Dr Petra Kuhnert
StatisticianÂ
Environmental Sciences
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
Australia
Biography
Petra is a Research Statistician in Data61 with over 40 published articles in high ranking applied journals (H-Index 15). She has a PhD in applied statistics with her interests focussing more recently on managing model uncertainty and its communication for decision making, the development of data assimilation methods for blending modelled output with measurements, investigating elicitation practices with experts on risk related issues and the translation and synthesis of expert opinion into priors to inform Bayesian models.Petra was a CSIRO Julius Award recipient in 2010, which provided her with an opportunity to develop strong linkages with international collaborators from leading statistics institutions in the areas of spatio-temporal modelling, data assimilation, Bayesian Hierarchical Modelling, expert elicitation and managing model uncertainty.Petra was awarded the 2013 Abdel El-Shaarawi Young Investigator Award for significant interdisciplinary collaboration and impact, the promotion and development of cutting edge statistical methods in the environmental sciences, particularly in water quality, fisheries, and ecological research, and strong contributions to expert elicitation, Bayesian hierarchical modelling, and non¬â€parametric regression.
Research Interest
Applied Statistics
Publications
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Spatio-temporal assimilation of modelled catchment loads with monitoring data in the Great Barrier Reef
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Tuna trophic position relates to foraging depth across the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
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Global trophic ecology of yellowfin, bigeye, and albacore tunas: Understanding predation on micronekton communities at ocean-basin scales
