Staff Profile
Dr Anthony Kiem
Senior Lecturer
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
EditCareer Summary
Biography
Dr Anthony Kiem is a hydroclimatologist and Senior Lecturer in the Environmental and Climate Change Research Group (ECCRG) within the Faculty of Science at the University of Newcastle. His major research focus is on understanding the drivers and impacts of climate variability and change in the Asia-Pacific region. Of particular interest are hydrological extremes and how these may change in the future. Anthony has extensive experience in characterising impacts of climate variability and change, seasonal/interannual forecasting, extreme event (e.g. flood, drought, bushfire etc.) risk analysis, hydrological modelling, stochastic modelling, and water resources management. In addition to the research mentioned above, Anthony has also been involved in a wide range of consulting projects where insights into the impacts of climate variability and change are used to enable stakeholders from a range of public and private sector organisations to better assess their climate related risk - which therefore enables more informed climate adaptation and mitigation strategies to be developed.
Professional Experience
Nov 2012 - present: Hydroclimatologist/Senior Lecturer, Environmental and Climate Change Research Group (ECCRG), School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and IT, University of Newcastle, Australia
Nov 2008 - Nov 2012: Hydroclimatologist/Lecturer, Environmental and Climate Change Research Group (ECCRG), School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and IT, University of Newcastle, Australia
July 2006 - Nov 2008: Hydroclimatologist, Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM), Melbourne, Australia
Nov 2003 - June 2006: Postdoctoral researcher, Hydrology and Environmental Engineering, Takeuchi-Ishidaira Lab, University of Yamanashi, Japan
Mar 1999 - May 2003: PhD researcher, Hydrology and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Newcastle, Australia
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle, 29/08/2003
- Bachelor of Mathematics, University of Newcastle, 26/04/1996
- Diploma in Education, University of Newcastle, 09/05/1997
Research
Research keywords
- agriculture
- climate change
- climate variability
- climatology
- decision making under uncertainty
- extreme event (flood, drought, bushfire) risk
- food security
- hydroclimatology
- hydrology
- statistics and stochastic modelling
- water resources management
- water security
Research expertise
- Climatology, hydrology, climate variability and climate change in the Asia-Pacific region
- Extensive experience in understanding the multi-temporal drivers of Australia's climate and characterising their associated impacts
- Climate forecasting on seasonal, annual, multi-year and multi-decadal timescales
- Experienced in quantifying extreme event (e.g. flood, drought, bushfire) risk and vulnerability
- Experienced in analysing and interpreting climate model output and utilising this information, combined with spatial and temporal downscaling techniques, to assess possible regional (and large-scale) impacts of climate change
- Experienced in stochastic data generation and familiar with a variety of different approaches
- Have utilised a variety of different hydrological models including the University of Yamanashi Distributed Hydrological Model (YHyM) (which I was also a developer of), TOPMODEL, VIC, REALM, IQQM
- Experienced in handling large datasets, meeting deadlines, working on several projects at one time, and presenting/communicating results and information (orally and in writing)
- Knowledge of the Victorian Department of Sustainability & Environment (DSE), Hunter Water Corporation, Southern Rural Water and Sydney Catchment Authority reservoir operations, drought/flood management procedures and experienced in working with similar organisations
Languages
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|
| 040600 | Physical Geography And Environmental Geoscience | 60 |
| 040100 | Atmospheric Sciences | 25 |
| 090500 | Civil Engineering | 15 |
Collaboration
Characterising impacts of climate variability and change, seasonal/interannual forecasting, extreme event (e.g. flood, drought, bushfire etc.) risk analysis, hydrological modelling, stochastic modelling, water resources management.
Administrative
Administrative expertise
- Project management
- Student supervision
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
- climate variability and change
- climatology
- hydrology
- statistics
Teaching expertise
- Climatology, hydrology, impacts and modelling of climate variability and climate change, extreme event risk quantification
- Statistics and stochastic modelling
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
EditPublications
No publications.
