Governance
The Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions (ICEDS) comprises academic staff and postgraduate research students from all seven Colleges of the University, bringing the total complement to almost 500 researchers.
Staff
- Professor Mark Howden, Director & Head of Climate
- Professor Frank Jotzo, Head of Energy
- Associate Professor Roslyn Prinsley, Head of Disaster Solutions
- Aidan Muirhead, Institute Manager
- Dr Steven Crimp, Deputy Head of Climate
- Ewelina Przybyszewski, Program Manager - Climate Resilient Food Systems
- Stephanie Hadobas, Project Officer, Climate Resilient Food Systems
- Bianca Suarez, Project Officer, Climate Resilient Food Systems
- Dr Igor Skryabin, Research and Business Development Manager, Energy
- Kate Lawrence, Climate Program Manager
- Genevieve Newey, Energy Program Officer
- Liam Taylor, Disaster Solutions Program Officer
- Juliet Meyer, Engagement Manager, Below Zero
- Caitlyn Baljak, Emissions Removal Manager, Below Zero
- Dr Jason Alexandra, Research Fellow
- Dr Thao Linh Tran, Research Fellow
- Dr Anna Sanders, Research Fellow
- Dr Yeliz Simsek, Research Fellow
- Dr Mahdi Sedighkia, Research Fellow
- Dr Prabhasri Herath, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Dr Susan Hunt, Research Fellow
- Dr Mona Mahani, Research Data Analyst
- Rachel England, Executive Education Manager
- Yan Wang, Executive Education Coordinator
- Renee Jones, Communications Manager
- Alex Gotts, Communications and Events Officer
- Jerry Cashman, Communications Officer
- Mahealani Delaney, Project Coordinator
- Natali Heil Koerbel, Executive Assistant to Mark Howden (Institute Director) and Programs Administrator (Climate)
- Jewel Cabardo, Executive Assistant to Frank Jotzo (Head of Energy)Programs Administrator (Energy)
- Carolyn Lambert, Project Officer - Flood Resilience
Advisory Committees
The ICEDS Internal Advisory Committee provides input to the ICEDS Executive from across the University and includes the following members:
- Professor Nerilie Abram (Research School of Earth Sciences) with Professor Andy Hogg (Research School of Earth Sciences) as alternate
- Professor Kylie Catchpole (Research School of Electrical, Energy and Materials Engineering) with Dr Marnie Shaw (Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program) as alternate
- Dr Rebecca Colvin (Crawford School of Public Policy) with Dr Rebecca Pearse (Fenner School of Environment and Society; School of Sociology) as alternate
- Emeritus Professor Steve Dovers (Fenner School of Environment and Society) with Associate Professor Barry Croke (Fenner School of Environment and Society) as alternate
- Dr Christian Downie (School of Regulation and Global Governance) with Dr Emma Aisbett (School of Regulation and Global Governance) as alternate
- Dr Will Grant (Centre for the Public Awareness of Science) with Dr Rini Astuti (Centre for the Public Awareness of Science) as alternate
- Professor Jamie Pittock (Fenner School of Environment and Society) with Dr Paul Wyrwoll (Crawford School of Public Policy) as alternate
- Professor Adrian Shepherd (Research School of Physics) with Dr Siva Karuturi (School of Engineering) as alternate
- Professor Katie Steele (Centre for Philosophy of the Sciences) with Dr Jessie Moritz (Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies) as alternate
- Professor Hilary Bambrick (National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health) with Associate Professor Aparna Lal (Research School of Population Health) as alternate
The ICEDS External Advisory Committee features a range of high-level external stakeholders, who contribute to the success of ICEDS by providing complementary expertise to the Internal Advisory Committee and increase the visibility of the Institute with external stakeholders. It includes the following members:
- Brad Archer, Chief Executive Officer, Climate Change Authority
- Jo Evans PSM, Deputy Secretary, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Alexandra Feruglio, Australian Youth for International Climate Engagement
- Erwin Jackson, Director – Policy, Investor Group on Climate Change
- Brendan Moon AM, Coordinator General, National Emergency Management Agency
- Tennant Reed, Director – Climate Change and Energy, The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group)
- Kristin Tilley, Ambassador for Climate Change, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade