People
The Bluelink project comprises three main research teams – focused on global, regional and littoral modelling and prediction activities – and the systems engineering team. These teams are supported by the project management group.
Global Oceans Science Team
Led by Peter Oke
Matt Chamberlain
- Matt develops and tests ocean modelling methods against observations to improve model accuracy.
Russell Fiedler
- Russ is an ocean model developer and HPC expert.
Peter Oke
- Peter is a research oceanographer and ocean data assimilation expert.
Regional Science Team
Led by Emlyn Jones
Jack Beardsley
- Jack is a software engineer skilled in web-based data visualisation systems.
David Griffin
- David is a research scientist and physical oceanographer with a focus on mesoscale phenomena.
Emlyn Jones
- Emlyn is a research scientist and marine environmental modeller with a strong interest in the interaction between physical and biogeochemical processes in coastal zones.
Tatiana Rykova
- Tatiana is a scientist specialising in ocean processes.
Blake Seers
- Blake is an experimental scientist who tells stories with data.
Marcus Thatcher
- Marcus is an atmospheric modeller and research scientist.
Littoral Science Team
Led by Ron Hoeke
Paul Branson
- Paul is a research scientist who develops and tests techniques for modelling coastal phenomena.
Stephanie Contardo
- Stephanie is a littoral scientist with expertise in near-shore model systems.
Vanessa Hernaman
- Vanessa is a wave modeller and coastal extremes research scientist.
Ron Hoeke
- Ron is a research scientist specialising in coastal processes.
Claire Trenham
- Claire is a scientist skilled in running and assessing a range of environmental models.
Systems Engineering Team
Co-led by Simon Pigot and Gary Carroll
Gary Carroll
- Gary is a software developer with a focus on data engineering.
Simon Pigot
- Simon is a system architect and software engineer.
Farhan Rizwi
- Farhan builds systems to run model applications and present output to users.
Roger Scott
- Roger is a scientific programmer and solution developer.
Project Management
Led by Edward King
Edward King
- Edward is a remote sensing scientist and is responsible for project management.
Tracey Pitman
- Tracey is project coordinator in a number of CSIRO Bluelink projects, and helps oil the wheels in the Bluelink portfolio and partnership.
Brett Molony
- Brett leads CSIRO participation in the Bluelink Management Committee.
