PhD, University College London, 1990 Graduate Certificate in Science Education, Kings College London 1986 B.Sc. First Class Honours, University College London 1983

My group is investigating how plants respond to Climate Change induced environmental stress in Antarctica (see Cool Plants below) and Australia (Plant Stress Ecophysiology). We are also interested in the mechanisms that allow thermoregulatory plants to maintain their flowers at temperatures well above ambient air temperatures (Hot Plants). Plant responses can be monitored at a range of levels from the molecular to the ecological and my research employs a systems biology approach to answer these questions.

Robinson, SA & Erickson DJ (2015) Not just about sunburn – profound, indirect effects of the ozone hole on Southern hemisphere climate and ecosystems. Global Change Biology 21: 515-27 see article in The Conversation Malenovský, Z, Turnbull, JD, Lucieer, A & Robinson, SA (2015) Hyperspectral mapping of Antarctic moss chlorophyll, water content and leaf density as environmental stress indicators. New Phytologist 208 608-624 Nydahl, A, Wasley J, King, CK, Jolley, DF & Robinson, SA (2015) Toxicity of fuel contaminated soil to Antarctic moss and terrestrial algae. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 34: 2004–2o12, DOI: 10.1002/etc.3021 Robinson, SA & Erickson DJ (2015) Not just about sunburn – profound, indirect effects of the ozone hole on Southern hemisphere climate and ecosystems. Global Change Biology 21: 515-27 plus front cover Bornman, JF, Barnes, PW, Robinson, SA, Ballaré, CL, Flint, SD & Caldwell, MM (2015) Solar ultraviolet radiation and ozone depletion-driven climate change: effects on terrestrial ecosystems. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 14: 88-107 Bramley-Alves, J, Wanek, W, French, K & Robinson, SA (2015) Moss δ13C is an accurate proxy for past water environments in polar regions. Global Change Biology 21: 2454–2464 Williamson, C.E., Zepp, R.G., Lucas, R.M., Madronich, S., Austin, A.T., Ballaré, C.L., Norval, M., Sulzberger, B., Bais, A.F., McKenzie, R.L., Robinson, S.A., Häder, D-P., Paul, N.D., Bornman, J.F. (2014) Solar Ultraviolet Radiation in a Changing Climate. Nature Climate Change 4: (DOI: 10.1038/NCLIMATE2225) Lucieer, A, Turner, D, King, DK & Robinson, SA (2014) Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to capture micro-topography of Antarctic moss beds. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and GeoInformation (DOI.org/10.1016/j.jag.2013.05.011) Nichol, CJ., Pieruschka, P., Takayama, K. Förster, B., Kolber, Z., Rascher, U., Grace, J., Robinson, SA., Pogson, B., & Osmond, CB (2012). Canopy conundrums: exploring the envelope of reversible down-regulation of photosynthesis in the outer and inner canopy to scale observations from the leaf to the landscape. Functional Plant Biology 39 1–24 Miller RE, Grant NM, Watling JR, Giles L, Ribas-Carbo M, Berry J & Robinson SA (2011) In the heat of the night – alternative pathway respiration drives thermogenesis in Philodendron bipinnatifidum. New Phytologist 189 1013–1026 Clarke, LJ, Robinson, SA, Hua, Q, Ayre, DJ & Fink, D (2012), Radiocarbon bomb spike reveals biological effects of Antarctic climate change. Global Change Biology 18: 301–310