Natalie Robinson
PhD
Marine Physicist
NIWA
Deputy Director, Co-PI Project 4
Dr Natalie Robinson specialises in polar oceanography, with a focus on understanding the oceanic connection between ice shelf and sea ice regimes. Her work ranges in scale from regional scale circulation and inter-annual variability to small-scale processes at the ice-ocean interface.
In the Antarctic Science Platform, Natalie is examining ice - ocean interactions, particularly the role of platelet ice as a unique habitat that supports the ecosystem of the Ross Sea. She is also a co-PI for Project 4.
As the Platform’s Deputy Director, Natalie is leading the stakeholder consultation and co-design of the Platform’s research plan for 2025-2032.