students, and runs courses and field days on the conservation of bats (over the last 20 years she has averaged 25 presentations per year). She has undertaken many radio interviews on ABC radio throughout Australia and internationally (Radio Australia) and her work has been reported in Melbourne and rural newspapers. Awards 2014 The Northern free-tailed bat—Ozimops lumsdenae—was named after Lumsden. The naming recognises Lindy's contribution to the study of Australian bat ecology, for her mentoring of students and her advocacy for conservation of bats through public engagement. The description of this species follows recognition that the Australian populations of this bat are distinct from those in south-east Asia. 2012 Honorary Life Member of the Australasian Bat Society. 2005 David Ashton Biodiversity and Ecosystems Award, Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2003 Loch Postgraduate Research Award, School of Ecology and Environment, Deakin University. 2001-2004 Bill Emison PhD Scholarship. Scientific expeditions Lindy has contributed to 16 scientific expeditions overseas or in remote areas of Australia, to investigate the ecology and conservation of the bat fauna in these region. This has included helping to train bat ecologists in other countries in new research techniques and approaches (e.g. in Taiwan and Swaziland). 1988 Survey of bats and small mammals in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. 1990 Australian Museum expedition to Vanuatu to survey vertebrate fauna, specifically bats. 1993 Royal Geographic Society of Queensland expedition to Cape York Peninsula – study of the bats during the wet season with Dr Roger Coles. 1991 and 1995 Assisted Dr Ken Geluso with research on the bat and small mammal fauna of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico, USA. 1994 Investigation of the status and habitat requirements of the Christmas Island Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus murrayi) on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. 1996 Study of short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata) on Codfish Island, New Zealand, with the Department of Conservation, investigating the feasibility, and impact, of taking large numbers of bats into captivity on the island while rat poison baiting occurred. 1996 La Trobe University Expedition to Krakatau, Indonesia, investigating the recolonisation of the volcanic islands by bats. 1998 Study of the ecology and conservation status of the Christmas Island Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus murrayi) on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. 1998 Research on the effects of fragmentation on bats and birds in Brazil. 1999 Survey of bats in the Kununurra region of the Kimberley, WA. 2000 Study of foraging behaviour of Greater Horseshoe Bats