About me
I am a Senior Lecturer in Climate Science at the School of Geography, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, the University of Melbourne, and a Chief Investigator of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes. I received her Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences General at Monash University studying cloud and precipitation systems over the Southern Ocean.
My research addresses some of the fundamental yet climatically important questions in Atmospheric Science: How do clouds and precipitation modulate the Earth’s climate system? What processes control the properties of clouds and precipitation (in both shallow and deep convection)? How do these processes differ geographically (from the tropics to polar regions)? I believe this can only be achieved by innovative use of targeted field observations, state-of-the-art remote-sensing data and numerical modelling. Clouds are a key component of Earth’s water cycle and exert a strong influence on radiative balance. Yet clouds remain one of the biggest sources of uncertainty in climate projections, and will represent a tremendous challenge to the scientific community in years to come.
My other research interests include precipitation and hydrometeorological processes over the Australian alpine regions, cloud–aerosol–climate interactions over the Great Barrier Reef, and cloud–radiation–Antarctic sea ice interactions.
My research addresses some of the fundamental yet climatically important questions in Atmospheric Science: How do clouds and precipitation modulate the Earth’s climate system? What processes control the properties of clouds and precipitation (in both shallow and deep convection)? How do these processes differ geographically (from the tropics to polar regions)? I believe this can only be achieved by innovative use of targeted field observations, state-of-the-art remote-sensing data and numerical modelling. Clouds are a key component of Earth’s water cycle and exert a strong influence on radiative balance. Yet clouds remain one of the biggest sources of uncertainty in climate projections, and will represent a tremendous challenge to the scientific community in years to come.
My other research interests include precipitation and hydrometeorological processes over the Australian alpine regions, cloud–aerosol–climate interactions over the Great Barrier Reef, and cloud–radiation–Antarctic sea ice interactions.
Latest News
April 2022: Two postdoc opportunities at School of Geography, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne
We are hiring! Two exciting postdoc opportunities at the University of Melbourne supervised by myself and A/P Robyn Schofield. Do you study cloud-aerosol interaction? Do you want to do field work at the Great Barrier Reef? Com work with us!
https://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/en/job/908662/research-fellow-in-atmospheric-observations
https://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/908667/research-fellow-in-atmospheric-composition-modelling
Application Deadline: 22 May 2022.
June 2019: Two PhD opportunities at the School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Project A: Mixed-phase Clouds and Precipitation Processes over the Southern Ocean
Project B: Coupling Cold Air Outbreaks (CAOs) and Extreme Weather in the Australian Region.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss these opportunities or see the ads for more information here. Expression of Interest Deadline: 20 July 2019.
March 2019: Starting new position at The University of Melbourne
I am very happy to have started my new position as Lecturer in the School of Earth Sciences, the University of Melbourne. More information will be coming soon on new projects and activities within this new position.
Nov 2018: New PhD Position (fully funded)
Our group at Monash University is reviewing potential PhD applicants for an upcoming project to look at the interaction between clouds, aerosols, sea surface temperature and climate over the Great Barrier Reef. This project requires skills in the analysis of satellite observations and numerical modelling. Please contact me if you are interested in this project. Details on the PhD application process at Monash Univeristy may be found here.
July-August 2018: How does orography enhance precipitation in Australian wintertime storms?
We are currently running our LARGEST-EVER field campaign to study precipitation across the Australian Snowy Mountains! This Linkage Project (ARC LP160101494), led by Monash University, is jointly funded by the Australian Research Council, Snowy Hydro and Hydro Tasmania, with additional contributions from Australian Bureau of Meteorology, Australian Antarctic Division, University of Queensland, and University of Adelaide. We aim to combine our unique field observations, numerical simulations and new satellite products to identify the physical processes that enhance and redistribute precipitation over Australian alpine regions, leading to better precipitation estimates and forecasts and better water management.
Jan-Feb 2018: Southern Ocean Clouds, Radiation, Aerosol, Transport, Experimental Study (SOCRATES)
As a Partner Investigator on grant NSF7712370, I participated in the 6-week SOCRATES field campaign funded by the US National Science Foundation as both flight scientist and ground scientist. This field campaign completed 15 research flights comprising 117 flight hours. I was actively involved in daily weather forecasting, flight planning, mission coordinating, mission report writing, and education outreaching.
More information about SOCRATES can be found here.