Forecaster receives vice-regal honour

Governor-General Quentin Bryce has posthumously awarded a prestigious science medal to a Tasmanian weather forecaster who died earlier this year.

Dr Neil Adams, who spent 19 months at the Antarctic Casey base station between 1992 and 1999, has been bestowed an Australian Antarctic Medal for his contribution to the science of Antarctic meteorology.

The veteran weather forecaster died suddenly from an ear infection in March, aged 51, News Ltd reports.

He has been credited with developing science programs for the next three decades during his time as manager of the Bureau of Meteorology’s Antarctic Meteorological Centre.

Fellow Tasmania Graham Robertson, an ornithologist, was recognised for his two decades of research on how southern fisheries are affecting seabirds.

The award recognised his contribution to the scientific knowledge of Emperor penguins.

Another Tasmanian Stephen Rintoul was recognised for his work as a chief scientist on 11 marine science voyages to the Antarctic.

The award recognised his contribution to science’s understanding about how the Southern Ocean affects the global climate, and noted his appointment as a CSIRO fellow in 2007.

South Australian James Doube was recognised for his work as an Antarctic medical practitioner and search and rescue leader.

He was described as an “inspiration to other doctors in practising remote medicine”, during his service in Antarctica between 2006 and last year.

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