Lancaster Environment Centre

My research interests are primarily in modelling of atmospheric chemistry, particularly of volatile organic compounds. I am currently employed on the Urban Futures project

investigating the impact of urban form and vegetation on air pollution (nitrogen dioxide, ozone and particulate matter) in future cities. The principal tool for this work is the WRF/Chem atmospheric chemistry and transport model.

During my PhD I used the chemistry box model CiTTyCAT to investigate chemistry in the boundary layer above a tropical rainforest in Borneo, as part of the OP3 project. My particular focus was in the oxidation of isoprene by OH, including OH recycling and segregation processes, and I retain a strong interest in these areas.

A community version of CiTTyCAT is being developed in collaboration with partners at Reading and Cambridge, and is held on a Subversion controlled repository at Lancaster. If you'd like to make use of the model for your research please contact me for a copy of the code.