Kirstie Fryirs
NationalityAustralian
EducationPh.D. fluvial geomorphology and river management, Macquarie University, 2002
B.S. fluvial geomorphology, Macquarie University, 1996
B.S. physical geography and resource and environmental management, Macquarie University, 1995
Known forCo-creator of River Styles Framework
AwardsGordon Warwick Medal (2015)
Scientific career
Fieldsgeomorphology
InstitutionsMacquarie University
ThesisA geomorphic approach for assessing the condition and recovery potential of rivers application in Bega Catchment, South Coast, New South Wales, Australia (2001)

Kirstie Fryirs is an Australian geomorphologist researching fluvial geomorphology and river management.

Early life and education

Fryirs is originally from Sydney, Australia. She has a Bachelor of Science (Honours)[1] and PhD from Macquarie University for her 2001 thesis titled "A geomorphic approach for assessing the condition and recovery potential of rivers application in Bega Catchment, South Coast, New South Wales, Australia".[2][3]

Career and impact

As of 2021 Fryirs is Deputy Associate Dean Research in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Macquarie University. She is dedicated to university teaching and research, as well as outreach activities focused on scientific communication.

She is best known for the creation of the tool for evaluating river condition called River Styles Framework with the Australian specialist Gary Brierley.

Fryirs is currently working with other researchers from Macquarie University, in promoting "river champions in order to realize sustainable, participatory river and water management in Australia".[4][5]

Awards

Fryirs holds several awards on research, teaching and postgraduate supervision. She was awarded the international Gordon Warwick Medal at the British Society for Geomorphology in 2015.[6] She also researched heavy metal contamination at Casey and Wilkes stations in Antarctica for two summer seasons.[7]

Selected works

References

  1. ↑ Fryirs, Kirstie (1995), The character and evolution of valley fills in Upper Wolumla Creek catchment, South Coast, New South Wales, retrieved 11 March 2021
  2. ↑ "Kirstie Fryirs". Macquarie University. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "A geomorphic approach for assessing the condition and recovery potential of rivers application in Bega Catchment, South Coast, New South Wales, Australia". Macquarie University Library. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Scientists forge unprecedented common ground in river classification". phys.org. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Authors, WIREs (24 June 2020). "How to spot and support a river champion". Advanced Science News. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "2015 Gordon Warwick Medal". Macquarie University. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "International recognition for Associate Professor Kirstie Fryirs". Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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