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Academic and Research Staff
Jackson Tan |
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Ph.D. Student |
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Education: |
| B.Sc. Physics 2009, National University of Singapore |
| M.Sc. Earth Physics 2010, The Australian National University |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 216, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4475 |
| Email: Jackson.Tan@monash.edu |
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| Research Topic: |
| Large-scale organisation of tropical convection. |
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| Supervisor: |
| Christian Jakob (Monash University) |
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Carol Hensley |
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Ph.D. Student |
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Education: |
| B.Sc. (Hons.) Geology 1992, Monash University |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 230, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4457 |
| Email: Carol.Hensley@monash.edu |
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| Research Topic: |
| Remote sensing of evapotranspiration. |
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| Supervisors: |
| Jason Beringer (Monash University), Peter Isaac (Monash University), Marc LeBlanc (James Cook University) |
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Jingru Dai |
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Ph.D. Student |
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Education: |
| B.Sc. Applied Mathematics 2003, East China Normal University |
| M.Sc. Applied Statistics 2006, University of Queensland |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 225, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4458 |
| Email: Jingru.Dai@monash.edu |
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| Research Topic: |
| Quantitative precipitation forecasting in Snowy Mountain regions by statistical methods. |
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| Supervisors: |
| Michael Manton (Monash University), Steve Siems (Monash University) |
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Louise Wilson |
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Ph.D. Student |
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Education: |
| B.Sc. (Hons.) Atmospheric Science and Physics 2005, University of Melbourne |
| Dip.Ed. Secondary Education (Maths and Physics) 2007, University of Melbourne |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 224, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4424 |
| Email: Louise.Wilson@monash.edu |
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| Research Topic: |
| Characterisation of rainfall regimes in south eastern Queensland from rainfall and sounding observations. |
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| Supervisors: |
| Steve Siems (Monash University), Michael Manton (Monash University) |
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Michelle D'Amico |
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Ph.D. Student |
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Education: |
| B.Sc. (Hons.) Atmospheric Science with Maths and Climatology 2009, Monash University |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 216, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4475 |
| Email: Michelle.D'Amico@monash.edu |
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| Research Topic: |
| Mesoscale to synoptic scale cyclones over Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. |
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| Supervisors: |
| Amanda Lynch (Monash University), Neville Nicholls (Monash University), Petteri Uotila (Monash University) |
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John Pearce |
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Ph.D. Student |
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Education: |
| B.Sc. Ecology |
| M.Sc. Environmental Health |
| Grad. Cert. Geographic Information Systems |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 230, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4457 |
| Email: John.Pearce@monash.edu |
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| Research Topic: |
| Air quality, climate change and human health. |
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| Supervisors: |
| Jason Beringer (Monash University), Neville Nicholls (Monash University), Nigel Tapper (Monash University), Sean Walsh (Vic. EPA) |
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Luke Hande |
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Ph.D. Student |
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Education: |
| B.Sc. Physics and Mathematics 2007, University of Melbourne |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 216, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4475 |
| Email: Luke.Hande@monash.edu |
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| Research Interests: |
| Observations and analysis of shear over the Southern Ocean. Determining the nature of the shear, when it is observed and under what synoptic conditions. |
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| Supervisors: |
| Steve Siems (Monash University), Michael Manton (Monash University) |
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Christian Lerrahn |
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Ph.D. Student |
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Education: |
| "Diplom-Physiker" 2005, Universität Tübingen |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 230, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4457 |
| Email: Christian.Lerrahn@monash.edu |
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| Research Topic: |
| Improvement of the representation of effects of orography in Semi-Langrangian advection schemes. |
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| Supervisor: |
| Christian Jakob (Monash University), John McGregor (CSIRO) |
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Reza Amiri |
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Ph.D. Student |
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Education: |
| M.Sc. Remote Sensing 2005, Tarbiat Modares University |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 230, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4457 |
| Email: Reza.Amiri@monash.edu |
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| 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. |
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| Supervisors: |
| Jason Beringer (Monash University), Peter Isaac (Monash University) |
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Ian McHugh |
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Ph.D. Student |
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Education: |
| B.Sc. (Hons.) Geography 2006, Monash University |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 225, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4458 |
| Email: Ian.McHugh@monash.edu |
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| Research Topic: |
| Quantifying and investigating environmental controls of carbon exchanges in alpine grasslands. |
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| Supervisors: |
