Associate Professor Bree Bennett
Associate Professor
Centre for STEM Education and Innovation
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
I am the Director of the Centre for STEM Education & Innovation and an Associate Professor in the School of Architecture & Civil Engineering with a background in stochastic spatial rainfall and hydrological modelling. I am passionate about the application of advanced modelling and simulation to environmental engineering problems in areas such as water resources, agriculture and construction. In my discipline research I currently work across four main fields:
(i) development of decision support tools for agriculture,
(ii) developing scenario-neutral climate impact assessment approaches,
(iii) the development of stochastic spatial rainfall models and evaluation frameworks for rainfall models, and
(iv) development of life-cycle and decision support tools for the construction sector.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2024 - ongoing Associate Professor University of Adelaide 2021 - 2023 Senior Lecturer The University of Adelaide 2019 - 2020 Lecturer University of Adelaide 2017 - 2019 Postdoctoral Research Fellow University of Adelaide, Adelaide 2013 - 2017 Lecturer (Casual) University of Adelaide, Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title The University of Adelaide Australia PhD University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Laws (Hons) University of Adelaide, Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Civil & Structural Engineering (Hons) -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Dadd, L., Bennett, B., Xie, T., & Visintin, P. (2025). Shear behaviour and environmental impact of single and multi-generation recycled aggregate concrete beams. Engineering Structures, 322.
2024 Shobeiri, V., Bennett, B., Xie, T., & Visintin, P. (2024). A comprehensive data driven study of mechanical properties of concrete with waste-based aggregates: Plastic, rubber, slag, glass and concrete. CASE STUDIES IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, 20, 22 pages.
Scopus92024 McInerney, D., Thyer, M., Kavetski, D., Westra, S., Maier, H. R., Shanafield, M., . . . Leonard, M. (2024). Neglecting hydrological errors can severely impact predictions of water resource system performance. Journal of Hydrology, 634, 130853-1-130853-15.
Scopus42024 Shobeiri, V., Bennett, B., Xie, T., & Visintin, P. (2024). Mix design optimization of waste-based aggregate concrete for natural resource utilization and global warming potential. Journal of Cleaner Production, 449, 13 pages.
Scopus102024 Dadd, L., Xie, T., Bennett, B., & Visintin, P. (2024). Exploring the physical and mechanical characteristics of multi-generation recycled aggregate concrete at equivalent compressive strengths. Journal of Cleaner Production, 451, 19 pages.
Scopus52023 Nguyen, T. H. T., Bennett, B., & Leonard, M. (2023). Evaluating stochastic rainfall models for hydrological modelling. Journal of Hydrology, 627(Part A), 130381-1-130381-18.
Scopus12023 McInerney, D., Westra, S., Leonard, M., Bennett, B., Thyer, M., & Maier, H. R. (2023). A climate stress testing method for changes in spatially variable rainfall. Journal of Hydrology, 625, 14 pages.
Scopus42023 Knowling, M. J., White, J. T., Grigg, D., Collins, C., Westra, S., Walker, R. R., . . . Alzraiee, A. (2023). Operationalizing crop model data assimilation for improved on-farm situational awareness. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 338, 16 pages.
Scopus32023 Xie, T., Bennett, B., & Visintin, P. (2023). Performance-Based Environmental Assessment of FRP-Confined Concrete Stub Columns: Investigation on FRP Types. Journal of Composites for Construction, 27(3), 18 pages.
Scopus42023 Shobeiri, V., Bennett, B., Xie, T., & Visintin, P. (2023). Mix design optimization of concrete containing fly ash and slag for global warming potential and cost reduction. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 18, 1-17.
Scopus25 WoS52023 Knowling, M. J., Walker, R. R., Pellegrino, A., Edwards, E. J., Westra, S., Collins, C., . . . Bennett, B. (2023). Generalized water production relations through process-based modeling: A viticulture example. Agricultural Water Management, 280, 12 pages.
Scopus3 WoS12022 Sturm, A. B., Visintin, P., & Bennett, B. (2022). A hybrid deterministic-probabilistic approach for the characteristic crack widths and crack spacings in reinforced concrete tension and flexural members. Engineering Structures, 256, 114071-1-114071-18.
Scopus2 WoS12022 Bennett, B., Visintin, P., & Xie, T. (2022). Global warming potential of recycled aggregate concrete with supplementary cementitious materials. Journal of Building Engineering, 52, 15 pages.
Scopus54 WoS222022 Visintin, P., Dadd, L., Ul Alam, M., Xie, T., & Bennett, B. (2022). Flexural performance and life-cycle assessment of multi-generation recycled aggregate concrete beams. Journal of Cleaner Production, 360, 1-15.
