Fields of Research

Physical oceanography
Glaciology
Biological oceanography
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
Special vehicles
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation
Climate change processes
Physical geography and environmental geoscience
Chemical oceanography
Ocean engineering
Aquaculture
Oceanography
Other physical sciences
Geophysics
Other earth sciences
Ecosystem function
Biogeography and phylogeography
Wildlife and habitat management
Palaeoclimatology
Microbiology
Signal processing
Animal physiology - cell
Animal physiology - biophysics
Pollution and contamination
Agricultural biotechnology
Autonomous vehicle systems
Maritime engineering
Biological physics
Marine geoscience
Numerical analysis
Comparative physiology
Engineering practice and education
Ship and platform structures (incl. maritime hydrodynamics)
Igneous and metamorphic petrology

Research Objectives

Antarctic and Southern Ocean oceanic processes
Effects of climate change on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic environments (excl. social impacts)
Social impacts of climate change and variability
Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences
Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems
Understanding climate change
Climate variability (excl. social impacts)
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Intelligence, surveillance and space
Measurement and assessment of estuarine water quality
Aquaculture fin fish (excl. tuna)
Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments
Expanding knowledge in the physical sciences
Antarctic and Southern Ocean ice dynamics
Marine biodiversity
Oceanic processes (excl. in the Antarctic and Southern Ocean)
Water transport
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Global effects of climate change (excl. Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and the South Pacific) (excl. social impacts)
Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems
Atmospheric processes and dynamics
Coastal or estuarine biodiversity
Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences
Maritime
Tidal energy
Terrestrial biodiversity
Communication across languages and culture
Autonomous water vehicles
Marine systems and management
Climate change models
Computer, electronic and communication equipment
Expanding knowledge in engineering
Ecosystem adaptation to climate change
Environmentally sustainable mineral resource activities

Career Best Publications

A Southern Indian Ocean database of hydrographic profiles obtained with instrumented elephant seals; Nature Scientific Data
Antarctic Bottom Water from the Adélie and George V Land coast, East Antarctica (140-149°E); Journal of Geophysical Research
Antarctic Bottom Water production by intense sea-ice formation in the Cape Darnley polynya; Nature Geoscience
Formation and export of dense shelf water from the Adélie Depression, East Antarctica; Journal of Geophysical Research
Glacier tongue calving reduced dense water formation and enhanced carbon uptake; Geophysical Research Letters
Impact of the Mertz Glacier Tongue calving on dense water formation and export; Nature Communications
Potential regime shift in decreased sea ice production after the Mertz Glacier calving; Nature Communications
Surface oceanography of BROKE-West, along the Antarctic margin of the south-west Indian Ocean (30-80 degrees E); Deep-Sea Research Part II -Topical Studies in Oceanography
The suppression of Antarctic bottom water formation by melting ice shelves in Prydz Bay; Nature Communications
Thick and deformed Antarctic sea ice mapped with autonomous underwater vehicles; Nature Geoscience

