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Dr Carmel Pollino

Research Director

https://people.csiro.au/P/C/Carmel-Pollino

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GPO BOX 1700
CANBERRA ACT 2601 AUSTRALIA

Biography

Dr Carmel Pollino is a Research Director for Land and Water at CSIRO. She has 20 years of experience working on water issues in Australia and throughout Asia. Carmel has degrees in science and environmental law and works across the science and policy interface. Significant areas of research in Environmental Flows, Hydrology, Ecology and Integrated River Basin Planning. Carmel is the lead and also a contributor to global working groups on water and has published widely in this domain.

Professional Areas

Current Roles

  • Research Director
    Water Security

Academic Qualifications

  • 2000

    PhD
    RMIT University

  • 2006

    Masters (Env. Law)
    Macquarie University

Professional Experiences

  • 2000-2002

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    City University of Hong Kong

  • 2002-2006

    Research Fellow
    Monash University

  • 2006-2010

    Fellow
    The Australian National University

  • 2010-2020

    Principal Research Scientist
    CSIRO

Achievements and Awards

  • 2012

    Fellow
    Peter Cullen Trust