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Louise Newman

Louise Newman
SOOS Executive Officer (95%) Chair, IMOS Science and Technology Advisory Committee (0.5%)
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Dr Louise Newman is the Executive Officer of the Southern Ocean Observing System International Project Office, hosted by UTAS-IMAS. Louise is also the Chair of the Science and Technology Advisory Committee for the Integrated Marine Observing System, and a member of the Swedish Maritime Robotic Centre Scientific Advisory Board. Louise has a passion for international science coordination towards enhanced global knowledge.
Biography
Louise Newman oversees the running of the SOOS International Project Office, including coordinating the delivery of SOOS activities and products to stakeholders, facilitating the strategic planning and implementation of SOOS, managing the SOOS Network, and advocating for continued support for the office and SOOS activities. Prior to her current positions, Louise was the Science Officer for the international Past Global Changes (PAGES) program, located in Bern, Switzerland, where she worked to coordinate global paleo research priorities. Additionally, Louise was an honorary research associate at the University of Bern, where she continued her research into Antarctic paleoecology. Throughout her career, Louise has taken on scientific leadership roles and is current a member of the international Building Ocean Partnerships working group, and has served on a number of international committees, including SCAR EBA and the International Paleolimnology Association. Throughout her education, Louise also worked in a number of assistant positions, supporting Antarctic research in both the laboratory and in the field.
Career summary
Qualifications
PhD | The Paleobiogeography of the East Antarctic Freshwater Fauna | University of Tasmania | Australia | May 2008 |
BSc (1st Class Hons) | Faunal microfossils: Indicators of Holocene ecological change in a saline Antarctic lake | University of Tasmania | Australia | Dec 2002 |
Memberships
Professional practice
Australian Institute of Company Directors
Administrative expertise
Louise has completed the Company Directors course at the Australian Institute of Company Directors in 2018, which have provided her with considerable understanding and proficiency in governance development and structures and effective operation at senior management levels. She has direct experience of Executive Committee management and governance, Board governance and reporting, and governance of large international programs
Research Appointments
- Chair, IMOS Scientific and Technology Advisory Committee
- Member, Swedish Maritime Robotics Centre Scientific Advisory Board
- Member, International Building Ocean Partnerships Working Group
- Reviewer, Italian Antarctic Programme
- Member, SOOS Executive Committee
- Member, UTAS-IMAS Culture and Collaboration Committee
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Research Themes
Through her various positions and roles, Louise delivers into the UTAS Research Themes of Marine, Antarctic and Maritime; Environment, Resources and Sustainability; and Data, Knowledge and Decisions. The remit of SOOS and IMOS are directly pertinent to enhancing understanding of the marine environment, both in Australia and in Antarctica. All of Louise’s current roles support growth in shared knowledge and capacity development in this Theme. Further, SOOS delivers into and engages directly with policy makers and resource managers through the Antarctic Treaty system and the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources – both of which Louise attends as a SOOS representative. Enhancing data delivery and discovery for all stakeholders is a core component of SOOS, as is standardisation of data management practises – aligned with the international FAIR data principals. Louise works to support the Southern Ocean community in achieving these principals.