Research Publications

Primary productivity off the Antarctic coast from 30 degrees-80 degrees E; BROKE-West survey, 2006; Deep-Sea Research. Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography
'Dragon skin ice' filmed off Antarctica as scientists study winter behaviour of region's waters
3D Antarctic map to chart impact of climate change
A review of recent changes in Southern Ocean sea ice, their drivers and forcings; Global and Planetary Change
A Southern Indian Ocean database of hydrographic profiles obtained with instrumented elephant seals; Nature Scientific Data
Acoustic search and detection of oil plumes using an autonomous underwater vehicle; Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Adelie Land Bottom Water; 1st Climate Variability and Predictability conference
Adelie Land Bottom Water Formation; 16th International Association Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research
Adélie Land Bottom Water
Altimetric observation of wave attenuation through the Antarctic marginal ice zone using ICESat-2; Cryosphere
An ocean-sea ice model study of the unprecedented Antarctic sea ice minimum in 2016; Environmental Research Letters
An overview of the Synoptic Antarctic Shelf-Slope Interactions (SASSI) project for the International Polar Year; Ocean Science
Animal-borne telemetry: an integral component of the ocean observing toolkit; Frontiers in Marine Science
Antarctic 'dragon skin ice' captured by drone
Antarctic 'living sensors' indicate global warming affecting ocean circulation
Antarctic atmospheric boundary layer observations with the Small Unmanned Meteorological Observer (SUMO); Earth System Science Data
Antarctic Bottom Water from the Adélie and George V Land coast, East Antarctica (140-149°E); Journal of Geophysical Research
Antarctic Bottom Water production by intense sea-ice formation in the Cape Darnley polynya; Nature Geoscience
Antarctic bottom water production from the Vincennes Bay Polynya, East Antarctica; Geophysical Research Letters
Antarctic coastal polynya response to climate change; Journal of Geophysical Research
Antarctic ice thicker than previously thought, study finds
Antarctic Sea Ice Biology; Gordon Research Conference
Antarctic sea ice grows to record
Antarctic sea ice is INCREASING: Big freeze breaks records - but scientists claim the rise is caused by global warming
Antarctic seals going where no scientist can
Antarctica's 'Dragon Skin' Ice Is Incredible
Application of low-cost UASs and digital photogrammetry for high-resolution snow depth mapping in the Arctic; Remote Sensing
Autonomous Marine Systems at Offshore Aquaculture and Energy Sites, 1.20.002 – Final Project Report
AUV adaptive sampling to delineate subsurface oil plumes; 2020 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicles Symposium
Bathymetric control of warm ocean water access along the East Antarctic Margin; Geophysical Research Letters
Beyond Point Measurements: Sea Ice Floes Characterized in 3-D
Biological modification of carbonate chemistry in dense water outflows from the Mertz Polynya, East Antarctica; International Symposium on Sea Ice in a Changing Environment
Biophysical coupling in remotely-sensed wind stress, sea surface temperature, sea ice and chlorophyll concentrations in the South Indian Ocean; Deep-Sea Research Part 2 -Topical Studies in Oceanography
Carbon cycling dynamics in the seasonal sea-ice zone of East Antarctica; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Carbonate chemistry in the Mertz Polynya (East Antarctica): Biological and physical modification of dense water outflows and the export of anthropogenic CO₂; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Circulation of modified Circumpolar Deep Water and basal melt beneath the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Circumpolar habitat use in the southern elephant seal: implications for foraging success and population trajectories; Ecosphere
Coastal polynyas: winter oases for subadult southern elephant seals in East Antarctica; Scientific Reports
Cold hard facts: Underwater robot measures Antarctic sea ice
Cold ocean cavity and weak basal melting of the Sorsdal Ice Shelf revealed by surveys using autonomous platforms; JGR Oceans
Cumulative solar irradiance and potential large-scale sea ice algae distribution off East Antarctica (30^oE-150^oE); Polar Biology
Delivering sustained, coordinated, and integrated observations of the Southern Ocean for global impact; Frontiers in Marine Science
Dense shelf water formation and brine-driven circulation in the Adélie and George V Land region; Ocean Modelling
Dense shelf water formation and sea ice growth rates from the Mertz Glacier; 2nd International Ross Sea Conference
Dense shelf water spreading from Antarctic coastal polynyas to the deep Southern Ocean: a regional circumpolar model study; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Deploying an AUV beneath the Sorsdal Ice Shelf: recommendations from an expert-panel workshop; AUV 2018 - 2018 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Workshop, Proceedings
Dimethylsulphide and dimethylsulphoniopropionate in the South-West Indian Ocean sector of East Antarctica from 30 degrees to 80 degrees E during BROKE-West ; Deep-Sea Research. Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography
Distribution and abundance of Larvaceans in the Southern Ocean between 30 and 80 degrees E; Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
Distribution and abundance of marine microbes in the Southern Ocean between 30 and 80 degrees E; Deep-Sea Research Part II-Topical Studies in Oceanography
Distribution of water masses and meltwater on the continental shelf near the Totten and Moscow University ice shelves; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Dots on the Rox
Dots on the Rox
Downslope Mixing of Antarctic Bottom Water from East Antarctic Polynyas; Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR XXX) SCAR-IASC Open Science Conference
Drones and robots monitor polar ice
Drones in a cold climate; Eos
Drones in science: Rising beyond pretty pictures
Ecology of Weddell seals during winter: Influence of environmental parameters on their foraging behaviour; Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
Elephant seals help solve 30-year mystery
Elephant Seals' Dives Show Slowdown in Ocean Circulation
Enhancement of AUV autonomy using backseat driver control architecture; International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research
Estimates of the Southern Ocean general circulation improved by animal-borne instruments; Geophysical Research Letters
Fact check: Rupert Murdoch misleading on North and South Poles
Finding mesopelagic prey in a changing Southern Ocean; Scientific Reports
First results from a CryoSat-2 calibration experiment in the East Antarctic sea ice zone, SIPEX-2; CryoSat-2 Third User Workshop
Formation and export of dense shelf water from the Adélie Depression, East Antarctica; Journal of Geophysical Research
Freshening by glacial meltwater enhances melting of ice shelves and reduces formation of Antarctic Bottom Water; Science Advances
Getting to the bottom of an Antarctic mystery
Glacier tongue calving reduced dense water formation and enhanced carbon uptake; Geophysical Research Letters
Gut contents and isotopic profiles of Salpa fusiformis and Thalia democratica; Marine Biology
High-Tech Seals Help Scientists Do Research In Antarctica
