Prime Minister's Prizes for Science
Sue-Ann was an invited attendee at the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, October 2024, Parliament House, Canberra, Australia
Sue-Ann was an invited attendee at the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, October 2024, Parliament House, Canberra, Australia
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AMSA-NZMSS 2024 conference
September 2024, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Sue-Ann gave a Plenary Talk and Roy gave a talk and convened a symposium
ARC Future Fellowship
Awarded July 2024
Student paper success
Roy published the first paper from his PhD - go Roy!
"Unveiling the First Tropical Abalone Genome: A Milestone in Abalone Genomics
The first chromosome-scale abalone genome assembly is now available, combining various sequencing techniques and bioinformatics tools to provide a high-quality, annotated reference genome for the study of these fascinating marine invertebrates."
Research in the media
Iconic reef giants not immune to climate’s harmful touch - how can we save threatened giant clams from the additional risks of rapid global climate change?
The Conversation article here
(Tues 14 Dec 2021)
ABC Radio National Drive interview here
(Tues 14 Dec 2021, 37-45 min in)
ABC Radio Australia Pacific Beat interview here
(Thurs 16 Dec 2021, 30-41 min in)
Media release here
Other research in the media
Smart growth: Marine snails know how to budget their housing costs
For nearly 50 years, researchers have been stumped as to why sea shells from warm tropical waters are comparatively larger than their cold-water relatives. New research, led by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Science at James Cook University, suggests that it all comes down to ‘housing cost.’
The paper “Latitudinal trends in shell production cost from the tropics to the poles” is published in the journal Science Advances.
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/9/e1701362
JCU Media Release
CoralCoE Media Release
Podcast
Museum Revealed: Climate change impacts on marine invertebrates with Dr Sue-Ann Watson (16 Sept 2021)
Television
WIN Television News – Townsville and Cairns (Southern Cross) local news stations: ‘Giant clams, climate change, management and conservation’ (14 December 2021)
Television news coverage of an interview with Dr Watson and Dr Mitchell on giant clams at the Museum of Tropical Queensland, Queensland Museum, in Townsville.
WIN Television News – Townsville and Cairns (Southern Cross) local news stations: ‘REDMAP’ (13 December 2019)
Television news coverage of an interview with Dr Watson about the new REDMAP citizen science exhibition we built at the Museum of Tropical Queensland in Townsville.
9 News North Queensland – television news: ‘REDMAP App’ (13 December 2019)
Television news coverage of an interview with Dr Watson and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation about the new REDMAP citizen science exhibition we built at the Museum of Tropical Queensland in Townsville.
WIN Television News – local news: ‘Big challenge for little local squid’ (4 December 2019)
Television news coverage of an interview with Dr Watson talking about new research on the effects of ocean acidification on squid reproduction.
WIN News – 6pm news: ‘World Science Festival’ (11 March 2019)
Television news coverage of an interview with Dr Watson about the World Science Festival events in Townsville and marine invertebrates.
WIN News – 6pm news: ‘JCU researchers have discovered the effect carbon dioxide has on cone snails’ (1 February 2017) (1:33 min) Television news coverage of with an interview of Dr Watson and the effects of ocean acidification on predator behaviour.
7 News – 6pm news: ‘JCU researchers have discovered a new weakness in the potentially deadly cone snail’ (1 February 2017) (1:43 min) Television news coverage of with an interview of Dr Watson and the effects of ocean acidification on predator behaviour.
ABC News – 7pm National news: ‘Sluggish snails – Researchers say jumping snails are under threat’ (15 January 2014)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-14/researchers-say-jumping-snails-are-under-threat/5200260 (1:29 min)
Television news coverage of an interview with Dr Watson and demonstration of the effects of ocean acidification on molluscs and their antipredator responses
ABC News 24: ‘Sluggish snails’ (27 January 2014) (1:29 min)
Radio
ABC Local Radio North Queensland ‘Giant clams and conservation’ (14 December 2021).
Live interview with Dr Watson about the effects of climate change on giant clams, conservation, management and moving to net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Triple R (3RRR) – Radio Marinara, Victoria ‘Ocean acidification human and biological adaptation’ (2 May 2021)
Live interview with Dr Watson about ocean acidification and its effects on seafood including biological and human adaptation.
