Rate My Professor Lucy Marshall

Professor Lucy Marshall serves as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Macquarie University. She holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (2001), Master of Engineering Science (2002), and PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Her academic journey began with a passion for mathematics applied to civil engineering, where she developed mathematical water catchment models for flood prediction and water quality assessment. In 2006, she joined Montana State University as Assistant Professor of Watershed Analysis, focusing on quantifying uncertainty in hydrologic and environmental systems at the engineering-environmental science interface. Returning to UNSW in 2013 as an Australian Research Council Future Fellow, she progressed to Director of the Water Research Centre in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Engineering. In 2018, she became UNSW's inaugural Associate Dean (Equity and Diversity), advancing initiatives in student and staff equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Appointed Executive Dean at Macquarie University in November 2022, Professor Marshall is recognized as a leading water resources engineer. Her research specializes in hydrologic modelling, environmental model optimisation, Bayesian methods for model inference and calibration, and quantification of uncertainty in water resources analysis, including flood predictions in ungauged catchments and applications of remote sensing. Key publications include 'DeepGR4J: A deep learning hybridization approach for conceptual rainfall-runoff modelling' (2023), 'Cyclone trajectory and intensity prediction with uncertainty quantification using a recurrent neural network' (2023), 'An evaluation framework for downscaling and bias correction in climate change impact studies' (2023), and 'Hydrological sustainability of international virtual water trade' (2023). Her leadership promotes transparency, collaboration, and inclusive education to support the next generation of scientists and engineers.