Born: 7 March 1952, United Kingdom
Died: NA
Country most active: Australia
Also known as: NA
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Ann Henderson-Sellers is an earth systems scientist widely respected for her research into the description and prediction of the influence of land cover and land-use change on climate and human systems. She has made significant contributions to the study of climate change through her participation in policy and assessment organisations, including the World Meteorological organisation and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Between 1996 and 1998 Henderson-Sellers was Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Development) at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology before becoming Director of the Climatic Impacts Centre and Professor of Physical Geography at the School of Earth Sciences, Macquarie University.
Chronology
1976 – 1977: Career position – Research Fellow in the Department of Fuel and Combustion Science, University of Leeds, UK
1977: Career position – Research Fellow in the Computer Group of the Department of Mathematics, University of Salford, UK
1977 – 1982: Career position – Lecturer in Geography, University of Liverpool, UK
1982 – 1986: Career position – Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography, University of Liverpool, UK
1986 – 1988: Career position – Reader in the Department of Geography, University of Liverpool, UK
1988: Award – Gill Award, Royal Geographical Society
1988: Career position – Personal Chair in the Department of Geography, University of Liverpool, UK
1988: Life event – Settled in Australia
1989 – 1997: Career position – Chairman, National Committee on Climate and Atmospheric Sciences, Australian Academy of Science
1989 – 1997: Career position – Member, Australian National Greenhouse Advisory Committee
1990: Award – R.H. Clarke Lecturer, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
1991 – 1993: Career position – Member, International Commission for Climate, International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences
1991 – 1998: Career position – Member, Advisory Board, Centre for Resource and Environment Studies, Australian National University
1992 – : Career position – Leader, WMO Project for Intercomparison of Land-surface Parameterization Schemes
1992 – 1997: Career position – Leader, Model Evaluation Consortium for Climate Assessment (MECCA) Analysis Team
1993 – 1994: Career position – Chairman, Government Advisory Committee on Women in Science, Engineering and Technology
1993 – 1995: Career position – President, International Commission for Climate, International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences
1993 – 1996: Career position – Director of the Climatic Impacts Centre, Macquarie University
1993 – 1996: Career position – Affiliate Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
1993 – 1996: Career position – Professor of Physical Geography, Macquarie University
1995: Career position – Convening Lead Author, Sixth Assessment Report, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC)
1996 – 1998: Career position – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (research and development) at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
1998 – 2005: Career position – Director, Environment Division, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
2000: Award – Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
2001: Award – Centenary Medal for service to Australian society in meteorology
2003 – 2009: Career position – Member, National Committee on Earth System Science, Australian Academy of Science
2006 – : Career position – Member, SAT Board, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
2006 – 2007: Career position – Director, Joint Planning Staff, World Climate Research Program
2012: Award – Morton Medal, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society