Education:
2013 – 2019: PhD Candidate in the Research School of Biology, Australian National University
Supervisor: Professor Adrienne Nicotra
2009 – 2012: Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours), majoring in Ecology, University of Otago
Supervisor: Dr Mike Hilton
Publications
For current projects see the “Research” tabs
Rixen et al. Geange, S.R., et al. (2022). Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems. Arctic Science
Yannelli, F.A., Andrade, B.O., Anibaba, Q.A., Bazzichetto, M., Bonari, G., Chelli, S., Conradi, T., Ćuk, M., Damasceno, G., Fantinato, E., Geange, S.R., Guuroh, R.T., Holle, M.J.M., Küzmič, F., Lembrechts, J.J., Mosyaftiani, A., Pattison, Z., Šikuljak, T., Teixeira, J., Tordoni, E., Pérez-Valladares, C., and Sperandi, M. (2022). Fifteen emerging challenges and opportunities for vegetation science – A horizon scan. Journal of Vegetation Science
Falster, D., Gallagher, R., Wenk, E. H., Wright, I. J., Indiarto, D., Andrew, S. C., … & O’Sullivan, O. S. (2021). AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora. Scientific Data
Hennessy, E. Acabchuk, R., Arnold, P., Dunn, A., Foo, Y., Johnson, B.T., Geange, S.R, Haddaway, N., Nakagawa, S., Mapanga, W., Mengersen, K., Page, M.J., Sanchez-Tojar, A., Welch, V., and McGuinness, L. (2021) Ensuring Prevention Science Research is Synthesis-Ready for Immediate and Lasting Scientific Impact. Prevention Science
Camac, J.S., Umbers, K.D., Morgan, J.W., Geange, S.R., Hanea, A., Slatyer, R.A., McDougall, K.L., Venn, S.E., Vesk, P.A., Hoffmann, A.A. and Nicotra, A.B. (2021), ‘Predicting species and community responses to global change using structured expert judgement: An Australian mountain ecosystems case study’. Global Change Biology. Accepted Author Manuscript.
Geange, S. R., Arnold, P.A., Catling, A.A., Coast, O., Cook, A.M., Gowland, K.M, Leigh, A., Notarnicola, R.F., Posch, B.C, Venn, S.E., Zhu., L., and Nicotra, A.B., (2021). ‘The thermal tolerance of photosynthetic tissues: a global systematic review and agenda for future research.’ New Phytologist
Geange, S.R., von Oppen, J., Strydom, T., Boakye, M., Gauthier, T-L.J., Gya, R., Halbritter, A.H., Jessup, L.H., Middleton, S.L., Navarro, J., Pierfederici, M.E., Chacon-Labella, J., Cotner, S., Farfan-Rios, W., Matiner, B.S., ,Michaletz, S., Telford, R.J., Enquist, B.E., and Vandvik, V. (2020). Next generation field courses: Integrating Open Science and online learning. Ecology and Evolution
Chacon Labella, J., Boakye, M., Enquist, B.E., Farfan-Rios, W., Gya, R., Halbritter, A.H., Middleton, S.L., von Oppen, J., Pastor-Ploskonka, S., Strydom, T., Vandvik, S. and Geange, S.R. (2020). From a crisis to an opportunity: Eight insights for doing science in the COVID-19 era and beyond. Ecology and Evolution
Geange, S.R., Holloway-Phillips, M.M., Briceno, V.F. and Nicotra, A.B. (2020) ‘Aciphylla glacialis survival, growth and frost resistance: A field warming experiment‘. Australian Journal of Botany
Thurman, L.T., Stein, B.A., Beever, E.A., Foden, W., Geange, S.R., Green, N., Gross, J.E., Lawrence, D.J., LeDee, O., Olden, J.D., Thompson, L.M., and Young, B.E. (2020) ‘Persist in place or shift in space? Evaluating the adaptive capacity of species to climate change‘. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Nakagawa, S., Dunn, A.G., Lagisz, M., Bannach-Brown, A., Grames, E.M., Sanchez-Tojar, A., O’Dea, R.E., Noble, D.W.A., Westgate, M.J., Arnold, P.A., Barrow, S., Bethel, S., Cooper, E., Foo, Y.Z., Geange, S.R., Hennessy, E., Mapanga, W., Mengersen, K., Munera, C., Page, M.J., Welch, V. Evidence Synthesis Hackathon 2019 Participants and Haddaway, N.R. (2020). ‘A new ecosystem for evidence synthesis‘ Nature Ecology and Evolution
Geange, S.R. (2019) Does the individual matter? Quantifying the role of intraspecific varaition and phenotypic plasticity in plant responses to climate change. PhD Thesis, Australian National University
Geange, S.R., Briceno, V.F., Aitken, N.C., Ramirez-Valiente, J.A., Holloway-Phillips, M.M., Nicotra, A.B. (2017) ‘Phenotypic plasticity and water availability: Responses of alpine herb species along an elevation gradient’. Climate Change Responses 4:1
Geange, S.R. (2013) The worldwide distribution of Heteronychus arator – Why should we care? AgResearch Internal Report
Geange, S.R. (2012) The impact of foredune de-vegetation (marram control) on downwind plant communities, Mason Bay, Stewart Island. University of Otago, Honours Thesis.
