Dr Emma Rehn is a science communicator and illustrator with a research background in archaeology and Earth sciences, with a focus on fire and environmental change over the last few thousand years. She is currently a communications officer with James Cook University’s Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER) based in Cairns, far north Queensland.

As an illustrator, Emma specialises in cartoon-style graphics that make research engaging and easy to understand. She has created artwork for Pint of Science Australia, the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, the Geological Society of Australia and the Department for Education, South Australia