Rate My Professor Jan Hemmi

University of Western Australia

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5.011/2/2025

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5.08/20/2025

Always goes the extra mile for students.

4.05/21/2025

Encourages students to think critically.

5.04/30/2025

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5.03/31/2025

Challenges students to reach their potential.

4.02/27/2025

Always fair, constructive, and supportive.

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Professor Jan Hemmi is a visual neurobiologist and Professor in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Western Australia. Born and raised in Switzerland, he studied biology at the University of Zürich with a focus on ethology before relocating to Australia in 1994 for his PhD at the Australian National University, where he examined the structure and function of the tammar wallaby's visual system. This research sparked his interest in visual ecology, leading to foundational studies on visual information processing in fiddler crabs. Hemmi progressed through postdoctoral fellowships and research positions at the Australian National University, including as a Swiss National Science Foundation Fellow (1999-2002), Research Fellow (2003-2007), and Group Leader in Visual Neuroethology (2007-2011). In 2012, he joined the University of Western Australia as an ARC Future Fellow in the School of Animal Biology, later advancing to Senior Lecturer (2016-2019), Associate Professor (2019-2024), and Professor since 2019. He heads the Neuroecology Group, chairs the School's Research Committee, coordinates Honours and Masters projects, and serves on the Executive Board and Learning and Teaching Committee.