The primary tasks of the IMOS Scientific officer are:

• to support the development of science plans through the Nodes
• to promote the use and applications of IMOS data
• to raise awareness and links with stakeholders
• to assist the director in IMOS advocation.

As Scientific Officer, Katy supports the development of the IMOS science planning through the IMOS Nodes, with the aim of developing a coherent National approach to monitoring key ocean processes aound Australia. In addition, Katy is responsible for ensuring that IMOS data is taken up as broadly as possible and used for research, education and training.

For her PhD, Katy focused on the long term changes and variability in the East Australian Current, and what is driving those changes. The primary inspiration for this work was the Maria Island coast station timeseries, which has now been enhanced as an IMOS National Reference Station.

Prior to starting her PhD, Katy worked as a staff scientist with the International CLIVAR Project Office at the Southampton Oceanography Centre (now National Oceanography Centre) in the UK. Her primary tasks included staff support for the CLIVAR Pacific and Global Synthesis and Observations Panels, links with the biogeochemistry community, the website, and data Management activities within CLIVAR.

Outside work, Katy’s interests include sailing, cycling and snowboarding. She is also a keen traveller, and has successfully managed to combine her studies with seeing a bit of the world. You may also see her banging a drum every so often!

• PhD. Quantitative Marine Sciences, University of Tasmania, Australia (2009)
• M.Sc. Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, Canada, (2002)
• B.Sc. (Hons), Marine Sciences, University of Southampton, UK (1998)

Johnson, C.R., S. C. Banks, N.S. Barrett, F. Cazzasus, P.K. Dunstan, G.J. Edgar, S.D. Frisher, C. Gardner, F. Helidoniotis, K.L. Hill, N.J. Holbrook, G.W. Hosie, P.R. Last, S.D. Ling, J. Melbourne-Thomas, K. Miller, G.T. Pecl, A.J. Richardson, K.R. Ridgway, S.R. Rintoul, D.A. Ritz, D.J. Ross, D.C. Sanderson, S. Shepherd, A. Slotwinski, K.M. Swadling, N. Taw (2011). Climate Change cascades: shifts in oceanography, species ranges and marine community dynamics in eastern Tasmania. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2011.02.032

Hill, K.L., T. Moltmann, R. Proctor, S. Allen (2011) The Australian Integrated Marine Observing System: Delivering data-streams to address national and international research priorities. Marine Technology Society: US-IOOS Special Issue, 44, 65-72.

Hill, K.L, S.R. Rintoul, K.R. Ridgway and P.R. Oke (2011) Decadal changes in the South Pacific Western Boundary Current system revealed in observations and ocean state estimates.  Journal of Geophysical Research, 116, C01009, doi:10.1029/2009JC005926.

Hill, K.L., S.R. Rintoul, P.R. Oke and K. Ridgway (2010) Rapid Response of the East Australian Current to remote wind forcing: the role of barotropic/baroclinic interactions. Journal of Marine Research, 68, 413-431.

Hill, K.L., T. Moltmann, R. Proctor, S. Allen (2009) Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System. Meteorology Technology International. Vol 1. 114-120.  

Ridgway, K. and Hill, K. (2009) The East Australian Current. In A Marine Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Report Card for Australia 2009 (Eds. E.S. Poloczanska, A.J. Hobday and A.J. Richardson), NCCARF Publication 05/09, ISBN 978-1-921609-03-9.

Feng, M., Weller, E. and Hill, K. (2009) The Leeuwin Current. In A Marine Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Report Card for Australia 2009 (Eds. E.S. Poloczanska, A.J. Hobday and A.J. Richardson), NCCARF Publication 05/09, ISBN 978-1-921609-03-9.

Hill, K. L., S. R. Rintoul, R. Coleman, and K. R. Ridgway (2008). Wind forced low frequency variability of the East Australia Current, Geophysical Research Letters 35, L08602, doi:10.1029/2007GL032912.

Hill, K.L., A.J. Weaver, H. Freeland & A. Bychkov (2003). Evidence of change in the Sea of Ohotsk: Implications for the North Pacific. Atmosphere Ocean 41(1) pp 49-63.

Challenor, P.G., P. Cipollini, D. Cromwell, K.L . Hill, G. D. Quartly, I. S Robinson (2003) Characteristics of mid-latitude Rossby wave propagation from multiple satellite datasets. International Journal of Remote Sensing. Volume 25(7-8) pp 1297-1302.

Hill, K.L., I.S. Robinson & P. Cipollini (2000) Propagation characteristics of extratropical planetary waves observed in the ATSR global sea surface temperature record. Journal of Geophysical Research 105(C9) pp 21927 - 21945.

• Variability in the East Australian Current and western boundary current systems.
• Oceanic teleconnections.