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I'm a senior lecturer in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading. My research interests largely concern physics-dynamics interactions: i.e., model parameterizations and their influences on dynamics. Of particular interest is atmospheric convection, ranging from idealized process studies to its representation in numerical models, to its role in synoptic-scale systems.

Other interests include the role of friction in synoptic systems as well as some work on sea breezes. In a previous life, before I became a meteorologist, I worked on low-energy particle physics and on radioactive waste disposal.

Externally, I am involved in a European group on Theoretical Studies of the Convection Parameterization Problem (COST Action ES0905). Internally, I am involved with both the mesoscale and the boundary layer groups of the department.