Meganne Louise Wyatt (née Christian; born 1987) is an Anglo-Australian-Italian materials scientist at the National Research Council (CNR) in Bologna, Italy, and atmospheric physicist at Concordia Station in Antarctica.
Meganne Christian | |
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 Meganne Christian at Concordia Station, Antarctica | |
| Born | December 1987  Pembury |
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| Spouse(s) | Liam Wyatt |
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| Fields | Graphene, hydrogen storage, atmospheric physics, nanomaterials, Antarctic, space exploration |
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| Thesis | Core-shell borohydrides for reversible hydrogen storage |
Research
At the Italian National Research Agency (CNR) in Bologna, she worked on the production and microscopical characterisation of graphene-based nanocomposites,[1][2] in particular 3D graphene structures such as graphene foams, as part of the EU's Graphene Flagship.[3] This included zero-gravity research in 2018, studying the application of loop heat pipes for the heat management of satellites.[4][5][6] She held the role of atmospheric physicist and meteorologist at the Franco-Italian Antarctic research base at Concordia Station during the 2019 "DC15" Winter-over campaign[7][3][8][9][10][11] and the 2020-21 Summer season.[12][13]
Biography
Born in Kent, England to New Zealand parents, at five she moved with her family to Wollongong, Australia.[7] She attended The Illawarra Grammar School[14] and was part of the school's 2002 international championship team of Future Problem Solving Program International.[15][16] Studying at the University of New South Wales, in 2009 Christian received a Bachelor of Engineering and the university medal in industrial chemistry.[17] Continuing at UNSW, she received the 2011 Heinz Harant award[18] and her doctorate in 2014 for research into hydrogen storage with borohydrides.[19][20] After which she moved in Bologna and works at the Institute of Microelectronics and Microsystems (IMM) at the National Research Council of Italy.[21][7][22] The ambassador of Australia to Italy featured Christian as part of International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021.[23] She received Italian citizenship in 2022.
References
- ^ "Campus Italia: Series 3, Episode 2" (in Italian). RAI. 2016-06-12. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "EPISODE 10: Exploring Problem Solving and Embracing the Unknown - Meganne Christian". Inspirenorth.com. Inspire North. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ a b "Spotlight: Graphene for space, batteries and water splitting with Meganne Christian". Graphene Flagship. Archived from the original on 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ Flagship, Graphene. "Graphene tests set for zero-G flight". phys.org. Archived from the original on 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "Graphene Week" (PDF). Graphene Flagship. 2018. p. 1, 6-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "Zero Gravity Graphene – Satellite Loop Heat Pipes - the Flight". YouTube. Graphene Flagship. 2017-12-15.
- ^ a b c Francesca Blesio (3 November 2018). "Meganne, da Bologna ai ghiacci dell'Antartide tra gli scogli della Brexit". Corriere di Bologna. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "The most isolated place on Earth". The Europeans. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ Vitale, Enzo (2019-08-24). "Meganne Christian, fisico italo-australiano al Polo Sud: «Da qui si capisce meglio il cambiamento climatico»". Il Messaggero (in Italian).
- ^ Tassi, Gabriele (2018-11-15). "l'antartide e il mio sogno". Il Resto del Carlino. p. 11.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ "Diario dall'Antartide/Terza puntata: l'ingegner Meganne Christian alle prese con la meteorologia del Polo Sud Video". www.ilmessaggero.it (in Italian). 2019-08-25. Archived from the original on 2022-02-02. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ Tassi, Gabriele (2021-02-17). "Il mio anno tra l'Antartide e la pandemia" (in Italian). il Resto del Carlino. Archived from the original on 2022-01-24. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ Cacciarini, Sara (2020-11-29). "Base Concordia la diretta dall'Antartide a cura dell'ENEA programma di ricerca Antartide". Il Terzo News (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2002-02-03. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 2022-02-03 suggested (help) - ^ School (TIGS), The Illawarra Grammar. "Alumni Showcase | Meganne Christian". The Illawarra Grammar School (TIGS). Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "TIGS girls now world title winners". Wollongong Advertiser. 2002-07-03. p. 2.
- ^ Australia, Future Problem Solving Program. "Parent Perspectives Newsletter". fpsp.org.au. Archived from the original on 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "Prize Winners 2009". www.student.unsw.edu.au. Archived from the original on 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "Heinz Harant Award". Arc UNSW Student Life. Archived from the original on 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ Christian, Meganne (2013). "PH.D THESIS: Core-shell borohydrides for reversible hydrogen storage". www.unsworks.unsw.edu.au. UNSW Open Access institutional repository. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "Staff & Alumni". MERlin University of Sydney EnergyH. Archived from the original on 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ "NuoviEmiliani. Meganne, ricercatrice quasi italiana". Aria Pulita [Television broadcast]. 7 Gold - Emilia Romagna. 2018-11-19.
- ^ "Meganne, da Bologna ai ghiacci dell'Antartide tra gli scogli della Brexit - cittadinanza Italiana per Meganne Christian | IMM Container". www.imm.cnr.it. IMM Bologna. Archived from the original on 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ Twomey, Margaret (2021-02-11). "Oggi celebriamo le #DonnenellaScienza, tra cui Meganne Christian dall'🇦🇺, laureata alla @UNSW. Meganne ha visitato due volte l'Antartide e lavora in 🇮🇹 presso @CNRsocial_@ItaliAntartide". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
External links
- Staff profile at CNR IMM