Justine Barrett
Research Technician & PhD Student
CSIRO Environment
Justine currently has a leading role in stakeholder liaison, operational/fieldwork aspects and on-ground asset management across multiple technology-based projects. She is the chief ‘stormtrooper’, leading the stormwater litter prevention work. Her PhD is aimed at reducing plastic pollution from reaching our waterways and oceans via improving litter capture in stormwater systems across Australia.
Justine started working on marine debris research at CSIRO in 2017, where she established a method for detecting microplastics in deep-sea sediment and was subsequently the lead author of a paper publishing the first global estimate of microplastics in deep-sea sediment.
Justine has over 20 years of experience working in the science industry in technical, teaching and research roles. A career highlight was being selected for Homeward Bound, a ground-breaking leadership initiative, set against the backdrop of Antarctica, which aims to heighten the influence and impact of women in making decisions that shape our planet.