Scopus26 WoS72022 Shobeiri, V., Bennett, B., Xie, T., & Visintin, P. (2022). A generic framework for augmented concrete mix design: Optimisation of geopolymer concrete considering environmental, financial and mechanical properties. Journal of Cleaner Production, 369, 1-16.
Scopus232021 Shobeiri, V., Bennett, B., Xie, T., & Visintin, P. (2021). A comprehensive assessment of the global warming potential of geopolymer concrete. Journal of Cleaner Production, 297, 126669-1-126669-22.
Scopus114 WoS512021 Bennett, B., Devanand, A., Culley, S., Westra, S., Guo, D., & Maier, H. R. (2021). A modelling framework and R-package for evaluating system performance under hydroclimate variability and change. Environmental Modelling and Software, 139, 104999-1-104999-18.
Scopus15 WoS52021 Knowling, M. J., Bennett, B., Ostendorf, B., Westra, S., Walker, R. R., Pellegrino, A., . . . Grigg, D. (2021). Bridging the gap between data and decisions: A review of process-based models for viticulture. Agricultural Systems, 193, 1-13.
Scopus15 WoS132021 Gravina, R. J., Xie, T., Bennett, B., & Visintin, P. (2021). HDPE and PET as Aggregate Replacement in Concrete: Life-cycle assessment, Material Development and a case study. JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING, 44, 1-14.
Scopus18 WoS32021 Culley, S., Westra, S., Maier, H., & Bennett, B. S. (2021). Identifying critical climate variables for use in scenario-neutral climate impact assessments. Environmental Modelling and Software, 136, 14 pages.
Scopus26 WoS132019 Culley, S., Bennett, B., Westra, S., & Maier, H. R. (2019). Generating realistic perturbed hydrometeorological time series to inform scenario-neutral climate impact assessments. Journal of Hydrology, 576, 111-122.
Scopus23 WoS152019 Visintin, P., Xie, T., & Bennett, B. (2019). A large-scale life-cycle assessment of recycled aggregate concrete: The influence of functional unit, emissions allocation and carbon dioxide uptake. Journal of Cleaner Production, 248, 18 pages.
Scopus108 WoS732019 Bennett, B., Thyer, M., Leonard, M., Lambert, M., & Bates, B. (2019). A virtual hydrological framework for evaluation of stochastic rainfall models. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 23(11), 4783-4801.
Scopus5 WoS32018 Bennett, B., Leonard, M., Deng, Y., & Westra, S. (2018). An empirical investigation into the effect of antecedent precipitation on flood volume. Journal of Hydrology, 567, 435-445.
Scopus70 WoS472018 McInerney, D., Thyer, M. A., Kavetski, D., Bennett, B., Lerat, J., Gibbs, M., & Kuczera, G. (2018). A simplified approach to produce probabilistic hydrological model predictions. Environmental Modelling & Software, 109, 306-314.
Scopus29 WoS202018 Bennett, B., Thyer, M., Leonard, M., Lambert, M., & Bates, B. (2018). A comprehensive and systematic evaluation framework for a parsimonious daily rainfall field model. Journal of Hydrology, 556, 1123-1138.
Scopus30 WoS182016 Bennett, B., Lambert, M., Thyer, M., Bates, B., & Leonard, M. (2016). Estimating extreme spatial rainfall intensities. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 21(3), 04015074-1-04015074-12.
