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Biography
Kate joined CSIRO as an ecohydrologist in 2004 and currently leads the Groundwater management Group in the Water Security Program in the Environment Research Unit. In this role, she leads a group of about 40 multi-disciplinary groundwater scientists who work to develop innovative field, laboratory and modelling science to support safe and secure groundwater resources for communities, industries and the environment across Australia, South Asia and the Pacific.
She also leads multi-disciplinary project teams (geology, hydrogeology, hydrology, water quality, ecology and impact analysis) that compile independent, evidence-based information to support policy-makers, communities, industry and regulators to make decisions about future energy and mineral resource development. Recent projects include the 'Securing water for sustainable hydrogen production' project funded by the National Water Grid and the 'Trusted Environmental and Geological Information Program' in collaboration with Geoscience Australia and funded by the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.
Previous high profile roles include project leader for the Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program and for the Maranoa-Balonne-Condamine subregion in the Bioregional Assessments Program. These roles use her multi-disciplinary knowledge to improve communication between disciplines and to bridge the science-policy divide. Kate has authored (or co-authored) 23 scientific journal publications, including a spatial causal network approach for environmental impact assessments and a review of groundwater-surface water interactions in arid/semi-arid wetlands.
Professional Areas
Fields of Research
Current Roles
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Group leader
Groundwater management Group in the Water Security Program
Academic Qualifications
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2003
PhD
Flinders University of South Australia -
1995
BSc (Hons)
University of Adelaide
Achievements and Awards
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2022-2022
Land and Water 'Growing our Impact' Award for the Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program
CSIRO -
2018-2018
Chairman's Medal for the Bioregional Assessment Program
CSIRO -
2018-2018
Fellow
Peter Cullen Trust -
2008-2008
Finalist - Bookpurnong Floodplain Experiment
South Australian Science Excellence and Innovation Awards
Other highlights
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2023-2025
Project leader - Securing water for an emerging Australian hydrogen industry
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2022-2024
Science director - Strategic Basin Plans - Trusted Environmental and Geological Information
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2017-2021
Science Director - Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program
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2013-2017
Project Leader - Maranoa-Balonne Condamine Assessment
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2012-2012
Goyder Expert Panel Assessment of the ecological consequences of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2017
L&W Post-doctoral fellow coordinator
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2017
L&W Science Council
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2016
Waite Campus Conference coordinator
Related links
- Cooper Creek flood modelling scenarios
- Causal network explorer - an interactive tool to explore the detailed scientific evidence underpinning the causal pathways in the context of the overall assessment
- GBA Explorer - an interactive visualisation of the cause-and-effect relationships between unconventional gas resource developments and environment and water-related matters
- A spatial causal network approach for multi-stressor risk analysis and mapping for environmental impact assessments. Science of the Total Environment 802
- A review of groundwater-surface water interactions in arid/semi-arid wetlands and the consequences of salinity for wetland ecology. Ecohydrology 1: 43-58.
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