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Professor Sir Brian HoskinsChair |
Professor Sir Brian Hoskins was the Founding Director of the Grantham Institute and is now its Chair. He has been a Professor in Meteorology at the University of Reading for more than 35 years and now fills the position on a part-time basis. For 10 years he also held a Royal Society Professorship. His research is in weather and climate, in particular the understanding of atmospheric motion on all scales. |
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Professor Martin SiegertCo-Director |
Professor Martin Siegert is the Co-Director of the Grantham Institute and Professor of Geosciences. Martin also represents the College as a member of the Climate Knowledge and Innovation Community (Climate-KIC) Governing Board. |
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Professor Ralf ToumiCo-Director |
Professor Ralf Toumi is the Co-Director of the Grantham Institute. |
People
Research
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Dr Paulo CeppiImperial College Research Fellow and Proleptic Lecturer in Climate Science |
Paulo is pursuing two main lines of research - understanding how the position of the jet streams and weather systems changes as the planet warms; and addressing the processes that determine the climate sensitivity, i.e. the amount of global warming that results from a doubling of carbon dioxide concentrations. |
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Dr Ajay GambhirAdvanced Research Fellow |
Ajay's work focuses on the economics and policy of low-carbon technologies. |
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Dr Ed GryspeerdtResearch Fellow |
The research in Ed's group focuses on the physics and properties of clouds and their role in the Earth's climate system. A major part of this is in assessing changes in clouds and rain caused by particulates (known as aerosols), particularly from shipping and aviation. |
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Dr Jeff HardySenior Research Fellow |
Jeff's research focuses on society-led low carbon energy transformations and associated strategic narratives. He was previously Head of Sustainable Energy Futures at Ofgem. |
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Neil HirstSenior Policy Fellow |
Neil works with the Chinese government and other international energy policymakers on the reform of global energy governance and China’s participation. |
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Dr Alexandre KöberleAdvanced Research Fellow |
Alex works on long-term scenarios of socio-environmental change, with special focus on the nexus energy-land-climate to assess potential trade-offs and synergies for concurrent achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He is currently adding to the development of the TIAM-Grantham model by improving the implementation of the agricultural and land use sectors to better represent land-energy interactions. |
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Lena LancastleLaboratory Technicianl.lancastle@imperial.ac.uk |
Lena is working with Bonnie Waring on the Glandwr Forest reforestation project, which aims to accelerate and enhance the potential for carbon sequestration into trees and soils. |
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Dr Shivika MittalResearch Associate
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Shivika's research focuses on energy system modelling, low-carbon energy system transitions in developing countries from a technical and economic perspective, and climate policy. |
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Professor Jenny NelsonMitigation programme leader |
Jenny leads the Institute’s climate change mitigation research, which covers some of the key technologies for emissions mitigation such as low carbon energy technologies, as well as industrial emissions, energy systems modelling and mitigation policy. She is also a Professor of Physics, with her own research focussing on solar photovoltaics and related materials science. |
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Dr Friederike (Fredi) OttoSenior Lecturer in Climate Science |
Fredis' main research interest is on extreme weather events such as droughts, heat waves and storms, and understanding whether and to what extent these are made more likely or intense due to climate change - known by experts as 'climate change attribution'. |
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Dr Joeri RogeljDirector of Research and Lecturer in Climate Change and the Environment |
Joeri works on connecting insights from geoscience with energy modelling and climate policy, in order to improve the understanding of solutions that can catalyse sustainable global transitions to a prosperous low-carbon world. His research focuses on actively informing the international climate policy debate through dedicated interdisciplinary research and analysis. |