Fields of Research
- Physical oceanography (370803)
- Biogeography and phylogeography (310402)
- Palaeoclimatology (370904)
- Palaeoecology (310306)
- Oceanography (370899)
- Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology) (310305)
- Conservation and biodiversity (410401)
- Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation (410102)
- Environmental management (410404)
- Zoology (310999)
- Glaciology (370902)
Research Objectives
- Antarctic and Southern Ocean oceanic processes (180402)
- Biodiversity in Antarctic and Southern Ocean environments (180404)
- Climate variability (excl. social impacts) (190502)
- Other environmental management (189999)
- Effects of climate change on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic environments (excl. social impacts) (190503)
- Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems (180601)
- Measurement and assessment of marine water quality and condition (180505)
- Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems (180403)
- Expanding knowledge in the earth sciences (280107)
Publications
Total publications
37
Highlighted publications
(6 outputs)Year | Type | Citation | Altmetrics |
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2019 | Journal Article | Newman L, Heil P, Trebilco R, Katsumata K, Constable A, et al., 'Delivering sustained, coordinated, and integrated observations of the Southern Ocean for global impact', Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, (AUG) Article 433. ISSN 2296-7745 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00433 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 45Web of Science - 45 Co-authors: Heil P; Trebilco R; Constable A; van Wijk E; Bricher P; Coleman R; Williams G; Lieser J; Massom RA; Melbourne-Thomas J; Miloslavich P | |
2017 | Journal Article | Pope A, Wagner P, Johnson R, Shutler JD, Baeseman J, et al., 'Community review of Southern Ocean satellite data needs', Antarctic Science, 29, (2) pp. 97-138. ISSN 0954-1020 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/S0954102016000390 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 10 Co-authors: Johnson R | |
2016 | Journal Article | Constable AJ, Costa DP, Schofield O, Newman L, Urban Jr ER, et al., 'Developing priority variables ('ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables' - eEOVs) for observing dynamics and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems', Journal of Marine Systems, 161 pp. 26-41. ISSN 0924-7963 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2016.05.003 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 80Web of Science - 75 Co-authors: Constable AJ; Fulton EA; Melbourne-Thomas J; Boyd PW; Emmerson L; Hindell MA; Moltmann T; Press AJ; Raymond B; Smith DC; Southwell C; Swadling K | |
2013 | Journal Article | Meredith MP, Schofield O, Newman L, Urban E, Sparrow M, 'The vision for a Southern Ocean Observing System', Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 5, (3-4) pp. 306-313. ISSN 1877-3435 (2013) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.03.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 38Web of Science - 34 | |
2010 | Journal Article | Newman L, Kiefer T, Otto-Bliesner B, Wanner H, 'The science and strategy of the Past Global Changes (PAGES) project', Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2, (3) pp. 193-201. ISSN 1877-3435 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2010.04.004 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 5 | |
2006 | Journal Article | Newman L, Gibson JAE, Swadling KM, Hodgson DA, 'Evidence for a lacustrine faunal refuge in the Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica, during the Last Glacial Maximum', Journal of Biogeography, 33, (7) pp. 1314-1323. ISSN 0305-0270 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01490.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 31 Co-authors: Gibson JAE; Swadling KM |
Journal Article
(27 outputs)Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
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2020 | Wei Y, Gille ST, Mazloff MR, Tamsitt V, Swart S, et al., 'Optimizing mooring placement to constrain southern ocean air-sea fluxes', Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 37, (8) pp. 1365-1385. ISSN 0739-0572 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0203.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 | |
