With a strong endorsement by the Management Board, Associate Professor Ritchie-Tyo has been appointed as the Deputy Director of the Sino-Australian Research Consortium for Coastal Management (SARCCM). Congratulations! Associate Professor Ritchie-Tyo will lead two new SARCCM initiatives: 1) SARCCM’s Double Master Degrees program with Ocean University of China and Guangdong Ocean University; 2) Establishment of a new SARCCM research program in the area of ‘Cyclones and Weather’.