Rheophilia interview with Prof Peter E. Davies

Peter Davies is a Tasmanian freshwater scientist, who spends half of each year in southern France. Originally an organic chemist, since graduating from his PhD, he has been a biologist at the Tasmanian Inland Fisheries Commission, run his own freshwater consultancy, advised state and federal governments and reviewed many of their environmental programs and collaborated on diverse research projects with Australian and international scientists. He has also combined his passions for conservation, art and science through a range of projects, the most recent a collaboration with his partner, Lynn Davies. We talk about all of this and more in this interview, which I enjoyed very much. I must declare that Peter and I have been friends for a very long time, and this will undoubtedly have influenced our discussions – it certainly allowed me to tell a few embarrassing stories of some of the times we shared. I hope you enjoy it