2019 | Newman L, Heil P, Trebilco R, Katsumata K, Constable A, et al., 'Delivering sustained, coordinated, and integrated observations of the Southern Ocean for global impact', Frontiers in Marine Science, 6, (AUG) Article 433. ISSN 2296-7745 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00433 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 45Web of Science - 45 Co-authors: Heil P; Trebilco R; Constable A; van Wijk E; Bricher P; Coleman R; Williams G; Lieser J; Massom RA; Melbourne-Thomas J; Miloslavich P | |
2019 | Swart S, Gille ST, Delille B, Josey S, Mazloff M, et al., 'Constraining Southern Ocean air-sea-ice fluxes through enhanced observations', Frontiers in Marine Science, 6 Article 421. ISSN 2296-7745 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00421 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 19 Co-authors: Heil P | |
2018 | Swart S, Johnson K, Mazloff MR, Meijers A, Meredith MP, et al., 'Southern Ocean [in 'State of the Climate in 2017']', Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 99, (8) pp. S185-S190. ISSN 0003-0007 (2018) [Refereed Article] | |
2017 | Mazloff MR, Sallee J-B, Menezes VV, Macdonald AM, Meredith MP, et al., 'Southern Ocean', Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 98, (8) pp. S166-167. ISSN 0003-0007 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1175/2017BAMSStateoftheClimate.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 60Web of Science - 85 | |
2017 | Pope A, Wagner P, Johnson R, Shutler JD, Baeseman J, et al., 'Community review of Southern Ocean satellite data needs', Antarctic Science, 29, (2) pp. 97-138. ISSN 0954-1020 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/S0954102016000390 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 10 Co-authors: Johnson R | |
2016 | Constable AJ, Costa DP, Schofield O, Newman L, Urban Jr ER, et al., 'Developing priority variables ('ecosystem Essential Ocean Variables' - eEOVs) for observing dynamics and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems', Journal of Marine Systems, 161 pp. 26-41. ISSN 0924-7963 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2016.05.003 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 80Web of Science - 75 Co-authors: Constable AJ; Fulton EA; Melbourne-Thomas J; Boyd PW; Emmerson L; Hindell MA; Moltmann T; Press AJ; Raymond B; Smith DC; Southwell C; Swadling K | |
2016 | Meredith MP, Ducklow HW, Schofield O, Wahlin A, Newman L, et al., 'The interdisciplinary marine system of the Amundsen Sea, Southern Ocean: recent advances and the need for sustained observations', Deep-Sea Research II, 123 pp. 1-6. ISSN 0967-0645 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2015.12.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 10 | |
2016 | Newman L, 'Career profiles - options and insights', Oceanography, 29, (3) pp. 229-230. ISSN 1042-8275 (2016) [Non Refereed Article] | |
2016 | Newman L, Schofield O, Wahlin A, Constable A, Swart S, et al., 'Understanding the Southern Ocean through sustained observations', Bulletin of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, 28, (6) pp. 170-174. ISSN 1035-6576 (2016) [Refereed Article] Co-authors: Bricher P | |
2016 | Schofield O, Newman L, Bricher P, Constable A, Swart S, et al., 'Moving towards implementation of a Southern Ocean Observing System', Marine Technology Society Journal, 50, (3) pp. 63-68. ISSN 0025-3324 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.4031/MTSJ.50.3.8 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Bricher P; Constable A | |
2015 | Meredith MP, Mazloff M, Sallee J-B, Newman L, Wahlin A, et al., 'Southern Ocean [in 'State of the Climate in 2014]', American Meteorological Society. Bulletin, 97, (8) pp. S157-S160. ISSN 0003-0007 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1175/2016BAMSStateoftheClimate.1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 114Web of Science - 112 | |
2014 | Jiping L, Swart S, Bhaskar PV, Newman L, Meredith M, et al., 'The SOOS Asian Workshop on Southern Ocean research and observations', Advances in Polar Science, 25, (2) pp. 121-125. ISSN 1674-9928 (2014) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] | |
2014 | Swart S, Liu J, Bhaskar P, Newman L, Finney K, et al., 'The SOOS Asian Workshop: exploring possibilities for collaboration', Advances in Polar Science, 25, (2) pp. 126-132. ISSN 1674-9928 (2014) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] | |
