General Managers Science Missions

Graham has 25 years’ experience in Earth process and hazard research, including the development and leadership of major research programmes. He is passionate about improving community resilience through risk reduction and effective warnings. His research focused on volcanic mapping, geology, stratigraphy and geochronology. He has worked extensively throughout the Asia-Pacific region and in North and South America. His work has contributed to the development of effective responses to warning systems and mitigation of the impacts of disasters.

Andrew specialised in weather and climate science and has studied and worked in this field for over 35 years. His interests are in multi-hazard modelling, impact-based extreme weather forecasting and warnings, sub-seasonal to seasonal climate forecasts, weather and climate hazard and risk assessment, disaster recovery and climate change adaptation. Andrew studied climatology at the University of Otago and undertook a PhD at the University of Colorado, USA studying the utility of satellite data for snow studies.

Richard is passionate about leading impactful science that enables sustainable development and use of our planet’s land and water environments. He has developed science strategy and led large, international, multi-disciplinary projects. Richard has led research that has evaluated river restoration, used big data to quantify river morphodynamics, assessed the impact of mining on water quality, and simulated natural flood management approaches in river, estuarine and coastal settings. Until June 2025, Richard was Professor of River Science and Director of Research at the School of Geographical and Earth Systems at the University of Glasgow, Scotland.