Anya Reading

Anya Reading is a Professor of Geophysics and Associate Head of Research in the School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania.[1]

Anya M. Reading
NationalityEnglish, Australian
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh (BSc 1991), University of Leeds (Ph.D 1997)
Years active1992–present
Known forWork in seismology and computational methods; Antarctic research
TitleProfessor of Geophysics
Websitehttps://www.utas.edu.au/profiles/staff/maths-physics/anya-reading

Early life and education

Reading completed her undergraduate education at the University of Edinburgh, UK, receiving a BSc (Hons) in geophysics in 1991. She earned a PhD from the University of Leeds, UK, which was conferred in 1997. Her thesis developed seismological methods to study the subduction zone beneath New Zealand.[2] Reading continues to focus on Southern Hemisphere continental lithosphere, with emphasis on Australia and Antarctica, and technique development in seismology and computational physical sciences.

Career and impact

Reading’s career includes multiple field seasons in Antarctica and Australia[3][4] which expanded the seismic data available for these regions through the deployment of temporary networks of instruments. Using seismic energy as a means of learning about hidden regions of the continents, her work demonstrated the association between the structure of continents at depth, and the history of plate tectonics for that region.[5]

In 2014, she led research at the University of Tasmania that developed earthquake technology to track deep ocean storms,[6] which "play a key role in global climate". Reading also uses seismology to understand the interaction between glaciers and the bedrock beneath, and coordinates community initiatives in interdisciplinary Antarctic science.[7]

Reading was an early pioneer of computational methods that apply machine learning to geoscience data.[8] This has greatly expanded the analysis toolbox for geophysicists in both fundamental and applied research areas. Such approaches have an added benefit of being able to integrate numerical and categorical data in multivariate syntheses.[9] She has also worked on data visualization methods for the geosciences.[10][11]

Reading has served on numerous research strategy and policy development committees including the Australian Academy of Science National Committee for Earth Sciences, and also as Director of the Australian National Facility for Earth Sounding, ANSIR. She founded the Computational Geophysics and Earth Informatics Group within the School of Natural Sciences at University of Tasmania in 2010.[12]

In 2017, Reading became the first female Professor of Geophysics in Australia and also undertook research visits in connection with the award of a Fulbright Senior Scholarship. She undertakes science outreach including the coordination of the Tasmanian component of the Australian Seismometers in Schools, AuSIS.

Awards and honours

Reading was awarded a Fulbright senior scholarship in 2017.[13]

References
  1. "Anya Reading - Profiles". www.utas.edu.au. 19 May 2020.
  2. Reading, Anya M.; et al. (2001). "A multiphase seismic investigation of the shallow subduction zone, southern North Island, New Zealand". Geophysical Journal International. 147 (1): 215–226. Bibcode:2001GeoJI.147..215R. doi:10.1046/j.1365-246X.2001.00500.x.
  3. Larter, R. D.; King, E. C.; Leat, P. T.; Reading, A. M.; Smellie, J. L.; Smythe, D. K. (1998). "South Sandwich Slices Reveal Much about Arc Structure, Geodynamics, and Composition". Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union. American Geophysical Union. 79 (24): 281. Bibcode:1998EOSTr..79..281L. doi:10.1029/98EO00207.
  4. "Anya Reading, Professor of Geophysics". utas.edu.au/. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. "PlumX Metrics, The seismic structure of Precambrian and early Palaeozoic terranes". doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2006.01.031.
  6. Gary, Stuart (13 August 2014). "Seismic data tracks deep ocean storms". ABC (Australian TV channel). Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  7. "Taking the Temperature of the Antarctic Continent, Workshop Report". scar.org. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  8. "GoogleScholar profile, Anya M. Reading". google.com.au. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  9. "Machine Learning in Seismology: Turning Data into Insights". researchgate.net. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  10. Reading, Anya M.; Morse, Peter E. "TaggerVR: Immersive Data Analytics for Geoscience". academia.edu. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  11. "Author details, Reading, Anya M." scopus.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  12. "Research Data Australia". researchdata.ands.org.au/. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  13. "Pioneering spirit: Australian researcher, expert on Antarctica visits K-State through Oz to Oz program". www.k-state.edu. Kansas State University. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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