Professor Emma Johnston AO FTSE is Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of Sydney. She studies human impacts in marine ecosystems from a range of stressors including stormwater, plastic pollution, and organic enrichment. A highly awarded scientist, educator and communicator, Professor Johnston has published more than 160 peer-reviewed articles and supervised 28 successful PhD graduates. She is…
Janset is studying a double degree in Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts majoring in Physiology and Philosophy and minoring in Physics. She is currently volunteering in the Chown Lab by producing short science methods films for effective demonstrations. “Antarctica is a unique and fragile ecosystem, home to diverse wildlife and plant species, and…
Ari is completing her Honours under the supervision of Dr Steph Gardner, Dr Emma Johnston, and Dr Graeme Clark. Her research is focussed on investigating the ecological influence of coral patch reefs on surrounding soft sediment infauna communities. This research aims to inform our understanding of connectivity between marine habitats, and provide methodologies to investigate…
Dr Constance Johnson is a postdoctoral researcher, in the ARC’s Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF) project, and a lecturer at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) at the University of Wollongong. Constance has had significant experience in the public policy sector and has held positions in the Australian Department of Foreign…
Vincent is a research engineer working in the marine robotics space. His expertise is in robotics operations, electronic design and repair with some experience in other engineering tasks. Vincent has a deep interested in marine robotics, particularly ROVs, UUV/AUVs and ASVs. His role at SAEF will be related to biosecurity/biodiversity studies as a light ROV…
Nadiah is a research scientist specialising in evolutionary and ecological modelling. She is particularly interested in modelling cooperation, and is investigating how game theory and related techniques can give us insights into the Antarctic Treaty System. “Understanding the Antarctic Treaty System will give us insights into how cooperation for other social and environmental challenges can…
Darren is a PhD student at the Queensland University of Technology, investigating the conservation and biodiversity values of the sub-Antarctic region. Darren has a multidisciplinary background in catchment management, aquatic ecology, animal physiology, and conservation strategy development. His research will use priority threat management tools, structured decision making and ecological theory to assess the effectiveness…
Dr Nicole Robinson is a researcher specializing in human-robot teaming with extensive experience in deploying heterogeneous robot teams in harsh environments. Her work focuses on improving collaboration between humans and autonomous systems through behavioural science techniques and operator analysis. She led the CSIRO x Monash collaboration, which conducted one of the largest real-world scientific search…
Stella is studying a Master of Philosophy at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Her project is on the role of taxonomic uncertainty on conservation planning for mosses, liverworts and lichens in Antarctica. She is interested in plant taxonomy, ecology, high latitude ecosystems and is passionate about the often-overlooked non-vascular plants. Stella has a Bachelor…
Associate Professor Michelle Greve is an ecologist with an interest in the patterns and drivers of distributions and diversity of plants, animals and microbes. Her research in the sub-Antarctic islands is also focussed on invasion ecology. Michelle uses a range of tools to pursue this interest; these include diversity metrics, functional traits, distribution modelling and…
Rose (she/her) is a PhD student at CU Boulder studying Southern Ocean ecosystems by using interdisciplinary methods to understand fisheries ecology and conservation management. Using otoliths, ear stones found in fish, Rose looks at life history traits of different fish populations all around the waters of Antarctica and how their populations may be migrating and…
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