Speakers Profile - Dr Emma Camp










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Dr Emma Camp is a marine biologist, the Deputy Team Leader of the Future Reefs team at the University of Technology Sydney and the reef biogeochemistry group leader. She currently holds two prestigious Research Fellowships: An Australian research Council Discovery Early Career Research Award and the University of Technology Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. Dr Camp is one of the founders of the Coral Nurture Program on the Great Barrier Reef a unique program involving scientists and Tour Operators to enhance reef biodiversity and promote site stewardship. Dr Camp is a passionate advocate for Women in STEM and improved Climate Action.

Dr Camp has received numerous national and international awards for her innovative coral reef research, most recently being awarded a Eureka Award from the Australian Museum (Macquarie University Eureka Prize for Outstanding Early Career Researcher) and a 2020 Time Magazine Next Generation Leader. She is a National Geographic Explorer, was named a United Nations Young Leader for the Sustainable Development Goals in 2018, is a Rolex Associate Laureate (2019), a UNESCO- L'Or�al Australian Women in Science Fellow (2020) and was awarded the Max Day Environmental Science Award from the Australian Academy of Sciences (2020). She was also named an inaugural STEM Women Game Changer by the Australian Academy of Sciences (2020).

Dr Camp has spoken at numerous National and International events, ranging from local schools to the United Nations; Dr Camp was invited by the President of the General Assembly as one of four women to address Heads of States at the High-Level Women in Power United Nations Event. Dr Camp sits on numerous international panels, working groups and advisory boards. She has been featured in several international documentaries (CNN, BBC, National Geographic), is frequently requested for expert commentary across diverse media platforms (TV; ABC News, CNN, BBC, Radio; ABC, Newspapers; The Times, Washington post, Sydney Morning Herald, Magazines; Time, National Geographic, Vogue, Tatler) and has been featured in children's books, and art exhibits.