Postdoctoral researchers and fellows in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences 

Dr. Jaswant Moher is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Birmingham working on the Quantifying and Reducing Aviation COntrail raDiativE forcing (QR-CODE) project with Dr. Ying Chen, which focuses on aviation-induced contrail cirrus cloud’s modifications and climate impacts using AI and satellite data. Jaswant’s ...

Dr Marija Antanavičiūtė works in international ethics and organisational studies. She is particularly interested in how ethics is practised in the public sector and international organisations. In her research, she explores how norms and values translate into organisational practices, structures, and professional roles.

David is staff member of the National Center of Atmospheric Sciences (NCAS) working at Birmingham University. His interests are in the research and development of scientific instrumentation, novel multivariate data analysis algorithms and atmospheric modelling tools used for the interpretation of data collected from atmospheric aerosols.

James is an environmental physical chemist. His research focuses on the nucleation of gases in the atmosphere into nanometre-sized particles, which he studies via mass spectrometry in both pristine polar regions, and polluted urban centers. 

 

Dr. Manfredo Capriolo is a Solid Earth geologist who studies the volatile emissions from Large Igneous Provinces using melt and fluid inclusions. His area of interest and expertise spans Petrology, Geochemistry and Volcanology.

Dr. Chakraborty is a NERC Independent Research Fellow, leading cutting-edge research at the intersection of nanomaterials, environmental science, and bioengineering. With a doctorate in Bioengineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, India (2021), his work is dedicated to advancing the Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) framework for nanomaterials. As a Chartered Scientist, Chartered ...

Bradly Deeley’s current research focuses on the mathematical and computational modelling of river networks in response to physical disturbances, e.g., dams or weirs. His broader research interests include modelling invasive plant species and applying mathematical models for insights into complex ecological systems.

Dr Arijeet Dutta is a postdoc in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. He is working in the NERC funded BRIDGE project lead by Dr Ruth Geen, which aims to understand the dynamics of regional monsoons. Arijeet’s broad research interests include general circulation of atmosphere, atmospheric teleconnection and low-frequency climate variability.

Dr. Tom Faherty is currently a post-doctoral researcher within the school of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Birmingham. His research is dedicated to exploring the impact of common air pollutants on various aspects of cognitive function throughout the lifespan, particularly focusing on the effects of short-term exposure episodes and cognitive dysfunction. Having ...

Dr Foffa is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Palaeobiology. His research focuses on the anatomy, systematics and macroevolution of terrestrial and marine tetrapods during the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic. He is particularly interested in the palaeoecology of vertebrate ecosystems through major events (e.g. mass extinctions).

Dr Sarah Greenham is an Impact Fellow in the Urban Design and Green Infrastructure strand of the West Midlands Air Quality Improvement Programme, WM-Air. Her interdisciplinary research background primarily focuses on adapting cities and their infrastructure to the impacts of climate change. The research Sarah undertakes is motivated by the opportunity for knowledge exchange and stakeholder ...

Lukas Hallberg is a catchment researcher with an interest in riparian processes and its effects on water quality and climate. His current research focuses on carbon cycling and flood attenuation in streams affected by ecosystem engineers.

Hali is a political-ecological-economist and committed to engaged scholarship.

Dr Kiya Hurley coordinates the research undertaken within the Children, Young People & Families programme for the National Institute for Health and Social Care Research (NIHR), School for Public Health (SPHR). Kiya is also a Research Fellow within SPHR with a research interest in how food and feeding contribute to creating a healthy start in life and the wider societal factors that influence ...

Dr Nazimul Islam is a postdoctoral research fellow at the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (GEES), working on the NERC funded research project ‘The Big Thaw’. Nazim uses environmental tracers and field techniques to study how climate change impacts mountain water resources.

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Dr Katy Ivison carried out her PhD at Durham University on the impact of climate change and biotic interactions on non-native plants in Norway. She is currently working on UK wildfire fuel dynamics, including characterizing the drivers of fuel moisture and investigating modelling techniques to understand and predict fuel moisture. 

Dr David Jaroszweski researches the impacts of weather and potential impacts of climate change on transport systems. This research adopts a multidisciplinary approach and includes assessing the current relationships between weather and transport failure, the potential impact of climate change and the effect that concurrent socio-economic change may have on the future resilience of transport ...

Dr Liam Kelleher is a research fellow at the Institute for Global Innovation (IGI) working on the Water Challenges research theme. Liam’s interests are in the area of spectroscopy (Raman and others), data analysis and the study of nano and microplastics.

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Hassan Ageel has 10 years of experience in different Environmental fields, such as Environmental Inspection, Marine Environments, and Environmental Management, in many sectors in Saudi Arabia. To date, he also has three years of Academic experience in the field of microplastics, within indoor air environments.

Dr Owen King is a human geographer with particular interests in environmental governance and political ecology with an emphasis on extractive industries and water resources. He is a post-doctoral research fellow with the ESRC Future Research Leaders project ‘Geo-logics and geo-politics: the collective governance of European shale gas development.’

Dr James Levine’s focus is on air quality, spanning the conventional boundary between natural and built environments. His background is predominantly in atmospheric science, developing numerical models of atmospheric chemistry and transport for innovative applications. However, drawing on experience of architectural practice (qualified to RIBA Part I), James increasingly couples ...

