Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, Texas A&M University My research is geared toward developing a better understanding of the structure and dynamics of convective storms in midlatitudes with the ultimate goal of improving prediction of such events and their attendant hazards. Though I am interested in severe convection of all forms, my current research is focused on supercell thunderstorms, particularly the development of low-level rotation in these storms as it relates to tornado genesis. Our principal tools for these investigations are idealized simulations using cloud-resolving computer models compared with analyses of observed data collected both operationally and through research field experiments. My research group has other active research in areas including: Southeastern United States tornado environments, tropical cyclone tornadoes, teleconnection signals and large-scale influences of severe weather events, machine learning techniques for probabilistic forecasting, data assimilation in convection-allowing forecast models, and collaborative research in modeling effects of permafrost changes on Arctic meteorology.
Senior Lecturer (astronomy and astroparticle physics), Curtin University I got my PhD from the University of Adelaide in 2009 for my thesis entitled "Ultra-High Energy Particle Detection with the Lunar Cherenkov Technique", in the field of astroparticle physics. I then worked from 2009-2011 at Radboud University, the Netherlands, on the LOFAR radio telescope, before moving to Erlangen, Germany at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg to work on the ANTARES and KM3NeT neutrino detectors. Since 2017, I have been based at Curtin University, Perth as part of the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research. My current formal position is "senior lecturer".
Postdoctoral Fellow in Genomics and Evolution, The University of Melbourne My research seeks to understand how biodiversity arises through evolutionary modification of animal development. I use diverse experimental approaches ranging from computational genomics to molecular biology and morphometrics. I primarily work with non-traditional model species and have a special emphasis on marsupials. My recent projects focus on the evolutionary origins of mammalian skin and skeletal adaptations and the use of genomics in conservation. I have a BSc from the University of Connecticut, where I majored in Molecular in Cell Biology and minored in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. I completed my PhD in BioSciences at the University of Melbourne in 2018, focusing on comparative genomics. I then worked for ~5 years as a Postdoctoral Research Associate and NIH NRSA Fellow in the Department of Molecular Biology at Princeton University, where I studied developmental gene regulatory networks underlying adaptive traits. I am currently a Postdoctoral Fellow and Genomics Pod Leader in the evolution and conservation focused TIGRR lab at UniMelb.
Lecturer in the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences & Funded Investigator in the FutureNeuro Research Centre, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Dr. Cristina R. Reschke is a Lecturer in the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences and Funded Investigator within FutureNeuro Research Centre at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland. Her research focus on uncovering cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying epilepsy to allow for the development of novel and precise therapeutic approaches for disease-modification. She is particularly interested in understanding how the circadian rhythm disruption impacts the brain and epilepsy development. Her work has been recognized to date with over 10 early-career awards, including the Harinarayan Young Neuroscientist Award and Grass Young Investigator Award, respectively endowed by the International League Against Epilepsy and the American Epilepsy Society.
PhD Candidate, Plymouth Marine Laboratory Chris is a PhD student based at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, funded by the EnvEast DTP and affiliated with UEA (University of East Anglia). Chris has an MSc in Environmental Toxicology and Pollution Monitoring from Ulster University, which he completed part-time whilst working full-time as a senior research and development scientist for a contract development company based in Cardiff. His PhD project, entitled ‘Does microplastic pollution pose a risk to marine life and food security’ is supervised by Dr Matthew Cole (PML), Dr Trevor Tolhurst (UEA), Dr Pennie Lindeque (PML) and Professor Richard Thompson (University of Plymouth). This project aims to investigate the effects of microplastic pollution on marine organisms in the environment, and whether microplastic pollution may pose a risk to food security and human health through the marine organisms that we consume.
Director, Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, University of Waikato My research interests straddle science, technology and STEM education across the school years, with a strong focus on innovative approaches to education in these disciplines. I am proud to be Director of the award-winning Science Learning Hub - Pokapū Akoranga Pūtaiao and Principal Investigator for On2Science: Multiple affordances for learning through participation in online citizen science. I was formerly Director of Education for the Centres for Asia-Pacific Excellence, including leading the development of teachapac.nz.
