Cracking the Code to success in Earth and Environmental science
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2023 WOMEESA is bringing together three women who are cracking the code to establishing a flourishing career in Earth and Environmental Science in Australia and New Zealand. WOMEESA will host a conversation about the experiences and lessons learnt over their careers so far.
Register to attend this zoom panel discussion at this link
Our panelists:
Associate Professor Alana Grech
Alana Grech is an Associate Professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences at the College of Science and Engineering, a member of the JCU SAGE Athena Swan Gender Equity Action and Research (GEAR) team, and a JCU Equity Contact Officer. She is an environmental scientist and her research uses spatial technologies to inform the sustainable management of Australia’s tropical coasts. She has authored over 80 refereed journal articles, book chapters and technical reports and is an Associate Editor of the international journal Diversity and Distributions. Alana works in collaboration with a range of government and non-government agencies and communities and is an appointed member of the Queensland Species Technical Committee.
Dr Suzanne Bull
Suzanne completed a PhD in 2008 and started her career as a geophysicist in the UK Energy Industry. She joined GNS Science, New Zealand in 2012 and worked on various sedimentary basin mapping projects before changing direction to research underwater landslides and their related hazards. She is a team and project leader and chiefly, a Mum to two lovely kids.
Dr Casey Blundell
Casey is an exploration geologist currently working across a range of different projects which are prospective for a variety of commodities including gold, nickel, copper, lithium and base metals in both WA and Queensland. Prior to this, she worked in exploring for central and eastern Victorian orogenic gold systems. Casey has been working in the industry full-time since 2021. Her current role comprises both boots-on-the-ground work including field mapping and sampling, as well as building 3D models, assessing geochemical data, the admin and logistics required to plan drilling programs, writing company reports and press releases. In the future, she hopes to work in a role which allows her to draw upon the experience she is gathering now, and improve communication between the industry, the general public and other stakeholders about the importance and future of geoscience and minerals exploration done well. Casey’s background is in using a diverse range of datasets including geophysical data to be more predictive in mapping 3D geology and understanding different structures, though her PhD also incorporated aspects of whole rock geochemistry and geochronology.
