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.
"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]
1997
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
2002
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (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
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
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
2012
Award - Geodesy Section Prize, American Geophysical Union
2012
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
2014
Career position - Member, Royal Society of Tasmania
2014
2020
Career position - Theme Leader, Antarctic Gateway Partnership
2015
2015
Award - Kavli Medal and Lecture, Royal Society, London
2015
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
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