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Zillman, John William (1939 - )

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Meteorologist and Science administrator

Born: 28 July 1939 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

John William Zillman was Director of the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology (Melbourne) from 1978. After completing his studies he joined the Bureau of Meteorology in 1957 initially as a cadet meteorologist in Brisbane. Zillman then served as a forecaster in the Sydney and Brisbane regional offices, before moving to Melbourne in 1966. He coordinated Australia's participation in the 1979 Global Weather Experiment and negotiated the strengthening of the research role of the Bureau in the early 1980s. He was First Vice President of the World Meteorological Organization from 1987 to 1995, and has been its President since 1995.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1933 - 1934 President of the Royal Society of Victoria
1957 - ? Cadet Meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology in Brisbane
1960 Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Queensland
1961 Honours completed at the University of Queensland
1966 Moved to the Southern Hemisphere Analysis Centre, Bureau of Meteorology in Melbourne
1966 - 1969 Senior Meteorologist at the International Antarctic Meteorological Research Centre
1969 Supervising Meteorologist at the Synoptic Research Branch
1970 Bachelor of Arts (BA) completed at the University of Queensland
1972 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Wisconsin, USA
1972 Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Melbourne
1972 - 1974 Superintendent of Physical Research at the Bureau of Meteorology
1974 - 1978 Assistant Director of Research at the Bureau of Meteorology
1978 - Director of the Bureau of Meteorology
1987 - 1995 Inaugural Vice President of the World Meteorological Organization
1995 - President of the World Meteorological Organization
2000 - Honorary Professorial Fellow in the School of Earth Sciences at the University of Melbourne

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Zillman, John W., A Hundred Years of Science and Service, Australian Meteorology Through theTwentieth Century, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, 2001, http://www.bom.gov.au/info/100_years.pdf. [ Details ]

See Also

Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Federation and Meteorology, 2001, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/fam/scripts/fam-dynindex.php3?EID=P003111. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Helen Morgan
Created: 24 August 2000
Modified: 13 December 2006

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