Annua l Ge ne ra l Me e ting 2014 T o ny Wo rb y CE O
OPE RAT I NG L ANDSCAPE Na tio na l L e ve l F unding fo r ACE c o nfirme d: $25M o ve r 5 ye a rs to June 2019 • Anta rc tic Ga te wa y funding : $24M o ve r 3 ye a rs to June 2017 • 20 ye a r stra te g ic re vie w o f Austra lia ’ s Anta rc tic pro g ra m • Long-term plan to underpin Australia’s leadership in Antarctic science • Se na te I nq uirie s • Australia’s future responsibilities in the Southern Ocean and Antarctica • Australia’s Innovation System • CRC Pro g ra mme Re vie w unde rwa y • I nfra struc ture • New waterfront building • Funding committed for a new ice breaker • Arrival of RV Investigator • IMOS •
OPE RAT I NG L ANDSCAPE Na tio na l L e ve l Not all the ne ws has be e n positive Susta ine d funding c uts to o ur c o re pa rtne rs • Job losses • Cuts to marine science capability • Reduction in number of science projects supported in Antarctica • De re g ula tio n o f the hig he r e duc a tio n se c to r • Challenge for smaller, regional universities • 180 da ys o f o pe ra ting time fo r RV I nve stig a to r (no t 300) • L a c k o f a Sc ie nc e Ministe r • The Dept. of Industry is becoming increasingly ‘industry’ focused •
OPE RAT I NG L ANDSCAPE I nte rna tio na l L e ve l • I nte re st in Anta rc tic a is stro ng a nd inc re a sing New stations, ships, infrastructure • Gro wing influe nc e o f ne w • sta te s in Anta rc tic T re a ty Syste m Gro wing inte re st in • T a sma nia a s a Ga te wa y Glo b a l mo ve me nt o n • e missio ns re duc tio n Stro ng pa rtne rships fo r ACE 2 c o re a nd 10 o the r • inte rna tio na l pa rtne rs 57 inte rna tio na l • c o lla b o ra tive pro je c ts Photo: Christopher Michael
SCI E NCE HI GHL I GHT S I PCC F ifth Asse ssme nt Re po rt 18 ACE CRC sta ff invo lve d • AR5 pre dic ts hig he r SL R, with mo re • c o nfide nc e tha n AR4 Se a le ve l rise c a lc ula to r: CANUT E • Over 400 registered, active users • So me o f the la rg e st unc e rta intie s • to re so lve a re in Anta rc tic a ACE research continued to show the freshening and warming of the Southern Ocean, and contraction of the layer of Antarctic Bottom Water van Wijk and Rintoul, 2014
SCI E NCE HI GHL I GHT S I CE CAP Airb o rne g e o physic a l surve y • Jo int with Univ. T e xa s, USA • Pro vide kno wle dg e o f b e dro c k • to po g ra phy Muc h o f the E a st Anta rc tic • b e dro c k is b e lo w se a le ve l ACE is collaborating with international efforts in model development. ACE contributions include improved treatment of basal conditions under ice shelves and the ice sheet.
Sc ie nc e Hig hlig hts RCP8.5* emission scenario Kawaguchi et al., (a) 2100 and (b) 2300 Nature Climate Change, 2013 *high emission, no specific mitigation target
SYNT HE SI S & MODE L L I NG
E ND USE R E NGAGE ME NT E NGAGE ME NT Ca nute • Over 400 active users • City of Melbourne changed land use and development • regulation and risk management strategies CCAML R • ACE research has informed precautionary catch limits for krill • I nte rna tio na l Ma ritime Org a nisa tio n • International ban on marine geoengineering • T hro ug h Clima te F uture s T a s • Aurora Energy identifying new areas of peak load and taking remedial action • Tassal is selectively breeding salmon more resilient to warmer ocean temperatures • Fruit Growers Tas encouraging more diverse crops requiring less ‘chill hours’, or relocating • Po sitio n Ana lyse s • In 2013/14 we published the “Sea ice” Position Analysis – 9 th in the series • Four are currently in preparation and will be published through 2015 •
SME s a nd I NDUST RY SME s I ndustry Pitt & She rry L o ng -te rm e c o no mic b e ne fits to industry a re hug e SGS Avo ide d c o sts o f ta king e a rly Ong o ing e ng a g e me nt, • • a c tio n a re c lo se to $1B in va lue e spe c ia lly thro ug h Ca nute fro m ACE a lo ne F e e db a c k • E c o no mic b e ne fit to the se c to r • - Ha rd fo r SME s to a c c e ss sc ie ntists in T a sma nia is >$200M (dire c t) - Diffic ult to c o mmit fo r full te rm a nd >$600M (indire c t) - I na b ility to influe nc e dire c tio n Photo: Adrian Boyle