ABC Queensland Southern Drive, southern regional Queensland – ‘Sea slugs’ (9 March 2021)
Interview with Dr Watson about new research on self-decapitating sea slugs.
Triple R (3RRR) – Radio Marinara, Victoria ‘Ocean acidification and molluscs’ (7 February 2021)
Live interview with Dr Watson about ocean acidification and its effects on molluscs including shell production and behavioural alterations.
ABC Brisbane, ABC North Queensland, ABC Far North Queensland, Zinc 100.7 Townsville, 4BC Brisbane – ‘JCU Researchers have solved a 50 year old mystery about sea snails’ (21 Sept 2017)
Radio news coverage of interviews with Dr Watson about the cost of sea shells on animals’ energy budgets, why tropical shells are larger, global trends with temperature, and future effects of ocean acidification.
ABC News – ‘Giant clams and climate change’ (18 June 2015)
Radio news coverage of an interview with Dr Watson describing the impacts of ocean acidification on giant clams and how sufficient light levels can help reduce these effects.
ABC North Queensland, Townsville – 06:30, 07:30 and 08:30 News: ‘Carbon dioxide, rising acidity and the Australian seafood industry’ (7 July 2014) (0:51)
Radio news coverage of with an interview with Dr Watson describing the effects of ocean acidification on seafood and the Ocean Acidification symposium I organised to be held at the Australian Marine Sciences Association conference in Canberra. Also on ABC News in Mackay, Rockhampton and Cairns.
ABC News – Radio national news: ‘Sluggish snails’ (14 January 2014) (c. 0:30 min)
Radio news coverage of with an interview with Dr Watson describing the effects of ocean acidification on marine invertebrate behaviour
ABC News – Radio national news: ‘High CO2 in ocean can cause brain damage in fish’ (23 January 2012) (2:45 min)
Articles
Townsville Bulletin ‘Inspiring Careers – Senior Curator’ (30 April 2019). Interview with Dr Watson about her career as a marine biologist aimed at inspiring school students to study STEM.
Townsville Bulletin ‘Secrets Revealed’ (8 April 2019). News article on our new natural history exhibition Natural Curiosities at the Museum of Tropical Queensland, Queensland Museum.
La Depeche (French Polynesian press) – ‘Shubha Singh et Sue-Ann Watson, boursieres au Criobe’ (30 September 2016, in French).
New York Times ‘A Snail That Has a Jump on Climate Change’ (12 October 2015) Article and video.
New York Times – Climate Change Special Issue for the UN Climate Summit 2014 (23 September 2014) ‘On the Cusp of Climate Change’ in print edition and online http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/09/22/science/on-the-cusp-of-climate-change.html?_r=0
Report of an interview with Dr Watson describing behavioural impairment in marine invertebrates caused by ocean acidification and the broader consequences for our oceans. Part of a special report on the ecological consequences of climate change around the world.
AAAS Science News – ScienceShot: ‘Acidic oceans could impair fish vision’ (7 February 2014) http://news.sciencemag.org/climate/2014/02/scienceshot-acidic-oceans-could-impair-fish-vision-0
ABC News online – regional sites (e.g. ABC North Queensland): ‘Climate change gets the jump on snails’ (14 January 2014)
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/01/14/3925534.htm
The Australian: ‘Climate change may slug leaping sea snails’ (9 January 2014)
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/climate-change-may-slug-leaping-sea-snails/story-e6frgcjx-1226797445327
ABC Science Online: ‘Reef snails jump for their lives’ (5 July 2013)
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/07/05/3795110.htm
Huffington Post: ‘Ocean acidification could disrupt marine food chains, scientists say’ (8 August 2012)
The Sydney Morning Herald: ‘Crustaceans shellacked by climate change’ (6 August 2012)
Scientific American: ‘Ocean acidification thins marine creatures’ shells and could disrupt food chains’ (5 August 2012)
Reuters: ‘Ocean acidification could disrupt marine food chains’ (5 August 2012)
New Scientist: ‘Carbon dioxide encourages risky behaviour in clownfish’ (15 January 2012)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21355-carbon-dioxide-encourages-risky-behaviour-in-clownfish.html#.UwbGh_mSwrU
Australian Research Council highlighted research
ARC Research News: ‘Smart growth: marine snails know how to budget their housing costs' (21 September 2017)
ARC Research News: ‘Jumping snails left grounded in future oceans’ (7 January 2014) http://www.arc.gov.au/media/profiles.htm
ARC Research News: ‘Acid trip makes clumsy cone snails miss their prey’ (9 February 2017)
September 2024, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Sue-Ann gave a Plenary Talk and Roy gave a talk and convened a symposium
ARC Future Fellowship
Awarded July 2024
Student paper success
Roy published the first paper from his PhD - go Roy!
