Service

It is an honour and a delight to be part of the academic community

Leadership

Chair, Education Committee

I lead the Education Committee in the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment. Together, we design, coordinate and deliver the lab, field and research program to deliver the courses and majors in the largest undergraduate Earth Science program in Australia.

Science Faculty Education Committee

Together, we are responsible for the strategic planning and coordination of the BSc, MSc and related courses.

Previous roles include:

  • Chair, Faculty Early Career Committee 2021-2022

  • Faculty Research Committee 2013-2014, 2021-2022

  • School Research Committee 2021-2022

  • Chair, Faculty Postgrad. Committee 2013-2014

  • Faculty Research Degree Committee 2013-2014

  • Faculty Student Advisory Committee 2014

  • President, Postgrad. Chemistry Society 2012-2013

  • Committee, Postgrad. Chemistry Society, 2011

Professional

Member of: Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO); European Association of Geochemistry (EAG); Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA)

Manuscript reviewer: Environmental Science & Technology; Frontiers in Microbiology; Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta; Limnology and Oceanography; Water Resources Res.; Journal of Geophysical Res; Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical; Hydrology and Earth System Sciences; PeerJ; Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science; Biogeosciences; Geoderma; Science of the Total Environment

External thesis examiner, Southern Cross University

Conference session convenor: Frontiers in early diagenesis: New paradigms and emerging redox biogeochemistry, Convenors: A. J. Kessler, C. Maerz, L. P. Nielsen, S. Kasten, Goldschmidt conference 2017, Paris, France. Macrobenthos as drivers of sediment biogeochemistry, Convenors: A. J. Kessler, A. Wrede, E. Kristensen.

Activity

Social Media Manager, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, 2019-2021

Design and delivery of outreach activities for primary and secondary students in the lab and in the field

I mentor students and Early Career Academics to help them find their pathway in science

Mental Health Ambassador (what is this?)                    and Mental Health First-Aider (what is this?)

LGBTIQA+ Ally (what is this?)