Melissa Hart

Professor Melissa Hart serves as the Associate Director - Training and Leadership at the ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, affiliated with the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania. She specializes in urban climate research, thermal comfort, and air quality, with a focus on cross-institutional collaboration and climate education.

• Email: melissa.hart@utas.edu.au
• Co-Chair, World Climate Research Programme Training Academy

Her research explores:

• Urban heat island effects and microclimate dynamics
• Integration of citizen science in climate monitoring
• Thermal comfort modeling and climate-sensitive design
• Impacts of extreme weather on educational environments

Recent publications investigate:

• Machine learning applications for outdoor thermal sensation
• Building height variability in urban canopy flow
• Land surface temperature dynamics
• Smartwatch-based ambient temperature measurement

Scientific recognition:

• UNSW Vice-Chancellors Award for Higher Degree Research Leadership

She leads national researcher development programs and contributes to global climate discourse through modeling advancements and interdisciplinary studies.