How to make science more interesting - give it cool names
Impact of the Mertz Glacier Tongue calving on dense water formation and export; Nature Communications
Inexpensive, small AUVs for studying ice-covered polar environments; Science Robotics
Introduction: SIPEX-2: a study of sea-ice physical, biogeochemical and ecosystem processes off East Antarctica during spring 2012; Deep-Sea Research II
Krill (Euphausia superba) abundance and Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) breeding performance in the waters off the Bechervaise Island colony, East Antarctica in 2 years with contrasting ecological conditions ; Deep-Sea Research. Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography
Landfast ice controls on sea-ice production in the Cape Darnley Polynya: a case study; Remote Sensing of Environment
Late Winter Oceanography beneath East Antarctic Sea Ice during SIPEX; Japan Oceanographic Society Fall Meeting
Late winter oceanography off the Sabrina and BANZARE coast (117-128°E), East Antarctica; Deep-Sea Research. Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography
Long-term freshening of Adelie Depression Dense Shelf Water; IUGG
Long-term freshening of the Adelie Depression Shelf Water; International Polar Year Science Conference
Marine mammals exploring the oceans pole to pole: a review of the MEOP Consortium; Oceanography
Model simulations investigate Totten thinning
Modeling ocean-cryosphere interactions off Adélie and George V Land, East Antarctica; Journal of Climate
Modeling water mass formation in the Mertz Glacier Polynya and Adelie Depression, East Antarctica; Journal of Geophysical Research
Modelling acoustic propagation beneath Antarctic sea ice using measured environmental parameters; Deep-Sea Research II
Modelling ocean-ice interactions beneath the Mertz Glacier; 1st Climate in the Cryosphere (CLIC) conference
Near-coincident mapping of sea ice from above and below with UAS and AUV; AUV 2018 - 2018 IEEE/OES Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Workshop, Proceedings
New Antarctic sea ice record — but scientists aren’t ‘confounded’
Observations of Downslope Flows along the Adélie Land coast; Japan Oceanographic Society Spring meeting
Observations of exponential wave attenuation in Antarctic sea ice during the PIPERS campaign; Annals of Glaciology
Observing the Southern Ocean with Elephant Seals; 2nd Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference
Oil plume mapping: adaptive tracking and adaptive sampling from an autonomous underwater vehicle; IEEE Access
Pioneering drones explore sea pack ice puzzle in Antarctica
Position analysis: Antarctic sea ice and climate change 2014
Potential regime shift in decreased sea ice production after the Mertz Glacier calving; Nature Communications
Reduced sea ice production due to upwelled oceanic heat flux in Prydz Bay, East Antarctica; Geophysical Research Letters
Regional changes in icescape impact shelf circulation and basal melting; Geophysical Research Letters
Regional circulation around Heard and McDonald Islands and through the Fawn Trough, central Kerguelen Plateau; Deep-Sea Research. Part 1: Oceanographic Research Papers
Remote-controlled submarines reveal Antarctic sea ice is thicker than previously thought
Revealing elephant seals
Robot subs find Antarctic sea ice thicker than expected
Robotic subs reveal thicker Antarctic sea ice
Robots reveal thicker Antarctic sea ice
Roles of wind stress and thermodynamic forcing in recent trends in Antarctic sea ice and Southern Ocean SST: an ocean-sea ice model study; Global and Planetary Change
Satellite remote sensing of Antarctic sea-ice roughness using scatterometer data; International Symposium on Sea Ice in a Changing Environment
Satellite-derived thermal fronts and chlorophyll-a concentration in marine hotspots between 2003 and 2020; The Australian Meteorological & Oceanographic Society (AMOS) Annual Conference 2022: The Critical Decade
Sea ice production variability in Antarctic coastal polynyas; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Sea ice thickness measured
Sea-ice growth and water mass modification in the Mertz Glacier Polynya, East Antarctica, during winter; Annals of Glaciology
Seal scientists helping solve climate questions
Seals collect treasure trove of data on ocean currents
Seals dive deep to solve cold water mystery
Seals help identify Antarctic bottom water
Seals help show how melting ice shelves in East Antarctica affect deep ocean
Seals help solve deep water mystery
Seals reveal mysteries of Antarctic sea ice
Seals solve icy mystery
Seals take scientists to Antarctic's ocean floor
Seasonality of warm water intrusions onto the continental shelf near the Totten Glacier; Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Sensor-clad seals are tracking Antarctic ocean change in real time
Simultaneous ice thickness and oceanographic measurements by an AUV in the North East Water Polynya; European Geosciences Union General Assembly
Spatiotemporal dependence of Antarctic sea ice variability to dynamic and thermodynamic forcing: a coupled ocean–sea ice model study; Climate Dynamics
Submarine reveals true state of Antarctic sea ice
Summertime mixed layer development in the marginal sea ice zone off the Mawson coast, East Antarctica; Deep-Sea Research. Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography
Surface Oceanography during the BROKE-West research voyage (30-80E); 2nd Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference
Surface oceanography of BROKE-West, along the Antarctic margin of the south-west Indian Ocean (30-80 degrees E); Deep-Sea Research Part II -Topical Studies in Oceanography
Tagged seals help find missing piece in global climate puzzle; Nature News
The Antarctic Slope Front along East Antarctica, 30-80 East; American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
The Antarctic Slope Front along East Antarctica, 30-80 East; European Geophysical Union Spring Meeting
The circulation and water masses of the Antarctic shelf and continental slope between 30 and 80°E; Deep-Sea Research. Part 2: Topical Studies in Oceanography
The cyclonic circulation in the Australian-Antarctic basin simulated by an eddy-resolving general circulation model; Ocean Dynamics
The suppression of Antarctic bottom water formation by melting ice shelves in Prydz Bay; Nature Communications
These elephant seals are revealing a new threat caused by melting Antarctic ice
Thick and deformed Antarctic sea ice mapped with autonomous underwater vehicles; Nature Geoscience
Trends of satellite-derived thermal fronts and frontal chlorophyll concentration in marine hotspots: between 2003 and 2020; Ocean Sciences Meeting 2022
Underwater robot produces first precise map of Antarctic sea ice depth
Upper ocean stratification and sea ice growth rates during the summer-fall transition, as revealed by Elephant seal foraging in the Ad´elie Depression, East Antarctica; Ocean Sciences
Very thick and heavily deformed Antarctic sea ice captured in 3-D by autonomous underwater vehicle; International Symposium on Sea Ice in a Changing Environment
Vox on the Rox
Warm modified circumpolar deep water intrusions drive ice shelf melt and inhibit dense shelf water formation in Vincennes Bay, East Antarctica; Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans
Where the icy water at the bottom of the ocean comes from
Winter-time oceanography of the Adelie Depression; Deep-Sea Research ll

