Eureka Prize to Matthew England and colleagues

Matthew England and his colleagues have created a computer model that can reliably predict ocean circulation - a critical tool in understanding and predicting global climate change. And it's already highlighting the role of ships in spreading invasive ocean pests like jellyfish.

For this achievement, Matthew and his University of New South Wales colleagues win the $10,000 Sherman Eureka Prize for Environmental Research. His co-winners are Alex Sen Gupta, PhD student in the School's Climate and Environmental Dynamics Laboratory and Michael Dawson of the Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies.

Accurate computer models of the oceans are critical in predicting the impact of climate change. Being able to model the movement of deep ocean water is an essential step towards understanding how much carbon dioxide the oceans can carry.

Earlier story on Matt's ocean research

The School also won a Eureka Prize in 2005 ... story