Senior Research Fellow
Overview
Robynne has a background in academia and more recently consulting. She started off her career at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa where she held a lecturing position in the Civil Engineering Department. During this time she was involved in research projects including ecohydrology, estuarine and coastal modelling. Robynne has spent the last 5 years in consulting, where she worked as a water resources engineer on a wide array of projects including urban and industrial drainage, creek diversions, water management, erosion and sediment control, mine closure and rehabilitation, green urban development and estuarine modelling. Robynne has a Bsc in Agricultural/Bioresources Engineering, a Msc in Environmental Engineering and a PhD in Engineering from UKZN.
Research Impacts
Robynne's main research interest includes undertaking interdisciplinary research to achieve novel solutions for the sustainable management of water and associated aquatic ecosystems.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Publications
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Other Outputs: Integration of biophysical aspects in mine closure planning
Côte, Claire Madeleine, Zavala Garcia, Consuelo, Chrystal, Robynne and Asmussen, Pascal (2022). Integration of biophysical aspects in mine closure planning. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: CRC TiME.
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Other Outputs: Technical Guidelines: Erosion and Sediment Control in Mining
Chrystal, Robynne , Asmussen, Pascal and Côte, Claire (2022). Technical Guidelines: Erosion and Sediment Control in Mining . Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
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Other Outputs: Erosion and sediment control framework for Queensland Mines
Chrystal, Robynne , Côte, Claire, Asmussen, Pascal and Shaygan, Mandana (2021). Erosion and sediment control framework for Queensland Mines. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
Grants
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(2023) UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund
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Best practice approaches to identify post mine land uses for residual voids
(2022) Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science
Supervision
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Remediation of metal-rich mine-affected water with passive systems, testing the role of hyper-accumulator plants for improved efficiency
Doctor Philosophy
Publications
Book Chapter
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Estuary and lake hydrodynamics
Stretch, Derek D., Chrystal, Clinton P., Chrystal, Robynne A., Maine, Christopher M. and Pringle, Justin J. (2013). Estuary and lake hydrodynamics. Ecology and conservation of estuarine ecosystems: Lake St Lucia as a global model. (pp. 113-150) edited by Renzo Perissinotto, Derek D. Stretch and Ricky H. Taylor. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9781139095723.009
Journal Article
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Chrystal, Robynne A. and Scharler, Ursula M. (2014). Network analysis indices reflect extreme hydrodynamic conditions in a shallow estuarine lake (Lake St Lucia), South Africa. Ecological Indicators, 38, 130-140. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.10.025
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Lawrie, Robynne A. and Stretch, Derek D. (2011). Occurrence and persistence of water level/salinity states and the ecological impacts for St Lucia estuarine lake, South Africa. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 95 (1), 67-76. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.08.007
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Anthropogenic impacts on the water and salt budgets of St Lucia estuarine lake in South Africa
Lawrie, Robynne A. and Stretch, Derek D. (2011). Anthropogenic impacts on the water and salt budgets of St Lucia estuarine lake in South Africa. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 93 (1), 58-67. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.04.005
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The effects of wastewater discharges on the functioning of a small temporarily open/closed estuary
Lawrie, Robynne A., Stretch, Derek D. and Perissinotto, Renzo (2010). The effects of wastewater discharges on the functioning of a small temporarily open/closed estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 87 (2), 237-245. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.01.020
Other Outputs
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Integration of biophysical aspects in mine closure planning
Côte, Claire Madeleine, Zavala Garcia, Consuelo, Chrystal, Robynne and Asmussen, Pascal (2022). Integration of biophysical aspects in mine closure planning. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: CRC TiME.
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Technical Guidelines: Erosion and Sediment Control in Mining
Chrystal, Robynne , Asmussen, Pascal and Côte, Claire (2022). Technical Guidelines: Erosion and Sediment Control in Mining . Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
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Erosion and sediment control framework for Queensland Mines
Chrystal, Robynne , Côte, Claire, Asmussen, Pascal and Shaygan, Mandana (2021). Erosion and sediment control framework for Queensland Mines. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
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Review of current water accounting at Kenmare’s Moma Titanium Minerals Mine: Pilivili Site
Chrystal, Robynne , Cöte, Claire and Genova, Paulina (2021). Review of current water accounting at Kenmare’s Moma Titanium Minerals Mine: Pilivili Site. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland .
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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(2023) UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund
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Best practice approaches to identify post mine land uses for residual voids
(2022) Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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Remediation of metal-rich mine-affected water with passive systems, testing the role of hyper-accumulator plants for improved efficiency
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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