The Team (* denotes co-supervision)
The Team (* denotes co-supervision)
Dr Benjamin Benne
Current interests: Mars photochemistry
Dr Liang Feng
Current interests: Carbon cycle; satellite remote sensing; inverse methods. [NCEO]
Dr Doug Finch
Current interests: Data science; UK surface air quality; carbon cycle; leading the GEMINI-Edinburgh+ project
Gergely Friss (PhD 2023-)
Current interests: Pre-biotic chemistry on early Earth and exoplanets
Linus Heinke* (PhD 2021-) [Joint PhD with U. Leuven]
Current interests: Exoplanet atmospheres and machine learning.
Dr Alex Kurganskiy
Current interests: Using ground-based EO data to quantify UK GHG emissions. [NCEO]
Dr Andrew Matheson NIMCAM/SNEEZI Engineer
Current interests: All aspects of the NIMCAM/SNEEZI satellite mission concepts
Dr Will Morrison GEMINI_Edinburgh Scientist
Current interests: All aspects of the GEMINI-Edinburgh+ project
Kalyani Ramanan (PhD 2024-) [CASE supervisor: NPL]
Current interests: Establishing and employing standards for satellite observations of GHGs and associated emission estimates.
Dr Nikolai Ponomarev
Current interests: data analysis and carbon flux estimation using MicroCarb data
Dr Chloe Schooling
Current interests: Quantifying combustion CO2 fluxes from atmospheric CO2 and air quality gases
Dr Susie Sun
Current interests: Using satellite data to understand more about Earth's atmospheric composition [NCEO]
Dr Haolin Wang
Current interests: Use of isotopologues to improve understanding of the global carbon cycle.
Dr Ying Wang
Visiting researcher, Institute of Atmospheric Physics , CAS, Beijing
Current interests: Chinese carbon cycle
Dr Jerome Woodwark
Current interests: Lead engineer of the NIMCAM and SNEEZE satellite mission concepts
Professor Dongxu Yang
Visiting Professor, Institute of Atmospheric Physics , CAS, Beijing
Current interests: Satellite remote sensing data of air quality (PM2.5) and greenhouse gases (methane); global atmospheric chemistry and climate change and the associated impacts on energy systems.
FRANCISCO ARDEVOL MARTINEZ (joint PhD with U. Groningen, 2021-2024), PDRA in exoplanets, American Museum of Natural History, NYC.
MEGAN ATKINS (Summer student 2017), MSc in environmental sustainability, Netherlands.
MICHAEL BARKLEY (POSTDOC, 2006-2010): Lecturer at the University of Leicester
JAMES BARLOW (PhD, 2010-2014; PDRA, 2014-2016): Researcher at the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA).
EDDY BARRATT (UNDERGRADUATE PROJECT STUDENT, Summer 2010-Summer 2011): Research scientist at SEPA.
MICHAEL BAUER (POSTDOC, 2024-2025): Visiting researcher at JAXA.
MARRICK BRAAM (PhD, 2020-2024): PDRA at Center for Space and Habitability, University of Bern, Switzerland.
ROBYN BUTLER (PhD, 2012-2017): Air quality consultant at Tonkin and Taylor, NZ.
ANTHONY BLOOM (PhD, 2007-2011): Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, USA.
CLAIRE BULGIN (PhD, 2006-2010): PDRA with Chris Merchant at the University of Reading
SILVIA CALDARARU (PhD, 2007-2012; PDRA, 2012-2013): Assistant Professor of Climate Science, Trinity College Dublin (from Summer 2022).
ALEXIANE CHARRON (PGRA, 2024-2025): travelling.
PETRI CLUSIUS (Helsinki-Edinburgh PhD, 2021-2025): Researcher at the U. Helsinki.
MAUREEN COHEN (PhD, 2020-2023): PDRA at Open University studying Venus.
XUEFENG CUI (POSTDOC, 2008-2010): Associate Professor in the College of Global Change and Earth System Research, Beijing Normal University, China
OSCAR DIMDORE-MILES (Summer student 2016, 2017; MPhys student, 2016-2017): D.Phil. student at the University of Oxford.
EMILY DOWD (Summer student 2017; MPhys student, 2017-2018): Maritime Meteorologist, Meteogroup; PhD at University of Leeds 9/20--
ALICE DRINKWATER (PhD, 2018-2022): Associate journal editor at Nature Communications Earth and Environment
DOUG FINCH (PhD student, 2011-2015) PDRA within group.
ANNEMARIE FRASER (POSTDOC, 2008-2014): Air quality scientist at Environment Canada.
VINITA GANESH (Undergraduate research, 2016-2017): Programme Management Intern at GRASP-UNEP.
