{"id":288,"date":"2022-10-27T16:34:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-27T15:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/huracan\/?page_id=288"},"modified":"2025-11-11T14:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T14:03:28","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/huracan\/about-huracan\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<em>Hurac\u00e1n<\/em> is coordinated by its Principal Investigator and Project Manager, and each of the four work packages is overseen by at least three Leads, who represent both UK and US institutions, which ensures broad expertise across work packages. 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style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.physics.ox.ac.uk\/our-people\/bourdin\">Dr Stella Bourdin<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>University of Oxford<\/h3>\n<p>Tropical cyclone tracking and analysis[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;722&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/environment.leeds.ac.uk\/see\/staff\/12601\/dr-anne-barber\">Dr Anne Barber<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>University of Leeds<\/h3>\n<p>Software Development Scientist[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;828&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;WP2: TCs&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;wp2-TCs&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Leads<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/people\/r.toumi\">Prof. Ralf Toumi<\/a><!--EndFragment --><\/h2>\n<h3>Imperial College London<\/h3>\n<p>Tropical cyclone processes[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;380&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonybrook.edu\/commcms\/somas\/people\/_profiles\/kevin-reed#BioResearch\">Prof. Kevin Reed<\/a><!--EndFragment --><\/h2>\n<h3>Stony Brook University<\/h3>\n<p>Tropical cyclone impacts, climate change[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;381&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/meteorology\/people\/kevin-hodges\/\">Dr Kevin Hodges<\/a><!--EndFragment --><\/h2>\n<h3>University of Reading<\/h3>\n<p>Cyclone tracking and processes[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;383&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;sandy_brown&#8221; el_width=&#8221;80&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Co-Investigator<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/meteorology\/people\/xiangbo-feng\/\">Dr Xiangbo Feng<\/a><!--EndFragment --><\/h2>\n<h3>University of Reading<\/h3>\n<p>Tropical cyclone variability and predictability[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;382&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;sandy_brown&#8221; el_width=&#8221;80&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>PDRA<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Dian-Yi-Li\">Dr Dian-Yi Li<\/a><!--EndFragment --><\/h2>\n<h3>Stony Brook University<\/h3>\n<p>Tropical cyclone processes, storyline analysis[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;720&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;WP3: Midlatitudes&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;wp3-midlatitudes&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Leads<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/schools\/gees\/people\/profile.aspx?ReferenceId=20916\">Prof. Gregor Leckebusch<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>University of Birmingham<\/h3>\n<p>Extreme cyclones, impacts[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;384&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/meteorology\/people\/john-methven\/\">Prof. John Methven<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>University of Reading<\/h3>\n<p>Cyclone dynamics, diabatic processes[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;385&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iee.psu.edu\/people\/colin-zarzycki\">Prof. Colin Zarzycki<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Penn State University<\/h3>\n<p>Extreme weather detection and quantification[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;386&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;sandy_brown&#8221; el_width=&#8221;80&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>PDRA<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/research.birmingham.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/elena-bianco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr Elena Bianco<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>University of Birmingham<\/h3>\n<p>Cyclone tracking and impacts[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;246&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/meteorology\/people\/leo-saffin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr Leo Saffin<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>University of Reading<\/h3>\n<p>Midlatitude cyclone processes and interactions[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;628&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birmingham.ac.uk\/staff\/profiles\/gees\/ng-kelvin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr Kelvin Ng<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>University of Birmingham<\/h3>\n<p>Cyclone tracking and analysis[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;636&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;WP4: Impacts&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;wp4-impacts&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Leads<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ed.ac.uk\/ghegerl\/\">Prof. Gabriele Hegerl FRS<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>University of Edinburgh<\/h3>\n<p>Climate change, detection and attribution[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;484&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncl.ac.uk\/engineering\/staff\/profile\/hayleyfowler.html\">Prof. Hayley Fowler<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>Newcastle University<\/h3>\n<p>Hydrological systems, impacts[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;480&#8243; img_size=&#8221;150&#215;150&#8243; style=&#8221;vc_box_rounded&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a 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