Liz Bentley
Liz Bentley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elizabeth Jane Walker March 1968 (age 56) Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England |
| Alma mater | Newcastle University (BSc) University of Manchester (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Meteorology |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Diffraction by cracks in anisotropic solids (1994) |
| Website | www |
Liz Bentley (born March 1968) is a British meteorologist who is the chief executive at the Royal Meteorological Society and a Professor of Meteorology at the University of Reading.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Bentley was born in Huddersfield[5] and grew up in Yorkshire, which is where she first became interested in weather.[6] She was particularly interested in the weather changes over the Pennines.[5][7] She studied mathematics at Newcastle University graduating in 1990[8] before moving to the University of Manchester for graduate studies, where she researched applied mathematics for her PhD.[8][5][9]
Research and career
[edit]Bentley moved to Bracknell, where she joined the Met Office. She started training to become a meteorologist at the Met Office college. Her early work investigated weather forecasting for RAF Brize Norton, where she managed an outstation. She worked on both weather forecasting and prediction of noise.[5] She was eventually[when?] appointed chief instructor at the Met Office college.[5]
Bentley continued to work at the Met Office until 2002, when she moved to London as chief of the BBC Weather centre. She led the facility until 2006, when she joined the Ministry of Defence (MoD) where she oversaw environmental research. She imaged complex systems, including the ocean floor and outer space.[5]
In 2008, Bentley moved to the Royal Meteorological Society.[6] She established a public group known as The Weather Club, which looked to enhance public appreciation of weather-related phenomena. She created a regular magazine called The Weather to promote appreciation and understanding of the weather to people from all walks of life.[5]
Bentley was appointed chief executive at the Royal Meteorological Society in 2013.[5][10] She was appointed a visiting professor at the University of Reading in 2014.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Liz Bentley on Twitter
- ^ Harrabin, Roger (2021). "UK already undergoing disruptive climate change". bbc.co.uk. BBC.
- ^ Lee, Sabrina (2021). "Climate change: Size of Wales may change due to coastal erosion". bbc.co.uk. BBC.
- ^ Barnett, Laura (2011). "Another view on How I Ended This Summer". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Anon (2021). "Prof Liz Bentley, Chief Executive at the Royal Meteorological Society". rmets.org. Royal Meteorological Society. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Anon (2020). "Dr Liz Bentley" (PDF). metlink.org.
- ^ Freeman, Sarah (2018). "Beast from the East: How we became a nation obsessed by the weather". yorkshirepost.co.uk. Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ a b Walker, Elizabeth Jane (1994). Diffraction by cracks in anisotropic solids. manchester.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Manchester. OCLC 643688131. ProQuest 1993099397.
- ^ "Society staff". rmets.org. Royal Meteorological Society. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "BBC Radio Berkshire - Andrew Peach, Guest Editor: Professor Liz Bentley, Chief Exec of the Royal Meteorological Society (12/03/2018)". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Liz Bentley: Visiting Professor". reading.ac.uk. University of Reading. Retrieved 12 November 2021.