Person
Church, John Alexander (1951 - )
AO FAA FTSE
- Born
- 21 August 1951
Gympie, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Climate scientist and Oceanographer
Summary
John Church is a world authority on the rate of sea-level rise. He has led research into observations and modelling of earth and ocean systems including work on the major ocean currents surrounding Australia. During over 30 years at CSIRO he built a world-leading sea level research group. Church led major international ocean research programs and was convening lead co-author on chapters on sea level in the 3rd and 5th reports for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. In 2017 he was appointed Professor at the University of New South Wales Climate Change Research Centre.
Details
In 2006 Church was awarded the CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement for his world-recognised research leading to significant improvement in understanding the rate of sea level rise, both its global average and the regional distribution, which has led him to become the Chair of the Joint Scientific Committee of the Geneva-based World Climate ResearchProgramme (WCRP).
Chronology
- 1972
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Queensland
- 1979
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Queensland
- 1984 - 1993
- Career position - Research Scientist (later Senior Research Scientist and Principal Research Scientist) CSIRO Division of Oceanography
- 1987 - ?
- Career position - Principal Investigator, NASA/CNES TOPEX/POSEIDON and Jason Satellite Altimeter Missions
- 1989 - 1993
- Career position - Member, World Ocean Circulation Experiment Core 1Working Group
- 1990 - 1996
- Career position - Co-Investigator, NASA/EOS Interdisciplinary Investigation
- 1990 - 1997
- Career position - Leader, Climate Program, CSIRO Division of Oceanography
- 1991 - 1997
- Career position - Leader, Southern Ocean Processes and Polar Water Programs, CRC for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Environments
- 1993 - 2003
- Career position - Program Leader, Oceanography Program, Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
- 1994 - ?
- Career position - Co-Principal Investigator, ESA ERS-1/2 Satellite Mission
- 1994
- Career position - Scientific Advisor, Environmental Strategies Directorate, Commonwealth Department of Environment, Sport and Territories
- 1994 - 1998
- Career position - Co-Chair, Scientific Steering Group, World Ocean Circulation Experiment
- 1994 - 1998
- Career position - Member, CLIVAR Scientific Steering Group
- 1997
- Career position - Visiting Research Scientist, James Rennell Division, Southampton Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
- 1997 - 2003
- Career position - Leader, Southern Ocean Processes and Polar Water Programs, CRC for Antarctica and the Southern Ocean
- 1998 - 2001
- Career position - Co-Convening Lead Author for chapter of Sea Level in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Third Assessment Report
- 1999 - 2006
- Career position - Member, Scientific Committee, World Climate Research Programme
- 2003 - 2004
- Career position - Deputy Chief, CSIRO Marine Research
- 2003 - 2005
- Career position - Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Marine Research
- 2004 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
- 2004
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
- 2004 - 2006
- Career position - Vice-Chair, Scientific Committee, World Climate Research Programme
- 2005 -
- Career position - Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, International Oceanographic Commission
- 2005 - 2016
- Career position - Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
- 2006
- Award - Roger Revelle Medal, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
- 2006
- Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement
- 2006 - 2008
- Career position - Joint Chair, Scientific Committee, World Climate Research Programme
- 2007
- Award - Nobel Peace Prize (joint) as Member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- 2007
- Award - Eureka Prize for Scientific Research, Australian Museum
- 2008
- Award - R.H. Clarke Lecturer, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
- 2009 -
- Career position - Founding Member, Tasmanian Climate Action Council
- 2010
- Award - CSIRO Fellow
- 2012
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 2016
- Award - Morton Medal, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
- 2017 -
- Career position - Professor, Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales
- 2019
- Award - Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change (joint), BBVA Foundation
- 2020 -
- Award - Fellow, American Geophysical Union
- 2021
- Award - David Craig Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science
- 2022
- Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for distinguished service to climate science through oceanographic and sea-level research and publications
- 2023
- Award - Fellow, International Science Council
Related entries
Published resources
Journal Articles
- McDougall, Trevor; Church, John; and Zillman, John, 'Vale Dr Angus McEwan FAA FTSE', Bulletin of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, Supplement (2018), 8, https://view.joomag.com/bamos-vol-31-special-issue-october-2018-bulletin-vol-31-special-issue-01-2018/0218810001540846020?short. Details
Resources
- 'John Church - Citation at year of election, 2012', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/john-church. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Professor John Alexander Church, Officer of the Order of Australia', in It's an Honour, Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat, Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, 2022, https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2010271. Details
See also
- Who's who in Australia 2012 (Melbourne: Crown Content Pty Ltd, 2012), 2430 pp. Details
- Ward, Colin, 'CSIRO Entrepreneurship Award', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2013, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/csiro-entrepreneurship-award/. Details
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Created: 12 March 2019, Last modified: 2 April 2024