Academic Duties - Richard P. Allan


Teaching (see also...)

  • MT2CC1A The Science of Climate Change (co-convenor) 2009-present
    1. - Developing and running 3-4 core lectures
      - setting and marking essays/coursework
      - setting and marking exam questions
      - setting online formative assessment
  • MTMG16 Climate Change (convenor) 2010-present
    1. - coordinate programme
      - 4-7 lectures inc group work and coordinating programme
      - set problem classes
      - set and mark exam papers
  • Additional Activities
    1. - MT1CC Introduction to Meteorology (contributor)
      - MT37A BSc dissertations: supervising, marking
      - MTMG99 MSc dissertations: supervising, marking
      - MTMG05 MSc Team Projects: supervising and marking
      - MTMG04 Current Weather and Climate Discussion contributor
      - MTMA40 Module supporter
      - Peer Observation
      - Exam scrutiny committee
  • External Teaching activities
    1. - NCAS ES4 Spring school (2010-2011)
      - Water vapour in the climate system (WAVACS) summer school, Corsica (2009)
      - Climate Change course - Randolph College, Reading (2008)
      - MISU (Stockholm) PhD lecture course (2007)

Tutoring

  • BSc Tutor
    1. - Andrew King (2010/11)
      - Robert Graham (2010/11)
  • MSc tutor
    1. - Christopher Lattimore, Katie McLean, Nurulinani Haji Jahari (2011)
      - Jessica Day, Belinda Bates (2010)

    Dissertation Supervision

  • BSc dissertation supervision
    1. - A. Doran (2011)
  • MSc dissertation supervision
    1. - David Vogel (2011/12) visiting from ETH | MSc dissertation
      - Hlobsile Sikhosanna (2011)
      - Chris Burton (2011) | MSc dissertation
      - Simon Rogerson (2010, distinction)
      - Ian Hissett (2009)

  • MSc team project supervision
    1. - Earth's Energy Imbalance (2011)
      - Changing Water Cycle (2009)

    PhD Supervision

  • PhD/MPhil students
    1. - Kerian Ferreira (with Nigel Arnell, 2011-)
      - Ross Maidment (with David Grimes, 2009-2012)
      - Claire Barber (with Mark Ringer, Met Office CASE supervisor, 2008-2012)
      - Nicky Chalmers (with Robin Hogan, PhD 2011)
      - Helen Whitall (with Tony Slingo and Ali Bharmal, MPhil 2010)
      - Ruth Comer (with Tony Slingo, PhD, 2008)

  • PhD monitoring committees
    1. - James Taylor (Chair, 2010-)
      - Simon Rogerson (2010-)
      - Peter Hill (Chair, 2009-)
      - Adrian Champion (Chair, 2009-)
      - Kaah Menang (Chair, 2009-)
      - Tom Philp (2009-)
      - Helen White (2006-2009)
      - Peter Henderson (2006-2009)
      - Ruth Comer (2005-2008)

Management

  • PDRAs
    1. - PREPARE PI: PDRA (Matthias Zahn, 2010-2013)
      - CASCADE Co-I: PDRA (Kevin Pearson, with Robin Hogan, 2008-2011)
      - FENNEC Co-I: PDRA (Claire Ryder, with Ellie Highwood, 2010-2013)
      - HadIR/MW JCWRP PI: PDRA (Viju John, with Roger Saunders, Met Office, 2009-2014)
      - PAGODA Joing PI: PDRA (Chunlei Liu, 2010-2013)
      - CALM PI: PDRA (Charlie Williams, 2011-2012)
      - HYDEF Co-I: PDRA (David Lavers, with Andrew Wade)
  • Staff Development Reviewing
    1. - Laura Wilcox (2012-)
      - Ben Harvey (2012-)
      - David Brayshaw (2012-)
      - Maria Valdivieso (2012-)
      - Hilary Wellar (2011)
      - Margaret Woodage (2009-2010)
      - Kevin Pearson (2009-2010)
      - Ali Bharmal (2009)
      - Joanna Futyan (2009)
  • Mentoring
    1. - Maria Valdivieso (2011-)
      - Ali Bharmal (2009)
      - Joanna Futyan (2009)
  • Additional Activities
    1. - promotions committee
      - Research Excellence Framework reviewer
      - Interview Panels: Chair, member and sifting
      - Coordinating NCEO-NCAS climate and outreach
      - P2P Procurement authorisation responsibility for NCAS
      - Deputy Fire Warden

External Activities

  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, contributing author and reviewer (2004-2013)
  • Improving Hydrological Predictions Steering Group committee (Met Office)
  • Meetings and special issues
    1. - ISSI meeting on Earth Energy Flows and Special Issue of Surveys of Geophysics(2010-2012)
      - Environmental Research Letters (2010)
      - AGU Fall meeting session (2009)
  • Peer review
    1. - Grant applications (NERC, NSF, Swiss National Science)
      - Journal articles (including Nature, J.Climate, etc)
      - Journal of Climate Associate Editor (2008-)
      - NERC peer review college (2006-2010)
  • External membership
    1. - Member of Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget science team (1999-)
      - Associate member of CERES science team (2003-)
      - Member of American Geophysical Union (AGU) and Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS)
  • PhD examinations
    1. - Kwun Chan, Imperial College
      - Alessandro Ipe, RMIB, Belgium (2011)
      - Tim Andrews, Leeds (2010)
      - Rachel Holley, University of Reading (2009)
      - Nicolas Clerbeau, RMIB, Belgium (2008)
      - Laila Read, Imperial College (2004)

  • Seminars and lectures(more details...)

Meetings

  • Internal
    1. - Weekly and termly Meteorology staff meeting
      - NCAS weekly meetings and monthly senior staff meeting
      - Occasional: Radiation, TAMSAT, NCEO
      - Walker Associates meetings
      - Weekly departmental seminars
  • External
    1. - External Seminars
      - AGU and EGU International Conferences
      - ISSI and WAVACS workshops
      - RMetS and IOP focussed meetings
      - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
      - GERB and CERES science team meetings
      - Met Office Improving Hydrological Predictions steering committee
      - NCAS, NCEO and RMetS annual national meeting
      - Changing Water Cycle
      - Additional meetings/workshops

Public Engagement and outreach

Training

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice
  • Media Training
  • Interviewing
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Richard P. Allan
Location: Department of Meteorology (2U15)

 

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