| First Name |
Emma
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| Middle Name |
Letitia
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| Last Name |
Johnston
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| Maiden Name |
Johnston
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| Full Name at Birth |
Emma Letitia Johnston
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| Alternative Name |
Emma Johnston AO, Emma Letitia Johnston AO, Professor Emma Johnston AO, Professor Dr Emma Johnston AO, E.Johnston@unsw.Edu.Au [email], Emma L Johnston, Assoc Prof Emma Johnston, Dr Emma Johnston, Dr Emma L Johnston, Emma Johnston AO FAA FRSN, Emma Johnston AO FAA, @DrEmmaLJohnston [facebook], Dremmaljohnston [instagram], STA President Emma Johnston, @DrEmmaLJohnston [twitter], Associate Prof Emma Johnston, Associate Prof Emma L Johnston
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1972
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| Birthplace |
Australia
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Green
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| Hair Color |
Grey
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| Distinctive Feature |
Short cut white hair, Freckles, Dark grey & green eyes, Childless?
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Australian
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| High School |
[1991] University High School, Parkville, Melbourne, Australia
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| University |
[1998] University of Melbourne (BSc Hons 1st class degree in Biology), [2002] University of Melbourne (PhD in Marine Ecology)
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| Occupation Text |
Professor of marine ecology & ecotoxicology. Dean of UNSW Science, President Elect Science & Technology Australia. Presenter for "Coast Australia".
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| Occupation |
Biologist
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| Claim to Fame |
High-profile Australian science communicator & co-presenter of 'Coast Australia'.
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Estuary Health, Sailing, Biology, Antarctic Marine Communities, Marine Biological Invasions, Ecology, Ecotoxicology, Evolution, Marine Pollution, Microbiology, High-profile Science Communicator, TV Broadcasting, Advocate of Women in Science, Invasive Species, Antarctic Near-Shore Ecology, Ecosystem Function, Control of Animal Pests, Academic, Scientist
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| Year(s) Active |
2013 > present (Co-presenter : 4 seasons of Foxtel / BBC tv series "Coast Australia"), ???? > present (Head : of the Applied Marine and Estuarine Ecology Lab (AMEE)), 2001 > present (Professor & Dean of Science : at UNSW Sydney), ???? > ???? (Inaugural Director : of the Sydney Harbour Research Program at the Sydney Institute of Marine Science), ???? > ???? (Pro Vice-Chancellor of Research : at UNSW), ???? > present (Member : of the Evolution & Ecology Research Centre (E&ERC)), 2010 > 2014 (Australia Research Fellow), 2014 > 2014 (Awardee : Australian Academy of Science Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science), 2012 > 2012 (Awardee : NSW Science and Engineering Award for Excellence in Biological Sciences), 2016 > 2016 (Awardee : the Hynes Award from the Canadian Rivers Institute), 2015 > 2015 (Awardee : Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Australian Science Research), 2017 > present (President : of Science and Technology Australia), 2009 > present (Co-author : of Book Chapters in 4 books), 2000 > present (Co-author : 157 Research Publications), ???? > ???? (Faculty Member : at UNSW’s School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences), ???? > present (Fellow : of the Royal Society of New South Wales), 2007 > 2007 (Awardee : Australian Institute of Policy and Science's Tall Poppy Award), 2015 > 2015 (Awardee : The Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry AU Mid-Career Medal), 2018 > 2018 (Awardee : Officer of the Order of Australia (OA)), 2016 > present (Member of the Board : Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority)
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| Record Label |
Foxtel / BBC (tv channels)
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| Official Websites |
www.facebook.com/DrEmmaLJohnston/, www.instagram.com/dremmaljohnston/?hl=en, www.instagram.com/dremmaljohnston/tagged/?hl=en, twitter.com/DrEmmaLJohnston, www.linkedin.com/in/professor-emma-johnston-ao-1bb2ba118/?originalSubdomain=au
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| Favorite People |
Mick Keough (doctoral advisor), Les Field (UNSW deputy vice-chancellor), DK Bolton (co-author), GF Clark (co-author), Y Fan (co-author), LJ Shepherd (co-author), E Slavich (co-author), D Waters (co-author), M Stone (co-author), R Abel (co-author), S Macolino (co-author), KA Dafforn (co-author), LH Hedge (co-author), A Poore (co-author), SC Birrer (co-author), MY Sun (co-author), RBH Williams (co-author), J Potts (co-author), P Scanes (co-author), KA Reeds (co-author), JA Smith (co-author), IM Suther (co-author), T Lachnit (co-author), Kingsley Griffin (PhD candidate), Aria Lee (PhD candidate), Jess Merrett (PhD candidate), Nina Schaefer (PhD candidate), Simone Birrer (PhD 2017), Dr Katherine Dafforn, Damon Bolton (PhD 2017), Katelyn Edge (PhD 2013), Andrew McKinley (PhD 2012), Luke Hedge (PhD 2012), Carol Sukhn (PhD 2011), Emma Birdsey (PhD 2011), Louise McKenzie (PhD 2010), Graeme Clark (PhD 2010), Katherine Dafforn (PhD 2009), Nicole Hill (PhD 2009), David Roberts (PhD 2008), Richard Piola (PhD 2008), Mailie Gall (MSc. 2010), Ka-Man Lee (MSc. 2006), Jaz Lawes (PhD candidate), Ceiwen Pease (PhD candidate), James Lavender (PhD candidate), Sally Bracewell (PhD candidate), Dr Nadine Kasparian (Medical Faculty), Dr Matt Taylor (Science Faculty), Barack Obama, Maggie Hambling (painter), Dorothy Hodgkin (chemist), Karen Andrews, Kylie Walker, Richard Marles, Vint Cerf (internet co-inventor), Joe Morrison (CEO of the Northern Land Council), Ian Sloan (Emeritus Professor), Lisa Harveysmith (astronomer), Justice Margaret Beazley (Governor of New South Wales)
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| Favorite TV Shows |
Coast Australia
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| Favorite Books |
Graeme Edgar "Australian Marine Life".
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| Favorite Places |
Ningaloo, Australia, Antarctica ("The place is beautiful - the most beautiful place I've been to in my life"), The Great Barrier, Sydney Harbour, Australia, Washington Metro, USA, Washington, USA, Sydney Opera House, Hong Kong, Hong Kong harbour, Manmo Temple, Hong Kong, Sydney sandstone coast, Malabar Headland National Park, Biondi beach, Australia, Coogeebeach, Sydney, Royal botanic gardens, Sydney, Australian Parliament House, Thames River, London, The Strand, London, National Portrait Gallery, London, St Vitus Cathedral, Prague, The Vltava river, Czech Republic, Karlštejn Castle, Czech Republic, Clyde River, Glasgow, Fort George, Scotland, The Lochs of Scotland, Eilan Donan Castle, Scotland, MacDonald Monument, Scottish Highlands, Ben Arthur, Southern Highlands, Scotland, Lochlomond, Scotlands, Scottish National Museum , Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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| Favorite Accessories |
Pentax camera
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Emma Letitia Johnston AO FTSE FRSN (born 1973) is the Dean of Science at the University of New South Wales and President of Science & Technology Australia. She is an authority in marine ecology and a former Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at UNSW.
