Andrew's CV
Andrew Russell PhD, MSc, BSc, FRMetS, MInstP, ARCS
Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Manchester, M13 9PLandrew.russell-2@manchester.ac.uk
www.andrewrussell.co.uk
Employment
2005-present Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Manchester
I am working on the Convective Storm Initiation Project (CSIP) and the Convective and Orographically-induced Precipitation Study (COPS) with Prof. Geraint Vaughan
Education
2001–2005 PhD in Antarctic Climatology (University of Birmingham and British Antarctic Survey)
2000–2001 MSc in Mathematical Modelling of the Environment (Pass; University of East Anglia)
1997–2000 BSc Physics (Upper second class; Imperial College, University of London)
1995–1997 4 “A” Levels (Dover Grammar School for Boys (DGSB))
1990–1995 11 GCSEs (Astor Secondary School, Dover)
Professional Affiliations
Fellow of Royal Meteorological Society (FRMetS)
Full Member of the Institute of Physics (MInstP)
Full Member of the American Meteorological Society
Associate of the Royal College of Science (ARCS)
Professional Responsibilities
Chairman of the North West Local Centre of the Royal Meteorological Society
Member of the RMetS National Meetings Committee
Associate Editor of Atmospheric Science Letters
Recent Awards
Best Poster Prize at RMetS Conference 2007
Presented a solicited poster presentation at EGU 2007
Grants Awarded
2007 RMetS local centre funding (£750)
2006 University of Manchester Staff training grant to attend GEFD summer school (£500)
2006 NERC funding to attend GEFD summer school (£1500)
2003 RMetS Legacies Fund to attend a conference in New Zealand (£350)
2003 AMS Conference Funding to attend a conference in New Zealand (£1500)
1997 The Dubris Award – an undergraduate scholarship (£1000)
Professional Development
British Council Workshop on Climate Change and Public Health 2007 (Switzerland)
Geophysical and Environmental Fluid Dynamics Summer School 2006 (Cambridge)
GRAD school 2004 (Birmingham)
For a full list of training courses I have attended, as well as my subsequent thoughts on them, see my blog.
Key Publications
Russell, A., Vaughan, G., Norton, E. G., Morcrette, C. J., Browning, K. A. and Blyth, A. M. “Convective inhibition beneath an upper-level PV anomaly” Q. J. R. Met. Soc., in press
Morcrette, C. J., Lean, H., Browning, K. A., Nicol, J.. Roberts, N., Clark, P. A., Russell, A. and Blyth, A. M. (2007) “Combination of Mesoscale and Synoptic Mechanisms for Triggering an Isolated Thunderstorm: Observational Case Study of CSIP IOP 1” Monthly Weather Review, 135, 3728–3749.
Russell, A., Ricketts, H. and Knight, S. (2007) “Clouds” Physics Education, 42(5), 457–465
Russell A., McGregor G. R., and Marshall G. J. (2006) 340 years of atmospheric circulation characteristics reconstructed from an eastern Antarctic Peninsula ice core. Geophysical Research Letters 33, L08702, doi:10.1029/2006GL025899
Russell A., McGregor G. R., and Marshall G. J. (2004) An examination of the precipitation delivery mechanisms for Dolleman Island, eastern Antarctic Peninsula. Tellus A, 56, 501–513
Key Presentations
“Convective inhibition beneath an upper-level potential vorticity (PV) anomaly” Poster presented at the RMetS Conference, Edinburgh, September 2007. This work won the BEST POSTER PRIZE
“Convective intensification induced by a descending dry layer: a case study of CSIP IOP 9” Oral presentation at the RMetS Conference, Edinburgh, September 2007
“An overview of atmospheric circulation reconstructions from Antarctic ice core data” SOLICITED poster presented at the EGU Assembly, Vienna, April 2007
“The fundamentals of cloud formation” Oral presentation for RMetS North-West local centre, Feb 2007
“Effect of a mesoscale cut-off low on the convective stability of the troposphere” Poster presented at the EGU Assembly, Vienna, April 2006
“340-years of atmospheric circulation reconstructed from an eastern Antarctic Peninsula ice core” Poster presented at the EGU Assembly, Vienna, April 2006
“Southern Hemisphere Atmospheric Circulation Impacts on Eastern Antarctic Peninsula Precipitation” Oral presentation at the Assembly of the RMetS Student Community, September 2004, Leeds
“The precipitation regime of Dolleman Island, Antarctica, from ECMWF re-analysis data” Oral presentation at the Royal Meteorological Society Conference, September 2003, Norwich
“An examination of the precipitation delivery mechanisms at Dolleman Island, Antarctica, from ECMWF re-analysis and ice core data” Oral presentation at the Seventh International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology and Oceanography (7ICSHMO), March 2003, Wellington New Zealand