EditGrants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 28 |
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| Total funding | $1,917,771 |
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For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
- Indicates that the researcher may be seeking students for this project.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2013 (3 grants)
Centre for Sediment Tracing and Surface Modelling$230,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
Australia-China Science and Research Fund (ACSRF): Young Scientists Exchange Program$10,000
Funding Body: Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
| Scheme | Role |
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| Australia-China Science and Research Fund (ACSRF): Young Scientists Exchange Program | Chief Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
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| $10,000 | 2013 | 2013 |
| GNo:183831208 |
Scientific Visits to Japan - JSPS Invitational Fellowships (Short-term) 2013/2014$6,400
Funding Body: Australian Academy of Science
| Scheme | Role |
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| Scientific Visits to Japan | Chief Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
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| $6,400 | 2013 | 2014 |
| GNo:183831234 |
2012 (7 grants)
The influence of East Coast Lows on the water security of coastal New South Wales$300,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
The influence of East Coast Lows on the water security of coastal New South Wales$100,000
Funding Body: NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
The influence of East Coast Lows on the water security of coastal New South Wales$50,000
Funding Body: NSW Department of Finance and Services
Understanding climate processes of high yield catchments in eastern Australia (funded by Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA))$46,200
Funding Body: Newcastle Innovation
The influence of East Coast Lows on the water security of coastal New South Wales$20,000
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation
Understanding the reliability of high yield water resource catchments in eastern Australia under hydroclimatic variability and change$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team |
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| Doctor Anthony Kiem |
| Scheme | Role |
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| Linkage Pilot Research Grant | Chief Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
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| $10,000 | 2012 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1201074 |
Factors and measures that overcome barriers to climate change adaptation$1,000
Funding Body: NCCARF (National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility)
2011 (6 grants)
Robust optimization of urban drought security for an uncertain climate$217,381
Funding Body: NCCARF (National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility)
| Project Team |
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| Professor George Kuczera, Doctor Dmitri Kavetski, Doctor Anthony Kiem |
| Scheme | Role |
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| Adaptation Research Network Settlements and Infrastructure | Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
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| $217,381 | 2011 | 2014 |
| GNo:G1100916 |
Bridging the gap between end user needs and science capability: dealing with uncertainty in future scenarios$172,000
Funding Body: NCCARF (National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility)
Climate change impact and adaptation in the Mekong Delta (funded by Asian Development Bank)$115,000
Funding Body: Newcastle Innovation
| Project Team |
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| Doctor Anthony Kiem |
| Scheme | Role |
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| Administered Research | Chief Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
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| $115,000 | 2011 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1100682 |
Specifying Australia's climate Variability in the context of a changing climate$100,000
Funding Body: Grains Research & Development Corporation
Robust optimization of urban drought security for an uncertain climate$50,000
Funding Body: Hunter Water Corporation
| Project Team |
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| Professor George Kuczera, Doctor Dmitri Kavetski, Doctor Anthony Kiem |
| Scheme | Role |
|---|
| Adaptation Research Network Settlements and Infrastructure partner funding | Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
|---|
| $50,000 | 2011 | 2014 |
| GNo:G1200664 |
Investigation into the relationships between tidal fluctuations and historical climatic variations along the Australian coast$5,830
Funding Body: NCCARF (National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility)
2010 (8 grants)
Characterising multi-decadal changes in mid-latitude climate - future implications for Victorian Water Resources (funded by the State of Victoria through the Department of Sustainability and Environme$117,200
Funding Body: Newcastle Innovation
Drought and the future of small inland towns$80,000
Funding Body: NCCARF (National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility)
Utilising insights into climate patterns and causal processes to improve seasonal to multidecadal hydroclimatic forecasting in South East Australia$42,500
Funding Body: CSIRO - Land and Water
Limits to climate change adaptation for small inland communities affected by drought$40,000
Funding Body: NCCARF (National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility)
Climate driving mechanisms controlling floods and droughts in Southeast Australia.$39,000
Funding Body: CSIRO - Land and Water
| Project Team |
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| Doctor Anthony Kiem, Doctor Russell Drysdale |
| Scheme | Role |
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| Flagship Scholarship | Chief Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
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| $39,000 | 2010 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1000044 |
Climate driving mechanisms controlling floods and droughts in Southeast Australia.$15,000
Funding Body: NCCARF (National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility)
| Project Team |
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| Doctor Russell Drysdale, Doctor Anthony Kiem |
| Scheme | Role |
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| Water Network Scholarship | Chief Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
|---|
| $15,000 | 2010 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1000350 |
Utilising insights into climate patterns and causal processes to improve seasonal to multidecadal hydroclimatic forecasting in South East Australia$15,000
Funding Body: NCCARF (National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility)
Utilising climate science insights to inform climate change adaptation$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team |
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| Doctor Anthony Kiem |
| Scheme | Role |
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| Special Project Grant | Chief Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
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| $10,000 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G1000685 |
2009 (4 grants)
East Coast Lows and Newcastle/Central Coast Pasha Bulker Storm$68,500
Funding Body: NCCARF (National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility)
Water Supply Stochastic Data Generation - current and future climate scenarios (funded by ActewAGL)$26,460
Funding Body: Newcastle Innovation
| Project Team |
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| Doctor Anthony Kiem |
| Scheme | Role |
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| Administered Research | Chief Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
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| $26,460 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G1000825 |
Review of current understanding into Murray-Darling Basin climate patterns and causal processes (funded by Murray-Darling Basin Authority)$25,300
Funding Body: Newcastle Innovation
Seasonal to multi-decadal hydroclimatological forecasting in Australia$5,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team |
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| Doctor Anthony Kiem |
| Scheme | Role |
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| New Staff Grant | Chief Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
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| $5,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0190115 |
EditResearch Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 7 |
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| Total current UoN Masters EFTSL | 1.25 |
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| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 2.2 |
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For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
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| 2013 | 2015 | M Philosophy (EnvironmentalSc) | Co-Supervisor | Relationship Between Climatic Variability and Tropical Cyclones in the Pacific Islands |
| 2013 | 2015 | M Philosophy (Enviro Eng) | Co-Supervisor | Testing the Hydrologic Validity of Downscaled Climate Data for Water Security Assessment |
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Environmental Sc) | Principal Supervisor | East Coast Lows (ECLs): Formation, Impacts, Historical Variability and Future Projections |
| 2012 | 2015 | M Philosophy (EnvironmentalSc) | Principal Supervisor | Factors and Measures that Overcome Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Sustainable Res Mngt) | Co-Supervisor | Exploring the Process of Adaptation to Climate Change in the Coastal Region of Bangladesh |
| 2010 | 2014 | PhD (Environmental Sc) | Principal Supervisor | Utilising Insights Into Climate Patterns and Causal Processes to Improve Seasonal Hydroclimate Forcecasting in South Australia |
| 2010 | 2014 | PhD (Environmental Sc) | Principal Supervisor | Factors Controlling Floods and Droughts in the Murray-Darling Basin |