Professional Involvement
Collaborator - Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity Rover (2021-present).
- Member of the Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Working Group.
Scientific Organising Committee Member & Logistics Coordinator - Australasian Astrobiology Meeting (AAM), Online (9-11th September 2020).
- Over 150 people from more than 20 countries attended across the three day conference.
Organiser & Co-facilitator - Astrobiology Grand Tour, Pilbara, Western Australia (1st-11th July 2018).
- Ten day scientific and cultural tour visiting internationally significant research sites containing some of the earliest evidence for life on Earth. The 2018 tour was the largest group yet, with 45 scientists from all over the world, including Universities across Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Canada, and the US, as well as scientists from NASA.
Assistant Field Guide - Astrobiology Grand Tour, Pilbara, Western Australia (15-25th July 2015).
- Group of 25 scientists attended from Universities across Australia, the UK, the US, and Canada, plus the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (US) and the 'Powerhouse' Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences (Aust).
- Member of the Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Working Group.
Scientific Organising Committee Member & Logistics Coordinator - Australasian Astrobiology Meeting (AAM), Online (9-11th September 2020).
- Over 150 people from more than 20 countries attended across the three day conference.
Organiser & Co-facilitator - Astrobiology Grand Tour, Pilbara, Western Australia (1st-11th July 2018).
- Ten day scientific and cultural tour visiting internationally significant research sites containing some of the earliest evidence for life on Earth. The 2018 tour was the largest group yet, with 45 scientists from all over the world, including Universities across Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Canada, and the US, as well as scientists from NASA.
Assistant Field Guide - Astrobiology Grand Tour, Pilbara, Western Australia (15-25th July 2015).
- Group of 25 scientists attended from Universities across Australia, the UK, the US, and Canada, plus the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (US) and the 'Powerhouse' Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences (Aust).
Memberships
- Women in Earth and Environmental Sciences in Australasia, WOMEESA (2021-present).
- NASA Astrobiology's Network for Life Detection, NfoLD (2021-present).
- Postdocs of Earth & Mineral Sciences, PoEMS (2021-present).
- Penn State Postdoc Society, PSPS (2021-present): Awards Coordinator (2022-present).
- Geochemical Society (2018-present).
- Geological Society of Australia, GSA (2013-present).
- Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, AusIMM (2014-2020).
- UNSW Geosciences Society, GeoSoc (2010-2019): President (2017); Secretary (2016); Events Coordinator (2015).
Grants, Fellowships & Awards
- Big Questions Institute Overseas Fellowship (2021-present).
- NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow (2021-present).
- UNSW Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Theses (2020).
- Palaeontology, Geobiology and Earth Archives (PANGEA) Research Centre Student Grant, $800 (2019).
- Australian Postgraduate Award, Research Training Program Scholarship, $92 360 (2015-2018).
- Postgraduate Research Student Support (PRSS) Scheme recipient, $2 600 (2018).
- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences (BEES) conference support for Goldschmidt, Boston, USA, $800 (2018).
- PANGEA Research Centre Student Grant, $810 (2018).
- Australian Speleological Federation (ASF) Award, 17th International Congress of Speleology, Sydney, Australia, $600 (2017).
- 'Best presentation with a fieldwork component', Geological Society of Australia Earth Science Student Symposium (GESSS), Sydney, Australia (2017).
- 'Outstanding seminar contribution to MG3 Life & Landforms session', GESSS, Sydney, Australia (2017).
- PANGEA Research Centre Student Grant, $1 000 (2016).
- GeoHost Award, 35th International Geological Congress, Cape Town, South Africa (travel, registration and accommodation support) (2016).
- Phil Creaser CREATE Paleontology Prize (2015).
- 'Best Honours Earth Science Presentation', Geological Society of Australia - NSW Division (2014).
- Queen's Scout Award (2010).
Lab Visits
- Macquarie Analytical Facility, Macquarie University, February 2019.
- Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) Lab, Dept. of Earth & Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), April 2017.
- SIMS Lab, Centre for Microscopy, Characterisation and Analysis, University of Western Australia, June-July 2016.
- Prof. Jennifer Macalady's Lab, Dept. of Geosciences, Penn State University, June 2016.
- Assoc. Prof. Andrew Czaja's Lab, Dept. of Geology, University of Cincinnati, May 2016.
- Prof. Kliti Grice's Lab, Organic and Isotope Geochemistry Centre, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University, November 2013.
Additional Training
- Safer People Safer Places Transgender & Gender Inclusion Workshop, Penn State University (September 2021).
- Safer People Safer Places Foundations Workshop, Penn State University (September 2021).
- Online Teaching Course, University of New South Wales, Sydney (August 2020).
- Raman Revealed Course, Renishaw plc, University of New South Wales, Sydney (6-7th September 2018).
- Intro to R Course, University of New South Wales, Sydney (9th May 2018).
- CPR Certificate, Allens Training (2018).
- First Aid Certificate, Medilife (2017).
- 4WD Course, Getabout Training Services, code: SISODRV302A (2013).
Curiosity selfie with Mont Mercou (the cliff in the background, ~7m high) in March 2021. Photo credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS.