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Sally received undergraduate degrees in Environmental Chemistry and Environmental Engineering from the University of Western Australia. After working as an engineering consultant for several years, she supported her PhD through the General Sir John Monash Award at Duke University, graduating in 2010. Following her graduation, Sally worked as a postdoctoral scholar at Princeton and Purdue Universities. In 2012, she was appointed Assistant Professor of Surface Hydrology at the University of California, Berkeley, and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2017, during which she was also appointed the inaugural Claire Hsieh-Wen Shen Distinguished Research Chair. Sally began her position at the University of Western Australia in 2019 and has received several prestigious awards including the National Science Foundation CAREER award and the American Geophysical Union Early Career Award in Hydrology. Her research interests focus on ecohydrology and the interactions between ecosystems and water cycling, utilizing a variety of methodologies including mathematical modeling and remote sensing.
Centre for Water Spatial Science • Perth
Overseeing and guiding research initiatives within the Centre.
Environmental Engineering Program • Perth
Co-chairing the program and facilitating academic discussions and projects.
University of California, Berkeley • Berkeley, CA
Engaged in teaching and research in Surface Hydrology.
University of California, Berkeley • Berkeley, CA
Focused on research and education in the fields of hydrology.
University of Western Australia • Perth
Appointed as a professor contributing to academic and research excellence.
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