"Unveiling the First Tropical Abalone Genome: A Milestone in Abalone Genomics
The first chromosome-scale abalone genome assembly is now available, combining various sequencing techniques and bioinformatics tools to provide a high-quality, annotated reference genome for the study of these fascinating marine invertebrates."
Research in the media
Iconic reef giants not immune to climate’s harmful touch - how can we save threatened giant clams from the additional risks of rapid global climate change?
The Conversation article here
(Tues 14 Dec 2021)
ABC Radio National Drive interview here
(Tues 14 Dec 2021, 37-45 min in)
ABC Radio Australia Pacific Beat interview here
(Thurs 16 Dec 2021, 30-41 min in)
Media release here
Other research in the media
Smart growth: Marine snails know how to budget their housing costs
For nearly 50 years, researchers have been stumped as to why sea shells from warm tropical waters are comparatively larger than their cold-water relatives. New research, led by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Science at James Cook University, suggests that it all comes down to ‘housing cost.’
The paper “Latitudinal trends in shell production cost from the tropics to the poles” is published in the journal Science Advances.
http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/9/e1701362
JCU Media Release
CoralCoE Media Release
Podcast
Museum Revealed: Climate change impacts on marine invertebrates with Dr Sue-Ann Watson (16 Sept 2021)
Television
WIN Television News – Townsville and Cairns (Southern Cross) local news stations: ‘Giant clams, climate change, management and conservation’ (14 December 2021)
Television news coverage of an interview with Dr Watson and Dr Mitchell on giant clams at the Museum of Tropical Queensland, Queensland Museum, in Townsville.
WIN Television News – Townsville and Cairns (Southern Cross) local news stations: ‘REDMAP’ (13 December 2019)
Television news coverage of an interview with Dr Watson about the new REDMAP citizen science exhibition we built at the Museum of Tropical Queensland in Townsville.
9 News North Queensland – television news: ‘REDMAP App’ (13 December 2019)
Television news coverage of an interview with Dr Watson and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation about the new REDMAP citizen science exhibition we built at the Museum of Tropical Queensland in Townsville.
WIN Television News – local news: ‘Big challenge for little local squid’ (4 December 2019)
Television news coverage of an interview with Dr Watson talking about new research on the effects of ocean acidification on squid reproduction.
WIN News – 6pm news: ‘World Science Festival’ (11 March 2019)
Television news coverage of an interview with Dr Watson about the World Science Festival events in Townsville and marine invertebrates.
WIN News – 6pm news: ‘JCU researchers have discovered the effect carbon dioxide has on cone snails’ (1 February 2017) (1:33 min) Television news coverage of with an interview of Dr Watson and the effects of ocean acidification on predator behaviour.
7 News – 6pm news: ‘JCU researchers have discovered a new weakness in the potentially deadly cone snail’ (1 February 2017) (1:43 min) Television news coverage of with an interview of Dr Watson and the effects of ocean acidification on predator behaviour.
ABC News – 7pm National news: ‘Sluggish snails – Researchers say jumping snails are under threat’ (15 January 2014)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-14/researchers-say-jumping-snails-are-under-threat/5200260 (1:29 min)
Television news coverage of an interview with Dr Watson and demonstration of the effects of ocean acidification on molluscs and their antipredator responses
ABC News 24: ‘Sluggish snails’ (27 January 2014) (1:29 min)
Radio
ABC Local Radio North Queensland ‘Giant clams and conservation’ (14 December 2021).
Live interview with Dr Watson about the effects of climate change on giant clams, conservation, management and moving to net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
Triple R (3RRR) – Radio Marinara, Victoria ‘Ocean acidification human and biological adaptation’ (2 May 2021)
Live interview with Dr Watson about ocean acidification and its effects on seafood including biological and human adaptation.
ABC Queensland Southern Drive, southern regional Queensland – ‘Sea slugs’ (9 March 2021)
Interview with Dr Watson about new research on self-decapitating sea slugs.
