Nationality British Institution University of Leeds Alma mater University of Reading | Name Piers Forster Institutions University of Leeds Doctoral advisor Keith Shine | |
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Thesis Measuring and modelling UV radiation (1994) Notable awards Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award (2011) | ||
What's New in Climate Science? - Prof Piers Forster 10/10/2013
Piers Forster is Professor of Physical Climate Change and Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate at the University of Leeds. A physicist by training, his research focuses on quantifying the different human causes of climate change and the way the Earth responds. He is best known for his work on radiative forcing, climate sensitivity, contrails and geoengineering. He has contributed heavily to the writing of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports, including acting as a Lead Author for both the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report and IPCC Fifth Assessment Report.
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- Whats New in Climate Science Prof Piers Forster 10102013
- Career
- Awards
- 03 professor piers forster university of leeds iagp
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Career
Forster was educated at Imperial College, London where he gained a BSc in Physics in 1990. He was subsequently awarded a PhD in Meteorology by the University of Reading in 1994. After research posts at the Universities of Reading, Colorado and Melbourne he was appointed a Reader at the University of Leeds in 2005. He has been Professor of Physical Climate Change at Leeds since 2008.
Forster is principal investigator of the Integrated Assessment of Geoengineering Proposals project. He has doubts as to whether geoengineering could be deployed effectively. Forster is also trustee of a UK rainforest-protection charity United Bank of Carbon. He has a number of UK government and industry roles including being a member of the expert advisory panel for the Airports Commission
Awards
2011 Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award
03 professor piers forster university of leeds iagp
