Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick - climate scientist with a strange fascination for extreme events
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CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

Macquarie University (2002-2007)
Bachelor of Science
  • Major in climate science
  • Minor in conservation biology
Postgraduate Certificate in Research Preparation  
  •   Development of crucial research skills
  •   Background research for higher degree study
Master of Philosophy
  • Major in Atmospheric Science
  • Transfer to the University of New South Wales after 18 months
The University of New South Wales (2007-2009)
 Doctor of Philosophy
  • Thesis title “Evaluation and 21st century projections of global climate models at a regional scale over Australia”
  • Graduated August 2010

Professional
Employment History

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, September 2009 - November 2011
Post-doctoral position, the Pacific Climate Change Science Program (PCCSP).
  • evaluation and construction of projections from climate models for the Pacific region
  • training and communicating results to Pacific Islands stakeholders
  • Contribution to "Climate Change in the Pacific: Scientific Assessment and New Research"
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science, November 2011-March 2014
Post-doctoral position, UNSW node
  • refining metrics used to measure heatwaves, while still representing all characteristics (e.g. intensity, frequency, duration)
  • researching observed changes in heatwaves over Australia and the globe
  • quantifying the human signal in recent observed Australian heatwaves
Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW, March 2014-present
ARC DECRA fellow (March 2014-March 2017)
  • continue focused research on heatwaves
  • researching plausible future projections of heatwaves over Australia
  • understanding heatwave drivers, their interactions and changes, past, present, and future
ARC Future Fellow (January 2018-present)
  • incorporating physical mechanisms in the attribution of heatwaves
  • researching the attribution of conditional and coincident events
  • investigating the application of attribution methods to heatwave impacts

Student Supervision
  • Nicholas Cahlau (summer student, January 2014)
  • Tammas Loughran (PhD, August 2014-March 2018)
  • Peter Gibson (PhD, August 2014-August 2017)
  • Jaqueline Fenwick (summer intern, January 2015)
  • Oliver Angelil (PhD, February 2015-May 2018)

Grants and project Collaborations
  • ARC DECRA Fellow, 2014-2017
  • ARC Future Fellow, for funding commencing in 2017
  • NSW Office of Environment and Heritage and Climate Change Research Centre - Heatwaves affecting NSW and the ACT - recent trends, future projections and associated impacts on human health,  2015
  • National Environmental Science Program, contributor to Earth Systems Hub, Ocean extremes program, 2016- present
  • Charles Perkins Centre on "Climate Adaptation & Health" research node, contributor, 2016-present​​
  • NSW Office of the Chief Scientist conference program award, 2018

Overseas Collaborations
  • ETH Zurich (April-May 2013; October 2014), hosted by Dr Erich Fischer
  • Hadley Centre, U.K. Met Office (May-June 2013), hosted by Dr Nikos Christidis
Teaching
  • Lecturer/tutor – Clim3001 – connections in the climate system, UNSW Australia, March 2012, 2013 & 2016
  • Tutor – Clim1001 – introduction to climate change, Semester 2, 2012 and 2013
  • Guest lecturer - Geos2111 - natural hazards, Sydney University, March 2014-2017.
  • Global Education Designs guest lecture for U.S. students - the weather and climate of Australia, January 2016 -2018
  • Lecturer - Clim2001 - atmospheric science, UNSW Australia, "climate" module, 2016.
Awards
  • The inaugural Climate Change Research Centre prize for highest impact student paper – 2009
  • Early Career Researcher Travel awardee – Australian Academy of Science Annual Symposium, 2011
  • Travel Awardee to Science meets Parliament, sponsored by the Community and Public Sector Union, 2011.
  • Shortlisted for the UNSW VC Fellowship, 2011.
  • Recipient of a NSW Young Tall Poppy Award, 2013.
  • ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) recipient, for funding commencing in 2014.
  • Shortlisted for 2014 Eureka prize early career researcher award, as part of the "extremes team"
  • 2014 Director's Prize from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science
  • One of UNSW Australia's 20 rising stars who will change the world, 2016
  • Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Early Career Researcher Award, 2016

Memberships/committees
  • Member of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
  • Member of the American Geophysical Union
  • Organising committee of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science Young Researcher’s workshop, September, 2012
  • Organising committee for the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Annual Conference, Melbourne, February 2013.
  • Organising committee for the Greenhouse 2013 International conference, Adelaide, October 2013.
  • Organising committee for the Greenhouse 2015 International conference, October 2015.
  •  Founding council member, YESS early career scientists’ global network
  •  Committee member, Global Climate Change Week, 2016
  • Partner with Masada College, Scientists in Schools program 2013-2014
  • Associate Editor of Advances in Statistical Climatology, Meteorology and Oceanography (ASCMO), 2016-present 
  • Associate Editor of Atmospheric Research, 2016-2017 ​
  • Member of Scientific Reports editorial board 2018-present
  • Co-Convenor of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Annual Conference, Darwin, June 2019.
  • Session convenor and scientific committee member of the International Meeting of Statistical Climatology, Toulouse, June 2019.
  • Co-Chair of the Expert Team on Communication and Outreach, World Meteorological Organisation Commission for Climatology
Peer review opportunities
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Nature Climate Change
  • Nature
  • Earth's Future
  • Climate Research
  •  Journal of Geophysical Research
  •  Climate Dynamics
  •  Journal of Climate
  •  Geophysical Research Letters 
  • Climatic Change
  • International Journal of Climatology
  •  Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Journal
  • Journal of Hydrology
  •  Climate Futures for Tasmania Report (2010) 
  • CAWCR Technical Report no. 38 : Methods for producing extreme temperature projections for Australia





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