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Dr Caroline WainwrightGrantham Institute Research Fellowship |
Caroline’s research interests are around climate variability and climate change in tropical regions, with a particular focus on exploring climate change related risk for populations in Africa whose livelihoods are strongly dependent on seasonal rainfall. |
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Dr Bonnie WaringSenior Lecturer |
Bonnie's research focuses on the ecological interactions that control flows of carbon among plants, soils, and the atmosphere. Much of her work has been focused on carbon sequestration in tropical forests. |
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Dr Mariam ZachariahResearch Assistant |
Mariam works on near-real time attribution of extreme weather events, which involves analysing the event of interest within days of its occurrence, in order to understand whether and to what extent does human-induced climate change may have influenced its characteristics. |
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Dr Ivana PopovicResearch Associate |
Ivana is involved in the FiNaClim-SD project, which explores transition pathways to net-zero/nature-positive futures in the context of sustainable development objectives. |
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Dr Pauline PatersonResearch Associate |
Pauline is researching the public perceptions of the co-benefits of climate action in the UK, exploring which co-benefits resonate most with citizens and how this varies amongst different demographics. |
Operations
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Emma BowmanDirector of Operations |
Emma leads on the overall operational management of the Institute. She supports the development and delivery of the Institute’s Business Plan, coordinates between programme, development, outreach and communication activities, and manages the Institute’s resources (staff and financial). |
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Gosia GayerInstitute Administrator |
Gosia provides executive level project management and administrative support to the Co-Directors. She also has responsibility for ensuring that the Institute’s day-to-day operations run smoothly, including its regular seminar and lectures, official visits as well as its facilities and central resources. |
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Dr Laila ReadProject Manager |
Laila provides management, planning, financial, administrative and organisational support in the development and delivery of new research collaborations and projects, working across a range of disciplines and with a variety of funders. |
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Rhea SamraProject Coordinator |
Rhea provides support to the Institute’s business and policy engagement activities, as well as personal assistance to the business, policy and innovation team. |
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Danielle SmithFinance Administrator |
Danielle handles all of the Institute’s day-to-day financial activities, advising and assisting staff and students with financial transactions. |
Education
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Anne HoustonInterim Director of Training |
Anne is responsible for delivering the Institute's education programmes. She manages all educational activities including the NERC funded Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet (SSCP) Doctoral Training Partnership and the MSc in Climate Change Management and Finance. |
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Christiane MorganDoctoral Training Coordinator |
Christiane supports the running of the NERC-funded . |
Policy & communications
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Alyssa GilbertDirector of Policy and Translation |
Alyssa is responsible for making the link between our academic work and policy-makers, businesses, NGOs and other stakeholders. Her work involves engaging with a wide range of organisations and producing briefing papers, events and bespoke engagements that ensure that our work has impact. |
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Simon LeveyCommunications Manager |
Simon’s role is to write news and organise events about climate and environmental research at Imperial, and coordinate public engagement activities and training. He also edits publications about climate science and policy for the Grantham Briefing Papers series. Simon is responsible for all communications about Grantham Institute staff, students and affiliates. |
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Dr Neil JenningsPartnership Development Manager |
Neil supports the dissemination of our research outside of Imperial via briefing papers, events, animations and infographics and through the development of strategic partnerships with business, policy and non-governmental organisations.
