Graeme Pearman (born 1941) was Chief of

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Atmospheric Research in Australia from 1992 to 2002, and is an international expert on

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. He left CSIRO in 2004 to establish his own consultancy company and take up a position with

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. He conducts briefings for the media, government, industry and environmental groups. Pearman has published over 150 scientific papers. Major awards received include the CSIRO Medal in 1988 and the UNEP Global 500 Award in 1989. He was elected fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 1989 and Fellow of the Royal Society of Victoria in 1997. He was made a Member of the

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in 1999, and received a Centenary Medal in 2001.

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Living people 1941 births Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science Australian climatologists Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Members of the Order of Australia {{Australia-scientist-stub

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