Person

Budd, William Francis (1938 - 2022)

FAA

Born
16 October 1938
New South Wales, Australia
Died
23 January 2022
Occupation
Meteorologist and Glaciologist

Summary

William Francis Budd is a leading theoretician and modeller of ice sheets. In 1992 he became Professor, Cooperative Research Centre for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environment, University of Tasmania. He played a dominant role in international research on polar ice for over 30 years. Based on extensive practical experience in Antarctica, he produced theories and experimental confirmation of the large-scale behaviour of ice, using these to study the interaction of ice sheets and climate. His models provide explanations for the initiation and passing of ice ages and simulate the response of Antarctica to future global warming. These models have been extensively used in international assessments of possible climate change. Budd was a Vice-President of SCAR (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research) and Convenor of its Group of Specialists on Sea Ice.

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Chronology

1958
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
1959
Education - Diploma in Education (DipEd), University of Sydney
1960 - 1979
Career position - Associate and Senior Associate with the Department of Meteorology (employed by Antarctic Division as Senior Glaciologist)
1965
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Melbourne
1968
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne
1969
Career position - Polar Medal
1971
Award - Edgeworth David Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales
1976 - 1988
Career position - Member, National Committee for Antarctic Research, Australian Academy of Science
1977
Award - Royal Society of Victoria Medal for Excellence in Scientific Research (jointly)
1979 - 1987
Career position - Deputy Chairman of the School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne
1979 - 1992
Career position - Foundation Professor and Chairman of the Department of Meteorology, University of Melbourne
1983 - 1984
Career position - President, Royal Meteorological Society, Australian branch
1983 - 1988
Career position - Chairman, National Committee for Antarctic Research, Australian Academy of Science
1984 - 1985
Career position - Member (ex officio), Antarctic Research Policy Advisory Committee, Commonwealth of Australia
1985 - 1986
Career position - Vice-President for Australia, Royal Meteorological Society
1987 - 1990
Career position - Chairman, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne
1988 - 1992
Career position - Vice-President, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), International Science Council
1992 - 1997
Career position - Professor with the CRC for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environment, University of Tasmania
1993 - 1999
Career position - Member, National Committee for Antarctic Research, Australian Academy of Science
1993 - 2022
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
1995 - 1997
Career position - Member, Sectional Committee 4 (Solid and Fluid Earth and Planetary Science), Australian Academy of Science
1996
Award - Seligman Crystal Award, Glaciological Society
1997 - 1999
Career position - Chair, Sectional Committee 4 (Solid and Fluid Earth and Planetary Science), Australian Academy of Science
1997 - 2003
Career position - Professor with the CRC for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, University of Tasmania
2001
Award - R. M. Johnston Medal, Royal Society of Tasmania
2003 -
Career position - Professor with the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, University of Tasmania

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Book Sections

  • Budd, William F., 'The Antarctic ice sheet' in Australian Antarctic science: the first 50 years of ANARE (Kingston, Tas.: Antarctic Division, 2002), pp. 309-90. Details

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See also

  • Antonello, Alessandro, 'Glaciological bodies: Australian visions of the Antarctic ice sheet', International Review of Environmental History, 4 (1) (2018), 125-44. Details

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