Landscapes reveal past environmental and climatic change, where and when natural hazards might occur, and how people impact Earth’s systems. I uncover these and other insights by studying the shape and composition of landforms. Working at the state geological survey I interpret landscape evolution across Tasmania. My experience in tropical, temperate, and polar regions around the world help me understand Tasmania’s present and past landscapes within the “bigger picture” of global environmental change. That includes unravelling Tasmania’s relationships to Antarctica and South America during alternating cool glacial and warm interglacial periods of the last three million years.
Research keyword: Landscapes, natural hazards
About the BEAKER STREET ROVING SCIENTIST PROGRAM
Each August, hundreds of Roving Scientists descend upon Hobart, filling up pubs and chatting to strangers as part of Beaker Street Festival. Discover a new world down the lens of microscope, and joining the least-boring bar conversations you’ve ever heard and these free (the chats – not the drinks) events.
For Scientists, Beaker Street’s Roving Scientist Program offers an excellent outreach, professional development, and networking opportunity. It’s the nerdiest and funnest way to share your research with the public, expand your network, and be inspired by leaders in all sectors of science and science communication.
