Here is some information on my science and engineering training and experience. I have completed a PhD in environmental science, through the Australian Rivers Institute at Griffith University. My research focus was on spatial analysis of urban freshwater ecosystems. Through collaborations with economists using my ecological data I have also researched indices and indicators of ecosystem resilience to stress. I have also worked extensively in biodiversity assessment using spatial analysis for the Queensland Government.

I have published three academic articles on environmental issues, the latest of which addresses climate change. Combining my environmental science expertise and the economics expertise of my co-authors we used analytic tools from economics to consider whether the greenhouse gases that cause global warming are being measured accurately.

My research skills include the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and coding in python, model selection and analysis using R, as well as ecological fieldwork, data analysis and scientific writing. I enjoy analysing and synthesising data, and presenting complex information in as simple a way as possible.

Selected publications and conferences:

Edmonds, H. K., Lovell. J. and Lovell, C A. K., (2017) A New Composite Index for Greenhouse Gases: Climate Science Meets Social Science, Resources, 6(4), 62 (http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/6/4/62)

Edmonds, H., Lovell, J. and Lovell, K. (2017) Assessing Stream Health With Respect to Ecological Connectivity, in ‘New Directions in Productivity Measurement and Efficiency Analysis’ edited by Tihomir Ancev, M A Samad Azad and Francesc Hernandez-Sancho (http://www.e-elgar.com/shop/new-directions-in-productivity-measurement-and-efficiency-analysis)

Millington, H. (2016), PhD Thesis: Spatial analysis of the impacts of urbanisation on the health of ephemeral streams in southeast Queensland. Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland. (https://www120.secure.griffith.edu.au/rch/items/c98870c3-c2cb-4574-8233-dfb66d4f8a15/1/)

I investigated the scale at which protection and rehabilitation of urban stream riparian reaches is beneficial to stream ecosystem health given surrounding land use factors and in-stream and catchment barriers to ecological connectivity.

Millington, H., Lovell, K. and Lovell, J. (2014) A framework for guiding management of urban stream health, Ecological Economics Volume 109, January 2015, Pages 222–233 (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800914003644)

Millington, H., Lovell, K. and Lovell, J. (2012) Combining Fieldwork, GIS, GLS and DEA to Guide Ecosystem Management – Oral Presentation at the 2012 North American Productivity Workshop June 2012  (http://economics.rice.edu/~napw2012/).

Millington, H., Lovell, K and Lovell, J. (2011) Combining Field Research, GIS and DEA to Guide Ecosystem Management – Oral Presentation. The XII European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis, Verona, Italy (http://ewepa.org/ewepa2011/).

Norman, J., Franzen, E., Millington, H., Ensign, B., Wenger, S., Freeman, M. and Hagler, M. (2006) The Etowah Aquatic HCP Stream Crossing and Culvert Design Policy, HCP Advisory Committee, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA. (http://www.etowahaquatichcp.org/research/documents/tech_rpt_stream_crossings_4-30-07.pdf)

Millington, H. (2005) Reducing Impacts of Storm Water on Urban Streams in South East Queensland – Large and Small Scale Catchment and Riparian Issues – Poster Presentation 44^th Annual Australian Society for Limnology Congress, Hobart. November 2005

Millington, H. (2004) Masters Thesis: Developing Engineering Design Criteria for Ecologically Sound Road Crossings For Endangered Fish in Georgia. University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.

My Masters research focused on developing engineering design criteria for road crossings so that they have less impact on the passage of threatened Cherokee darters in the Etowah River Basin, Georgia, USA. This involved a field survey of sites to determine the level of impact on fish passage, and consultations with stakeholders to facilitate implementation of new criteria. I determined the experimental procedure, arranged field trials and field crew, and gathered physical measurements in streams. I also carried out statistical analysis of data and computer modelling of culvert hydraulics.

Millington, H.,  Christopoulos, A., Mart, P. and Gage N. (2001) Modelling of Impressed Current versus Sacrificial Anode Cathodic Protection for Ships – Oral Presentation, Warship Cathodic Protection 2001, Royal Military College of Shrivenham, UK, 2001.

Mart, P., Gage. N. and Millington, H. (2000) Cathodic Protection Studies of Naval Ships, Corrosion and Prevention-00, Australasian Corrosion Association. (This paper received the 2001 Marshall Fordham Best Research Paper and was published in the Journal ‘Corrosion and Materials,’ December 2001).

Millington, H. (1997) Hydraulics and Mixing in an Industrial Oxidation Pond, Honours Thesis, The University of Queensland.