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Biography
Dr. Xuebin Zhang is a Principal Research Scientist working at Australia CSIRO Environment Division, and is the Team Leader for the Sea level, Waves and Remote Sensing Team. He obtained his Ph.D. in Oceanography from University of Washington (U.S.) and had his postdoctoral training at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (U.S.). In 2010, he joined CSIRO as a sea-level scientist, and has been actively working on sea-level rise, climate change and variability, ocean and climate modelling.
Sea-level rise is an urgent issue for our society, requiring understanding and action for adaptation and mitigation. His research is strategically targeted to address this critical need by providing better and more reliable sea-level rise information. He has led CSIRO’s efforts to develop regional sea-level projections on both global and regional scales, positioning CSIRO as the sole entity in Australia with the expertise to produce process-based sea-level projections. The future sea-level projection products he has developed have been utilized by over 20 countries, including Australia, Southeast Asian countries, and Pacific Island countries. Additionally, he played a pioneering role in producing the first-ever high-resolution sea-level projections worldwide, achieving a remarkable resolution of approximately 10 kilometers. This groundbreaking work involved dynamically downscaling global climate model simulations and producing high-resolution sea-level fingerprints resulting from land ice melting using an unstructured global mesh grid. This new direction for research and applications related to addressing the sea-level rise issue has inspired other international groups to follow.
He has published >60 articles in leading professional journals, including 10 in the Nature and Science publishing groups. His total citation is ~4,900 (h-index:34) by Google Scholar.
He has secured in eight millions of dollars in research funding and has been leading several large research projects such as the Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science and Adaptation Planning (PACCSAP) Sea Level Project, CSIRO Ocean Downscaling Strategic Project, Centre for Southern Hemisphere Ocean Research (CSHOR) Sea Level Project, NESP Climate Systems Hub – Oceans and Coasts Project and CSIRO R+ CERC postdoctoral fellowship project.
The international recognition of Xuebn’s scientific contributions is evident through his service on esteemed international research advisory panels, such as the Pacific Panel of the Climate Variability, Predictability and Change (CLIVAR) Program. He was invited to deliver plenary talks by the WCRP/IOC Sea Level Conference in 2017 (New York) and 2022 (Singapore), also invited (with expenses covered) to participate in conferences and workshops of high international standing, such as WCRP sea level Grand Challenge workshop, hosted by the International Space Science Institute (ISSI), Switzerland. Moreover, he has actively convened about 10 sea level related sessions at national and international conferences, such as the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Annual Conferences and Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Societ (AMOS) Annual Conferences. Furthermore, he has been sought after for interviews by leading domestic and international news outlets such as the Washington Post, Agence France Presse, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), and the Sydney Morning Herald.
He is also very active in academic supervision by supervising three postdoctoral fellows, seven Ph.D. students and four honours students during his CSIRO appointment. His proactive involvement in academic supervision led to his appointment as the UTAS/CSIRO Quantitative Marine Science (QMS) joint PhD program coordinator, where he represents CSIRO's interests and coordinates CSIRO staff contributions to the QMS program.
As a recognition of his excellent achievements, Xuebin was awarded the prestigious CSIRO Julius Career Award (2018- 2023), which is designed to advance the careers of exceptional early to mid-career researchers.
Professional Areas
Current Roles
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Project Leader
R+ CERC postdoctoral fellowship project (PDF24-1-1800) -
Project Leader
NESP Climate Systems Hub - oceans and coasts project -
Project Leader
CSHOR project: the role of the Southern Ocean in sea level change -
Project Leader
CSIRO Ocean Downscaling strategic Project -
Project leader
NSW Environmental Trust: Regional 21st Century Sea level Projections for the NSW coast -
Main investigator
Australian Climate Change Science Program -
Project Leader
Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science Adaptation Planning (PACCSAP) Program - Sea level understanding and projections for the Pacific Islands region -
Main investigator
Pacific Climate Change Science Program (PCCSP)
Academic Qualifications
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2008
PhD of Oceanography, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Professional Experiences
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07/2019-current
Principal Research Scientist
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere -
07/2014-06/2019
Senior Research Scientist
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere -
08/2010-06/2014
Research Scientist
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research -
10/2008-08/2010
Postdoctoral Scholar
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Achievements and Awards
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2024-2027
R+ CERC postdoctoral fellowship (PDF24-1-1800)
CSIRO -
2018-2021
Julius Career Award
CSIRO -
2017-2018
Capability Development Fund to support my secondment at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (US)
CSIRO O&A -
2017-2017
Corporate Citizen Award
CSIRO
Other highlights
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1/2017-12/2021
Member of CLIVAR Pacific Regional Panel
Grants
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06/2024-06/2027
R+ CERC postdoctoral fellowship project (PDF24-1-1800) ($910K)
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07/2022-12/2024
NESP Climate Systems Hub - oceans and coasts project ($2,750K)
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07/2017-06/2022
CSHOR - The role of the Southern Ocean in sea level change ($2,750K)
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2018-2023
CSIRO Julius Career Award ($75K)
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02/2015-01/2017
NSW Environmental Trust - Regional 21st Century sea level projections for the NSW coast ($300K)
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07/2014-06/2016
CSIRO Ocean Downscaling Strategic Project ($650K)
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07/2011-12/2013
Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science Adaptation Planning (PACCSAP) Program - Sea level understanding and projections for the Pacific Islands region ($932K)
Related links
- National Environmental Science Program Climate Systems Hub - Oceans and Coasts project led by Xuebin Zhang
- CSHOR Sea Level Project led by Xuebin Zhang
- Interview with ABC on accelerating sea-level rise
- Interview with ABC Radio on future sea-level rise in Tasmania
- Conversation articiles published by Xuebin Zhang
- Plenary report on sea-level rise issue at CARe2018 Hong Kong Conference
- Interview with New Scientist about impact of rainfull in Australia on global mean sea level
- Interview with Sydney Morning Herald about Nature Climate Change Publication on increasing sea level rate during satellite altimetry era
- Media release about Nature Geoscience publciation (co-authored) on climate driver behind Antarctic melt caused recent sea-level rise
- Interview with COSMOS Magazine about increasing sea level rate during satellite altimetry era
- Interview with phys.org about Nature Communcations publication on Sea level data confirms climate modeling projections
We have publications by Dr Xuebin Zhang