COL L ABORAT I ON Visito rs Sho rt-te rm visito rs NI WA Dr Rupe rt Gla dstone • Ma rie Curie F e llo w (2 ye a rs) Unive rsity o f T e xa s • Co uple d ic e she lf-o c e a n mo de lling L E GOS • Dr L iu Ya ping Sta te K e y L a b o ra to ry fo r Cryo sphe ric Sc ie nc e s, China (1 ye a r) I c e Co re Ana lysis Dr Ra lph Gre ve Visiting Sc ho la r pro g ra m, I L T S - Ja pa n I c e she e t mo de lling (3 mo nths) Dr Na oya Ka nna UT AS T sune ic hi F uji Sc ho la rship (3 mo nths) Disso lutio n o f F e in se a ic e e nviro nme nt
E DUCAT I ON E duc a tio n Mile sto ne s I MAS I n 2013/ 14 I n 2013/ 14 50 stude nts we re do ing PhDs re la te d to 313 stude nts • • ACE CRC wo rk 40 do ing Ba c he lo r o f Anta rc tic Sc ie nc e • 8 ne w stude nts 38 do ing Ba c he lo r o f Ma rine Sc ie nc e • • 4 c o mple tio ns • 1 withdra wa l • ACE CRC sta ff c o ntinue to te a c h into the se pro g ra ms a nd supe rvise PhD, Ma ste rs b y c o urse wo rk a nd Ho no urs stude nts Of the 4 g ra dua te s One is a t Bo M • T wo a re do ing Po stdo c s o ve rse a s • One wo rking o utside sc ie nc e • MOOC Je ss Me lb o urne -T ho ma s (AAD/ ACE ) • Cra ig Jo hnso n (I MAS) •
AWARDS Sta ff Stude nts Ian Allison David Gwythe r • • Orde r o f Austra lia F ulb rig ht Po stg ra dua te Sc ho la rship Ste ve Rintoul - spe nt 1 ye a r a t Unive rsity o f T e xa s • So c ie y o f Unde rwa te r T e c hno lo g y Awa rd Molly Jia • fo r L e a de rship in Oc e a no g ra phy SCAR Awa rd fo r b e st sc ie nc e Andy Bowie • c o mmunic a tio n Catia Domingue s L ave nia Ratnar ajah • Guy Williams Ho ldswo rth Re se a rc h Gra nt ARC F uture F e llo wships Rob Massom • Visiting Pro fe sso r a t I nstitute o f L o w T e mpe ra ture Sc ie nc e a t Ho kka ido unive rsity, Ja pa n Many ACE staff continue to serve on, and be appointed to, international committees and panels
COMMUNI CAT I ON & E NGAGE ME NT I n 2013/ 14 Ne w stra te g y – Da vid Re illy ACE Sympo sium: L o o king Ba c k, L o o king Spe c ific , a c tio na b le g o a ls in • o rwa rd – Anta rc tic Sc ie nc e fo r the 21 st F re la tio n to : Ce ntury E xte rna l Sta ke ho lde rs/ E nd use rs • Brie fing s to g o ve rnme nt o n I PCC AR5 • Pa rtne r I nstitutio ns • Brie fing s to po litic a l re pre se nta tive s • I nte rna l sta ke ho lde rs a c ro ss a ll le ve ls o f g o v’ t + de pa rtme nts • Me dia Me dia re le a se s (18) • • Ge ne ra l pub lic So c ia l ne two rking (200 T witte r fo llo we rs) • • Ne w we b site Ne wsle tte rs • • Most frequent search term Sta ff fo rum • “Antarctic climate” Pub lic le c ture s a nd sc ho o l visits • So uthe rn Oc e a n Mo de lling wo rksho p - • ho ste d I nte rna tio na l Se a I c e Co nfe re nc e - • ho ste d No. website hits by month and year
GOVE RNANCE Risk and Audit CHAIR REPRESENTATIVE MEMBERS Committee Katherine Woodthorpe Tony Fleming, Paddy Nixon, Graham Hawke , Ken Lee Remuneration INDEPENDENT MEMBERS EX OFFICIO and Assessment CEO Committee Tony Coleman, Greg Johannes, Two vacant Nick Gales Tony Worby Executive Admin Support Dep CEO Public Affairs Mgr Admin Mgr Committee Mark Kelleher David Reilly Wenneke ten Hout Kathleen Kelly Computing Committee Oceans and Cryosphere Program Carbon and Ecosystems Program Steve Rintoul and Tas van Ommen Tom Trull and Andrew Constable 1.1 Southern Ocean in a Changing Climate 2.1 Carbon uptake and chemical change 1.2 Ocean forced evolution of the Antarctic ice 2.2 Biological responses to environmental change sheet 2.3 Status and trends in habitats, key species and 1.3 Sea ice processes and change ecosystems 1.4 Antarctic Climate Variability of the past 2000 These 7 projects will be led by our ‘next gen’ leaders years
F I NANCE S Totals to 2013-14 Totals for 5 years Actual Agr'mt Diff %Diff Actual Agr'mt Diff %Diff Employee Expenses 3,274 2,113 1,161 55 14,247 12,273 1,974 16 Supplier Expenses 2,466 576 1,890 328 7,662 5,798 1,864 32 Capital 0 0 0 0 1,347 807 540 67 Other Expenses 255 612 -357 -58 255 612 -357 -58 TOTAL EXPENSES 5,995 3,301 2,694 82 23,511 19,490 4,021 21 Key points: Increase in employee expenses in 2013/4 is due to the extension of 3 year contracts and was • covered by cash brought forward from previous agreement, additional participant income and revenue from interest Increase in supplier expenses in 2013/14 is accrued expenses for logistics costs from previous • year ($1.74M)
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