Winter Events
Science in the Snow
Monday 7 Jul, 2025
- When6pm - 7pm
- WhereSchuss Bar
- CostFree
Join us as we kick off Environment Week with an informative evening featuring scientists from the Australian National University.
With years of research and various studies in their field, they will chat through their scientific research conducted within the Snowy Mountains National Park.
Enjoy a free drink on arrival, plus your chance to win a stack of giveaways & prizes, this is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the environmental impacts effecting our area.
Researchers
Marta Yebra
Professor Marta Yebra is the Director of the Bushfire Research Centre of Excellence at The Australian National University and an international leader in bushfire science. Her work combines satellite technology, environmental engineering, and on-ground expertise to improve how we detect, monitor, and respond to bushfires.
Marta regularly advises the government, emergency services, and industry on fire risk and resilience. She works with Traditional Owners and key stakeholders across the bushfire sector to ensure science delivers practical solutions for fire detection, preparedness, and response. Her contributions have been recognised with several national awards for research and innovation
Passionate about making science accessible and impactful, Marta brings a grounded and inspiring perspective to the challenges of living with fire in a changing climate.
Matthew Brookhouse
Dr Matthew Brookhouse is a senior lecturer at the Australian National University with research interests in quantitative survey and interpretation of growth and physiology of eucalypt woodlands and forests. With a background spanning both industrial horticulture and forestry, he places an emphasis on engagement with forest management with a goal of identifying practical responses to forest phenomena. Matthew’s research spans use of tree rings—including interpretation of growth, mortality, and hydraulic functioning—for understanding responses to disturbances at local and global scales.
He is also engaged in collaborative research aimed at interpreting culturally-modified trees, understanding the functioning of urban treescapes. Much of Matthew’s current research is focused on understanding both tree-level vulnerability to, and external drivers of, insect-mediated decline in high-elevation forest. In addition to tree-focussed research that work includes understating the life-cycle, environmental sensitivities and biotic vulnerabilities of the principal insect cause.
Ruby Olsson
Ruby Olsson is a social scientist currently undertaking a PhD at the Fenner School of Environment and Society at the Australian National University. Her PhD explores how natural resource managers are making climate adaptation decisions, with a comparative case study of transformation in the Australian Alps and high-elevation regions of the north-west United States. Of particularly interest in the Australian Alps is the impact of snow gum dieback and changing bushfire regimes on the future of the region.
In her work, Ruby explores concepts such as futures literacy, resilience thinking, and adaptation decision-making frameworks like the Resist-Accept-Direct (RAD) framework. Outside her academic pursuits, Ruby is passionate about the Australian bush and likes to get outdoors running, mountain biking, canyoning and skiing.
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