Dr Matthew Vucko ~ Research Fellow

Interests

Research

• Using macroalgae to improve growth and prevent disease in intensive aquaculture
• Using macrolagae as a plant fertiliser
• Reduction of methane in ruminants through macroalgal feed additives
• Antifouling technologies

Experience

• 2019 to present - Research Fellow, James Cook University (working remotely from Ottawa, ON)
• 2015 to 2019 - Research Fellow - Algae for Animals, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 2014 to 2015 - Research scientist - Integrated Agriculture Systems, CSIRO (Townsville, Australia)
• 2011 to 2014 - PhD cum laude - Antifouling technologies, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 2009 to 2011 - Research Assistant - Antifouling technologies, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 2005 to 2008 - MSc - Reptile morphology, James Cook University (Townsville, Australia)
• 1999 to 2002 - BSc - Applied Zoology, McGill University (Montreal, Canada)

Research Disciplines

• Fisheries Sciences (0704)
• Animal Production (0702)
• Plant Biology (0607)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Industrial Crops (8203)
• Environmentally Sustainable Animal Production (8398)
• Fisheries - Aquaculture (8301)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU.

Journal Articles

• Neveux N, Nugroho A, Roberts D, Vucko M and de Nys R (in press) Selecting extraction conditions for the production of liquid biostimulants from the freshwater macroalga Oedogonium intermedium. Journal of Applied Phycology, , DOI:10.1007/s10811-019-01925-3.
• Glasson C, Donnet L, Angell A, Vucko M, Lorbeer A, Vamvounis G, de Nys R and Magnusson M (2019) Multiple response optimisation of the aqueous extraction of high quality ulvan from Ulva ohnoi. Bioresource Technology Reports, 7, Article: 100262, DOI:10.1016/j.biteb.2019.100262.
• Hua K, Cobcroft J, Cole A, Condon K, Jerry D, Mangott A, Praeger C, Vucko M, Zeng C, Zenger K and Strugnell J (2019) The future of aquatic protein: implications for protein sources in aquaculture diets. One Earth, 1 (3), pp. 316-329, DOI:10.1016/j.oneear.2019.10.018.
• Jiang J, Nuez Ortin W, Angell A, Zeng C, de Nys R and Vucko M (2019) Enhancing the colouration of the marine ornamental fish Pseudochromis fridmani using natural and synthetic sources of astaxanthin. Algal Research, 42, Article: 101596, DOI:10.1016/j.algal.2019.101596.
• Magnusson M, Glasson C, Vucko M, Angell A, Neoh T and de Nys R (2019) Enrichment processes for the production of high-protein feed from the green seaweed Ulva ohnoi. Algal Research, 41, Article: 101555, DOI:10.1016/j.algal.2019.101555.
• Praeger C, Vucko M, de Nys R and Cole A (2019) Maximising the productivity of the attached cultivation of Ulva tepida in land-based systems. Algal Research, 40, Article: 101507, DOI:10.1016/j.algal.2019.101507.
• Riedel J, Vucko M, Blomberg S, Robson S and Schwarzkopf L (2019) Ecological associations among epidermal microstructure and scale characteristics of Australian geckos (Squamata: Carphodactylidae and Diplodactylidae). Journal of Anatomy, 234 (6), pp. 853-874, DOI:10.1111/joa.12969.
• Angell A, de Nys R, Mangott A and Vucko M (2018) The effects of concentration and supplementation time of natural and synthetic sources of astaxanthin on the colouration of the prawn Penaeus monodon. Algal Research, 35, pp. 577-585, DOI:10.1016/j.algal.2018.09.031.
• Cole A, Vucko M and de Nys R (2017) A comparative assessment on how molasses and CO2 gas prevent carbon limitation in the large-scale culture of freshwater macroalgae. Algal Research, 27, pp. 215-222, DOI:10.1016/j.algal.2017.09.014.
• Vucko M, Cole A, Moorhead J, Pit J and de Nys R (2017) The freshwater macroalga Oedogonium intermedium can meet the nutritional requirements of the herbivorous fish Ancistrus cirrhosus. Algal Research-biomass Biofuels And Bioproducts, 27, pp. 21-31, DOI:10.1016/j.algal.2017.08.020.
• Vucko M, Magnusson M, Kinley R, Villart C and de Nys R (2017) The effects of processing on the in vitro antimethanogenic capacity and concentration of secondary metabolites of Asparagopsis taxiformis. Journal of Applied Phycology, 29 (3), pp. 1577-1586, DOI:10.1007/s10811-016-1004-3.
• Kinley R, Vucko M, Machado L and Tomkins N (2016) In vitro evaluation of the antimethanogenic potency and effects on fermentation of individual and combinations of marine macroalgae. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 7 (14), pp. 2038-2054, DOI:10.4236/ajps.2016.714184.

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