This biography, written by Colin Ward, is republished with permission from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)’s CSIROpedia.
Born: Unknown (circa 1957), Australia (assumed)
Died: NA
Country most active: Australia
Also known as: NA
Jenny Stauber graduated with a BSc in Biochemistry and Microbiology in 1979 and an MSc in 1984 from the University of Sydney. She joined CSIRO Fisheries and Oceanography in 1979 and subsequently joined CSIRO Energy Chemistry in 1983. She graduated with a PhD from the University of Tasmania in 1996.
In 2006, she was transferred to CSIRO Land and Water where she led the Aquatic Chemistry and Ecotoxicology Group (Environmental Biogeochemistry Program) and the Aquatic Contaminants Stream (Centre for Environmental Contaminants Research Theme) until December 2008. During this time she was also Visiting Professor at City University, Hong Kong. In December 2008, she commenced as Deputy Chief, CSIRO Land and Water.
Jenny’s research includes the development of ecotoxicological techniques for determining the bioavailability and toxicity of contaminants in aquatic systems. She pioneered the application of flow cytometry to ecotoxicity testing of waters and sediments. Her current research focuses on modes of action of metals in algae and biofilms. She has published over 300 journal papers, book chapters and reports.
Jenny serves as the expert eco-toxicologist on a number of technical advisory committees for Australian state and federal government departments, providing advice to the Commonwealth Environment Minister and the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts on issues such as hazardous waste, uranium mining research, desalination, forestry, acid sulfate soils and water quality. She is also a regular member and chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) review boards to develop global environmental health criteria for chemicals.
Honours and awards
Jenny has received the following awards:
2008 Bede Morris Fellow (Australian Academy of Sciences)
2006 Land and Water Australia Eureka Prize for Water Research for studies of sediment quality
2006 CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement
She is an active member of the Toxicology and Chemistry and was President of the Australasian Society for Ecotoxicology from 2002 to 2004.
IW note: Stauber was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering in 2015 and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2020. She received CSIRO’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 for her “exceptional science leadership and landmark research on the bioavailability and toxicity of metals underpinning the national water and sediment quality guidelines for environmental protection in Australia and globally”.
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