Kate Johnson

PhD Candidate - Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania

"Diversity in people and in people’s experiences and their skill sets is really important for having a big pool of ideas and the creativity we need to solve some of the world’s biggest problems."

Kate is a Plant Physiologist who loves rock hopping, tree climbing and running around in the bush. Kate studies how the tubes which transport water in plants become filled with air, leading to plant death in drought. Kate also loves literature, especially poetry, and painting. With a love of words, images and stories, Kate loves learning, and telling others about the magic of science and nature!

"In relation to my career in STEM, I’m most proud of the fact that I’m here, in a field that I find really challenging in a lot of ways, but I haven’t let that stop me."

"I’m really excited about plants and how they work, and I’m really proud that I’ve followed this excitement and this passion, and followed it to do something that I feel is making a positive difference."

"I’ve been lucky - I haven’t faced any huge challenges, but a huge challenge to me is that my natural skills aren’t in maths, they are more in the arts"

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