SCENARIO Cohort 5 (entry Autumn 2018)

James Bishop

Quantifying the effectiveness of natural flood management in lowland catchments

Lead supervisor: Gareth Old, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford
Co-supervisor: Ponnamblam Rameshwaran, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford
Co-supervisor: Andrew Wade, University of Reading
CASE support from the Evenlode Catchment Partnership

Jake Bland
The control of cloud and moisture on extratropical cyclone evolution

Lead supervisor: Suzanne Gray, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Richard Forbes, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Co-supervisor: John Methven, University of Reading

Kris Boykin
Extracting likely scenarios from high resolution ensemble forecasts in real-time

Lead supervisor: John Methven, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Tom Frame, University of Reading
Co-supervisors: Nigel Roberts Met Office
CASE support from The Met Office

Wilf Calder-Potts
Quantifying the impact of increased atmospheric CO2 and climate change on photosynthesis using Solar Induced Fluorescence

Lead supervisor: Tristan Quaife, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Debbie Hemming, Met Office
Co-supervisor: Hartmut Bosch, National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), University of Leicester
CASE support from NCEO

Alex Doyle
Understanding monsoon cloud development using Doppler weather radar and high-resolution modelling

Lead supervisor: Andy Turner, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Thorwald Stein, University of Reading

Harry Frost
Do microplastics transfer potentially toxic elements from water to soil?

Lead supervisor: Mónica Felipe-Sotelo, University of Surrey
Co-supervisor: Tom Sizmur, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Tom Bond, University of Surrey

Daniel Galea
Deep learning atmospheric features

Lead supervisor: Bryan Lawrence, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Giuseppe di Fatta, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Julian Kunkel, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Giuseppe Nicosia, University of Reading

Emanuele Silvio Gentile
The impact of atmosphere-wave-ocean coupling on extreme surface wind forecasts

Lead supervisor: Suzanne Gray, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Huw Lewis, Met Office 
Co-supervisor: Joachim Fallmann, Met Office
CASE support from The Met Office

 

Carl Haines
Quantifying the risk of high-impact space weather events for the power industry

Lead supervisor: Mathew Owens, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Alexis Ruffenach, EDF Energy
Co-supervisor: Luke Barnard, University of Reading
CASE support from EDF Energy

Austin Jones
Solar wind modulation of lightning

Lead supervisor: Chris Scott, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Mathew Owens, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Clare Watt, University of Reading

Lucy King
Optimal exploitation of GNSS reflectometry signals for sensing land parameters

Lead-supervisor: Craig Underwood, University of Surrey
Co-supervisor: Martin Unwin, Surrey Satellite Tehncology Ltd (SSTL)
Co-supervisor: Raffaelle Guida, University of Surrey
Co-supervisor: France Gerrard, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford
CASE support from SSTL

Michael Lai
Understanding the influence of anthropogenic aerosols on Atlantic multi-decadal variability

Lead supervisor: Jon Robson, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Rowan Sutton, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Nick Dunstone, Met Office
Co-supervisor: Doug Smith, Met Offce
CASE support from The Met Office

Simon Lee
How can the stratosphere help us predict the weather several weeks ahead?

Lead supervisor: Andrew Charlton-Perez, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Steve Woolnough, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Jason Furtado, University of Oklahoma

Roweena Patel
Energy transfer in marine ecosystems based on phytoplankton size structure from satellite remote sensing

Lead supervisor: Shovonlal Roy, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Eliza Capuzzo, Centre for Environment, Fihseries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas)
Co-supervisor: Jeroen Van Der Kooij, Centre for Environment, Fihseries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas)
CASE support from Cefas

Kieran Pope
Interactions between radiation and convective organization

Lead supervisor: Christopher Holloway, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Thorwald Sten, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Michael Whitall, Met Office

Mark Prosser
Using aviation meteorology to improve aircraft safety

Lead supervisor: Paul Williams, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Giles Harrison, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Andy Wells, Civil Aviation Authority
Co-supervisor: Graham Green, Civil Aviation Authority

Meg Stretton
A global perspective on the urban heat island effect

Lead supervisor: Sue Grimmond, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Robin Hogan, European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (ECMWF)

Dan Teeling
Quantifying responses to abrupt climate change in the Andes, South America: empirical data and model synergies

Lead supervisor: Stuart Black, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Nicolas Branch, University of Reading
Co-supervisor: Christopher Vane, British Geological Survey
Co-supervisor: Joy Singarayer, University of Reading

Rachael Thornley
Using Sentinel satellite remote sensing data to monitor the state of grasslands across a range of management intensities

Lead supervisor: Tom Sizmur, University of Reading.
Co-supervisor: Michael Watts, British Geological Survey (BGS).
CASE support from BGS Universities Funding Initiative.

Nick Williams
Arctic sea-ice reduction: gaining new knowledge from data assimilation

Lead supervisor: Danny Feltham, University of Reading.
Co-supervisor: Peter Jan Van Leeuwen, University of Reading.
Co-supervisor: Andy Shepherd, University of Leeds.

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