The Management Committee’s role is to advise and assist the Director to oversee and review the delivery of programs of research, and other activities of the Centre, that are aligned with its strategies, vision, and key performance indicators.
Jo Whittaker
Director of ACEAS
About Jo:
Jo is Director of the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, an ARC Future Fellow, and a Professor at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Science based at the University of Tasmania. Jo's research interests are predominantly in plate tectonics, marine geophysics and geodynamics.
David Antoine
Curtin University
About David:
David’s interests include marine optics, bio-optics, radiative transfer and applications, satellite ocean colour remote sensing including atmospheric corrections, modelling of oceanic primary production from satellite ocean colour, and calibration/validation activities for satellite ocean colour missions.
Alan Aitken
UWA
About Alan:
Alan is an expert in applying integrated geoscience methods to increase the understanding of the tectonic processes that control continent architecture.
Luke Bennetts
University of Melbourne
About Luke:
Luke’s research focuses on marginal ice zone dynamics, particularly ocean wave interactions with ice floes, and wave induced ice shelf calving events.
Michael Ellwood
ANU
About Michael:
Michael investigates microscopic plankton as well as the sources and distribution of nutrients in the Southern Ocean. The links between nutrients, productivity and CO2 are critical to understanding future climate change.
Jan Zika
UNSW
About Jan:
Jan is fascinated by the large-scale physics of the ocean and the role of water in the climate.
Zanna Chase
UTas
About Zanna:
Zanna’s research focus is the interaction of chemical cycles and biological activity in the oceans. She looks at how these are affected by climate and the role of the Southern Ocean in long term climate change.
Duanne White
About Duanne:
Duanne is interested in the links between landscape, climate and critters, and how these have changed during the past 2 million years. He also generates records of past ice sheet changes to inform ice sheet model development and projections of future sea level rise.
Andrea Ellston
Business Manager
About Andrea:
Andrea supports the Director and Research Program Leaders to manage ACEAS and position the centre to achieve its strategic objectives.
She 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.
Grace Moss
Communications and Stakeholder Advisor
About Grace:
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.
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