Overview
Background
Robynne has a background in academia and more recently consulting. She started off her career at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa where she held a lecturing position in the Civil Engineering Department. During this time she was involved in research projects including ecohydrology, estuarine and coastal modelling. Robynne has spent the last 5 years in consulting, where she worked as a water resources engineer on a wide array of projects including urban and industrial drainage, creek diversions, water management, erosion and sediment control, mine closure and rehabilitation, green urban development and estuarine modelling. Robynne has a Bsc in Agricultural/Bioresources Engineering, a Msc in Environmental Engineering and a PhD in Engineering from UKZN.
Availability
- Dr Robynne Chrystal is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Kwazulu Natal
Research impacts
Robynne's main research interest includes undertaking interdisciplinary research to achieve novel solutions for the sustainable management of water and associated aquatic ecosystems.
Works
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2023
Other Outputs
Water Balance Modelling for Kenmare’s Moma Mineral Sands Project
Chrystal, Robynne and Serey, Peter (2023). Water Balance Modelling for Kenmare’s Moma Mineral Sands Project. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland, Sustainable Minerals Institute.
2023
Other Outputs
CleanCo: Swanbank Power Station: Hydrological and water quality assessment
Chrystal, Robynne, Bolz, Pascal, Edraki, Mansour and McIntyre, Neil (2023). CleanCo: Swanbank Power Station: Hydrological and water quality assessment. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland, Sustainable Minerals Institute.
2023
Other Outputs
Design of Activities for the Investigation of Ngadju Salt Lake Systems
Chrystal, Robynne, McIntyre, Neil, Bolz, Pascal, Edraki, Mansour, Worden, Sandy, Holcombe, Sarah, Barnes, Rodger and Hernandez Santin, Lorna (2023). Design of Activities for the Investigation of Ngadju Salt Lake Systems. Brisbane, Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
2022
Other Outputs
Integration of biophysical aspects in mine closure planning
Côte, Claire Madeleine, Zavala Garcia, Consuelo, Chrystal, Robynne and Asmussen, Pascal (2022). Integration of biophysical aspects in mine closure planning. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: CRC TiME.
2022
Other Outputs
Technical Guidelines: Erosion and Sediment Control in Mining
Chrystal, Robynne , Asmussen, Pascal and Côte, Claire (2022). Technical Guidelines: Erosion and Sediment Control in Mining . Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2021
Other Outputs
Erosion and sediment control framework for Queensland Mines
Chrystal, Robynne , Côte, Claire, Asmussen, Pascal and Shaygan, Mandana (2021). Erosion and sediment control framework for Queensland Mines. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland.
2021
Other Outputs
Review of current water accounting at Kenmare’s Moma Titanium Minerals Mine: Pilivili Site
Chrystal, Robynne , Cöte, Claire and Genova, Paulina (2021). Review of current water accounting at Kenmare’s Moma Titanium Minerals Mine: Pilivili Site. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland .
2014
Journal Article
Network analysis indices reflect extreme hydrodynamic conditions in a shallow estuarine lake (Lake St Lucia), South Africa
Chrystal, Robynne A. and Scharler, Ursula M. (2014). Network analysis indices reflect extreme hydrodynamic conditions in a shallow estuarine lake (Lake St Lucia), South Africa. Ecological Indicators, 38, 130-140. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.10.025
2013
Book Chapter
Estuary and lake hydrodynamics
Stretch, Derek D., Chrystal, Clinton P., Chrystal, Robynne A., Maine, Christopher M. and Pringle, Justin J. (2013). Estuary and lake hydrodynamics. Ecology and conservation of estuarine ecosystems: Lake St Lucia as a global model. (pp. 113-150) edited by Renzo Perissinotto, Derek D. Stretch and Ricky H. Taylor. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9781139095723.009
2011
Journal Article
Occurrence and persistence of water level/salinity states and the ecological impacts for St Lucia estuarine lake, South Africa
Lawrie, Robynne A. and Stretch, Derek D. (2011). Occurrence and persistence of water level/salinity states and the ecological impacts for St Lucia estuarine lake, South Africa. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 95 (1), 67-76. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.08.007
2011
Journal Article
Anthropogenic impacts on the water and salt budgets of St Lucia estuarine lake in South Africa
Lawrie, Robynne A. and Stretch, Derek D. (2011). Anthropogenic impacts on the water and salt budgets of St Lucia estuarine lake in South Africa. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 93 (1), 58-67. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.04.005
2010
Journal Article
The effects of wastewater discharges on the functioning of a small temporarily open/closed estuary
Lawrie, Robynne A., Stretch, Derek D. and Perissinotto, Renzo (2010). The effects of wastewater discharges on the functioning of a small temporarily open/closed estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 87 (2), 237-245. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.01.020
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Robynne Chrystal is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Remediation of metal-rich mine-affected water with passive systems, testing the role of hyper-accumulator plants for improved efficiency
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Mansour Edraki, Dr Claire Cote
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