Georgina Tilly-Scholes

Casual Academic

College of Science and Engineering

georgina.tillyscholes@flinders.edu.au

Bedford Park

GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Georgina Tilly-Scholes is a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) student under the supervision of Professor Jim Mitchell in the Microbial Systems Laboratory (MSL) at Flinders University. She conducts microplastic analysis including visualisation within constructed environments by flow cytometry. While undertaking her research, she is also a Project Officer at the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) and an Ambassador for the Australian Microplastic Assessment Project (AUSMAP).

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Student, 2023 - present (Flinders University): Detection, quantification, and visualisation of microplastics and nanoplastics in constructed environments via flow cytometry
Honours in Environmental Science/Environmental Biotechnology (First Class), 2022 (Flinders University): Spatial and temporal assessment of microplastics via flow cytometry in a constructed stormwater treatment wetland
Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science), 2019 - 2022 (Flinders University)

Honours, awards and grants

Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship, 2023 (Flinders University)
University Medal, 2023 (Flinders University)
Highest Honours thesis grade in the College of Science and Engineering, 2022 (Flinders University)
Best Honours Graduate, 2022 (Flinders Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology)
Chancellors Letter of Commendation, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 (Flinders University)

Key responsibilities

Project Officer for the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, 2023 - present
Student Representative of Flinders Sustainability Advisory Committee (SAG), 2021 - present
Student Representative of Bachelor of Science (Environmental Science) degree, 2021 - present
Ambassador for the Australian Microplastic Assessment Project (AUSMAP), 2023 - present
Planning Committee Member (1st Nano & Microplastics Australian Conference), 2023
Laboratory Demonstrator for STAT1122 (Biostatistics) topic S2, 2023
Laboratory Demonstrator for BIOL2701 (Biostatistics 2) topic S1, 2023
President of Flinders University Sustainability and Environment Collective (FUSEC), 2022 - 2023
Student Ambassador, 2021 - 2023