Professor James Wallman is UTS's Dean of the Faculty of Science. He is an entomologist with an international reputation in the biology of flies and their forensic application, and has contributed to science governance for many years through various leadership roles in universities and professional societies. He has received an Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning for his work in entomology, among other awards.
Staff Profile
Before his commencement as Dean in January 2021, James was Head of the School of Life Sciences at UTS. He also served previously in leadership roles in the Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health at the University of Wollongong.
As one of the nation’s few forensic entomologists, James has been responsible for the forensic entomology casework for Australian police jurisdictions, working in this field for more than 30 years. He has published extensively in top journals, and enhanced the public understanding of entomology through many media interviews and documentaries, in which he has explained the vital role of flies in the environment and in human affairs.
James is a Fellow of the Faculty of Science of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales. He holds a PhD in entomology and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from the University of Adelaide.
Portfolio
- School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- School of Life Sciences
- Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection
- Climate Change Cluster
- Centre for Forensic Science
- Centre for Clean Energy Technology
- Institute for Biomedical Materials and Devices
- The Kidman Centre UTS
Contact
Elizabeth Kuskovska
Executive Assistant to Dean of Science
+61 2 9514 1752