Caroline Petus

Biography

Caroline was born and grew up in the south-western coast of France. She completed a MSc in Environment, Littoral and Marine Oceanography in 2006 and a PhD in oceanography with a specialty in remote sensing in 2009, both at the University of Bordeaux (France). Her PhD focused on developing methods to monitor the quality of coastal waters in the south Bay of Biscay (France) through the integration of remote sensing and in-situ data. Previous experiences include wetland sustainability monitoring in outback Australia, coastal upwelling monitoring in Colombia (South America), and the management of regional in-situ and spatial datasets. Caroline moved to Australia in 2010 and has been working with the Centre for Tropical Water & Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER) at James Cook University, Australia since 2012.Caroline was born and grew up in the south-western coast of France. She completed a MSc in Environment, Littoral and Marine Oceanography in 2006 and a PhD in oceanography with a specialty in remote sensing in 2009, both at the University of Bordeaux (France). Her PhD focused on developing methods to monitor the quality of coastal waters in the south Bay of Biscay (France) through the integration of remote sensing and in-situ data. Previous experiences include wetland sustainability monitoring in outback Australia, coastal upwelling monitoring in Colombia (South America), and the management of regional in-situ and spatial datasets. Caroline moved to Australia in 2010 and has been working with the Centre for Tropical Water & Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER) at James Cook University, Australia since 2012.

Research Interest

Exploring change within contexts