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Nicky Wright is a Research Fellow in the School of Geosciences at the University of Sydney and a member of the EarthByte Group. She holds an ARC Early Career Industry Fellowship and was a 2023–2024 Superstar of STEM. Her research focuses on marine geoscience, palaeoclimate, and paleogeography reconstruction, with expertise in plate tectonics and ocean basin evolution. Wright completed her PhD at the University of Sydney (2018) and was a postdoctoral fellow at the Australian National University (2018–2021).
Education:
- PhD in Geosciences, University of Sydney, 2018
- Postdoctoral Research, Australian National University, 2018–2021 (ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes)
Research Interests: Nicky’s work integrates computational geoscience with field data to address questions about Earth’s tectonic history and climate dynamics. Key areas include reconstructing ancient topography, analyzing subduction zone processes, and modeling ocean basin evolution. Her projects often involve open-source tools like pyGPlates and GPlately for spatio-temporal data analysis.
Publications: Her recent work includes studies on Australian drought variability, kimberlite eruption mechanisms, and the application of computational tools for plate tectonic reconstructions. These contributions highlight her interdisciplinary approach to geoscience challenges.
Awards & Grants:
- ARC Early Career Industry Fellowship (2024): 'Hunting high and low: mapping ancient topography to find copper'
- Superstar of STEM (2023–2024)
Advising & Collaboration: Wright leads projects such as the STELLAR initiative with BHP, focusing on resource exploration through spatio-temporal data analysis. She collaborates widely within EarthByte and international groups, contributing to global paleogeographic datasets and climate modeling efforts.
Labs/Teams: EarthByte Group (University of Sydney), part of the Net Zero Institute. Active member of the GPlates community and contributor to open-source geoscience software.
