Melissa Hart

Professor Melissa Hart is a leading academic at the University of Tasmania serving as Associate Director- Training and Leadership. Her research focuses on the interplay between urban environments and climate systems, particularly urban heat islands, air pollution dynamics, and thermal comfort.

• Co-Chair, World Climate Research Programme Training Academy
• Past Chair, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Equity & Diversity Committee
• Participant, 2018 Homeward Bound Women in STEMM Initiative

Her work leverages machine learning for urban temperature mapping and thermal comfort prediction, while also advancing large eddy simulation datasets for urban canopy layer turbulence. Notable scientific recognition includes the UNSW Vice-Chancellors Award for Higher Degree Research Leadership. She actively promotes gender equity in climate science through committee leadership and international initiatives.