2013 | Meredith MP, Schofield O, Newman L, Urban E, Sparrow M, 'The vision for a Southern Ocean Observing System', Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 5, (3-4) pp. 306-313. ISSN 1877-3435 (2013) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2013.03.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 38Web of Science - 34 | |
2012 | Rintoul SR, Meredith MP, Schofield O, Newman L, 'The Southern Ocean Observing System', Oceanography, 25, (3) pp. 68-69. ISSN 1042-8275 (2012) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2012.76 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 11Web of Science - 10 Co-authors: Rintoul SR | |
2012 | Schofield O, Meredith M, Newman L, Sparrow M, Urban E, 'Implementing a Southern ocean observing system', Eos, 93, (26) pp. 241-243. ISSN 0096-3941 (2012) [Letter or Note in Journal] | |
2011 | Verleyen E, Hodgson DA, Sabbe K, Cremer H, Emslie SD, et al., 'Post-glacial regional climate variability along the East Antarctic coastal margin-Evidence from shallow marine and coastal terrestrial records', Earth-Science Reviews, 104, (4) pp. 199-212. ISSN 0012-8252 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2010.10.006 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 61Web of Science - 60 Co-authors: Gibson J; McMinn A; Roberts D | |
2010 | Newman L, Kiefer T, Otto-Bliesner B, Wanner H, 'The science and strategy of the Past Global Changes (PAGES) project', Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2, (3) pp. 193-201. ISSN 1877-3435 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2010.04.004 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 5 | |
2009 | Newman L, Wanner H, Kiefer T, 'Towards a global synthesis of the climate of the last two millennia - Workshop of the PAGES 2k Regional Network - Corvallis, USA, 7 July 2009', PAGES News, 17, (3) pp. 130-131. ISSN 1811-1602 (2009) [Professional, Non Refereed Article] | |
2008 | Gibson JAE, Quilty PG, Swadling KM, Newman L, Paterson KS, 'Paratrochammina Minutissima n.sp. in brackish, marine-derived lakes of the Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica', Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 38, (4) pp. 292-297. ISSN 0096-1191 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.2113/gsjfr.38.4.292 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Gibson JAE; Quilty PG; Swadling KM; Paterson KS | |
2008 | Newman L, Gibson JAE, McInnes SJ, Agius JT, 'Tardigrade remains from lake sediments', Journal of Paleolimnology, 39, (1) pp. 143-150. ISSN 0921-2728 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1007/s10933-007-9102-5 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Gibson JAE; Agius JT | |
2006 | Newman L, Gibson JAE, Swadling KM, Hodgson DA, 'Evidence for a lacustrine faunal refuge in the Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica, during the Last Glacial Maximum', Journal of Biogeography, 33, (7) pp. 1314-1323. ISSN 0305-0270 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01490.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 31 Co-authors: Gibson JAE; Swadling KM | |
2005 | Bissett AP, Gibson JAE, Jarman SN, Swadling KM, Newman L, 'Isolation, amplification, and identification of ancient copepod DNA from lake sediments', Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, 3, (December) pp. 533-542. ISSN 1541-5856 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.4319/lom.2005.3.533 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 50Web of Science - 40 Co-authors: Bissett AP; Gibson JAE; Swadling KM | |
2005 | Newman L, Gibson JAE, Swadling KM, Ritz DA, 'Faunal microfossils: Indicators of Holocene ecological change in a saline Antarctic lake', Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 221, (1-2) pp. 83-97. ISSN 0031-0182 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.02.005 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 28Web of Science - 23 Co-authors: Gibson JAE; Swadling KM; Ritz DA | |
2005 | Newman L, Williams R, Gibson JAE, 'Trematomus scotti in Beaver Lake: the first record of a fish from a non-marine Antarctic habitat', Journal of Fish Biology, 66, (5) pp. 1493-1497. ISSN 0022-1112 (2005) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2005.00697.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 6Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Gibson JAE | |
