Danielle Griffani

Biography

Dr. Danielle Griffani is an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in engineering and plant physiology. Prior to her appointment at SCU, she carried out Postdoctoral research at The Australian National University, Research School of Biology, with distinguished Professor Graham Farquhar. She is also the recipient of the University Medal from The University of Sydney, where she was awarded her B. Engineering (1st class hons) and PhD.

Research

Dr. Griffani’s research is focused on advancing our understanding of the interaction between soils, plants and the atmosphere. These interactions include those arising from the transport of water, contaminants, nutrients, and heat, which are relevant to predicting the response of soils and plants to changes in environmental conditions. Specifically, her research develops analytical models and numerical tools to predict and interpret these responses. By applying novel experimental techniques involving stable isotopes, gas-exchange, and neutron imaging, her recent work helps to explain how plants control their hydration and respond to climatic extremes, a growing interest of hers.

Teaching

Danielle currently teaches into the Bachelor of Engineering. She is the Unit Assessor and Lecturer for sustainable engineering, soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering units, as well as first year and third year mathematics units.