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Edwina Tanner

Associate Lecturer

Madsen Building (F09), Rm 308
Phone: +61 2 9036 9245
Mobile: +61 403765770
Fax: +61 2 9036 6588
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Research Interests

PhD title: Edwina’s main area of research is in the field of marine science with a focus on climate change. She started her PhD in 2012 titled Blue carbon budget study of the Sydney Harbour estuary using a hydrodynamic model. She has been awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award for this research.
Recent research involvement includes the deployment of a hydrodynamic model of the Sydney Harbour Environmental, co-investigator for a beaked whale habitat mapping study and project manager for the Behavioural Response the Australian Humpbacked whales to Seismic Survey (BRAHSS) project.

Edwina is an associate lecturer in the School of Geosciences for Earth, Environment and Society, the University of Sydney’s first year unit for students interested in pursuing studies in Geography, Geology, Marine Science or Environmental studies.
She is also working in the University of Sydney Institute of Marine Science (USIMS) coordinating and promoting the diverse range of marine science activities and interdisciplinary research within the university and externally.

Publications

  • Tanner, E. Myers, A., Kim, S. and Richards, JM. (2008) The University of Sydney School of Geosciences Data Management Model Survey (Funded by Australian Partnership for Sustainable Repositories)
  • Tanner E.L. (2007) Ocean Nourishment in Morocco – Environmental Data Report: Project: EOS 07-003.
  • Razak, N. and E.L.Tanner (2005) Modelling ocean nourishment in Morocco using the GIS system EASY, Poster Presentation, Australian Marine Science Association Conference, Darwin.
  • Tanner, E.L. (2001) Australian Oceans Bibliography CD COM Collection 1800 – 2000. (ISBN 0 9586310 4 2)
  • Tomczak, M. and E.L.Tanner (1989) An Estimate of Bass Strait water movement in the western Tasman Sea during the Australian Coastal Experiment. Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research V40, No.5.

Units Taught

GEOS1001 - Earth, Environment & Society