Dr Krystal Randall

Krystal is now a Postdoctoral Researcher at ARC SRI Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future (SAEF) - Looking at plant-climate interactions in Antarctica.

ECOSYSTEMSDoreen Henning-Fagan8 February 2024vegetation, ecosystems, moss

Amy Macfarlane

Through scientific research, I examine the influence of snow microstructure on energy transfer and remote sensing applications in the Arctic and Antarctica.

climateDoreen Henning-Fagan15 September 2023climate

Dr Pok Man Leung

I am a microbial ecologist and my research passion is the study of how diverse microorganisms can survive, interact, and in turn, modulate their hosts and environments.

ECOSYSTEMSDoreen Henning-Fagan27 June 2023microbes, ecosystems

Dr Sally Lau - Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Sally is interested in the evolutionary genetics of Southern Ocean benthic taxa. The Guardians - First Dog on the Moon even picked up her findings.

Ian Kelly

Ian’s research works toward modifying and developing a computational workflow to model seismic waves propagating through the ice-bedrock interface in the Antarctic environment.

Sin Yin Wong

Sin Yin was a grant recipient in 2022 and investigates soil microbial community survival mechanisms.

ECOSYSTEMS, microbesDoreen Henning-Fagan27 June 2023ECOSYSTEMS, microbes

Laura Dalman

Laura’s research is looking at physical influences on the growth of ice algae and phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean.

OCEANS, ocean biomass, ICE, ocean iceDoreen Henning-Fagan27 June 2023OCEANS, ocean biomass, ICE, ocean ice

Noemie Friscourt

Noemie is interested in understanding the impact of climate changes and human activities on polar food-webs. With a particular interest in using biochemical tracers such as stable isotopes, ice-algae biomarkers, and trace elements.

WILDLIFE, sealsDoreen Henning-Fagan27 June 2023seals, WILDLIFE

Paige Maroni

Paige’s PhD studies a marine mollusc's incredible diversification, evolution and chemical ecology using phylogenomics.

WILDLIFE, invertebratesDoreen Henning-Fagan27 June 2023WILDLIFE, invertebrates

Prashasti Singh

Prashasti project focuses on the reconstruction of diatom communities using sedaDNA from Antarctica.

Angus Henderson

Angus is developing a coordinated strategy for collection management relevant information for key krill predators, the baleen whales, from tourist ships in the west Antarctic Peninsula.

WILDLIFE, whalesDoreen Henning-Fagan27 June 2023whales, WILDLIFE

Stephy Libera

Stephy’s project looked at the role of the Ocean in driving Antarctic sea ice trends.

ICE, ocean ice, OCEANS, ocean healthDoreen Henning-Fagan27 June 2023ICE, ocean ice, OCEANS, ocean health

Cara-Paige Green

Paige’s PhD focused on quantifying the ecological factors underpinning population trends of Eudyptes penguins.

WILDLIFE, penguinsDoreen Henning-Fagan27 June 2023WILDLIFE, penguins

Dr Angelique Ray

In May 2023, Angelique was announced as the recipient of this year’s BQI UNSW Fellowship. This Fellowship is designed to support outstanding young Australian researchers investigating the Big Questions of Science at UNSW.

ECOSYSTEMS, microbesDoreen Henning-Fagan27 June 2023ECOSYSTEMS, microbes

Meghan Aulich

Meghan tracks fin whales and listens to their song to discover where they migrate during different seasons.

WILDLIFE, whalesDoreen Henning-Fagan27 June 2023whales, WILDLIFE

Calum Knight

Calum is a training scientist with a passion for philosophy and education.

ANTHROPOGENIC, climateDoreen Henning-Fagan27 June 2023ANTHROPOGENIC, climate

Tian Tian

Tian uses satellite footage to study the role and behaviour of ice kinematics on Antarctic sea ice.

ICE, ocean iceDoreen Henning-Fagan21 June 20232020, 2022

Dr Kate Montgomery

Recipient of the 2020 Covid Gap Grant, Kate studies a group of bacteria that survive by converting gas to energy.

ECOSYSTEMS, microbesDoreen Henning-Fagan20 June 20232020, microbes, ECOSYSTEMS

Rebecca Duncan

Rebecca, recipient of the 2020 Covid Gap Grant, examines Antarctic microalgae and how its composition, communities and place in the ecosystem shifts as a result of climate change.

OCEANS, ocean biomassDoreen Henning-Fagan20 June 20232020, OCEANS, ocean biomass

Dr Sian Tooze

Sian uses marine sediment cores to research Totten Glacier, uncovering its past and how it responded to historic climate warming.