Projects per year
Personal profile
Teaching expertise
I am an Award-Winning (2013, 2015, and 208) Lecturer at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland.
I am also joint Editor-in-Chief of the RMetS / Wiley journal Weather.
General interests: Meteorology (weather), Climate, Climate Change, Astronomy (Site Selection, Site Testing).
Specifically: Clouds, Water Vapour, Climate Reanalyses, WRF met model, Meteorological Observation and Systems, Astronomical Site Testing and Site Characterisation.
I speak English (native tongue), Irish (school-level), Scottish Gaelic (conversational), French (formerly fluent), German (conversational in High & Swiss German), Spanish (conversational) and a little Italian.
Research expertise
I have worked on the following research projects:
- European Southern Observatory (ESO) - Meteoscope project scientist (2017-2018) - awardee winner
- Kenyan Optical Telescope Initiative (KoTi) - international project consortium member and STFC awardee winner (2018-2019)
- UAEREP (United Arab Emirates Rain Enhancement Programme) joint awardee winner $5.5 million, (2018)
- Astronomical and Atmospheric Site Testing, Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 38205, Spain (sabbatical grant, 2017)
- NASA Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) Stornoway ground station (2015-).. read more
- SEPA Volcanic Ash Emissions in Scotland; Stornoway ground station (2016-).. read more
- SASKYA ("Search for an Astronomical Site in Kenya") - Principal Investigator (2011- ), uing climate model reanalysi data, including Carnegie Trust travel grant awardee
- Link between Weather, Climate and Health in the Outer Hebrides
- OCTES ("Opportunities for Community groups Through Energy Storage"), which is a new European Union Framework 7 Northern Periphery Project, involving partners from Scotland, Northern Ireland, Finland and Iceland (2011-2013)
- The Greenspace Green Building Research Program (2009-2011) - weather, climate, buildings and reducing emissions
- STARTWAVE (Studies in Atmospheric Radiative Transfer and Water Vapour Effects) and Alpine Thunderstorms, University of Bern, Switzerland (2005-2008) - reearching clouds and water vapour
- FriOWL (European Southern Observatory), Switzerland (2002-2008): Searching for a site for the OWL and E-ELT telescopes (PhD thesis)
- The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), site testing and climate variability study (2005)
- The Canadian Cryosphere Information Network and State of the Canadian Cryosphere projects: Plotting real-time Canadian snow and ice information live on the web.
- The micro-meteorology of a bog site in the Netherlands (Masters' dissertation)
- The urban heat island of Dublin city during the summer months (Undergraduate dissertation)
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Bern
Award Date: 1 Jan 2008
Master of Science, University of Reading
Award Date: 1 Jan 1995
Bachelor of Science
Award Date: 1 Jan 1993
External positions
Visiting Professor
6 Apr 2017 → 19 Oct 2017Scientific Officer
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Network
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Projects
Research Output
Understanding the Atmosphere: Constraints on Astronomical Observation
Graham, E., 1 Aug 2017, In : Canarian Observatories Updates (CUps) . 2017, 01, p. 1-4 4 p., 01-2017.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
A note on the extreme low pressure of 24 December 2013
Graham, E., 1 Nov 2015, In : Weather. 70, 11, p. 316-317 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
Open Access
Search for an Astronomical Site in Kenya (SASKYA) using Climate Data
Graham, E., Buckley, D., Tirima, K. & Vaughan, R., 19 Mar 2015, In : Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 124, 1-2, p. 425-449 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
‘Blended’ Learning at the University of the Highlands and Islands: A Case Study in Self-Awareness and Policy Making
Graham, E., Panciroli, E., Panciroli, E. & Clarke, S., 1 Mar 2015, In : Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice. 3, 1, p. 39-48 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Search for an Astronomical Site in Kenya (SASKYA) update: Installation of on-site automatic meteorological stations
Graham, E., 1 Nov 2014, Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 1 ed. IOPScience, Vol. 595. p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Open Access
The water vapour flux above Switzerland and its role in the August 2005 extreme precipitation and flooding
Koffi, E. N., Graham, E. & Mätzler, C., 1 Jul 2013, In : Meteorologische Zeitschrift. 22, 3, p. 328-341 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Citations
(Scopus)
A Hebridean frost hollow made visible
Graham, E., 25 Jan 2012, In : Weather. 67, 2, p. 45-47 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
3
Citations
(Scopus)
Prizes
UHISA Teaching Award 2013
Graham, Eddy (Eddie) (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
UHISA Teaching Award 2015
Graham, Eddy (Eddie) (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
UHISA Teaching Award 2018
Graham, Eddy (Eddie) (Recipient), 31 Aug 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
4th International Rain Enhancement Forum, Abu Dhabi, UAE (Event)
Eddy (Eddie) Graham (Peer reviewer)
2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
10th IPWG and 6th IWSSM Joint Workshop (Event)
Eddy (Eddie) Graham (Peer reviewer)
2020
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
First Kenyan Optical Telescope Conference
Eddy (Eddie) Graham (Speaker)
Feb 2019
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Second MÉRA Reanalysis Workshop (2019) (Event)
Eddy (Eddie) Graham (Peer reviewer)
2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
WILEY Publications (Publisher)
Eddy (Eddie) Graham (Peer reviewer)
1 Apr 2019 → …
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
WILEY Publications (Publisher)
Eddy (Eddie) Graham (Peer reviewer)
1 Mar 2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Press / Media
Thesis
The potential application of variable renewable energy supplies to increase the horticultural productivity of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
Author: Bradley, M. H., 25 Mar 2014Supervisor: Graham, E. (Supervisor), Finlayson, N. (Supervisor) & Harper, D. (External person) (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (awarded by OU/Aberdeen)
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