Jan Hemmi

Jan Hemmi is a Professor at the University of Western Australia (UWA) within the School of Biological Sciences, affiliated with the UWA Oceans Institute and Defence and Security Institute. He holds roles including Member of the Executive Board, Chair of the Research Committee, and Honours/Masters Project Coordinator. His research focuses on sensory ecology, visual systems, and animal behavior across diverse species such as fiddler crabs, sharks, and marsupials. He has secured significant grants, including a 2025 Sasakawa Peace Foundation grant for deep-sea research and a 2024 ARC grant on termite communication. Teaching includes courses like Comparative Neurobiology and Behavioral Ecology. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to life below water and terrestrial ecosystems.

Education: PhD in Developmental Neurobiology (ANU), MSc in Biology (University of Zürich).
Research Techniques: Animal behavior analysis, electrophysiology, microspectrophotometry, and statistical modeling.

Grants Overview: Over $6M in funding, including major projects on visual ecology, predator-prey dynamics, and marine biology. External roles include Research Associate at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Labs/Teams: Leads a research group exploring sensory systems and behavior in natural environments, collaborating internationally on marine and terrestrial ecosystems.