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London Area, United Kingdom

Teddington, England, United Kingdom

Climate and Earth Observation Group.Responsibilities:• Quality assurance and uncertainty analysis of satellite-derived GHG concentration andemission data products (e.g. for clients such as the UK Space Agency).• Development and testing of current and proposed satellite GHG retrieval algorithms (e.g.using Bayesian Optimal Estimation, University of Edinburgh NIMCAM satellite)• Development of satellite GHG kitemarking framework. Guidelines for GHG emission dataquality assurance for insurance/financial sectors• Contribution to internal communtity software tools, oversight of group DevOps platform ascodebase managerKey Skills:• Programming - Extensive use of Python (object oriented programming, softwaredevelopment)• Project Management - Taking responsibility for coordinating project deliverables, runningproject meetings (e.g. the NIMCAM QA project)• Communication Skills - Wide array of oral and poster presentations delivered to bothspecialist and non-technical audiences

Cranfield University, Bedfordshire

Operation of core chemistry equipment on board the FAAM BAe-146 Atmospheric Research Aircraft. Responsibilities involve in situ monitoring of various atmospheric trace gas species aboard the FAAM aircraft, working from the aircraft on overseas scientific detachments (Ascension Island, Iceland, The Azores), and the maintenance and active development of spectroscopic instruments used on board the aircraft.

Sudbury, Suffolk

Quality Assurance testing of Siemens Blood Gas Analyser reagents. Responsibilities involved the use of Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy for dissolved gas and reagent additive analysis, as well as the undertaking of a validation/development project involving the Atomic Absorption Spectrometer.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Atmospheric Sciences And Meteorology

Quantification of multi-scale greenhouse gas emissions using in situ observations. Application of aircraft mass balance box modelling.

Mchem Chemistry With A Year In Industry, Chemistry, First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Year in Industry placement at the Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements (FAAM)