Patrick De Deckker is a geologist with a doctorate in zoology. He was educated in Belgium, Switzerland and Australia.

He spent much of his career identifying changes in all three oceans surrounding Australia, and spent much time

investigating the Australian sector of the Southern Ocean. Patrick spent one summer season sampling lakes in Antarctica

in the vicinity of the Australian Antarctic Casey base, and also examined the possible record of Australian dust in

Antarctic ice cores (with results published). He published over 250 articles in peer-reviewed international scientific journals and edited/co-edited 8 books and journal volumes. Patrick is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and
also the recipient of several distinguished awards.

Patrick is currently Emeritus Professor in Earth Sciences at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia.

Patrick’s email: patrick.dedeckker@anu.edu.au