Dr Christine lauchlan arrowsmith

Christine is a highly experienced Water and Coastal Engineer with more than 20 years’ experience in river, estuary and coastal investigations, from the analysis of river, estuary and coastal processes through to both physical and numerical modelling of such systems. Her doctoral thesis was on “Pier Scour Countermeasures”.

Following stints doing a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at TU Delft in the Netherlands and in the Hydraulics Group at HR Wallingford in the UK, Christine has been working in Australia on a range of water related projects, focusing on the analysis of; river systems (flood studies, hydraulic-geomorphic analysis, eco-hydraulics and scour), estuaries (environmental flow requirements, water quality, monitoring programs), and coasts (coastal processes, coastal erosion and inundation hazard assessments, coastal adaptation studies, outfalls and water quality, asset management). Most recently Christine has been working with the CSIRO team on the Port Phillip Bay Coastal Hazard Assessment as a technical lead on the erosion hazard assessment.

Christine also developed her leadership and management skills, undertaking the role of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Manager in consulting organisations as well as various business management roles.

Outside of work, Christine is a keen hockey player and is also kept busy managing two teenagers!