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Postgraduate Students
Reza Amiri | | Ph.D. Student |  |  | Education: | | M.Sc. Remote Sensing 2005, Tarbiat Modares University | | | | | | | Contact: | | Office: Rm. 230, Maths (Bldg. 28) | | Tel: +61 3 9905 4457 | | Email: Reza.Amiri@monash.edu | | | | | | | | Research Topic: | | Analysis of field-based, airborne and spaceborne LIDAR and hyperspectral sensor data for the quantification of the vegetation parameters in the savannas of northern Australia. | | Supervisors: | | Jason Beringer (Monash University), Peter Isaac (Monash University) |  Return to top |
Michelle D'Amico | | Ph.D. Student |  | | Education: | | B.Sc. (Hons.) Atmospheric Science with Maths and Climatology 2009, Monash University | | | | | | | Contact: | | Office: Rm. 216, Maths (Bldg. 28) | | Tel: +61 3 9905 4475 | | Email: Michelle.D'Amico@monash.edu | | | | | | | | Research Topic: | | Mesoscale to synoptic scale cyclones over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. | | Supervisors: | David Dunkerley (Monash University)
Nigel Tapper (Monash University) | | Return to top |
Jingru Dai | | Ph.D. Student |  | | Education: | | B.Sc. Applied Mathematics 2003, East China Normal University | | M.Sc. Applied Statistics 2006, University of Queensland | | | | | | Contact: | | Office: Rm. 225, Maths (Bldg. 28) | | Tel: +61 3 9905 4458 | | Email: Jingru.Dai@monash.edu | | | | | | | | Research Topic: | | Quantitative precipitation forecasting in Snowy Mountain regions by statistical methods. | | Supervisors: | | Michael Manton (Monash University), Steve Siems (Monash University) | | Return to top |
Pallavi Govekar | | Ph.D. Student |  | | Education: | B.Sc. Mathematics 1998, Mumbai University
M.Sc. Mathematics 2000, Mumbai University | | M.Sc. Atmospheric Science 2009, Monash University | | | | | | Contact: | | Office: Rm. 221, Maths (Bldg. 28) | | Tel: +61 3 9905 4479 | | Email: Pallavi.Govekar@monash.edu | | | | | | | | Research Topic: | | Southern hemisphere and Australian cloud regimes and their relationship to circulation systems and climate variability. | | Supervisors: | | Christian Jakob (Monash University), Richard Wardle (Monash University) | | Return to top |
Luke Hande | | Ph.D. Student |  | | Education: | | B.Sc. Physics and Mathematics 2007, University of Melbourne | | | | | | | Contact: | | Office: Rm. 216, Maths (Bldg. 28) | | Tel: +61 3 9905 4475 | | Email: Luke.Hande@monash.edu | | | | | | | | Research Topic: | | Observations and analysis of shear over the Southern Ocean. Determining the nature of the shear, when it is observed and under what synoptic conditions. | | Supervisors: | | Steve Siems (Monash University), Michael Manton (Monash University) | | Return to top |
Laura Hattam | | Ph.D Student |  | | Education: | | Bachelor of Science (Physics/Maths)- University of Melbourne | | Honours (Maths)- University of Melbourne | | | | | | Contact: | | Office: Room 221 (Building 28) | | Tel: | | Email: Laura.Hattam@monash.edu | | | | | | | | Research Topic: | | Numerical and Theoretical Studies of the Korteweg-de Vries Equation | | Supervisors: | | Simon Clarke (Monash University) | | Return to top |
Lam Hoang | | Ph.D Student |  | | Education: | | B.Sc. Meteorology - Hydrology and Oceanography 2004, Vietnam National University, Hanoi | | M.Sc. Meteorology and Climatology 2006, Vietnam National University, Hanoi | | | | | | Contact: | | Office: Room 225 (Building 28) | | Tel: | | Email: Lam.Hoang@monash.edu | | | | | | | | Research Topic: | | The role of Breaking Rossby Waves in Tropical Cyclogenesis in the Asia-Pacific region | | Supervisors: | | Michael Reeder (Monash University) | | Return to top |
Yi ('Vivian') Huang | | Ph.D. Student |  | | Education: | | B.Sc. Atmospheric Science 2007, Sun Yat-sen University | | M.Sc. Meteorology 2009, Sun Yat-sen University | | | | | | Contact: | | Office: Rm. 224, Maths (Bldg. 28) | | Tel: +61 3 9905 4424 | | Email: Vivian.Huang@monash.edu | | | | | | | | Research Topic: | | Study on the microphysics and microdynamics of clouds and precipitation; using in situ data and spaceborne active sensors (CloudSat/CALIPSO) to investigate the vertical structure and microphysical characters of cloud layers; evaluation and improvement of clouds and precipitation representation within numerical forecast model (WRF). | | Supervisors: | | Steve Siems (Monash University), Michael Manton (Monash University) | | Return to top |
