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    OUR TOP AWARD TURNS 60

    Dec 30, 2019 4 minutes
    STORY BY CHRISSIE GOLDRICK
    PORTRAIT BY
    MATTHEW NEWTON

    2020 TAS AUSTR ALIAN OF THE YEAR

    Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas

    MARINE, ANTARCTIC AND CLIMATE SCIENTIST

    DR JESS MELBOURNE-THOMAS considers the moment she slipped through thin sea ice and plunged into the teeth-rattling waters of the Southern Ocean as the highlight of a research voyage to Antarctica in 2012. Momentarily distracted by a minke whale that popped its head up through a hole in the ice, Jess missed her otherwise careful footing.

    It is a delightful and revealing recollection from a scientist dedicated to the preservation of fragile marine ecosystems and passionate about expanding the role of science in informing public policy on climate change. Her dedication has

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