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Dr Steph McLennan is a geoscientist making her first foray into marine geoscience and the tropics. She specialises in landscape evolution and sedimentology and since 2016 has focused on understanding environmental impacts on ice-free areas of Antarctica. She uses surface geology mapping, soil science, and technology like drones to reveal the glacial history of East … Continued

Alysha Johnson is a PhD candidate and Higher Research Degree student at the University of Wollongong studying under Prof. Colin Woodroffe. Her research is focused on understanding the evolution of volcanic islands by interpreting seamount geomorphology. Currently, her research is focused on reconstructing the geomorphic evolution of sites in the Pacific including, Norfolk Island and … Continued

David Henderson is a Technical Officer at The Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR) responsible for the mechanical design, simulation, and manufacture of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) components and systems. He completed his Bachelor of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering from the University of Technology Sydney, inventing a novel 3D printer for which he was awarded … Continued

Dr Andrew Carroll is a marine ecologist at Geoscience Australia (GA), with research expertise in the management and conservation of marine biodiversity and the assessment of anthropogenic stressors on marine fauna. Andrew completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons) and a PhD at Southern Cross University (Australia), where he studied patterns of coral reproduction and … Continued

Ben Cresswell is a PhD candidate with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University. His research interests focus on the connectivity and wider ecology of predatory fishes found on deep, remote pinnacle reefs and how these creatures use such unique features in different ways throughout their lives. Now based … Continued

Zhi Huang is a Marine environmental Modeller. He obtained his PhD from the Australian National University in 2004. He has worked at Geoscience Australia since 2008. His current research focuses on using remote sensing and spatial modelling techniques to map and understand marine ecosystem and oceanography processes. In the past 12 years, he has worked … Continued

Christian is a Senior Technical Officer at the University of Sydney’s Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR). He studied Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Nanotechnology Science at the University of Technology Sydney. Christian then undertook a Master of Engineering by Research where he developed real time safety algorithms to protect human workers while they operated … Continued

Jackson Shields is a PhD candidate with the Australian Centre for Field Robotics at the University of Sydney. His research is focussed on improving the efficiency of AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) surveys, by using remotely-sensed data to predict where the AUV should sample. Concurrently he is developing simplified AUVs, designed to collect benthic imagery, while … Continued

Mardi McNeil is a PhD Candidate at the School of Earth and Environmental Science at Queensland University of Technology, and is affiliated with the Geocoastal Research Group at The University of Sydney School of Geosciences. Her interest is in cross-disciplinary research in Marine Geoscience, specifically biogenic carbonate sediments and structures at various scales from calcareous … Continued