Richard Washington (climatologist)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Richard Washington is a South African climate scientist and meteorologist. He is Professor of Climate Science at the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford,[1] as well as being the Director of the Radcliffe Meteorological Station, which has the longest single-site weather records in the United Kingdom.[2] He is a fellow of Keble College, Oxford.

Washington has been involved in a number of major projects in the field of climatology, specialising in African climate science.[1] Having both gained degrees from and taught at the University of Natal and the University of Oxford, he was a panel member of the World Climate Research Programme African Climate Variability Panel (CLIVAR-VACS) from 2003-2006, before becoming co-chair from 2006-2010.[1] He served as an author for many IPCC reports, including both Working Groups I and II.[1] He also served as a representative for the World Climate Research Program to the International Council for Science in southern Africa, and as a member of multiple external steering committees including African Earth System Science (AFRICANNESS) and the Stockholm Environment Institute.[3] Washington has had numerous research papers featured in notable journals such as Nature and Science.[3]

Washington took up the position of departmental lecturer at Keble College, Oxford in 1999. He went on to take a readership in 2006, and a professorship in 2010. In the same year as obtaining professorship he also received the teaching excellence award from The University of Oxford.[4]

In 2020, Washington was appointed as the main scientific advisor[5] and lead desert scientist for the Extreme E motorsport series.[6] In his role, he has been praised by a wide range of journalists for his ability to satisfactorily address a number of issues related to Extreme E that other key figures, such as the series' founder Alejandro Agag, could not.[7] He has especially cited the series' potential to divert the attention of large worldwide audiences towards climate-related issues as a key reason for his involvement.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Professor Richard Washington | Staff | School of Geography and the Environment | University of Oxford". www.geog.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  2. ^ "Radcliffe Meteorological Station | Climate Systems | Research | School of Geography and the Environment | University of Oxford". www.geog.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  3. ^ a b "Prof. Richard Washington". www.thetippingpoints.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  4. ^ "Awards and recognition". African Climate Research - University of Oxford. 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  5. ^ "Opinion: Extreme E's approach is unique in world motorsport". Top Gear. 2021-04-08. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  6. ^ "Prof. Richard Washington - Desert Scientist - SCIENCE TEAM". Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  7. ^ "The key figure who sells Extreme E's environment dream". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  8. ^ Wade, Susan (2021-04-01). "Everything You Need to Know About the Extreme E Opener From Saudi Arabia". Autoweek. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
Retrieved from ""