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Conference Papers
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2021 Knowling, M., Westra, S., Bennett, B., Ostendorf, B., Walker, R., Pellegrino, A., . . . Pagay, V. (2021). The ‘cause and effect’ of water decisions: Generalizing water production functions for viticulture through biophysical simulation. Poster session presented at the meeting of 24th International Conference on Modelling and Simulation. Sydney, Australia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc. 2021 Leigh, R., Knowling, M., Westra, S., Bennett, B., Zecchin, A., Maier, H., . . . Devanand, A. (2021). A multi-modelling framework to stress-test water resource systems under change. Poster session presented at the meeting of 24th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM2021) Book of Abstracts. Sydney, Australia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc.. 2021 Knowling, M., White, J. T., Collins, C., Grigg, D., Westra, S., Ostendorf, B., . . . Pagay, V. (2021). Real-time ensemble assimilation of image-based canopy data into a process-based model for improved vineyard forecasting, situational awareness and decision-making. Poster session presented at the meeting of https://www.mssanz.org.au/modsim2021/documents/MODSIM2021_BookofAbstracts.pdf. Sydney, Australia. 2018 Bennett, B., Westra, S., Cavagnaro, T., Wheeler, S., Shi, Q., & Pagay, V. (2018). Unpacking Agricultural System Complexities for Improved Outcomes: Taking Advantage of Emerging Data, Technologies and Analysis. Poster session presented at the meeting of AGU Fall Meeting. 2018 Bennett, B., Culley, S., Westra, S., & Maier, H. (2018). ForeSIGHT: An R-package to Support Scenario-Neutral Climate Impact Assessments. Poster session presented at the meeting of AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2018, H53Q-1819. Washington, DC, USA. 2018 Bennett, B. S., Westra, S., & Culley, S. (2018). An R tool for climate resilience analysis of water resource systems. Poster session presented at the meeting of EGU General Assembly. Vienna, Austria. 2018 Westra, S., Bennett, B., Evans, J., Johnson, F., Leonard, M., Sharma, A., . . . Wu, W. (2018). Impact of Climate Change on Australian Flood Risk: A Review of Recent Evidence. Poster session presented at the meeting of Floodplain Management Australia. Gold Coast. 2018 Culley, S. A., Westra, S., Maier, H. R., & Bennett, B. (2018). An R tool for scenario-neutral climate impact analysis of water resource systems. Poster session presented at the meeting of 9th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software. 2018 Culley, S. A., Westra, S., Maier, H. R., & Bennett, B. (2018). Identifying the climate variables to which water resource systems are most sensitive. Poster session presented at the meeting of 9th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software. 2017 Bennett, B. S., Thyer, M., Leonard, M., Lambert, M., Bates, B., Evin, G., . . . Hingray, B. (2017). A comprehensive and systematic evaluation framework for evaluating spatio-temporal rainfall models. Poster session presented at the meeting of 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. 2017 Bennett, B. S., Culley, S., & Westra, S. (2017). Generating perturbed hydroclimate time series for use in scenario-neutral climate impact assessments. Poster session presented at the meeting of 22nd International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. 2017 Bennett, B. S., Westra, S., Zhang, L., & Potter, N. (2017). Update on CRAFT case study: Parafield MAR and stormwater capture. Poster session presented at the meeting of Goyder Institute Water Forum 2017. Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. 2016 Bennett, B. S., Thyer, M., Leonard, M., Lambert, M., & Bates, B. (2016). Parsimonious simulation of daily rainfall fields. Poster session presented at the meeting of DEWNR-NRM Science Conference. University of Adelaide, SA, Australia. 2016 Bennett, B. S., Thyer, M., Leonard, M., & Lambert, M. (2016). Continuous simulation of spatial daily rainfall fields. Poster session presented at the meeting of EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. Vienna, Austria. 2015 Bennett, B. S., Leonard, M., Thyer, M., & Lambert, M. (2015). Simulation of daily rainfall across a range of space and time scales. Poster session presented at the meeting of 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand. Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. 2013 Bennett, B. S., Lambert, M., Thyer, M., Bates, B., & Westra, S. (2013). Techniques for Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Antecedent Catchment Wetness and Flooding. Poster session presented at the meeting of 20th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand. Adelaide, South Australia. -
Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 2022 Westra, S., Leigh, R., Knowling, M., Beh, E., Devanand, A., Thyer, M., . . . McInerney, D. (2022). Assessment of current and future water security in the Barossa and Eden Valleys. 2020 Culley, S., Westra, S., Maier, H., Bennett, B., & Newman, J. (2020). WATER SECURITY RELIABILITY ANALYSIS OF THE MIDDLE RIVER SUPPLY SYSTEM (2020/10). 2020 Leonard, M., Westra, S. P., & Bennett, B. (2020). Methodology Report for Multisite Rainfall and Evapotranspiration Data Generation of the Northern Basin (2020/01). 2020 Leonard, M., Westra, S. P., & Bennett, B. (2020). Data Generation of the Northern Basin, ANNEX A –Gwydir region stochastic evaluation (2020/02). 2020 Leonard, M., Westra, S. P., & Bennett, B. (2020). Methodology Report for Multisite Rainfall and Evapotranspiration Data Generation of the Northern Basin, ANNEX B –Border region stochastic evaluation (2020/03). 2020 Leonard, M., Westra, S. P., & Bennett, B. (2020). Methodology Report for Multisite Rainfall and Evapotranspiration Data Generation of the Northern Basin, ANNEX C –Namoi region stochastic evaluation (2020/04). 2019 Leonard, M., Westra, S., & Bennett, B. (2019). Multisite Rainfall and Evaporation Data Generation for the Macquarie Water Infrastructure Project (2019/01). 2018 Bennett, B. S., Zhang, L., Potter, N., & Westra, S. (2018). Climate Resilience Analysis Framework: Testing the resilience of natural and engineered systems (18/02). Goyder Institute for Water Research. 2018 Potter, N., Zhang, L., Bennett, B. S., & Westra, S. (2018). Case study for Climate Resilience Analysis Framework and Tools (CRAFT): Managed aquifer recharge at Parafield Airport (18/03). 2018 Westra, S., Leonard, M., & Bennett, B. (2018). Accounting for climate change in the management and development of South Australia’s stormwater infrastructure. 2018 Maier, H., Riddell, G., van Delden, H., Newman, J., Zecchin, A., Dandy, G., . . . Bennett, B. (2018). Improved decision support for natural hazard risk reduction: annual project report 2017-18 (427). -
Theses
Year Citation 2016 Bennett, B. S. (2016). Stochastic Spatial Rainfall Modelling for Hydrological Design: Development of a Parsimonious Simulation Approach and Virtual Hydrological Evaluation Framework. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide). -
Software
Year Citation 2018 Bennett, B. S., Culley, S., Westra, S., Guo, D., & Maier, H. (2018). foreSIGHT: Systems Insights from Generation of Hydroclimatic Timeseries (Version 0.9.2) [Computer Software]. https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=foreSIGHT: CRAN. 2017 McInerney, D., Bennett, B. S., Thyer, M., & Kavetski, D. (2017). Interactive Probabilistic Predictions [Computer Software]. http://www.probabilisticpredictions.org/.
