Lead Supervisor: Oscar Martínez-Alvarado, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: o.martinezalvarado@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Ben Harvey, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and Department…Read More >
SC2024_19 Evaluating changes in Holocene and Anthropocene biodiversity and healthiness of English Peatlands
Lead Supervisor: Nicholas Branch, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading Email: n.p.branch@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Steve Robinson, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading; Barbara Silva, Natural England…Read More >
SC2024_18 Correcting for errors in location of features in numerical weather forecasts using ‘field warping’
Lead Supervisor: Ross Bannister, National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) and Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: r.n.bannister@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Alison Fowler, National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) and Department…Read More >
SC2024_17 Does urbanisation and urban heat impact parasite burden and disease risk from the invasive grey squirrel in the UK?
Lead Supervisor: Patricia Brekke, Institute of Zoology Email: Patricia.brekke@ioz.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Manuela González Suárez, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Reading; Sarah Perkins, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University As urban centres expand globally, wild…Read More >
SC2024_16 Effect of atmospheric turbulence on wind power aerodynamics
Lead Supervisor: Marco Placidi, Mechanical Engineering Sciences/EnFlo, University of Surrey Email: m.placidi@surrey.ac.uk Co-supervisor: Majid Bastankhah, Durham University The combined crises of global climate change and the recently-exposed weakness of supply…Read More >
SC2024_15 How predictable is severe weather associated with elevated convection?
Lead Supervisor: Peter Clark Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: p.clark@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Sue Gray, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading; Humphrey Lean, Met Office; David Flack, Met Office; Matt Lehnert,…Read More >
SC2024_14 Green Carbon Sequestration: Using plants to fix C(O2) deep under ground
Lead Supervisor: Tom Sizmur, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading Email: t.sizmur@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Sharif Ahmed, Diamond Light Source; Luis Carlos Colocho Hurtarte, Diamond Light Source; Daniel Evans, Cranfield…Read More >
SC2024_13 Aviation turbulence in a warmer world
Lead Supervisor: Paul Williams, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: p.d.williams@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Miguel Teixeira, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading; Veronique Blanc, Airbus; Sylvie Marquier, Airbus Clear-air turbulence is a major…Read More >
SC2024_12 Representing ground-atmosphere coupling over mountainous terrain: the need for a new paradigm
Lead Supervisor: Miguel Teixeira, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: m.a.teixeira@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Bob Plant, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading; Steve Derbyshire, Met Office; Ivana Stiperski, University of Innsbruck,…Read More >
SC2024_11 Air quality, thermal effects and micro-climate in urban areas
Lead Supervisor: Matteo Carpentieri, School of Mechanical Engineering Sciences / EnFlo, University of Surrey Email: m.carpentieri@surrey.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Giovanni Iacobello, School of Mechanical Engineering Sciences / EnFlo, University of Surrey; Pietro Salizzoni,…Read More >
SC2024_10 Linking Microbial Control of Macronutrient Availability to Carbon Sequestration in Temperate Forests
Lead Supervisor: Liz Shaw, Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading Email: e.j.shaw@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Elena Vanguelova, Forest Research; Mark Tibbett, School of Agriculture Policy, and Development, University of Reading…Read More >
SC2024_09 Quantifying and forecasting variability and extremes in the weather-sensitive energy generation in Kenya
Lead Supervisor: Linda Hirons, National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), University of Reading Email: l.c.hirons@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Caroline Wainwright, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University; David Brayshaw, Department of…Read More >
SC2024_08 Understanding the risk of extreme U.S. winter weather
Lead Supervisor: Kevin Hodges, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading and National Centre for Atmospheric Science Email: k.i.hodges@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Andrew Charlton-Perez, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading; Alec Vessey, AXA…Read More >
SC2024_07 Operational forecasting for early warning of groundwater extremes: progress through large-sample comparative hydrogeology
Lead Supervisor: Jonathan Mackay, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire Email: joncka@bgs.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Anne Verhoef, Department of Geography and Environmental science, University of Reading; Christopher Jackson, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottinghamshire; Dr…Read More >
SC2024_06 Generating and evaluating the next generation of ensemble atmospheric dispersion forecasts
Lead supervisor: Helen Dacre, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: h.f.dacre@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Ben Evans, Met Office; Tom Frame, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading This PhD project will explore the…Read More >
SC2024_05 Multidisciplinary optimisation of wind farms through experiments and data-driven modelling
Lead supervisor: Giovanni Iacobello, EnFlo/School of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University of Surrey Email: g.iacobello@surrey.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Matteo Carpentieri, EnFlo/School of Mechanical Engineering Sciences, University of Surrey; Marco Placidi, EnFlo/School of Mechanical…Read More >
SC2024_04 Using drone LIDAR technology to quantify hedgerow management, quality and configuration, and the impacts on farmland pollinator communities
Lead supervisor: Deepa Senapathi, School of Agriculture, Policy and Development, University of Reading Email: g.d.senapathi@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: France Gerard, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology; Simon Potts, School of Agriculture, Policy…Read More >
SC2024_03 What is causing Southern Ocean sea ice loss?
Lead Supervisor: Daniel Feltham, University of Reading, Department of Meteorology Email: d.l.feltham@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: David Ferreira, Rebecca Frew, Jake Aylmer (University of Reading, Department of Meteorology) The Southern Ocean, surrounding Antarctica…Read More >
SC2024_02 Mitigating against recreational disturbances on songbirds in a National Park
Lead Supervisor: Becks Spake, School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading r.spake@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Jen Clements, Forest Research; Brian Pickles, School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading; Manuela González Suárez, School…Read More >
SC2024_01 Treatment of model bias in Marine Ecology forecasting
Lead Supervisor: Alison M. Fowler, National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) and Department of Meteorology, University of Reading Email: a.m.fowler@reading.ac.uk Co-supervisors: Jozef Skákala, NCEO and Plymouth Marine Laboratory; David Ford,…Read More >