Dr Kerryn Little is a postdoctoral researcher in PyroGeography. Her research focuses on the spatiotemporal controls on wildfire danger, with a view towards developing practical wildfire management tools. She is interested in using a combination of field-based experiments and modelling approaches to understand fuel moisture dynamics, wildfire behaviour, fire weather, and large-scale atmospheric ...

Chang is an urban and regional researcher in human geography in school of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences. Researching the internal migrants' engagement with public spaces in Chinese cities, her research focuses on how public space solves the social problems caused by the antagonism between rural-urban and urban-rural migration; she explores this topic both globally, as there are ...

Dr Joseph Mallalieu is a glaciologist, specialising in contemporary glacier and ice-sheet dynamics, and how these are influenced by a range of phenomena, including climate change, ice-marginal lakes and volcanism. Joe uses remote sensing, GIS and field techniques to monitor glaciers at a range of spatial and temporal scales, with a particular emphasis on Arctic glaciation. Methodologically, he is ...

Dr Nadezhda Mamontova is a human geographer and social anthropologist specialising in Siberian and Arctic Studies and indigenous people.

Dr. Carolina Mayoral is a leading researcher in forest ecology and tree physiology, with nearly 8 years of postdoctoral experience at prestigious institutions such as the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the Birmingham Institute of Forest Research. Renowned for contributions to climate change experiments like BIFoR-FACE. Carolina's work has significantly advanced understanding of ...

Dr Kelvin Ng is an atmospheric scientist who focuses on meteorological and climatological extremes.

Zichuan Qin got his PhD at the University of Bristol and now he is a postdoctoral researcher fellow in University of Birmingham. He specializes in the functional and morphological evolution of bizarre dinosaurs. He is also an active paleontological science writer and translator on Chinese Internet community.

Dr Katie Reilly is an environmental scientist with a focus on ecotoxicology and anthropogenic stressors in aquatic environments. Katie also has a keen interest in science communication and public engagement centered in environmental issues, often with a focus on microplastic pollution effects, and has experience working with a range of audiences.

Dr Roosa Rytkönen is a social anthropologist specialised in the study of truth and knowledge contestations. In her PhD project, she explored how natural scientists and environmental activists in Western Siberia seek to discern truth in the uncertain epistemic landscape of contemporary Russia. Currently, she is working as a Research Fellow in a project exploring knowledge controversies around ...

Uwe is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow funded by the German Research Foundation. His research at UoB focusses on the fate and transport of microplastics in freshwater sediments. His main research interests are related to unravelling water flow and contaminant transport processes in streambeds and near-stream shallow aquifers.

A summary of his current research project can be found here: https://gep ...

Dr Lisa Schnetz is a vertebrate palaeobiologist whose main research interests are on the (macro-)evolution and diversification of Palaeozoic fossil fishes, specifically the cartilaginous fishes including sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras. Her current research uses x-ray imaging (CT scanning) and quantitative methods to unravel the diversity of feeding structures in heterostracans, early armoured ...

My research is focused on halogens and radical chemistry in the troposphere, combining measurements and modelling. My main research project is about the processes that form and destroy ozone, and other pollutants, in the lower atmosphere.

Personal website: www.robsom.org

Dr Pam Vervoort is a paleoclimatologist who uses Earth system models to understand the role of carbon cycle feedbacks in driving Earth's climate and environmental changes throughout Earth's history. She studies past episodes of global warming, such as the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum and other hyperthermal events to understand what caused past global warming in the first place and to ...

In Karn Vohra's research, he make extensive use of ground- and space-based observations, and state-of-knowledge chemical transport and health risk assessment models to improve our understanding of the influence of air pollution and its sources on atmospheric chemistry and public health.

Joe Wayman studied Zoology at Bangor University before moving to the University of Birmingham for his PhD in Physical Geography, looking at changes in biodiversity through time and space. From 2021 – 2023 he also worked as a research associate on the project MEFA which aimed to use staring radar technology to track and monitor bird activity above the city of Birmingham. In 2023 he completed ...

James' research broadly entails quantifying freshwater ecosystem responses to environmental changes to help guide sustainable management solutions. Knowledge transfer to non-academic partners like environmental regulators and water companies is fundamental his research. James' research interest centres on four globally important themes:

1. Informing freshwater management initiatives like ...

Built upon a foundation of art practice and educated in architecture, landscape and urban design, Emma’s work crosses disciplinary boundaries to place the human experience at the center of the design rationale. She has spent the past decade as a design practitioner, delivering projects in healthcare, education, and heritage sectors across the UK. 

Dr Chee Yap Chung is an ambitious and enthusiastic research fellow at the University of Birmingham, specialising in environmental health, air quality, and climate change. Chee Yap is dedicated to advancing knowledge in these areas through his innovative research and collaboration, aiming to improve public health and mitigate climate change impacts.

Dr Tahmina is an excellent interdisciplinary researcher situated at the intersection of society and environment, sustainable transition, policy and governance. She is currently involved with the Centre for Environmental Research and Justice (CERJ) and the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action (BISCA). In various research roles within Birmingham, previously she worked as a ...