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Hanne Nielsen

Senior Lecturer Antarctic Law and Governance

Oceans and Cryosphere

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  • Senior Lecturer Antarctic Law and Governance
    Oceans and Cryosphere
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  • Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Oceans and Cryosphere, IMAS Waterfront, Castray Esplanade, Hobart CBD Campuses, TAS

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Expertise

Antarctic imaginaries
Polar tourism and travel
Literature and environment
Gender and the polar regions
Antarctica as a workplace
Antarctic theatre and performance
Advertising Antarctica
Polar history and geopolitics

Research Themes

Hanne’s research aligns with the University's theme of Marine, Antarctica and Maritime. With a focus on representations of Antarctica, she aims to increase the knowledge and awareness of the Antarctic region within the humanities and social science research communities, and to build bridges between the worlds of policy and science. Hanne is also a member of the CALE Antarctic Engagements Research Group.

Collaboration

Hanne actively participates in the international network of Antarctic humanities and social sciences scholars. She has co-authored papers and co-edited a journal special issue with a diverse range of researchers from musicology, psychology, glaciology, sociology and literary studies. Hanne regularly works with UTAS colleagues on Antarctic projects, including Professor Elizabeth Leane and Dr Carolyn Philpott. As lead of work package 3 of the SCAR project on COVID-19 and Antarctica, Hanne facilitates collaborations with polar tourism researchers around the world. She visited KTH Stockholm for 4 months as SCAR Fellow in 2018 and has presented invited talks at the Scott Polar Research Institute (Cambridge, UK); University of Bristol (UK); University of Edinburgh (Scotland); University of Auckland (NZ) and the Auckland University of Technology (NZ).

Awards

Hanne was recognised as an emerging research leader as the first HASS-based researcher to be awarded a Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Fellowship in 2017 and was invited to participate in the 2019 Emerging Research Leaders Program at UTAS. Awards include a McColl Fellowship to American Geographical Society Library (2015), an Environment Research Group Travel Grant University of Tasmania, (2015), and an elite APA PhD Scholarship (2014-2017).

Current projects

Advertising and Antarctica
Antarctic Tourism
Profiling the Antarctic Guide: The role of the tour guide in Antarctica
Intersectionality in the Antarctic workplace

PROJECTS

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GRANT
The magnetization of Earth's lithosphere - a new view from space
Australian Research Council1 Mar 2023 - 28 Feb 2027
People funded by this grant: Williams S
Project Total: $950,498; The Earth's magnetic field is a fundamental tool for studying the structure and dynamics of the Earth, from crust to core; but exactly where much of this field comes from is poorly understood. The project expects to uncover the dominant sources of magnetisation close to Earth's surface using new satellite observations. Expected outcomes of this project include the development of innovative models of Earth magnetisation that will be used to gain crucial insights into the dynamic evolution of our planet's crust and uppermost mantle. The benefits of the project address both economic and environmental issues, unravelling the nature of structures that control both mineral systems and heat flow variations beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. Funded by: Australian Research Council - Fellowship-Future ($950,498); University of Tasmania ($115,090).
GRANT
How Earth's deep interior communicates with the surface
Australian Research Council15 Jun 2020 - 14 Jun 2023
People funded by this grant: Seton M, Carey R, Williams S, Coltice N, Duncan B
Project Total: $549,000; Massive outpourings of magma are a driver of the Earth System, responsible for causing major planetary-scale disruption. This project will reveal the interrelationship between the hot, deep sources of volcanic material, and the tectonic processes at the Earth's surface. Expected outcomes of this project include global leadership in the development of innovative geodynamic modelling capability, which applied to unique datasets in our region will provide a geological framework for the urgent address of pressing questions across the sciences (e.g., climate). The project outcomes will generate significant new fundamental knowledge which can be directly linked societal, environmental and financial benefits for our nation Funded by: Australian Research Council - Grant-Discovery Projects; University of Sydney; University of Tasmania ($4,500).
GRANT
The Balleny mantle plume: key role in Tasmania-Antarctic breakup?
CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation27 Dec 2018 - 10 Jan 2019
People funded by this grant: Whittaker J, Carey R, Williams S
Project Total: $1,938,996; This frontier work will address first-order geoscientific questions on the fundamental processes driving plate tectonic motions, particularly the separation between Australia and Antarctica. It will focus on the role of the Balleny plume, an upwelling of hot material through the Earth's interior, that was responsible for the formation of many seamounts offshore Eastern Tasmania. It will also address the evolution of the Tasman Seaway, a critical component in the onset of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. This work will utilise marine geological data to resolve these outstanding tectonic and oceanographic questions. Funded by: CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation - Grant-Marine National Facility; University of Tasmania.
GRANT
How the complexity of continental breakup controls ocean circulation
Australian Research Council14 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2022
People funded by this grant: Whittaker J, Williams S, Gaina C, Munday D, Brune S
Project Total: $446,340; Funded by: Australian Research Council - Grant-Discovery Projects ($446,340); University of Tasmania.
GRANT
East Tasman Plateau - Key to unravelling the onset of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current
CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation17 Aug 2016 - 22 Aug 2016
People funded by this grant: Whittaker J, Carey R, Halpin J, Williams S, Daczko N
Project Total: $682,868; This frontier work will address first-order geoscientific questions on the evolution of the Tasman Seaway, a critical component in the onset of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current. Today, this current helps keep Antarctica cool, but its onset and role in stabilising icesheets on Antarctica remains controversial. This work will utilise marine geological data to resolve these outstanding tectonic and oceanographic questions around the evolution of key changes in past climatic and oceanographic conditions. Funded by: CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation - Grant-Marine National Facility; University of Tasmania.
GRANT
The Perth Abyssal Plain: Understanding Eastern Gondwana Break-up
CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation1 Nov 2011 - 20 Nov 2011
People funded by this grant: Whittaker J, Halpin J, Muller D, Daczko N, Williams S
Project Total: $0; This project will characterise the poorly known Perth Abyssal Plain passive margin by collecting new magnetic anomaly tracks from the oceanic crust and directly sampling rifted continental fragments such as the Dirck Hartog Ridge, Batavia Knoll and Gulden Draak Ridge. The new magnetic anomaly data will enable resolution of the controversial seafloor spreading history of the Perth Abyssal Plain, where currently there are two competing interpretations. This revised reconstruction will enable the development of regionally consistent plate reconstructions resolving the current poor fit between India, Australia and Antarctica. Geochronology and geochemistry on dredged samples will determine the affinity of these rocks for the first time, characterising the key tectonic features offshore southwest Australia. Funded by: CSIRO-Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation - Grant-Marine National Facility; University of Tasmania.