Background
Manning, Martin Richard was born on March 20, 1944 in Manchester, England. Arrived in New Zealand, 1953. Son of James Dermot and marion Grace (O'Brien) Manning.
Manning, Martin Richard was born on March 20, 1944 in Manchester, England. Arrived in New Zealand, 1953. Son of James Dermot and marion Grace (O'Brien) Manning.
Bachelor of Science, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand, 1963. Master of Science, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, 1967.
Research scientist Department Scientific and Industrial Research, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, 1964-1992. Scientist theoretical physics department Oxford (England) University, 1968-1969. Assistant professor McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada, 1975-1976.
Consultant World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 1980. Research associate University Colorado, Boulder, 1991-1992. Project director NIWA, Wellington, New Zealand, since 1992.
Member National Science Strategy Committee, New Zealand, since 1994, National Greenhouse Advisory Committee, Australia, 1994-1996, Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution, since 1995. Vice chair WGII United Nations/World Meteorological Organization Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, since 1997.
Member American Geophysical Union.
Married Catherine Joan Lower Manning, July 3, 1965. Children: Andrew, Victoria, Elizabeth.