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Biography
Dr. Harun Rashid is a Principal Research Scientist; he leads the Coupled Climate Modelling Team at CSIRO's Environment Research Unit. His team is responsible (in collaboration with ACCESS-NRI) for the development of Australia's national climate and earth system model, the Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator (ACCESS). They also perform targeted experiments with ACCESS to enhance the understanding and simulation of climate variability and change.
Dr. Rashid's research focuses on observational and modelling studies of climate variability and change, aiming to understand the associated processes and improve the performance of the ACCESS model. His current work investigates the effects of external forcings, such as anthropogenic greenhouse gases and aerosols, on global and regional climate variations. Previously, he extensively studied modes of climate variability, including the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), using both climate models and observational data, a research area he continues to pursue.
Dr. Rashid served as the Lead Chief Investigator for two projects under the National Environmental Science Program's (NESP) Earth Systems and Climate Change (ESCC) Hub, focusing on the development and evaluation of ACCESS. He was a member of the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) National Council from 2019 to 2023. He is a current member of the Scientific Steering Group for the World Climate Research Programme's (WCRP) core project, Earth System Modelling and Observations (ESMO).
Professional Areas
Fields of Research
Current Roles
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Team Leader
Coupled Climate Modelling Team -
Member
UK Met Office GC Partners Coordination Group -
Member
UK Met Office Indo-Pacific Process Evaluation Group -
Member
UK Met Office Historical Process Evaluation Group -
Member, Scientific Steering Group
World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Core Project: Earth System Modelling and Observations (ESMO) -
Member
Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) expert panel on climate variability
Academic Qualifications
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1997
PhD
Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
Professional Experiences
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2013-2020
Senior Research Scientist
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere -
2008-2013
Research Scientist
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Aspendale, Victoria, Australia -
2004-2008
Climate Scientist
Boreau of Meteorology Research Centre, Melbourne, Australia -
2000-2004
Climate Research Fellow
School of Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia -
1997-2000
Academic Staff Member
Department of Physics, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh -
2019-2023
National Council Member
Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS)
Achievements and Awards
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2013-2013
CSIRO Medal for Science Excellence (ACCESS Team)
CSIRO
Other highlights
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1993-1997
Commonwealth Scholarship, awarded by the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors Committee for pursuing PhD research
Publications
We have publications by Dr Harun Rashid