| Jason Beringer (Monash University), Nigel Tapper (Monash University), Mark Adams (University of Sydney) |
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Pallavi Govekar |
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Ph.D. Student |
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Education: |
| B.Sc. Mathematics 1998, Mumbai University |
| M.Sc. Mathematics 2000, Mumbai University |
| M.Sc. Atmospheric Science 2009, Monash University |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 221, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4479 |
| Email: Pallavi.Govekar@monash.edu |
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| Research Topic: |
| Southern hemisphere and Australian cloud regimes and their relationship to circulation systems and climate variability. |
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| Supervisors: |
| Christian Jakob (Monash University), Richard Wardle (Monash University) |
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Adam Morgan |
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Ph.D. Student |
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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 |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 224, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4424 |
| Email: Adam.Morgan@monash.edu |
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| Research Topic: |
| The dynamics of gravity wave emission from upper jets and extratropical cyclones. |
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| Supervisors: |
| Michael Reeder (Monash University), Steve Siems (Monash University) |
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Tess Parker |
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Ph.D. Student |
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Education: |
| B.Sc. (Hons) Atmospheric Science, 2009, University of Melbourne |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 225, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4458 |
| Email: Tess.Parker@monash.edu |
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| Research Topic: |
| Rossby wave breaking, heat waves and severe fire weather |
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| Supervisors: |
| Michael Reeder (Monash University) |
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Suaydhi Suaydhi |
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Ph.D. Student |
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Education: |
| B.Sc. Astrophysics 1991, University of Manchester |
| M.S. Meteorology 2002, Monash University |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 230, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4457 |
| Email: ssua4@student.monash.edu |
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| 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. |
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| Supervisors: |
| Nigel Tapper (Monash University), Christian Jakob (Monash University) |
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Chon Fai ("Charlie") Lok |
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M.Sc. Student |
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Education: |
| B.Sc. Physics 2009, Chinese University of Hong Kong |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 221, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4479 |
| Email: Charlie.Lok@monash.edu |
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| Research Topic: |
| Tropical Cyclone Landfall: In particular, using numerical models to investigate the development of convective asymmetries and other structural changes during landfall in Southern China. |
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| Supervisors: |
| Michael Reeder (Monash University), Christian Jakob (Monash University) |
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Yi ("Vivian") Huang |
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Ph.D. Student |
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Education: |
| B.Sc. Atmospheric Science 2007, Sun Yat-sen University |
| M.Sc. Meteorology 2009, Sun Yat-sen University |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 224, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4424 |
| Email: Vivian.Huang@monash.edu |
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| 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). |
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| Supervisors: |
| Steve Siems (Monash University), Michael Manton (Monash University) |
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Kenichi Kurioka |
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Ph.D. Student |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 224, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4489 |
| Email: kenichi_k2@hotmail.com |
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| Research Topic: |
| The effect of climate change and atmospheric CO2 concentration increase on the carbon cycle of Australian temperate (Eucalyptus regnans) forests |
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| Supervisors: |
| Jason Beringer (Monash University), Lindsay Hutley (Charles Darwin University), David McGuire (University of Alaska-Fairbanks) |
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Lucy Mtilatila |
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M.Sc. Student |
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Education: |
| B.Sc. Environmental Science and Technology 1999, University of Malawi |
| P’grad.Dip. Meteorology 2002, University of Nairobi |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 230, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4459 |
| Email: Lucy.Mtilatila@monash.edu |
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| Research Topic: |
| Seasonal rainfall prediction in Southern Africa. Studying statistical forecasting methods using global sea surface temperatures and analyzing dynamical forecasts output from BOM. |
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| Supervisors: |
| Christian Jakob (Monash University), Michael Reeder (Monash University) |
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Stephen Wood |
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Ph.D. Student |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 225, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4458 |
| Email: Stephen.Wood@monash.edu |
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| Research Topic: |
| Ecosystem - Atmosphere interactions in Australian tropical savannas. |
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| Supervisors: |
| Nigel Tapper (Monash University), Lindsay Hutley (Charles Darwin University), Peter Isaac (Monash University) |
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Branislava Jovanovic |
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M.Sc. Student |
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Education: |
| B.Sc.(Hons) Meteorology 1984, University of Belgrade |
| Grad.Dip. Meteorology 2003, Bureau of Meteorology |
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| Contact: |
| Office: Rm. 221, Maths (Bldg. 28) |
| Tel: +61 3 9905 4479 |
| Email: Branislava.Jovanovic@monash.edu |
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| Research Topic: |
| Development and analysis of the high-quality monthly datasets of upper-air temperature, humidity and wind. |
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