Christopher James Nankervis

 

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  Institute of Atmospheric & 

  Environmental Sciences,

  Crew Building,

  King's Buildings,

  EH9 3JF

  Date of birth: 14/10/1981

  Work: +(00)44131 6505103 / Mobile: +(00)447949187732

 

 

  Driving Licence: Full - Clean

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  Email: c.j.nankervis@sms.ed.ac.uk / WeatherMan@OnlineWeather.org.uk

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EDUCATION :  

 

PhD Research Student,

School of GeoSciences,
Crew Building, Edinburgh, EH9 3JF

 

Sept 2005 - Present

Ø      Comparisons of MLS Cloud Ice with NASA A-train Observations

Ø      Development of a radiative transfer code in IDL for tropical ice clouds /colocating A-train measurements onboard different satellite platforms

Ø      High level computing skills; UNIX, Interface Description Language (IDL) and LaTeX typesetting

Ø      Chair of Earth Observation session at Heriot Watt Student RMetS conference

Ø      Demonstrator in Meteorology and tutor for Physics for biologists

Ø      Close collaboration with Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California.

Ø      Weekly teleconference Please visit my University of Edinburgh home page

Ø      Participant of entrepreneur courses run by the Faculty of Science and Engineering

Ø      Website designer / Medium and long range weather forecaster (Autumn 2005 to present) OnlineWeather.org.uk

 

Reading University,

Meteorology Department,
Earley Gate, PO Box 243, Reading, RG6 6BB

Oct 2002 - July 2005

Enrolled Degree: BSc. Meteorology

 

Strong basis of atmospheric physics, ocean and atmosphere dynamics, and applied climate science modules (3 year course)

 

Application of atmospheric physics in problem solving tutorial classes;

Practical laboratory team-work and fieldwork exercises in small groups;

Research project (3 months) on the Variability of Aerosols in the Mediterranean;

 

Bsc (Hons) Meteorology (2.1)

 

School of Chemistry,

Joseph Black Chemistry Building,

King's Building's,

Edinburgh

Oct 2000 - June 2002
Direct Entrant into 2nd Year

Chemistry [subsidiary course in Meteorology/Oceanography/Geology]

Practical skills / team-work skills / report writing skills

 

BSc (Ord) Chemical Sciences

 

Bilborough College,

Nottingham, NG8 4DQ

 

Sept 1998 - Jun 2000

 

3        x A-Levels;

Ø       Chemistry (A)

Ø       Mathematics (B)

Ø       Biology (B)

 

Friesland Comprehensive School,

Sandiacre,

Nottingham,

NG10 5AF

 

Sept 1993 - Jul 1998

 

9 x GCSE's;

Mathematics (A), Science (2xA), English Language (C), English Literature (C), Geography (A), German (D), Technology (B), Music (B)

 

Musical Qualifications

 

Grade 5 Theory of Music

Grade 8 pianist, Grade 4 violin (1998)

West-side story pianist, Bilborough College (2001)

 

Work Experience

 

Demonstrator - Meteorology Practicals:
Feb 2007 - April 2006 (Pilot balloon & Radiation Experiment)
Sept 2006 - November 2006 (Tephigram chart analysis)
Sept 2007 - November 2006 (Tephigram chart analysis (skew-T, ln-P), thunderstorm analysis, observations and plotting)

Tutor - Physics for Biologists
October - November, 2007
Mechanics, waves, light, projectiles, fliud flow and electricity tutorials
 
Tennants PVC UK Ltd, Nottingham
Sept 2004 - Oct 2004
Machinist - PVC binding
 
Meads Ltd, Nottingham
Aug 2004 - Sept 2004
Promotional board packer
 
CRC (UK) Ltd, Nottingham -
Sept 2003 - Oct 2003
Packer / Labeller in busy mobile phone repair centre

 

Weather Forecasting

 

Ø    2/3 years of descriptive weather forecasting in past-time (1 to 2.5 hour/week) / 800 unique visitors a week

Ø    Creating weather forecast charts for the week ahead, using GFS output and Meteorological charts

Ø    Responding to emails regarding weather forecasting

Ø    HTML coding experience and web-design

Conferences/ Summer Schools

Ø    University of East Anglia (Norwich) - Student Meteorology Conference - 21st to 23rd August 2006 (Oral)

Ø    NERC NCAS Summer School for Atmospheric Scientists - Isle of Aran (6 - 16th September)

Ø    RMetS Student Assembly, Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot Watt - September 2007 (Oral / Chair of Earth Observation)

Ø    American Geophysical Union, San Francisco (California, USA) - December 10-15th, 2007 (Poster)

Ø    RMetS Student Conference, Manchester, September 2008

Activities/Interests

Ø      Squash, skiing, cycling, climbing, website design / weather forecasting (OnlineWeather.org.uk)

Referees

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