#19 - Anna Lintern: Diving deep into the underground, ‘forensics’ on river water quality to uncover environmental past and future?

The Grand Challengers Podcast

Anna Lintern, senior lecturer and head of the water group at te Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Australia, discusses how she has combined her passion for water, rivers and history in some 'forensic-esque' research using sediment core and other historical data sets. We also discuss the impact that such diverse and creative methods can have in supporting further environmental policymaking.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:11 Random banter on cat myths
02:38 Guest welcome and forensics TV shows
04:04 Our backstory, Japan and divergent paths
07:17 Anna’s interest and journey in history
11:08 The evolution of Australian history education
13:43 Technical disciplines learning from history
14:18 How Anna decided on civil engineering
17:49 Anna’s research portfolio on river water quality
18:40 Paleolimnology and Quaternary Science
21:29 Piecing together history from sediment cores
25:03 Piecing together Melbourne’s water quality history
27:08 Three main areas of application for Anna’s sediment core research
28:31 The process and methods of sediment core research
35:58 Key findings from Anna’s sediment core research
40:50 Anna’s work on modelling spatial-temporal water quality
43:28 Best management practices for managing river water quality
45:41 Anna’s future research directions
47:51 Dungeons & Dragons
53:19 Q&A Start
53:45 If you had a magic wand?
57:14 Key event, person, book
58:36 Biggest challenge in career to date
1:00:51 Time management
1:02:55 Advice for young researchers
1:05:50 Where can people reach you?
1:06:25 Final Message
1:06:46 Outro

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Κεφάλαια

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Random banter on cat myths (00:01:11)

3. Guest welcome and forensics TV shows (00:02:38)

4. Our backstory, Japan and divergent paths (00:04:04)

5. Anna’s interest and journey in history (00:07:17)

6. The evolution of Australian history education (00:11:08)

7. Technical disciplines learning from history (00:13:43)

8. How Anna decided on civil engineering (00:14:18)

9. Anna’s research portfolio on river water quality (00:17:49)

10. Paleolimnology and Quaternary Science (00:18:40)

11. Piecing together history from sediment cores (00:21:29)

12. Piecing together Melbourne’s water quality history (00:25:03)

13. Three main areas of application for Anna’s sediment core research (00:27:08)

14. The process and methods of sediment core research (00:28:31)

15. Key findings from Anna’s sediment core research (00:35:58)

16. Anna’s work on modelling spatial-temporal water quality (00:40:50)

17. Best management practices for managing river water quality (00:43:28)

18. Anna’s future research directions (00:45:41)

19. Dungeons & Dragons (00:47:51)

20. Q&A Start (00:53:19)

21. If you had a magic wand? (00:53:45)

22. Key event, person, book (00:57:14)

23. Biggest challenge in career to date (00:58:36)

24. Time management (01:00:51)

25. Advice for young researchers (01:02:55)

26. Where can people reach you? (01:05:50)

27. Final Message (01:06:25)

28. Outro (01:06:46)