Person
King, Matthew
- Occupation
- Geologist, Glaciologist and University Administrator
Summary
Matthew King is recognised internationally for his research into the behaviour of ice sheets and their impact on Earth deformation, sea level changes and the global water cycle. After 12 years at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom, he was appointed Professor of Polar Geodesy in 2012. King has been a member of a number of Australian and international research and advisory bodies on polar and Antarctic science, including the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics. In 2021 King was appointed Director of the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science.
Details
"Professor Matt King has made seminal contributions to the understanding of the function and threat posed by the two great ice sheets, Greenland and Antarctica. With a commitment to meticulous field measurements, his research has opened new arenas of research and changed thinking on the timescales over which ice sheets and solid Earth beneath them are responding to external forces. He has made international contributions to at least three major areas of polar research: demonstration of the great sensitivity of the ice sheets to small changes in forces acting upon them; the first agreed estimate of the contribution of the Antarctic Ice Sheet to sea level change; and a dramatic revision to the understanding of the timescale of interactions between the Antarctic Ice Sheet and solid Earth beneath it. His work has had substantial influence on international practice, conventions and climate change assessments." [from https://www.science.org.au/opportunities-scientists/recognition/honorific-awards/honorific-awardees/2018-awardees#mawson 21/3/2023]
Chronology
- 1997
- Education - Bachelor of Surveying (hons), University of Tasmania
- 2001 - 2002
- Career position - Junior Research Associate, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
- 2002 -
- Career position - Member, American Geophysical Union
- 2002
- Education - PhD, University of Tasmania
- 2002 - 2005
- Career position - Research Associate, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
- 2004 -
- Career position - Member, International Glaciological Society
- 2005 - 2008
- Career position - NERC Fellow and Senior Research Associate, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
- 2007 - 2012
- Career position - Member, United Kingdom National Committee for Antarctic Research
- 2008 - 2012
- Career position - Reader in Polar Geodesy, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
- 2009
- Award - Philip Leverhulme Prize, Leverhulme Trust, United Kingdom
- 2009 - 2012
- Career position - Research Councils UK (RCUK) Academic Fellow, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
- 2011
- Career position - Member, Scientific Steering Committee, 11th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences
- 2012 -
- Career position - Professor of Polar Geodesy, University of Tasmania
- 2012
- Award - Geodesy Section Prize, American Geophysical Union
- 2012
- Award - Butterwell Lecture, British Geophysical Association
- 2012 - 2016
- Career position - Member, Steering Committee, Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research, Solid Earth Response and Influence on Cryospheric Evolution (SERCE) Research Program
- 2012 - 2016
- Career position - ARC Future Fellow, University of Tasmania
- 2013 - 2016
- Career position - Visiting Professor, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
- 2014 -
- Career position - Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of geodetic science
- 2014
- Career position - Member, Royal Society of Tasmania
- 2014 - 2020
- Career position - Theme Leader, Antarctic Gateway Partnership
- 2015
- Award - Kavli Medal and Lecture, Royal Society, London
- 2015
- Award - M. R. Banks Medal, Royal Society of Tasmania
- 2015 - 2019
- Career position - Editor, Journal of geodesy
- 2016 -
- Career position - Co-Chair, Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research, SERCE Research Program
- 2016 -
- Career position - Australian Council Delegate, International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics
- 2016 - 2018
- Career position - President, Royal Society of Tasmania
- 2017 - 2019
- Career position - Member, Australian Council of Environmental Deans and Directors
- 2017 - 2020
- Career position - Head of Geography and Spatial Sciences, School of Technology, Environments and Design, University of Tasmania
- 2017 - 2020
- Career position - Deputy Director, Antarctic Gateway Partnership
- 2018 -
- Career position - Member, National Committee for Antarctic Research, Australian Academy of Science
- 2018
- Award - Mawson Medal and Lecture, Australian Academy of Science
- 2019 - 2021
- Career position - Hasselblad Visiting Professor, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2020 -
- Career position - Member, Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping
- 2021 -
- Career position - Director, Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science
Related entries
Published resources
Resource Sections
- Australian Academy of Science, 'Mawson Medal and Lecture', Canberra, https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/awards-and-opportunities/mawson-medal-and-lecture. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 21 March 2023