Curriculum
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Since
Dec 2007: |
Scientist in the Centre for Australian Weather and Climate
Research a partnership between the Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO.
My research aims at improving regional climate change projection
techniques, enhancing our understanding of climate change on extremes and quantifying
the role of external anthropogenic forces in past observed climate changes.
This work is funded by the Australian
Greenhouse Office and the South-Eastern
Australian Climate Initiative. |
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Jul 2000 – Nov 2007: |
Scientist in the Climate Forecasting Group
of the Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre (BMRC), |
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Sep 1997 - Jun 2000: |
Scientist in the Climate
Change Group (head: Dr. B.
McAvaney) in the Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre (BMRC), |
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Jan 1996 - Aug 1997: |
Postdoctoral Research
Fellow at the Climatic Impact Centre (CIC), |
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Jan 1995 - Dec 1995: |
Postdoctoral Research
Fellow at the Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques (CNRM),
Météo-France, |
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Dec 1992 - Dec 1994: |
Postgraduate Student
toward a PhD at the CNRM, Météo-France (PhD supervisor: Dr. D. Cariolle).
We used a new approach to perform a large number of climate change
experiments: an atmospheric model forced with boundary anomalies run for
limited time-slices. The focus was on the sensitivity of the response to
the model formulation and the oceanic forcing and tied with other on-going
research on the sensitivity of climate models to greenhouse gas increase. The
PhD thesis was funded by a grant from Electricité de France (EDF). |
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Mar 1992 - Sept 1992: |
Graduate Student at the
CNRM, Météo-France, 6-month training period
to obtain the Engineer Diploma and the DEA
(supervisor: Dr. J.-F. Mahfouf). I analysed preliminary climate change
experiments performed with Météo-France newly formed climate model:
(Emeraude). We had only a single 1-year simulation with forced SSTs but at
T42 (a high resolution for the time)… sweet days! |
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Summer 1991: |
Graduate student. 2
month training period in the test center
(resistance and deformation of materials) of Mack Trucks, Co, |
Academic
qualifications:
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MBA (2006): |
MBA (Technology
Management) at the Chiefly
Business School, and accredited by |
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PhD (1994): |
Received from the INPT, France; in Physics and Chemistry
of the environment, with highest honours. Thesis: Time slice experiments of
greenhouse warming (in French). Supervisor: Dr. Daniel Cariolle. Jury
included: Drs. J-F. Mahfouf, H. Le Treut, S. Joussaume and A. Berger. This
thesis was awarded the Prize Leopold Escande. |
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DEA. (1992): |
Received from the INPT, |
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Engineering school (1990-1992): |
Received from
École Nationale Supérieure d´Électrotechnique, Électronique, Informatique,
Hydraulique et des Télécommunications (N7),
Toulouse, France. Completed extensive courses in pure mechanics, fluid mechanics,
hydraulics, hydrology, thermodynamics, numerical modelling, statistics,
meteorology and environmental sciences. |
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Preparatory classes (1988-1989): |
Undergone at Lycee
Hoche, |
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Baccalaureate (1987): |
Prepared at Lycée
Mansart, St Cyr, France; in sciences (honours).
This is equivalent to the state of Victoria VCE. |
Professional skills:
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IT related skills:
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Hardware: competent super computers, workstation, Linux box and PC
user.
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Software: proficient IDL,
Fortran and Unix programmer; confirmed LaTeX, Word,
Excel user.
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Database: extensive experience with large data sets: model, analyses,
and observations using various formats.
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Scientific models: I have used and modified atmospheric numerical
models as well as land-surface schemes.
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Language proficiency:
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NAATI accredited (since
2002) professional Translator
from English to French.
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French: mother language spoken for about 35 years (I was a late
kid!).
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English: finally nearly fluent after 25 years (my colleagues argue I
still have an accent…, funny I can’t hear it!)
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Spanish: reading and writing is what is left after 7 years at school
without much practices.
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Italian: some very basic notions remain from a one-year course, many
years ago.
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Skill enhancement: I have attended several courses during my
professional career to maintain and enhance my skills; including:
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Technical courses: "Intermediate programming and Analysis with IDL" course in 2002, the
ECMWF meteorological training
course on Physical Parameterisations in 1995, the NATO Advance Study
Institute on The role of water and the hydrological cycle in the global
change in 1994, the EEC autumn school on Analysis of climate variability and
Application of statistical techniques in 1994,
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Workplace related courses: on-line course on "Workplace
Discrimination and Harassment - Legal Compliance" and “APS
values”; course on Occupational Health and Safety at work.
Work
related achievements:
The
most important achievement as a scientist has been the numerous written (see
my list
of publications) and oral (see my list of
presentations) communications of my research results.
Additional
achievements:
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I am involved in two large on-going Australian
scientific programs. I am contributing to the coordination, planning and
management of the sciences involved in these programs as well as recruiting
and supervising technical and scientific staffs to ensure BMRC contribution
to these programs is of the highest standard:
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The South Eastern Australian Climate Initiative (SEACI). I am the coordinator
and scientific leader of the first of the 3 themes entitled “Characterisation
and Attribution of Current Climate”;
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I am contributing to the on-going Australian Climate
Change Science Program (ACCSP) for
the detection and attribution component and the regional projection
component. I have also contributed to the previous climate change program,
which concluded in 2004
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I have been involved usually as a scientific partner
bringing expertise in downscaling techniques in several proposals toward
grants (ARC, FEAST) with a focus on climate change impacts.
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I have supervised students overseas and in
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8 students from the École Nationale de la Météorologie (ENM,
France), during their end of study, 5-months research projects (in 6 cases I originated
and managed the entire project in the other two I contributed to the
supervision of the student. In all cases, project results lead to refer
publications (see my publication list)
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2 students from École Polytechnique (
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2 students from Australian university (master and
honours level)
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Additional oral presentations including lectures to professional
audiences and communications to media outlets:
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I gave two series of lectures on “Climate and Statistics”
and “Regional Climate Change” at the WMO Regional Meteorological
Training Centre,
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I gave a lecture on “Regionalisation
techniques for climate studies” at the ADCLIM course for professional
meteorologist in the Bureau of Meteorology.
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I have given interviews for television, newspapers
and magazine alike on climate change related topics.
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Miscellaneous professional involvements:
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I
organise and co-chair a session on “Climate System Modelling -
Processes and Regional Applications” at the MOSDIM07 conference in
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I was a forecaster for the sailing events during the
Sydney Olympics 2000 (including the pre-Olympic regatta in 1999 and the
Olympics and Paralympics Games in 2000).
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I have been an assessor for scientific projects
submitted to the Australian Research Council (ARC) since
1998 and the European Union Framework Programmes (FP7).
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I was the organiser of the PILPS international
workshop (30 participants) on "The coupling of land surface schemes into
atmospheric models",
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I have translated scientific and technical documents from
English to French.
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I am a member
or was a member of professional societies: the European Geophysical Society (EGS), the American Meteorological Society (AMS) and the Australian Meteorological and
Oceanographic Society (AMOS).
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I have been a reviewer for scientific journals
(since 1996): Tellus,
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Global and Planetary
Change, Journal of Applied Meteorology, Journal of Geophysical Research, Climate
Dynamics, Journal of Climate, Geophysical Research Letters, International
Journal of Climatology, the Australian Meteorological Magazine and
Atmospheric Science Letter.