Research Projects

Advancing wave-ice models of Antarctic sea ice with autonomous observations; Australian Research Council (ARC)
An integrated study of Antarctic land-fast sea ice physical and biological processes; Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) (DoEE)
An integrated study of processes linking sea ice and biological ecosystem elements off East Antarctica during winter : 2007/08 season; Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA)
Antarctic Gateway Partnership Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Operational Trials; Australian Antarctic Division (AAD)
Australia-China Young Researcher Exchange Program 2013; The Group of Eight Ltd (GoE)
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership; Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DoIIS)
Autonomous marine systems at offshore aquaculture and energy sites; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
Autonomous platforms and biotagging data: new approaches for understanding variability and change across the Antarctic ocean/sea-ice climate system; Australian Research Council (ARC)
AUV Deep-water deployment from the RV Investigator; CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Collaborative Autosub Science Extreme Environments - Travel Bursary; National Environmental Research Council (NERC)
Development of statistical and technical methods to support the use of long-range UAVs to assess and monitor cetacean populations in the Southern Ocean; International Whaling Commission (IWC)
Enabling autonomous technologies for aquaculture in challenging environments; Blue Economy CRC Co (BECRC)
FY2007 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researchers; Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Japan visit; Australian Academy of Science (AASc)
Ocean forced evolution of the Antarctic Ice Sheet; Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) (DoEE)
Phase 1 Research study into the optimisation of AUV sensors and systems; Northrop Grumman Australia (NG)
Quantifying the impact of glacial melt water on Antarctic bottom water formation; CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Research in Paris Fellowship; Bureau de la Recherche et de L'Innovation (BR&I)
Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystems Experiment II - an integrated study of physical and ecological sea ice processes off East Antarctica during spring; Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) (DoEE)
Seals as Oceanographic Samplers; Department of Environment and Energy (Cwth) (DoEE)
Showcasing Australian Expertise in Sea Ice Research and Training; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
The Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science; Australian Research Council (ARC)
The availability of Antarctic krill to large predators and their role in biogeochemical recycling in the Southern Ocean; CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Visiting Support Program - Measuring waves in ice; Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Underwater acoustic device characterisation trial

Research Candidate Supervision

Quantifying the Impact of Glacial Melt Water on Antarctic Bottom Water
The Implications of Environmental Change on the Relative Importance of Salps, Copepods and Krill in the Storm Bay (Tasmania) Ecosystem