Barbara F. Nowak

Barbara F. Nowak is a Polish-born Australian ichthyologist who specialises in sustainable aquaculture and aquatic animal health. As of 2021 she is Professor and Associate Dean Research Training at the University of Tasmania.

Nowak graduated from the University of Agriculture, Szczecin Poland with a MSc in 1982. She received a PhD in 1991 from the University of Sydney for her thesis, "Endosulfan residues in freshwater fish and effects of these residues on tissue structure".

Research Nowak has spoken on the role of ocean parasites in marine environments in Tasmania. She has examined the role of fish kills in fisheries, and researched vaccines used to prevent illnesses experienced by fish in aquaculture settings.

Selected publications

Honors and awards Nowak was elected a Fellow of the Australian Society for Parasitology in 2018. In 2021 she was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.