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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2001-05-25 human Rosanne Walker updated 2026-01-15 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003842b.htm person Pearman Graeme Ivan AM FAA FTSE FRSV AACR2 15 May 1941 Place of Birth Perth, Western Australia, Australia Environmental scientist Climate scientist Science administrator Graeme Pearman is a climate and environmental scientist whose research has been mostly in the field of atmospheric composition and in particular the global carbon cycle. He has pioneered research in areas such as the application of global transport modelling, the use of stable carbon isotopes, the extraction of fossil air from Antarctic ice cores, the extraction of carbon from tree-rings and the use of very high precision measurements of oxygen. Pearman played a central role in the design and establishment of the Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station in Tasmania, which started operations in 1976. He has made significant contributions to the international debate on climate science. Pearman was the convenor of the GREENHOUSE 87 conference in Melbourne and co-convenor of GREENHOUSE 94 in Wellington, New Zealand. He edited the CSIRO book, Greenhouse: Planning for Climate Change (1988). From 1992 to 2002 he was Chief of the CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research.

In 1988 Pearman was awarded the CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement for his work in global atmospheric chemistry and the Greenhouse Effect.

1963 1963 Education - Bachelor of Science with honours, (BSc (Hons)), University of Western Australia 1963 1965 Career position - Graduate Assistant, University of Western Australia 1966 1968 Career position - Senior Demonstrator, University of Western Australia 1968 1968 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Western Australia 1969 1969 Career position - Lecturer, University of Western Australia 1970 1970 Award - CSIRO Postdoctoral Studentship, Soil Physics Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A. 1971 1971 Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Meteorological Physics 1971 1974 Career position - Research scientist, CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Physics 1974 1983 Career position - Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Physics 1977 1983 Career position - Section Leader, Atmospheric Constituents Program, CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Physics 1978 1979 Career position - Visiting Fellow, Cooperative Institute for Research on Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A. 1983 1983 Award - Editor's Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, Journal of geophysical research 1983 1989 Career position - Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Physics 1988 1988 Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement 1989 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 1989 1989 Award - United Nations' Environment Program Global 500 Award 1989 1992 Career position - Assistant Chief, CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research 1992 2002 Career position - Chief, CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research 1993 1997 Career position - Member of the Board, CRC for Southern Hemisphere Meteorology 1993 1998 Career position - Member, General Committee, International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) 1994 1996 Career position - President, Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society 1995 1996 Career position - Acting Director, CSIRO Institute of Natural Resources and Environment 1996 1996 Award - Fellow, Royal Society of Victoria (FRSV) 1998 2004 Career position - Chairman, National Committee for Sustainability, Australian Academy of Science 1999 1999 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to science, particularly in the field of atmospheric research, and to the community through promoting education on climate change issues 2000 2002 Career position - Director of the Board, CRC for Greenhouse Accounting 2000 2002 Career position - Member of Council, Australian Academy of Science 1 Jan 2001 1 Jan 2001 Award - Centenary Medal - for service to Australian society and science in atmospheric research 2002 2003 Career position - Director, CSIRO CLIMATE 2004 2004 Career event - Retired from CSIRO 2004 2004 Career position - CSIRO Fellow 2005 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE) Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Fellow 1989 - ; Chairman, National Committee for Sustainability 1998 - 2004; Member of Council 2000 - 2002

 CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (1988 - 2005)

Chief of Division 1992 - 2002

 CRC for Southern Hemisphere Meteorology (1993 - 2000)

Member of the Board 1993 - 1997

 Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) (1987 - )

President 1994 - 1996

 CRC for Greenhouse Accounting (1999 - 2006)

Director of the Board 2000 - 2002

 Royal Society of Victoria (1859 - )

Fellow 1996 -

 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (1987 - )

Fellow 2005 -

 CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (1985 - )

Awarded the Medal 1988

 Pearman, G I (1941-)

Trove

 'Pearman, Graeme Ivan', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Pearman, Graeme Ivan Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: Carbon dioxide and climate : Australian research Pearman, G. I. Carbon dioxide and climate : Australian research Canberra Australian Academy of Science 1980 Journal Article: CSIRO high-precision measurement of atmospheric CO2 concentration in Australia, part 2: Cape Grim, surface CO2 measurements and carbon cycle modelling Pearman, Graeme I.; Fraser, Paul J.; and Garratt, John R. CSIRO high-precision measurement of atmospheric CO2 concentration in Australia, part 2: Cape Grim, surface CO2 measurements and carbon cycle modelling 2017 Historical Records of Australian Science 28 2 126-39 Journal Article: CSIRO high-precision measurement of atmospheric CO2 concentration in Australia, part 1: initial motivation, techniques and aircraft sampling Pearman, Graeme I.; Garratt, John R.; and Fraser, Paul J. CSIRO high-precision measurement of atmospheric CO2 concentration in Australia, part 1: initial motivation, techniques and aircraft sampling 2017 Historical Records of Australian Science 28 2 111-25 Resource Section: Graeme Ivan Pearman Ward, C. Graeme Ivan Pearman Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2011 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Resource Section: CSIRO Entrepreneurship Award Ward, Colin CSIRO Entrepreneurship Award Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 2013 CSIROpedia Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)