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Group Leaders<\/h2>\n

The ACRC Group Leaders are a group of individual academics and senior researchers working in the area of Atmospheric Composition, Radiation and Climate. They are listed below, in alphabetical order, followed by our PDRAs and PhD students.<\/p>\n

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Professor Richard Allan<\/a><\/h3>\n

Professor in Climate Science<\/h4>\n

I use Earth Observation data to explore fluctuations in clouds, water vapour, rainfall and the Earth’s radiative energy balance and use this information to assess the realism of climate prediction models and improve our understanding of the climate system. I was a lead author for the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 6th assessment report and am affiliated with the National Centre for Earth Observation.<\/p>\n

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Professor Nicolas Bellouin <\/a><\/h3>\n

Professor in Climate Processes<\/h3>\n

I study interactions between atmospheric aerosols and radiation, clouds, chemistry and vegetation, with a recent focus on aviation. The aim of my research is to better estimate the aerosol radiative forcing of climate change from satellite observations, re-analyses, and global Earth system modelling. I am currently seconded to Institut Pierre Simon Laplace and based at Sorbonne Universit\u00e9 to lead the Climaviation research project<\/a> on the climate impact of aviation.<\/p>\n

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Professor William Collins<\/a><\/h3>\n

Professor in Climate Processes<\/h4>\n

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Professor Michaela Hegglin<\/a><\/h3>\n

Professor in Atmospheric Chemistry<\/h4>\n

Earth observations, atmospheric chemistry and transport, upper troposphere and lower stratosphere processes, stratospheric ozone, air pollution, chemistry-climate coupling, and Earth-system model evaluation. PI of the ESA Water Vapour Climate Change Initiative.\u00a0Also Director at the Institute of Climate and Energy Systems<\/a>, Forschungszentrum J\u00fclich, J\u00fclich (Germany).<\/p>\n

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Professor Robin Hogan<\/a><\/h3>\n

Visiting Professor of Atmospheric Physics<\/h4>\n

Robin is now based at ECMWF but retains strong links to the Department and research group.<\/p>\n

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Dr Claire Ryder<\/a><\/h3>\n

Associate Professor in Mineral Dust Processes<\/h4>\n

I am interested in mineral dust: how dust affects weather, climate and society, and how weather and climate in turn impact mineral dust emissions, transport and impacts. Dust in-situ airborne observations (large research aircraft and UAV), remote sensing observations and dust modelling from NWP to climate scale.<\/p>\n

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Professor Keith Shine<\/a><\/h3>\n

Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science<\/h4>\n

I am currently the Department\u2019s first Regius Professor of Meteorology and Climate Science. I have worked for many years in the general areas of the \u00a0Earth’s (changing) radiation budget. Currently my focus is on (i) radiative forcing of climate change, particularly due to greenhouse gases and (ii) the radiative impact of water vapour and its continuum.<\/p>\n

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Dr James Weber<\/a><\/h3>\n

Lecturer in Atmospheric Radiation, Composition and Climate<\/h4>\n

Dr Weber\u2019s research interests lie in the interactions between atmospheric composition and climate with a focus on climate change mitigation strategies including wide scale reforestation and methane reductions. Dr Weber contributes to the scientific development of the United Kingdom Earth System Model (UKESM) and uses it to perform experiments to examine how changes to atmospheric composition (chemistry and aerosols) will affect climate and, in turn, may be affected by climate. He is also interested in air quality having done research into moorland burning in the Peak District and the impact of the clean air zone in Sheffield.<\/p>\n

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Dr Laura Wilcox<\/a><\/h3>\n

Professor of Aerosol-Climate Interactions (NCAS)<\/h4>\n