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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-10 human Helen Morgan updated 2025-10-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003224b.htm person Barrell Susan Lesley AO AACR2 19 December 1953 Place of Birth England Meteorologist Susan Barrell has worked for the Bureau of Meteorology since 1980, and specialises in the international science policy area, particularly on issues of climate change.

Educated: BSc (Hons), University of Canterbury, New Zealand, 1976; PhD (Astronomy), Australian National University, 1980; Dipl. Meteorology, Bureau of Meteorology, 1980. Joined the Bureau of Meteorology in 1980 and has worked in most areas of the Bureau's operations, including operational analysis, research, systems development, climate services, climate change, planning and policy. Since 1994 she has been engaged substantially in the international science policy area, mainly on the climate change issue, and has participated actively as an Australian delegate in the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC). Sue chairs an informal UNFCCC contact group on research and systematic observations and works closely with science agencies, particularly the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) and other intergovernmental representatives on ways to implement scientific elements of UNFCCC decisions. She is Supervising Meteorologist, Policy and Secretariat Section, Executive and International Affairs Branch.

2022 2022 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to earth science through meteorology and research organisations Barrell, S L (1953-)

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 'Barrell, Susan Lesley', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Barrell, Susan Lesley Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: Bureau Profile: Dr Sue Barrell - Sue's 'Balancing Act' Smart, C. Bureau Profile: Dr Sue Barrell - Sue's 'Balancing Act' 1996 Weather News 313 August 1996 36-37 Journal Article: The Australian role in 150 years of international cooperation in meteorology Zillman, John The Australian role in 150 years of international cooperation in meteorology 2023 Australian physics 60 2 17-22 Resource: Federation and Meteorology Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Federation and Meteorology 2001