Person
Paltridge, Garth William (1940 - )
FAA
- Born
- 24 April 1940
- Occupation
- Atmospheric scientist and Science administrator
Summary
Garth Paltridge was Director of the Institute of Antarctic and Southern Oceans Studies and Director of the Antarctic Cooperative Research Centre 1990-2002. He has made contributions over a wide range of atmospheric sciences including stratospheric electricity, the effect of atmosphere on plant growth and pioneering studies on the radiation properties of clouds.
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Chronology
- 1961
- Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of Queensland
- 1965
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Melbourne
- 1967 - 1989
- Career position - Research Scientist to Chief Research Scientist at the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Division of Atmospheric Research
- 1975
- Award - David Syme Research Prize, University of Melbourne
- 1976
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Queensland
- 1980 -
- Award - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1990 - 2002
- Career position - Director of the Institute of Antarctic and Southern Oceans Studies
- 1991 - 2002
- Career position - Director of the Cooperative Research Centre for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
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Published resources
Resources
- 'Paltridge, Garth William (1940-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475747. Details
Resource Sections
- Farquhar, Graham, 'Interview with Dr Garth Paltridge', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 2010, http://science.org.au/scientists/interviews/p/gp.html. Details
Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001, Last modified: 16 May 2023