Dr Lyle Vail AM
Lyle Vail and his wife Anne Hoggett are the retiring joint Directors of the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island Research Station (LIRS). Together, they developed and managed the internationally-renown coral reef research facility on the northern Great Barrier Reef.
Since starting at LIRS in 1990, the couple have comprehensively redeveloped LIRS and markedly increased its scientific productivity. Raising funds to enable such things was an important part of their work.
Lyle’s science background is in the biology, ecology, and taxonomy of echinoderms. Being a joint Director of LIRS was a great privilege since it is a hive of research activity undertaken by senior and early career researchers. Working closely with the Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation to raise funds for capital developments and the Fellowship and Grants program is inspirational and a great pleasure. Lobbying government agencies for safe but sensible diving and boating regulations for marine scientists is a never-ending pursuit.
Qualifications
PhD, James Cook University
MSc, University of Sydney
