Lisa V. Alexander | |
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| Education | Queen's University Belfast |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
| Occupation | Climate scientist |
| Known for | Climate research, heatwaves and extreme weather |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of New South Wales |
| Thesis | Extreme measures : mechanisms driving changes in climate extremes in Australia (2009) |
| Website | https://research.unsw.edu.au/people/professor-lisa-alexander |
Lisa Victoria Alexander is an international expert on heatwaves. She received the Dorothy Hill Medal[1] for her research on climate extremes, the frequency and intensity of heatwaves, and has provided evidence that the frequency and intensity of heatwaves will be influenced by the quantity of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, in particular carbon dioxide. She was a contributing author to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports, including the fifth assessment report.