21st September 2021
Next Decade
Next Decade
Our final day will present contributions on the topic of Atmospheric Science in the Next Decade. Through plenary talks and a panel discussion we look to the opportunities and challenges that the coming years will offer to our community. Our speakers cover a very broad range of science topics from modelling and observations to machine learning as well as the more personal challenges - the way we work, live and communicate - facing us as scientists working in an ever-changing modern world. The collective aim is to create dialogue across the spectrum of activities and provide opportunities to discuss how we could be moving forward.
Agenda
Plenary Sessions
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09.30am BST
Conference Welcome
Prof Liz Bentley, CEO, Royal Meteorological Society
Keynote Session
Chair: Dr Antje Weisheimer, NCAS Senior Research Fellow, NCAS, University of Oxford and Senior Scientist, ECMWF
09.35am BST
Meeting the Challenge for Climate Science to Address Societal Needs
Professor Ted Shepherd FRS, Grantham Professor of Climate Science, University of Reading
10.05am BST
Capabilities of Next-Generation Atmospheric Models: A Met Office Perspective
Dr Christine Johnson, Dynamics Research Scientist, Met Office
10.30am BST
Facilitating New Capabilities in Atmospheric Sciences: Earth-System Digital Twins
Dr Peter Bauer, Deputy Director, Research Department, ECMWF
11.00am BST
Machine Learning in the Atmospheric Sciences: A Review of the Opportunities and Challenges
Dr Samantha V Adams, Data Science Research Manager, Met Office Informatics Lab
11.30am BST
Panel Session with all Keynote Speakers
12.00pm - 13.00pm BST
Lunch Break
Afternoon Session
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Keynote Session
Chair: Prof Liz Bentley, CEO, Royal Meteorological Society
13.00pm BST
Changing Work Patterns and Future Challenges for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Dr Ruth Purvis, Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, NCAS and University of York
13.30pm BST
Are We at a Turning Point in Atmospheric Science? An Early-Career Perspective
Simon Lee, Department of Meteorology, University of Reading
14.00 BST
This is How Science Will be Communicated in the Future: What YOU Need to Do to Find and Keep Your Audience
Prof David M. Schultz, Professor of Synoptic Meteorology, and Director, Centre for Crisis Studies and Mitigation, University of Manchester
14.30 - 15.15pm BST
Panel Discussion
Panel Chair: Dr Emily Shuckburgh, Director, Cambridge Zero, University of Cambridge
Panel Speakers:
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Prof David Schultz, Professor of Synoptic Meteorology, and Director, Centre for Crisis Studies and Mitigation, University of Manchester
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Prof Mary E Black, Non-Executive Director, NCAS
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Prof Rowan Sutton, Director of Climate Science, NCAS, University of Reading
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Milan Klöwer, PhD Student, University of Oxford
15.15pm - 15.30pm BST
Refreshment Break
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Keynote Session
Chair: Prof Liz Bentley, CEO, Royal Meteorological Society
15.30pm BST
Bigger, Faster, More: Meeting the Demands for Observations Without Damaging the Planet
Dr Barbara Brooks, Joint Head, Atmospheric Measurement and Observation Facility, NCAS
16.00pm BST
The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS): Atmospheric Composition Data for Europe and the World
Dr Antje Inness, Senior Scientist, Copernicus Department, ECMWF
16.30pm BST
The Future of Earth Observation for the Atmosphere
Prof John Remedios, Director of the National Centre of Earth Observation; Professor of Earth Observational Science, University of Leicester
17.00pm BST
Conference Closing Remarks