Meet our experts
Meet the passionate people who work behind the scenes of the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.
![Eilish McMaster](https://www.botanicgardens.org.au/sites/default/files/2023-07/Eilish%20McMaster_496x372_0.png)
Eilish McMaster is a Scientific Officer, working primarily in the Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience (ReCER) team.
![Staff-Manuela-Cascini-496x372.jpg](https://www.botanicgardens.org.au/sites/default/files/2024-05/Staff-Manuela-Cascini-496x372.jpg)
Scientific Officer – Biodiversity Research at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.
![Staff-Marlien-van-der-Merwe-496x372.jpg](https://www.botanicgardens.org.au/sites/default/files/2024-05/Staff-Marlien-van-der-Merwe-496x372.jpg)
Marlien van der Merwe is a Scientific Officer specialising in restoration and conservation genomics.
![Staff-Maurizio-Rossetto-496x372.jpg](https://www.botanicgardens.org.au/sites/default/files/2024-05/Staff-Maurizio-Rossetto-496x372.jpg)
Head of the Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience
![Staff-Patricia-Lu-Irving-496x372.jpg](https://www.botanicgardens.org.au/sites/default/files/2024-05/Staff-Patricia-Lu-Irving-496x372.jpg)
Patricia Lu-Irving is a Scientific Officer.
![Staff-Patrick-Fahey-496x372.jpg](https://www.botanicgardens.org.au/sites/default/files/2024-05/Staff-Patrick-Fahey-496x372.jpg)
Visiting Scientist, Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience
![Richard Dimon](https://www.botanicgardens.org.au/sites/default/files/2023-07/Richard%20Dimon_496x372.png)
An accomplished PhD candidate and Technical Officer.
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Samantha Yap is a Conservation Genomics Coordinator in the Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience.
![Tricia Hogbin](https://www.botanicgardens.org.au/sites/default/files/2023-07/Tricia-Hogbin-496x372.jpg)
Tricia Hogbin is the Restoration Genomics Outreach Coordinator at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.