| Climate change workshop participants (left to right): Mr Joe Woodward... Climate change workshop participants (left to right): Mr Joe Woodward, Dr Chris Mitchell, Mrs Christine Peacock, Professor Rob Whelan, Mr Andrew Knowlson, Professor Mike Grant, Ms Sharon Makin, Dr Steve Morton, Mr Glen Sawle, Dr Joe Baker, Professor John Dodson and Dr Annabelle Duncan |
Science conducts Climate Change Workshop
5 Nov 2007 | Bernie Goldie
A Climate Change Workshop was conducted on 2 November in which members of the Faculty of Science’s External Advisory Committee met key researchers to identify national areas of need that match with areas of expertise in the faculty.
Dr Chris Mitchell (CSIRO Research Theme Leader in Climate, Weather and Ocean Prediction) and Professor John Dodson (Head of the Institute for Environmental Research at ANSTO) joined the Advisory Committee and UOW staff.
UOW has considerable research expertise in atmospheric chemistry, sea levels, coastal zone management, environmental planning, biodiversity, plant responses to Ultraviolet (UV) and bushfires.
In fact, Professor Colin Woodroffe, of UOW’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, was one of the lead authors who contributed to the report of the 4th Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC), which received the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee decided that the Nobel Prize for 2007 be shared in two equal parts between the IPCC and Al Gore for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change.
Professor Woodroffe is an internally renowned coastal geomorphologist. His research is focused on the effects of climate change on island and coastal communities on the east coast of Australia and in Torres Strait, as well as islands in the Pacific Ocean including the Kiribati group and Lord Howe Island.
Apart from Dr Mitchell and Professor Dodson, those taking part in the workshop included Mr Joe Woodward (Executive Director, Operations, Department of Environment and Climate Change); Professor Rob Whelan (Dean of UOW’s Faculty of Science); Mr Andrew Knowlson (Director of Environmental Services, Kiama Council); Professor Mike Grant (University of Colorado [Boulder]); Ms Sharon Makin (Dragon Environmental Services); Dr Steve Morton (Group Executive, Sustainable Energy and Environment, CSIRO); Mr Glen Sawle (CEO, Science, Department of Education and Training); Dr Joe Baker (Chief Scientific Adviser in Queensland); Dr Annabelle Duncan (Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne) and Mrs Christine Peacock (UOW Faculty of Science Dean’s Assistant).
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