Welcome
Welcome to my personal home page - a place where can I tell you a
little more about myself than the outputs summarised on my work
website.
I am a scientist/mathematician who likes to develop and apply
mathematical models to help understand the
world. I have 35 years of experience in
climate science and 30 years of experience
in statistical modelling.
As a young boy I spent a lot of time messing around on my own with scientific
hobbies: astronomy, chemistry, electronics, short wave radio. I
went on to study physics at University, which led to
me obtaining my doctorate in theoretical particle physics. I then
switched in 1989 to something less abstract - climate science. Around 1994, I
had
an epiphany realising that much of climate
research involved
statistical reasoning - an area of which I
had not had that much training in (as is
true of many other scientists). So since
then I endeavoured to learn more about
statistics, which has led me to become a
professor of statistics at the U. of Exeter.
I am interested in making intelligent use of statistical modelling to provide deeper insight into weather and climate processes and improve our ability to forecast and reduce risk. I particularly like developing and applying bespoke low-dimensional statistical models to inform science questions.
These are some of the issues my recent research is currently addressing:
I am happy to make new collaborations if I can add value to them so please email me if:
- You have a research project/proposal that could benefit from my insight;
- You require consultancy advice on either climate change or storm risk;
- You wish to do a PhD project under my supervision (and have self-funding).
