Matthew Pickett

Matthew Pickett

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  • About me

    Applied Physicist/Air Quality Consultant | CASANZ CAQP, PhD, Air Quality Impact Assessment

  • Education

    • Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)

      1985 - 1986
      Trainee pilot & officer cadet (RAAF Point Cook); Flying training support (RAAF East Sale)

      Officer Cadet No. 137 Pilots Course, No. 1 Flying Training School, RAAF Point Cook (1985)Operations Officer, Central Flying School, RAAF East Sale (1986)

    • Victoria University

      1994 - 1999
      PhD Atmospheric Physics

      PhD student, CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research

    • Victoria University

      1990 - 1993
      BSc (Hons) Physics, Applied Physics, Computing 1st Class Honours

      Physics & computingHonours thesis: "LIDAR studies of boundary layer clouds"Third-year projects:- spectral analysis of a CO2 (gas) laser- microwave radiation in the atmosphere

  • Experience

    • Western Mining Corporation Limited

      Jan 1989 - Jan 1989
      Land survey vacation student

      Underground & surface land survey assistant / land surveyor

    • CSIRO

      Jan 1993 - Jan 1998

      CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research - atmospheric LIDAR and infrared radiometer remote sensing study of boundary layer clouds and aerosols; a contribution to climate science. Fieldwork undertaken as part of CSIRO projects: 'SOCEX 1' (winter 1993), and 'SOCEX 2' (summer 1995), based at the Bureau of Meteorology's Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station at Cape Grim, Tasmania CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research - volunteer LIDAR data analyst for a CSIRO remote sensing team during BSc (Hons) year. Honours thesis "LIDAR studies of boundary layer clouds".

      • PhD student

        Jan 1994 - Jan 1998
      • Volunteer LIDAR data analyst

        Jan 1993 - Dec 1993
    • Victoria University

      Jan 1998 - Jan 1998
      Part-time lecturing / tutoring

      Taught physics and physics laboratory for mechanical engineering students

    • Army Engineering Agency (Australia)

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2000
      'Ninox' Engineer - Night Vision Equipment

      Tender evaluation for thermal imager and laser range finder for the Australian Army including field tests at defence facilities at Maribyrnong and Puckapunyal, Victoria.

    • University of Newcastle

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2002
      Research Assistant

      Air quality scientist for Australian Coal Association Research Project; Particulate matter monitoring and dust dispersion modelling project on open cut coal mines Hunter Valley NSW - field work and air dispersion modelling

    • Sinclair Knight Merz

      Aug 2002 - Mar 2014
      Air Quality & Greenhouse Gas Assessment

      Air quality impact assessment including air dispersion modelling e.g. power generation, mining, ports, gas processing; wastewater treatment plants.Air quality monitoring e.g. PM10, PM2.5, gases;Greenhouse gas assessment, emissions & abatement

    • Jacobs

      Mar 2014 - May 2024
      Principal Atmospheric Scientist / Air Quality Consultant

      Air quality impact assessment/air dispersion modelling/air quality monitoring for environmental studies supporting projects across a wide range of industries e.g. defence; energy-from-waste; manufacturing; mining & ports; natural gas processing; power generation; transport; wastewater.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Air Quality Professional (CAQP)

      CASANZ (Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand)
      Sept 2016
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Matthew Pickett
      Certified Air Quality Professional The Council of the Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand Sep 2016 CAQP status is awarded in recognition of academic achievement, professional expertise, and ongoing commitment to air quality.
    • Awarded to Matthew Pickett
      Best Paper Award 2015 Clean Air Society of Australia & New Zealand Sep 2015 "Plume modelling studies of the 2014-15 Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruptions" awarded for the best paper presented at the 2015 Conference
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Member, Committees, and Council

      Issued by CASANZ (Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand) on Jul 2003
      CASANZ (Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand)Associated with Matthew Pickett
    • Volunteer

      Issued by Benalla Aero Club & Benalla Aviation Museum (Victoria, Aus.) on Jan 2017
      Benalla Aero Club & Benalla Aviation Museum (Victoria, Aus.)Associated with Matthew Pickett
    • Australian Indigenous Support

      Issued by Engineers Without Borders Australia on Oct 2011
      Engineers Without Borders AustraliaAssociated with Matthew Pickett