Triple R (3RRR) – Radio Marinara, Victoria ‘Ocean acidification and molluscs’ (7 February 2021)
Live interview with Dr Watson about ocean acidification and its effects on molluscs including shell production and behavioural alterations.
ABC Brisbane, ABC North Queensland, ABC Far North Queensland, Zinc 100.7 Townsville, 4BC Brisbane – ‘JCU Researchers have solved a 50 year old mystery about sea snails’ (21 Sept 2017)
Radio news coverage of interviews with Dr Watson about the cost of sea shells on animals’ energy budgets, why tropical shells are larger, global trends with temperature, and future effects of ocean acidification.
ABC News – ‘Giant clams and climate change’ (18 June 2015)
Radio news coverage of an interview with Dr Watson describing the impacts of ocean acidification on giant clams and how sufficient light levels can help reduce these effects.
ABC North Queensland, Townsville – 06:30, 07:30 and 08:30 News: ‘Carbon dioxide, rising acidity and the Australian seafood industry’ (7 July 2014) (0:51)
Radio news coverage of with an interview with Dr Watson describing the effects of ocean acidification on seafood and the Ocean Acidification symposium I organised to be held at the Australian Marine Sciences Association conference in Canberra. Also on ABC News in Mackay, Rockhampton and Cairns.
ABC News – Radio national news: ‘Sluggish snails’ (14 January 2014) (c. 0:30 min)
Radio news coverage of with an interview with Dr Watson describing the effects of ocean acidification on marine invertebrate behaviour
ABC News – Radio national news: ‘High CO2 in ocean can cause brain damage in fish’ (23 January 2012) (2:45 min)
Articles
Townsville Bulletin ‘Inspiring Careers – Senior Curator’ (30 April 2019). Interview with Dr Watson about her career as a marine biologist aimed at inspiring school students to study STEM.
Townsville Bulletin ‘Secrets Revealed’ (8 April 2019). News article on our new natural history exhibition Natural Curiosities at the Museum of Tropical Queensland, Queensland Museum.
La Depeche (French Polynesian press) – ‘Shubha Singh et Sue-Ann Watson, boursieres au Criobe’ (30 September 2016, in French).
New York Times ‘A Snail That Has a Jump on Climate Change’ (12 October 2015) Article and video.
New York Times – Climate Change Special Issue for the UN Climate Summit 2014 (23 September 2014) ‘On the Cusp of Climate Change’ in print edition and online http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/09/22/science/on-the-cusp-of-climate-change.html?_r=0
Report of an interview with Dr Watson describing behavioural impairment in marine invertebrates caused by ocean acidification and the broader consequences for our oceans. Part of a special report on the ecological consequences of climate change around the world.
AAAS Science News – ScienceShot: ‘Acidic oceans could impair fish vision’ (7 February 2014) http://news.sciencemag.org/climate/2014/02/scienceshot-acidic-oceans-could-impair-fish-vision-0
ABC News online – regional sites (e.g. ABC North Queensland): ‘Climate change gets the jump on snails’ (14 January 2014)
http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/01/14/3925534.htm
The Australian: ‘Climate change may slug leaping sea snails’ (9 January 2014)
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/climate-change-may-slug-leaping-sea-snails/story-e6frgcjx-1226797445327
ABC Science Online: ‘Reef snails jump for their lives’ (5 July 2013)
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/07/05/3795110.htm
Huffington Post: ‘Ocean acidification could disrupt marine food chains, scientists say’ (8 August 2012)
The Sydney Morning Herald: ‘Crustaceans shellacked by climate change’ (6 August 2012)
Scientific American: ‘Ocean acidification thins marine creatures’ shells and could disrupt food chains’ (5 August 2012)
Reuters: ‘Ocean acidification could disrupt marine food chains’ (5 August 2012)
New Scientist: ‘Carbon dioxide encourages risky behaviour in clownfish’ (15 January 2012)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21355-carbon-dioxide-encourages-risky-behaviour-in-clownfish.html#.UwbGh_mSwrU
Australian Research Council highlighted research
ARC Research News: ‘Smart growth: marine snails know how to budget their housing costs' (21 September 2017)
ARC Research News: ‘Jumping snails left grounded in future oceans’ (7 January 2014) http://www.arc.gov.au/media/profiles.htm
ARC Research News: ‘Acid trip makes clumsy cone snails miss their prey’ (9 February 2017)
