UEA academics recognised in Royal Meteorological Society Awards
By: News Archive
Two academics from the University of East Anglia’s (UEA) School of Environmental Sciences have been recognised for their excellence in meteorology in the 2017 Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) Awards.
Prof Phil Jones has been appointed an Honorary Fellow, the highest level of membership, in recognition of his distinguished career and long-standing contribution to Meteorology, and Prof Ian Renfrew has been awarded the prestigious Adrian Gill Prize for multi-disciplinary meteorological research.
Prof Jones is a Professorial Fellow at the UEA Climatic Research Unit (CRU), having joined in 1976, and previously held the role of Director of Research for CRU. His contribution to climatology, meteorology, hydrology and the earth sciences includes the development of the famous global temperature record, which has improved the understanding of global temperature changes from the mid-19th century to today.
He has also been involved in much UK-based research, including the development of the England and Wales precipitation record, extending river flow records and researching future scenarios for climate projections.
“I’m very proud to have been awarded this honorary fellowship by the RMetS,” he said. “They only have about 30 Honorary Fellows so it is very good list to be on.”
Prof Renfrew joined UEA in 2004, becoming a Professor in 2010, and is currently the Associate Dean for Research in the Science faculty. His prize, in memory of the renowned meteorologist and oceanographer Adrian Gill, is for his research on interactions between the atmosphere and ocean and the multi-disciplinary approach he has taken to key processes within the climate system.
His research is predominantly in meteorology and at the interface of the atmosphere with other components of the earth system such as the ocean or mountains. He has led and collaborated on several multi-disciplinary field campaigns and projects, often in challenging polar environments.
Prof Renfrew said: “I am delighted to receive the Adrian Gill Prize from the Royal Meteorological Society. It is an honour to receive an award named after one of the pioneers of atmosphere-ocean dynamics.”
The awards will be at a ceremony in London on Wednesday 16 May.
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