Anya Reading

Reading completed her undergraduate education at the University of Edinburgh, UK, receiving a BSc (Hons) in geophysics in 1991. She earned a PhD from the University of Leeds, UK, which was conferred in 1997. Her thesis developed seismological methods to study the subduction zone beneath New Zealand.{{cite journal|last1=Reading|first1=Anya M.|display-authors=et al|title= A multiphase seismic investigation of the shallow subduction zone, southern North Island, New Zealand |journal=Geophysical Journal International|date= 2001|volume=147|issue=1|pages=215–226|doi=10.1046/j.1365-246X.2001.00500.x |bibcode=2001GeoJI.147..215R|doi-access=free}} Reading continues to focus on Southern Hemisphere continental lithosphere, with emphasis on Australia and Antarctica, and technique development in seismology and computational physical sciences.

Reading's career includes multiple field seasons in Antarctica and Australia{{Cite journal|title= South Sandwich Slices Reveal Much about Arc Structure, Geodynamics, and Composition|year= 1998|publisher=American Geophysical Union|doi= 10.1029/98EO00207|last1= Larter|first1= R. D.|last2= King|first2= E. C.|last3= Leat|first3= P. T.|last4= Reading|first4= A. M.|last5= Smellie|first5= J. L.|last6= Smythe|first6= D. K.|journal= Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union|volume= 79|issue= 24|page= 281|bibcode= 1998EOSTr..79..281L}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.utas.edu.au/profiles/staff/maths-physics/anya-reading|title= Anya Reading, Professor of Geophysics|date=4 June 2012|website=utas.edu.au/|access-date=19 May 2020}} which expanded the seismic data available for these regions through the deployment of temporary networks of instruments. Using seismic energy as a means of learning about hidden regions of the continents, her work demonstrated the association between the structure of continents at depth, and the history of plate tectonics for that region.{{Cite news|title=PlumX Metrics, The seismic structure of Precambrian and early Palaeozoic terranes

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In 2014, she led research at the University of Tasmania that developed earthquake technology to track deep ocean storms,{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2014/08/13/4053281.htm |title=Seismic data tracks deep ocean storms |date=13 August 2014 |first=Stuart |last=Gary |publisher=ABC (Australian TV channel) |access-date=19 May 2020}} which "play a key role in global climate". Reading also uses seismology to understand the interaction between glaciers and the bedrock beneath, and coordinates community initiatives in interdisciplinary Antarctic science.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scar.org/scar-news/serce-news/report-tact-2018/|title=Taking the Temperature of the Antarctic Continent, Workshop Report|website=scar.org|access-date=6 June 2020}}

Reading was an early pioneer of computational methods that apply machine learning to geoscience data.{{Cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=b2x_IzcAAAAJ&hl=en|title=GoogleScholar profile, Anya M. Reading.|website=google.com.au|access-date=20 May 2020}} This has greatly expanded the analysis toolbox for geophysicists in both fundamental and applied research areas. Such approaches have an added benefit of being able to integrate numerical and categorical data in multivariate syntheses.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328955136|title=Machine Learning in Seismology: Turning Data into Insights|journal=Seismological Research Letters|year=2019 |doi=10.1785/0220180259 |access-date=20 May 2020|last1=Kong |first1=Qingkai |last2=Trugman |first2=Daniel T. |last3=Ross |first3=Zachary E. |last4=Bianco |first4=Michael J. |last5=Meade |first5=Brendan J. |last6=Gerstoft |first6=Peter |volume=90 |issue=1 |pages=3–14 |bibcode=2019SeiRL..90....3K |osti=1492617 |s2cid=134635797 }} She has also worked on data visualization methods for the geosciences.{{Cite journal|url=https://www.academia.edu/27695865|title=TaggerVR: Immersive Data Analytics for Geoscience|website=academia.edu| access-date=20 May 2020|last1=Reading|first1=Anya M.|last2=Morse|first2=Peter E.}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7006901819|title=Author details, Reading, Anya M.|website=scopus.com|access-date=20 May 2020}}

Reading has served on numerous research strategy and policy development committees including the Australian Academy of Science National Committee for Earth Sciences, and also as Director of the Australian National Facility for Earth Sounding, ANSIR. She founded the Computational Geophysics and Earth Informatics Group within the School of Natural Sciences at University of Tasmania in 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://researchdata.ands.org.au/anya-reading/994939

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In 2017, Reading became the first female Professor of Geophysics in Australia and also undertook research visits in connection with the award of a Fulbright Senior Scholarship. She undertakes science outreach including the coordination of the Tasmanian component of the Australian Seismometers in Schools, AuSIS.

Reading was awarded a Fulbright senior scholarship in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement/?id=34499|title=Pioneering spirit: Australian researcher, expert on Antarctica visits K-State through Oz to Oz program|website=www.k-state.edu|publisher=Kansas State University|access-date=19 July 2019}}

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