Dirk HR Spennemann

Who is Dirk HR Spennemann?

Dr. Dirk HR Spennemann is Associate Professor in Cultural Heritage Management at the School of Environmental Sciences, Charles Sturt University in Albury, Australia. His main research interest rests in the area of futures studies focussing on heritage futures by examining issues such as the conceptual understanding of emergent heritage, the recognition of heritage sites and objects of future heritage value such as Space Heritage and Robotics; and the relationship between cultural heritage values and the influences of management processes as they play out between heritage professionals and the general public.

Professor Spennemann is the recipient of the Governor’s Humanities Award for Excellence in Research and Publication, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Partnership Steward Ship Award for Cultural Resources, Pacific West Region, US National Park Service as well as the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence, Charles Sturt University and the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence, Charles Sturt University.

Professor Spennemann is a member of the Association of Professional Futurists, the World Futures Studies Federation, the World Futures Society, the British Interplanetary Society and Australia ICOMOS