Centre Management
Current ACEAS Activities:
As Centre Director of ACEAS, Matt will lead the delivery of the research programs, strategy, governance, and operations for the Centre.
Under Matt's direction ACEAS will take five strategic approaches by:
- Undertaking world-class integrated research;
- Maximising strong national and international partnerships;
- Employing a diverse workforce;
- Leveraging and creating national research infrastructure; and
- Creating pathways to local, regional, and circumpolar impact.
Biography
After completing my PhD at the University of Tasmania in geodesy I worked within one of Europe’s leading geodesy groups at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne from 2002-2012. During that time I progressed from Junior Research Associate to Full Professor while working on problems within academia and industry. In late 2012 I returned to the University of Tasmania as Professor of Polar Geodesy and as Australian Research Council Future Fellow.
Since completing that fellowship I have served as Head of Discipline and then Acting Head of School of Geography, Planning, and Spatial Sciences, and now Director of ACEAS.
During my career I have been able to work with outstanding colleagues from across geodesy, glaciology, solid Earth sciences, oceanography and many other fields. I have received a number of prestigious prizes and fellowship, including from the Royal Society London and the Australian Academy of Sciences.
I serve on the Scientific Advisory Committee for the EU Horizon 2020 Protect SLR program, and am the Australian Delegate to the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG).
Scientific Committee Memberships
| National Committee for Antarctic Research, Australian Academy of Science |
| National delegate, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics |
| External expert advisory board for the EU Horizon 2020 ProtectSLR program |
Awards / Grants
| Royal Society of London Kavli Medal and Lecture |
| Australian Academy of Sciences Mawson Medal and Lecture |
| Royal Society of Tasmania Max Banks Medal |
| Phillip Leverhulme Prize |
| American Geophysical Union Geodesy Section Prize |
Selected Publications
| King MA, Watson CS, White D, 'GPS rates of vertical bedrock motion suggest late Holocene ice-sheet readvance in a critical sector of East Antarctica', Geophysical Research Letters Article e2021GL097232. ISSN 0094-8276 (2022) DOI: 10.1029/2021GL097232 |
| Samrat NH, King MA, Watson C, Hooper A, Chen X, et al., 'Reduced ice mass loss and three-dimensional viscoelastic deformation in northern Antarctic Peninsula inferred from GPS', Geophysical Journal International, 222, (2) pp. 1013-1023. ISSN 0956-540X (2020) DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggaa229 |
| Whitehouse PL, Gomez N, King MA, Wiens DA, 'Solid Earth change and the evolution of the Antarctic Ice Sheet', Nature Communications, 10 Article 503. ISSN 2041-1723 (2019) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-08068-y |
| King MA, Bingham RJ, Moore P, Whitehouse PL, Bentley MJ, et al., 'Lower satellite-gravimetry estimates of Antarctic sea-level contribution', Nature, 491, (7425) pp. 586-590. ISSN 0028-0836 (2012) DOI: 10.1038/nature11621 |
| Shepherd A, Ivins ER, Geruo A, Barletta VR, Bentley MJ, et al., 'A reconciled estimate of ice-sheet mass balance', Science, 338, (6111) pp. 1183-1189. ISSN 0036-8075 (2012) DOI: 10.1126/science.1228102 |
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Current ACEAS Activities:
Carl supports the Director and Research Program Leaders to manage ACEAS and position the centre to achieve its strategic objectives.
He provides:
- Executive business management, policy assistance and advice;
- Management of the Centre’s budget;
- Reporting on the Centre’s activities and compliance with contractual arrangements;
- Assistance on developing project governance and monitoring arrangements with all project collaborators, the Advisory Board and the Australian Research Council;
- Coordination of the activities of the Centre, including its strategic plans and business plans;
Engagement with stakeholders and end-users in government and industry.
Biography
Carl has a BSc in Physics, and has applied his technical interests to systems thinking and sustainability.
He has worked in the NGO sector with The Wilderness Society and Sustainable Living Tasmania, gaining experience in operations and project management.
He has served at the University of Tasmania since 2015, holding senior roles in IT, technical project management and general management of four schools in the College of Sciences and Engineering: Architecture & Design, Engineering, Geography Planning & Spatial Sciences, ICT.
In his spare time, Carl enjoys bushwalking and cycle touring.
Current ACEAS Activities:
The role of ACEAS Centre Project Officer includes:
- Coordination of day-to-day administration needs of ACEAS including finance, record management and human resources.
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Planning and logistical support for workshops and other events
- Project coordination support for ACEAS research staff and students
- Centre liaison for internal and external stakeholders
- Coordinate the preparation of formal reports on research delivery against Key Performance Indicators
- Secretary to the Management Committee and Advisory Board
Current ACEAS Activities:
Grace is the Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Advisor at ACEAS. She leads ACEAS’s communications program and drives stakeholder engagement initiatives to connect decision-makers, public policy practitioners, and end users with ACEAS’s research across government and industry.
Current ACEAS Activities:
Pratiksha manages the UNSW node of ACEAS. She supports the research staff and students with everyday administration and provides operational management for the centre.
Biography
Pratiksha moved to Australia in 2016 and has been working in administration and project coordination since then. She has a master’s degree in Clinical Dietetics and has worked extensively in public health research in India. Pratiksha has always been interested in sustainable practices and conservation science. She joined ACEAS in February 2022 and is looking forward to learning more about Antarctic sciences.