Paul Durack
A Senior Manager at Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Perth, Western Australia
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Top SchoolPaul Durack is a climate scientist and senior manager with 12 years of experience translating ocean–atmosphere science into policy-relevant outcomes and operational infrastructure. Based in Perth, he has led and co-chaired key international CMIP/WGCM panels and served as an invited Lead Author for consecutive IPCC assessment cycles, bringing deep expertise in climate model design, data standards and forcing datasets. His career spans research roles at Lawrence Livermore and CSIRO through to senior public service leadership at the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, blending hands-on modeling, observational analysis and infrastructure coordination. Paul holds a PhD in Oceanography and a background in computer science, a combination that underpins his practical focus on reproducible climate experiments and robust data systems. Notably, he has helped shape the technical foundations that enable global climate model intercomparisons—work that quietly powers many high-profile climate assessments.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Oceanography, Chemical and Physical, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Oceanography, Chemical and Physical at University of TasmaniaBSc (Hons I), Marine and Environmental Science, BSc (Hons I), Marine and Environmental Science at Murdoch UniversityJohn XXIII College | PerthComputer Science, Programming, Computer Science, Programming at Monash University
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Github Skills (200)
climate-model10
gradient-descent10
python10
language-server-protocol10
vnc-client10
datasets10
numerics10
gtk10
geodesy10
oceanography10
hosting10
python-development10
qt10
esgf10
youtube10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
PCMDI/cmip3-cmor-tables
May 2019 - Jul 2024
Contributions:1 release, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 2 months
durack1/CMIPOcean
Feb 2021 - Jan 2024
Contributions:22 PRs, 72 pushes, 23 branches in 2 years 11 months
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