Meet an enviro scientist

Join us in celebrating the United Nations’ International Day of Women and Girls in Science and learn first hand about career opportunities and pathways that exist in environmental science.

Hear from four women working in different areas and discover if a career in environmental science is for you! More details to come.

This event is designed for VCE students. Bookings essential.

Speakers
Angela Simms - Herpetologist
Angela is a herpetologist that has broad interests revolving around ecology, conservation, reproductive biology and embryonic development. 

Mandi D'Ombrain - PhD student
Mandi is in the final year of her PhD, working on deer - which, although very cute, were introduced to Australia and have major ecological impacts. With an interest in conservation and genetics, her research involves developing genetic techniques to help monitor deer to inform management, and she is currently working on methods to estimate age. She previously completed her Masters in collaboration with Nangak Tamboree Wildlife Sanctuary, researching genetics of the endangered Matted Flax-lily (Dianella amoena), which we are lucky enough to have at our Bundoora campus.

Jacinta Humphrey - Ecologist/ornithologist
Jacinta is an ecologist who is continually looking for opportunities to enhance and create habitat for native wildlife in residential neighbourhoods, urban parks, schoolyards and private gardens. She is currently working on Biodiversity Sensitive Urban Design in the ICON Science group. Before joining RMIT University, Jacinta completed her PhD in Landscape and Conservation Ecology with the Research Centre for Future Landscapes at La Trobe University. Her research focused on the influence of urbanisation on the birds that share our suburbs. 

Berenice Della Porta - Microbial ecologist
Berenice's research focus is to unpack the incredible complexity of soil microbial communities by identifying microbial traits that relate with known soil physicochemical properties and management practices. They aim to develop improved metrics of soil health that can feed back into natural capital accounts and inform decision-making for sustainable land management and agricultural production.