Presentations
Fouilloux, A.C., Tang, H., Lieungh, E., Geange, S.R., Horvath, P, Bryn, A. (2020). Climate JupyterLab as an interactive tool in Galaxy. JupyterCon2020, 12-16th October 2020.
Fouilloux, A.C., Tang, H., Lieungh, E., Geange, S.R., Horvath, P, Bryn, A.
FATES on GALAXY facilitates ecologist and climate modeler collaboration. Bioinformatics Community Conference 2020; 17-25th July, 2020.
Fouilloux, A.C., Tang, H., Lieungh, E., Geange, S.R., Horvath, P, Bryn, A.
Functionally Assembled Terrestrial Ecosystem Simulator (FATES) with Community Land Model in Galaxy. Bioinformatics Community Conference 2020; 17-25th July, 2020.
Geange, S. R., Arnold, P.A., Catling, A.A., Coast, O., Cook, A.M., Gowland, K.M, Leigh, A., Notarnicola, R.F., Posch, B.C, Venn, S.E., Zhu., L., and Nicotra, A.B. (2020) Plant thermal tolerance: a global synthesis for future research. Oral Presentation EGU General Assembly Conference
Thorvaldsen, P., Vell, L.G., Vatsø Haugum, S., Geange, S.R. and Vanvik, V. (2020). Callune die-back after winter drought and the role of land use and environmental variation. OIKOS Conference, Iceland.
Geange, S. R (2018) Phenotypic plasticity and plant water use in a changing climate: a multi-species, multi-site investigation (Oral Presentation) Ecological Society of Australia (ESA) Conference, Brisbane, QLD
Nicotra, A.B., Geange, S. R., Arnold, P., Catling, A., Coast, O., Cook., A., Gowland, K., Leigh, A., Notarnicola, R., Posch, B., Venn, S. and Zhu., L. (2018). Thermal tolerance of land plants: A systematic review. Oral Presentation. Ecological Society of Australia Conference, Brisbane, Australia.
