Awards
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 2013
- Adrian Gill Prize, Royal Meteorological Society, 2010
- Charles Chree Medal and Prize, Institute of Physics, 2004
- Graduate Scholarship, St Cross College, Oxford, 1979
- Hinshelwood Travel Award, British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1971
External Positions
- ESA International Space Station Atmospheric Physics Panel, 2012
- BNP-Paribas Philanthropy Programme Scientific Committee, 2011
- NSF/NAS Panel on Solar Variability and Earth's Climate, 2011
- STFC Futures Panel, 2011
- Royal Society Working Group on Geoengineering, 2009 - 2010
- Royal Meteorological Society Awards Panel, 2008 - 2010
- ESA Earth Explorer Core Missions Atmospheric Panel, 2008 - 2009
- Research Assessment Exercise 2008, Expert Adviser, 2008 - 2009
- NERC National Centre for Atmospheric Science Advisory Board, 2007 - 2010
- NERC Peer Review College, 2007 - 2009
- Oxford University Physics External Advisory Committee, 2007
- Royal Society Climate Change Advisory Network, 2007
- Royal Society IUGG Panel, 2007
- UK Representative to International Association for Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, 2007
- Leeds University Chair in Atmospheric Physics appointment Panel, 2006 - 2007
- NERC Science & Management Audit Panel for Earth Observation, 2005 - 2006
- NERC Science & Management Audit Panel for NCAS, 2004 - 2005
- BNSC Earth Observation Programme Board, 2003 - 2005
- Institiute of Physics Fellowships Panel, 2003
- International Association for Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Nominating Committee, 2002
- Scientific Steering Group for SCOSTEP CAWSES Program, 2002 - 2006
- NASA Living With a Star Panel, 2000
- NERC Dundee Satellite Receiving Station Steering Committee, 2000 - 2004
- NERC Atmospheric Sciences Peer Review Committee (Alternate Chair 2001-2002), 1999 - 2002
- Vice President of the Royal Meteorological Society, 1997 - 1999
- Member of EUMETSAT IASI Sounding Science Team, 1996 - 2003
- NERC Earth Observation Research Grants and Training Awards Committee, 1994 - 1997
- NERC Atmospheric Sciences Committee/Atmospheric Science and Technology Board, 1993 - 1995
- NERC Scientific Steering Group for SeaWiFS Exploitation Initiative, 1993 - 1996
- Council of Royal Meterological Society, 1992 - 1995
- IAMAS International Radiation Commission, 1992 - 2000
- NERC Scientific Steering Group for Special Topic in Clouds and Radiation, 1991 - 1994
Membership of Professional Bodies
- President of the Royal Meteorological Society, 2012 - 2014
- Vice-President, Royal Meteorological Society, 1997 - 1999
- Member, American Geophysical Union
- Member, American Meteorological Society
- Fellow, Institute of Physics
- Fellow, Royal Meteorological Society
Fellowships
- Fellow of the City & Guilds, 2014
- Honorary Fellow of Somerville College Oxford, 2014
- Fellow of the Royal Society, 2013
- SERC/NERC Advanced Fellowship, 1993 - 1998
- Junior Research Fellowship, St. Cross College, Oxford, 1981 - 1984
Editorial Boards
- Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, American Meterological Society, Editor, 2008
- Quarterly Journal of Royal Meteorological Society, Editor, 1999 - 2002
- Weather, Editor, 1984 - 1987
- Weather, Member of Editorial Board, 1982 - 1984