Kenichi Kurioka | | Ph.D. Student |  | | Education: | | | | | | | | | Contact: | | Office: Rm. 224, Maths (Bldg. 28) | | Tel: +61 3 9905 4489 | | Email: kenichi_k2@hotmail.com | | | | | | | | Research Topic: | | The effect of climate change and atmospheric CO2 concentration increase on the carbon cycle of Australian temperate (Eucalyptus regnans) forests | | Supervisors: | | Jason Beringer (Monash University), Lindsay Hutley (Charles Darwin University), David McGuire (University of Alaska-Fairbanks) | | Return to top |
Shannon Mason | | Ph.D Student |  | | Education: | | B.Eng. (Hons) Aerospace Engineering 2008, University of Adelaide | | B.A. (Hons) English Literature 2010, University of Adelaide | | | | | | Contact: | | Office: Room 120 (Building 28) | | Tel: | | Email: Shannon.Mason@monash.edu | | | | | | | | Research Topic: | | Southern Ocean clouds | | Supervisors: | | Christian Jakob (Monash University), Steve Siems (Monash University) | | Return to top |
Adam Morgan | | Ph.D. Student |  | | Education: | B.Sc. Mathematics with Physics 2003, Monash University
B.A. Japanese and German 2004, Monash University | B.Sc. Hons. Atmospheric Science 2006, Monash University
Grad.Dip. Meteorology 2007, Bureau of Meteorology | | | | | | Contact: | | Office: Rm. 224, Maths (Bldg. 28) | | Tel: +61 3 9905 4424 | | Email: Adam.Morgan@monash.edu | | | | | | | | Research Topic: | | The dynamics of gravity wave emission from upper jets and extratropical cyclones. | | Supervisors: | | Michael Reeder (Monash University), Steve Siems (Monash University) | | Return to top |
Kerry Nice | | Ph.D. Student |  | | Education: | | B.A. 1990, University of Colorado, Boulder | | MES 2011, Monash University | | | | | | Contact: | | Office: Rm. 232, Maths (Bldg. 28) | | Tel: | | Email: Kerry.Nice@monash.edu | | | | | | | | Research Topic: | | Urban micro climate modelling. Effects of water sensitive urban design (WSUD) on urban climates. | | Supervisors: | Nigel Tapper (Monash University)
Jason Beringer (Monash University) | | Return to top |
Darien Pardinas-Diaz | | Ph.D. Student |  | | Education: | | | | | | | | | Contact: | | Office: | | Tel: | | Email: | | | | | | | | Research Topic: | | | | Return to top |
Tess Parker | | Ph.D. Student |  | | Education: | | B.Sc. (Hons) Atmospheric Science, 2009, University of Melbourne | | | | | | | Contact: | | Office: Rm. 225, Maths (Bldg. 28) | | Tel: +61 3 9905 4458 | | Email: Tess.Parker@monash.edu | | | | | | | | Research Topic: | | Rossby wave breaking, heat waves and severe fire weather | | Supervisors: | | Michael Reeder (Monash University) | | Return to top |
Andrew Prata | | M.Sc. Student |  | | Education: | B. Sc. Atmospheric Science (2009), University of Melbourne
B.Sc. Atmospheric Science (2010), University of California Los Angeles
B.Sc. (Hons) Atmospheric Science (2012), Monash University | | | | | | | Contact: | | Office: Room 224 (Bldg. 28) | | Tel: | | Email: Andrew.Prata@monash.edu | | | | | | | | Research Topic: | | Quantification of volcanic ash cloud properties by use of A-Train observations. These involve retrievals from both passive and active satellite measurements, allowing for accurate spatio-temporal development of volcanic clouds. Quantification of volcanic ash clouds is especially important for the aviation industry. | | Supervisors: | | Steve Siems (Monash University) | | Return to top |
Suaydhi Suaydhi | | Ph.D. Student |  | | Education: | | B.Sc. Astrophysics 1991, University of Manchester | | M.S. Meteorology 2002, Monash University | | | | | | Contact: | | Office: Rm. 230, Maths (Bldg. 28) | | Tel: +61 3 9905 4457 | | Email: ssua4@student.monash.edu | | | | | | | | Research Topic: | | The hydrological cycle in Indonesia: I am trying to analyze the rainfall characteristics in Indonesia, how the rainfall relates to atmospheric dynamics especially in DJF, and how the rainfall will be under climate change condition. | | Supervisors: | | Nigel Tapper (Monash University), Christian Jakob (Monash University) | | Return to top |
Jackson Tan | | Ph.D. Student |  | | Education: | | B.Sc. Physics 2009, National University of Singapore | | M.Sc. Earth Physics 2010, The Australian National University | | | | | | Contact: | | Office: Rm. 216, Maths (Bldg. 28) | | Tel: +61 3 9905 4475 | | Email: Jackson.Tan@monash.edu | | | | | | | | Research Topic: | | Large-scale organisation of tropical convection. | | Supervisors: | | Christian Jakob (Monash University) | | Return to top |
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