Sonia Bluhm

COMMUNICATION AND OPERATIONS MANAGER

Ms Sonia Bluhm is a science communicator and knowledge broker with a love of distilling, interpreting and communicating complex scientific information to a range of audiences. She enjoys working closely with scientists and decision-makers to ensure research findings are communicated in a manner that can inform action, policies and management decisions.

Sonia is a senior science communicator for Scientell. Before starting with Scientell in 2021, Sonia worked for the CSIRO Climate Science Centre as a knowledge broker and science communicator, primarily for the National Environmental Science Program’s Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub. In this role, she interpreted complex scientific information on climate change science and communicated it to a range of audiences through webinars, factsheets, workshops, brochures, web content and reports.

Sonia also has a decade of experience working on climate change science, adaptation and mitigation issues and policies for the Federal Government. She has experience in facilitating workshops and webinars, building strong and lasting relationships, and managing large research programs.

Sonia has a double degree in Science and Arts from the Australian National University, majoring in molecular biology and gender studies.

Publications by Sonia Bluhm

Academic articles

White, C. J., et al., 2022. Advances in the Application and Utility of Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Predictions. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 103, E1448–E1472, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0224.1.

Savill, Jo and Yuen, Jason and Hicks, Rosie and Roy, Craig and Harris, Claire and Bluhm, Sonia and Torok, Simon. 2023. Partnering for Success – 2023 ARDC Impact Booklet, ARDC, Australian Research Data Commons, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8015862

Publications written through Scientell

Electricity Networks: A guide to climate change and its likely effects

National Science Week 2022 Celebrating First Nations Science

A journey towards net zero emissions: our action plan, Hydro Tasmania

Science for a  water-secure future: Informing sustainable and evidence-based water  security infrastructure, NWGA Science program

Towards a nationally integrated approach to experimentation for managing and enhancing Australia’s coastal marine ecosystems, National Marine Science Committee Working Group Summary Report

NESP Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub articles

Climate change in a land of extremes

Fire-generated thunderstorms and climate change in Australia

Intense east coast lows and climate change in eastern Australia

Tropical cyclones and climate change in the Great Barrier Reef region

What causes dry extremes across southern Australia?

What role does climate change play in extreme events?

Towards the next generation of climate change projections for Australia

New global climate models and what they say about projections of Australia’s future climate

Reframing climate change projections for global warming levels

Adding value to climate change projections through regional climate modelling

Australia’s national climate model, ACCESS: Enabling national and international research and input into climate assessments

Global and regional carbon budgets

Drought projections for Australia,

Climate change impacts on the reliability of farm dams and environmental flow in south-west  Western Australia

Projections of water futures for Australia

Flash drought in Australia

The National Centre for Coasts and Climate: establishment and key research outcomes

Eco-engineering and restoration of coastal habitats in Australia, NESP Earth System and Climate Change Hub and National centre for Coasts and Climate

Coastal erosion under a changing climate

Climate change and blue carbon in Australia

Our changing oceans: Australia’s contribution to the Global Ocean Observing System

Insights into updating and using sea-level rise projections

Marine heatwaves off Western Australia: future projections

Marine heatwaves in the Tasman Sea: future projections

Climate change services for Australia’s blue economy