Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Robin Beaman

Employment and Key Achievements

2009-present Research Fellow, James Cook University, Cairns Australia

Project leader for the Queensland Coastline Capture Project - Great Barrier Reef, Torres Strait
Project leader for the High-resolution depth model for the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea
Project leader for Crowdsourced bathymetry data for the Great Barrier Reef

2009 Maritime Geospatial Officer-Hydrographic, Royal Australian Naval Reserves, Cairns Australia

Aquisition and validation of Laser Airborne Depth Sounder (LADS) data in the Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea and Torres Strait

2005-2008 Postdoctorate/Research Officer, James Cook University, Cairns Australia

Planned and conducted multibeam, shallow seismic, sidescan, sediment sampling, underwater imagery surveys in tropical Australia, the Southwest Pacific and Antarctica
Provided seabed surveying and data visualisation training for students and university staff

2002-2003 Reef ecology/marine mammal Lecturer, Society Expeditions, Washington USA

Presented informative and wide-ranging marine science seminars for the general public
Conducted safe guiding and small boat driving in remote Pacific and Antarctic waters

2001-2005 PhD student, University of Tasmania, Hobart Australia

Planned and conducted multibeam, shallow seismic, sidescan, sediment sampling, underwater imagery surveys in tropical and temperate Australia and Antarctica

1995-2000 Maritime Geospatial Officer-Hydrographic, Royal Australian Navy

Planned and conducted multibeam, singlebeam, sidescan surveys in tropical and temperate Australia and the Southwest Pacific

Education

2005 Doctor of Philosophy (Environmental Studies), University of Tasmania at Hobart Australia
2000 Bachelor of Antarctic Studies (Honours-First Class), University of Tasmania at Hobart Australia
1993 Bachelor of Science (Geology/Marine Biology), James Cook University at Townsville Australia

Honours and Awards

2014 QSEA Environment and Sustainability Award for Project 3D-GBR
2014 QSEA J. M. (Mac) Seriser Award for overall excellence in Project 3D-GBR
2009 Queensland Smart Futures Fellowship Level 2 Award
2007 Australian Defence Medal
2002 Antarctica Service Medal, United States of America
2001-2005 Australian Postgraduate Award, University of Tasmania
2000 Defence Force Service Medal with First Clasp
1992 Townsville Port Authority Prize in Marine Science, James Cook University
1990-1992 Undergraduate Scholarship, Royal Australian Navy

Professional Societies

Member, American Geophysical Union
Member, Australasian Hydrographic Society
Member, Australian Coral Reef Society
Member, Australian Marine Sciences Association
Member, Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute

Service to Scientific Community

Developer of the high-resolution 3D depth model for the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea
Developer of the high-resolution 3D depth model for Northern Australia
Developer of the high-resolution 3D depth model for the Torres Strait
Developer of the high-resolution 3D depth model for the Kerguelen Plateau
Developer of the high-resolution 3D depth model for the George V Land/Terre Adelie shelf
Reviewer for international scientific journals 2003-present
Academic representative on AusSeabed Steering Committee
Australian representative on GEBCO Sub-Committee on Regional Undersea Mapping (SCRUM)

Community Engagement Activity

Presenter of regular marine science seminars for local interest groups
Developer for an educational website featuring ocean mapping projects
Advisor on marine issues for environmental advocacy organisations
Regular speaker on ABC Radio about marine issues and topics

Scientific Advisor to Documentaries

Raine Island: nature’s warzone, Natural History NZ and Digital Dimensions 2003
Fearless Planet: Great Barrier Reef, Discovery Channel 2008
Magical Moon That Calls Life to the Great Barrier Reef - Giant Spawning, NHK 2014
David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef, Atlantic Productions 2016

Expedition Experience

2019 Multibeam mapping of GBR and Coral Sea, RV Investigator, Brisbane to Darwin
2019 Multibeam mapping of GBR and Coral Sea, RV Investigator, Cairns to Brisbane
2017 Multibeam mapping of GBR and Coral Sea, RV Sonne, Auckland to Darwin
2016 Multibeam mapping of the GBR and Coral Sea, RV Investigator, Brisbane to Cairns
2013 Geographic Limits of Great Barrier Reef Submerged Reefs, RV Southern Surveyor, Broome to Brisbane
2012 Great Barrier Reef Phase Shift SST022012, RV Southern Surveyor, Brisbane to Lautoka
2011 Turbid Zone Reefs of the Great Barrier Reef, RV James Kirby, Townsville to Townsville
2011 PICASSO-1 uROV Osprey Reef Expedition, MV Coral Emperor, Coral Sea
2010 Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems in the Coral Sea CE012010, MV Coral Emperor, Coral Sea
2008 Carbon Chemistry of the Great Barrier Reef SS092008, RV Southern Surveyor, Coral Sea
2007 Collaborative East Antarctic Marine Census V3, RV Aurora Australis, Antarctica
2007 Evolution of Drowned Shelf Edge Reefs SS072007, RV Southern Surveyor, Coral Sea
2007 Great Barrier Reef Shelf Voyage KM0702, RV Kilo Moana, inner Great Barrier Reef
2006 Royal Australian Navy Voyage HI427, HMAS Melville, northern Great Barrier Reef
2006 Geoscience Australia Voyage SST012006, RV Southern Surveyor, Darwin to Suva
2002 Cross-shelf Sediment Transport Voyage 234, RV Franklin, Torres Strait to Gulf of Papua
2001 New Zealand Star Bank Voyage 233, HMAS Melville, eastern Bass Strait
2001 Coring Holocene Antarctic Ocean Sediments NBP0101, RV Nathaniel B. Palmer, Antarctica

Additional Information

Experienced with deep- and shallow-water multibeam, sub-bottom profiler systems
Experienced with ENVI, ArcGIS, Fledermaus, Caris HIPS/SIPS, QINSy software
Maritime Geospatial Officer-Hydrographic, Royal Australian Naval Reserves
SSSI Certified Professional Hydrographic Surveyor Level 1
Assoc. Diploma of Engineering in Electronic Systems Maintenance
Commercial Scuba Diver (AS.2815.1), Commonwealth of Australia
Coxswains Commercial Boat License, Queensland Transport

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