Brian Hoskins
[[[Professor]] Sir Brian Hoskins CBE FRS, is a British dynamical meteorologist and climatologist based at the Imperial College London. A mathematician by training, his research has focused on understanding atmospheric motion from the scale of fronts to that of the Earth, using a range of theoretical and numerical models. He is perhaps best known for his work on the mathematical theory of extratropical cyclones and frontogenesis[1], particularly through the use of potential vorticity[2]. He has also produced research across many areas of meteorology, including the Indian monsoon and global warming, recently contributing to the Stern review and the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.
Career
- B.A. (1st Class Honors) and Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Cambridge, UK, in 1966 and 1970, respectively.
- Reader in atmospheric modelling (1976 - 1981) and professor of meteorology (1981 - present) at the University of Reading, UK.
- Head of the Department of Meteorology (1990 - 1996) at the University of Reading, UK.
- President of the Royal Meteorological Society (1998-2000).
- Royal Society council member (1999 - present) and research professor (2001 - present).
- First Director of Grantham Institute at Imperial College London (2008 - present).
Awards
- Knighthood (2007)
- Symons Gold Medal (2007) of the Royal Meteorological Society
- Elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (2002) [1]
- Commander of the British Empire (1998)
- Honorary Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1998)
- EGS Vilhelm Bjerknes Medallist (1997) [2]
- Fellow of the Royal Society (1988) [3]
- Carl-Gustav Rossby Research Medal (1988) of the American Meteorological Society
- Charles Chree Silver Medal (1987) of the Institute of Physics
- Fellow of the American Meteorological Society (1985)
- Royal Meteorological Society L.F. Richardson Prize (1972) and Buchan Prize (1976)
Service
- President, Royal Meteorological Society 1998-2000
- Member, Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution [4]
- President, International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences 1991-95
- Chair, Royal Society Global Environmental Research Committee
- Chair, Meteorological Office Science Advisory Committee and Member, Meteorological Office Board
- Vice-Chair, Joint Scientific Committee for the World Climate Research Programme
- Member, Scientific Advisory Committee for European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (Chair 1985-88)
References
- ^ Brian J. Hoskins (1982). "The Mathematical Theory of Frontogenesis". Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics. 14: 131–151. doi:10.1146/annurev.fl.14.010182.001023.
- ^ B.J. Hoskins, M.E. McIntyre and A.W. Robertson (1985). "On the use and significance of isentropic potential vorticity maps". Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. 111: 877–946. doi:10.1256/smsqj.47001.
External links
- Entry on the ISI "highly cited" database
- Evidence to the House of Commons, on aviation and climate; 2003/04
- Evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology
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