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Biography
Dr Dan Metcalfe is the Director for Environment which delivers impact-driven science across all States and Territories. Dan brings a strong record in science leadership that spans the broad domain of environmental research, deep network across the innovation system, as well as successful stakeholder management at all levels.
Recently Dan led the coordination of CSIRO’s science response to the 2019/20 summer bushfires, and subsequent initiatives to improve government, community and industry resilience to climate-related natural hazards. He has also led CSIRO efforts to address the environmental and social consequences of the coincidence of drought, water allocations and extreme weather in the Murray-Darling Basin as well as contributing to the response to flooding in NSW as member of the Northern Rivers Resilience Initiative’s governance panel.
He was awarded a PhD from the University of Cambridge for work in the tropics of South-east Asia, and has also worked across southern and eastern Africa and Australasia. He spent over two decades working in landscape ecology and sustainable resource management across the rainforests and savannahs of northern and eastern Australia, and has contributed to the development of monitoring and assessment protocols, provided advice and conducted assessments and reviews for state and territory governments and the national governments of Australia and New Zealand.
Dr Metcalfe has spent the past ten years in predominantly research management roles supporting environmental research and impact across Australia. He was a member of Wildlife and Threatened Species Bushfire Recovery Expert Panel, was author of the Land theme in the 2016 State of the Environment Report, of the Extreme Events theme in the 2021 State of the Environment Report, and holds multiple board and advisory committee positions
Professional Areas
- 2021- , Member, Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Board
- 2021, Lead author of the 'Extreme Events' thematic report in the Australian Government's 6th State of the Environment Report
- 2021, Member, Australian Climate Services Priority Work Steering Group
- 2020, Member, Wildlife & Threatened Species Bushfire Recovery Expert Panel, Department of Agriculture, Water & the Environment
- 2019- , Member, Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) Advisory Board
- 2019- , Member, Standards & Accreditation Committee, Accounting for Nature
- 2015-2021, Member, NESP Northern Australia Hub Science Advisory Committee
- 2018, Member, Assessment Panel, Biological Heritage National Science Challenge, New Zealand Government’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Fields of Research
Current Roles
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Director
CSIRO Environment
Academic Qualifications
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2017
Certificate in Executive Management and Development
University of New South Wales -
2009
Company Directors Course Diploma
Australian Institute of Company Directors -
2000
Post-graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (Higher Education)
University of Brighton, UK -
1994
PhD Plant ecology & ecophysiology
University of Cambridge (Magdalene College) -
1991
University of Bristol
BSc (Hons) Botany
Professional Experiences
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2021-2022
Director, Oceans & Atmosphere
CSIRO -
2019-2021
Deputy Director
CSIRO Land & Water -
2018-2019
Research Director, Landscape Intensification Program
CSIRO Land & Water -
2017-2018
Acting Deputy Director (Science)
CSIRO Land & Water -
2014-2018
Manager, Office of Indigenous Engagement
CSIRO
Achievements and Awards
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2018--
Chairman’s Medal as a member of the Bioregional Assessment Project team
CSIRO
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2011--
Tropical Biology Association mentor scheme
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2013-2015
Scientists in Schools: Coorparoo State Primary School
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2012-2013
Scientists in Schools: Atherton State High School
Publications
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