Mathilde Ritman

About Mathilde

Mathilde is a climate scientist with a background in applied mathematics and AI. Presently, she is working to complete her doctorate in climate physics at the University of Oxford, with the support of the Wesfarmers John Monash Scholarship.

She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Melbourne and her honours degree at Monash University, the latter supported by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes.

Mathilde is driven to understand our world and how it impacts our communities. She has led and contributed to research into the impacts of sea level rise in the Pacific, the changing nature of Australian drought, applications of AI in climate science, and (currently) the fundamental physics of how the climate system will respond to global average warming. She has published several peer-reviewed scientific articles (including winning a ‘best student paper’ award while an undergraduate), presented at international conferences, and has founded and chaired scientific conferences and early-career research networks. Next, she will find new ways to drive innovative climate science that has a lasting impact for our communities.

Mathilde has also worked as a researcher and data scientist at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), the University of Melbourne, and Monash University.