Laurie Chisholm

Laurie Chisholm is an Associate Professor in Remote Sensing in the School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences at the University of Wollongong. Her research interests focus on the use of hyperspectral remote sensing to evaluate the fine‐grained dynamics of plant physiological responses to stress agents, the application of satellite image‐based metrics to evaluate the impact of disturbance events on ecosystem dynamics, and the application of integrative techniques to assess the environmental management of landscapes.

In conjunction with the Australian remote and proximal remote sensing community, and in close collaboration with CSIRO and the University of Zurich, Laurie led the development of a database to support the spectroscopy data life cycle. This endeavour culminated in the National Spectral Database (NSD) now hosted by Geoscience Australia.

Laurie is adept in STEMM curriculum transformation, with demonstrated experience in change management while fostering innovation within the research-teaching nexus. She serves on multiple University level committees dedicated to initiatives to enhance the student experience.

Selected publications:

Chisholm, L.A. and Hueni, A. ”The Spectroscopy Dataset Lifecycle: Good Practice for Data Exchange and Dissemination” in TERN AusCover Good Practice Guidelines, Version 1, 2013, University of Adelaide Press.

Gill, N., Chisholm, L., Atchison, J., Graham, S., Head, L., McKiernan, S., (2022) Scaling up qualitative research to harness the capacity of lay people in invasive plant management, Conservation Biology, 36(6): E13929.

Fildes, K.J., Beck, E., Bur, T., Burns, P., Chisholm, L.A., Dillon, C.T., Kuit, T.A., Murphy, C., McMahon, A., Neale, E.P., Powell, S.,Skropeta, D., Stefoska‐Needham, A., Tomlin, A., Treweek, T.M., Walton, K.L., Kennedy, J.E., (2021) The first steps on the journey toward curriculum reconciliation in science, medicine and health education. Higher Education Research & Development, 40(1):194‐206.

Newbery, M.S., Chisholm, L.A., Mikac, K.M., 2022 Recruitment and mortality of the fire sensitive Eucalyptus frazinoides after the 2019‐20 wildfires, Monga National Park, southern New South Wales, Cunninghamia, 22:053‐058.

Hueni, A., Chisholm L.A., Ong, C, Malthus, T.J., Wyatt, M., Trim, S., Schaepman, M. Thankappan M. (2020) The SPECCHIO spectral information system, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 13: 5789 – 5799.

Xiao, S. , Chisholm, L.A., (2014) Classification of Australian native forest species using hyperspectral remote sensing and machine‐learning classification algorithms, IEEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (JSTARS), 7(6): 2481‐2489.