We study the weather. From the simplest cloud to complex tropical cyclones, extreme rainfall and fire weather, we use and devise the latest computer modelling on the world’s fastest supercomputers to understand the complexity of Earth’s weather systems and predict how they may behave in our uncertain future.
Research groups and labs
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Brumley Lab
Our research group uses mathematical modelling and quantitative video-microscopy to study a range of dynamic processes in biology – crucially at the scale of individual cells – with specific applications in bacterial motility, symbioses, nutrient cycling and flows around coral reefs.
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Centre for Environmental and Economic Research
A multidisciplinary research group of ecologists, data analysts, economists and animal and plant health specialists that focuses on environmental and economic outcomes.
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Climate Variability and Change
The Climate Variability and Change research group researches past, present and future climates.
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Environmental and physical organic chemistry
Gaining a better understanding of the adverse effects of air pollution and to increase the environmental friendliness of agriculture by developing better inhibitor compounds.
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Mesoscale Processes and Convection
The mesoscale processes and convection group study the atmospheric processes behind phenomena such as clouds, rainfall, thunderstorms, seabreezes, turbulence, wind and solar energy potential, wind gusts, lightning and tropical weather.
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Meteorology, Cloud Processes and Severe Weather
We study the physical processes behind the weather. We use theory, observations and high-performance computing to examine key atmospheric phenomena, including clouds, fronts, thunderstorms, extreme rainfall, fire weather and turbulence.
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Ocean Physics and Modelling
Studying and modelling the role of the ocean circulation in Earth's climate, using a combination of theory, numerical modelling, and machine learning methods.
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Weather Prediction and Data Assimilation
We do research to improve estimates of past, present, and future atmospheric and oceanic states. Given initial conditions, we use approximations to the governing equations to predict weather and climate. The models are built with millions of lines of code, running on some of the world’s fastest supercomputers.
More research for a healthy planet
We combine research on biodiversity and conservation, atmosphere and oceans, forest and earth sciences, agriculture, and Indigenous knowledge to find sustainable practices for a healthy planet.
Explore other research areas
Life, the Universe and everything in between – our discoveries build an understanding of the world around us and help make it a better place.