Dr Lachlan McCaw

Biography:
Dr Lachlan McCaw has more than four decades experience in bushfire science and management with a focus on fire in forest, woodland and shrubland ecosystems of southern Western Australia. His experience includes conducting bushfire experiments, reconstructing the behaviour of significant fires, and leading the planning function for incident management teams at major fire events. He has authored more than 80 scientific publications on fire and forest science and has worked collaboratively with scientists from CSIRO, the Bureau of Meteorology, and universities in Australia and overseas.