Prof. Kirstie Fryirs is a Professor at the School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW, Australia. Kirstie’s work focuses on fluvial geomorphology and river management. She researches the structure and function of rivers, how they adjust and evolve, how they have been impacted by anthropogenic disturbance, and how to best use geomorphology in river conservation, recovery, and rehabilitation. She also researches how catchment sediment budgets and (dis)connectivity operate and how rivers and catchments may respond to future disturbances, particularly floods and droughts. Kirstie has strong domestic and international collaborations in both academia and industry. She has worked for many years on various river science and management projects as part of multi-disciplinary, collaborative teams that include ecologists, hydrologists, social scientists, practitioners ,and citizens. Kirstie has published over 150 journal papers and co-written and co-edited three books titled “Geomorphology and River Management” (Blackwell, 2005), “River Futures” (Island Press, 2008), and “Geomorphic Analysis of River Systems: An Approach to Reading the Landscape” (Wiley, 2013). She holds several research, teaching, and postgraduate supervision awards including the international Gordon Warwick medal for excellence in research. Kirstie is also a Certified Environmental Practitioner in geomorphology CEnvP(geomorphology).