Julia Phillips

Julia Phillips is a distinguished marine scientist with extensive experience in marine environmental consulting and academia. Currently serving as a Senior Principal Marine Scientist and previously as a Marine Environmental Specialist and Senior Environmental Advisor at Water Corporation since August 2017, Julia has also been active as a Freelance Independent Consultant since September 2014, providing marine environmental consulting, scientific editing, and writing services. Prior roles include Marine Ecologist and Principal Consultant at BMT Oceanica, Executive Marine Scientist at Sinclair Knight Merz, and Marine Ecologist at CSIRO. Julia holds a PhD in Marine Botany from the University of Otago and a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Science from Edith Cowan University.