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Biography
Jenny Skerratt is a Senior Research Scientist in the Coastal and Oceanic Systems Group, in CSIRO Environment and leads the Management scenarios work package in eReefs 5 on the Great Barrier Reef.
My research spans a diverse number of fields from complex numerical and scenario modelling and calibration of models with diverse observations through to a detailed understanding of microbial and marine ecosystems and biogeochemical processes.
Examples of my present research are modelling and scenarios of nutrients, sediments and pesticides across the Great Barrier Reef, aquaculture impacts and estuarine and coastal biogeochemistry. My earlier research areas have been molecular and chemical analysis of plankton and microbial environments, harmful algal bloom ecology, microbial ecology toxicity and taxonomy.
Within the CSIRO Coastal Environmental Modelling (CEM) team whose models are deployed nationally and internationally specifics of my research involves:
1. Integration of catchment model nutrients, pesticides and sediments into the marine eReefs model.
2. Comparison and calibration of models against diverse observations
2. Modelling of water quality, catchments, pesticide impact and management scenarios across the Great Barrier Reef (eReefs) for the Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Report Card.
2. Modelling and scenario analyses of finfish, shellfish and aquaculture industries in Chile (SIMA Austral), Tasmania and South Australia
3. Scenario and sensitivity analysis for management and industry projects
4. Incorporation and analysis of the effect of sewage, stormwater, aquaculture and river discharge in estuaries and coastal environments.
ResearchGate (2023)
Total Articles in Publication List: 64
Sum of the Times Cited: 2,893
h-index: 32
Highlight publication using the eReefs model and validating with observations: Skerratt, J.H., Baird, M.E., Mongin, M., Ellis, R., Smith, R.A., Shaw, M., Steven, A.D. 2023. Dispersal of the Pesticide Diuron in the Great Barrier Reef. Science of the Total Environment, 879, 163041, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163041.
Professional Areas
Current Roles
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Project Lead for Management Scenarios in eReefs V (2021-2023)
Lead the scenarios projects in the Great Barrier reef (nutrients/sediment/pesticides) -
Lead in observational comparison and calibration for the CSIRO biogeochemical modelling group
Biogeochemical modelling observational and statistical analysis for projects in Great Barrier Reef, Chile, South East Queensland, Southern Tasmanian estuaries, South Australia Tuna fisheries -
Scenario and biogeochemical modelling
Modelling analyses of nutrients, sediments and pesticides for Aquaculture, Great Barrier Reef, Water quality management
Academic Qualifications
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2002
PhD
IASOS, Department of Mathematics and Physics, University of Tasmania -
1992
First class (upper) Honours
IASOS, Department of Mathematics and Physics, University of Tasmania
Achievements and Awards
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2004-2008
CSIRO Office of the Chief Executive post doctoral award
CSIRO -
2002
Deans Role of excellence (PhD) award
University of Tasmania -
1999-2000
French Embassy Award
Australian French Embassy
Other highlights
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Prior to CSIRO-
Antarctic field and marine science research (Led 4 summer field season projects for the UTAS Antarctic Microbiology group and the Antarctic CRC)
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2009-present
CSIRO Scientists and Mathematicians in schools (SMiS)
Publications
We have publications by Dr Jenny Skerratt