Greg Ayers
Greg Ayers | |
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Director of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology | |
In office March 2009 – February 2012 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Australian |
Alma mater | Monash University |
Occupation | Meteorologist, public servant |
Greg Ayers is an Australian atmospheric scientist and was Director of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology from March 2009[1] until February 2012, when he resigned due to ill health.[2]
Prior to his working at the Bureau of Meteorology, Ayers was Chief of Marine and Atmospheric Research at the CSIRO, where he had worked since 1975.[3] Ayers is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
He was educated at Monash University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science (with honours) and a PhD.[3]
In February 2011 he responded to Cardinal George Pell's scepticism and ignorance about climate change during a Senate Estimates hearing.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr Greg Ayers to head Bureau of Meteorology - media release 30 March 2009". www.environment.gov.au. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Farrell, Don (20 February 2012). "Government thanks outgoing Bureau of Meteorology director, Dr Greg Ayers" (Press release). Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.
- ^ a b Dr Greg Ayers, Monash University, archived from the original on 24 November 2011
- ^ "BoM chief lashes Pell over climate stance". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. AAP. 22 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.