Alex Chapman

Research scientist, bioinformatics, citizen science geek, botanical systematist, conservationist - from the inside out.

[Australia's Chief Scientist @ScienceChiefAu]

Tag a scientist who you think would be perfect for the Australian #SciencePolicyFellowship program, which closes in TWO days! They’ll just have time to put together an application: https://t.co/MtDSYZiJbg

[Juliet Wege @JulietWege]

What a great opportunity👇. I've such fond memories of my time at Kew!

[Society of Systematic Biologists @systbiol]

There's lots of exciting news to share in our spring newsletter! Don't forget to vote in the election! And check out all the exciting events planned for #Evol2021! https://t.co/IpG2umi5k4

[Biodiversity and Conservation Science @Science_DBCA]

Another year, another volume of Nuytsia #WAHerbarium. The cover of V32 features the bright blooms of Beaufortia sparsa (Myrtaceae) – 📷 from Walpole-Nornalup National Park by Rob Davis.

The 1st batch of papers for 2021 will be published following a Florabase upgrade. Stay tuned!

[Alex Chapman @alexrchap]

@gaiaresources case study presented at #TDWG2020

[Vijay Barve @vijaybarve]

Automated Validation of Biological Names in Environmental Survey and Impact Assessments #TDWG2020 @alexrchap

[Alex Chapman @alexrchap]

@Science_DBCA @TaxonomyTim @BotanistRob <3

[SIR RESISTANCE IS NOT FUTILE 🇺🇦🇪🇺 @CliveGeorgeHil1]

@ScottDuncanWX @LEAPUP1 How come the ‘Herd’ both inside and outside Governments cannot see the inevitability of the climate crisis? Because it barely reported and never in the context of the current two crisis’! 🤔😡🕷🇪🇺

[International Association for Plant Taxonomy IAPT @iaptglobal]

Taxonomy Australia has launched a directory of taxonomists and systematists working in Australia #taxonomy

[Australasian Systematic Botany Society (ASBS) @ASBS_botany]

This is an exciting collaborative project for the Australian plant systematics community! All major Australian herbaria (AD, BRI, CANB, CNS, DNA, HO, MEL, PERTH, NSW, UNE) are contributing, led by members of our Society!
@aust_trop_herb @RBGSydney @RBG_Victoria @CSIRO @PlantsAus

[Alex Chapman @alexrchap]

@GrettaPecl @WesternCuIture @thebettinaarndt I read and thought the same ... “hey, it works for me too”.
(oh, that was an unfortunate turn of phrase!) :-o ;-)

[Greg Bourke @GregBourke3]

From fire to falls! This is the result of a changing climate. #NSWfires #fire #flood #NSWFloods #bluemountains

[Juliet Wege @JulietWege]

A world first for #WAHerbarium @Science_DBCA — 50 new Western Australian species from 50 genera to be published on 50 separate days this year in golden anniversary edition of #taxonomy journal Nuytsia. Preface at https://t.co/w4kpQEDbJU

What a brilliant place to #beabotanist

[Alex Chapman @alexrchap]

I just uploaded “Memento Mori — Francesca Sasnaitis” to #Vimeo: https://t.co/qW80oEK4zE

[Alex Chapman @alexrchap]

@TaxonomyTim @jason_nge Punished?! :-(

[Alex Chapman @alexrchap]

@CaroLlewellyn @PenguinBooks @Gleebooks @NikkiGemmell Seems a little ... premature?!

[Huw Parkinson @rabbitandcoffee]

LIFE ACCORDION TO TRUMP #4
Send your loved ones some soothing tunes.

[Alex Chapman @alexrchap]

@SandyKnapp @kewgardens https://t.co/2fSRVxfVDm

[MattGolding Cartoons @GoldingCartoons]

Re-enactments we'd prefer to see.
@theage @smh #auspol #MurrayDarling

[Alex Chapman @alexrchap]

@OurWAParks Hmmm - is that an orchid pictured?

[School of Biological Sciences, UWA @BiolSci_UWA]

Congratulations to Emeritus Professor Barbara York Main on receiving the Royal Society of Western Australia 2018 medal!
She is one of Australia's foremost arachnologists with 34 described species to her name, the first woman to have been awarded a PhD at UWA Zoology!