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Steven Siems is a Professor at Monash University's School of Earth Atmosphere and Environment. He leads research on clouds, precipitation, and boundary layer meteorology, focusing on the Southern Ocean, Australia, and SE Asia. As a Chief Investigator in the ARC Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future (SAEF) center, he studies precipitation processes and co-chairs the World Weather Research Program's Weather Modification Expert Team. He also edits the Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth System Science.
Education: PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Washington (Seattle), followed by post-doctoral research at NCAR and UMIST. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to climate action and life below water.
- Projects: CAPE-k (Southern Ocean Clouds), CCI GBR (Great Barrier Reef Climate), POSOSI (Antarctic Sea Ice), and PSCSO (Southern Ocean Convection)
- Research Themes: Cloud microphysics, orographic precipitation, trade wind cumulus dynamics
Recent publications focus on satellite cloud retrievals, coral bleaching drivers, and precipitation biases in high-latitude observations. Supervised PhD students engage in fieldwork across the Snowy Mountains, King Island, and Great Barrier Reef aboard research vessels like the R/V Investigator.
