I’m a PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS). Using computer simulations, I track tiny marine larvae as they drift through ocean currents to understand how marine populations stay connected. My research focuses on how marine heatwaves may affect the survival and spread of the long-spined sea urchin, a species transforming kelp ecosystems along Australia’s east coast and Tasmania. By combining oceanography, ecology, and biological data, I investigate how climate change may reshape marine ecosystems and how we can better support their management in the future.
Research keyword/s: Long-spined sea urchin
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.
