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Miss Kimberley Opie

Senior Experimental Scientist

https://people.csiro.au/o/k/kimberley-opie

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PRIVATE BAG 10
CLAYTON SOUTH VIC 3169 AUSTRALIA

Biography

Kimberley Opie joined CSIRO in 2006 as a remote sensing scientist and GIS specialist working the area of forestry. As a proficient spatial analyst Kimberley's skill have been applied to many landscape process modelling including agroforestry, application of tree growth modelling, interaction of vegetation with water accounting, land borne plastic debris transport and carbon accounting.

For more than a decade, Kimberley's skills have been applied in the area of bushfire adaptation and analytics. Her skills include developing complex spatial algorithms and workflows, a range of programming languages and development environments, a deep understanding of bushfire behavior models, remote sensing data and limitations and cloud computing. These skills have been applied across many aspect of bushfires including pre and post bushfire analysis, bushfire house and life loss (including sheltering), bushfire hazard planning mapping, asset bushfire risk analysis and contributions to bushfire best practice guides.

Professional Areas

Achievements and Awards

  • -2020

    Land and Water Customer Engagement and Delivery Culture Award
    CSIRO

  • -2016

    CSIRO Medal for Impact from Science
    CSIRO

  • -2016

    Divisional performance award for Wye River and Queensland Bushfire projects
    CSIRO

  • -2009

    Divisional award for contributions to a report delivered to the Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission
    CSIRO

  • -2009

    Group level award in recognition of GIS support provided to numerous projects where contributions were well beyond expectations
    CSIRO

  • -2008

    Divisional award in recognition of science excellence in economic and environmental analysis of agroforestry systems and subsequent impact of the study on carbon emissions policy via the Garnaut Report
    CSIRO

  • -2007

    CSIRO performance award for working "above and beyond on very a challenging project - both scientifically and in terms of relationship management.”
    CSIRO

Publications

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