Will Howard

Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow

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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Timeline
About me
Lead Scientist at Australian Government Climate Change Authority
Education
- Nauset Regional High School
  1976 - 1977
  Activities and Societies: National Honor Society
- Brown University
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  PhD Geological Sciences
  Activities and Societies: Sailing Team, Sigma Xi
Experience
- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
  Jan 1992 - Jan 1994
  Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow
  Research into the long-term history of the ocean carbon cycle and how it affected atmospheric carbon dioxide.
- Sea Education Association
  Jan 1994 - Jan 1996
  Faculty Scientist
  Key Responsibilities and AchievementsDevelop and deliver classroom- and ocean-based marine science units for undergraduates, postgraduates, and teacher Delivered high-quality science and instruction with a high degree of autonomy and under extremely rigorous field conditions over periods as long as six weeks at a time
- Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems CRC
  Feb 1996 - May 2010
  Lecturer
  Research into the impacts of ocean acidification on Southern Ocean ecosystems.
- Office of the Chief Scientist
  May 2010 - Nov 2013
  Assistant Director
  Key Responsibilities and AchievementsDeliver timely, responsive science advice to government and the communityProvide evidence-based analysis to inform government science policyCoordination and facilitation of expert working group reports and in-house analyses to the Prime Minster’s Science Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC)Formulating strategies for the Chief Scientist’s communication to government and the public on climate change and related environmental issues at the science-policy interfaceManaged the delivery of the Expert Working Group report “Challenges at Energy-Water-Carbon Interfaces” to the Primer Minister’s Science Engineering and Innovation CouncilDrafted the initial science issues paper for the Australian Climate Change Science Framework Implementation planDeveloped communication on science and climate-change issues which provided context to the community on how current scientific understanding is reachedLead-authored chapters of the report “The Health of Australian Science” released by the Office of the Chief Scientist in May 2012Authored the first Occasional Paper to be released by the Office of the Chief Scientist, on the emerging question of Geoengineering.Authored an Occasional Paper and Q&A on climate change science Show less
- The University of Melbourne
  Nov 2013 - May 2017
  Director, Sedimentary Basin Management Initiative Director, Integrated Sedimentary Basin Management InitiativeSchool of Earth Sciences
  - Adjunct Associate Professor
    Nov 2014 - May 2017
  - Associate Professor
    Nov 2013 - Nov 2014
- Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
  Jun 2014 - Jun 2017
  Adjunct Faculty
- Office of the Chief Scientist
  Nov 2014 - Jul 2022
  Head of Science
- Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy
  Jan 2018 - Jul 2022
  Mitigation and Climate Science
  Provision and synthesis of climate science advice for government policy development
- Department of the Environment and Energy
  Jan 2018 - Dec 2021
  Climate Science and Adaptation
- Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
  Dec 2021 - Jul 2022
  Lead Climate Scientist
- Climate Change Authority
  Jul 2022 - now
  Lead Scientist
Licenses & Certifications
- Advanced Open Water Diver
  PADI
  Oct 1996
- Boat Driver License
  Transport New South Wales
  May 2021