2003 | Ritz DA, Newman L, Swadling KM, Nicol S, Osborn JE, 'Heart rate as a measure of stress in Antarctic krill, Euphausia superba', Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 83, (2) pp. 329-330 . ISSN 0025-3154 (2003) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1017/S002531540300715Xh [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 8 Co-authors: Ritz DA; Swadling KM; Osborn JE |
Chapter in Book
(2 outputs)Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
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2014 | Constable A, Costa D, Murphy E, Hofmann E, Schofield O, et al., 'Chapter 9.3. Assessing status and change in Southern Ocean ecosystems', Biogeographic Atlas of the Southern Ocean, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, C de Broyer and P Koubbi (ed), Cambridge, United Kingdom, pp. 404-407. ISBN 978-0-948277-28-3 (2014) [Other Book Chapter] Co-authors: Constable A; Press AJ | |
2012 | Luterbacher J, Garcia-Herrera R, Acker-On S, Allen R, Alvarez-Castro M-C, et al., 'A Review of 2000 Years of Paleoclimatic Evidence in the Mediterranean', The Climate of the Mediterranean Region: From the Past to the Future, Elsevier, P Lionello (ed), London, pp. 88-186. ISBN 978-0-12-416042-2 (2012) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-416042-2.00002-1 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 129 |
Conference Publication
(4 outputs)Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
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2007 | Gibson JAE, Newman L, Agius JT, McInnes SJ, Marley NJ, 'Tardigrade eggs and exuviae in Antarctic lake sediments: insights into Holocene dynamics and origins of the fauna', Journal of Limnology (Proceedings of the Tenth International Symposium on Tardigrada), 10 August 2007, Santa Barbara, USA, pp. 66(Suppl. 1), 65-71. ISSN 1129-5767 (2007) [Refereed Conference Paper] Co-authors: Gibson JAE; Agius JT | |
2007 | Newman L, Gibson JAE, Swadling KM, Hodgson DA, Wagner B, et al., 'The palaeobiogeography of the Antarctic freshwater fauna', 17th INQUA Congress, 28 July - 3 August 2007, Cairns, Australia, pp. 167-168. ISSN 1040-6182 (2007) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Gibson JAE; Swadling KM; Barmuta LA | |
2005 | Gibson JAE, Newman L, Swadling KM, Bayly JT, Bissett AP, et al., 'Probing the origins of the Antarctic freshwater fauna', Evolution and Biodiversity in Antarctica Abstracts, 25 - 29 July 2005, Curitiba, Brazil, pp. 85. (2005) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Gibson JAE; Swadling KM; Bayly JT; Bissett AP; Jarman SN | |
2005 | Newman L, Gibson JAE, Swadling KM, Hodgson D, 'The palaeoecology of Antarctic freshwater lake fauna and implications for Antarctic biogeography', Programme and Abstracts of the Australian Society for Limnology 44th National Congress, November 28 - December 2 2005, Hobart, Tasmania, pp. 24. (2005) [Conference Extract] Co-authors: Gibson JAE; Swadling KM |
Thesis
(1 outputs)Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
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2008 | Newman L, 'The Palaeobiogeography of the East Antarctic Freshwater Fauna' (2008) [PhD] |
Other Public Output
(3 outputs)Year | Citation | Altmetrics |
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2015 | Constable A, Rune Godo O, Newman L, 'Report on 2015 activities of the Southern Ocean Observing System relevant to the work of CCAMLR', SOOS Report Series, Australia, No. 3 (2015) [Report Other] | |
2015 | Newman L, Ackley S, Mazloff M, Galton-Fenzi B, Heimbach P, et al., 'Southern Ocean community comment on the Year of Polar Prediction Implementation Plan', SOOS Report Series, Australia, No. 2 (2015) [Report Other] Co-authors: Galton-Fenzi B | |
2009 | Newman L, Convey P, Gibson JAE, Linse K, 'Antarctic Paleobiology: Glacial refugia and constraints on past ice-sheet reconstructions', Antarctic paleobiology: glacial refugia and constraints on past ice-sheet reconstructions, PAGES News, United States, 17, 1 (2009) [Magazine Article] Co-authors: Gibson JAE |
Grants & Funding
Funding Summary
Number of grants
1
Total funding
Projects
- Description
- Workshop to investigate an internationally coordinated, integrated and circumpolar under-ice observing system in the Southern Ocean.
- Funding
- Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans ($14,897)
- Scheme
- Working Group
- Administered By
- University of Tasmania
- Research Team
- Coleman R; Newman L
- Year
- 2016