carl Sullivan International Membership Endowment, International Fisheries Section, American Fisheries Society 2004 2011 Career position - Professor, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle 2011 2017 Career position - Program Leader and Principal Research Scientist, Hydrological, Geomorphic and Chemical Processes Group, Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist, Darwin The University of Newcastle (1965 - )

Professor, School of Environmental and Life Sciences 2004 - 2011

 'Erskine, Wayne', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Erskine, Wayne Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Wayne Erskine [obituaries] Tilleard, John [and] Saynor, Mike Mouse Wayne Erskine [obituaries] River Basin Management Society 2-17 Journal Article: Obituary: Wayne Erskine 1954 - 2017 Saynor, Mike Mouse Obituary: Wayne Erskine 1954 - 2017 2018 Geographical research 56 1 118-20