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 Cooperative Research Centre for Antarctic research from 1991 to 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)), University of Queensland
- 1965
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 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), University of Queensland
- 1980 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 1990 - 2002
- Career position - Director of the Institute of Antarctic and Southern Oceans Studies
- 1991 - 1997
- Career position - Director, CRC for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environment
- 1997 - 2002
- Career position - Director, CRC 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: 6 February 2025