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Helen Phillips

Professor/Deputy Centre Head, Oceans and Cryosphere

Oceans and Cryosphere

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  • Professor/Deputy Centre Head, Oceans and Cryosphere
    Oceans and Cryosphere
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  • Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Oceans and Cryosphere, 213.1 IMAS Hobart Waterfront Building, Hobart CBD Campuses, TAS

BIO

Helen investigates the small scale ocean processes that help the ocean absorb and distribute heat and other properties. She combines observations from research vessels, robot profiling floats and satellites with ocean computer models to investigate these ocean processes. She leads a vibrant team of students and postdoctoral researchers to answer urgent questions on the ocean's role in the climate system.

After completing her PhD at UTAS in 2000, Helen held postdoctoral fellowships at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA and CSIRO. In 2005, she accepted a Research Fellowship in Physical Oceanography at UTAS. Since then, Helen has played a pivotal role in building Physical Oceanography research at IMAS, contributing to postgraduate student supervision and teaching at IMAS.

MEDIA

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor
    University of Tasmania, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Hobart, Australia1 Jul 2024 - present
  • Associate Professor
    Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia4 Nov 2019 - present
  • Deputy Head, IMAS Centre for Oceans and Cryosphere
    University of Tasmania, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Hobart, Australia1 Jan 2023 - present
  • Senior Research Fellow
    Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia1 Jan 2015 - 3 Nov 2019
  • Research Fellow
    University of Tasmania, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Hobart, Australia5 Nov 2005 - 31 Dec 2014

DEGREES

  • PhD
    University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia1 Mar 1995 - 30 May 2000
  • BSC (First Class Honours)
    Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia1 Feb 1990 - 30 Nov 1990
  • Graduate Diploma of Computer Science
    University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia1 Mar 1997 - 30 Nov 1998
  • BSC
    Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia1 Mar 1983 - 30 Nov 1985

SCHOOL AND PORTFOLIO

  • Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 13 Climate Action
  • 4 Quality Education
  • 17 Partnerships for the Goals
  • 14 Life Below Water

FIELD OF RESEARCH