Environmental Risks to the Aviation Industry
We are pleased to announce this NERC funded Aviation Industry focussed event to be held at the Directors Suite, Science Museum in London, on 4th December 2013.
Agenda
9:00 Registration and Coffee
9:20 Welcome from Sir David Bell (University of Reading Vice-Chancellor) and
Professor Keith Shine (University of Reading Regius Professor in Meteorology and Climate Science)
9:30 Keynote Speech from Dr Geoff Jones, Rolls Royce
10:00 Volcanic Ash: How would another major volcanic eruption tomorrow affect aviation?
Dr Helen Dacre: Improving the accuracy of volcanic ash predictions
Professor Giles Harrison: In situ atmospheric measurements for aircraft safety
Discussion
11:00 Coffee and posters
11:30 Climate Change: How will climate change affect the aviation industry and vice-versa?
Professor Keith Shine: Non-CO2 climate effects from aviation: an update
Dr Emma Irvine: The impact of climate change on trans-Atlantic routing
Dr Paul Williams: Aviation turbulence and climate change
Discussion
13:00 What next? Opportunities for collaboration
13:10 Lunch and posters
14:00 Leave
This event is funded by a NERC (Natural Environment Research Council) Business Interaction Award.