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Biography
Dr Stephen Rintoul is a physical oceanographer with a long-standing interest in the Southern Ocean and its role in the earth system. His research has contributed to a deeper appreciation of the influence of the Southern Ocean on regional and global climate, biogeochemical cycles and biological productivity. Born in the USA, he did his graduate studies at the MIT-WHOI Joint Program and postdoctoral work at Princeton before moving to Australia to take up a position at the CSIRO. His scientific interests include the dynamics of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, the Southern Ocean overturning circulation, water mass formation, and the influence of Southern Ocean currents on biology and biogeochemistry. Primarily an observational oceanographer, he has led 15 expeditions to the Southern, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Over the last twenty years, Dr Rintoul has co-chaired international panels responsible for each of the major climate research programs carried out in the Southern Ocean. More recently, he led the Climate of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean program of the International Polar Year and the development of international plans for a Southern Ocean Observing System. He was a Coordinating Lead Author of the Oceans chapter in the 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). His scientific achievements have been recognised by many national and international awards.
Professional Areas
Fields of Research
Current
Current Roles
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Project Leader
Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC -
Research Team Leader
Southern Ocean Team -
Project Leader
National Environmental Science Program, Earth System and Climate Change Hub -
Project Leader
Centre for Southern Hemisphere Oceans Research
Academic Qualifications
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1982
AB (Honors)
Harvard College USA -
1988
PhD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program, USA
Professional Experiences
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2016-2017
Interim Director, CSIRO Climate Science Centre
CSIRO -
2015-present
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
University of Tasmania -
2014-present
Co - Leader, Bluewater and Climate Node
Integrated Marine Observing System -
2014-present
Research Team Leader
CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere Flagship -
2003-present
Program Leader
Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre -
2010-2014
Coordinating Lead Author
IPCC 5th Assessment Report -
2007-present
CSIRO Fellow
CSIRO -
2009
Acting Chief
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research -
2004-2005
Theme Leader
CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship -
2002-2007
Senior Principal Research Scientist
CSIRO Marine Resarch -
2003-2004
Climate Research Group Leader
CSIRO Marine Research -
1997-2002
Principal Research Scientist
CSIRO Marine Research -
1992-1997
Senior Research Scientist
CSIRO Marine Research -
1990-1992
Research Scientist
CSIRO Division of Oceanography -
1988-1990
Postdoctoral Visiting Scientist
Princeton University
Achievements and Awards
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1999
Priestley Medal
Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society -
2003
M R Banks Medal
Royal Society of Tasmania -
2005
Georg Wust Prize
German Society for Marine Research -
2006
Fellow
Australian Academy of Science -
2007
CSIRO Fellow
CSIRO -
2010
Highly Cited Researcher
Institute for Scientific Information -
2010
Antarctic Science Lecturer
Scientific Committe on Antarctic Research -
2010
W. S. Jardetzky Medal and Lecturer
Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, USA -
2010
Finalist, Eureka Prize for Environmental Resarch
Australian Museum -
2010
Reg Sprigg Lecture
South Australian Museum -
2012
Martha T Muse Prize for Antarctic Science and Policy
Tinker Foundation -
2012
Australian Antarctic Medal
Australian Commonwealth Government -
2013
Oceanography Award
Society for Underwater Exploration, London -
2015
S T Lee Lecture
Victoria University, Wellington, NZ -
2015
Malcolm McIntosh Lecture
CSIRO -
2017
Finalist, Eureka Prize for Environmental Research
Australian Museum
Other highlights
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1984
RV Knorr, AJAX Expedition, South Atlantic/Weddell Sea
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1986
RV Lynch, Gibraltar Experiment, Strait of Gibraltar
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1991
RSV Aurora Australis, Chief Scientist, WOCE: Tasmania-Antarctica
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1993
RV Franklin, WOCE: Tasman Sea
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1993
RSV Aurora Australis, Chief Scientist, WOCE SR3: Tasmania-Antarctica
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1995
RSV Aurora Australis, Chief Scientist, WOCE SR3: Tasmania-Antarctica
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1996
RSV Aurora Australis, Chief Scientist, WOCE SR3: Tasmania-Antarctica
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1998
FRV Southern Surveyor, Chief Scientist, Subantarctic Front Meader Survey
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2000
RV Franklin, Chief Scientist, Indian Ocean Deep Ocean Time Series Section
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2001
RSV Aurora Australis, Chief Scientist, CLIVAR SR3 repeat section
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2005
RSV Aurora Australis, Chief Scientist, CLIVAR I9 and Princess Elisabeth Trough repeat sections and Kerguelen Deep Western Boundary Current mooring array
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2008
RSV Aurora Australis, Co - Chief Scientist, CEAMARC and CASO programs of the International Polar Year, Adelie and George V Land shelf
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2008
RSV Aurora Australis, Chief Scientist and Voyage Leader, CASO program of the International Polar Year, WOCE/CLIVAR SR3 line
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2008
RSV Aurora Australis, Chief Scientist and Voyage Leader, Mertz polynya region and SR3 repeat
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2012
RSV Aurora Australis, Chief Scientist and Voyage Leader, WOCE/CLIVAR I9S repeat and mooring recovery
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2015
RSV, Aurora Australis, Chief Scientist, Totten and Mertz Glaciers
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2018
RV Investigator, Chief Scientist, GO-SHIP SR3/P11/S4 repeat hydrogrpahy and deep Argo
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2001-2012
Co-Chair, Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) – Climate and the Cryosphere (CliC) – Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Southern Ocean Implementation Panel
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2011-2014
CLIVAR Science Steering Group
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2004-2010
Meteorology and Oceanography of the Southern Hemisphere Committee, American Meterological Society
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1992-2001
Co-Chair, World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) Core Project 2: the Southern Ocean
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1996-1998
WOCE Synthesis and Modelling Working Group
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1999-2000
Climate Variability and Predictability Program (CLIVAR) Decadal to Centennial Variability Implementation Plan committee
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2008-2010
Leader, Climate of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, International Polar Year
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2006-2013
Chair, Southern Ocean Observing System
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Editorial Board, Journal of Marine Research
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Editorial Board, Ocean Dynamics
Attachments
Publications
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