DOI2016 Leonard, M., Bennett, B., Thyer, M., Marchi, A., Guo, D., Visintin, P., & Wright, D. (2016). Algorithmik Apps, http://www.algorithmik.org.au/ [Computer Software]. - Leonard, M., Bennett, B., Thyer, M., Marchi, A., Visintin, P., Wright, D., & Guo, D. (n.d.). Algorithmik Apps [Computer Software].
Lecturing and Course Coordination
Date | Lecturer | Course Coordinator | Course Title | Course Level/ Code | |
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2021/22/23 | x | x | Civil Engineering Hydraulics | CEME 2003 | |
2021 | x | x | Research Methods & Project Management | ENG 3005 | |
2019/20 | x | x | Honours Research Projects Parts A & B | C&ENVENG 4222A/B, MINING 4222A/B | |
2019/20 | x | x | Special Topics in Civil, Environmental & Mining Engineering | C&ENVENG 4xxx | |
2020 | x | x | Masters Research Project Part B |
C&ENVENG 7049B/7050B, MINING 7074B |
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2020 | x | x | Masters Research Project Part A (combined) | C&ENVENG 7049A/7050A, MINING 7074A | |
2016-17,19-20 | x | x (2017, 2019, 2020) | Research Methodologies & Project Management |
C&ENVENG 3222, MINING 3222 |
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2016/17/18 | x | x | Computing for Geostatistics | C&ENVENG 7063 | |
2015/16/17/19 | x | x | Environmental Engineering and Sustainability II | C&ENVENG 2068 | |
2014/15/16 | x | Civil and Environmental Engineering I | C&ENVENG 1009 | ||
2016 | x | Engineering Modelling and Analysis I | C&ENVENG 1012 | ||
2013/14 | x | x | Construction, Management and Surveying | C&ENVENG 2067 | |
2015/16 | x | Engineering Hydrology | C&ENVENG 3077 |
Tutoring
Date | Course Title | Course Level/ Code |
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2016 | Engineering Modelling and Analysis II | C&ENVENG 2070 |
2014/15/16 | Christchurch Earthquake Study Tour | C&ENVENG 4113EX |
2014 | Linear Geostatistics | C&ENVENG 4056 |
2013 | Computing for Geostatistics | C&ENVENG 7063 |
2014 | Structural Design III (Concrete) | C&ENVENG 3005 |
2011/12/13 | Engineering Hydrology | C&ENVENG 3077 |
2009/11/12 | Water Engineering IIA | C&ENVENG 2071 |
2010/11/12 | Engineering Modelling and Analysis I | C&ENVENG 1012 |
2012 | Civil and Environmental Engineering I | C&ENVENG 1009 |
2011/12 | Engineering Mechanics Statics | C&ENVENG 1010 |
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2021 Co-Supervisor Transitioning the concrete industry from a recycling economy to a circular economy Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Lloyd Douglas Dadd 2021 Principal Supervisor Extending the virtual hydrological framework for stochastic rainfall model evaluation. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Truong Huy Thien Nguyen -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2020 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Optimization of Structures Considering Environmental Sustainability Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Vahid Shobeiri 2019 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Improved Implementation of Scenario-Neutral Climate Impact Assessments for Water Resource Systems Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Sam Anthony Culley -
Mentoring
Date Topic Location Name 2017 - ongoing Scenario-neutral climate impact assessment The University of Adelaide Sam Culley
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2018 - ongoing Member American Geophysical Union (AGU) United States 2018 - ongoing Member European Geosciences Union (EGU) Australia
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