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Katrine PetersenCampaign Manager - Climate Change Narratives |
Katrine's role is to present an evidence-based narrative to a wide audience that showcases the causes of climate change, the options for action, and a vision of the future this can lead to. She works closely with the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics. |
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Hana AmerMedia and Events Officer
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Hana organises the Grantham events calendar, coordinates public engagement activities and training and writes news stories for the website. [Working days: Tuesday to Thursday] |
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Linsey WyntonMedia and Outreach Officer
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Linsey coordinates public engagement activities and training, manages media enquiries and writes news stories for the website. |
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Philippa Westbury
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Philippa will be working on stakeholder engagement with the CO2RE consortium and will be based at the Grantham Institute. |
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Lottie Butler
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Lottie manages the Grantham Institute’s online presence, including its website, blog, email newsletters and social media channels. |
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Nicole KuchapskiPolicy and Translation Support Officer |
Nicole supports the translation of scientific research into communication products such as briefing notes, infographics and videos. She also liaises with a variety of stakeholders and partners to coordinate projects and events that seek to link our academic research to policymaking and public engagement. |
Innovation
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Professor Richard TemplerDirector of Innovation |
Richard leads the Grantham Institute’s innovation activities. He has led the founding of our centre for climate change innovation, a partnership with the Royal Institution of Great Britain and founding members, ARUP, the Mayor of London, HSBC UK, Octopus Centre for Net Zero, Pollination and Slaughter and May. In his work as a member of the London Sustainable Development Commission he has advised and supported the GLA in the development of London as a global hub for cleantech innovation. |
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Naveed ChaudhryCo-Founder & Head of The Greenhouse at the Centre for Climate Change Innovation |
Naveed runs The Greenhouse and Climate Launchpad at the Centre for Climate Change Innovation. He manages a range of climate-positive companies in sectors such as agtech, energy, mobility, AI, eco-materials, and many others. |
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Ajay KathraniPartnership Lead at the Centre for Climate Change Innovation |
Ajay leads on brokering new opportunities for collaborative innovation with stakeholders and clients across London's cleantech community. |
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Sarah AchaichiaProject Officer at the Centre for Climate Change Innovation |
Sarah supports the delivery of interventions to enable better coordination and collaboration amongst London’s cleantech stakeholders and experts. |
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Rosa Salazar BenazarCommunications Coordinator at the Centre for Climate Change Innovation |
Rosa supports the publicity, multi-channel communication activities and event management for the Centre for Climate Change Innovation. |
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Guillermo MonteroProject Manager at the Centre for Climate Change Innovation |
Guillermo leads all project management activities for the Centre for Climate Change Innovation (CCCI). He is responsible for the relation and activities with the Greater London Authority and European Funding bodies for the CCCI. And financially manages all programmes and projects in the centre. |
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Sophie Van EetveltProgramme Manager of The Greenhouse at the Centre for Climate Change Innovation |
Sophie will be managing the activities of The Greenhouse, working to coordinate with the rest of the CCCI and to ensure that the startup companies receive all the support they need via workshops, mentorship, networking and more. |
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Armelle LeeInnovation Analyst at the Centre for Climate Change Innovation |
Armelle works at the Centre for Climate Change Innovation as an Analyst to support the activities of The Greenhouse accelerator programme |
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Raabiah AslamProject Analyst at the Centre for Climate Change Innovation |
Raabiah supports project management and communication activities at the Centre for Climate Change Innovation. |
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Paul Rouse
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Paul will be working as Flexi Fund Manager for the CO2RE consortium and will be based at the Grantham Institute. |
Honorary and Visiting
Visiting Researchers
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Dr Niklas BoersVisiting Researcher |
Niklas develops techniques rooted in complex system science and nonlinear dynamics to investigate different aspects of climate dynamics with applications in palaeoclimatology, extreme events and their connection to atmospheric teleconnections, as well as resilience of ecosystems. |
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Dr Josué TanakaHonorary Senior Fellow in Climate Finance |
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Honorary Research Fellows
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Dr Erik van SebilleHonorary Grantham Lecturer in Oceanography and Climate Change |
Erik is an oceanographer and climate scientist, investigating the time scales and pathways of the global ocean circulation. His research focuses on how currents and eddies in the ocean transport heat and nutrients, as well as marine organisms and plastics between different regions of the ocean. |
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Kathryn BrownHonorary Research Fellow |
Kathryn is Head of the Committee on Climate Change (CCC)’s Adaptation Sub-Committee Secretariat, who undertook a secondment as a Research Fellow with the Grantham Institute. |
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Professor Yufeng YangHonorary Research Fellow |
Yufeng's is from the Energy Research Institute (ERI) of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of China. His research focuses global energy governance and energy storage. |
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Richard Black
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Richard’s interests encompass communication of climate change and decarbonisation, in particular the net zero transition. He was previously a BBC journalist and broadcaster, and founding Director of the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit thinktank. |
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Roberto Buizza
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Roberto is serving as Scientific Attaché at the Italian Embassy in London, where he supports the work of the Italian diplomacy and leads the embassy's scientific activities. He is an expert in numerical weather prediction, Earth-system modelling, ensemble methods and predictability. |
