Diana Chester

Dr Diana Chester is a Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications at the University of Sydney, specializing in sound studies, ethnography, and interdisciplinary artistic research. Her affiliations include the Sydney Environment Institute and Sydney Nano Institute. She holds a BA from Mount Holyoke College, MA from Columbia University, and PhD from the University of Porto.

Research focuses on acoustic ecology, data sonification, and sound's role in religion and culture. Notable projects include Sonic Encounters: The Islamic Call to Prayer (2021) and collaborations with institutions like the Smithsonian and Oxford University. She has been an artist-in-residence in Mongolia, Iceland, and Sweden.

• Current projects: 'Listening to Earth', 'Sounding Antarctica', and 'Nanoresonance'
• Key awards: 2024 RAWspace Residency, 2023 Oxford Visiting Scholar
• Teaching includes Media Production, Research Practices, and Sound Design

Her work bridges art and scholarship through sound installations, audio essays, and sonic data visualization. International collaborations span Mongolia's ancestral listening practices to Yale's study of Brooklyn's Lipka Tatars.

• Grants: Sydney Environment Institute Fellowships, Sydney Nano Catalyst Grant
• Media: Featured in ABC Sydney, Sydney Morning Herald, and Silkway News