SELENA GEORGIOU (PhD, 2019-2024): Scientist at Space Intelligence.
ADAM GOLINSKI (MPhys student, 2015-2016): D.Phil. student at the University of Oxford; now machine learning research scientist at Apple.
SIEGFRIED GONZI (POSTDOC, 2007-2016): Senior Research Scientist at the UK Met Office.
ELLERY GOPAOCO (SUMMER RESEARCH ASSISTANT, 2022): Natural Sciences UG, Cambridge University.
CELINE GOSLINGA (MSc, 2020): Graduate intern at Esri UK; now GIS specialist at Statkraft.
CATHERINE HARDACRE (POSTDOC, 2010-2012): Senior Research Scientist at the UK Met Office.
JAMES HOWIE (PhD, 2007-2012): Managing director of ASCUS, http://www.ascus.org.uk/.
JIZE JIANG (Undergraduate research, 2016-2017): now postdoctoral research at ETH Zurich.
MATTHEW JOLLEYS (PDRA, 2016-2019): Data Scientist, Hypervine.io
QIAN LI (POSTDOC, 2007-2010): Research scientist at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
SHIHUA LI (VISITING POSTDOC, 2023-2024): Postdoctoral researcher at Sun Yat-sen University, China.
THEO MORGAN LUNDIE (MChem, 2022-2023; PGRA, 2023-2025): TBD
MARK LUNT (POSTDOC, 2017-2022): Scientist at EDF
ANNA MACKIE (MPhys student, 2014-2015; PhD student 2015-2020) PDRA at St Andrews.
MAGGIE MARVIN (POSTDOC, 2019-2023): Scientist at NOAA.
STEPHAN MATTHIESEN (programme manager BORTAS, GAUGE, 2009-2017): self employed book translator.
FRANCES MCGINLEY (MPhys, 2023-2024; PGRA: 2024-2025): travelling.
JELTE MENSE (PhD, 2011-2016): Netherland National Police.
ANNA MICHALSKA (Research engineer, 2023-2025): TBD
CATERINA MOGNO (PhD, 2018-2022): Postdoctoral researcher, NASA Goddard
REBECCA MOONEY (UG dissertation, 2022-2023): Graduate Prokect Engineer, Schneider Electric
PETER NELSON (VISITING PROFESSOR, JULY-DEC, 2011): Professor from Macquarie University, Australia
MARK PARRINGTON (POSTDOC, 2009-2013): Scientist at European Centre for Medium-range Weather Forecasts, Reading, UK.
ETIENNE SADEGHPOOR (MPhys student, 2018-2019)
MEHLIYAR SADIQ (PDRA, 2019-2021): Consultant, McKinsey & Company, Brussels.
TIA SCARPELLI (PDRA, 2021-2023): Carbonmapper
MATTHEW SCHOLES (MPhys student, 2022-2023): NPL
JAMES SHAW (MPhys student, 2018-2019): Application developer at AutoRek
SHUAIYI SHI (POSTDOC, 2022-2023): Researcher at the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences
LUCIANA SINPETRU (SUMMER STUDENT 2017), Interpretation of brown dwarf lightcurves (co-supervised with Beth Biller); PhD, University of Manchester, 2018--
LUKE SURL (POSTDOC, 2015-2018): Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Exeter.
BEN TAYSUM (PhD, 2017-2021): Postdoc at Deutsches Zentrum für Luft (DLR), Berlin, Germany.
THIBAUD THONAT (POSTDOC, 2013-2014):PDRA at Laboratory for Climate Sciences and the Environment, LSCE / IPSL
ROBERT TRIGWELL (MSC PROJECT STUDENT from Jan 2011; GRADUATE INTERN, April--Sept 2010; Sept-Dec 2011): Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development.
WIN TRIVITAYANURAK (POSTDOC, 2009-2010): Assistant Professor, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
HAOLIN WANG (visiting PhD, 2023-2024): Sun Yat-sen University, Guangdong, China.
JING WANG (VISITING PhD, 2017-2018): Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
NIALL WHITEFORD (PhD, 2017-2022): PDRA in exoplanets, American Museum of Natural History, NYC.
REBECCA WILSON (PhD joint with U. Macquarie, Australia, 2011-2018): GHD.com
JEROME WOODWARK (PhD, 2016-2021): PDRA in Palmer group [Thesis under embargo]
KAI WU (PDRA , 2020-2023): Associate Research Fellow (tenure-track), Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
YANG YAN (VISITING PhD, 2009)
JACK YATES (PhD, 2014-2018): Scientist at Observatory Sciences Ltd, Kirkcaldy.
FEI YAO (PhD, 2019-2022): PDRA in Palmer group
SIHONG "RAINBOW" ZHU (Visiting PhD, 2019-2021): Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Beijing.