Wiebke has a background in the biological sciences and in career development. She has worked in research, education, community outreach, and science communication at several Australian universities for 15+ years. Since 2018, she has been the Centre Manager of Marine Energy Research Australia (MERA; formerly Wave Energy Research Centre), and she established the MERA headquarters at the Great Southern Marine Research Facility, part of the UWA regional campus in Albany.

Wiebke is a Board Director at the Southern Ports Authority, a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Hub Leader of the Western Australian United Nations Regional Centre of Expertise in Education for Sustainable Development, the Australian representative in the International Wave & Tidal Energy Research Sites group, and the previous Chair of the Great Southern Science Council. She co-leads MERA’s M4 Wave Energy Demonstration Project with a particular focus on WA Government liaison, community engagement, and Social Licence.