Prof Trent Penman is a professor and team leader at FLARE Wildfire Research group in the School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences at The University of Melbourne. Trent is a fire risk modeller interested in all aspects of bushfire management. His work covers a range of theoretical and applied aspects of bushfire behaviour and management. The main focus of his research is optimising management expenditure to reduce the risk of detrimental fire impacts on people, property and the environment. For more information please see link below.