
Dr Bree Bennett
Lecturer
School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
I am a lecturer in the School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering with a background in stochastic spatial rainfall and hydrological modelling. My research interests focus on applying modelling and simulation to environmental engineering problems.
My research has primarily focused on the development of frameworks and models to:
- assess the impact of climate variability and change on natural and engineered systems
- better simulate rainfall fields in space and time
- comprehensively evaluate spatio-temporal rainfall models
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2019 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
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Conference Papers
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Conference Items
Year Citation 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 Culley, S., Westra, S., Maier, H., & Bennett, B. S. (2018). Identifying critical climate variables for use in scenario-neutral climate impact assessments. 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 2018 Westra, S., Leonard, M., & Bennett, B. (2018). Accounting for climate change in the management and development of South Australia’s stormwater infrastructure. 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). -
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/.
2016 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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2016/17 | x | x (2017) | Research Methodologies & Project Management | C&ENVENG 3222 |
2016/17/18 | x | x | Computing for Geostatistics | C&ENVENG 7063 |
2015/16/17 | 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 2020 Co-Supervisor Optimization of Structures Considering Environmental Sustainability Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Vahid Shobeiri 2020 Co-Supervisor An analytical framework to support the application of higher-value approaches in the circular economy. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Jodie Kathleen Bricout -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 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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