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Leading Australian Researcher elected to international climate council

4 April 2007

Professor Amanda Lynch is one of 15 members world-wide to be elected to the Council of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).

A Monash University researcher has been appointed to the Council of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).

Professor Amanda Lynch is part of a 15-member council overseeing the global organisation which facilitates research into climate change, ocean and environmental sciences.

AMS is a world leader on development and dissemination of information and education on atmospheric, oceanic and hydrologic sciences. It has more than 11,000 members.

"It is an honour to be elected to such an organisation, where the society is making such a strong contribution to getting the message out there - that climate change is an issue that affects us all," Professor Lynch said.

The society's charter seeks to foster an environment in which government, academic, and private sectors in atmospheric and related sciences and services work together for the public good.

"My role on the council will be to promote the emerging synergies between research into policy and governance issues and the sciences that underpin them. I will also act as a liaison with research in the Southern Hemisphere," Professor Lynch said.

"To be at the forefront of an organisation which is actively seeking to improve the environment is a wonderful opportunity and one which will also help in lifting Australia's profile in an international forum.

"I hope my position on the council will enable me to assist in the promotion of the wonderful research being conducted by scientists, students, and weather enthusiasts, and this in turn will assist organisations and governments in shaping the climatic environment of our future."

Professor Lynch specialises in climate and meteorology of the Polar Regions and Australia, using global and regional climate-system models, process models, statistical models and field experiments.