Confronting Extremes: How Australian environment is changing
Hear from Professor Emma Johnston AO FTSE, Chief Author of the Federal Government’s landmark ‘State of the Environment Report 2021’.
Confronting Extremes: how the Australian environment is changing
ATSE and UUSC are delighted to announce an outstanding Speaker for the first of our 2022 events in the ATSE-UUSC Luncheon Series, now in its 9th year.
In recognition of her influence on the future wellbeing of all Australians through state and federal environmental science, policy, and management, our first speaker will be Prof. Emma Johnston AO FTSE FRSN, Dean of Science at UNSW.
Prof. Johnston is an international authority on marine ecology, and importantly, a Chief Author of the Federal Government’s landmark ‘State of the Environment Report 2021’.
In-person at the UUSC on 23 February 2022, Prof. Johnston will provide a robust account of the current state and pressures on the Australian environment at this timely and important lunch.
Join us for this unique opportunity to discuss the challenges and opportunities for our nation. There will be opportunity for Q&A following the presentation.
Keynote speaker
AO FTSE
Dean of Science and Professor of Marine Ecology and Ecotoxicology, UNSW Sydney
Dean of Science and Professor of Marine Ecology and Ecotoxicology, UNSW Sydney
Professor Emma Johnston AO FTSE FRSN is Dean of Science and Professor of Marine Ecology and Ecotoxicology at UNSW Sydney. She studies human impacts in marine ecosystems from a range of stressors including stormwater, plastic pollution, and organic enrichment. A highly awarded scientist, educator and communicator, Professor Johnston has published more than 168 peer-reviewed articles and supervised 28 successful PhD graduates. She is an elected fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) and her awards include the Australian Academy of Science’s inaugural Nancy Millis Medal, the Royal Society of New South Wales Clark Medal, the Eureka prize for Science Communication, and in 2018 she was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (OA). Professor Johnston is a national advocate for the Science Technology sector and is currently Co-Chief Author of the Australian Government’s State of Environment Report. She is Past President of Science & Technology Australia and a Director on the Board of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. She consults with industry through the development and implementation of new biomonitoring and ecological engineering techniques as well as being a highly sought-after science communicator.
