The Team (* denotes co-supervision)
Dr Benjamin Benne
Current interests: Mars photochemistry
Marrick Braam* (PhD 2020-) [Joint PhD with U. Leuven]
Current interests: Exoplanet atmospheric composition
Petri Clusius (PhD 2021-) [Joint PhD with U. Helsinki]
Current interests: Aerosol radiative forcing, biosphere-atmosphere interactions and modelling
Dr Liang Feng
Current interests: Carbon cycle; satellite remote sensing; inverse methods. [NCEO]
Dr Doug Finch
Current interests: Data science; UK surface air quality; what drives atmospheric methane?
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.
Selena Georgiou* (PhD 2019-)
Current interests: Methane fluxes over the Congo basin using in situ and remotely sensed data
Dr Alex Kurganskiy
Current interests: Using ground-based EO data to quantify UK GHG emissions. [NCEO]
Dr Shihua Li
Current interests: Improved understanding of Chinese rice paddy emissions of methane
Theo Morgan Lundie (Postgraduate Researcher)
Current interests: Understanding how thermal IR satellite measurements of methane can inform the UK methane budget.
Francisco Ardevol Martinez* (PhD 2021-) [Joint PhD with U. Groningen and SRON]
Current interests: Using machine learning to improve retrievals of exoplanet atmospheric data
Dr Andrew Matheson NIMCAM/SNEEZI Engineer
Current interests: All aspects of the NIMCAM/SNEEZI satellite mission concepts
Frances McGinley (Postgraduate Reseacher)
Current interests: All aspects of the NIMCAM/SNEEZI satellite mission concepts
Dr Anna Michalska NIMCAM/SNEEZI Engineer
Current interests: All aspects of the NIMCAM/SNEEZI satellite mission concepts
Kalyani Ramanan (PhD 2024-) [CASE supervisor: NPL]
Current interests: Establishing and employing standards for satellite observations of GHGs and associated emission estimates.
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 Ying Wang
Visiting researcher, Institute of Atmospheric Physics , CAS, Beijing
Current interests: Chinese carbon cycle
Dr Jerome Woodwark
Current interests: Lead engineer of a methane spectrometer concept for a small satellite
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.
Group Alum (URLs point to PhD theses)
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.
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).
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.
ADAM GOLINSKI (MPhys student, 2015-2016): D.Phil. student at the University of Oxford.
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.
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): MSc student at the U. Edinburgh, 2017-2018; PhD student at U. Edinburgh, 2019-
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
THEO MORGAN LUNDIE (MChem, 2022-2023): 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.
JELTE MENSE (PhD, 2011-2016): Netherland National Police.
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): Government officer in the Environmental Division in the Department of Highways, 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.
REBECCA WILSON (PhD joint with U. Macquarie, Australia, 2011-2018): TBD
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.
SIHONG "RAINBOW" ZHU (Visiting PhD, 2019-2021): Institute for Atmospheric Physics, Beijing.