Adrienne Nicotra (ANU), Sonya Geange (ANU), John Morgan (La Trobe), Anca Hanea (UoM), Keith McDougall (OEH), Ary Hoffman (UoM), Susanna Venn (Deakin), James Camac (UoM), Peter Vesk (UoM) Emma Burns (ANU), Michael Doherty (ANU), Louise Gilfedder (UTas), Lydia Guja (ANBG), Geoffrey Hope (ANU), David Keith (UNSW/OEH), Sandra Lavorel (CNRS, France), Joe McAulliffe (ANBG), Scott Mooney (UNSW), James Shannon (LaTrobe), Mel Shroder (NSW Parks), Rachel Slatyer (ANU), Elaine Thomas (Parks Vic), Kate Umbers (WSU), Neville Walsh (RBG Melb), Jennie Whinam (UTas), and Genevieve Wright (OEH). (2018). Assessing Adaptive Capacity in the Australian Alps: An Expert Elicitation Process. (Poster Presentation) Ecological Society of America Conference, New Orleans, USA
Geange, S. R (2018) Phenotypic plasticity and plant water use in a changing climate: a multi-species, multi-site investigation (Oral Presentation) International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS), Bozeman, Montana, US
Adrienne Nicotra (ANU), Sonya Geange (ANU), John Morgan (La Trobe), Anca Hanea (UoM), Keith McDougall (OEH), Ary Hoffman (UoM), Susanna Venn (Deakin), James Camac (UoM), Peter Vesk (UoM) Emma Burns (ANU), Michael Doherty (ANU), Louise Gilfedder (UTas), Lydia Guja (ANBG), Geoffrey Hope (ANU), David Keith (UNSW/OEH), Sandra Lavorel (CNRS, France), Joe McAulliffe (ANBG), Scott Mooney (UNSW), James Shannon (LaTrobe), Mel Shroder (NSW Parks), Rachel Slatyer (ANU), Elaine Thomas (Parks Vic), Kate Umbers (WSU), Neville Walsh (RBG Melb), Jennie Whinam (UTas), and Genevieve Wright (OEH). (2017). Assessing Adaptive Capacity in the Australian Alps: An Expert Elicitation Process. (Poster Presentation) Ecological Society of Australia Conference, Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia
Geange, S.R (2016) Phenotypic plasticity and plant water use in a changing climate: a multi-species, multi-site investigation. (Poster Presentation) Ecological Society of Australia Conference, Perth, WA, Australia
Geange, S.R, Briceno Rodriguez, V.F., Aitken, N.C., Ramirez-Valiente, J.A & Nicotra, A.B. (2015) Water use traits in Australian alpine plants. (Oral Presentation) 100th Ecological Society of America Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Geange, S.R, Briceno Rodriguez, V.F., Aitken, N.C., Ramirez-Valiente, J.A & Nicotra, A.B. (2015) Water use traits in Australian alpine plants. (Poster Presentation) 58th Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science, Brno, Czech Republic
Geange, S.R (2015). Phenotypic Plasticity: Relevance in a Changing Climate. Guest Seminar at the University of Konstanz, Germany
Geange, S.R,. Briceno Rodriguez, V.F., Aitken, N.C., Ramirez-Valiente, J.A., & Nicotra, A.B (2014) Water use traits in Australian alpine plants. (Oral Presentation) Ecological Society of Australia Conference, Alice Springs
Geange, S.R. (2013) The Worldwide Distribution of Heteronychus arator – Why should we care? AgResearch Internal Report
Geange, S.R (2012) Flower colour influences alpine insect visitation in New Zealand. Invited Postgraduate Day Oral Presentation, Ecological Society of Australia
Grants, Awards and Qualifications
2020: Certificate in Collegial Teaching and Learning in STEM Education (MNPED660), University of Bergen
2019: Meltzer Fund, University of Bergen
2019: Olaf Grolle Olsens Grant, University of Bergen
2018: Australian Flora Foundation Prize for Oral Presentation, Australian Ecological Society
2018: IAVS Conference – Young Scientists – Honourable Mention for Oral Presentation
2018: IAVS Conference Travel Grant
2016: Became an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)
2015: IAVS Young Scientist Poster Award, IAVS Conference, Brno, Czech Republic
2015: Ecological Society of America App Hackathon Winner of Best Beginning Developers: “Quadrat”
2015: Ecological Society of Australia Student Conference Travel Grant
2015: ANU Vice-Chancellor’s HDR Travel Grant
2015: ANU Graduate Short Course Award in Science Communication
2014: Australian Flora Foundation Prize for Oral Presentation, Australian Ecological Society
2013-2016: Australian Postgraduate Award
Employment:
2015 – 2019: Demonstrator/Tutor at Australian National University
BIOL1003: Evolution, Ecology and Genetics
BIOL1004: Molecular and Cell Biology
ENVS1003: Environment and Society
BIOL2203: Field Studies in Functional Ecology
BIOL2131: Ecology
BIOL3303: Advanced Field Studies in Functional Ecology
BIOL8291: Research Presentation Skills
BIOL8700: Research Proposal
ANU Research School of Biology Education Committee HDR Representative
2012 – 2013: Summer Intern at AgResearch Ltd, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Supervisor: Dr Warren King
Memberships
Ecological Society of Australia
New Zealand Ecological Society
International Association for Vegetation Science
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