Who’s who
ACADEMIC STAFF
Thorwald Stein
Associate Professor in clouds
Interested in convection, dynamics of clouds, turbulence and evaluation of convection and turbulence-permitting numerical models using radar observations.
Chris Westbrook
Lecturer
Interested in cloud microphysics (especially ice), radar & lidar remote-sensing methods, laboratory experiments on ice particle aerodynamics, scattering of electromagnetic waves by complex (ice) particles.
Anthony Illingworth
Emeritus Professor
Interested in use of radar to profile clouds, evaluation of operational forecast models. Scientific leader of EarthCARE mission. Developing new concepts for spaceborne observations of winds and their assimilation into NWP.
Robin Hogan
Professor (part time, mostly based at ECMWF)
Interested in radiative transfer, scattering, development of variational retrieval algorithms with application to EarthCARE and other remote-sensing platforms.
RESEARCH STAFF
Shannon Mason
NCEO researcher
Developing retrieval techniques for EarthCARE, especially exploitation of Doppler capability.
Rob Thompson
Postdoctoral Research Scientist and Teaching Fellow
Research into precipitation and rainfall using dual polarisation radar. Radar correction techniques for rainfall estimation. Multi-Doppler wind retrievals.
Karina McCusker
Post Doctoral Research Assistant
Scattering from complex ice particles, and development of fast approximate methods for solution of 3D electromagnetic scattering problems.
Brian Lo
Post Doctoral Research Assistant
Updrafts in convective storms. Zdr columns. Turbulence estimates. NWP evaluation.
Natalie Harvey
Post Doctoral Research Assistant
Lidar observations of boundary layer characteristics and turbulence.
Ewan O'Connor
Visiting fellow, primary affiliation FMI
Developing retrieval techniques for turbulence, wind and boundary layer propertied from Doppler lidar. Evaluation of clouds, aerosol and turbulence in numerical models.
John Nicol
Based in New Zealand
Research into radar measurement techniques, especially for WIVERN wind satellite concept. Refractivity and vertical velocity retrieval using radar.
RESEARCH STUDENTS
Isabelle Gorst
PhD Year 2
How does Boundary Layer Variability affect Cumulus and Convective Storm Development?
Dony Cristianto
PhD Year 1
Interactions Between Regional and Local Circulations in Maritime Continent: Their Role in Convective Storms and Their Fidelity in Models
MET OFFICE @ READING COLLEAGUES
Lee Hawkness-Smith
Radar Scientist Data Assimilation
Assimilation of radar reflectivity into numerical models providing direct observations to constrain the model.