Jenny Stauber
Other namesJennifer Lee Stauber
EducationUniversity of Sydney
Alma materUniversity of Tasmania
Scientific career
InstitutionsCSIRO Land and Water
Thesis

Jennifer Lee Stauber FAA FTSE (known as Jenny Stauber) is an Australian ecotoxicologist and chief research scientist at the CSIRO Land and Water.

Education

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Stauber graduated from the University of Sydney in 1979 with a BSc in biochemistry and microbiology[1] and MSc for her thesis titled "Photosynthetic pigments in marine diatoms" in 1984.[2] In 1996, she completed a PhD titled "Toxicity of Metals in Biological Systems" at the University of Tasmania.[3]

Career

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Stauber joined CSIRO Fisheries and Oceanography as a research scientist in 1979, moving to CSIRO Energy Chemistry in 1983 in the same role. In 2006, she transferred to CSIRO Land and Water where she was promoted to deputy chief in 2008.[1]

Awards and recognition

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In 2015, Stauber was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (FTSE)[4] and in 2020 Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.[5][6] She was awarded CSIRO's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 in recognition of her "exceptional science leadership and landmark research on the bioavailability and toxicity of metals underpinning the national water and sediment quality guidelines for environmental protection in Australia and globally".[7]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Stauber, Jennifer (Jenny)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science. 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Photosynthetic pigments in marine diatoms". University of Sydney Library. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ Stauber, Jennifer L. (Jennifer Lee) (1996). "Toxicity of metals in biological systems". TROVE National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Dr Jenny Stauber". CSIRO. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Australia's top scientists elected as Fellows of the Academy". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Jenny Stauber". Australian Academy of Science. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  7. ^ Trembath, Murray (22 March 2018). "Shire scientist honoured for reducing ocean and rivers pollution". St George & Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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