Sandro Lanfranco B.Ed.(Hons.),
M.Sc.
mail:[email protected]
Age: 38 (D.O.B.: 13 March 1966)
Teaching/Lecturing
experience:
Teacher
of Biology, Physics and Integrated Science in State Schools from 1990 to
1995;
Lecturing
several different courses at University of Malta since October 1991
Subject
Coordinator at DoES since October 1995
Courses
offered
IM
11 Environmental Science (Junior College) 1995-
PY
23 Environmental Science II (Faculty of Education) 1991-1996
BL004/BL007
Introduction to Environmental Geography (Faculty of Science) 1992-
BL005
Terrestrial, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (Faculty of Science) 1992-
Computing
and Statistics for Geographers (Faculty of Arts) 1992
Astronomy
for Geographers (Faculty of Education/Faculty of Arts) 1996
ES110
Physical Geography (International Environment Institute) 1994
ES112
The Natural Environment of the Maltese Islands (International Environment
Institute) 1995-
Fieldwork
Techniques for Ecology (Geography Programme) 1992-
Basic
Principles of Science (Faculty of Arts/Faculty of Education) 1994-
Teaching
Environmental Science I (Faculty of Education) 1996
Science
of the Earth (International Environment Institute) 1995, 1999
Geography
of the Mediterranean Environment (Faculty of Arts)1995
Research
Interests:
Ecology of inland waters,
ecology of temporary habitats
Current
Research Projects:
Investigations into the
suitability of
Inula crithmoides L. as a coastal zone indicator
in the Maltese Islands (supervisory research)
Ecological dynamics of Phragmites
australis stands (supervisory research)
Population ecology of hydrophytes
in temporary wetlands (doctoral research)
Distribution of lichens
relative to perceived sources of atmopsheric pollution (supervisory research)
Branchiopods of the Maltese
Islands
Freshwater pools as ecological
islands (supervisory research)
Vegetation of distrubed
areas in the Maltese Islands (supervisory research)
Publications:
full list to follow