Research Project Manager

• Oct 2019 - Present

The West Midlands Air Quality Improvement Programme aims to support the improvement of air quality, and associated health, environmental and economic benefits, in the West Midlands.

Honorary Research Fellow

• Jul 2014 - Oct 2019

Research Fellow

• May 2011 - Jun 2014

HiTemp project: High density temperature measurements within the urban environmentThe long-term aim of the HiTemp project research team is to identify, model and promote adaptation to the impacts of urban heat and climate change on the people and infrastructure of major conurbations. Urban heat is amongst the most pressing priorities of impacts of climate change. The Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a direct consequence of anthropogenic influences on our local climate - although the UHI phenomenon is well documented, the basic measurement of temperatures across urban areas remains very limited. Climate change scenarios suggest increases in mean temperatures exacerbate heat waves - most noticeable in urban areas. Impacts include: - Human health (e.g. heat stress, deaths) - the 2003 heat wave was considered to be responsible for 14802 and 2045 excess deaths in France and the UK, respectively - most of these deaths were in urban areas. Heat waves such as this may be typical by 2040 - Society (e.g. law and order) - Infrastructure of the urban areas themselves, such as transportation (e.g. roads melting, rail buckling) - Power supplies (e.g. transformer overloading due to increased heat and the need for air conditioning) The HiTemp project will see 250 temperature sensors and 33 weather stations installed in the Birmingham conurbation: 131 of these will be located on schools, approximately 100 on lampposts in the CBD, whilst the weather stations will be sited in primary sub-stations. The project will see Birmingham having the densest temperature-sensor network in the world and will lead to a number of research projects examining Birmingham’s urban heat island (UHI) in more detail than ever-before possible. Show less

Guest Lecturer

• Sep 2011 - Jul 2013

Guest lecturer on MSc Applied Meteorology and Climatology course: Atmospheric Data Processing & Statistics - Programming componentTopics: Computing basics, HTML, Unix, Fortran, R

Postgraduate Recruitment Officer

• Nov 2010 - May 2011

Supporting postgraduate recruitment activities with a focus on PhDs, including events, marketing and setting up a doctoral researcher enquiry system.

Head of Public Engagement

• Jan 2017 - Oct 2019

This role focuses on engaging members (students, professional, academic and amateur enthusiasts) and the wider-public with weather and climate, as well as communicating news about the Society via a range of initiatives, including online news features and publications (e.g. theWeather club newsletter and iPad app), social media, membership activities, educational activities and outreach.

Public Engagement Programme Manager

• Jul 2014 - Dec 2016

This role focuses on engaging members (students, professional, academic and amateur enthusiasts) and the wider-public with weather and climate, as well as communicating news about the Society via a range of initiatives, including online news features and publications (e.g. theWeather club newsletter and iPad app), social media, membership activities, educational activities and outreach.

Post-doctoral Researcher / Educational Outreach Scientist

• Oct 2008 - Oct 2010

The research part of this job involved undertaking academic research related to earth observations and climate science, preparing reports, giving presentations, and writing scientific papers. Specific academic interests include: Earth observation science; aerosols, clouds and precipitation interactions; climate change; general remote sensing techniques and applications; education and teaching. The education / outreach part of the job included the Space Academy project, which is an educational project funded by the East Midlands development agency and run jointly by the National Space Centre (NSC), University of Leicester and University of Nottingham. The project used space, space technology and climate change themes to enhance learning, inspire and encourage Key Stage (KS) 4 and 5 students into pursuing a university career (particularly in the area of geography, science, technology, engineering and maths) and also to enhance teacher training. Other outreach activities included running masterclasses, workshops for primary and secondary schools, open days, outreach events, careers talks, workshops in schools, TV and radio interviews, event advertising and web-based media products (including press releases, websites and blogs). I also have experience of supervising, teaching and tutoring students for the projects I have been involved with - this includes running training sessions. Show less