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ProfKatarina Miljkovic

Professor

School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)

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  • Professor
    School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)

BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH IMPACT

Research expertise highlights

  • Expertise in numerical and experimental impact processes and planetary exploration. 
  • Science team member on the NASA’s GRAIL mission to the Moon and the InSight mission to Mars. 
 

Research fellowships

2021-2026: ARC Future Fellowship

2018-2021: ARC DECRA Fellowship

2015-2019: Curtin Research Fellowsip

 

Awards and recognition

2024 Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for service to science as a researcher

2024 Curtin Excellence and Innovation in Teaching Team Award for Programs that Enhance Student Learning

2023 Provost Fellowship

2023 WA Premier’s Science Awards, Mid-Career Scientist of the Year, finalist

2022 Australian Institute of Physics, Women in Physics lecturer

2022 SAE Pro-Vice Chancellor’s Mid Career Researcher of the Year

2019 Western Australian Young Tall Poppy Scientist of the Year

2018 L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science Fellowship

2018 WA Premier’s Science Award, Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year, finalist

2018 SAE Pro-Vice Chancellor’s Early Career Researcher of the Year

2016 Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Geophysical Research Letters

CURTIN UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Deputy Head
    Curtin University, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Perth, Australia1 Apr 2024 - present
  • Professor
    Curtin University, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Australia1 Jan 2025 - present

ROLE

  • Staff

SUPERVISOR LEVEL

  • Level 1 (Primary Supervisor): The lead academic responsible for overseeing the candidate's research and progress.

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • 3705 - Geology
  • 3706 - Geophysics
  • 3709 - Physical geography and environmental geoscience
  • 4903 - Numerical and computational mathematics
  • 5101 - Astronomical sciences
  • 5109 - Space sciences

DEPARTMENT

  • School of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)