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Dr. Xiaoying (Sha sha) Liu is an early-career environmental scientist at Charles Sturt University's Faculty of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, based at the Albury-Wodonga campus. She is an active researcher within the Gulbali Institute and has been leading the water quality and carbon component of the Monitoring and Evaluation and Research (Flow-MER) project in the Edward/Kolety-Wakool system since 2019, funded by the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office.
Her educational background includes:
- PhD in Agriculture from Charles Sturt University (2016)
- Master of Applied Science from The University of Sydney (2012)
- Bachelor of Applied Chemistry from Shandong Normal University (2010)
Dr. Liu's research focuses on environmental biogeochemistry of freshwater ecosystems, with particular expertise in nutrient and carbon cycling in aquatic environments. She investigates ecosystem responses to environmental water actions, especially in systems impacted by hypoxic blackwater and algal bloom events. Her work integrates environmental and social perspectives through transdisciplinary approaches to understand current and future states of inland aquatic ecosystems under climate and land use changes.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent research trajectory centered on environmental flows in the Murray-Darling Basin, particularly examining how water management actions affect ecosystem productivity, carbon and nutrient cycling, and water quality. Her work spans technical monitoring reports, scientific journal articles, and community-facing communications, demonstrating a commitment to both rigorous science and practical application.
Among her notable recognitions:
- Award of financial support from the 10th INTECOL International Wetlands Conference (2016)
- Institute for Land Water and Society individual research support (2019)
- Gulbali Collaboration Kickstarter Scheme (2022)
- Institute for Land, Water and Society Research Support (2018)
Dr. Liu actively collaborates with multiple organizations including CSIRO, Forestry Corporation of NSW, and NSW Department of Primary Industries. She engages in community knowledge sharing through events like the Werai Lands Traditional Owners Community Day and participates in Environmental Water Reference Group meetings to ensure research informs management decisions. Her work bridges scientific investigation with practical water management solutions for Australia's river systems.
She is involved with the Edward/Kolety-Wakool environmental flows project, which integrates biophysical monitoring with social research to evaluate ecosystem responses to environmental watering actions across agricultural landscapes.
