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Australian environmental scientist and conservation researcher

Amelia Wenger is an Australian environmental scientist and conservation researcher based in Queensland. She is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Queensland’s School of the Environment and Lead of the Water Pollution Program with the Wildlife Conservation Society, where her work focuses on water pollution impacts and coastal ecosystem conservation. Her research addresses threats to coral reefs and coastal biodiversity and informs environmental management and policy.:contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

Wenger completed her undergraduate degree at Barnard College in New York, where she began her involvement in marine biology. She later earned a Doctor of Philosophy in coral reef ecology from James Cook University in Australia.:contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

Wenger holds a joint appointment as Lead of the Water Pollution Program at the Wildlife Conservation Society and as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Queensland, where she works within the School of the Environment and the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science. Her research integrates scientific insights into pollution assessment, monitoring and management to inform conservation strategies that benefit both ecosystems and human communities.:contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

Her work includes identifying and modelling the effects of land use and pollution on coral reefs, prioritising management actions, and developing evidence-based solutions to protect coastal ecosystems. She has published numerous scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals on topics including water quality, coastal sedimentation and marine biodiversity conservation.:contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}

In 2023, she collaborated with University of Queensland researchers and international partners to develop a web-based tool aimed at mapping and managing water pollution threats to coral reefs almost in real time, with funding from the Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP).:contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}

In 2020, Wenger was the Australian nominee for the Asia-Pacific APEC ASPIRE Prize for her excellence in scientific research and interdisciplinary collaboration.:contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}

• Kuempel, C.D.; Thomas, J.; Wenger, A.; et al. (2024). *A spatial framework for improved sanitation to support coral reef conservation*. *Environmental Pollution*.:contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
• Wakwella, A.; Wenger, A.; et al. (2023). *Integrated watershed management solutions for healthy coastal ecosystems and people*. *Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures*.:contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}
• Wenger, A.S.; Johansen, J.L.; Jones, G.P. (2011). *Suspended sediment impairs habitat choice and chemosensory discrimination in two coral reef fishes*. *Coral Reefs*.:contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}

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